| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Homer Henderson (fresh) SG - David Keese (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Vegas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Young Xiong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Neil Adkins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wofford | PG - Charles Landin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Keely (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kent Johson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Marcus Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Bernard Glickman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Wofford | Kent Johson inbounds the ball | 25-38 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wofford | Wofford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Wofford | David Vegas steals it from Kent Johson in the backcourt | 25-38 |
| 19:47 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Keese and he's hacked by Bernard Glickman - foul #1 on Bernard Glickman, team foul #1 | 27-38 |
| 19:47 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins makes the free throw | 28-38 |
| 19:37 | Wofford | David Keese takes the ball from Charles Landin | 28-38 |
| 19:17 | Illinois State | Homer Henderson is fouled on the floor by Marcus Johnson - foul #1 on Marcus Johnson, team foul #2 | 28-38 |
| 19:01 | Illinois State | Young Xiong can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 28-38 |
| 19:00 | Wofford | Dennis Keely grabs the board | 28-38 |
| 18:54 | Wofford | Dennis Keely is fouled in the backcourt by David Keese - foul #3 on David Keese, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonny Dawson (SG) David Keese | |
| Subs | Wofford | | |
| 18:34 | Wofford | Dennis Keely connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Bernard Glickman | 28-41 |
| 18:14 | Illinois State | Homer Henderson hits a shot from the left wing set up by Young Xiong and he's hacked by Charles Landin - foul #1 on Charles Landin, team foul #3 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Russell Riggs (SF), Joshua Deason (PF) David Vegas, Young Xiong | |
| Subs | Wofford | David Graham (SG), Mike Kruse (SF), Eddie Stalter (C) Dennis Keely, Kent Johson, Bernard Glickman | |
| 18:14 | Illinois State | Homer Henderson makes the free throw | 31-41 |
| 17:51 | Wofford | David Graham hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-41 |
| 17:50 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins grabs the defensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 17:45 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs comes up short on the runner in the lane | 31-41 |
| 17:43 | Wofford | David Graham grabs the board | 31-41 |
| 17:16 | Wofford | Eddie Stalter lays it in | 31-43 |
| 16:53 | Illinois State | Homer Henderson's floater is tipped away by Marcus Johnson | 31-43 |
| 16:52 | Illinois State | Joshua Deason grabs the offensive board | 31-43 |
| 16:37 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 33-43 |
| 16:20 | Wofford | Mike Kruse misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 33-43 |
| 16:18 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Russell Riggs | 33-43 |
| 16:14 | Illinois State | Joshua Deason's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Vegas (SF), Young Xiong (PF) Russell Riggs, Joshua Deason | |
| Subs | Wofford | Arnold Smither (PG), Dennis Keely (SG), Kent Johson (SF), David Fox (PF), Bernard Glickman (C) Charles Landin, David Graham, Mike Kruse, Marcus Johnson, Eddie Stalter | |
| 15:50 | Wofford | A charge is called on Dennis Keely - foul #1 on Dennis Keely, team foul #4 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Keese (SG), John Stahl (PF) Jonny Dawson, Neil Adkins | |
| Subs | Wofford | | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Homer Henderson (tiring) 3 pts. SG - David Keese (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Vegas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Stahl (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Young Xiong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wofford | PG - Arnold Smither (fresh) SG - Dennis Keely (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kent Johson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Fox (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bernard Glickman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Illinois State | David Vegas buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Homer Henderson | 35-43 |
| 15:31 | Wofford | Kent Johson jams it on a great pass from Bernard Glickman | 35-45 |
| 15:02 | Illinois State | David Keese throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Wofford | David Graham (PG), Eddie Stalter (PF) Arnold Smither, David Fox | |
| 14:59 | Wofford | David Keese is called for the reach on Dennis Keely in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Keese, team foul #2 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonny Dawson (SG) David Keese | |
| Subs | Wofford | | |
| 14:37 | Wofford | David Vegas steals the ball from Kent Johson | 35-45 |
| 14:23 | Illinois State | Jonny Dawson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Russell Riggs (C) Young Xiong | |
| Subs | Wofford | Arnold Smither (PG), Glen Funk (SF) Dennis Keely, Kent Johson | |
| 14:05 | Wofford | Arnold Smither blows the wide open layup | 35-45 |
| 14:03 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to John Stahl | 35-45 |
| 13:57 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs drills a jumper from the baseline | 37-45 |
| 13:41 | Wofford | David Graham jams the wide open dunk set up by Arnold Smither | 37-47 |
| 13:14 | Illinois State | David Vegas comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Arnold Smither - foul #1 on Arnold Smither, team foul #5 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Young Xiong (SG), Joshua Deason (C) Jonny Dawson, Russell Riggs | |
| Subs | Wofford | Charles Landin (PG), Dennis Keely (SG), Kent Johson (SF), Marcus Johnson (PF), Mike Kruse (C) Arnold Smither, David Graham, Glen Funk, Eddie Stalter, Bernard Glickman | |
| 13:14 | Illinois State | David Vegas makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 13:14 | Illinois State | David Vegas makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 13:11 | Wofford | Mike Kruse is fouled in the backcourt by Homer Henderson - foul #3 on Homer Henderson, team foul #3 | 39-47 |
| 12:54 | Wofford | Mike Kruse is called for a charge - foul #1 on Mike Kruse, team foul #6 | 39-47 |
| 12:32 | Illinois State | Dennis Keely is called for the reach on Young Xiong - foul #2 on Dennis Keely, team foul #7 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Neil Adkins (C) Joshua Deason | |
| Subs | Wofford | | |
| 12:32 | Illinois State | Young Xiong misses the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 12:32 | Wofford | Marcus Johnson snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| 12:10 | Wofford | Marcus Johnson's floater is tipped away by John Stahl | 39-47 |
| 12:09 | Wofford | Marcus Johnson tips it home | 39-49 |
| 11:53 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-49 |
| 11:51 | Wofford | Mike Kruse pulls down the rebound | 39-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Homer Henderson (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Young Xiong (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Vegas (tiring) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Stahl (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Neil Adkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wofford | PG - Charles Landin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Keely (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kent Johson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Marcus Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Mike Kruse (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:33 | Wofford | Charles Landin misses the 3 from the right corner | 39-49 |
| 11:31 | Wofford | Kent Johson pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 11:21 | Wofford | Dennis Keely double dribbles | 39-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonny Dawson (SG), Russell Riggs (SF), Joshua Deason (PF) Young Xiong, David Vegas, John Stahl | |
| Subs | Wofford | Arnold Smither (PG), David Graham (SG), Glen Funk (SF), Eddie Stalter (PF), David Fox (C) Charles Landin, Dennis Keely, Kent Johson, Marcus Johnson, Mike Kruse | |
| 11:08 | Illinois State | Jonny Dawson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-49 |
| 11:07 | Wofford | David Fox snags the defensive board | 39-49 |
| 10:54 | Wofford | Arnold Smither comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-49 |
| 10:52 | Wofford | The offensive rebound goes to Eddie Stalter | 39-49 |
| 10:35 | Wofford | David Fox misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 39-49 |
| 10:33 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs gets the rebound | 39-49 |
| 10:12 | Illinois State | Homer Henderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Stahl (PF) Joshua Deason | |
| Subs | Wofford | Jason Brubaker (PG), Dennis Keely (SG), Marcus Johnson (PF), Bernard Glickman (C) Arnold Smither, David Graham, Eddie Stalter, David Fox | |
| 10:01 | Wofford | Marcus Johnson can't finish the layup | 39-49 |
| 10:00 | Illinois State | Jonny Dawson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 09:40 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins is called for a charge - foul #1 on Neil Adkins, team foul #4 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Young Xiong (PG), David Vegas (SF) Homer Henderson, Russell Riggs | |
| Subs | Wofford | Charles Landin (PG) Jason Brubaker | |
| 09:22 | Wofford | Dennis Keely hits a wide open driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Landin | 39-51 |
| 09:03 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-51 |
| 09:01 | Wofford | Glen Funk grabs the defensive rebound | 39-51 |
| 08:45 | Wofford | Marcus Johnson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jonny Dawson - foul #3 on Jonny Dawson, team foul #5 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Homer Henderson (PG), Russell Riggs (C) Jonny Dawson, Neil Adkins | |
| Subs | Wofford | David Graham (SG), Kent Johson (SF), Eddie Stalter (C) Dennis Keely, Glen Funk, Bernard Glickman | |
| 08:45 | Wofford | Marcus Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 08:45 | Wofford | Marcus Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 08:23 | Illinois State | John Stahl connects on the floater from the right side set up by Young Xiong | 41-53 |
| 08:15 | Wofford | David Graham drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Charles Landin | 41-55 |
| 07:54 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs can't finish the layup but the foul's on Eddie Stalter - foul #2 on Eddie Stalter, team foul #8 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Keese (SG), Joshua Deason (C) Young Xiong, David Vegas | |
| Subs | Wofford | Arnold Smither (PG), Mike Kruse (C) Charles Landin, Marcus Johnson | |
| 07:54 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 07:54 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 07:51 | Wofford | David Graham is fouled in the backcourt by Homer Henderson - foul #4 on Homer Henderson, team foul #6 | 43-55 |
| 07:30 | Wofford | Arnold Smither makes the wide open 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Mike Kruse | 43-58 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Homer Henderson (very tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Keese (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Russell Riggs (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Stahl (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Deason (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wofford | PG - Arnold Smither (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kent Johson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eddie Stalter (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Mike Kruse (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wofford | Wofford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:14 | Illinois State | Eddie Stalter blocks the jumper by Russell Riggs | 43-58 |
| 07:13 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Deason | 43-58 |
| 07:06 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-58 |
| 07:05 | Wofford | Kent Johson gets the rebound | 43-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wofford | Wofford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:03 | Wofford | John Stahl takes the ball from Arnold Smither in the backcourt | 43-58 |
| 06:46 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonny Dawson (PG), David Vegas (SF), Young Xiong (PF), Neil Adkins (C) Homer Henderson, Russell Riggs, John Stahl, Joshua Deason | |
| Subs | Wofford | Glen Funk (SG), David Fox (PF), Bernard Glickman (C) David Graham, Kent Johson, Eddie Stalter | |
| 06:17 | Wofford | David Fox is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-58 |
| 06:15 | Wofford | Bernard Glickman hits the follow up shot | 43-60 |
| 06:06 | Illinois State | David Vegas clanks a shot from the left wing | 43-60 |
| 06:05 | Wofford | Bernard Glickman pulls down the rebound | 43-60 |
| 05:49 | Wofford | Bernard Glickman clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-60 |
| 05:48 | Wofford | Glen Funk pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-60 |
| 05:48 | Wofford | Wofford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joshua Deason (PF) Young Xiong | |
| Subs | Wofford | Charles Landin (PG), Dennis Keely (SG), Kent Johson (SF), Marcus Johnson (PF) Arnold Smither, Glen Funk, Mike Kruse, David Fox | |
| 05:24 | Wofford | Dennis Keely misses the runner from the baseline but the foul's on David Keese - foul #5 on David Keese, team foul #7 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Homer Henderson (PG), Russell Riggs (SF) David Keese, David Vegas | |
| Subs | Wofford | | |
| 05:24 | Wofford | Dennis Keely makes the 1st free throw | 43-61 |
| 05:24 | Wofford | Dennis Keely makes the 2nd free throw | 43-62 |
| 05:09 | Illinois State | Jonny Dawson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-62 |
| 05:08 | Wofford | Bernard Glickman gets the rebound | 43-62 |
| 04:39 | Wofford | Dennis Keely is fouled on the floor by Joshua Deason - foul #1 on Joshua Deason, team foul #8 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Young Xiong (PG), John Stahl (PF) Homer Henderson, Neil Adkins | |
| Subs | Wofford | David Graham (PG), Mike Kruse (SF), Eddie Stalter (PF), David Fox (C) Charles Landin, Kent Johson, Marcus Johnson, Bernard Glickman | |
| 04:39 | Wofford | Dennis Keely makes the 1st free throw | 43-63 |
| 04:39 | Wofford | Dennis Keely makes the 2nd free throw | 43-64 |
| 04:19 | Illinois State | Jonny Dawson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-64 |
| 04:17 | Wofford | The rebound goes to Mike Kruse | 43-64 |
| 03:49 | Wofford | Russell Riggs steps in front of the Mike Kruse pass | 43-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wofford | Wofford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Illinois State | Eddie Stalter denies the turnaround by Young Xiong | 43-64 |
| 03:28 | Illinois State | Joshua Deason can't tip it in | 43-64 |
| 03:27 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-64 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Young Xiong (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Jonny Dawson (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Russell Riggs (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Stahl (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Deason (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wofford | PG - David Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Keely (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Mike Kruse (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eddie Stalter (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - David Fox (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:04 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs loses the dribble to Eddie Stalter | 43-64 |
| 03:02 | Wofford | David Graham's pass is intercepted by Joshua Deason in the backcourt | 43-64 |
| 02:46 | Illinois State | John Stahl drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Joshua Deason | 46-64 |
| 02:44 | Wofford | Jonny Dawson is called for the reach on Dennis Keely in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jonny Dawson, team foul #9 | 46-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Homer Henderson (PG) John Stahl | |
| Subs | Wofford | Arnold Smither (PG), Glen Funk (SF) David Graham, David Fox | |
| 02:44 | Wofford | Dennis Keely misses the 1st free throw | 46-64 |
| 02:44 | Illinois State | Joshua Deason snags the defensive board | 46-64 |
| 02:39 | Illinois State | Young Xiong is fouled on the floor by Glen Funk - foul #1 on Glen Funk, team foul #9 | 46-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Wofford | Jason Brubaker (PG) Dennis Keely | |
| 02:39 | Illinois State | Young Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 47-64 |
| 02:39 | Illinois State | Young Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 48-64 |
| 02:10 | Wofford | Mike Kruse scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Jason Brubaker | 48-66 |
| 02:06 | Illinois State | Homer Henderson misses long on a jumper from the left side | 48-66 |
| 02:04 | Wofford | Arnold Smither grabs the defensive rebound | 48-66 |
| 02:02 | Wofford | Jason Brubaker is hacked by Homer Henderson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Homer Henderson, team foul #10 | 48-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Vegas (SF) Homer Henderson | |
| Subs | Wofford | | |
| 02:02 | Wofford | Jason Brubaker makes the 1st free throw | 48-67 |
| 02:02 | Wofford | Jason Brubaker makes the 2nd free throw | 48-68 |
| 01:52 | Illinois State | Young Xiong hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-68 |
| 01:29 | Wofford | Arnold Smither is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 50-68 |
| 01:27 | Wofford | Eddie Stalter grabs the offensive board | 50-68 |
| 01:01 | Wofford | Glen Funk's pass is intercepted by David Vegas | 50-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wofford | Wofford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Illinois State | Eddie Stalter swats the dunk try by Young Xiong | 50-68 |
| 00:55 | Wofford | Eddie Stalter grabs the defensive rebound | 50-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wofford | Wofford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Wofford | Glen Funk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Neil Adkins (C) David Vegas | |
| Subs | Wofford | David Graham (PG), David Fox (C) Jason Brubaker, Arnold Smither | |
| 00:26 | Illinois State | Eddie Stalter blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Jonny Dawson | 50-68 |
| 00:25 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Riggs | 50-68 |
| 00:23 | Illinois State | Joshua Deason is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Joshua Deason, team foul #11 | 50-68 |
| 00:00 | Wofford | David Graham runs out the clock | 50-68 |