| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Paul Baker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lynn Herrington (fresh) SF - Matthew Anders (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Powers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Garrison (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tommy Dehart (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Keith Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Porter (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dikembe Arboleda (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. C - Jeremy Clark (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | David Porter inbounds the ball | 28-38 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gary Powers - foul #2 on Gary Powers, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 19:43 | Canisius | Rodney Garrison snags the defensive board | 28-39 |
| 19:37 | Canisius | Keith Bell steps in front of the Paul Baker pass | 28-39 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Dikembe Arboleda and he's fouled by Rodney Garrison - foul #2 on Rodney Garrison, team foul #2 | 28-41 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark makes the free throw | 28-42 |
| 18:58 | Canisius | Lynn Herrington misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 28-42 |
| 18:57 | Canisius | Rodney Garrison pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-42 |
| 18:36 | Canisius | Lynn Herrington hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-42 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda gets the rebound | 28-42 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by David Porter | 28-45 |
| 18:00 | Canisius | Gary Powers clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-45 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | David Porter pulls down the rebound | 28-45 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jeremy Clark | 28-48 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 17:39 | Canisius | Paul Baker's pass is intercepted by Tommy Dehart in the backcourt | 28-48 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart jams it | 28-50 |
| 17:28 | Canisius | Dikembe Arboleda is called for the reach on Lynn Herrington - foul #2 on Dikembe Arboleda, team foul #1 | 28-50 |
| Subs | Canisius | Peter Plotkin (PG), Samuel Beckett (SG), Michael Weaver (SF), Dennis Wilmoth (PF), Tomas Cottone (C) Paul Baker, Lynn Herrington, Matthew Anders, Gary Powers, Rodney Garrison | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SF), Jie Huang (PF), Jonah Maness (C) David Porter, Dikembe Arboleda, Jeremy Clark | |
| 17:10 | Canisius | Dennis Wilmoth can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jie Huang - foul #2 on Jie Huang, team foul #2 | 28-50 |
| 17:10 | Canisius | Dennis Wilmoth misses the 1st free throw | 28-50 |
| 17:10 | Canisius | Dennis Wilmoth makes the 2nd free throw | 29-50 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Keith Bell | 29-52 |
| 16:31 | Canisius | Peter Plotkin's pass is intercepted by Keith Bell | 29-52 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Keith Bell banks in the layup | 29-54 |
| 16:23 | Canisius | Peter Plotkin is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 29-54 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Jonah Maness buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Tommy Dehart | 29-56 |
| 16:03 | Canisius | Samuel Beckett is whistled for traveling | 29-56 |
| Subs | Canisius | Gary Powers (PF) Dennis Wilmoth | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda (PF), Jeremy Clark (C) Jie Huang, Jonah Maness | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Peter Plotkin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Beckett (fresh) SF - Michael Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Powers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Tomas Cottone (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tommy Dehart (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Keith Bell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 5 stl. SF - Joshua Robertson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Arboleda (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeremy Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-56 |
| 15:38 | Canisius | Tomas Cottone pulls down the rebound | 29-56 |
| 15:32 | Canisius | Michael Weaver misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Joshua Robertson - foul #2 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #3 | 29-56 |
| Subs | Canisius | Lynn Herrington (SG), Rodney Garrison (C) Samuel Beckett, Tomas Cottone | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Porter (SF) Joshua Robertson | |
| 15:32 | Canisius | Michael Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 30-56 |
| 15:32 | Canisius | Michael Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 31-56 |
| 15:24 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Dikembe Arboleda | 31-59 |
| 15:20 | Canisius | Tommy Dehart takes the ball from Peter Plotkin in the backcourt | 31-59 |
| 15:04 | Illinois | David Porter hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Tommy Dehart and he's hacked by Gary Powers - foul #3 on Gary Powers, team foul #3 | 31-61 |
| Subs | Canisius | Paul Baker (PG), Matthew Anders (SF) Peter Plotkin, Michael Weaver | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (PF), Jonah Maness (C) Dikembe Arboleda, Jeremy Clark | |
| 15:04 | Illinois | David Porter makes the free throw | 31-62 |
| 14:47 | Canisius | Matthew Anders misses short on a floater from the left wing | 31-62 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Jonah Maness grabs the board | 31-62 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Jie Huang blows the dunk but he's fouled by Gary Powers - foul #4 on Gary Powers, team foul #4 | 31-62 |
| Subs | Canisius | Samuel Beckett (SG), Dennis Wilmoth (PF) Lynn Herrington, Gary Powers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (PG) Tommy Dehart | |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the 1st free throw | 31-62 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the 2nd free throw | 31-62 |
| 14:30 | Canisius | Dennis Wilmoth grabs the defensive rebound | 31-62 |
| 14:27 | Canisius | Matthew Anders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-62 |
| 14:08 | Illinois | David Porter clanks a shot from the right wing | 31-62 |
| 14:06 | Canisius | Rodney Garrison grabs the defensive rebound | 31-62 |
| 13:45 | Canisius | Rodney Garrison banks in the layup | 33-62 |
| 13:22 | Illinois | David Porter's pass is intercepted by Dennis Wilmoth | 33-62 |
| 13:09 | Canisius | Jonah Maness denies the turnaround by Matthew Anders | 33-62 |
| 13:08 | Canisius | Rodney Garrison snags the offensive board | 33-62 |
| 13:01 | Canisius | Rodney Garrison misses the lay-in but the foul's on David Porter - foul #2 on David Porter, team foul #4 | 33-62 |
| Subs | Canisius | Peter Plotkin (PG), Lynn Herrington (SG), Michael Weaver (SF), Tomas Cottone (PF) Paul Baker, Samuel Beckett, Matthew Anders, Dennis Wilmoth | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Dehart (PG), Dikembe Arboleda (PF), Jeremy Clark (C) Keith Bell, Jie Huang, Jonah Maness | |
| 13:01 | Canisius | Rodney Garrison makes the 1st free throw | 34-62 |
| 13:01 | Canisius | Rodney Garrison misses the 2nd free throw | 34-62 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda grabs the board | 34-62 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Tomas Cottone blocks the jumper by Jeremy Clark | 34-62 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart tips it home | 34-64 |
| 12:20 | Canisius | Lynn Herrington is open and buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Weaver | 36-64 |
| 11:54 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeremy Clark | 36-66 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Peter Plotkin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lynn Herrington (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Weaver (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tomas Cottone (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Rodney Garrison (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tommy Dehart (tiring) 21 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Robertson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Porter (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Arboleda (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeremy Clark (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Canisius | Peter Plotkin comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Tommy Dehart - foul #4 on Tommy Dehart, team foul #5 | 36-66 |
| Subs | Canisius | Samuel Beckett (SG), Matthew Anders (SF) Lynn Herrington, Michael Weaver | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (SG) David Porter | |
| 11:44 | Canisius | Peter Plotkin makes the 1st free throw | 37-66 |
| 11:44 | Canisius | Peter Plotkin makes the 2nd free throw | 38-66 |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart misses the 3 from the right wing | 38-66 |
| 11:20 | Canisius | Matthew Anders grabs the defensive rebound | 38-66 |
| 11:14 | Canisius | Samuel Beckett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-66 |
| 11:13 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeremy Clark | 38-66 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson misses the 3 from the left wing | 38-66 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart grabs the offensive rebound | 38-66 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Matthew Anders is called for the reach on Tommy Dehart - foul #2 on Matthew Anders, team foul #5 | 38-66 |
| Subs | Canisius | Paul Baker (PG), Lynn Herrington (SG), Dennis Wilmoth (PF), Michael Weaver (C) Peter Plotkin, Samuel Beckett, Tomas Cottone, Rodney Garrison | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Porter (SF), Jie Huang (PF), Jonah Maness (C) Joshua Robertson, Dikembe Arboleda, Jeremy Clark | |
| 09:55 | Illinois | Jonah Maness drills a runner near the basket set up by Jie Huang | 38-68 |
| 09:36 | Canisius | Lynn Herrington connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-68 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Jonah Maness misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Dennis Wilmoth - foul #2 on Dennis Wilmoth, team foul #6 | 41-68 |
| Subs | Canisius | Samuel Beckett (SG), Rodney Garrison (C) Lynn Herrington, Michael Weaver | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (PG) Tommy Dehart | |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Jonah Maness misses the 1st free throw | 41-68 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Jonah Maness makes the 2nd free throw | 41-69 |
| 09:05 | Canisius | Dennis Wilmoth lays it up and in | 43-69 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Jie Huang is fouled on the floor by Dennis Wilmoth - foul #3 on Dennis Wilmoth, team foul #7 | 43-69 |
| Subs | Canisius | Peter Plotkin (PG) Paul Baker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Dehart (PG) David Porter | |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the 1st free throw | 43-70 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 43-71 |
| 08:24 | Canisius | Samuel Beckett clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-71 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Jie Huang grabs the defensive rebound | 43-71 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-71 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Jie Huang can't tip it in | 43-71 |
| 08:01 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Rodney Garrison | 43-71 |
| 07:55 | Canisius | Jonah Maness swats the short shot by Dennis Wilmoth | 43-71 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson gets the rebound | 43-71 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Peter Plotkin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Beckett (fresh) SF - Matthew Anders (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Wilmoth (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Rodney Garrison (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tommy Dehart (tired) 21 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Keith Bell (tired) 6 pts. 6 ast. 5 stl. SF - Joshua Robertson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jie Huang (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonah Maness (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Keith Bell steps out of bounds on the baseline | 43-71 |
| Subs | Canisius | Paul Baker (PG), Lynn Herrington (SG), Michael Weaver (SF), Gary Powers (PF), Tomas Cottone (C) Peter Plotkin, Samuel Beckett, Matthew Anders, Dennis Wilmoth, Rodney Garrison | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Porter (SF), Dikembe Arboleda (PF), Jeremy Clark (C) Keith Bell, Jie Huang, Jonah Maness | |
| 07:23 | Canisius | Lynn Herrington throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-71 |
| 07:11 | Illinois | David Porter knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Tommy Dehart | 43-74 |
| 07:07 | Canisius | Lynn Herrington comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-74 |
| 07:05 | Canisius | Gary Powers snags the offensive board | 43-74 |
| 07:00 | Canisius | David Porter steps in front of the Michael Weaver pass | 43-74 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 43-74 |
| 06:33 | Canisius | Tomas Cottone pulls down the rebound | 43-74 |
| 06:27 | Canisius | Lynn Herrington misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 43-74 |
| 06:26 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda gets the rebound | 43-74 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Lynn Herrington steps in front of the David Porter pass | 43-74 |
| 06:01 | Canisius | Paul Baker knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Powers | 46-74 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Lynn Herrington steps in front of the Joshua Robertson pass | 46-74 |
| 05:28 | Canisius | Paul Baker misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 46-74 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson grabs the board | 46-74 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Gary Powers blocks the jumper by Tommy Dehart | 46-74 |
| 04:59 | Canisius | Lynn Herrington grabs the board | 46-74 |
| 04:53 | Canisius | Gary Powers is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Clark - foul #2 on Jeremy Clark, team foul #6 | 46-74 |
| Subs | Canisius | Peter Plotkin (PG), Samuel Beckett (SG), Dennis Wilmoth (PF) Paul Baker, Lynn Herrington, Gary Powers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (SG), Jie Huang (PF), Jonah Maness (C) Tommy Dehart, Dikembe Arboleda, Jeremy Clark | |
| 04:39 | Canisius | Dennis Wilmoth travels with the ball | 46-74 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Jonah Maness misses the easy layup but the foul's on Dennis Wilmoth - foul #4 on Dennis Wilmoth, team foul #8 | 46-74 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Dehart (PG) David Porter | |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Jonah Maness misses the 1st free throw | 46-74 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Jonah Maness makes the 2nd free throw | 46-75 |
| 03:59 | Canisius | Peter Plotkin misses the runner in the lane but the foul's on Tommy Dehart - foul #5 on Tommy Dehart, team foul #7 | 46-75 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Porter (SF) Tommy Dehart | |
| 03:59 | Canisius | Peter Plotkin makes the 1st free throw | 47-75 |
| 03:59 | Canisius | Peter Plotkin misses the 2nd free throw | 47-75 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jonah Maness | 47-75 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Jie Huang comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Dennis Wilmoth - foul #5 on Dennis Wilmoth, team foul #9 | 47-75 |
| Subs | Canisius | Gary Powers (PF) Dennis Wilmoth | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the 1st free throw | 47-75 |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the 2nd free throw | 47-75 |
| 03:37 | Canisius | Gary Powers gets the rebound | 47-75 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Peter Plotkin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Beckett (fresh) SF - Michael Weaver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Powers (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Tomas Cottone (tiring) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Robertson (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Bell (tired) 6 pts. 6 ast. 5 stl. SF - David Porter (tired) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jie Huang (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonah Maness (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:34 | Canisius | Peter Plotkin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-75 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Jonah Maness is hacked by Peter Plotkin - foul #2 on Peter Plotkin, team foul #10 | 47-75 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda (PF) David Porter | |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Jonah Maness misses the 1st free throw | 47-75 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Jonah Maness misses the 2nd free throw | 47-75 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Jonah Maness gets the offensive rebound | 47-75 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Keith Bell misses long on a runner from the right block | 47-75 |
| 02:54 | Canisius | Michael Weaver gets the rebound | 47-75 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 02:52 | Canisius | Peter Plotkin loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-75 |
| Subs | Canisius | John Brown (PG), Matthew Anders (SF) Samuel Beckett, Gary Powers | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Jie Huang can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 47-75 |
| 02:32 | Canisius | Peter Plotkin pulls down the rebound | 47-75 |
| 02:27 | Canisius | Dikembe Arboleda blocks the short jumper by Michael Weaver | 47-75 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson grabs the board | 47-75 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Jie Huang drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-78 |
| 01:58 | Canisius | Peter Plotkin is hacked by Keith Bell - foul #3 on Keith Bell, team foul #8 | 47-78 |
| Subs | Canisius | Samuel Beckett (PG) Matthew Anders | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Porter (SF), Jeremy Clark (C) Jie Huang, Jonah Maness | |
| 01:58 | Canisius | Peter Plotkin makes the 1st free throw | 48-78 |
| 01:58 | Canisius | Peter Plotkin misses the 2nd free throw | 48-78 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda pulls down the rebound | 48-78 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Peter Plotkin swats the shot by David Porter | 48-78 |
| 01:36 | Canisius | Samuel Beckett gets the rebound | 48-78 |
| 01:31 | Canisius | Michael Weaver makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Brown | 50-78 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Tomas Cottone is called for the reach on Keith Bell - foul #1 on Tomas Cottone, team foul #11 | 50-78 |
| Subs | Canisius | Rodney Garrison (C) John Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Keith Bell misses the 1st free throw | 50-78 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Keith Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 50-78 |
| 01:11 | Canisius | Rodney Garrison snags the defensive board | 50-78 |
| 01:07 | Canisius | Peter Plotkin is hacked by Dikembe Arboleda in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dikembe Arboleda, team foul #9 | 50-78 |
| Subs | Canisius | John Brown (SG) Rodney Garrison | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:07 | Canisius | Peter Plotkin misses the 1st free throw | 50-78 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark gets the rebound | 50-78 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | David Porter knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeremy Clark | 50-80 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:41 | Canisius | Michael Weaver can't finish the layup | 50-80 |
| 00:40 | Canisius | Peter Plotkin pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-80 |
| 00:36 | Canisius | Jeremy Clark is called for the reach on Tomas Cottone - foul #3 on Jeremy Clark, team foul #10 | 50-80 |
| Subs | Canisius | Rodney Garrison (C) John Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:36 | Canisius | Tomas Cottone makes the 1st free throw | 51-80 |
| 00:36 | Canisius | Tomas Cottone makes the 2nd free throw | 52-80 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius 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 fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Rodney Garrison denies the turnaround by Keith Bell | 52-80 |
| 00:14 | Canisius | Rodney Garrison gets the rebound | 52-80 |
| 00:08 | Canisius | Michael Weaver lays it in | 54-80 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson runs out the clock | 54-80 |