| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Jackowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Van Miller (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - Randy Pitts (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tracy Rash (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Bustos (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wesley Cutler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Antwan Drexler (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Van Miller inbounds the ball | 41-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Lipscomb | Lipscomb is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Bustos - foul #1 on Thomas Bustos, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 19:44 | Lipscomb | Antwan Drexler pulls down the rebound | 41-33 |
| 19:37 | Lipscomb | Randy Pitts misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 41-33 |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Boris Zellous grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 41-33 |
| 19:18 | Lipscomb | Wesley Cutler grabs the board | 41-33 |
| 19:14 | Lipscomb | Thomas Wainwright picks off the pass by Tracy Rash | 41-33 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Boris Zellous can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | James Jackowski misses the tip | 41-33 |
| 18:50 | Lipscomb | Antwan Drexler snags the defensive board | 41-33 |
| 18:35 | Lipscomb | Thomas Bustos is fouled on the floor by James Jackowski - foul #2 on James Jackowski, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| 18:30 | Lipscomb | Wesley Cutler hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 41-33 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Boris Zellous knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Fisher | 43-33 |
| 18:08 | Lipscomb | Thomas Bustos misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Fisher - foul #2 on Robert Fisher, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| 18:08 | Lipscomb | Thomas Bustos makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 18:08 | Lipscomb | Thomas Bustos makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Boris Zellous is fouled on the floor by Thomas Bustos - foul #2 on Thomas Bustos, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Denis Banks (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Thomas Wainwright, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | | |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Van Miller is whistled for a carry | 43-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG) Boris Zellous | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Michael Swink (C) Antwan Drexler | |
| 17:10 | Lipscomb | Michael Swink can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 43-35 |
| 17:09 | Lipscomb | Wesley Cutler hits the follow up shot | 43-37 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Denis Banks misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 16:41 | Lipscomb | Michael Swink gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 16:36 | Lipscomb | Tracy Rash makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Scott Dollard scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from James Aguon and the foul's on Wesley Cutler - foul #1 on Wesley Cutler, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (PG), Steven Snyder (SG), Thomas Wainwright (PF) James Aguon, James Jackowski, Denis Banks | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Christopher Pelzer (PG), Michael Marshall (SG), Victor Berger (SF), Antwan Drexler (C) Randy Pitts, Tracy Rash, Thomas Bustos, Wesley Cutler | |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Scott Dollard makes the free throw | 46-40 |
| 16:08 | Lipscomb | Scott Dollard is called for the reach on Michael Marshall - foul #1 on Scott Dollard, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Fisher (C) Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | | |
| 15:45 | Lipscomb | Antwan Drexler loses the dribble to Steven Snyder | 46-40 |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright lays it up and in on a nice dish by Steven Snyder | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Snyder (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Van Miller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - Christopher Pelzer (fresh) SG - Michael Marshall (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Victor Berger (fresh) PF - Michael Swink (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Antwan Drexler (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Lipscomb | Antwan Drexler misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Van Miller - foul #3 on Van Miller, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Ivan Bailey (PF) Michael Swink | |
| 15:28 | Lipscomb | Antwan Drexler makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 15:28 | Lipscomb | Antwan Drexler makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Van Miller misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Boris Zellous tips it but misses | 48-42 |
| 15:05 | Lipscomb | Ivan Bailey pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 15:01 | Lipscomb | Michael Marshall clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 14:59 | Lipscomb | Antwan Drexler grabs the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 14:52 | Lipscomb | Antwan Drexler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Steven Snyder | 48-42 |
| 14:45 | Illinois | Antwan Drexler steps in front of the Robert Fisher pass | 48-42 |
| 14:23 | Lipscomb | Christopher Pelzer misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 14:22 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Steven Snyder | 48-42 |
| 14:04 | Illinois | Michael Marshall is called for the reach on Steven Snyder - foul #1 on Michael Marshall, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG), James Jackowski (SG), Virgil Polson (SF), Denis Banks (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Boris Zellous, Steven Snyder, Van Miller, Thomas Wainwright, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Randy Pitts (PG), Tracy Rash (SG), Thomas Bustos (SF), Wesley Cutler (PF), Michael Swink (C) Christopher Pelzer, Michael Marshall, Victor Berger, Ivan Bailey, Antwan Drexler | |
| 13:55 | Illinois | James Jackowski is fouled on the floor by Tracy Rash - foul #2 on Tracy Rash, team foul #5 | 48-42 |
| 13:42 | Illinois | James Aguon is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on James Aguon, team foul #5 | 48-42 |
| 13:15 | Lipscomb | Wesley Cutler can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-42 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Scott Dollard snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Denis Banks is fouled on the floor by Thomas Bustos - foul #3 on Thomas Bustos, team foul #6 | 48-42 |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Scott Dollard buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by James Aguon | 50-42 |
| 12:31 | Lipscomb | Michael Swink misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 12:30 | Illinois | Denis Banks snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 12:25 | Illinois | Virgil Polson connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Scott Dollard | 52-42 |
| 12:10 | Lipscomb | Scott Dollard picks off the pass by Michael Swink | 52-42 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | James Aguon misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 11:42 | Lipscomb | Wesley Cutler grabs the board | 52-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Aguon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Jackowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Denis Banks (fairly fresh) C - Scott Dollard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - Randy Pitts (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tracy Rash (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Bustos (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wesley Cutler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Swink (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Lipscomb | Thomas Bustos hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 52-42 |
| 11:24 | Lipscomb | Wesley Cutler tips it but misses | 52-42 |
| 11:22 | Lipscomb | Wesley Cutler tips it in | 52-44 |
| 11:05 | Illinois | James Jackowski is hacked by Tracy Rash - foul #3 on Tracy Rash, team foul #7 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (PG), Van Miller (SF), Thomas Wainwright (PF), Robert Fisher (C) James Aguon, Virgil Polson, Denis Banks, Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Christopher Pelzer (PG), Michael Marshall (SG), Victor Berger (SF), Ivan Bailey (PF), Antwan Drexler (C) Randy Pitts, Tracy Rash, Thomas Bustos, Wesley Cutler, Michael Swink | |
| 11:05 | Illinois | James Jackowski misses the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 11:05 | Lipscomb | Antwan Drexler snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 10:46 | Lipscomb | Michael Marshall buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Pelzer | 52-46 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 52-46 |
| 10:24 | Lipscomb | The rebound goes to Michael Marshall | 52-46 |
| 10:00 | Lipscomb | Thomas Wainwright blocks the jumper by Christopher Pelzer | 52-46 |
| 09:58 | Lipscomb | Victor Berger tips it back up and in | 52-48 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | James Jackowski connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Boris Zellous | 55-48 |
| 09:20 | Lipscomb | Antwan Drexler comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-48 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Jackowski | 55-48 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 55-48 |
| 09:02 | Lipscomb | Antwan Drexler grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 08:46 | Lipscomb | Antwan Drexler scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Pelzer | 55-50 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses long on a jumper in the lane | 55-50 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright tips it home | 57-50 |
| 08:05 | Lipscomb | Christopher Pelzer's pass is intercepted by James Jackowski | 57-50 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Van Miller lays it in set up by James Jackowski | 59-50 |
| 07:46 | Lipscomb | Antwan Drexler hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 59-50 |
| 07:44 | Lipscomb | The offensive rebound goes to Ivan Bailey | 59-50 |
| 07:25 | Lipscomb | Christopher Pelzer misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Boris Zellous - foul #2 on Boris Zellous, team foul #6 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG), Steven Snyder (SG), Virgil Polson (SF), Denis Banks (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Boris Zellous, James Jackowski, Van Miller, Thomas Wainwright, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Tracy Rash (SG), Thomas Bustos (SF), Wesley Cutler (PF), Michael Swink (C) Michael Marshall, Victor Berger, Ivan Bailey, Antwan Drexler | |
| 07:25 | Lipscomb | Christopher Pelzer makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 07:25 | Lipscomb | Christopher Pelzer misses the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Steven Snyder grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Aguon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Snyder (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Denis Banks (fresh) C - Scott Dollard (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - Christopher Pelzer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tracy Rash (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Bustos (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wesley Cutler (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Swink (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Denis Banks hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Virgil Polson | 61-51 |
| 07:09 | Lipscomb | Tracy Rash misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-51 |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Virgil Polson pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Virgil Polson misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Wesley Cutler - foul #2 on Wesley Cutler, team foul #8 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Randy Pitts (PG) Christopher Pelzer | |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Virgil Polson makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Virgil Polson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 06:50 | Lipscomb | Tracy Rash connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Bustos | 63-53 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Randy Pitts steals the ball from Denis Banks | 63-53 |
| 06:23 | Lipscomb | Thomas Bustos jams it on a great pass from Randy Pitts | 63-55 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Virgil Polson's pass is intercepted by Thomas Bustos | 63-55 |
| 05:59 | Lipscomb | Randy Pitts throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Van Miller (SF) Virgil Polson | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | | |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Scott Dollard jams it on a great pass from Steven Snyder and the foul's on Michael Swink - foul #1 on Michael Swink, team foul #9 | 65-55 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Scott Dollard misses the free throw | 65-55 |
| 05:48 | Lipscomb | Michael Swink grabs the board | 65-55 |
| 05:38 | Lipscomb | Randy Pitts connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Thomas Bustos | 65-58 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | James Aguon clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-58 |
| 05:13 | Lipscomb | Wesley Cutler snags the defensive board | 65-58 |
| 05:06 | Lipscomb | Wesley Cutler connects on the fadeaway in the lane and the foul's on Van Miller - foul #4 on Van Miller, team foul #7 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (PG), Virgil Polson (SF), Andrei Palczewski (PF), Robert Fisher (C) James Aguon, Steven Snyder, Denis Banks, Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Antwan Drexler (C) Michael Swink | |
| 05:06 | Lipscomb | Wesley Cutler misses the free throw | 65-60 |
| 05:06 | Illinois | Virgil Polson snags the defensive board | 65-60 |
| 04:46 | Illinois | Robert Fisher drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Boris Zellous | 67-60 |
| 04:31 | Lipscomb | Thomas Bustos clanks a jumper from the left wing | 67-60 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Virgil Polson | 67-60 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Randy Pitts - foul #2 on Randy Pitts, team foul #10 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Jackowski (SG) Van Miller | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Christopher Pelzer (PG), Michael Marshall (SG), Victor Berger (SF), Ivan Bailey (PF) Randy Pitts, Tracy Rash, Thomas Bustos, Wesley Cutler | |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Robert Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Robert Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 04:03 | Lipscomb | The short jumper by Antwan Drexler is denied by Robert Fisher | 69-60 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Robert Fisher gets the rebound | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Lipscomb | Lipscomb is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 69-60 |
| 03:40 | Illinois | Robert Fisher tips it back up and in | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lipscomb | Lipscomb is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Lipscomb | Victor Berger is whistled for traveling | 71-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Andrei Palczewski, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | | |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Scott Dollard loses the ball out of bounds | 71-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Randy Pitts (PG), Michael Swink (C) Christopher Pelzer, Antwan Drexler | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Jackowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Dollard (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - Randy Pitts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Victor Berger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ivan Bailey (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Swink (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Lipscomb | Randy Pitts clanks a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Boris Zellous - foul #3 on Boris Zellous, team foul #8 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG) Boris Zellous | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Thomas Bustos (SF) Michael Marshall | |
| 02:56 | Lipscomb | Randy Pitts misses the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 02:56 | Lipscomb | Randy Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (PG), Van Miller (SF), Robert Fisher (C) James Aguon, Virgil Polson, Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Tracy Rash (SG), Wesley Cutler (PF), Antwan Drexler (C) Victor Berger, Ivan Bailey, Michael Swink | |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Van Miller double dribbles | 71-61 |
| 02:27 | Lipscomb | Thomas Bustos is whistled for traveling | 71-61 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | James Jackowski misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-61 |
| 02:09 | Lipscomb | Randy Pitts pulls down the rebound | 71-61 |
| 01:58 | Lipscomb | Tracy Rash misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 71-61 |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright grabs the defensive rebound | 71-61 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Wesley Cutler - foul #3 on Wesley Cutler, team foul #11 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Christopher Pelzer (PG), Michael Marshall (SG), Victor Berger (SF), Ivan Bailey (PF), Michael Swink (C) Randy Pitts, Tracy Rash, Thomas Bustos, Wesley Cutler, Antwan Drexler | |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright misses the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Robert Fisher grabs the offensive board | 72-61 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Robert Fisher buries a runner from the baseline set up by Boris Zellous | 74-61 |
| 00:54 | Lipscomb | Ivan Bailey's layup is rejected by Thomas Wainwright | 74-61 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | James Jackowski snags the defensive board | 74-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lipscomb | Lipscomb is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Boris Zellous buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Van Miller | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lipscomb | Lipscomb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Lipscomb | Michael Swink misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Van Miller - foul #5 on Van Miller, team foul #9 | 76-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Virgil Polson (SF) Van Miller | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | | |
| 00:23 | Lipscomb | Michael Swink misses the 1st free throw | 76-61 |
| 00:23 | Lipscomb | Michael Swink misses the 2nd free throw | 76-61 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Virgil Polson grabs the board | 76-61 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Boris Zellous runs out the clock | 76-61 |