| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edgar Ludwig (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - David White (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Norden (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Forte (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Noel White (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Babson | PG - Christopher Higgins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Castle (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Keven Graves (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Thomas Fyfe (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - John Infante (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | David Norden inbounds the ball | 37-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Babson | Babson is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from David Norden | 39-46 |
| 19:46 | Babson | Christopher Higgins is hacked by Edgar Ludwig - foul #2 on Edgar Ludwig, team foul #1 | 39-46 |
| 19:36 | Babson | John Infante misses the lay-in | 39-46 |
| 19:34 | Babson | Keven Graves grabs the offensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 19:11 | Babson | Keven Graves is fouled on the floor by David Norden - foul #1 on David Norden, team foul #2 | 39-46 |
| 19:00 | Babson | Thomas Fyfe can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-46 |
| 18:59 | Babson | Thomas Fyfe grabs the offensive board | 39-46 |
| 18:46 | Babson | Robert Castle's pass is intercepted by David White | 39-46 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | David White blows the layup | 39-46 |
| 18:42 | Babson | Thomas Fyfe grabs the board | 39-46 |
| 18:37 | Babson | Keven Graves knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Robert Castle | 39-48 |
| 18:22 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-48 |
| 18:06 | Babson | Thomas Fyfe double dribbles | 41-48 |
| 17:46 | Illinois | David Norden scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Edgar Ludwig and the foul's on John Infante - foul #3 on John Infante, team foul #1 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Upchurch (C) Noel White | |
| Subs | Babson | William Bone (C) John Infante | |
| 17:46 | Illinois | David Norden makes the free throw | 44-48 |
| 17:19 | Babson | Robert Upchurch picks off the pass by Christopher Higgins | 44-48 |
| 17:17 | Illinois | Christopher Higgins steps in front of the Edgar Ludwig pass in the backcourt | 44-48 |
| 17:15 | Babson | Christopher Higgins banks in the layup | 44-50 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | David White is fouled on the floor by William Bone - foul #1 on William Bone, team foul #2 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Yates (PG), Stuart Strine (SG), Jack Roughton (SF), John Schmitt (PF) Edgar Ludwig, David White, David Norden, Daniel Forte | |
| Subs | Babson | John Ippolito (PG), Brandon Heath (SF), Troy Moore (PF) Christopher Higgins, Keven Graves, Thomas Fyfe | |
| 16:39 | Illinois | Robert Upchurch comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 44-50 |
| 16:38 | Babson | Troy Moore snags the defensive board | 44-50 |
| 16:33 | Babson | Brandon Heath misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-50 |
| 16:31 | Babson | Troy Moore tips it back up and in | 44-52 |
| 16:11 | Illinois | John Schmitt's pass is intercepted by Robert Castle | 44-52 |
| 15:58 | Babson | Robert Castle comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-52 |
| 15:57 | Illinois | John Schmitt gets the rebound | 44-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Yates (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Stuart Strine (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jack Roughton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Schmitt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Upchurch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Babson | PG - John Ippolito (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Castle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Heath (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Troy Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Bone (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Jack Roughton misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 44-52 |
| 15:51 | Babson | The rebound goes to William Bone | 44-52 |
| 15:44 | Babson | John Ippolito misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 44-52 |
| 15:43 | Illinois | John Schmitt grabs the defensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Robert Upchurch is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Upchurch, team foul #3 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig (PG), Noel White (C) Matthew Yates, Robert Upchurch | |
| Subs | Babson | Christopher Higgins (PG), John Christie (SG), Keven Graves (SF), Thomas Fyfe (PF), John Infante (C) John Ippolito, Robert Castle, Brandon Heath, Troy Moore, William Bone | |
| 15:09 | Babson | John Infante is fouled on the floor by Jack Roughton - foul #1 on Jack Roughton, team foul #4 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (SG), Daniel Forte (PF) Jack Roughton, John Schmitt | |
| Subs | Babson | | |
| 14:56 | Babson | Keven Graves misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-52 |
| 14:54 | Babson | Thomas Fyfe tips it home | 44-54 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | John Christie is called for the reach on David White - foul #4 on John Christie, team foul #3 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Babson | John Ippolito (SG) John Christie | |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 44-54 |
| 14:24 | Babson | Christopher Higgins grabs the defensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 14:19 | Babson | John Ippolito misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-54 |
| 14:17 | Babson | John Infante gets the offensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 13:56 | Babson | Keven Graves clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Stuart Strine - foul #3 on Stuart Strine, team foul #5 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Yates (PG), David Norden (SF) Edgar Ludwig, Stuart Strine | |
| Subs | Babson | Robert Castle (SG) Christopher Higgins | |
| 13:56 | Babson | Keven Graves misses the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 13:56 | Babson | Keven Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | David White scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Noel White | 46-55 |
| 13:25 | Babson | John Ippolito clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 46-55 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | Noel White gets the rebound | 46-55 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | The jumper by Daniel Forte is denied by Thomas Fyfe | 46-55 |
| 13:04 | Babson | The rebound goes to Thomas Fyfe | 46-55 |
| 12:59 | Babson | Robert Castle hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 46-55 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | David Norden grabs the defensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Matthew Yates connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by David White | 48-55 |
| 12:34 | Babson | Matthew Yates picks off the pass by John Ippolito in the backcourt | 48-55 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Matthew Yates hits the finger roll | 50-55 |
| 12:26 | Babson | Keven Graves hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Ippolito | 50-58 |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Daniel Forte throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig (PG), Stuart Strine (SG), Jack Roughton (SF), John Schmitt (PF), Robert Upchurch (C) Matthew Yates, David White, David Norden, Daniel Forte, Noel White | |
| Subs | Babson | Christopher Higgins (PG), Brandon Heath (SF), Troy Moore (PF), William Bone (C) John Ippolito, Keven Graves, Thomas Fyfe, John Infante | |
| 11:42 | Babson | Robert Castle hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Brandon Heath | 50-61 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edgar Ludwig (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stuart Strine (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jack Roughton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Schmitt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Upchurch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Babson | PG - Christopher Higgins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Castle (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Heath (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Troy Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Bone (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Stuart Strine is fouled on the floor by Brandon Heath - foul #3 on Brandon Heath, team foul #4 | 50-61 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-61 |
| 10:58 | Babson | Troy Moore grabs the board | 50-61 |
| 10:54 | Babson | Robert Castle is hacked by Stuart Strine - foul #4 on Stuart Strine, team foul #6 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy McKearney (SG) Stuart Strine | |
| Subs | Babson | | |
| 10:45 | Babson | William Bone is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on William Bone, team foul #5 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Babson | Keven Graves (SF) Robert Castle | |
| 10:32 | Illinois | William Bone is called for the reach on John Schmitt - foul #3 on William Bone, team foul #6 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Norden (SF) Jack Roughton | |
| Subs | Babson | John Ippolito (SG) Brandon Heath | |
| 10:20 | Illinois | David Norden is hacked by Keven Graves - foul #2 on Keven Graves, team foul #7 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Barrett (PF) John Schmitt | |
| Subs | Babson | | |
| 10:20 | Illinois | David Norden misses the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 10:20 | Babson | Troy Moore snags the defensive board | 50-61 |
| 10:00 | Babson | Keven Graves can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-61 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | Christopher Barrett pulls down the rebound | 50-61 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | David Norden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Yates (PG), David White (SG), Daniel Forte (PF) Edgar Ludwig, Jeremy McKearney, Robert Upchurch | |
| Subs | Babson | Robert Castle (SG), Thomas Fyfe (PF), Raymond Benton (C) Christopher Higgins, Troy Moore, William Bone | |
| 09:19 | Babson | Robert Castle misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 50-61 |
| 09:17 | Illinois | Daniel Forte grabs the defensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | David Norden hits the finger roll | 52-61 |
| 08:44 | Babson | Thomas Fyfe hits the finger roll | 52-63 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | David White misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-63 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Daniel Forte tips it in | 54-63 |
| 08:08 | Babson | Keven Graves misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 54-63 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Christopher Barrett pulls down the rebound | 54-63 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Daniel Forte knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by David White | 56-63 |
| 07:40 | Babson | Thomas Fyfe misses the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by David White - foul #2 on David White, team foul #7 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig (PG), Stuart Strine (SG), Jack Roughton (SF), John Schmitt (PF), Noel White (C) Matthew Yates, David White, David Norden, Daniel Forte, Christopher Barrett | |
| Subs | Babson | Christopher Higgins (PG), John Christie (SF), John Infante (C) John Ippolito, Keven Graves, Raymond Benton | |
| 07:40 | Babson | Thomas Fyfe makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 07:40 | Babson | Thomas Fyfe makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edgar Ludwig (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stuart Strine (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Jack Roughton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Schmitt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Noel White (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Babson | PG - Christopher Higgins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Castle (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Christie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Fyfe (fresh) 9 pts. 13 reb. C - John Infante (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Jack Roughton is hacked by John Infante - foul #4 on John Infante, team foul #8 | 56-65 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Jack Roughton makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Jack Roughton makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 07:09 | Babson | John Christie misses the lay-in | 58-65 |
| 07:08 | Illinois | Stuart Strine pulls down the rebound | 58-65 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Stuart Strine double dribbles | 58-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Babson | Troy Moore (SF), William Bone (PF) Robert Castle, Thomas Fyfe | |
| 06:22 | Babson | Troy Moore is hacked by Jack Roughton - foul #2 on Jack Roughton, team foul #8 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (SG), Daniel Forte (PF) Jack Roughton, John Schmitt | |
| Subs | Babson | | |
| 06:22 | Babson | Troy Moore makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 06:22 | Babson | Troy Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Daniel Forte throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-67 |
| 05:50 | Babson | John Christie can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 58-67 |
| 05:48 | Babson | John Infante grabs the offensive board | 58-67 |
| 05:38 | Babson | John Christie connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 58-69 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | John Infante swats the layup by Stuart Strine | 58-69 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Noel White gets the offensive rebound | 58-69 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | David White makes the fadeaway near the basket | 60-69 |
| 04:55 | Babson | Babson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Norden (SF) Stuart Strine | |
| Subs | Babson | Robert Castle (SG), Keven Graves (SF), Thomas Fyfe (PF) John Christie, Troy Moore, William Bone | |
| 04:34 | Babson | Keven Graves hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-69 |
| 04:32 | Babson | Robert Castle gets the offensive rebound | 60-69 |
| 04:23 | Babson | Thomas Fyfe hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-69 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Daniel Forte snags the defensive board | 60-69 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | David White misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-69 |
| 04:14 | Babson | John Infante grabs the board | 60-69 |
| 04:11 | Babson | Christopher Higgins is fouled in the backcourt by Edgar Ludwig - foul #3 on Edgar Ludwig, team foul #9 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Upchurch (C) Noel White | |
| Subs | Babson | William Bone (C) John Infante | |
| 04:11 | Babson | Christopher Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 04:11 | Babson | Christopher Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | David White misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 60-71 |
| 03:57 | Babson | Robert Castle grabs the board | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Babson | Babson is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:42 | Babson | Keven Graves scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Christopher Higgins | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Babson | Babson is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edgar Ludwig (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - David White (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Norden (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Daniel Forte (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Upchurch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Babson | PG - Christopher Higgins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Castle (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keven Graves (fresh) 19 pts. PF - Thomas Fyfe (fresh) 9 pts. 13 reb. C - William Bone (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Robert Upchurch misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by William Bone - foul #4 on William Bone, team foul #9 | 60-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stuart Strine (SG), John Schmitt (PF) David White, Daniel Forte | |
| Subs | Babson | John Christie (PG) Christopher Higgins | |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Robert Upchurch misses the 1st free throw | 60-73 |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Robert Upchurch makes the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| 03:12 | Babson | John Christie scores on a runner in the paint | 61-75 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | William Bone is called for the reach on Robert Upchurch - foul #5 on William Bone, team foul #10 | 61-75 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Yates (PG), Jack Roughton (SF) Edgar Ludwig, David Norden | |
| Subs | Babson | Raymond Benton (C) William Bone | |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Robert Upchurch misses the 1st free throw | 61-75 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Robert Upchurch makes the 2nd free throw | 62-75 |
| 02:57 | Babson | Babson calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-75 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig (PG), David White (SG), Daniel Forte (PF), Noel White (C) Matthew Yates, Jack Roughton, John Schmitt, Robert Upchurch | |
| Subs | Babson | Christopher Higgins (PG), John Infante (C) John Christie, Raymond Benton | |
| 02:45 | Babson | John Infante blows the layup but he's fouled by Noel White - foul #1 on Noel White, team foul #10 | 62-75 |
| 02:45 | Babson | John Infante makes the 1st free throw | 62-76 |
| 02:45 | Babson | John Infante misses the 2nd free throw | 62-76 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Noel White grabs the defensive rebound | 62-76 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Robert Castle steals it from Daniel Forte | 62-76 |
| 02:13 | Babson | Christopher Higgins is fouled on the floor by Edgar Ludwig - foul #4 on Edgar Ludwig, team foul #11 | 62-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Norden (SF) Stuart Strine | |
| Subs | Babson | John Ippolito (SG), John Christie (SF), Troy Moore (PF), Raymond Benton (C) Robert Castle, Keven Graves, Thomas Fyfe, John Infante | |
| 02:13 | Babson | Christopher Higgins misses the 1st free throw | 62-76 |
| 02:13 | Babson | Christopher Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 62-77 |
| 02:03 | Illinois | David Norden can't finish the layup | 62-77 |
| 02:01 | Babson | The rebound goes to Troy Moore | 62-77 |
| 01:54 | Babson | David White is called for the reach on John Ippolito - foul #3 on David White, team foul #12 | 62-77 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Babson | Brandon Heath (SF) Christopher Higgins | |
| 01:54 | Babson | John Ippolito makes the 1st free throw | 62-78 |
| 01:54 | Babson | John Ippolito makes the 2nd free throw | 62-79 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Noel White clanks a driving attempt from close range | 62-79 |
| 01:40 | Babson | The rebound goes to Troy Moore | 62-79 |
| 01:35 | Babson | John Ippolito loses the dribble to Edgar Ludwig | 62-79 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | David Norden connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 65-79 |
| 00:57 | Babson | John Christie buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Benton | 65-82 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Babson | Babson is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Daniel Forte comes up short on the jumper from close range | 65-82 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Noel White grabs the offensive rebound | 65-82 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | John Christie is called for the reach on Daniel Forte - foul #5 on John Christie, team foul #11 | 65-82 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Babson | Steven Lewis (C) John Christie | |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Daniel Forte makes the 1st free throw | 66-82 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Daniel Forte makes the 2nd free throw | 67-82 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Babson | Babson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Babson | John Ippolito scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 67-84 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | David Norden scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Forte | 69-84 |
| 00:00 | Babson | John Ippolito runs out the clock | 69-84 |