| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Horace Coleman (fresh) SG - Jared Corlett (fresh) SF - Arthur Crain (fresh) PF - Robert Walls (fresh) C - James Detrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Cornelius Gold (fresh) SG - Ralph Jackson (fresh) SF - Gabriel Whittle (fresh) PF - Leo Jozwiak (fresh) C - Daniel White (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | James Detrick wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:57 | Illinois | Jared Corlett loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Carroll | Gabriel Whittle hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Cornelius Gold | 0-2 |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Horace Coleman is fouled in the backcourt by Cornelius Gold - foul #1 on Cornelius Gold, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Horace Coleman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Carroll | The rebound goes to Leo Jozwiak | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Carroll | Cornelius Gold clanks a floater from the right block | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Arthur Crain grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | Gabriel Whittle takes the ball from Jared Corlett | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Carroll | Gabriel Whittle misses long on a 3 from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Robert Walls grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Horace Coleman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Carroll | Daniel White grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | Carroll | Daniel White drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Ralph Jackson | 0-4 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Robert Walls's layup is rejected by Leo Jozwiak | 0-4 |
| 18:05 | Carroll | Cornelius Gold gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:01 | Carroll | Ralph Jackson scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Cornelius Gold | 0-6 |
| 17:43 | Illinois | Robert Walls buries a shot from the baseline set up by Jared Corlett | 2-6 |
| 17:27 | Carroll | Leo Jozwiak can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 2-6 |
| 17:26 | Carroll | Leo Jozwiak pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:10 | Carroll | Daniel White makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Gabriel Whittle | 2-8 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Cornelius Gold steals the ball from Horace Coleman in the backcourt | 2-8 |
| 17:05 | Carroll | Cornelius Gold lays it in | 2-10 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Jared Corlett buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Horace Coleman | 4-10 |
| 16:42 | Carroll | Cornelius Gold blows the layup but the foul's on Horace Coleman - foul #1 on Horace Coleman, team foul #1 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Posey (PG), Richard Coon (SG), Troy Snyder (SF), Walter O'Connell (PF), Tony Lungwitz (C) Horace Coleman, Jared Corlett, Arthur Crain, Robert Walls, James Detrick | |
| Subs | Carroll | Brian Pope (SG), Terry Berardi (SF), James Begay (PF), Richard Prichard (C) Ralph Jackson, Gabriel Whittle, Leo Jozwiak, Daniel White | |
| 16:42 | Carroll | Cornelius Gold makes the 1st free throw | 4-11 |
| 16:42 | Carroll | Cornelius Gold makes the 2nd free throw | 4-12 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Joseph Posey is fouled on the floor by Brian Pope - foul #1 on Brian Pope, team foul #2 | 4-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Carroll | Andrew Walker (PG) Cornelius Gold | |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Tony Lungwitz is open and scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Coon | 6-12 |
| 16:00 | Carroll | Brian Pope hits the finger roll | 6-14 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joseph Posey (fresh) SG - Richard Coon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Troy Snyder (fresh) PF - Walter O'Connell (fresh) C - Tony Lungwitz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Andrew Walker (fresh) SG - Brian Pope (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Berardi (fresh) PF - James Begay (fresh) C - Richard Prichard (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Illinois | James Begay steps in front of the Troy Snyder pass | 6-14 |
| 15:39 | Carroll | Terry Berardi connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Andrew Walker | 6-16 |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Tony Lungwitz is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Coon | 8-16 |
| 15:10 | Carroll | Walter O'Connell blocks the short jumper by Brian Pope | 8-16 |
| 15:09 | Carroll | Andrew Walker misses the tip | 8-16 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Troy Snyder grabs the defensive rebound | 8-16 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Richard Coon is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Coon, team foul #2 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Horace Coleman (PG), Jared Corlett (SG), Robert Walls (PF) Joseph Posey, Richard Coon, Tony Lungwitz | |
| Subs | Carroll | Kenneth Alston (PG), Russell Felix (SG), Gabriel Whittle (SF), Leo Jozwiak (PF), Daniel White (C) Andrew Walker, Brian Pope, Terry Berardi, James Begay, Richard Prichard | |
| 14:54 | Carroll | Daniel White comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-16 |
| 14:52 | Illinois | Jared Corlett pulls down the rebound | 8-16 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Horace Coleman is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jared Corlett | 11-16 |
| 14:20 | Carroll | Leo Jozwiak is hacked by Robert Walls - foul #1 on Robert Walls, team foul #3 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Posey (PG), Arthur Crain (SF), James Detrick (C) Horace Coleman, Troy Snyder, Walter O'Connell | |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| 14:05 | Carroll | Leo Jozwiak is called for traveling | 11-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Coon (SG) Jared Corlett | |
| Subs | Carroll | Richard Prichard (C) Daniel White | |
| 13:39 | Illinois | Arthur Crain knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Robert Walls and he's fouled by Gabriel Whittle - foul #1 on Gabriel Whittle, team foul #3 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter O'Connell (PF) Robert Walls | |
| Subs | Carroll | Cornelius Gold (PG), Ralph Jackson (SG), James Begay (SF) Kenneth Alston, Russell Felix, Gabriel Whittle | |
| 13:39 | Illinois | Arthur Crain makes the free throw | 14-16 |
| 13:22 | Carroll | Leo Jozwiak misses the 3 from the right corner | 14-16 |
| 13:21 | Illinois | Arthur Crain pulls down the rebound | 14-16 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Joseph Posey makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Coon | 17-16 |
| 12:40 | Carroll | James Detrick steals it from Cornelius Gold | 17-16 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Richard Coon scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Joseph Posey | 20-16 |
| 12:13 | Carroll | Ralph Jackson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 20-16 |
| 12:12 | Carroll | James Begay can't tip it in | 20-16 |
| 12:11 | Carroll | Richard Prichard pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 11:49 | Carroll | James Detrick is called for the reach on Richard Prichard - foul #1 on James Detrick, team foul #4 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Horace Coleman (PG), Jared Corlett (SG), Troy Snyder (SF), Robert Walls (PF), Tony Lungwitz (C) Joseph Posey, Richard Coon, Arthur Crain, Walter O'Connell, James Detrick | |
| Subs | Carroll | Andrew Walker (PG), Brian Pope (SG), Terry Berardi (SF), Daniel White (C) Cornelius Gold, Ralph Jackson, James Begay, Richard Prichard | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Horace Coleman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Corlett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Snyder (fresh) PF - Robert Walls (tiring) 2 pts. C - Tony Lungwitz (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Andrew Walker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Pope (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Berardi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leo Jozwiak (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Carroll | Terry Berardi is hacked by Horace Coleman - foul #2 on Horace Coleman, team foul #5 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Posey (PG) Horace Coleman | |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| 11:21 | Carroll | Troy Snyder is called for the reach on Terry Berardi - foul #1 on Troy Snyder, team foul #6 | 20-16 |
| 11:07 | Carroll | Terry Berardi hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 20-16 |
| 11:05 | Carroll | Daniel White pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 10:38 | Carroll | Daniel White comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-16 |
| 10:37 | Carroll | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel White | 20-16 |
| 10:26 | Carroll | Joseph Posey steps in front of the Leo Jozwiak pass | 20-16 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Troy Snyder is hacked by Terry Berardi in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terry Berardi, team foul #4 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter O'Connell (C) Joseph Posey | |
| Subs | Carroll | Kenneth Alston (PG), Russell Felix (SG), Gabriel Whittle (SF) Andrew Walker, Brian Pope, Terry Berardi | |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Robert Walls banks in the wide open layup and he's fouled by Russell Felix - foul #1 on Russell Felix, team foul #5 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Carroll | Cornelius Gold (PG), James Begay (PF) Kenneth Alston, Leo Jozwiak | |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Robert Walls makes the free throw | 23-16 |
| 09:41 | Carroll | James Begay hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Cornelius Gold | 23-19 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Troy Snyder misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-19 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Troy Snyder pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Jared Corlett buries a shot from the left wing | 25-19 |
| 08:50 | Carroll | Russell Felix misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-19 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Walter O'Connell | 25-19 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Jared Corlett loses the dribble to Daniel White | 25-19 |
| 08:21 | Carroll | Russell Felix double dribbles | 25-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Posey (PG), Richard Coon (SG), Arthur Crain (SF), James Detrick (C) Jared Corlett, Troy Snyder, Robert Walls, Walter O'Connell | |
| Subs | Carroll | Kenneth Alston (PG), Andrew Walker (SG), Terry Berardi (SF), Leo Jozwiak (PF), Brian Pope (C) Cornelius Gold, Russell Felix, Gabriel Whittle, James Begay, Daniel White | |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Kenneth Alston is called for the reach on Joseph Posey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Alston, team foul #6 | 25-19 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Arthur Crain hits a shot from the right side set up by Richard Coon | 27-19 |
| 08:00 | Carroll | Leo Jozwiak misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 27-19 |
| 07:58 | Carroll | Terry Berardi snags the offensive board | 27-19 |
| 07:53 | Carroll | Brian Pope hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but the foul's on James Detrick - foul #2 on James Detrick, team foul #7 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter O'Connell (C) James Detrick | |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| 07:53 | Carroll | Brian Pope makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 07:53 | Carroll | Brian Pope makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Arthur Crain is called for a charge - foul #1 on Arthur Crain, team foul #8 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Carroll | Richard Prichard (C) Kenneth Alston | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joseph Posey (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Coon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Arthur Crain (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Lungwitz (tiring) 4 pts. C - Walter O'Connell (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Andrew Walker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Pope (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Terry Berardi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leo Jozwiak (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Prichard (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Carroll | Richard Prichard knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Leo Jozwiak | 27-23 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Tony Lungwitz is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-23 |
| 07:07 | Carroll | Richard Prichard gets the rebound | 27-23 |
| 06:50 | Carroll | Leo Jozwiak comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Tony Lungwitz - foul #1 on Tony Lungwitz, team foul #9 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jared Corlett (SG), Troy Snyder (SF), Robert Walls (PF) Richard Coon, Arthur Crain, Tony Lungwitz | |
| Subs | Carroll | Cornelius Gold (PG), Ralph Jackson (SG), Gabriel Whittle (SF) Andrew Walker, Brian Pope, Terry Berardi | |
| 06:50 | Carroll | Leo Jozwiak makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 06:50 | Carroll | Leo Jozwiak makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Walter O'Connell comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Richard Prichard - foul #1 on Richard Prichard, team foul #7 | 27-25 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Walter O'Connell misses the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Walter O'Connell misses the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 06:38 | Carroll | Richard Prichard grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 06:25 | Carroll | Cornelius Gold misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-25 |
| 06:24 | Carroll | Gabriel Whittle tips it back up and in | 27-27 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Troy Snyder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-27 |
| 06:09 | Carroll | Cornelius Gold is hacked by Robert Walls - foul #2 on Robert Walls, team foul #10 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Lungwitz (PF), Richard Coon (C) Robert Walls, Walter O'Connell | |
| Subs | Carroll | James Begay (C) Richard Prichard | |
| 06:09 | Carroll | Cornelius Gold makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 06:09 | Carroll | Cornelius Gold makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Jared Corlett can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left block | 27-29 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Troy Snyder hits the follow up shot | 29-29 |
| 05:36 | Carroll | Ralph Jackson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-29 |
| 05:34 | Carroll | James Begay hits the follow up shot | 29-31 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Joseph Posey can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 05:16 | Carroll | The rebound goes to Leo Jozwiak | 29-31 |
| 05:09 | Carroll | Tony Lungwitz steps in front of the Ralph Jackson pass | 29-31 |
| 05:04 | Illinois | James Begay takes the ball from Troy Snyder in the backcourt | 29-31 |
| 04:46 | Carroll | Ralph Jackson comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Tony Lungwitz - foul #2 on Tony Lungwitz, team foul #11 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Crain (SF), Walter O'Connell (PF) Troy Snyder, Tony Lungwitz | |
| Subs | Carroll | Andrew Walker (PG), Terry Berardi (SF), Brian Pope (C) Cornelius Gold, Gabriel Whittle, Leo Jozwiak | |
| 04:46 | Carroll | Ralph Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 04:46 | Carroll | Ralph Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 04:46 | Illinois | Walter O'Connell snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Ralph Jackson is called for the reach on Joseph Posey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ralph Jackson, team foul #8 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Carroll | Daniel White (C) Ralph Jackson | |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Joseph Posey makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Joseph Posey makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 04:31 | Carroll | James Begay misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 31-32 |
| 04:29 | Carroll | Daniel White misses the tip | 31-32 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Jared Corlett snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 31-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Carroll | Cornelius Gold (PG) James Begay | |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Richard Coon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 04:03 | Carroll | Andrew Walker grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 03:39 | Carroll | Cornelius Gold's pass is intercepted by Richard Coon | 31-32 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joseph Posey (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Corlett (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Crain (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter O'Connell (tiring) 2 reb. C - Richard Coon (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Cornelius Gold (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Walker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry Berardi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Pope (fresh) 4 pts. C - Daniel White (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Cornelius Gold takes the ball from Richard Coon in the backcourt | 31-32 |
| 03:30 | Carroll | Terry Berardi misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Arthur Crain - foul #2 on Arthur Crain, team foul #12 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Horace Coleman (PG), Troy Snyder (SF), Robert Walls (PF), James Detrick (C) Joseph Posey, Jared Corlett, Arthur Crain, Walter O'Connell | |
| Subs | Carroll | Leo Jozwiak (PF), Richard Prichard (C) Cornelius Gold, Daniel White | |
| 03:30 | Carroll | Terry Berardi makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 03:30 | Carroll | Terry Berardi makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Richard Coon is hacked by Andrew Walker - foul #1 on Andrew Walker, team foul #9 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Carroll | Kenneth Alston (PG), Russell Felix (SG), Gabriel Whittle (SF) Andrew Walker, Brian Pope, Terry Berardi | |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Richard Coon makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Richard Coon makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 02:58 | Carroll | Troy Snyder steps in front of the Kenneth Alston pass | 33-34 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Horace Coleman blows the layup | 33-34 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | James Detrick tips it but misses | 33-34 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Richard Coon can't tip it in | 33-34 |
| 02:50 | Carroll | Leo Jozwiak gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 02:44 | Carroll | Leo Jozwiak misses the easy layup | 33-34 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Robert Walls pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Troy Snyder comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 02:35 | Carroll | Gabriel Whittle snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 02:29 | Carroll | Kenneth Alston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jared Corlett (SG) Richard Coon | |
| Subs | Carroll | Cornelius Gold (PG), Ralph Jackson (SG), James Begay (C) Kenneth Alston, Russell Felix, Richard Prichard | |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Horace Coleman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 02:20 | Carroll | The rebound goes to Leo Jozwiak | 33-34 |
| 02:13 | Carroll | Horace Coleman is called for the reach on Gabriel Whittle - foul #3 on Horace Coleman, team foul #13 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Lungwitz (PG) Horace Coleman | |
| Subs | Carroll | Daniel White (C) Leo Jozwiak | |
| 02:13 | Carroll | Gabriel Whittle makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 02:13 | Carroll | Gabriel Whittle misses the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | James Detrick grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Tony Lungwitz can't connect on a shot from the right side | 33-35 |
| 02:08 | Carroll | Gabriel Whittle gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 01:45 | Carroll | Troy Snyder is called for the reach on Ralph Jackson - foul #2 on Troy Snyder, team foul #14 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Crain (SF) Troy Snyder | |
| Subs | Carroll | Terry Berardi (SF), Brian Pope (C) Gabriel Whittle, Daniel White | |
| 01:45 | Carroll | Ralph Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 01:45 | Carroll | Ralph Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Cornelius Gold steals it from Arthur Crain in the backcourt | 33-37 |
| 01:42 | Carroll | Cornelius Gold lays it up and in | 33-39 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Tony Lungwitz is whistled for a carry | 33-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Carroll | Andrew Walker (SG) Ralph Jackson | |
| 01:14 | Carroll | James Begay can't finish the layup | 33-39 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | James Detrick grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Jared Corlett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter O'Connell (PF) Robert Walls | |
| Subs | Carroll | Leo Jozwiak (PF), Daniel White (C) Cornelius Gold, James Begay | |
| 00:46 | Carroll | Andrew Walker misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Tony Lungwitz - foul #3 on Tony Lungwitz, team foul #15 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Posey (PG), Richard Coon (SG), Troy Snyder (SF) Tony Lungwitz, Jared Corlett, Arthur Crain | |
| Subs | Carroll | Russell Felix (SG), Gabriel Whittle (SF) Brian Pope, Terry Berardi | |
| 00:46 | Carroll | Andrew Walker makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 00:46 | Carroll | Andrew Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 00:46 | Carroll | Leo Jozwiak grabs the offensive board | 33-40 |
| 00:36 | Carroll | Leo Jozwiak lays it up and in set up by Andrew Walker | 33-42 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Andrew Walker takes the ball from Joseph Posey in the backcourt | 33-42 |
| 00:32 | Carroll | Andrew Walker lays it in | 33-44 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | James Detrick can't connect on an uncontested shot from close range | 33-44 |
| 00:09 | Carroll | Daniel White grabs the defensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 00:00 | Carroll | Leo Jozwiak hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-44 |