| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Dema Stachurski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Arthur Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Burgoon (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Johnny Sisk (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lenard Cook (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Jason Malott (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kevin Kaczmarski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Becker (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bernard Perino (fresh) C - Charles Eley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina A&T | Mark Becker inbounds the ball | 50-43 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:45 | North Carolina A&T | Charles Eley is fouled on the floor by Lenard Cook - foul #1 on Lenard Cook, team foul #1 | 50-43 |
| 19:26 | North Carolina A&T | Johnny Sisk is called for the reach on Bernard Perino - foul #2 on Johnny Sisk, team foul #2 | 50-43 |
| 19:15 | North Carolina A&T | Charles Eley misses the dunk attempt | 50-43 |
| 19:13 | North Carolina A&T | Bernard Perino tips it in | 50-45 |
| 18:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Dema Stachurski hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 50-45 |
| 18:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnny Sisk tips it back up and in | 52-45 |
| 18:46 | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Kaczmarski loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-45 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Watson (PG), John Steptoe (SG), Alfredo Yazzie (SF), Charles Wolfe (PF), Quadrees Abdou (C) Dema Stachurski, Arthur Murray, Billy Burgoon, Johnny Sisk, Lenard Cook | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Daniel Huffman (PG), Eric Clodfelter (SG), Jack Pomerleau (SF), Christopher Taveras (PF), Christopher Delong (C) Jason Malott, Kevin Kaczmarski, Mark Becker, Bernard Perino, Charles Eley | |
| 18:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Quadrees Abdou scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Charles Wolfe | 54-45 |
| 18:28 | North Carolina A&T | John Steptoe takes the ball from Eric Clodfelter | 54-45 |
| 18:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Delong is called for the reach on Alfredo Yazzie in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Delong, team foul #1 | 54-45 |
| 18:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Alfredo Yazzie lays it up and in | 56-45 |
| 18:15 | North Carolina A&T | Eric Clodfelter misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-45 |
| 18:14 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Alfredo Yazzie | 56-45 |
| 18:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Wolfe misses badly on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Christopher Delong - foul #2 on Christopher Delong, team foul #2 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dema Stachurski (PG), Arthur Murray (SG), Lenard Cook (C) Richard Watson, John Steptoe, Quadrees Abdou | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Jason Malott (PG), Kevin Kaczmarski (SG), Mark Becker (SF), Bernard Perino (PF), Charles Eley (C) Daniel Huffman, Eric Clodfelter, Jack Pomerleau, Christopher Taveras, Christopher Delong | |
| 18:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Wolfe misses the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 18:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 17:52 | North Carolina A&T | Lenard Cook blocks the jumper by Bernard Perino | 57-45 |
| 17:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Dema Stachurski gets the rebound | 57-45 |
| 17:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Kevin Kaczmarski steals the ball from Alfredo Yazzie in the backcourt | 57-45 |
| 17:33 | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Kaczmarski misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-45 |
| 17:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Lenard Cook gets the rebound | 57-45 |
| 17:24 | Illinois-Chicago | The jump hook by Charles Wolfe is blocked by Mark Becker | 57-45 |
| 17:23 | North Carolina A&T | Bernard Perino grabs the board | 57-45 |
| 17:19 | North Carolina A&T | Mark Becker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-45 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Burgoon (SF), Johnny Sisk (PF) Alfredo Yazzie, Charles Wolfe | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Jack Pomerleau (SF), Christopher Taveras (PF) Mark Becker, Bernard Perino | |
| 17:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Lenard Cook misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 57-45 |
| 17:06 | North Carolina A&T | Charles Eley grabs the board | 57-45 |
| 17:02 | North Carolina A&T | Jack Pomerleau misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Billy Burgoon - foul #2 on Billy Burgoon, team foul #3 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Steptoe (SG) Arthur Murray | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Eric Clodfelter (SG) Kevin Kaczmarski | |
| 17:02 | North Carolina A&T | Jack Pomerleau misses the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 17:02 | North Carolina A&T | Jack Pomerleau misses the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 17:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnny Sisk snags the defensive board | 57-45 |
| 16:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Dema Stachurski is fouled on the floor by Charles Eley - foul #3 on Charles Eley, team foul #3 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Kaczmarski (SG), Bernard Perino (PF) Jack Pomerleau, Charles Eley | |
| 16:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnny Sisk comes up short on the shot from the left block | 57-45 |
| 16:51 | North Carolina A&T | Christopher Taveras grabs the defensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 16:44 | North Carolina A&T | Jason Malott hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by John Steptoe - foul #2 on John Steptoe, team foul #4 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Watson (PG), Quadrees Abdou (C) Dema Stachurski, Lenard Cook | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| 16:44 | North Carolina A&T | Jason Malott makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 16:44 | North Carolina A&T | Jason Malott makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 16:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Watson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-47 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Christopher Delong (C) Christopher Taveras | |
| 16:21 | North Carolina A&T | Eric Clodfelter hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Kaczmarski | 57-50 |
| 16:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Burgoon misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 16:13 | North Carolina A&T | Christopher Delong snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| 16:09 | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Kaczmarski's pass is intercepted by Richard Watson in the backcourt | 57-50 |
| 16:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Burgoon banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Watson | 59-50 |
| 16:02 | North Carolina A&T | Bernard Perino is hacked by Richard Watson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Watson, team foul #5 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dema Stachurski (PG), Arthur Murray (SG), Alfredo Yazzie (SF), Lenard Cook (C) Richard Watson, John Steptoe, Billy Burgoon, Quadrees Abdou | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Daniel Huffman (PG), Mark Becker (SF), Christopher Taveras (PF) Jason Malott, Eric Clodfelter, Bernard Perino | |
| 15:39 | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Kaczmarski is fouled on the floor by Arthur Murray - foul #2 on Arthur Murray, team foul #6 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Santillo (SG), Christopher Betancourt (SF), Charles Wolfe (PF) Arthur Murray, Alfredo Yazzie, Johnny Sisk | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Robert Brown (SG), Jack Pomerleau (SF), Charles Eley (C) Kevin Kaczmarski, Mark Becker, Christopher Delong | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Dema Stachurski (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Charles Santillo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Betancourt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Wolfe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Lenard Cook (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Daniel Huffman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jack Pomerleau (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Taveras (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Charles Eley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:17 | North Carolina A&T | Christopher Taveras hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Lenard Cook - foul #2 on Lenard Cook, team foul #7 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Kaczmarski (SG) Daniel Huffman | |
| 15:17 | North Carolina A&T | Christopher Taveras misses the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 15:17 | North Carolina A&T | Christopher Taveras makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 15:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Jack Pomerleau steps in front of the Dema Stachurski pass in the backcourt | 59-51 |
| 15:12 | North Carolina A&T | Robert Brown misses the easy layup | 59-51 |
| 15:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Betancourt snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| 15:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Betancourt misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 15:01 | North Carolina A&T | Christopher Taveras grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 14:57 | North Carolina A&T | Robert Brown is wide open and dunks the ball on a nice dish by Kevin Kaczmarski | 59-53 |
| 14:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Dema Stachurski loses the ball out of bounds | 59-53 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Watson (PG), Alfredo Yazzie (SF), Johnny Sisk (PF) Dema Stachurski, Christopher Betancourt, Lenard Cook | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Jason Malott (PG), Mark Becker (SF), Bernard Perino (PF) Kevin Kaczmarski, Jack Pomerleau, Christopher Taveras | |
| 14:33 | North Carolina A&T | Bernard Perino buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Mark Becker | 59-55 |
| 14:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Watson misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Jason Malott - foul #1 on Jason Malott, team foul #4 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Burgoon (SF), Lenard Cook (C) Alfredo Yazzie, Charles Wolfe | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Kaczmarski (SG), Christopher Delong (PF) Jason Malott, Bernard Perino | |
| 14:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Watson misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 14:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Watson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 14:10 | North Carolina A&T | Charles Eley pulls down the rebound | 59-55 |
| 13:51 | North Carolina A&T | Christopher Delong misses short on an open turnaround from the baseline | 59-55 |
| 13:50 | North Carolina A&T | Charles Eley tips it but misses | 59-55 |
| 13:49 | North Carolina A&T | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Eley | 59-55 |
| 13:33 | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Kaczmarski loses the dribble to Richard Watson | 59-55 |
| 13:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Lenard Cook loses the dribble to Robert Brown | 59-55 |
| 13:10 | North Carolina A&T | Robert Brown drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kevin Kaczmarski | 59-57 |
| 12:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Lenard Cook clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kevin Kaczmarski - foul #3 on Kevin Kaczmarski, team foul #5 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Murray (PG), Christopher Betancourt (SG), John Steptoe (SF), Quadrees Abdou (PF) Richard Watson, Charles Santillo, Billy Burgoon, Johnny Sisk | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Daniel Huffman (PG), Eric Clodfelter (SG), Jack Pomerleau (SF), Bernard Perino (PF), Christopher Taveras (C) Robert Brown, Kevin Kaczmarski, Mark Becker, Christopher Delong, Charles Eley | |
| 12:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Lenard Cook makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 12:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Lenard Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 12:57 | North Carolina A&T | Bernard Perino grabs the defensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 12:54 | North Carolina A&T | Christopher Betancourt is called for the reach on Eric Clodfelter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christopher Betancourt, team foul #8 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Alfredo Yazzie (SF), Charles Wolfe (C) Christopher Betancourt, Lenard Cook | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| 12:54 | North Carolina A&T | Eric Clodfelter misses the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 12:54 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Quadrees Abdou | 60-57 |
| 12:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Taveras swats the short shot by Quadrees Abdou | 60-57 |
| 12:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Quadrees Abdou misses the tip | 60-57 |
| 12:35 | North Carolina A&T | The rebound goes to Bernard Perino | 60-57 |
| 12:30 | North Carolina A&T | Eric Clodfelter misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 12:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Wolfe grabs the board | 60-57 |
| 12:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Murray buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Wolfe | 63-57 |
| 12:06 | North Carolina A&T | Charles Wolfe denies the turnaround by Bernard Perino | 63-57 |
| 12:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Alfredo Yazzie snags the defensive board | 63-57 |
| 11:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Murray misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jack Pomerleau - foul #2 on Jack Pomerleau, team foul #6 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Santillo (SG), Billy Burgoon (SF) John Steptoe, Quadrees Abdou | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Jason Malott (PG), Robert Brown (SG), Charles Eley (C) Daniel Huffman, Eric Clodfelter, Bernard Perino | |
| 11:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Murray makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 11:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 11:39 | North Carolina A&T | Charles Eley hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 65-57 |
| 11:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Burgoon gets the rebound | 65-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Arthur Murray (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Santillo (tired) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Billy Burgoon (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfredo Yazzie (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Wolfe (tiring) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Jason Malott (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Brown (tiring) 12 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jack Pomerleau (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Taveras (tired) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Eley (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Santillo is hacked by Charles Eley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Eley, team foul #7 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dema Stachurski (PG), Lenard Cook (C) Arthur Murray, Charles Wolfe | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Bernard Perino (PF), Christopher Delong (C) Christopher Taveras, Charles Eley | |
| 11:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Santillo misses the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 11:34 | North Carolina A&T | Christopher Delong pulls down the rebound | 65-57 |
| 11:19 | North Carolina A&T | Robert Brown misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 65-57 |
| 11:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Lenard Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 11:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Quadrees Abdou (PF) Billy Burgoon | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Eric Clodfelter (SF) Jack Pomerleau | |
| 10:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Dema Stachurski connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Santillo | 67-57 |
| 10:36 | North Carolina A&T | Robert Brown misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Santillo - foul #4 on Charles Santillo, team foul #9 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Steptoe (SG), Billy Burgoon (SF), Johnny Sisk (PF), Charles Wolfe (C) Charles Santillo, Alfredo Yazzie, Quadrees Abdou, Lenard Cook | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Kaczmarski (SG), Mark Becker (SF), Christopher Taveras (PF) Jason Malott, Eric Clodfelter, Bernard Perino | |
| 10:36 | North Carolina A&T | Robert Brown misses the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 10:36 | North Carolina A&T | Robert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 10:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Dema Stachurski's pass is intercepted by Mark Becker in the backcourt | 67-58 |
| 10:12 | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Kaczmarski makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Robert Brown | 67-61 |
| 09:55 | Illinois-Chicago | John Steptoe misses long on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Brown - foul #4 on Robert Brown, team foul #8 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Murray (PG), Alfredo Yazzie (SF) Dema Stachurski, Billy Burgoon | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Daniel Huffman (PG), Jack Pomerleau (SF), Bernard Perino (PF) Robert Brown, Mark Becker, Christopher Delong | |
| 09:55 | Illinois-Chicago | John Steptoe misses the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 09:55 | Illinois-Chicago | John Steptoe misses the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 09:55 | North Carolina A&T | Jack Pomerleau gets the rebound | 67-61 |
| 09:41 | North Carolina A&T | Alfredo Yazzie blocks the short jumper by Jack Pomerleau | 67-61 |
| 09:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Alfredo Yazzie grabs the defensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 09:24 | Illinois-Chicago | John Steptoe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-61 |
| 09:24 | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-61 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dema Stachurski (PG), Quadrees Abdou (PF), Lenard Cook (C) John Steptoe, Johnny Sisk, Charles Wolfe | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Eric Clodfelter (SF), Christopher Delong (C) Jack Pomerleau, Christopher Taveras | |
| 09:22 | North Carolina A&T | Daniel Huffman loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-61 |
| 09:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Quadrees Abdou can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Bernard Perino - foul #3 on Bernard Perino, team foul #9 | 67-61 |
| 09:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Quadrees Abdou makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 09:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Quadrees Abdou misses the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 09:13 | North Carolina A&T | Christopher Delong gets the rebound | 68-61 |
| 08:46 | North Carolina A&T | Eric Clodfelter makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Kevin Kaczmarski | 68-64 |
| 08:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Alfredo Yazzie misses short on an open 3 from the right wing | 68-64 |
| 08:29 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Quadrees Abdou | 68-64 |
| 08:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Murray misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 68-64 |
| 08:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Quadrees Abdou grabs the offensive board | 68-64 |
| 07:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Lenard Cook is called for a charge - foul #3 on Lenard Cook, team foul #10 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Watson (PG), Christopher Betancourt (SG), Billy Burgoon (SF), Johnny Sisk (PF), Charles Wolfe (C) Dema Stachurski, Arthur Murray, Alfredo Yazzie, Quadrees Abdou, Lenard Cook | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Jason Malott (PG), Robert Brown (SG), Mark Becker (SF), Christopher Taveras (PF), Charles Eley (C) Daniel Huffman, Kevin Kaczmarski, Eric Clodfelter, Bernard Perino, Christopher Delong | |
| 07:40 | North Carolina A&T | Mark Becker knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Brown | 68-66 |
| 07:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Jason Malott is called for the reach on Richard Watson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Malott, team foul #10 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Steptoe (SF) Billy Burgoon | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| 07:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Watson makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 07:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Watson misses the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 07:38 | North Carolina A&T | The rebound goes to Christopher Taveras | 69-66 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Richard Watson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Christopher Betancourt (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. SF - John Steptoe (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Johnny Sisk (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Wolfe (tiring) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Jason Malott (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Brown (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Mark Becker (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Taveras (tired) 1 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Eley (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:31 | North Carolina A&T | Jason Malott misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 69-66 |
| 07:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Betancourt pulls down the rebound | 69-66 |
| 07:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Betancourt can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Brown - foul #5 on Robert Brown, team foul #11 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Burgoon (SF) John Steptoe | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Kaczmarski (SG), Jack Pomerleau (SF) Robert Brown, Mark Becker | |
| 07:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Betancourt makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 07:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Betancourt makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 07:04 | North Carolina A&T | Jack Pomerleau can't connect on a floater from the left side | 71-66 |
| 07:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Watson pulls down the rebound | 71-66 |
| 06:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Wolfe loses the dribble to Jason Malott in the backcourt | 71-66 |
| 06:38 | North Carolina A&T | Christopher Taveras misses the turnaround from the right block | 71-66 |
| 06:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Burgoon grabs the defensive rebound | 71-66 |
| 06:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Wolfe misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Jason Malott - foul #3 on Jason Malott, team foul #12 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dema Stachurski (PG), Charles Santillo (SG), John Steptoe (SF), Lenard Cook (C) Richard Watson, Christopher Betancourt, Billy Burgoon, Johnny Sisk | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Eric Clodfelter (SG), Mark Becker (SF), Bernard Perino (PF) Kevin Kaczmarski, Jack Pomerleau, Christopher Taveras | |
| 06:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 06:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Wolfe misses the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 06:17 | North Carolina A&T | Mark Becker grabs the defensive rebound | 72-66 |
| 05:52 | North Carolina A&T | Mark Becker comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Lenard Cook - foul #4 on Lenard Cook, team foul #11 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Murray (PG), Alfredo Yazzie (SF), Quadrees Abdou (PF) Dema Stachurski, John Steptoe, Charles Wolfe | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Christopher Delong (PF) Bernard Perino | |
| 05:52 | North Carolina A&T | Mark Becker misses the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 05:52 | North Carolina A&T | Mark Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 05:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Santillo is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Clodfelter - foul #1 on Eric Clodfelter, team foul #13 | 72-67 |
| 05:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Santillo misses the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 05:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Santillo makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 05:39 | North Carolina A&T | Charles Eley's layup is rejected by Quadrees Abdou | 73-67 |
| 05:37 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Quadrees Abdou | 73-67 |
| 05:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Santillo makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 76-67 |
| 05:18 | North Carolina A&T | Eric Clodfelter clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 76-67 |
| 05:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Quadrees Abdou gets the rebound | 76-67 |
| 04:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Alfredo Yazzie knocks in the runner from close range set up by Arthur Murray and he's fouled by Mark Becker - foul #2 on Mark Becker, team foul #14 | 78-67 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dema Stachurski (PG), Christopher Betancourt (SG), Billy Burgoon (SF) Arthur Murray, Charles Santillo, Lenard Cook | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Daniel Huffman (PG), Kevin Kaczmarski (SG), Jack Pomerleau (SF), Bernard Perino (PF) Jason Malott, Eric Clodfelter, Mark Becker, Christopher Delong | |
| 04:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Alfredo Yazzie makes the free throw | 79-67 |
| 04:26 | North Carolina A&T | Jack Pomerleau makes the wide open turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Daniel Huffman | 79-69 |
| 04:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Alfredo Yazzie blows the layup | 79-69 |
| 04:03 | North Carolina A&T | The rebound goes to Daniel Huffman | 79-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:57 | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Kaczmarski is hacked by Quadrees Abdou - foul #1 on Quadrees Abdou, team foul #12 | 79-69 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Watson (PG), John Steptoe (SF), Johnny Sisk (PF), Charles Wolfe (C) Dema Stachurski, Billy Burgoon, Alfredo Yazzie, Quadrees Abdou | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| 03:57 | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Kaczmarski makes the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 03:57 | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Kaczmarski makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Betancourt connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 82-71 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Richard Watson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Christopher Betancourt (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. SF - John Steptoe (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Johnny Sisk (very tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Wolfe (tired) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Daniel Huffman (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Kaczmarski (very tired) 12 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jack Pomerleau (tired) 7 pts. PF - Bernard Perino (very tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Eley (very tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:19 | North Carolina A&T | Bernard Perino double dribbles | 82-71 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Santillo (SG), Lenard Cook (C) Christopher Betancourt, Charles Wolfe | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Jason Malott (PG), Eric Clodfelter (SG), Mark Becker (SF), Christopher Taveras (C) Daniel Huffman, Kevin Kaczmarski, Jack Pomerleau, Charles Eley | |
| 03:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 82-71 |
| 02:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Santillo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 82-71 |
| 02:49 | Illinois-Chicago | John Steptoe snags the offensive board | 82-71 |
| 02:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Bernard Perino steals it from Charles Santillo | 82-71 |
| 02:31 | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 82-71 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Murray (PG), Christopher Betancourt (SG), Charles Wolfe (PF) Richard Watson, Charles Santillo, Johnny Sisk | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Kevin Kaczmarski (SG), Christopher Delong (PF), Charles Eley (C) Mark Becker, Bernard Perino, Christopher Taveras | |
| 02:17 | North Carolina A&T | Eric Clodfelter misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 82-71 |
| 02:15 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to John Steptoe | 82-71 |
| 02:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Wolfe is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Malott - foul #4 on Jason Malott, team foul #15 | 82-71 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Burgoon (SF), Alfredo Yazzie (C) John Steptoe, Lenard Cook | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Daniel Huffman (PG), Jack Pomerleau (SF) Jason Malott, Eric Clodfelter | |
| 02:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Wolfe misses the 1st free throw | 82-71 |
| 02:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 83-71 |
| 02:01 | North Carolina A&T | Charles Eley's floater is tipped away by Alfredo Yazzie | 83-71 |
| 01:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Wolfe gets the rebound | 83-71 |
| 01:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Wolfe makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Christopher Betancourt | 85-71 |
| 01:39 | North Carolina A&T | Daniel Huffman is hacked by Alfredo Yazzie in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alfredo Yazzie, team foul #13 | 85-71 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Quadrees Abdou (C) Billy Burgoon | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Eric Clodfelter (SG), Christopher Taveras (PF) Kevin Kaczmarski, Charles Eley | |
| 01:39 | North Carolina A&T | Daniel Huffman misses the 1st free throw | 85-71 |
| 01:39 | North Carolina A&T | Daniel Huffman makes the 2nd free throw | 85-72 |
| 01:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Alfredo Yazzie is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Pomerleau - foul #3 on Jack Pomerleau, team foul #16 | 85-72 |
| 01:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Alfredo Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 86-72 |
| 01:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Alfredo Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 87-72 |
| 01:27 | North Carolina A&T | Eric Clodfelter loses the ball out of bounds | 87-72 |
| 01:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Alfredo Yazzie loses the dribble to Jack Pomerleau | 87-72 |
| 00:57 | North Carolina A&T | Jack Pomerleau hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 87-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Murray is hacked by Daniel Huffman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Huffman, team foul #17 | 87-75 |
| 00:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Murray misses the 1st free throw | 87-75 |
| 00:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 88-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:50 | North Carolina A&T | Daniel Huffman misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 88-75 |
| 00:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Betancourt snags the defensive board | 88-75 |
| 00:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Wolfe clanks a runner in the paint | 88-75 |
| 00:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Wolfe hits the follow up shot | 90-75 |
| 00:18 | North Carolina A&T | Quadrees Abdou steals it from Christopher Delong | 90-75 |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Murray runs out the clock | 90-75 |