| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roosevelt Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey McCann (fresh) PF - Joshua West (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Pablo Lopez (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Jasper Kersey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Hallam (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Keith Brown (fresh) PF - Louis Hoffman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Nicholson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann inbounds the ball | 30-25 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Joshua West loses the ball out of bounds | 30-25 |
| 19:13 | Carroll | George Mazzella is called for the reach on Jasper Kersey - foul #1 on George Mazzella, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| 18:59 | Carroll | Keith Brown drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jasper Kersey | 30-28 |
| 18:39 | Illinois | George Mazzella scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Roosevelt Smith | 32-28 |
| 18:30 | Carroll | Michael Nicholson scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-30 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from George Mazzella | 35-30 |
| 17:43 | Carroll | David Hallam clanks a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Roosevelt Smith - foul #1 on Roosevelt Smith, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (SG), Michael Andrews (SF) Roosevelt Smith, Jeffrey McCann | |
| Subs | Carroll | Charles Romig (PG), Harold Hollis (SF), Charles Taylor (PF), Jeffrey Rosenbalm (C) Jasper Kersey, Keith Brown, Louis Hoffman, Michael Nicholson | |
| 17:43 | Carroll | David Hallam makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 17:43 | Carroll | David Hallam makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 17:22 | Illinois | George Mazzella is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Andrews | 37-32 |
| 17:00 | Carroll | Jeffrey Rosenbalm's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Corey Conaway (SG) George Mazzella | |
| Subs | Carroll | Mike Yates (SG) David Hallam | |
| 16:40 | Illinois | Joshua West is hacked by Harold Hollis - foul #1 on Harold Hollis, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith (SG), Jeffrey McCann (SF) Corey Conaway, Michael Andrews | |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| 16:17 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 16:15 | Carroll | Harold Hollis gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 16:04 | Carroll | Harold Hollis misses short on a 3 from straight away | 37-32 |
| 16:03 | Illinois | Joshua West grabs the board | 37-32 |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Harold Hollis - foul #2 on Harold Hollis, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG) Kevin Hancock | |
| Subs | Carroll | Jasper Kersey (PG), Keith Brown (SF), Louis Hoffman (PF), Michael Nicholson (C) Charles Romig, Harold Hollis, Charles Taylor, Jeffrey Rosenbalm | |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roosevelt Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey McCann (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua West (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Pablo Lopez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Jasper Kersey (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mike Yates (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Keith Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Louis Hoffman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Nicholson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:15 | Carroll | Louis Hoffman misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-32 |
| 15:14 | Carroll | Michael Nicholson pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 14:51 | Carroll | Mike Yates drills a 3 from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Keith Brown - foul #3 on Keith Brown, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Andrews (SF), Mark Bateman (PF), Thomas Choudhury (C) Roosevelt Smith, Joshua West, Pablo Lopez | |
| Subs | Carroll | David Hallam (SG), Charles Taylor (SF) Mike Yates, Keith Brown | |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 14:16 | Carroll | Jasper Kersey is hacked by Thomas Choudhury - foul #3 on Thomas Choudhury, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (SG) Jeffrey McCann | |
| Subs | Carroll | Harold Hollis (SF) Charles Taylor | |
| 14:05 | Carroll | Harold Hollis misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Choudhury - foul #4 on Thomas Choudhury, team foul #4 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua West (PF) Thomas Choudhury | |
| Subs | Carroll | Charles Romig (SG) David Hallam | |
| 14:05 | Carroll | Harold Hollis makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 14:05 | Carroll | Harold Hollis makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Joshua West can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Louis Hoffman - foul #3 on Louis Hoffman, team foul #4 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Corey Conaway (SG) George Mazzella | |
| Subs | Carroll | Jeffrey Rosenbalm (PF) Louis Hoffman | |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Joshua West misses the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Joshua West misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 13:49 | Carroll | Michael Nicholson pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 13:29 | Carroll | Joshua West steals the ball from Michael Nicholson | 41-37 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | Jasper Kersey picks off the pass by Michael Andrews in the backcourt | 41-37 |
| 13:13 | Carroll | Harold Hollis misses badly on a shot in the lane | 41-37 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Joshua West gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock is fouled in the backcourt by Jasper Kersey - foul #1 on Jasper Kersey, team foul #5 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Pablo Lopez (C) Joshua West | |
| Subs | Carroll | Mike Yates (SG), Charles Taylor (SF), Louis Hoffman (PF) Jasper Kersey, Harold Hollis, Michael Nicholson | |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Mark Bateman misses the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Mike Yates - foul #2 on Mike Yates, team foul #6 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Roosevelt Smith (SG) Kevin Hancock, Corey Conaway | |
| Subs | Carroll | Keith Fox (PG) Charles Romig | |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Mark Bateman misses the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Mark Bateman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 12:41 | Carroll | Charles Taylor clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 12:21 | Illinois | Mark Bateman misses the dunk attempt | 42-37 |
| 12:19 | Carroll | The rebound goes to Mike Yates | 42-37 |
| 12:13 | Carroll | Charles Taylor misses the lay-in | 42-37 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Mark Bateman gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Keith Fox steals it from George Mazzella in the backcourt | 42-37 |
| 12:07 | Carroll | Keith Fox lays it in | 42-39 |
| 11:38 | Illinois | George Mazzella misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-39 |
| 11:37 | Carroll | The rebound goes to Louis Hoffman | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roosevelt Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Michael Andrews (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Bateman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Pablo Lopez (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Keith Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Yates (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Taylor (fresh) PF - Louis Hoffman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Rosenbalm (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Carroll | Jeffrey Rosenbalm misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 42-39 |
| 11:23 | Carroll | Keith Fox pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 11:06 | Carroll | Mike Yates misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 11:04 | Carroll | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Taylor | 42-39 |
| 10:56 | Carroll | Charles Taylor scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Keith Fox | 42-42 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Mark Bateman misses the lay-in | 42-42 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Mark Bateman grabs the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 10:13 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez misses long on an open jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-42 |
| 10:12 | Carroll | The rebound goes to Louis Hoffman | 42-42 |
| 10:02 | Carroll | Mike Yates misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Michael Andrews gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | George Mazzella is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Roosevelt Smith | 45-42 |
| 09:09 | Carroll | Keith Fox is fouled on the floor by George Mazzella - foul #2 on George Mazzella, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (PG), Jeffrey McCann (SG), Corey Conaway (SF), Joshua West (PF) George Mazzella, Roosevelt Smith, Michael Andrews, Mark Bateman | |
| Subs | Carroll | Jasper Kersey (PG), David Hallam (SG), Keith Brown (SF), Harold Hollis (PF), Michael Nicholson (C) Keith Fox, Mike Yates, Charles Taylor, Louis Hoffman, Jeffrey Rosenbalm | |
| 08:56 | Carroll | Joshua West swats the short shot by Michael Nicholson | 45-42 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Joshua West snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Keith Brown takes the ball from Kevin Hancock in the backcourt | 45-42 |
| 08:50 | Carroll | Keith Brown lays it up and in | 45-44 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Joshua West comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 45-44 |
| 08:28 | Carroll | Michael Nicholson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 08:04 | Carroll | Keith Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 08:03 | Illinois | Joshua West snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Joshua West scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kevin Hancock | 47-44 |
| 07:28 | Carroll | Jasper Kersey buries a 3pt shot from straight away and he's fouled by Kevin Hancock - foul #1 on Kevin Hancock, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury (C) Pablo Lopez | |
| Subs | Carroll | Charles Romig (SG), Louis Hoffman (PF) David Hallam, Harold Hollis | |
| 07:28 | Carroll | Jasper Kersey makes the free throw | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kevin Hancock (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey McCann (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Corey Conaway (fresh) PF - Joshua West (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Choudhury (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Jasper Kersey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Romig (fresh) SF - Keith Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Louis Hoffman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Michael Nicholson (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann is whistled for traveling | 47-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Oatman (PG), Roosevelt Smith (SG) Kevin Hancock, Corey Conaway | |
| Subs | Carroll | David Hallam (SG) Jasper Kersey | |
| 06:48 | Carroll | Louis Hoffman is fouled on the floor by Joshua West - foul #3 on Joshua West, team foul #7 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG) John Oatman | |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| 06:48 | Carroll | Louis Hoffman misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Charles Romig is called for the reach on George Mazzella in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Romig, team foul #7 | 47-48 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | George Mazzella makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | George Mazzella makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 06:26 | Carroll | Keith Brown misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 06:25 | Carroll | Michael Nicholson hits the follow up shot | 49-50 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey McCann, team foul #8 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Carroll | Harold Hollis (SF) Keith Brown | |
| 06:07 | Carroll | Louis Hoffman clanks a 3 from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 06:06 | Carroll | Michael Nicholson tips it but misses | 49-50 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joshua West | 49-50 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Jeffrey McCann, team foul #9 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (SG), Corey Conaway (SF) Roosevelt Smith, Jeffrey McCann | |
| Subs | Carroll | Jasper Kersey (PG), Mike Yates (SG), Charles Taylor (PF) Charles Romig, David Hallam, Louis Hoffman | |
| 05:22 | Carroll | Michael Nicholson is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Nicholson, team foul #8 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Andrews (SF), Pablo Lopez (C) George Mazzella, Thomas Choudhury | |
| Subs | Carroll | Keith Brown (SF), Jeffrey Rosenbalm (C) Harold Hollis, Michael Nicholson | |
| 04:56 | Illinois | Charles Taylor steals the ball from Michael Andrews | 49-50 |
| 04:43 | Carroll | Charles Taylor comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Andrews - foul #2 on Michael Andrews, team foul #10 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark Bateman (C) Pablo Lopez | |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| 04:43 | Carroll | Charles Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 04:43 | Carroll | Charles Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock misses the shot from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Michael Andrews tips it back up and in | 51-52 |
| 04:02 | Carroll | Joshua West denies the turnaround by Jasper Kersey | 51-52 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joshua West | 51-52 |
| 03:32 | Illinois | Mark Bateman banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Michael Andrews | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kevin Hancock (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Corey Conaway (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Andrews (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua West (tiring) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Mark Bateman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Jasper Kersey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mike Yates (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Keith Brown (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Rosenbalm (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:09 | Carroll | Jeffrey Rosenbalm's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Roosevelt Smith (SG), Jeffrey McCann (SF), Thomas Choudhury (C) Kevin Hancock, Corey Conaway, Michael Andrews, Mark Bateman | |
| Subs | Carroll | Charles Romig (PG), David Hallam (SG), Harold Hollis (SF), Louis Hoffman (PF), Michael Nicholson (C) Jasper Kersey, Mike Yates, Keith Brown, Charles Taylor, Jeffrey Rosenbalm | |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury is hacked by Harold Hollis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harold Hollis, team foul #9 | 53-52 |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 02:54 | Carroll | David Hallam misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-52 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Joshua West gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | George Mazzella can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-52 |
| 02:29 | Carroll | Michael Nicholson gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 02:18 | Carroll | Michael Nicholson blows the layup | 55-52 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeffrey McCann | 55-52 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | Louis Hoffman steals the ball from Thomas Choudhury | 55-52 |
| 01:33 | Carroll | Harold Hollis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 55-52 |
| 01:32 | Carroll | Charles Romig tips it but misses | 55-52 |
| 01:31 | Carroll | Michael Nicholson gets the offensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 01:16 | Carroll | David Hallam misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 55-52 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Joshua West grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Joshua West's floater is tipped away by Louis Hoffman | 55-52 |
| 00:43 | Carroll | Michael Nicholson snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 00:39 | Carroll | Carroll calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Pablo Lopez (C) Thomas Choudhury | |
| Subs | Carroll | Jasper Kersey (PG), Keith Brown (SF) Charles Romig, Harold Hollis | |
| 00:24 | Carroll | Jasper Kersey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-52 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez is fouled in the backcourt by David Hallam - foul #3 on David Hallam, team foul #10 | 55-52 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:19 | Carroll | Louis Hoffman gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Carroll | Louis Hoffman makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-55 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | George Mazzella is hacked by Jasper Kersey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jasper Kersey, team foul #11 | 56-55 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | George Mazzella misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | George Mazzella misses the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 00:11 | Carroll | Louis Hoffman snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Carroll | Louis Hoffman misses long on a shot from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Joshua West grabs the board | 56-55 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | David Hallam is called for the reach on Joshua West in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Hallam, team foul #12 | 56-55 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Joshua West misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Joshua West makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:03 | Carroll | Carroll calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Carroll | David Hallam clanks a halfcourt shot | 57-55 |