| Lineup | DePauw | PG - Alvin Robinson (fresh) SG - Michael Allen (fresh) SF - Jamie Stafford (fresh) PF - David Hiser (fresh) C - Richard Driscoll (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Grubb (fresh) SG - James Parker (fresh) SF - Dexter Broadwell (fresh) PF - Jason Hughes (fresh) C - Oscar Hancock (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Jason Hughes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | DePauw | DePauw is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Illinois | Michael Grubb buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Oscar Hancock | 0-3 |
| 19:36 | DePauw | Oscar Hancock steps in front of the Richard Driscoll pass | 0-3 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | David Hiser blocks the short jumper by Michael Grubb | 0-3 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | James Parker misses the tip | 0-3 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock snags the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | James Parker clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 19:19 | DePauw | Jamie Stafford grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 19:04 | DePauw | Richard Driscoll blows the layup but he's fouled by Oscar Hancock - foul #1 on Oscar Hancock, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:04 | DePauw | Richard Driscoll makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:04 | DePauw | Richard Driscoll misses the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock gets the rebound | 1-3 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | Michael Grubb loses the dribble to Jamie Stafford | 1-3 |
| 18:29 | DePauw | Richard Driscoll misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 1-3 |
| 18:28 | DePauw | Richard Driscoll grabs the offensive board | 1-3 |
| 18:12 | DePauw | Michael Allen clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by James Parker - foul #1 on James Parker, team foul #2 | 1-3 |
| 18:12 | DePauw | Michael Allen makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:12 | DePauw | Michael Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Jason Hughes is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jason Hughes, team foul #3 | 3-3 |
| Subs | DePauw | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG), Kerry Shannon (SF), Howard Cyr (PF), Michael Stover (C) Michael Grubb, Dexter Broadwell, Jason Hughes, Oscar Hancock | |
| 17:36 | DePauw | Alvin Robinson buries a shot from the right side | 5-3 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 5-3 |
| 17:19 | DePauw | The rebound goes to Michael Allen | 5-3 |
| 16:56 | DePauw | Richard Driscoll lays it up and in on a great pass from Alvin Robinson | 7-3 |
| 16:43 | Illinois | John King is called for traveling | 7-3 |
| Subs | DePauw | Bernard Maloney (PG), Timothy Dewalt (SG), Adolfo Cano (SF), Steven Thurston (PF), Nicolas Livingston (C) Alvin Robinson, Michael Allen, Jamie Stafford, David Hiser, Richard Driscoll | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Jewell (SG), Jason Hughes (PF) James Parker, Howard Cyr | |
| 16:19 | DePauw | Nicolas Livingston is hacked by Kerry Shannon - foul #1 on Kerry Shannon, team foul #4 | 7-3 |
| Subs | DePauw | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Grubb (PG), Dexter Broadwell (SF), Oscar Hancock (C) Bryan Jewell, Kerry Shannon, Michael Stover | |
| 16:01 | DePauw | Nicolas Livingston hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Grubb - foul #1 on Michael Grubb, team foul #5 | 7-3 |
| 16:01 | DePauw | Nicolas Livingston makes the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 16:01 | DePauw | Nicolas Livingston misses the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Jason Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 8-3 |
| Lineup | DePauw | PG - Bernard Maloney (fresh) SG - Timothy Dewalt (fresh) SF - Adolfo Cano (fresh) PF - Steven Thurston (fresh) C - Nicolas Livingston (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Grubb (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John King (fresh) SF - Dexter Broadwell (fresh) PF - Jason Hughes (fresh) C - Oscar Hancock (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Michael Grubb | 8-5 |
| 15:26 | DePauw | Jason Hughes blocks the jumper by Nicolas Livingston | 8-5 |
| 15:24 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Oscar Hancock | 8-5 |
| 15:19 | Illinois | Michael Grubb misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-5 |
| 15:18 | DePauw | Nicolas Livingston gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| 15:12 | DePauw | Nicolas Livingston is whistled for a carry | 8-5 |
| Subs | DePauw | Jamie Stafford (SF), David Hiser (PF), Richard Driscoll (C) Adolfo Cano, Steven Thurston, Nicolas Livingston | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Parker (SG), Michael Stover (PF) John King, Jason Hughes | |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Michael Stover connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Oscar Hancock | 8-8 |
| 14:26 | DePauw | Timothy Dewalt drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-8 |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Richard Driscoll is called for the reach on Oscar Hancock - foul #1 on Richard Driscoll, team foul #1 | 11-8 |
| Subs | DePauw | Alvin Robinson (PG), Michael Allen (SG) Bernard Maloney, Timothy Dewalt | |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG), Kerry Shannon (SF), Jason Hughes (PF) Michael Grubb, Dexter Broadwell, Oscar Hancock | |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon is called for 3 seconds | 11-8 |
| Subs | DePauw | Nicolas Livingston (C) Richard Driscoll | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:31 | DePauw | Jamie Stafford hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 13-8 |
| 13:15 | Illinois | Nicolas Livingston takes the ball from Jason Hughes | 13-8 |
| 12:51 | DePauw | Nicolas Livingston hits the finger roll set up by Alvin Robinson | 15-8 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 15-8 |
| 12:33 | DePauw | Jamie Stafford pulls down the rebound | 15-8 |
| 12:04 | DePauw | Michael Allen misses the easy layup | 15-8 |
| 12:03 | DePauw | David Hiser can't tip it in | 15-8 |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon pulls down the rebound | 15-8 |
| 11:57 | Illinois | James Parker's floater is knocked away by Nicolas Livingston | 15-8 |
| 11:56 | DePauw | The rebound goes to Jamie Stafford | 15-8 |
| Lineup | DePauw | PG - Alvin Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jamie Stafford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Hiser (fairly fresh) C - Nicolas Livingston (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fairly fresh) SG - James Parker (fairly fresh) SF - Kerry Shannon (fairly fresh) PF - Jason Hughes (fairly fresh) C - Michael Stover (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:38 | DePauw | Alvin Robinson is called for traveling | 15-8 |
| Subs | DePauw | Bernard Maloney (PG), Timothy Dewalt (SG), Adolfo Cano (SF), Steven Thurston (PF), Richard Driscoll (C) Alvin Robinson, Michael Allen, Jamie Stafford, David Hiser, Nicolas Livingston | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Grubb (PG), Bryan Jewell (SG), Dexter Broadwell (SF), Howard Cyr (PF), Oscar Hancock (C) John King, James Parker, Kerry Shannon, Jason Hughes, Michael Stover | |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Bryan Jewell misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-8 |
| 11:21 | DePauw | Richard Driscoll gets the rebound | 15-8 |
| 11:04 | DePauw | Richard Driscoll connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Timothy Dewalt | 17-8 |
| 10:59 | Illinois | Michael Grubb is hacked by Bernard Maloney - foul #1 on Bernard Maloney, team foul #2 | 17-8 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Howard Cyr knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Grubb | 17-10 |
| 10:18 | DePauw | Richard Driscoll misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Oscar Hancock - foul #2 on Oscar Hancock, team foul #6 | 17-10 |
| Subs | DePauw | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Stover (C) Oscar Hancock | |
| 10:18 | DePauw | Richard Driscoll misses the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 10:18 | DePauw | Richard Driscoll makes the 2nd free throw | 18-10 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-10 |
| 10:03 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Stover | 18-10 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Howard Cyr | 18-12 |
| 09:28 | DePauw | Steven Thurston is fouled on the floor by Michael Stover - foul #1 on Michael Stover, team foul #7 | 18-12 |
| Subs | DePauw | Michael Allen (SG), Jamie Stafford (SF), David Hiser (C) Bernard Maloney, Adolfo Cano, Richard Driscoll | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Parker (SG), Jason Hughes (PF), Kerry Shannon (C) Bryan Jewell, Howard Cyr, Michael Stover | |
| 09:28 | DePauw | Steven Thurston makes the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 09:28 | DePauw | Steven Thurston makes the 2nd free throw | 20-12 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon loses the dribble to Steven Thurston | 20-12 |
| 08:55 | DePauw | Timothy Dewalt misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-12 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Jason Hughes snags the defensive board | 20-12 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Michael Grubb is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Dexter Broadwell | 20-14 |
| 07:56 | DePauw | Timothy Dewalt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-14 |
| Subs | DePauw | Alvin Robinson (PG), Matthew Smith (SG), Adolfo Cano (SF), Richard Driscoll (C) Timothy Dewalt, Michael Allen, Jamie Stafford, Steven Thurston | |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG), Howard Cyr (SF) Michael Grubb, Dexter Broadwell | |
| Lineup | DePauw | PG - Alvin Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Smith (fresh) SF - Adolfo Cano (fresh) PF - David Hiser (fresh) C - Richard Driscoll (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fresh) SG - James Parker (fresh) SF - Howard Cyr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Hughes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kerry Shannon (fresh) | |
| 07:39 | Illinois | John King misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by David Hiser - foul #1 on David Hiser, team foul #3 | 20-14 |
| Subs | DePauw | Brett Hamilton (PF) David Hiser | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Jewell (PG) Kerry Shannon | |
| 07:39 | Illinois | John King misses the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | John King misses the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 07:39 | DePauw | Richard Driscoll gets the rebound | 20-14 |
| 07:18 | DePauw | Alvin Robinson connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Brett Hamilton | 22-14 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Jason Hughes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-14 |
| 07:01 | DePauw | The rebound goes to Matthew Smith | 22-14 |
| 06:41 | DePauw | Alvin Robinson is fouled on the floor by Jason Hughes - foul #2 on Jason Hughes, team foul #8 | 22-14 |
| Subs | DePauw | Michael Allen (SG), Jamie Stafford (SF), David Hiser (PF) Matthew Smith, Adolfo Cano, Brett Hamilton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Stover (C) Jason Hughes | |
| 06:41 | DePauw | Alvin Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 23-14 |
| 06:41 | DePauw | Alvin Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 23-14 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Stover | 23-14 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Bryan Jewell loses the ball out of bounds | 23-14 |
| Subs | DePauw | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kerry Shannon (SF) James Parker | |
| 06:06 | DePauw | Jamie Stafford banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Allen | 25-14 |
| 05:42 | Illinois | Michael Stover knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from John King | 25-16 |
| 05:14 | DePauw | Howard Cyr swats the layup by David Hiser | 25-16 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Michael Stover snags the defensive board | 25-16 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon connects on the floater from the left side and he's hacked by David Hiser - foul #2 on David Hiser, team foul #4 | 25-18 |
| Subs | DePauw | Bernard Maloney (PG), Timothy Dewalt (SG), Adolfo Cano (SF), Steven Thurston (PF), Nicolas Livingston (C) Alvin Robinson, Michael Allen, Jamie Stafford, David Hiser, Richard Driscoll | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Grubb (PG), James Parker (SG), Dexter Broadwell (SF) John King, Bryan Jewell, Howard Cyr | |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon makes the free throw | 25-19 |
| 04:36 | DePauw | Bernard Maloney misses the shot from the left wing | 25-19 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon grabs the board | 25-19 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Michael Grubb hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Dexter Broadwell | 25-21 |
| 04:04 | DePauw | Timothy Dewalt is called for traveling | 25-21 |
| 03:49 | Illinois | Michael Stover is open and buries a floater from the right wing set up by Michael Grubb | 25-23 |
| Lineup | DePauw | PG - Bernard Maloney (fresh) SG - Timothy Dewalt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adolfo Cano (fresh) PF - Steven Thurston (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nicolas Livingston (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Grubb (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Parker (fresh) SF - Dexter Broadwell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Stover (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kerry Shannon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:29 | DePauw | Timothy Dewalt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-23 |
| 03:27 | DePauw | Adolfo Cano grabs the offensive board | 25-23 |
| 03:04 | DePauw | Timothy Dewalt misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-23 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell snags the defensive board | 25-23 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Michael Grubb can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Bernard Maloney - foul #2 on Bernard Maloney, team foul #5 | 25-23 |
| Subs | DePauw | Michael Allen (SG), Jamie Stafford (SF), David Hiser (PF), Richard Driscoll (C) Bernard Maloney, Adolfo Cano, Steven Thurston, Nicolas Livingston | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Hughes (PF), Oscar Hancock (C) Michael Stover, Kerry Shannon | |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Michael Grubb misses the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Michael Grubb misses the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 02:56 | DePauw | David Hiser gets the rebound | 25-23 |
| 02:29 | DePauw | Michael Allen dunks the ball set up by Richard Driscoll | 27-23 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | James Parker is hacked by Michael Allen - foul #1 on Michael Allen, team foul #6 | 27-23 |
| Subs | DePauw | Alvin Robinson (PG) Timothy Dewalt | |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG), Howard Cyr (SF) Michael Grubb, Dexter Broadwell | |
| 02:07 | Illinois | John King scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by James Parker | 27-25 |
| 01:51 | DePauw | Richard Driscoll connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Alvin Robinson | 29-25 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | John King misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-25 |
| 01:38 | DePauw | Jamie Stafford grabs the board | 29-25 |
| 01:17 | DePauw | Michael Allen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 29-25 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock gets the rebound | 29-25 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | John King connects on the shot from the right wing set up by James Parker | 29-27 |
| 00:47 | DePauw | Richard Driscoll makes the runner in the lane | 31-27 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Jason Hughes knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by John King | 31-29 |
| 00:01 | DePauw | Michael Allen travels with the ball | 31-29 |
| Subs | DePauw | Timothy Dewalt (PG), Matthew Smith (SG), Adolfo Cano (SF), Steven Thurston (PF), Nicolas Livingston (C) Alvin Robinson, Michael Allen, Jamie Stafford, David Hiser, Richard Driscoll | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Grubb (PG), Dexter Broadwell (SF) James Parker, Jason Hughes | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | John King misses the fullcourt shot | 31-29 |