| Lineup | Olivet | PG - David Gilley (fresh) SG - Chadwick Young (fresh) SF - Herman McCaleb (fresh) PF - Jimmy Lewis (fresh) C - Ricky Gilbert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arthur Woodson (fresh) SG - Allen Kirby (fresh) SF - Stephen Faucett (fresh) PF - John Street (fresh) C - James Blake (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | James Blake wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Olivet | Olivet is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Illinois | James Blake drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Stephen Faucett | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Olivet | Chadwick Young misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | James Blake snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | James Blake is hacked by Chadwick Young - foul #1 on Chadwick Young, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | James Blake misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Olivet | Jimmy Lewis snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Olivet | Herman McCaleb loses the ball out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | James Blake is fouled on the floor by Ricky Gilbert - foul #1 on Ricky Gilbert, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | James Blake clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 18:07 | Olivet | Ricky Gilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:43 | Olivet | John Street picks off the pass by Chadwick Young | 0-2 |
| 17:19 | Illinois | Ricky Gilbert blocks the short jumper by James Blake | 0-2 |
| 17:17 | Illinois | Arthur Woodson hits the follow up shot | 0-4 |
| 17:00 | Olivet | David Gilley comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 16:59 | Olivet | Ricky Gilbert can't tip it in | 0-4 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Stephen Faucett pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | James Blake connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Allen Kirby | 0-7 |
| 16:40 | Olivet | David Gilley is fouled on the floor by Arthur Woodson - foul #1 on Arthur Woodson, team foul #1 | 0-7 |
| Subs | Olivet | Oliver Geer (C) Ricky Gilbert | |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Thompson (PG), Richard McCaffrey (SG), Thomas Phung (SF), James Lowe (PF), Stephen Wilson (C) Arthur Woodson, Allen Kirby, Stephen Faucett, John Street, James Blake | |
| 16:25 | Olivet | David Gilley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 0-7 |
| 16:23 | Illinois | James Lowe grabs the board | 0-7 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Jimmy Lewis picks off the pass by James Lowe | 0-7 |
| 16:11 | Olivet | David Gilley scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Herman McCaleb | 3-7 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Stephen Wilson's pass is intercepted by Oliver Geer | 3-7 |
| Lineup | Olivet | PG - David Gilley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Chadwick Young (fairly fresh) SF - Herman McCaleb (fairly fresh) PF - Jimmy Lewis (fairly fresh) C - Oliver Geer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Louis Thompson (fresh) SG - Richard McCaffrey (fresh) SF - Thomas Phung (fresh) PF - James Lowe (fresh) C - Stephen Wilson (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Olivet | Jimmy Lewis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-7 |
| 15:39 | Olivet | Herman McCaleb tips it home | 5-7 |
| 15:28 | Illinois | James Lowe can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Stephen Wilson grabs the offensive board | 5-7 |
| 15:19 | Illinois | Stephen Wilson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 15:18 | Olivet | David Gilley grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 15:04 | Olivet | Jimmy Lewis connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by David Gilley | 8-7 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Thomas Phung makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Louis Thompson | 8-9 |
| 14:48 | Olivet | Herman McCaleb hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Stephen Wilson - foul #1 on Stephen Wilson, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Olivet | Bradley Dykes (PG), Will Olsen (SG), Ricky Gilbert (C) David Gilley, Chadwick Young, Jimmy Lewis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Woodson (PG), Allen Kirby (SG), Stephen Faucett (SF), John Street (PF), James Blake (C) Louis Thompson, Richard McCaffrey, Thomas Phung, James Lowe, Stephen Wilson | |
| 14:48 | Olivet | Herman McCaleb makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:48 | Olivet | Herman McCaleb makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Allen Kirby blows the layup | 10-9 |
| 14:31 | Olivet | Bradley Dykes gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:19 | Olivet | Herman McCaleb connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 12-9 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | Stephen Faucett double dribbles | 12-9 |
| Subs | Olivet | Shane Jacobs (SF), Willie Lowe (PF) Herman McCaleb, Oliver Geer | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:30 | Olivet | Will Olsen misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 12-9 |
| 13:28 | Illinois | John Street grabs the defensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Arthur Woodson misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 12-9 |
| 13:21 | Olivet | Ricky Gilbert grabs the board | 12-9 |
| 12:52 | Olivet | Bradley Dykes misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 12-9 |
| 12:51 | Illinois | Allen Kirby snags the defensive board | 12-9 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | James Blake makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Arthur Woodson | 12-12 |
| 12:29 | Olivet | Ricky Gilbert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-12 |
| Subs | Olivet | David Gilley (PG), Chadwick Young (SG), Jimmy Lewis (PF), Sam Meyer (C) Bradley Dykes, Will Olsen, Willie Lowe, Ricky Gilbert | |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Thompson (SG), Thomas Phung (SF), James Lowe (PF), Stephen Wilson (C) Allen Kirby, Stephen Faucett, John Street, James Blake | |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Thomas Phung buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Arthur Woodson | 12-14 |
| 11:51 | Olivet | David Gilley is fouled on the floor by Louis Thompson - foul #1 on Louis Thompson, team foul #3 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Olivet | Oliver Geer (C) Sam Meyer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard McCaffrey (SG) Arthur Woodson | |
| Lineup | Olivet | PG - David Gilley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chadwick Young (fresh) SF - Shane Jacobs (fresh) PF - Jimmy Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. C - Oliver Geer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Louis Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard McCaffrey (fresh) SF - Thomas Phung (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Lowe (fresh) C - Stephen Wilson (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Olivet | Oliver Geer is hacked by Louis Thompson - foul #2 on Louis Thompson, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Olivet | | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Zuwkowski (PG) Louis Thompson | |
| 11:05 | Olivet | David Gilley drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Chadwick Young | 15-14 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Thomas Phung misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 15-14 |
| 10:48 | Olivet | Shane Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:34 | Olivet | Shane Jacobs misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-14 |
| 10:32 | Illinois | James Lowe grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:27 | Illinois | William Zuwkowski's fadeaway is rejected by Oliver Geer | 15-14 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | James Lowe snags the offensive board | 15-14 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | James Lowe scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Zuwkowski | 15-16 |
| 09:49 | Olivet | David Gilley misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-16 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | James Lowe snags the defensive board | 15-16 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | Richard McCaffrey clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-16 |
| 09:42 | Olivet | Jimmy Lewis snags the defensive board | 15-16 |
| 09:30 | Olivet | Thomas Phung picks off the pass by Jimmy Lewis | 15-16 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Stephen Wilson misses the easy layup | 15-16 |
| 09:15 | Illinois | Stephen Wilson snags the offensive board | 15-16 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Thomas Phung misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 15-16 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Stephen Wilson grabs the offensive board | 15-16 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | David Gilley steals it from James Lowe | 15-16 |
| 08:38 | Olivet | Chadwick Young lays it up and in on a great pass from David Gilley | 17-16 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Thomas Phung misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-16 |
| 08:29 | Olivet | Chadwick Young grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 08:00 | Olivet | Oliver Geer is hacked by Richard McCaffrey - foul #1 on Richard McCaffrey, team foul #5 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Olivet | Bradley Dykes (PG), Will Olsen (SG), Herman McCaleb (SF), Willie Lowe (PF), Ricky Gilbert (C) David Gilley, Chadwick Young, Shane Jacobs, Jimmy Lewis, Oliver Geer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Woodson (PG), Allen Kirby (SG), Stephen Faucett (SF), John Street (PF), James Blake (C) William Zuwkowski, Richard McCaffrey, Thomas Phung, James Lowe, Stephen Wilson | |
| 07:43 | Olivet | Ricky Gilbert comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-16 |
| 07:41 | Olivet | Ricky Gilbert grabs the offensive board | 17-16 |
| Lineup | Olivet | PG - Bradley Dykes (fresh) SG - Will Olsen (fresh) SF - Herman McCaleb (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Willie Lowe (fresh) C - Ricky Gilbert (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arthur Woodson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Kirby (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Faucett (fresh) PF - John Street (fresh) C - James Blake (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Olivet | Willie Lowe's pass is intercepted by Arthur Woodson | 17-16 |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Allen Kirby can't finish the layup | 17-16 |
| 07:19 | Olivet | Ricky Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 07:12 | Olivet | Bradley Dykes is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 17-16 |
| 06:56 | Illinois | Arthur Woodson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-16 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Stephen Faucett grabs the offensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Will Olsen takes the ball from Arthur Woodson | 17-16 |
| 06:22 | Olivet | Bradley Dykes makes the floater from the left side set up by Will Olsen | 19-16 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | James Blake double dribbles | 19-16 |
| 06:02 | Olivet | Willie Lowe misses long on a floater from the right block but the foul's on John Street - foul #1 on John Street, team foul #6 | 19-16 |
| 06:02 | Olivet | Willie Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 06:02 | Olivet | Willie Lowe misses the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Stephen Faucett gets the rebound | 20-16 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Stephen Faucett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-16 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | James Blake grabs the offensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Allen Kirby misses the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Will Olsen - foul #1 on Will Olsen, team foul #3 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Olivet | Paul McPherson (PG), Jimmy Lewis (PF), Sam Meyer (C) Will Olsen, Willie Lowe, Ricky Gilbert | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Zuwkowski (SF), Stephen Wilson (C) Stephen Faucett, James Blake | |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Allen Kirby makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Allen Kirby makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 05:10 | Olivet | Sam Meyer is hacked by Allen Kirby - foul #1 on Allen Kirby, team foul #7 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Olivet | David Gilley (PG), Chadwick Young (SG) Paul McPherson, Bradley Dykes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard McCaffrey (SG) Allen Kirby | |
| 05:10 | Olivet | Sam Meyer misses the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | John Street grabs the defensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Arthur Woodson drills a 3 from the left corner | 20-21 |
| 04:34 | Olivet | John Street steals it from Herman McCaleb | 20-21 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Richard McCaffrey misses badly on a floater from the left block but the foul's on David Gilley - foul #1 on David Gilley, team foul #4 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Olivet | Shane Jacobs (SF), Oliver Geer (C) Herman McCaleb, Sam Meyer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Faucett (SF), Thomas Phung (PF), James Blake (C) Arthur Woodson, John Street, Stephen Wilson | |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Richard McCaffrey makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Richard McCaffrey makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 04:09 | Olivet | Shane Jacobs misses the floater from the baseline | 20-23 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | James Blake grabs the defensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Stephen Faucett scores on a turnaround near the basket | 20-25 |
| 03:49 | Olivet | Chadwick Young is fouled on the floor by Richard McCaffrey - foul #2 on Richard McCaffrey, team foul #8 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Olivet | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Thompson (PG) William Zuwkowski | |
| 03:49 | Olivet | Chadwick Young makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 03:49 | Olivet | Chadwick Young makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 03:32 | Illinois | Stephen Faucett comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 22-25 |
| 03:30 | Olivet | Jimmy Lewis snags the defensive board | 22-25 |
| Lineup | Olivet | PG - David Gilley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chadwick Young (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Jacobs (fresh) PF - Jimmy Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Oliver Geer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Louis Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard McCaffrey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Faucett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Phung (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Blake (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Olivet | James Blake swats the layup by Jimmy Lewis | 22-25 |
| 03:19 | Illinois | James Blake pulls down the rebound | 22-25 |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Richard McCaffrey is fouled on the floor by Chadwick Young - foul #2 on Chadwick Young, team foul #5 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Olivet | Bradley Dykes (PG), Will Olsen (SG), Ricky Gilbert (C) David Gilley, Chadwick Young, Jimmy Lewis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Allen Kirby (SG), James Lowe (PF) Richard McCaffrey, Thomas Phung | |
| 03:01 | Illinois | James Blake clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-25 |
| 03:00 | Olivet | Oliver Geer pulls down the rebound | 22-25 |
| 02:47 | Olivet | Oliver Geer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-25 |
| 02:46 | Olivet | Ricky Gilbert grabs the offensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 02:34 | Olivet | Bradley Dykes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-25 |
| 02:32 | Olivet | Oliver Geer grabs the offensive board | 22-25 |
| 02:25 | Olivet | Shane Jacobs hits a floater from the left wing set up by Bradley Dykes and he's hacked by Stephen Faucett - foul #1 on Stephen Faucett, team foul #9 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Olivet | Willie Lowe (PF) Oliver Geer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Woodson (PG), Thomas Phung (SF), Stephen Wilson (C) Louis Thompson, Stephen Faucett, James Blake | |
| 02:25 | Olivet | Shane Jacobs misses the free throw | 24-25 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Lowe | 24-25 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | James Lowe hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-25 |
| 02:05 | Olivet | The rebound goes to Will Olsen | 24-25 |
| 01:43 | Olivet | Willie Lowe drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Bradley Dykes | 26-25 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | Thomas Phung clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-25 |
| 01:16 | Olivet | Bradley Dykes pulls down the rebound | 26-25 |
| 01:10 | Olivet | Bradley Dykes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Lowe - foul #1 on James Lowe, team foul #10 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Olivet | Chadwick Young (SG), Herman McCaleb (SF), Jimmy Lewis (PF), Sam Meyer (C) Will Olsen, Shane Jacobs, Willie Lowe, Ricky Gilbert | |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Thompson (SG), Stephen Faucett (SF), John Street (PF) Allen Kirby, James Lowe, Stephen Wilson | |
| 01:10 | Olivet | Bradley Dykes misses the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 01:10 | Olivet | Bradley Dykes makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Stephen Faucett hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Herman McCaleb - foul #1 on Herman McCaleb, team foul #6 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Olivet | David Gilley (PG), Oliver Geer (C) Bradley Dykes, Sam Meyer | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Blake (C) Thomas Phung | |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Stephen Faucett misses the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Stephen Faucett misses the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 00:51 | Olivet | Oliver Geer grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 00:40 | Olivet | Jimmy Lewis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-25 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | John Street grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Arthur Woodson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-25 |
| 00:33 | Olivet | Herman McCaleb pulls down the rebound | 27-25 |
| 00:14 | Olivet | Oliver Geer's dunk attempt is rejected by Stephen Faucett | 27-25 |
| 00:13 | Olivet | Herman McCaleb snags the offensive board | 27-25 |
| 00:03 | Olivet | Jimmy Lewis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 00:01 | Olivet | Herman McCaleb grabs the offensive board | 27-25 |
| 00:00 | Olivet | The clock runs out | 27-25 |