| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Edwin Markham (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Overman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bernard Alston (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sean Staley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Jackowski (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Van Miller (fresh) PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Van Miller inbounds the ball | 27-44 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois | James Jackowski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-44 |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Boris Zellous tips it in | 27-46 |
| 19:16 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley blows the layup but he's fouled by James Jackowski - foul #2 on James Jackowski, team foul #1 | 27-46 |
| 19:16 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley makes the 1st free throw | 28-46 |
| 19:16 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley makes the 2nd free throw | 29-46 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | James Jackowski hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Van Miller | 29-49 |
| 18:47 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 29-49 |
| 18:45 | Southern Illinois | John Overman snags the offensive board | 29-49 |
| 18:30 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-49 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | James Jackowski grabs the board | 29-49 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | Van Miller is hacked by Edwin Markham - foul #2 on Edwin Markham, team foul #1 | 29-49 |
| 17:53 | Illinois | Boris Zellous knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Wainwright | 29-52 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:33 | Southern Illinois | James Jackowski steals the ball from Sean Staley | 29-52 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | James Jackowski makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Boris Zellous | 29-55 |
| 17:03 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly can't connect on a shot near the basket | 29-55 |
| 17:01 | Illinois | Robert Fisher pulls down the rebound | 29-55 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | James Jackowski clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-55 |
| 16:47 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly snags the defensive board | 29-55 |
| 16:38 | Southern Illinois | John Overman misses short on a jumper from the right side | 29-55 |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Boris Zellous gets the rebound | 29-55 |
| 16:13 | Illinois | James Jackowski is whistled for a carry | 29-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Benjamin McKinnon (PG), Leonard Magers (SG), Sam Dejesus (SF), Lawrence Jackson (PF), Robert Nicodemus (C) Edwin Markham, John Overman, Bernard Alston, Sean Staley, James Kelly | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG), Steven Snyder (SG), Denis Banks (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Boris Zellous, James Jackowski, Thomas Wainwright, Robert Fisher | |
| 16:01 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 29-55 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Denis Banks grabs the board | 29-55 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Benjamin McKinnon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leonard Magers (fresh) SF - Sam Dejesus (fresh) PF - Lawrence Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Nicodemus (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Aguon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Snyder (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Van Miller (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Denis Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Dollard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Denis Banks misses the easy layup | 29-55 |
| 15:31 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus gets the rebound | 29-55 |
| 15:24 | Southern Illinois | Benjamin McKinnon is hacked by James Aguon - foul #1 on James Aguon, team foul #2 | 29-55 |
| 15:05 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-55 |
| 15:04 | Illinois | Steven Snyder grabs the defensive rebound | 29-55 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Van Miller scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Aguon | 29-58 |
| 14:34 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Benjamin McKinnon and the foul's on Scott Dollard - foul #2 on Scott Dollard, team foul #3 | 31-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edwin Markham (PG), Bernard Alston (SF), Sean Staley (PF) Benjamin McKinnon, Sam Dejesus, Robert Nicodemus | |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (PG), James Jackowski (SG) James Aguon, Steven Snyder | |
| 14:34 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson makes the free throw | 32-58 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | James Jackowski misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 32-58 |
| 14:18 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Bernard Alston | 32-58 |
| 14:02 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston misses the fadeaway from the left side | 32-58 |
| 14:01 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Scott Dollard | 32-58 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 32-58 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | James Jackowski gets the offensive rebound | 32-58 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | Denis Banks is fouled on the floor by Sean Staley - foul #2 on Sean Staley, team foul #2 | 32-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Overman (SG), James Kelly (C) Leonard Magers, Lawrence Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Virgil Polson (SF), Thomas Wainwright (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Van Miller, Denis Banks, Scott Dollard | |
| 13:11 | Illinois | James Jackowski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-58 |
| 13:09 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley snags the defensive board | 32-58 |
| 12:58 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Virgil Polson - foul #1 on Virgil Polson, team foul #4 | 32-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus (SF), Robert Nicodemus (PF) Bernard Alston, Sean Staley | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:58 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 33-58 |
| 12:58 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 33-58 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Robert Fisher gets the rebound | 33-58 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | James Jackowski is hacked by Edwin Markham - foul #3 on Edwin Markham, team foul #3 | 33-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Benjamin McKinnon (PG), Lawrence Jackson (SF), Leonard Magers (PF) Edwin Markham, Sam Dejesus, Robert Nicodemus | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG) Boris Zellous | |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Virgil Polson makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Aguon | 33-61 |
| 11:54 | Southern Illinois | Benjamin McKinnon misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 33-61 |
| 11:52 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson snags the offensive board | 33-61 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Benjamin McKinnon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Overman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Magers (fresh) C - James Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Aguon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Jackowski (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. SF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Southern Illinois | James Jackowski takes the ball from John Overman | 33-61 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Virgil Polson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-61 |
| 11:20 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers pulls down the rebound | 33-61 |
| 11:04 | Southern Illinois | John Overman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 33-61 |
| 11:03 | Southern Illinois | John Overman grabs the offensive board | 33-61 |
| 10:58 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 35-61 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | James Jackowski misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 35-61 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Robert Fisher tips it back up and in | 35-63 |
| 10:19 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly is whistled for traveling | 35-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edwin Markham (PG), Sam Dejesus (SG), Bernard Alston (SF), Sean Staley (PF), Robert Nicodemus (C) Benjamin McKinnon, John Overman, Lawrence Jackson, Leonard Magers, James Kelly | |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (PG), Steven Snyder (SG), Van Miller (SF), Denis Banks (PF), Scott Dollard (C) James Aguon, James Jackowski, Virgil Polson, Thomas Wainwright, Robert Fisher | |
| 09:57 | Illinois | Scott Dollard hits a jumper in the lane | 35-65 |
| 09:42 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus is whistled for a carry | 35-65 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Boris Zellous drills a shot from the right wing set up by Denis Banks | 35-67 |
| 09:20 | Southern Illinois | Steven Snyder steps in front of the Sam Dejesus pass | 35-67 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Steven Snyder scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 35-69 |
| 08:52 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-69 |
| 08:51 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Markham tips it home | 37-69 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Steven Snyder is fouled on the floor by Sam Dejesus - foul #1 on Sam Dejesus, team foul #4 | 37-69 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Benjamin McKinnon (PG), Leonard Magers (SG), Lawrence Jackson (PF) Edwin Markham, Bernard Alston, Sean Staley | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Jackowski (SG), Robert Fisher (C) Steven Snyder, Scott Dollard | |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Boris Zellous hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Jackowski | 37-72 |
| 08:19 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-72 |
| 08:17 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-72 |
| 08:06 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-72 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | James Jackowski makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-75 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Benjamin McKinnon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leonard Magers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Sam Dejesus (fresh) PF - Lawrence Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Nicodemus (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Jackowski (fresh) 25 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Van Miller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Denis Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Southern Illinois | Benjamin McKinnon misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-75 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Robert Fisher gets the rebound | 39-75 |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Boris Zellous can't connect on a floater from the right side | 39-75 |
| 07:12 | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus grabs the board | 39-75 |
| 06:55 | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus clanks a 3 from the right wing | 39-75 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | James Jackowski pulls down the rebound | 39-75 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Denis Banks is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Jackson - foul #1 on Lawrence Jackson, team foul #5 | 39-75 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Peter James (C) Sam Dejesus | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG), Thomas Wainwright (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Boris Zellous, Denis Banks, Robert Fisher | |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Scott Dollard is hacked by Robert Nicodemus - foul #1 on Robert Nicodemus, team foul #6 | 39-75 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | James Aguon hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Nicodemus - foul #2 on Robert Nicodemus, team foul #7 | 39-75 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | James Aguon makes the 1st free throw | 39-76 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | James Aguon makes the 2nd free throw | 39-77 |
| 05:54 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Wainwright - foul #4 on Thomas Wainwright, team foul #5 | 39-77 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Snyder (SG) James Jackowski | |
| 05:54 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus misses the 1st free throw | 39-77 |
| 05:54 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus misses the 2nd free throw | 39-77 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Scott Dollard | 39-77 |
| 05:30 | Illinois | Van Miller comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Lawrence Jackson - foul #2 on Lawrence Jackson, team foul #8 | 39-77 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus (SG) Robert Nicodemus | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:30 | Illinois | Van Miller makes the 1st free throw | 39-78 |
| 05:30 | Illinois | Van Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 39-79 |
| 05:12 | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus hits a floater in the paint | 41-79 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Scott Dollard is fouled on the floor by Benjamin McKinnon - foul #1 on Benjamin McKinnon, team foul #9 | 41-79 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (PG), James Jackowski (SG), Virgil Polson (SF) James Aguon, Steven Snyder, Van Miller | |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Scott Dollard makes the 1st free throw | 41-80 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Scott Dollard misses the 2nd free throw | 41-80 |
| 04:54 | Southern Illinois | Peter James pulls down the rebound | 41-80 |
| 04:36 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Wainwright denies the turnaround by Leonard Magers | 41-80 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright gets the rebound | 41-80 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-80 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Virgil Polson | 41-80 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Scott Dollard is fouled on the floor by Sam Dejesus - foul #2 on Sam Dejesus, team foul #10 | 41-80 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus (PF) Sam Dejesus | |
| Subs | Illinois | Denis Banks (PF) Thomas Wainwright | |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Scott Dollard makes the 1st free throw | 41-81 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Scott Dollard misses the 2nd free throw | 41-81 |
| 04:02 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus gets the rebound | 41-81 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:51 | Southern Illinois | Denis Banks takes the ball from Peter James | 41-81 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Illinois | James Jackowski buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Boris Zellous | 41-84 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Benjamin McKinnon (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leonard Magers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lawrence Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Nicodemus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter James (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Jackowski (fresh) 28 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Denis Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Scott Dollard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-84 |
| 03:15 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Virgil Polson | 41-84 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Virgil Polson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-84 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus (SF) Peter James | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG), Van Miller (SF), Robert Fisher (C) Boris Zellous, Virgil Polson, Scott Dollard | |
| 02:35 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-84 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Snyder (SG), Thomas Wainwright (PF) James Jackowski, Denis Banks | |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Robert Fisher travels with the ball | 41-84 |
| 02:02 | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-84 |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright grabs the board | 41-84 |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Robert Nicodemus steals the ball from James Aguon | 41-84 |
| 01:34 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus makes the floater from close range | 43-84 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright clanks a jumper from the left block | 43-84 |
| 01:14 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers snags the defensive board | 43-84 |
| 01:10 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson is hacked by Thomas Wainwright - foul #5 on Thomas Wainwright, team foul #6 | 43-84 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (PG), James Jackowski (SG), Denis Banks (PF) James Aguon, Steven Snyder, Thomas Wainwright | |
| 00:55 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Fisher - foul #2 on Robert Fisher, team foul #7 | 43-84 |
| 00:55 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers makes the 1st free throw | 44-84 |
| 00:55 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers makes the 2nd free throw | 45-84 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Denis Banks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-84 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-84 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Boris Zellous grabs the board | 45-84 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Boris Zellous runs out the clock | 45-84 |