| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Tim Banister (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Danny Kobayashi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Dike (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Mitchell Scott (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Demps (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Webb (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tyrone Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Wilkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hull (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown inbounds the ball | 24-26 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Randy Demps scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-29 |
| 19:28 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor misses the shot from the left wing | 24-29 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | Donald Webb can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 24-29 |
| 19:04 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Mitchell Scott | 24-29 |
| 18:57 | Dayton | Tim Banister knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 26-29 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Donald Webb connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Randy Demps and he's hacked by Matthew Taylor - foul #1 on Matthew Taylor, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Donald Webb makes the free throw | 26-32 |
| 18:22 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 28-32 |
| 18:18 | Illinois | James Hull travels with the ball | 28-32 |
| 18:00 | Dayton | Tim Banister misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-32 |
| 17:59 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor snags the offensive board | 28-32 |
| 17:36 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Tim Banister | 31-32 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Tim Banister - foul #1 on Tim Banister, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | David Kugler (C) Mitchell Scott | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alfred Grant (SG) Donald Webb | |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 16:58 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor is hacked by Alfred Grant - foul #2 on Alfred Grant, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | Marvin Bonham (PF) Robert Dike | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Bissonnette (SF), Michael Hullinger (PF), Dennis Murray (C) Tyrone Brown, Brian Wilkinson, James Hull | |
| 16:45 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 16:22 | Illinois | Randy Demps connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Dennis Murray and he's fouled by Matthew Taylor - foul #2 on Matthew Taylor, team foul #3 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Thompson (PG), Robert Dike (PF) Tim Banister, Danny Kobayashi | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:22 | Illinois | Randy Demps misses the free throw | 31-35 |
| 16:22 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger is fouled on the floor by Michael Thompson - foul #1 on Michael Thompson, team foul #4 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle (SG) Matthew Taylor | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Webb (PG), Tyrone Brown (SF) Randy Demps, Michael Bissonnette | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Thompson (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Battle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marvin Bonham (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Dike (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - David Kugler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Webb (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tyrone Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Hullinger (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson (PF), James Hull (C) Michael Hullinger, Dennis Murray | |
| 15:19 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 31-35 |
| 15:18 | Dayton | Robert Dike pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 15:01 | Dayton | David Kugler drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Donald Webb misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-35 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | James Hull pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | James Hull makes the jumper from the right block set up by Alfred Grant | 33-37 |
| 14:19 | Dayton | The jumper by Michael Thompson is denied by Tyrone Brown | 33-37 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Donald Webb pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson is fouled on the floor by David Kugler - foul #2 on David Kugler, team foul #5 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | Tim Banister (PG), Matthew Taylor (SG), Danny Kobayashi (SF), Mitchell Scott (C) Michael Thompson, Jeffrey Battle, Marvin Bonham, David Kugler | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Demps (PG), Michael Bissonnette (SG), Michael Hullinger (SF) Donald Webb, Alfred Grant, Tyrone Brown | |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger misses the runner from the right block | 33-37 |
| 13:41 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 13:16 | Dayton | Tim Banister's pass is intercepted by Michael Bissonnette | 33-37 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Michael Bissonnette hits the finger roll | 33-39 |
| 12:46 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | Marvin Bonham (PF) Robert Dike | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Webb (SG), Tyrone Brown (SF), Dennis Murray (C) Michael Bissonnette, Brian Wilkinson, James Hull | |
| 11:50 | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi travels with the ball | 35-39 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Tim Banister (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Danny Kobayashi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marvin Bonham (fresh) 5 pts. C - Mitchell Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Demps (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Webb (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyrone Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Hullinger (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-39 |
| 11:14 | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Tyrone Brown - foul #1 on Tyrone Brown, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | David Kugler (C) Mitchell Scott | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:14 | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 11:14 | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Donald Webb drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Randy Demps | 37-42 |
| 10:31 | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi misses short on a shot from the left side | 37-42 |
| 10:29 | Illinois | Randy Demps pulls down the rebound | 37-42 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger makes the jumper near the basket and the foul's on Marvin Bonham - foul #3 on Marvin Bonham, team foul #6 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Thompson (PG), Jeffrey Battle (SG), Robert Dike (PF) Tim Banister, Danny Kobayashi, Marvin Bonham | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alfred Grant (SG), Brian Wilkinson (PF), James Hull (C) Donald Webb, Tyrone Brown, Dennis Murray | |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger makes the free throw | 37-45 |
| 09:45 | Dayton | Michael Thompson hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Matthew Taylor | 39-45 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Randy Demps | 39-47 |
| 09:03 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor misses long on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Brian Wilkinson - foul #2 on Brian Wilkinson, team foul #3 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Tim Banister (PG), Mitchell Scott (C) Michael Thompson, Robert Dike | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Bissonnette (PG), Tyrone Brown (SF) Randy Demps, Michael Hullinger | |
| 09:03 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 09:03 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 08:34 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown is hacked by Jeffrey Battle - foul #2 on Jeffrey Battle, team foul #7 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi (SF), Marvin Bonham (PF) Matthew Taylor, David Kugler | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Webb (PG) Michael Bissonnette | |
| 08:34 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown misses the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 08:34 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 08:10 | Dayton | The jump hook by Marvin Bonham is blocked by Brian Wilkinson | 41-47 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Brian Wilkinson | 41-47 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Donald Webb is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 41-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dennis Murray (PF) Brian Wilkinson | |
| 07:52 | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Alfred Grant - foul #3 on Alfred Grant, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| 07:52 | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 07:52 | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi misses the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Dennis Murray pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Tim Banister (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Battle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Danny Kobayashi (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marvin Bonham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Mitchell Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Webb (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tyrone Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Hull (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Donald Webb makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Alfred Grant | 42-50 |
| 07:11 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott misses the dunk | 42-50 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Alfred Grant gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Donald Webb misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-50 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Dennis Murray tips it in | 42-52 |
| 06:30 | Dayton | Alfred Grant takes the ball from Jeffrey Battle | 42-52 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | James Hull clanks a shot from the baseline | 42-52 |
| 06:06 | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle grabs the board | 42-52 |
| 06:00 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Taylor (SG), Robert Dike (PF) Jeffrey Battle, Marvin Bonham | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Demps (PG), Brian Wilkinson (PF), Michael Hullinger (C) Alfred Grant, Dennis Murray, James Hull | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:37 | Dayton | Tim Banister double dribbles | 42-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | David Kugler (C) Mitchell Scott | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Donald Webb knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-55 |
| 05:01 | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Matthew Taylor | 44-55 |
| 04:46 | Illinois | Randy Demps connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Webb | 44-58 |
| 04:20 | Dayton | David Kugler is called for traveling | 44-58 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Thompson (PG), Mitchell Scott (C) Tim Banister, David Kugler | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alfred Grant (SG), James Hull (C) Donald Webb, Tyrone Brown | |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Matthew Taylor is called for the reach on Alfred Grant - foul #3 on Matthew Taylor, team foul #8 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Dayton | Marvin Bonham (SF) Danny Kobayashi | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Alfred Grant makes the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Alfred Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| 03:55 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott pulls down the rebound | 44-59 |
| 03:40 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-59 |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson pulls down the rebound | 44-59 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Marvin Bonham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Dike (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Mitchell Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Demps (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alfred Grant (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Michael Hullinger (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Wilkinson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Hull (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Randy Demps misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-59 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger misses the tip | 44-59 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson gets the offensive rebound | 44-59 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | James Hull is hacked by Mitchell Scott - foul #2 on Mitchell Scott, team foul #9 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle (SG), David Kugler (PF), Jerome Flowers (C) Matthew Taylor, Robert Dike, Mitchell Scott | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tyrone Brown (SF), Dennis Murray (PF) Michael Hullinger, Brian Wilkinson | |
| 02:57 | Illinois | James Hull misses the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Tyrone Brown | 44-59 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Randy Demps misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-59 |
| 02:35 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham snags the defensive board | 44-59 |
| 02:22 | Dayton | Michael Thompson is denied on a dunk by Tyrone Brown | 44-59 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | James Hull snags the defensive board | 44-59 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | James Hull knocks in the jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by David Kugler - foul #3 on David Kugler, team foul #10 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Webb (SG), Brian Wilkinson (PF) Alfred Grant, Dennis Murray | |
| 01:57 | Illinois | James Hull makes the free throw | 44-62 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:45 | Dayton | Jerome Flowers comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Hull - foul #3 on James Hull, team foul #5 | 44-62 |
| 01:45 | Dayton | Jerome Flowers misses the 1st free throw | 44-62 |
| 01:45 | Dayton | Jerome Flowers makes the 2nd free throw | 45-62 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Randy Demps is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Randy Demps, team foul #6 | 45-62 |
| 01:10 | Dayton | Jerome Flowers misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 45-62 |
| 01:09 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham grabs the offensive board | 45-62 |
| 01:04 | Dayton | Michael Thompson misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-62 |
| 01:03 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-62 |
| 00:56 | Dayton | David Kugler misses the lay-in | 45-62 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson pulls down the rebound | 45-62 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Webb and he's hacked by David Kugler - foul #4 on David Kugler, team foul #11 | 45-64 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown makes the free throw | 45-65 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Dayton | Michael Thompson's pass is intercepted by Donald Webb | 45-65 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Randy Demps runs out the clock | 45-65 |