| Lineup | James Madison | PG - John Dowdle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Shoults (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joseph Littleton (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Terry Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy McGibbon (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Hadley (fresh) SF - Reuben Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dusty Beeler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Langford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | James Madison | Joseph Littleton inbounds the ball | 20-33 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:53 | James Madison | John Dowdle makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Shoults | 22-33 |
| 19:35 | Illinois | The short jumper by Ralph Langford is denied by Joseph Littleton | 22-33 |
| 19:33 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Joseph Littleton | 22-33 |
| 19:08 | James Madison | Terry Washington misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-33 |
| 19:07 | James Madison | David Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 22-33 |
| 18:59 | James Madison | William Shoults drills a 3 from the left corner | 25-33 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Terry Washington swats the short shot by Ralph Langford | 25-33 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson tips it back up and in | 25-35 |
| 18:19 | James Madison | John Dowdle drills a floater from the free throw line | 27-35 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Donald Hadley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-35 |
| 17:56 | James Madison | Terry Washington gets the rebound | 27-35 |
| 17:42 | James Madison | Joseph Littleton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-35 |
| Subs | James Madison | Bryce Meany (PF) Terry Washington | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Fichter (SF), Ryan Richards (PF), Joseph Milligan (C) Reuben Thompson, Dusty Beeler, Ralph Langford | |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Joseph Milligan misses the turnaround from the left block | 27-35 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Bryan Fichter can't tip it in | 27-35 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Bryan Fichter pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Bryan Fichter clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 27-35 |
| 16:55 | James Madison | Joseph Littleton gets the rebound | 27-35 |
| 16:48 | James Madison | John Dowdle loses the dribble to Randy McGibbon | 27-35 |
| 16:45 | Illinois | Donald Hadley banks in the layup set up by Randy McGibbon | 27-37 |
| 16:30 | James Madison | Joseph Littleton is fouled on the floor by Bryan Fichter - foul #2 on Bryan Fichter, team foul #1 | 27-37 |
| Subs | James Madison | Louis Cantrell (PG), Andrew Pulliam (SF), Terry Washington (PF), Richard Marco (C) John Dowdle, Joseph Littleton, Bryce Meany, David Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reuben Thompson (SF), Dusty Beeler (PF), Ralph Langford (C) Randy McGibbon, Donald Hadley, Ryan Richards | |
| 16:18 | James Madison | Terry Washington misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-37 |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Joseph Milligan grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Richard Marco is called for the reach on Ralph Langford - foul #2 on Richard Marco, team foul #1 | 27-37 |
| Subs | James Madison | Joseph Stanhope (SG), Joseph Littleton (SF) William Shoults, Andrew Pulliam | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Louis Cantrell (fresh) SG - Joseph Stanhope (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Littleton (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Terry Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Marco (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bryan Fichter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SG - Joseph Milligan (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. SF - Reuben Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dusty Beeler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Langford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Illinois | Louis Cantrell takes the ball from Joseph Milligan | 27-37 |
| 15:25 | James Madison | Joseph Littleton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Louis Cantrell | 29-37 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson travels with the ball | 29-37 |
| Subs | James Madison | John Dowdle (PG), William Shoults (SG), Bryce Meany (PF), David Johnson (C) Louis Cantrell, Joseph Stanhope, Terry Washington, Richard Marco | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy McGibbon (PG), Donald Hadley (SG), Ryan Richards (PF) Joseph Milligan, Reuben Thompson, Dusty Beeler | |
| 14:44 | James Madison | Joseph Littleton knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 31-37 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Donald Hadley clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Ryan Richards misses the tip | 31-37 |
| 14:16 | James Madison | William Shoults grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 13:55 | James Madison | William Shoults is hacked by Ryan Richards - foul #1 on Ryan Richards, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| Subs | James Madison | Andrew Pulliam (SF), Terry Washington (PF) Joseph Littleton, Bryce Meany | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reuben Thompson (SF), Joseph Milligan (C) Bryan Fichter, Ralph Langford | |
| 13:35 | James Madison | Terry Washington comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-37 |
| 13:33 | James Madison | David Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 13:27 | James Madison | William Shoults misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 13:26 | James Madison | The offensive rebound goes to David Johnson | 31-37 |
| 13:08 | James Madison | David Johnson is fouled on the floor by Ryan Richards - foul #2 on Ryan Richards, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| Subs | James Madison | Joseph Littleton (SF) Andrew Pulliam | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dusty Beeler (PF) Donald Hadley | |
| 12:51 | James Madison | John Dowdle comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Reuben Thompson - foul #2 on Reuben Thompson, team foul #4 | 31-37 |
| Subs | James Madison | Joseph Stanhope (SG), Richard Marco (C) William Shoults, David Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:51 | James Madison | John Dowdle makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 12:51 | James Madison | John Dowdle makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 12:27 | Illinois | Joseph Milligan loses the dribble to Richard Marco | 33-37 |
| 12:09 | James Madison | John Dowdle misses short on a shot from the right side | 33-37 |
| 12:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Randy McGibbon | 33-37 |
| 11:43 | Illinois | Ryan Richards buries a floater in the paint | 33-39 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - John Dowdle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Stanhope (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Littleton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Terry Washington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Marco (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy McGibbon (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Milligan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. SF - Reuben Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dusty Beeler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Richards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:28 | James Madison | Dusty Beeler steals it from Richard Marco | 33-39 |
| 10:59 | Illinois | Joseph Littleton is called for the reach on Reuben Thompson - foul #3 on Joseph Littleton, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | James Madison | Louis Cantrell (PG), William Shoults (SG), Andrew Pulliam (SF), Bryce Meany (PF), David Johnson (C) John Dowdle, Joseph Stanhope, Joseph Littleton, Terry Washington, Richard Marco | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Hadley (SG), Bryan Fichter (SF), Ralph Langford (C) Joseph Milligan, Reuben Thompson, Ryan Richards | |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 10:41 | James Madison | Louis Cantrell grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 10:23 | James Madison | Louis Cantrell can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Dusty Beeler - foul #2 on Dusty Beeler, team foul #5 | 33-39 |
| 10:23 | James Madison | Louis Cantrell misses the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 10:23 | James Madison | Louis Cantrell makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 10:00 | Illinois | Ralph Langford can't tip it in | 34-39 |
| 09:59 | James Madison | Andrew Pulliam grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 09:33 | James Madison | William Shoults clanks a 3 from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 09:18 | Illinois | Ralph Langford comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Louis Cantrell - foul #2 on Louis Cantrell, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| Subs | James Madison | John Dowdle (PG), Joseph Littleton (SF) Louis Cantrell, Andrew Pulliam | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reuben Thompson (SF) Randy McGibbon | |
| 09:18 | Illinois | Ralph Langford makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 09:18 | Illinois | Ralph Langford makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 09:01 | James Madison | Joseph Littleton clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 09:00 | James Madison | David Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 08:51 | James Madison | John Dowdle misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 34-41 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Bryan Fichter grabs the board | 34-41 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Bryan Fichter misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Joseph Littleton - foul #4 on Joseph Littleton, team foul #4 | 34-41 |
| Subs | James Madison | Andrew Pulliam (SF), Terry Washington (PF) Joseph Littleton, Bryce Meany | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy McGibbon (PG), Ryan Richards (PF), Joseph Milligan (C) Reuben Thompson, Dusty Beeler, Ralph Langford | |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Bryan Fichter misses the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Bryan Fichter makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 08:09 | James Madison | John Dowdle clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Ryan Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Ryan Richards loses the ball out of bounds | 34-42 |
| Subs | James Madison | Joseph Littleton (SF), Richard Marco (C) Andrew Pulliam, David Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reuben Thompson (SF), Ralph Langford (C) Donald Hadley, Bryan Fichter | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - John Dowdle (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Shoults (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Littleton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Terry Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Marco (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy McGibbon (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Milligan (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. SF - Reuben Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Richards (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Ralph Langford (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | James Madison | Joseph Littleton loses the dribble to Randy McGibbon | 34-42 |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon lays it up and in | 34-44 |
| 06:55 | James Madison | Terry Washington misses the lay-in but the foul's on Ryan Richards - foul #3 on Ryan Richards, team foul #6 | 34-44 |
| Subs | James Madison | Louis Cantrell (PG), Joseph Stanhope (SG) John Dowdle, William Shoults | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:55 | James Madison | Terry Washington misses the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 06:55 | James Madison | Terry Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Joseph Milligan is hacked by Joseph Stanhope - foul #2 on Joseph Stanhope, team foul #5 | 35-44 |
| Subs | James Madison | Bryce Meany (PF), David Johnson (C) Terry Washington, Richard Marco | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Hadley (SG), Bryan Fichter (SF) Reuben Thompson, Ralph Langford | |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Ryan Richards is hacked by Bryce Meany - foul #2 on Bryce Meany, team foul #6 | 35-44 |
| Subs | James Madison | William Shoults (SG) Joseph Stanhope | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dusty Beeler (PF) Joseph Milligan | |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Ryan Richards knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Randy McGibbon | 35-46 |
| 05:25 | James Madison | Joseph Littleton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dusty Beeler - foul #3 on Dusty Beeler, team foul #7 | 35-46 |
| Subs | James Madison | John Dowdle (PG) Louis Cantrell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reuben Thompson (SF), Ralph Langford (C) Randy McGibbon, Ryan Richards | |
| 05:25 | James Madison | Joseph Littleton misses the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 05:25 | James Madison | Joseph Littleton makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Bryan Fichter misses the lay-in | 36-46 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Ralph Langford gets the offensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Ralph Langford hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 36-46 |
| 04:43 | James Madison | Bryce Meany grabs the board | 36-46 |
| 04:39 | James Madison | Joseph Littleton knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by John Dowdle | 38-46 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | David Johnson is called for the reach on Donald Hadley - foul #3 on David Johnson, team foul #7 | 38-46 |
| Subs | James Madison | Terry Washington (PF), Richard Marco (C) Bryce Meany, David Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy McGibbon (PG), Joseph Milligan (PF) Bryan Fichter, Dusty Beeler | |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Donald Hadley misses the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 04:22 | James Madison | Richard Marco grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 03:59 | James Madison | William Shoults scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 40-46 |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Ralph Langford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-46 |
| Subs | James Madison | Andrew Pulliam (SF), David Johnson (C) Joseph Littleton, Richard Marco | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Richards (PF) Donald Hadley | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - John Dowdle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Shoults (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Pulliam (fresh) PF - Terry Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - David Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy McGibbon (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Milligan (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. SF - Reuben Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Richards (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Ralph Langford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:19 | James Madison | Randy McGibbon takes the ball from William Shoults | 40-46 |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon dunks the ball | 40-48 |
| 02:55 | James Madison | Ryan Richards steps in front of the William Shoults pass | 40-48 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-48 |
| Subs | James Madison | Joseph Littleton (SF) Andrew Pulliam | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Fichter (SF), Dusty Beeler (PF) Reuben Thompson, Ralph Langford | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-48 |
| 02:48 | James Madison | Terry Washington double dribbles | 40-48 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-51 |
| 02:18 | James Madison | Joseph Littleton misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 40-51 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Randy McGibbon | 40-51 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon is hacked by Terry Washington - foul #2 on Terry Washington, team foul #8 | 40-51 |
| Subs | James Madison | Louis Cantrell (PG), Joseph Stanhope (SG), Andrew Pulliam (SF), Bryce Meany (PF), Richard Marco (C) John Dowdle, William Shoults, Joseph Littleton, Terry Washington, David Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Hadley (SG), Reuben Thompson (SF), Ralph Langford (C) Joseph Milligan, Bryan Fichter, Ryan Richards | |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon misses the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 01:51 | James Madison | Richard Marco snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| 01:42 | James Madison | Richard Marco misses short on a floater from the left wing | 40-52 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson grabs the board | 40-52 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Ralph Langford hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donald Hadley | 40-54 |
| 01:01 | James Madison | Bryce Meany connects on the floater from the free throw line | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Louis Cantrell - foul #3 on Louis Cantrell, team foul #9 | 42-54 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon misses the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:32 | James Madison | Andrew Pulliam knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 44-55 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Bryce Meany steps in front of the Randy McGibbon pass | 44-55 |
| 00:00 | James Madison | Bryce Meany misses the halfcourt shot | 44-55 |