| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Louis Cantrell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Pulliam (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Littleton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Waddell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Mathis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wendell Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Billy Swann (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frederick Dicus (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ryan Richards (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Charles Turner inbounds the ball | 25-38 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Ryan Richards hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a great pass from Billy Swann | 25-40 |
| 19:26 | James Madison | John Mathis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Ryan Richards - foul #2 on Ryan Richards, team foul #1 | 25-40 |
| 19:26 | James Madison | John Mathis makes the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 19:26 | James Madison | John Mathis misses the 2nd free throw | 26-40 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus grabs the defensive rebound | 26-40 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | Louis Cantrell picks off the pass by Ryan Richards | 26-40 |
| 18:54 | James Madison | Joseph Littleton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-40 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Ryan Richards evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 29-40 |
| 18:24 | James Madison | John Mathis pulls down the rebound | 29-40 |
| 18:20 | James Madison | Andrew Pulliam buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Louis Cantrell | 31-40 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Ryan Richards works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Wendell Williams | 31-43 |
| 17:40 | James Madison | Louis Cantrell hits a jumper from the free throw line | 33-43 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Ryan Richards buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Wendell Williams | 33-45 |
| 17:02 | James Madison | Joseph Littleton misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-45 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Charles Turner pulls down the rebound | 33-45 |
| 16:41 | Illinois | Ryan Richards splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-45 |
| 16:40 | Illinois | Ryan Richards gets the offensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 16:23 | Illinois | Billy Swann is hacked by Joseph Littleton - foul #1 on Joseph Littleton, team foul #1 | 33-45 |
| Subs | James Madison | Steven Garner (SG), Neil Kelton (PF), Richard Marco (C) Andrew Pulliam, James Waddell, John Mathis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Hadley (PG), Dusty Beeler (SG), Bryan Fichter (SF), Joseph Milligan (PF), Reuben Thompson (C) Wendell Williams, Billy Swann, Charles Turner, Frederick Dicus, Ryan Richards | |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Joseph Milligan is hacked by Neil Kelton - foul #1 on Neil Kelton, team foul #2 | 33-45 |
| Subs | James Madison | Jared Kelly (SF) Joseph Littleton | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Jared Kelly steals it from Donald Hadley | 33-45 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Louis Cantrell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Garner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jared Kelly (fresh) PF - Neil Kelton (fresh) C - Richard Marco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Hadley (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dusty Beeler (fresh) SF - Bryan Fichter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Milligan (fresh) 4 pts. C - Reuben Thompson (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | James Madison | Richard Marco hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Louis Cantrell | 35-45 |
| 15:03 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson is hacked by Richard Marco - foul #2 on Richard Marco, team foul #3 | 35-45 |
| Subs | James Madison | John Dowdle (PG), Andrew Pulliam (SG), Joseph Littleton (SF) Louis Cantrell, Steven Garner, Jared Kelly | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Turner (SF), Ryan Richards (C) Dusty Beeler, Reuben Thompson | |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Joseph Milligan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-45 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Ryan Richards tips it back up and in | 35-47 |
| 14:39 | James Madison | Andrew Pulliam comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bryan Fichter - foul #2 on Bryan Fichter, team foul #2 | 35-47 |
| Subs | James Madison | James Waddell (PF) Neil Kelton | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:39 | James Madison | Andrew Pulliam makes the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 14:39 | James Madison | Andrew Pulliam makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Joseph Milligan is fouled on the floor by James Waddell - foul #2 on James Waddell, team foul #4 | 37-47 |
| Subs | James Madison | John Mathis (C) Richard Marco | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wendell Williams (PG), Billy Swann (SG) Donald Hadley, Joseph Milligan | |
| 14:01 | Illinois | Joseph Littleton steals it from Bryan Fichter | 37-47 |
| 13:58 | James Madison | Joseph Littleton banks in the layup | 39-47 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Ryan Richards splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by John Mathis - foul #3 on John Mathis, team foul #5 | 39-47 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Dicus (PF) Bryan Fichter | |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Ryan Richards misses the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Ryan Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 13:27 | James Madison | James Waddell misses the easy layup but the foul's on Frederick Dicus - foul #1 on Frederick Dicus, team foul #3 | 39-48 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Hadley (SF) Charles Turner | |
| 13:27 | James Madison | James Waddell makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 13:27 | James Madison | James Waddell misses the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | Ryan Richards snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | Ryan Richards hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Frederick Dicus and he's fouled by Joseph Littleton - foul #2 on Joseph Littleton, team foul #6 | 40-50 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | Ryan Richards misses the free throw | 40-50 |
| 13:07 | James Madison | John Mathis snags the defensive board | 40-50 |
| 12:46 | James Madison | John Mathis misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-50 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Ryan Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 40-50 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Ryan Richards misses long on a jumper from the right block | 40-50 |
| 12:28 | James Madison | James Waddell snags the defensive board | 40-50 |
| 12:23 | James Madison | John Dowdle is whistled for traveling | 40-50 |
| Subs | James Madison | Steven Garner (SG), Neil Kelton (PF), Richard Marco (C) Andrew Pulliam, James Waddell, John Mathis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Fichter (SG), Charles Turner (SF), Reuben Thompson (C) Wendell Williams, Billy Swann, Ryan Richards | |
| 11:54 | Illinois | Donald Hadley comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 40-50 |
| 11:53 | James Madison | Joseph Littleton snags the defensive board | 40-50 |
| 11:38 | James Madison | Neil Kelton's floater is tipped away by Reuben Thompson | 40-50 |
| 11:36 | James Madison | Richard Marco snags the offensive board | 40-50 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - John Dowdle (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Steven Garner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Littleton (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Neil Kelton (fresh) C - Richard Marco (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Hadley (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Fichter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Charles Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frederick Dicus (fresh) 4 reb. C - Reuben Thompson (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | James Madison | John Dowdle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-50 |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-50 |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Donald Hadley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-50 |
| Subs | James Madison | Louis Cantrell (PG), Andrew Pulliam (SG), Jared Kelly (SF) John Dowdle, Steven Garner, Joseph Littleton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dusty Beeler (SG), Joseph Milligan (PF) Donald Hadley, Frederick Dicus | |
| 11:10 | James Madison | Richard Marco makes the jumper from close range | 42-50 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Joseph Milligan is whistled for traveling | 42-50 |
| Subs | James Madison | Joseph Littleton (SF), James Waddell (PF), John Mathis (C) Jared Kelly, Neil Kelton, Richard Marco | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wendell Williams (PG), Billy Swann (SG), Ryan Richards (C) Dusty Beeler, Joseph Milligan, Reuben Thompson | |
| 10:21 | James Madison | Andrew Pulliam misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-50 |
| 10:20 | James Madison | James Waddell grabs the offensive board | 42-50 |
| 10:13 | James Madison | Joseph Littleton scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | Ryan Richards splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-50 |
| 09:46 | James Madison | Louis Cantrell pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| 09:28 | James Madison | Louis Cantrell's fadeaway is rejected by Ryan Richards | 44-50 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Bryan Fichter | 44-50 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | Bryan Fichter comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Louis Cantrell - foul #2 on Louis Cantrell, team foul #7 | 44-50 |
| Subs | James Madison | John Dowdle (PG), Steven Garner (SG) Louis Cantrell, Andrew Pulliam | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Dicus (PF) Charles Turner | |
| 09:07 | Illinois | Bryan Fichter makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | Bryan Fichter misses the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 09:07 | James Madison | John Mathis grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 09:01 | James Madison | James Waddell's fadeaway is rejected by Frederick Dicus | 44-51 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Bryan Fichter pulls down the rebound | 44-51 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Joseph Littleton is called for the reach on Billy Swann - foul #3 on Joseph Littleton, team foul #8 | 44-51 |
| Subs | James Madison | Jared Kelly (SF), Richard Marco (C) Joseph Littleton, John Mathis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Hadley (PG), Joseph Milligan (SF) Wendell Williams, Bryan Fichter | |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Billy Swann makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Billy Swann makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 08:25 | James Madison | Steven Garner's dunk attempt is rejected by Frederick Dicus | 44-53 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Joseph Milligan grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Joseph Milligan misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-53 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Joseph Milligan misses the tip | 44-53 |
| 07:55 | James Madison | Jared Kelly pulls down the rebound | 44-53 |
| 07:39 | James Madison | Jared Kelly misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Billy Swann - foul #2 on Billy Swann, team foul #4 | 44-53 |
| Subs | James Madison | Andrew Pulliam (SG), Neil Kelton (PF), John Mathis (C) Steven Garner, James Waddell, Richard Marco | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dusty Beeler (SG), Reuben Thompson (C) Billy Swann, Ryan Richards | |
| 07:39 | James Madison | Jared Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 07:39 | James Madison | Jared Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | John Mathis steps in front of the Frederick Dicus pass | 46-53 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - John Dowdle (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Andrew Pulliam (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jared Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Neil Kelton (fresh) C - John Mathis (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Hadley (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dusty Beeler (fresh) SF - Joseph Milligan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frederick Dicus (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Reuben Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | James Madison | John Dowdle throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-53 |
| Subs | James Madison | Joseph Littleton (SF) Jared Kelly | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wendell Williams (PG), Charles Turner (SF) Dusty Beeler, Joseph Milligan | |
| 07:05 | Illinois | Donald Hadley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-53 |
| 07:04 | James Madison | The rebound goes to John Mathis | 46-53 |
| 06:51 | James Madison | Joseph Littleton is called for traveling | 46-53 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Donald Hadley misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 46-53 |
| 06:29 | James Madison | Neil Kelton grabs the defensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 06:25 | James Madison | John Dowdle misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus snags the defensive board | 46-53 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Donald Hadley misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-53 |
| 05:55 | James Madison | John Mathis grabs the defensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 05:47 | James Madison | Joseph Littleton hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 46-53 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | Charles Turner pulls down the rebound | 46-53 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 05:21 | James Madison | Joseph Littleton grabs the board | 46-53 |
| 05:06 | James Madison | Andrew Pulliam misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-53 |
| 05:04 | Illinois | Donald Hadley grabs the defensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Neil Kelton is called for the reach on Frederick Dicus - foul #2 on Neil Kelton, team foul #9 | 46-53 |
| Subs | James Madison | Louis Cantrell (PG), James Waddell (PF), Richard Marco (C) John Dowdle, Neil Kelton, John Mathis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dusty Beeler (PG), Billy Swann (SG), Bryan Fichter (SF), Ryan Richards (C) Wendell Williams, Donald Hadley, Charles Turner, Reuben Thompson | |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 04:21 | James Madison | Ryan Richards steals the ball from Louis Cantrell | 46-55 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Ryan Richards works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Louis Cantrell - foul #3 on Louis Cantrell, team foul #10 | 46-55 |
| Subs | James Madison | Steven Garner (SG) Andrew Pulliam | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Milligan (PF) Frederick Dicus | |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Ryan Richards misses the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Ryan Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 03:43 | James Madison | Richard Marco knocks in the floater from close range | 48-56 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Ryan Richards knocks in the driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on Richard Marco - foul #3 on Richard Marco, team foul #11 | 48-58 |
| Subs | James Madison | Jared Kelly (SF) Joseph Littleton | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Ryan Richards misses the free throw | 48-58 |
| 03:20 | James Madison | Richard Marco grabs the board | 48-58 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Louis Cantrell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Garner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jared Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Waddell (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Marco (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dusty Beeler (fresh) SG - Billy Swann (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Bryan Fichter (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Milligan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Richards (fresh) 22 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:05 | James Madison | Louis Cantrell makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-58 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Ryan Richards splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 50-58 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Billy Swann misses the tip | 50-58 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Bryan Fichter grabs the offensive board | 50-58 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-58 |
| Subs | James Madison | John Dowdle (PG), Andrew Pulliam (SG), Joseph Littleton (SF), John Mathis (C) Louis Cantrell, Steven Garner, Jared Kelly, Richard Marco | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wendell Williams (PG), Charles Turner (SF) Dusty Beeler, Joseph Milligan | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Bryan Fichter makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Wendell Williams | 50-61 |
| 02:04 | James Madison | Joseph Littleton is fouled on the floor by Charles Turner - foul #3 on Charles Turner, team foul #5 | 50-61 |
| Subs | James Madison | Louis Cantrell (PG), Steven Garner (SG), Jared Kelly (SF), Neil Kelton (PF), Richard Marco (C) John Dowdle, Andrew Pulliam, Joseph Littleton, James Waddell, John Mathis | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:58 | James Madison | Steven Garner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 50-61 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Bryan Fichter gets the rebound | 50-61 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Ryan Richards blows the layup | 50-61 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Bryan Fichter tips it back up and in | 50-63 |
| 01:23 | James Madison | Bryan Fichter steals it from Neil Kelton | 50-63 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Ryan Richards works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Wendell Williams | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison 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 man to man (+5) | |
| 00:56 | James Madison | Jared Kelly connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steven Garner | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison 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 man to man (+5) | |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Bryan Fichter lays it in on a great pass from Charles Turner | 52-67 |
| 00:23 | James Madison | Neil Kelton scores on a turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Bryan Fichter - foul #3 on Bryan Fichter, team foul #6 | 54-67 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Dicus (PF) Bryan Fichter | |
| 00:23 | James Madison | Neil Kelton misses the free throw | 54-67 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Frederick Dicus | 54-67 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Wendell Williams runs out the clock | 54-67 |