| Lineup | Fontbonne | PG - Cecil Kalberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Burton Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Olson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David McGeehan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobby Atwood (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Roosevelt Smith (fresh) SF - Jeffrey McCann (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Thomas Choudhury (fresh) 2 stl. C - Joshua West (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fontbonne | Richard Olson inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | Fontbonne | Fontbonne is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Fontbonne | Cecil Kalberg hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Burton Burns | 31-28 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by George Mazzella | 31-30 |
| 18:56 | Fontbonne | Richard Olson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-30 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury grabs the board | 31-30 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann clanks a jumper from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 18:23 | Fontbonne | Richard Olson pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 18:01 | Fontbonne | Cecil Kalberg buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Olson | 34-30 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 17:30 | Fontbonne | The rebound goes to Bobby Atwood | 34-30 |
| 17:08 | Fontbonne | David McGeehan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-30 |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Charles Stone (C) Bobby Atwood | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith knocks in the 3 from the left wing and the foul's on Richard Olson - foul #3 on Richard Olson, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Brian Bulter (SG), Kevin Feldman (SF), John Chancy (C) Burton Burns, Richard Olson, David McGeehan | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith makes the free throw | 34-34 |
| 16:39 | Fontbonne | Brian Bulter can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 34-34 |
| 16:37 | Illinois | George Mazzella pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Joshua West is hacked by Cecil Kalberg - foul #3 on Cecil Kalberg, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Terence Lillard (PG) Cecil Kalberg | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (PG), Corey Conaway (SG), Pablo Lopez (SF), Mark Bateman (C) George Mazzella, Roosevelt Smith, Jeffrey McCann, Joshua West | |
| 15:53 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 15:52 | Fontbonne | John Chancy gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Fontbonne | PG - Terence Lillard (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Bulter (fresh) SF - Kevin Feldman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Stone (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Chancy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kevin Hancock (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Corey Conaway (fresh) SF - Pablo Lopez (fresh) PF - Thomas Choudhury (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Mark Bateman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Fontbonne | Terence Lillard is hacked by Pablo Lopez - foul #1 on Pablo Lopez, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Burton Burns (SG), Richard Olson (SF), David McGeehan (PF) Brian Bulter, Kevin Feldman, John Chancy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Andrews (SF) Thomas Choudhury | |
| 15:29 | Fontbonne | David McGeehan hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Terence Lillard | 37-34 |
| 15:03 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez blows the dunk but he's fouled by David McGeehan - foul #2 on David McGeehan, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Cecil Kalberg (PG), Bobby Atwood (C) Terence Lillard, Charles Stone | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Jeffrey McCann (SG) Kevin Hancock, Corey Conaway | |
| 15:03 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 15:03 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez misses the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 15:03 | Fontbonne | The rebound goes to David McGeehan | 37-35 |
| 14:46 | Fontbonne | Mark Bateman denies the turnaround by David McGeehan | 37-35 |
| 14:45 | Fontbonne | Bobby Atwood tips it home | 39-35 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann misses short on a jumper from the left side | 39-35 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | Mark Bateman tips it but misses | 39-35 |
| 14:15 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann tips it back up and in | 39-37 |
| 14:05 | Fontbonne | Richard Olson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by George Mazzella - foul #1 on George Mazzella, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Fontbonne | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith (SG), Thomas Choudhury (PF), Joshua West (C) Jeffrey McCann, Pablo Lopez, Mark Bateman | |
| 14:05 | Fontbonne | Richard Olson misses the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 14:05 | Fontbonne | Richard Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Michael Andrews drills a floater from the left side set up by George Mazzella | 40-39 |
| 13:26 | Fontbonne | Burton Burns scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Cecil Kalberg | 43-39 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Michael Andrews is hacked by Bobby Atwood - foul #2 on Bobby Atwood, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Brian Bulter (SG), Kevin Feldman (SF), Charles Stone (PF), John Chancy (C) Burton Burns, Richard Olson, David McGeehan, Bobby Atwood | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Joshua West misses long on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Charles Stone - foul #3 on Charles Stone, team foul #5 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Fontbonne | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (PG) George Mazzella | |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Joshua West makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Joshua West makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 12:19 | Fontbonne | Cecil Kalberg misses short on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Kevin Hancock - foul #1 on Kevin Hancock, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Fontbonne | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann (SF) Michael Andrews | |
| 12:19 | Fontbonne | Cecil Kalberg makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 12:19 | Fontbonne | Cecil Kalberg makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 11:57 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 11:55 | Fontbonne | Charles Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Fontbonne | PG - Cecil Kalberg (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Bulter (fresh) SF - Kevin Feldman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Chancy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kevin Hancock (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roosevelt Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeffrey McCann (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Choudhury (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Joshua West (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Fontbonne | Cecil Kalberg comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Joshua West pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Hancock | 45-44 |
| 10:41 | Fontbonne | Charles Stone misses the easy layup | 45-44 |
| 10:39 | Fontbonne | Charles Stone pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 10:24 | Fontbonne | Kevin Feldman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-44 |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Terence Lillard (PG), Burton Burns (SG), Richard Olson (SF), David McGeehan (PF), Bobby Atwood (C) Cecil Kalberg, Brian Bulter, Kevin Feldman, Charles Stone, John Chancy | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Michael Andrews (SF), Mark Bateman (C) Roosevelt Smith, Thomas Choudhury, Joshua West | |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Michael Andrews buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Hancock | 45-47 |
| 10:12 | Fontbonne | George Mazzella picks off the pass by Richard Olson | 45-47 |
| 09:55 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann is whistled for a carry | 45-47 |
| 09:34 | Fontbonne | Terence Lillard comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Michael Andrews pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock's floater is tipped away by Bobby Atwood | 45-47 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann gets the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 08:46 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 08:44 | Fontbonne | David McGeehan grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 08:27 | Fontbonne | Burton Burns can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 45-47 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Mark Bateman | 45-47 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | David McGeehan picks off the pass by Jeffrey McCann | 45-47 |
| 07:41 | Fontbonne | David McGeehan misses the 3 from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Fontbonne | PG - Terence Lillard (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Burton Burns (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Olson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - David McGeehan (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Bobby Atwood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Kevin Hancock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Andrews (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey McCann (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Bateman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Burton Burns is called for the reach on Jeffrey McCann - foul #2 on Burton Burns, team foul #6 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Cecil Kalberg (PG), Brian Bulter (SG), Charles Stone (C) Terence Lillard, Burton Burns, Bobby Atwood | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith (SG), Thomas Choudhury (PF), Joshua West (C) Kevin Hancock, Jeffrey McCann, Mark Bateman | |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Michael Andrews misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Joshua West tips it home | 45-49 |
| 06:44 | Fontbonne | Brian Bulter misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-49 |
| 06:43 | Fontbonne | Richard Olson tips it in | 47-49 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Joshua West clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 47-49 |
| 06:22 | Fontbonne | Charles Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 06:07 | Fontbonne | Cecil Kalberg is fouled on the floor by Michael Andrews - foul #4 on Michael Andrews, team foul #4 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Burton Burns (SG), Kevin Feldman (SF), John Chancy (C) Brian Bulter, Richard Olson, David McGeehan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Corey Conaway (PG), Pablo Lopez (SF) George Mazzella, Michael Andrews | |
| 05:52 | Fontbonne | Charles Stone loses the dribble to Pablo Lopez | 47-49 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | John Chancy is called for the reach on Joshua West - foul #1 on John Chancy, team foul #7 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Fontbonne | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann (SF) Pablo Lopez | |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Joshua West makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Joshua West makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 05:11 | Fontbonne | Cecil Kalberg misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Jeffrey McCann - foul #2 on Jeffrey McCann, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Bobby Atwood (C) John Chancy | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:11 | Fontbonne | Cecil Kalberg misses the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 05:11 | Fontbonne | Cecil Kalberg misses the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Joshua West grabs the board | 47-51 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Joshua West connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Roosevelt Smith | 47-53 |
| 04:35 | Fontbonne | Cecil Kalberg hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Kevin Feldman | 50-53 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Joshua West comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Bobby Atwood - foul #3 on Bobby Atwood, team foul #8 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Richard Olson (SF), David McGeehan (PF) Kevin Feldman, Charles Stone | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Michael Andrews (SF) Corey Conaway, Jeffrey McCann | |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Joshua West misses the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Joshua West makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 03:50 | Fontbonne | Bobby Atwood is fouled on the floor by Michael Andrews - foul #5 on Michael Andrews, team foul #6 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Brian Bulter (SG), John Chancy (C) Burton Burns, Bobby Atwood | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (SG), Jeffrey McCann (SF), Pablo Lopez (PF), Mark Bateman (C) Roosevelt Smith, Michael Andrews, Thomas Choudhury, Joshua West | |
| 03:36 | Fontbonne | David McGeehan misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-54 |
| 03:34 | Fontbonne | Brian Bulter pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-54 |
| Lineup | Fontbonne | PG - Cecil Kalberg (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Bulter (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Richard Olson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - David McGeehan (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Chancy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Kevin Hancock (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeffrey McCann (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Pablo Lopez (fresh) 1 pts. C - Mark Bateman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Fontbonne | Cecil Kalberg can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 03:19 | Fontbonne | Brian Bulter pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 03:13 | Fontbonne | Kevin Hancock steps in front of the Brian Bulter pass | 50-54 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann misses the lay-in | 50-54 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Mark Bateman snags the offensive board | 50-54 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann is whistled for a carry | 50-54 |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Terence Lillard (PG), Charles Stone (C) Cecil Kalberg, John Chancy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury (PF) Pablo Lopez | |
| 02:48 | Fontbonne | Fontbonne calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-54 |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Cecil Kalberg (PG), Burton Burns (SG), Bobby Atwood (C) Terence Lillard, Brian Bulter, Charles Stone | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith (SG), Joshua West (C) Kevin Hancock, Mark Bateman | |
| 02:33 | Fontbonne | David McGeehan misses short on a 3 from straight away | 50-54 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Joshua West gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-56 |
| 02:03 | Fontbonne | Cecil Kalberg's pass is intercepted by Roosevelt Smith | 50-56 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from George Mazzella | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Fontbonne | Fontbonne is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:32 | Fontbonne | Richard Olson is called for 3 seconds | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Fontbonne | Fontbonne is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Cecil Kalberg - foul #4 on Cecil Kalberg, team foul #9 | 50-58 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith misses the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 01:00 | Fontbonne | Jeffrey McCann blocks the short jumper by Bobby Atwood | 50-59 |
| 00:58 | Fontbonne | The offensive rebound goes to Burton Burns | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Fontbonne | Fontbonne is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:54 | Fontbonne | Cecil Kalberg misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 50-59 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Fontbonne | Fontbonne is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith is hacked by Burton Burns in the backcourt - foul #3 on Burton Burns, team foul #10 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Fontbonne | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (C) Joshua West | |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 00:43 | Fontbonne | Burton Burns knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Bobby Atwood and the foul's on Roosevelt Smith - foul #2 on Roosevelt Smith, team foul #7 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Fontbonne | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua West (C) Kevin Hancock | |
| 00:43 | Fontbonne | Burton Burns makes the free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Cecil Kalberg is called for the reach on George Mazzella in the backcourt - foul #5 on Cecil Kalberg, team foul #11 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Terence Lillard (PG) Cecil Kalberg | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (SG) Roosevelt Smith | |
| 00:42 | Illinois | George Mazzella makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | George Mazzella makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:36 | Fontbonne | Bobby Atwood is called for traveling | 53-63 |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Brian Bulter (SG), Kevin Feldman (SF), Charles Stone (PF), John Chancy (C) Burton Burns, Richard Olson, David McGeehan, Bobby Atwood | |
| Subs | Illinois | Corey Conaway (SG), Pablo Lopez (PF), Mark Bateman (C) George Mazzella, Thomas Choudhury, Joshua West | |
| Game Plan | Fontbonne | Fontbonne 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 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kevin Feldman - foul #1 on Kevin Feldman, team foul #12 | 53-63 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 00:07 | Fontbonne | John Chancy connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Kevin Feldman | 55-65 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock runs out the clock | 55-65 |