| Lineup | Troy | PG - Donald Pak (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Cardona (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Billy Swick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Shawn Wolf (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Polite (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Christopher Reny (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Justin McQuesten (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. PF - Francis Saylor (fresh) 2 stl. C - Luis Massey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Troy | Billy Swick inbounds the ball | 25-32 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Troy | Billy Swick misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Justin McQuesten - foul #3 on Justin McQuesten, team foul #1 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke (SF) Justin McQuesten | |
| 19:41 | Troy | Billy Swick misses the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 19:41 | Troy | Billy Swick makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke scores on a shot from the free throw line | 26-34 |
| 19:16 | Troy | Timothy Polite throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-34 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | Francis Saylor is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Gregory Roberts | 26-36 |
| 19:00 | Troy | Gregory Roberts steals the ball from Donald Pak in the backcourt | 26-36 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts is open and scores on a fadeaway from close range | 26-38 |
| 18:45 | Troy | The jumper by John Cardona is denied by Luis Massey | 26-38 |
| 18:43 | Troy | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Pak | 26-38 |
| 18:29 | Troy | Donald Pak buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Billy Swick | 28-38 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | Christopher Reny misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-38 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Francis Saylor tips it home | 28-40 |
| 18:01 | Troy | Donald Pak hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Francis Saylor - foul #3 on Francis Saylor, team foul #2 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Troy | Matthew Williams (PF), Michael Reamer (C) Billy Swick, Timothy Polite | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Young (SF), Clyde Pate (C) Francis Saylor, Luis Massey | |
| 18:01 | Troy | Donald Pak makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 18:01 | Troy | Donald Pak makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Shawn Wolf steals the ball from Gregory Roberts | 30-40 |
| 17:29 | Troy | Shawn Wolf misses short on a runner from the left block | 30-40 |
| 17:28 | Illinois | Christopher Reny grabs the defensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Christopher Reny drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Young | 30-43 |
| 17:08 | Troy | Shawn Wolf can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Clyde Pate - foul #2 on Clyde Pate, team foul #3 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Troy | Ernest Elsea (PG) Donald Pak | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:08 | Troy | Shawn Wolf makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 17:08 | Troy | Shawn Wolf misses the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 17:08 | Troy | Michael Reamer grabs the offensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 17:01 | Troy | John Cardona clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-43 |
| 16:59 | Illinois | Clyde Pate gets the rebound | 31-43 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | James Young is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Wolf - foul #1 on Shawn Wolf, team foul #1 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Troy | Billy Swick (SF), Grover Hutchins (C) Shawn Wolf, Matthew Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Clyde Pate connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Gregory Roberts | 31-45 |
| 16:34 | Troy | Billy Swick connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Ernest Elsea | 33-45 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Clyde Pate blows the layup | 33-45 |
| 16:08 | Troy | Grover Hutchins grabs the board | 33-45 |
| 16:04 | Troy | Billy Swick misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 33-45 |
| 16:03 | Troy | Michael Reamer grabs the offensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 15:51 | Troy | Grover Hutchins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-45 |
| Subs | Troy | Richard Mitchell (PG), Christopher Baudoin (PF), Timothy Polite (C) Ernest Elsea, Michael Reamer, Grover Hutchins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner (PG), Justin McQuesten (SG), Francis Saylor (PF), Mark Weaver (C) Gregory Roberts, Christopher Reny, James Young, Clyde Pate | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Richard Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Cardona (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Billy Swick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Baudoin (fresh) 1 pts. C - Timothy Polite (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Johnny Faulkner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Justin McQuesten (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Adam Vanslyke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Francis Saylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Mark Weaver (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Justin McQuesten | 33-48 |
| 15:23 | Troy | Francis Saylor steals it from Billy Swick | 33-48 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 33-48 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Mark Weaver snags the offensive board | 33-48 |
| 14:45 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke banks in the wide open layup set up by Justin McQuesten | 33-50 |
| 14:22 | Troy | Billy Swick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-50 |
| Subs | Troy | Donald Pak (PG), Shawn Wolf (SF), Matthew Williams (PF), Grover Hutchins (C) Richard Mitchell, Billy Swick, Christopher Baudoin, Timothy Polite | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SG), Clyde Pate (C) Adam Vanslyke, Mark Weaver | |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Matthew Williams is called for the reach on Johnny Faulkner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Williams, team foul #2 | 33-50 |
| 13:57 | Illinois | Donald Pak takes the ball from Francis Saylor | 33-50 |
| 13:32 | Troy | Shawn Wolf can't connect on a runner from the right block | 33-50 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten pulls down the rebound | 33-50 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten misses long on an open fadeaway from the left side | 33-50 |
| 13:22 | Troy | The rebound goes to Grover Hutchins | 33-50 |
| 13:18 | Troy | Donald Pak hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-50 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Clyde Pate grabs the defensive rebound | 33-50 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Christopher Reny clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-50 |
| 13:09 | Troy | Donald Pak pulls down the rebound | 33-50 |
| 13:04 | Troy | Matthew Williams clanks a runner from the baseline | 33-50 |
| 13:03 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner grabs the defensive rebound | 33-50 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten scores on a jumper near the basket and he's hacked by Shawn Wolf - foul #2 on Shawn Wolf, team foul #3 | 33-52 |
| Subs | Troy | Ernest Elsea (SG), Billy Swick (SF), Michael Reamer (PF), Timothy Polite (C) John Cardona, Shawn Wolf, Matthew Williams, Grover Hutchins | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Young (SF), Luis Massey (C) Christopher Reny, Francis Saylor | |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten makes the free throw | 33-53 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:35 | Troy | Donald Pak hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ernest Elsea | 36-53 |
| 12:24 | Illinois | Luis Massey is open and scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Johnny Faulkner | 36-55 |
| 12:16 | Troy | Billy Swick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-55 |
| Subs | Troy | Richard Mitchell (SG) Donald Pak | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG), Mark Weaver (PF) Johnny Faulkner, Clyde Pate | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Timothy Polite - foul #1 on Timothy Polite, team foul #4 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Troy | Christopher Baudoin (PF) Timothy Polite | |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke (SF) James Young | |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten makes the 1st free throw | 36-56 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten makes the 2nd free throw | 36-57 |
| 11:39 | Troy | Billy Swick misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Mark Weaver - foul #1 on Mark Weaver, team foul #4 | 36-57 |
| Subs | Troy | John Cardona (SG), Grover Hutchins (C) Ernest Elsea, Michael Reamer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SG) Justin McQuesten | |
| 11:39 | Troy | Billy Swick makes the 1st free throw | 37-57 |
| 11:39 | Troy | Billy Swick misses the 2nd free throw | 37-57 |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Luis Massey pulls down the rebound | 37-57 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Richard Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Cardona (tired) 2 ast. SF - Billy Swick (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Baudoin (fresh) 1 pts. C - Grover Hutchins (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Roberts (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Reny (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Vanslyke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Weaver (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Luis Massey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Mark Weaver can't finish the layup | 37-57 |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke tips it home | 37-59 |
| 11:16 | Troy | John Cardona misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-59 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts snags the defensive board | 37-59 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Christopher Reny can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-59 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Reny | 37-59 |
| 10:29 | Illinois | Luis Massey hits the finger roll set up by Mark Weaver and the foul's on John Cardona - foul #3 on John Cardona, team foul #5 | 37-61 |
| Subs | Troy | Donald Pak (PG), Ernest Elsea (SG), Matthew Williams (SF), Michael Reamer (PF), Timothy Polite (C) Richard Mitchell, John Cardona, Billy Swick, Christopher Baudoin, Grover Hutchins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner (PG), James Young (SG), Justin McQuesten (SF), Clyde Pate (PF) Gregory Roberts, Christopher Reny, Adam Vanslyke, Mark Weaver | |
| 10:29 | Illinois | Luis Massey misses the free throw | 37-61 |
| 10:29 | Troy | Michael Reamer grabs the board | 37-61 |
| 10:13 | Troy | Timothy Polite misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-61 |
| 10:11 | Troy | Michael Reamer tips it in | 39-61 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Johnny Faulkner, team foul #5 | 39-61 |
| Subs | Troy | Shawn Wolf (SF) Michael Reamer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG), Francis Saylor (PF) Johnny Faulkner, Luis Massey | |
| 09:57 | Troy | Timothy Polite scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Ernest Elsea and he's fouled by James Young - foul #1 on James Young, team foul #6 | 41-61 |
| 09:57 | Troy | Timothy Polite makes the free throw | 42-61 |
| 09:55 | Illinois | Donald Pak is called for the reach on Gregory Roberts in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Pak, team foul #6 | 42-61 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by James Young | 42-63 |
| 09:20 | Troy | Shawn Wolf can't finish the layup | 42-63 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Clyde Pate snags the defensive board | 42-63 |
| 09:15 | Illinois | Donald Pak is called for the reach on Gregory Roberts in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Pak, team foul #7 | 42-63 |
| Subs | Troy | John Cardona (SG), Michael Reamer (PF) Donald Pak, Matthew Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SG), Adam Vanslyke (PF) James Young, Francis Saylor | |
| 09:15 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 42-64 |
| 09:15 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 42-64 |
| 09:15 | Troy | The rebound goes to Michael Reamer | 42-64 |
| 08:51 | Troy | Shawn Wolf can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 42-64 |
| 08:50 | Troy | Michael Reamer grabs the offensive board | 42-64 |
| 08:39 | Troy | Shawn Wolf knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Michael Reamer and the foul's on Justin McQuesten - foul #4 on Justin McQuesten, team foul #7 | 44-64 |
| Subs | Troy | Richard Mitchell (PG), Grover Hutchins (C) Ernest Elsea, Timothy Polite | |
| Subs | Illinois | Francis Saylor (PF) Justin McQuesten | |
| 08:39 | Troy | Shawn Wolf makes the free throw | 45-64 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Christopher Reny is hacked by Shawn Wolf in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shawn Wolf, team foul #8 | 45-64 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Christopher Reny makes the 1st free throw | 45-65 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Christopher Reny misses the 2nd free throw | 45-65 |
| 08:36 | Troy | Michael Reamer grabs the defensive rebound | 45-65 |
| 08:20 | Troy | Francis Saylor denies the turnaround by Richard Mitchell | 45-65 |
| 08:18 | Illinois | Christopher Reny grabs the board | 45-65 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | Francis Saylor knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Reny | 45-67 |
| 08:04 | Troy | Richard Mitchell hits a driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Adam Vanslyke - foul #1 on Adam Vanslyke, team foul #8 | 47-67 |
| Subs | Troy | Billy Swick (SF), Christopher Baudoin (PF) Shawn Wolf, Michael Reamer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark Weaver (PF), Luis Massey (C) Francis Saylor, Clyde Pate | |
| 08:04 | Troy | Richard Mitchell makes the free throw | 48-67 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Luis Massey misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 48-67 |
| 07:48 | Troy | Christopher Baudoin grabs the board | 48-67 |
| 07:42 | Troy | Christopher Baudoin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-67 |
| Subs | Troy | Donald Pak (PG), Timothy Polite (C) John Cardona, Grover Hutchins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner (PG), Justin McQuesten (SF) Gregory Roberts, Adam Vanslyke | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Donald Pak (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Swick (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Baudoin (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Polite (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Johnny Faulkner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Christopher Reny (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin McQuesten (tiring) 17 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. PF - Mark Weaver (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Luis Massey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Johnny Faulkner | 48-70 |
| 07:09 | Troy | Luis Massey is called for the reach on Timothy Polite - foul #1 on Luis Massey, team foul #9 | 48-70 |
| Subs | Troy | John Cardona (SG) Richard Mitchell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke (PF), Clyde Pate (C) Mark Weaver, Luis Massey | |
| 07:09 | Troy | Timothy Polite makes the 1st free throw | 49-70 |
| 07:09 | Troy | Timothy Polite makes the 2nd free throw | 50-70 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Christopher Reny is hacked by Billy Swick - foul #2 on Billy Swick, team foul #9 | 50-70 |
| Subs | Troy | Matthew Williams (SF), Shawn Wolf (PF), Grover Hutchins (C) Billy Swick, Christopher Baudoin, Timothy Polite | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Young (SF) Justin McQuesten | |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Christopher Reny makes the 1st free throw | 50-71 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Christopher Reny makes the 2nd free throw | 50-72 |
| 06:36 | Troy | Shawn Wolf hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 50-72 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Christopher Reny gets the rebound | 50-72 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | James Young lays it up and in | 50-74 |
| 05:48 | Troy | Shawn Wolf throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-74 |
| Subs | Troy | Richard Mitchell (PG), Billy Swick (SF), Michael Reamer (PF), Timothy Polite (C) John Cardona, Matthew Williams, Shawn Wolf, Grover Hutchins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (SG), Justin McQuesten (SF), Mark Weaver (PF) Christopher Reny, James Young, Adam Vanslyke | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Michael Reamer steps in front of the Johnny Faulkner pass | 50-74 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:04 | Troy | Michael Reamer misses badly on a floater in the lane | 50-74 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Clyde Pate grabs the defensive rebound | 50-74 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 50-74 |
| Subs | Troy | Ernest Elsea (PG), Matthew Williams (SF), Christopher Baudoin (PF) Donald Pak, Billy Swick, Timothy Polite | |
| Subs | Illinois | Francis Saylor (PF), Luis Massey (C) Mark Weaver, Clyde Pate | |
| 04:44 | Troy | Richard Mitchell misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 50-74 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Luis Massey gets the rebound | 50-74 |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Mitchell - foul #3 on Richard Mitchell, team foul #10 | 50-74 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SG) Gregory Roberts | |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner makes the 1st free throw | 50-75 |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner makes the 2nd free throw | 50-76 |
| 04:12 | Troy | Richard Mitchell misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Christopher Reny - foul #1 on Christopher Reny, team foul #10 | 50-76 |
| Subs | Troy | Grover Hutchins (C) Michael Reamer | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Young (SG), Adam Vanslyke (PF) Christopher Reny, Francis Saylor | |
| 04:12 | Troy | Richard Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 50-76 |
| 04:12 | Troy | Richard Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 51-76 |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 51-76 |
| 03:42 | Troy | Grover Hutchins grabs the defensive rebound | 51-76 |
| 03:38 | Troy | Richard Mitchell comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-76 |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten grabs the defensive rebound | 51-76 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Richard Mitchell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ernest Elsea (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Matthew Williams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christopher Baudoin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Grover Hutchins (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Johnny Faulkner (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - James Young (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Justin McQuesten (tiring) 20 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. PF - Adam Vanslyke (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Luis Massey (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Luis Massey comes up short on the shot in the lane | 51-76 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke gets the offensive rebound | 51-76 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner's pass is intercepted by Christopher Baudoin | 51-76 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:44 | Troy | Ernest Elsea misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 51-76 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke pulls down the rebound | 51-76 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Adam Vanslyke | 51-79 |
| 01:59 | Troy | Christopher Baudoin clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-79 |
| 01:57 | Troy | Christopher Baudoin can't tip it in | 51-79 |
| 01:55 | Troy | Grover Hutchins gets the offensive rebound | 51-79 |
| 01:46 | Troy | Ernest Elsea drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Grover Hutchins | 53-79 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 53-79 |
| 01:24 | Troy | Grover Hutchins snags the defensive board | 53-79 |
| 01:20 | Troy | Ernest Elsea scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Richard Mitchell | 55-79 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | James Young travels with the ball | 55-79 |
| Subs | Troy | Michael Reamer (PF) Christopher Baudoin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SG), Francis Saylor (PF) James Young, Adam Vanslyke | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:50 | Troy | Richard Mitchell buries a floater from close range | 57-79 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Christopher Reny misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 57-79 |
| 00:26 | Troy | Michael Reamer snags the defensive board | 57-79 |
| 00:22 | Troy | Richard Mitchell connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Ernest Elsea | 59-79 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner runs out the clock | 59-79 |