| Lineup | Radford | PG - Dwight Reed (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Chung (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bruce Clyde (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dustin Dukes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Tracy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Homer Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonny Dawson (fresh) SF - David Vegas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Stahl (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Neil Adkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Radford | Bruce Clyde inbounds the ball | 41-38 |
| Game Plan | Radford | Radford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Radford | Bruce Clyde travels with the ball | 41-38 |
| 19:32 | Illinois State | John Stahl misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-38 |
| 19:31 | Radford | Bruce Clyde pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 19:12 | Radford | Robert Chung misses the easy open layup | 41-38 |
| 19:10 | Illinois State | Jonny Dawson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 18:52 | Illinois State | David Vegas misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 18:50 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins grabs the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 18:30 | Illinois State | Homer Henderson is fouled on the floor by Dwight Reed - foul #1 on Dwight Reed, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Radford | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Young Xiong (SG), Russell Riggs (SF), Joshua Deason (C) Jonny Dawson, David Vegas, Neil Adkins | |
| 18:24 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs's floater is tipped away by Bruce Clyde | 41-38 |
| 18:22 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs tips it back up and in | 41-40 |
| 17:58 | Radford | Bruce Clyde buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Kenneth Tracy | 43-40 |
| 17:47 | Illinois State | Homer Henderson loses the dribble to Dustin Dukes | 43-40 |
| 17:45 | Radford | Young Xiong takes the ball from Kenneth Tracy in the backcourt | 43-40 |
| 17:43 | Illinois State | Homer Henderson lays it in on a nice dish by Young Xiong | 43-42 |
| 17:18 | Radford | Robert Chung throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-42 |
| Subs | Radford | Jimmy Zapalac (PG), Sammy Warren (SG), Glen Polston (SF), Henry Hicks (PF), David Harn (C) Dwight Reed, Robert Chung, Bruce Clyde, Dustin Dukes, Kenneth Tracy | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonny Dawson (SG), David Vegas (SF), Neil Adkins (C) Young Xiong, John Stahl, Joshua Deason | |
| 17:08 | Illinois State | Jonny Dawson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-42 |
| 17:07 | Radford | David Harn pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 17:05 | Radford | Sammy Warren is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Riggs - foul #2 on Russell Riggs, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Radford | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Stahl (PF) Russell Riggs | |
| 16:52 | Radford | Glen Polston is by himself and knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Jimmy Zapalac | 45-42 |
| 16:33 | Illinois State | David Vegas hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 16:32 | Radford | David Harn gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 16:17 | Radford | Jimmy Zapalac buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by David Harn | 48-42 |
| 15:59 | Illinois State | David Vegas misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 48-42 |
| 15:57 | Radford | Glen Polston snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Radford | PG - Jimmy Zapalac (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sammy Warren (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Glen Polston (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Henry Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Harn (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Homer Henderson (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonny Dawson (fairly fresh) SF - David Vegas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Stahl (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Neil Adkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Radford | Glen Polston misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 15:41 | Illinois State | John Stahl gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 15:27 | Illinois State | Homer Henderson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jimmy Zapalac - foul #1 on Jimmy Zapalac, team foul #2 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Radford | Dwight Reed (PG), Mark Marzano (SG), Benjamin Koss (SF), Dustin Dukes (PF), Kenneth Tracy (C) Jimmy Zapalac, Sammy Warren, Glen Polston, Henry Hicks, David Harn | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Keese (SG), Young Xiong (SF), Russell Riggs (PF), Joshua Deason (C) Jonny Dawson, David Vegas, John Stahl, Neil Adkins | |
| 15:27 | Illinois State | Homer Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 15:27 | Illinois State | Homer Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 15:27 | Radford | The rebound goes to Dustin Dukes | 48-43 |
| 15:02 | Radford | Kenneth Tracy is whistled for a carry | 48-43 |
| 14:49 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 14:47 | Radford | Kenneth Tracy pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 14:45 | Radford | Dwight Reed is fouled in the backcourt by David Keese - foul #4 on David Keese, team foul #2 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Radford | Robert Chung (SG), Bruce Clyde (SF) Dwight Reed, Benjamin Koss | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Neil Adkins (C) David Keese | |
| 14:19 | Radford | Russell Riggs denies the turnaround by Dustin Dukes | 48-43 |
| 14:18 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Young Xiong | 48-43 |
| 14:01 | Illinois State | Dustin Dukes swats the short shot by Neil Adkins | 48-43 |
| 13:59 | Illinois State | Joshua Deason gets the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 13:42 | Illinois State | Mark Marzano picks off the pass by Joshua Deason | 48-43 |
| 13:36 | Radford | Joshua Deason is called for the reach on Kenneth Tracy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joshua Deason, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Radford | Dwight Reed (PG), Sammy Warren (SG), Glen Polston (SF), Henry Hicks (PF), David Harn (C) Mark Marzano, Robert Chung, Bruce Clyde, Dustin Dukes, Kenneth Tracy | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonny Dawson (SG), David Vegas (SF), John Stahl (PF) Young Xiong, Russell Riggs, Joshua Deason | |
| 13:22 | Radford | Dwight Reed buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-43 |
| 13:00 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins can't finish the layup but the foul's on David Harn - foul #3 on David Harn, team foul #3 | 50-43 |
| 13:00 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 13:00 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 12:48 | Radford | Glen Polston drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Henry Hicks | 53-45 |
| 12:33 | Illinois State | Homer Henderson's pass is intercepted by Dwight Reed | 53-45 |
| 12:30 | Radford | Dwight Reed is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dwight Reed, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Radford | Jimmy Zapalac (PG), Benjamin Koss (SF), Dustin Dukes (PF), Kenneth Tracy (C) Dwight Reed, Glen Polston, Henry Hicks, David Harn | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Young Xiong (C) Neil Adkins | |
| 12:18 | Illinois State | David Vegas misses the lay-in | 53-45 |
| 12:16 | Radford | Benjamin Koss pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| 11:55 | Radford | Benjamin Koss is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Benjamin Koss, team foul #5 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Radford | Robert Chung (SG), Bruce Clyde (SF) Sammy Warren, Benjamin Koss | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Lineup | Radford | PG - Jimmy Zapalac (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Chung (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bruce Clyde (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dustin Dukes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Tracy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Homer Henderson (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonny Dawson (tiring) SF - David Vegas (tiring) 5 pts. PF - John Stahl (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Young Xiong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Illinois State | Homer Henderson buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-47 |
| 11:12 | Radford | Jimmy Zapalac misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 11:10 | Radford | Kenneth Tracy grabs the offensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 10:52 | Radford | Robert Chung drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Bruce Clyde | 56-47 |
| 10:36 | Illinois State | John Stahl hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-47 |
| 10:34 | Radford | Jimmy Zapalac pulls down the rebound | 56-47 |
| 10:17 | Radford | Robert Chung hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot in the paint | 56-47 |
| 10:15 | Illinois State | Young Xiong gets the rebound | 56-47 |
| 10:15 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-47 |
| Subs | Radford | Dwight Reed (PG), Henry Hicks (PF), Glen Polston (C) Jimmy Zapalac, Dustin Dukes, Kenneth Tracy | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Russell Riggs (SF), Joshua Deason (PF), Neil Adkins (C) Jonny Dawson, David Vegas, John Stahl | |
| 09:59 | Illinois State | Joshua Deason hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-47 |
| 09:57 | Radford | The rebound goes to Bruce Clyde | 56-47 |
| 09:55 | Radford | Dwight Reed is hacked by Young Xiong in the backcourt - foul #2 on Young Xiong, team foul #4 | 56-47 |
| 09:39 | Radford | Robert Chung is fouled on the floor by Joshua Deason - foul #2 on Joshua Deason, team foul #5 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Radford | Sammy Warren (SG), David Harn (C) Robert Chung, Bruce Clyde | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonny Dawson (SG) Young Xiong | |
| 09:24 | Radford | Sammy Warren misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-47 |
| 09:23 | Radford | David Harn tips it back up and in | 58-47 |
| 09:04 | Illinois State | Jonny Dawson drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-50 |
| 08:51 | Radford | Dwight Reed hits a wide open fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Henry Hicks | 60-50 |
| 08:36 | Illinois State | Joshua Deason hits a jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on David Harn - foul #4 on David Harn, team foul #6 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Radford | Jimmy Zapalac (PG), Robert Chung (SG), Benjamin Koss (SF), Dustin Dukes (PF), Kenneth Tracy (C) Dwight Reed, Sammy Warren, Glen Polston, Henry Hicks, David Harn | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Young Xiong (PG), David Vegas (SF) Homer Henderson, Russell Riggs | |
| 08:36 | Illinois State | Joshua Deason makes the free throw | 60-53 |
| 08:23 | Radford | Robert Chung comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-53 |
| 08:21 | Illinois State | Young Xiong grabs the board | 60-53 |
| 08:09 | Illinois State | Young Xiong knocks in the floater near the basket | 60-55 |
| 07:50 | Radford | Dustin Dukes misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by David Vegas - foul #3 on David Vegas, team foul #6 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Radford | Bruce Clyde (SF), David Harn (C) Benjamin Koss, Kenneth Tracy | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Keese (SG), John Stahl (PF) Jonny Dawson, Joshua Deason | |
| 07:50 | Radford | Dustin Dukes makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 07:50 | Radford | Dustin Dukes misses the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 07:50 | Illinois State | John Stahl grabs the board | 61-55 |
| Lineup | Radford | PG - Jimmy Zapalac (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Chung (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bruce Clyde (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Dukes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - David Harn (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Young Xiong (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. SG - David Keese (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - David Vegas (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Stahl (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Neil Adkins (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Illinois State | David Keese makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Young Xiong | 61-57 |
| 07:43 | Radford | Robert Chung's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-57 |
| Subs | Radford | Sammy Warren (SG) Robert Chung | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 07:31 | Illinois State | Young Xiong scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-60 |
| 07:11 | Radford | Bruce Clyde clanks a shot from the left block | 61-60 |
| 07:09 | Radford | Bruce Clyde gets the offensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 06:53 | Radford | Bruce Clyde can't throw it down | 61-60 |
| 06:51 | Radford | David Harn grabs the offensive board | 61-60 |
| 06:36 | Radford | David Harn buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jimmy Zapalac | 64-60 |
| 06:19 | Illinois State | David Vegas misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-60 |
| 06:17 | Illinois State | Young Xiong gets the offensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 05:53 | Illinois State | David Vegas buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-63 |
| 05:51 | Radford | Sammy Warren is hacked by Neil Adkins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Neil Adkins, team foul #7 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Radford | Dwight Reed (PG), Glen Polston (SF), Henry Hicks (PF), Kenneth Tracy (C) Jimmy Zapalac, Bruce Clyde, Dustin Dukes, David Harn | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Homer Henderson (PG), Russell Riggs (C) Young Xiong, Neil Adkins | |
| 05:51 | Radford | Sammy Warren makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 05:51 | Radford | Sammy Warren misses the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 05:51 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Russell Riggs | 65-63 |
| 05:41 | Illinois State | Kenneth Tracy swats the layup by Russell Riggs | 65-63 |
| 05:40 | Illinois State | David Vegas tips it but misses | 65-63 |
| 05:38 | Radford | Kenneth Tracy snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| 05:24 | Radford | Glen Polston comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-63 |
| 05:22 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to John Stahl | 65-63 |
| 05:03 | Illinois State | David Keese misses the 3 from straight away | 65-63 |
| 05:01 | Radford | The rebound goes to Henry Hicks | 65-63 |
| 04:44 | Radford | Kenneth Tracy misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 65-63 |
| 04:43 | Illinois State | John Stahl grabs the board | 65-63 |
| 04:29 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 65-65 |
| 04:06 | Radford | Henry Hicks misses long on an open 3 from straight away | 65-65 |
| 04:04 | Illinois State | David Keese gets the rebound | 65-65 |
| 03:50 | Illinois State | David Vegas misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 65-65 |
| 03:49 | Radford | Kenneth Tracy gets the rebound | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Radford | PG - Dwight Reed (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sammy Warren (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Glen Polston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Henry Hicks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Tracy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Homer Henderson (very tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Keese (tiring) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - David Vegas (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Stahl (tired) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Russell Riggs (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:25 | Radford | Henry Hicks hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by John Stahl - foul #1 on John Stahl, team foul #8 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Radford | Mark Marzano (PG), Robert Chung (SG), Bruce Clyde (SF), David Harn (C) Dwight Reed, Sammy Warren, Glen Polston, Kenneth Tracy | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonny Dawson (PG), Joshua Deason (PF), Neil Adkins (C) Homer Henderson, David Vegas, John Stahl | |
| 03:25 | Radford | Henry Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 03:25 | Radford | Henry Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 03:25 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins grabs the defensive rebound | 66-65 |
| 03:06 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Keese and the foul's on David Harn - foul #5 on David Harn, team foul #7 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Radford | Dustin Dukes (PF), Kenneth Tracy (C) Henry Hicks, David Harn | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 03:06 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs makes the free throw | 66-68 |
| 03:03 | Radford | Mark Marzano is fouled in the backcourt by Jonny Dawson - foul #2 on Jonny Dawson, team foul #9 | 66-68 |
| 03:03 | Radford | Mark Marzano makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 03:03 | Radford | Mark Marzano misses the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 03:03 | Illinois State | Joshua Deason grabs the board | 67-68 |
| 02:42 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Neil Adkins, team foul #10 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Radford | Jimmy Zapalac (PG) Mark Marzano | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Young Xiong (SF) Russell Riggs | |
| 02:31 | Radford | Jimmy Zapalac's floater is tipped away by Joshua Deason | 67-68 |
| 02:30 | Illinois State | Joshua Deason grabs the board | 67-68 |
| 02:10 | Illinois State | Young Xiong misses the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Tracy - foul #2 on Kenneth Tracy, team foul #8 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Radford | Benjamin Koss (SF) Bruce Clyde | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Russell Riggs (PF) Joshua Deason | |
| 02:10 | Illinois State | Young Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 02:10 | Illinois State | Young Xiong misses the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 02:10 | Radford | The rebound goes to Dustin Dukes | 67-69 |
| 02:10 | Radford | Radford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-69 |
| 01:46 | Radford | Benjamin Koss misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 67-69 |
| 01:45 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins pulls down the rebound | 67-69 |
| 01:41 | Illinois State | David Keese misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-69 |
| 01:40 | Radford | Benjamin Koss grabs the defensive rebound | 67-69 |
| 01:40 | Radford | Radford calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-69 |
| Subs | Radford | Dwight Reed (PG), Bruce Clyde (SF) Jimmy Zapalac, Benjamin Koss | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Homer Henderson (PG), David Vegas (SF), John Stahl (PF) Jonny Dawson, Young Xiong, Russell Riggs | |
| 01:22 | Radford | Bruce Clyde misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 67-69 |
| 01:21 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins grabs the defensive rebound | 67-69 |
| 01:21 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-69 |
| 01:00 | Illinois State | David Keese is whistled for traveling | 67-69 |
| 00:57 | Radford | David Keese is called for the reach on Kenneth Tracy in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Keese, team foul #11 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Radford | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonny Dawson (SG) David Keese | |
| 00:57 | Radford | Kenneth Tracy makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:57 | Radford | Kenneth Tracy makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 00:46 | Illinois State | David Vegas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-69 |
| 00:31 | Radford | Bruce Clyde makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Dustin Dukes and he's fouled by Neil Adkins - foul #4 on Neil Adkins, team foul #12 | 71-69 |
| 00:31 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 71-69 |
| 00:31 | Radford | Bruce Clyde misses the free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:31 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins gets the rebound | 71-69 |
| 00:05 | Illinois State | Homer Henderson's pass is intercepted by Dwight Reed | 71-69 |
| 00:00 | Radford | Dwight Reed can't throw it down | 71-69 |