| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roosevelt Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey McCann (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Mark Bateman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joshua West (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wilkes | PG - Quincy Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Bent (fresh) SF - Richard Wilborn (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Grove (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Heath (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann inbounds the ball | 37-27 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Wilkes | Wilkes is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 37-27 |
| 19:47 | Illinois | Joshua West tips it but misses | 37-27 |
| 19:46 | Wilkes | Richard Wilborn snags the defensive board | 37-27 |
| 19:42 | Wilkes | Roosevelt Smith steals the ball from Richard Wilborn | 37-27 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | Joshua West drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by George Mazzella | 39-27 |
| 18:56 | Wilkes | Sean Grove connects on the shot from the right block | 39-29 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Quincy Walker steals it from Jeffrey McCann | 39-29 |
| 18:24 | Wilkes | Richard Wilborn lays it up and in on a nice dish by Quincy Walker | 39-31 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | Albert Bent is called for the reach on Roosevelt Smith - foul #2 on Albert Bent, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | George Mazzella misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-31 |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Joshua West snags the offensive board | 39-31 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann misses long on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Richard Wilborn - foul #1 on Richard Wilborn, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury (PF) Mark Bateman | |
| Subs | Wilkes | Bruce Lockhart (C) Eric Heath | |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann misses the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Joshua West pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-31 |
| 17:07 | Wilkes | Bruce Lockhart snags the defensive board | 40-31 |
| 16:46 | Wilkes | Bruce Lockhart is whistled for traveling | 40-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (SG), Michael Andrews (SF) Roosevelt Smith, Jeffrey McCann | |
| Subs | Wilkes | Percy Knight (PG), John Stewart (SG), Calvin Zeiler (SF) Quincy Walker, Albert Bent, Richard Wilborn | |
| 16:17 | Illinois | Michael Andrews knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by George Mazzella | 42-31 |
| 15:59 | Wilkes | Bruce Lockhart can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 42-31 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Thomas Choudhury | 42-31 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kevin Hancock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Andrews (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Thomas Choudhury (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua West (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wilkes | PG - Percy Knight (fresh) SG - John Stewart (fresh) SF - Calvin Zeiler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sean Grove (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Bruce Lockhart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Joshua West makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Kevin Hancock and he's fouled by John Stewart - foul #1 on John Stewart, team foul #3 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith (SG), Jeffrey McCann (SF), Mark Bateman (PF) George Mazzella, Michael Andrews, Thomas Choudhury | |
| Subs | Wilkes | Quincy Walker (PG), Richard Wilborn (SF), Eric Heath (C) Percy Knight, Calvin Zeiler, Sean Grove | |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Joshua West misses the free throw | 44-31 |
| 15:38 | Wilkes | John Stewart grabs the board | 44-31 |
| 15:24 | Wilkes | John Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-31 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joshua West | 44-31 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann clanks a floater from the right wing | 44-31 |
| 15:01 | Wilkes | Quincy Walker snags the defensive board | 44-31 |
| 14:36 | Wilkes | Richard Wilborn misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Kevin Hancock - foul #2 on Kevin Hancock, team foul #1 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury (PF) Joshua West | |
| Subs | Wilkes | Albert Bent (SG) John Stewart | |
| 14:36 | Wilkes | Richard Wilborn makes the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 14:36 | Wilkes | Richard Wilborn makes the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 14:11 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Kevin Hancock | 46-33 |
| 13:59 | Wilkes | Bruce Lockhart misses long on a jumper from the right block | 46-33 |
| 13:57 | Wilkes | Eric Heath grabs the offensive board | 46-33 |
| 13:33 | Wilkes | Albert Bent lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bruce Lockhart | 46-35 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Roosevelt Smith | 48-35 |
| 13:03 | Wilkes | Richard Wilborn hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Eric Heath | 48-37 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Choudhury | 51-37 |
| 12:32 | Wilkes | Richard Wilborn hits a jumper from the left block set up by Albert Bent | 51-39 |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-39 |
| 12:15 | Wilkes | Bruce Lockhart grabs the defensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 11:57 | Wilkes | Quincy Walker makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Albert Bent | 51-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kevin Hancock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Roosevelt Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey McCann (fairly fresh) 15 pts. PF - Thomas Choudhury (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Bateman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wilkes | PG - Quincy Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Bent (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Wilborn (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Lockhart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Heath (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 51-41 |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann misses the tip | 51-41 |
| 11:33 | Wilkes | Eric Heath grabs the board | 51-41 |
| 11:28 | Wilkes | Quincy Walker misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-41 |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Quincy Walker picks off the pass by Mark Bateman | 51-41 |
| 10:44 | Wilkes | The short jumper by Richard Wilborn is denied by Mark Bateman | 51-41 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-41 |
| 10:17 | Wilkes | The rebound goes to Eric Heath | 51-41 |
| 10:12 | Wilkes | Richard Wilborn misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-41 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Mark Bateman grabs the defensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | Eric Heath takes the ball from Roosevelt Smith | 51-41 |
| 09:36 | Wilkes | Bruce Lockhart is hacked by Jeffrey McCann - foul #1 on Jeffrey McCann, team foul #2 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Corey Conaway (SG), Michael Andrews (SF), Pablo Lopez (PF), Joshua West (C) Kevin Hancock, Roosevelt Smith, Jeffrey McCann, Thomas Choudhury, Mark Bateman | |
| Subs | Wilkes | Percy Knight (PG), John Stewart (SG), Calvin Zeiler (SF), Sean Grove (PF), Mark Valasquez (C) Quincy Walker, Albert Bent, Richard Wilborn, Bruce Lockhart, Eric Heath | |
| 09:27 | Wilkes | Calvin Zeiler misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-41 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joshua West | 51-41 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Joshua West can't finish the layup but the foul's on Percy Knight - foul #2 on Percy Knight, team foul #4 | 51-41 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Joshua West makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Joshua West misses the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 09:09 | Wilkes | The rebound goes to Sean Grove | 52-41 |
| 08:52 | Wilkes | Mark Valasquez's fadeaway is rejected by Joshua West | 52-41 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Michael Andrews gets the rebound | 52-41 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Joshua West misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 52-41 |
| 08:20 | Wilkes | John Stewart grabs the board | 52-41 |
| 08:03 | Wilkes | Joshua West steals it from Calvin Zeiler | 52-41 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | Corey Conaway blows the layup | 52-41 |
| 07:43 | Wilkes | Calvin Zeiler grabs the defensive rebound | 52-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Corey Conaway (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Andrews (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pablo Lopez (fresh) C - Joshua West (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wilkes | PG - Percy Knight (fresh) SG - John Stewart (fresh) SF - Calvin Zeiler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sean Grove (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Valasquez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Wilkes | Percy Knight knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from John Stewart | 52-43 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | George Mazzella misses the lay-in | 52-43 |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Michael Andrews grabs the offensive board | 52-43 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Joshua West knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 54-43 |
| 06:45 | Wilkes | Mark Valasquez is fouled on the floor by Corey Conaway - foul #1 on Corey Conaway, team foul #3 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith (SG), Thomas Choudhury (PF) Corey Conaway, Pablo Lopez | |
| Subs | Wilkes | Quincy Walker (PG), Albert Bent (SG) Percy Knight, Calvin Zeiler | |
| 06:31 | Wilkes | Albert Bent's pass is intercepted by Joshua West | 54-43 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Michael Andrews misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 54-43 |
| 06:11 | Wilkes | The rebound goes to Sean Grove | 54-43 |
| 05:48 | Wilkes | John Stewart connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Quincy Walker | 54-46 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Michael Andrews hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-46 |
| 05:19 | Wilkes | Quincy Walker grabs the board | 54-46 |
| 05:14 | Wilkes | Mark Valasquez is hacked by Joshua West - foul #1 on Joshua West, team foul #4 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (PG), Jeffrey McCann (SG), Corey Conaway (SF), Mark Bateman (C) George Mazzella, Roosevelt Smith, Michael Andrews, Joshua West | |
| Subs | Wilkes | Richard Wilborn (SF), Calvin Zeiler (PF), Bruce Lockhart (C) John Stewart, Sean Grove, Mark Valasquez | |
| 05:09 | Wilkes | Quincy Walker connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Albert Bent | 54-49 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-49 |
| 04:50 | Wilkes | Richard Wilborn misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kevin Hancock - foul #3 on Kevin Hancock, team foul #5 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wilkes | Percy Knight (PG) Quincy Walker | |
| 04:50 | Wilkes | Richard Wilborn makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 04:50 | Wilkes | Richard Wilborn makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Percy Knight - foul #3 on Percy Knight, team foul #5 | 54-51 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 04:06 | Wilkes | Percy Knight connects on the shot from close range set up by Richard Wilborn | 56-53 |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Corey Conaway connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Kevin Hancock | 59-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kevin Hancock (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey McCann (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. SF - Corey Conaway (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Choudhury (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Bateman (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wilkes | PG - Percy Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Albert Bent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Wilborn (fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. PF - Calvin Zeiler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bruce Lockhart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Wilkes | Percy Knight misses the easy layup but the foul's on Thomas Choudhury - foul #3 on Thomas Choudhury, team foul #6 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Roosevelt Smith (SG), Pablo Lopez (PF), Joshua West (C) Kevin Hancock, Corey Conaway, Thomas Choudhury, Mark Bateman | |
| Subs | Wilkes | John Stewart (SG), Sean Grove (PF) Albert Bent, Calvin Zeiler | |
| 03:30 | Wilkes | Percy Knight makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 03:30 | Wilkes | Percy Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Sean Grove takes the ball from Roosevelt Smith | 59-55 |
| 02:57 | Wilkes | Wilkes calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark Bateman (PF) Pablo Lopez | |
| Subs | Wilkes | Quincy Walker (PG), Albert Bent (SG), Eric Heath (C) Percy Knight, John Stewart, Bruce Lockhart | |
| 02:48 | Wilkes | Jeffrey McCann is called for the reach on Eric Heath - foul #2 on Jeffrey McCann, team foul #7 | 59-55 |
| 02:48 | Wilkes | Eric Heath makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 02:48 | Wilkes | Eric Heath makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Joshua West can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 59-57 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Joshua West grabs the offensive board | 59-57 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Sean Grove is called for the reach on Jeffrey McCann - foul #2 on Sean Grove, team foul #6 | 59-57 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Joshua West clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Eric Heath - foul #3 on Eric Heath, team foul #7 | 59-57 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Joshua West makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Joshua West misses the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 01:43 | Wilkes | Sean Grove grabs the defensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 01:25 | Wilkes | Albert Bent is fouled on the floor by Joshua West - foul #2 on Joshua West, team foul #8 | 60-57 |
| 01:25 | Wilkes | Albert Bent makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 01:25 | Wilkes | Albert Bent makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | Eric Heath steps in front of the Mark Bateman pass | 60-59 |
| 00:38 | Wilkes | Eric Heath clanks a floater in the paint | 60-59 |
| 00:37 | Wilkes | Richard Wilborn gets the offensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 00:32 | Wilkes | Jeffrey McCann is called for the reach on Richard Wilborn - foul #3 on Jeffrey McCann, team foul #9 | 60-59 |
| 00:32 | Wilkes | Richard Wilborn makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 00:32 | Wilkes | Richard Wilborn makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Albert Bent - foul #3 on Albert Bent, team foul #8 | 60-61 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 00:06 | Wilkes | Sean Grove pulls down the rebound | 61-61 |
| 00:06 | Wilkes | Wilkes calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Wilkes | Wilkes is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Wilkes | Mark Bateman is called for the reach on Sean Grove - foul #2 on Mark Bateman, team foul #10 | 61-61 |
| 00:02 | Wilkes | Sean Grove makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 00:02 | Wilkes | Sean Grove misses the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Joshua West grabs the defensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Wilkes | Wilkes is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | George Mazzella hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 61-62 |