| Lineup | Roanoke | PG - Rickey Stevens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Garner (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daron Aleman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Cowman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - George Ferrell (fresh) 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edgar Ludwig (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David White (fresh) 3 ast. SF - David Norden (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Forte (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Noel White (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Roanoke | Daron Aleman inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | Roanoke | Roanoke is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Roanoke | Rickey Stevens is fouled on the floor by Edgar Ludwig - foul #3 on Edgar Ludwig, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Roanoke | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Yates (PG) Edgar Ludwig | |
| 19:37 | Roanoke | Charles Garner misses the lay-in | 35-35 |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Noel White grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Charles Garner picks off the pass by Daniel Forte | 35-35 |
| 19:15 | Roanoke | Rickey Stevens lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Garner | 37-35 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Noel White loses the ball out of bounds | 37-35 |
| 18:34 | Roanoke | Donald Cowman makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Rickey Stevens | 39-35 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | David Norden misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Daron Aleman - foul #3 on Daron Aleman, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Roanoke | Vic Surface (SF) Daron Aleman | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:17 | Illinois | David Norden makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | David Norden makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 18:15 | Roanoke | Rickey Stevens is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Yates - foul #1 on Matthew Yates, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| 18:10 | Roanoke | Matthew Yates steps in front of the Charles Garner pass | 39-37 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | David White makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Yates and he's fouled by Rickey Stevens - foul #3 on Rickey Stevens, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Roanoke | Russell Thomas (PG) Rickey Stevens | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:05 | Illinois | David White makes the free throw | 39-40 |
| 17:48 | Roanoke | Charles Garner misses long on a floater from the left block | 39-40 |
| 17:46 | Illinois | Noel White snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | David Norden misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 17:34 | Roanoke | Donald Cowman grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 17:18 | Roanoke | Donald Cowman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-40 |
| 17:17 | Roanoke | George Ferrell gets the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 16:56 | Roanoke | Donald Cowman clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Noel White grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Donald Cowman is called for the reach on Daniel Forte - foul #1 on Donald Cowman, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Roanoke | Robert McGready (SG), Jerry Zak (PF) Charles Garner, Donald Cowman | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Schmitt (PG), Stuart Strine (SG), Jack Roughton (SF), Christopher Barrett (PF), Robert Upchurch (C) Matthew Yates, David White, David Norden, Daniel Forte, Noel White | |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Christopher Barrett is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Christopher Barrett, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| 16:13 | Roanoke | Robert Upchurch picks off the pass by Robert McGready | 39-40 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Stuart Strine misses short on a floater from the left side | 39-40 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Jack Roughton misses the tip | 39-40 |
| 15:56 | Roanoke | George Ferrell pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Roanoke | PG - Russell Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert McGready (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Vic Surface (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Zak (fresh) C - George Ferrell (fairly fresh) 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Schmitt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Stuart Strine (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jack Roughton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Upchurch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Roanoke | Russell Thomas buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert McGready | 42-40 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | Christopher Barrett clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-40 |
| 15:23 | Roanoke | George Ferrell grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 15:18 | Roanoke | Vic Surface misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 15:16 | Roanoke | Robert McGready grabs the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 15:03 | Roanoke | Christopher Barrett swats the short shot by George Ferrell | 42-40 |
| 15:01 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Barrett | 42-40 |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Jack Roughton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 14:56 | Roanoke | Jerry Zak pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 14:51 | Roanoke | Russell Thomas connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Robert Upchurch misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-40 |
| 14:36 | Roanoke | Vic Surface grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 14:31 | Roanoke | Robert McGready hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-40 |
| 14:29 | Illinois | Christopher Barrett gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | John Schmitt buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 44-42 |
| 14:18 | Roanoke | Russell Thomas's pass is intercepted by Jack Roughton | 44-42 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | John Schmitt scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 44-44 |
| 13:52 | Roanoke | Robert McGready misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 13:50 | Illinois | Jack Roughton grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | John Schmitt connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Robert Upchurch | 44-46 |
| 13:38 | Roanoke | Jerry Zak misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 44-46 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Barrett | 44-46 |
| 13:22 | Illinois | Christopher Barrett hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Jerry Zak - foul #1 on Jerry Zak, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Roanoke | Rickey Stevens (PG), Charles Garner (SG), Daron Aleman (SF), Willie McGuffey (PF), Donald Cowman (C) Russell Thomas, Robert McGready, Vic Surface, Jerry Zak, George Ferrell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig (PG), David White (SG), David Norden (SF), Noel White (C) John Schmitt, Stuart Strine, Jack Roughton, Robert Upchurch | |
| 13:22 | Illinois | Christopher Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 13:22 | Illinois | Christopher Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 13:13 | Roanoke | Donald Cowman misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-48 |
| 13:12 | Roanoke | Willie McGuffey snags the offensive board | 44-48 |
| 12:56 | Roanoke | Charles Garner lays it up and in on a great pass from Willie McGuffey and he's hacked by David White - foul #2 on David White, team foul #4 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Roanoke | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Forte (PF) Christopher Barrett | |
| 12:56 | Roanoke | Charles Garner makes the free throw | 47-48 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | David White scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Edgar Ludwig | 47-50 |
| 12:22 | Roanoke | David White blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Rickey Stevens | 47-50 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Noel White | 47-50 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Noel White misses the easy layup but the foul's on Donald Cowman - foul #2 on Donald Cowman, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Noel White misses the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Noel White makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 11:53 | Roanoke | Rickey Stevens misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 47-51 |
| 11:52 | Roanoke | Donald Cowman grabs the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Roanoke | PG - Rickey Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Garner (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Daron Aleman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Willie McGuffey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Cowman (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edgar Ludwig (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David White (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Norden (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Forte (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Noel White (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Roanoke | Charles Garner hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 47-51 |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig grabs the board | 47-51 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | David Norden buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Edgar Ludwig | 47-53 |
| 11:13 | Roanoke | Willie McGuffey's pass is intercepted by David Norden | 47-53 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | David Norden makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Edgar Ludwig | 47-56 |
| 10:45 | Roanoke | Daron Aleman misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-56 |
| 10:44 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edgar Ludwig | 47-56 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-56 |
| Subs | Roanoke | Russell Thomas (SG), Vic Surface (SF), Clyde Wallace (C) Charles Garner, Daron Aleman, Willie McGuffey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Yates (PG), Stuart Strine (SG), Jack Roughton (SF), Robert Upchurch (C) Edgar Ludwig, David White, David Norden, Noel White | |
| 10:14 | Roanoke | Donald Cowman is called for traveling | 47-56 |
| Subs | Roanoke | Robert McGready (SG), Jerry Zak (PF) Rickey Stevens, Donald Cowman | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:59 | Illinois | Jack Roughton misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Clyde Wallace - foul #4 on Clyde Wallace, team foul #6 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Roanoke | George Ferrell (C) Clyde Wallace | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:59 | Illinois | Jack Roughton misses the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | Jack Roughton makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 09:49 | Roanoke | George Ferrell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-57 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | Daniel Forte grabs the defensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 09:41 | Illinois | Russell Thomas picks off the pass by Matthew Yates | 47-57 |
| 09:38 | Roanoke | Russell Thomas banks in the layup | 49-57 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Stuart Strine is called for traveling | 49-57 |
| Subs | Roanoke | Rickey Stevens (PG), Charles Garner (SG), Donald Cowman (PF) Russell Thomas, Robert McGready, Jerry Zak | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig (PG), David White (SG), John Schmitt (PF) Matthew Yates, Jack Roughton, Daniel Forte | |
| 09:02 | Roanoke | Rickey Stevens knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | George Ferrell denies the turnaround by Robert Upchurch | 51-57 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig connects on the shot from the left wing | 51-59 |
| 07:59 | Roanoke | George Ferrell connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-59 |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Stuart Strine misses badly on a floater from the right side | 53-59 |
| 07:35 | Roanoke | The rebound goes to Charles Garner | 53-59 |
| Lineup | Roanoke | PG - Rickey Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Garner (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Vic Surface (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Cowman (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - George Ferrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edgar Ludwig (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - David White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stuart Strine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Schmitt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Upchurch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Roanoke | John Schmitt takes the ball from George Ferrell | 53-59 |
| 07:13 | Illinois | The short jumper by Edgar Ludwig is denied by Donald Cowman | 53-59 |
| 07:11 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Upchurch | 53-59 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Stuart Strine grabs the offensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Robert Upchurch hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by George Ferrell - foul #3 on George Ferrell, team foul #7 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Roanoke | Russell Thomas (PG), Robert McGready (SG), Daron Aleman (SF), Willie McGuffey (PF), Clyde Wallace (C) Rickey Stevens, Charles Garner, Vic Surface, Donald Cowman, George Ferrell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Yates (PG), Jeremy McKearney (SG), David Norden (SF), Daniel Forte (PF) Edgar Ludwig, David White, Stuart Strine, John Schmitt | |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Robert Upchurch makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Robert Upchurch makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 06:11 | Roanoke | Russell Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-61 |
| 06:09 | Illinois | Robert Upchurch snags the defensive board | 53-61 |
| 05:42 | Illinois | David Norden hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Daron Aleman - foul #4 on Daron Aleman, team foul #8 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Roanoke | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Noel White (C) Robert Upchurch | |
| 05:42 | Illinois | David Norden makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 05:42 | Illinois | David Norden makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 05:27 | Roanoke | Robert McGready misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeremy McKearney - foul #1 on Jeremy McKearney, team foul #5 | 53-63 |
| 05:27 | Roanoke | Robert McGready makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 05:27 | Roanoke | Robert McGready misses the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Noel White | 54-63 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Noel White is fouled on the floor by Clyde Wallace - foul #5 on Clyde Wallace, team foul #9 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Roanoke | Rickey Stevens (PG), George Ferrell (C) Robert McGready, Clyde Wallace | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Noel White makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Noel White misses the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 05:10 | Roanoke | George Ferrell grabs the board | 54-64 |
| 04:45 | Roanoke | Willie McGuffey misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-64 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Noel White grabs the defensive rebound | 54-64 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Jeremy McKearney is fouled on the floor by Russell Thomas - foul #2 on Russell Thomas, team foul #10 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Roanoke | Charles Garner (SG), Donald Cowman (PF), Vic Surface (C) Russell Thomas, Willie McGuffey, George Ferrell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig (PG), Jack Roughton (SF), Christopher Barrett (PF) Matthew Yates, David Norden, Daniel Forte | |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Jeremy McKearney makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Jeremy McKearney makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Roanoke | Roanoke is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:14 | Roanoke | Donald Cowman is fouled on the floor by Jeremy McKearney - foul #2 on Jeremy McKearney, team foul #6 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Roanoke | Jerry Zak (PF) Daron Aleman | |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (SG) Jeremy McKearney | |
| 03:59 | Roanoke | Jerry Zak misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Noel White - foul #1 on Noel White, team foul #7 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Roanoke | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stuart Strine (SF) Jack Roughton | |
| 03:59 | Roanoke | Jerry Zak makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 03:59 | Roanoke | Jerry Zak misses the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Noel White pulls down the rebound | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Roanoke | Roanoke is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Christopher Barrett comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 55-66 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Christopher Barrett snags the offensive board | 55-66 |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Christopher Barrett connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Edgar Ludwig | 55-68 |
| Lineup | Roanoke | PG - Rickey Stevens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Garner (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Vic Surface (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Zak (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Cowman (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edgar Ludwig (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - David White (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stuart Strine (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Barrett (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Noel White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Roanoke | Roanoke is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:53 | Roanoke | Rickey Stevens makes the runner from the right block and he's hacked by Edgar Ludwig - foul #4 on Edgar Ludwig, team foul #8 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Roanoke | Daron Aleman (SF), Willie McGuffey (PF) Vic Surface, Jerry Zak | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Norden (SF), Daniel Forte (PF) David White, Noel White | |
| 02:53 | Roanoke | Rickey Stevens makes the free throw | 58-68 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-68 |
| Subs | Roanoke | George Ferrell (C) Donald Cowman | |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (SG), Robert Upchurch (C) Stuart Strine, Christopher Barrett | |
| 02:37 | Illinois | David Norden hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Edgar Ludwig | 58-70 |
| 02:29 | Roanoke | Rickey Stevens misses short on a shot from the left side | 58-70 |
| 02:28 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Norden | 58-70 |
| 02:03 | Illinois | Robert Upchurch hits a driving attempt from the right block | 58-72 |
| 01:52 | Roanoke | Rickey Stevens misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-72 |
| 01:50 | Roanoke | Daron Aleman grabs the offensive rebound | 58-72 |
| 01:41 | Roanoke | Charles Garner drills a shot near the basket | 60-72 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | David Norden banks in the layup on a great pass from David White | 60-74 |
| 01:06 | Roanoke | Daron Aleman loses the ball out of bounds | 60-74 |
| Subs | Roanoke | Russell Thomas (PG), Robert McGready (SG), Vic Surface (SF), Jerry Zak (PF), Donald Cowman (C) Rickey Stevens, Charles Garner, Daron Aleman, Willie McGuffey, George Ferrell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Noel White (C) Robert Upchurch | |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Daniel Forte hits a turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Jerry Zak - foul #2 on Jerry Zak, team foul #11 | 60-76 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Daniel Forte makes the free throw | 60-77 |
| Game Plan | Roanoke | Roanoke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Roanoke | Russell Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-77 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Noel White grabs the defensive rebound | 60-77 |
| Game Plan | Roanoke | Roanoke 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 (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Illinois | David White lays it in on a nice dish by Edgar Ludwig and he's hacked by Robert McGready - foul #1 on Robert McGready, team foul #12 | 60-79 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | David White misses the free throw | 60-79 |
| 00:17 | Roanoke | Donald Cowman gets the rebound | 60-79 |
| 00:13 | Roanoke | Daniel Forte blocks the jumper by Russell Thomas | 60-79 |
| 00:11 | Roanoke | Robert McGready tips it back up and in | 62-79 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig runs out the clock | 62-79 |