| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Demps (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Webb (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyrone Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Brian Wilkinson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Hullinger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Kimbrell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gilbert Woodrow (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Seth McTee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Bower (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Black (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown inbounds the ball | 24-22 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Seth McTee is called for the reach on Tyrone Brown - foul #2 on Seth McTee, team foul #1 | 24-22 |
| 19:20 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger buries a jumper from the baseline | 26-22 |
| 18:58 | DePaul | Seth McTee travels with the ball | 26-22 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Adam Black is called for the reach on Michael Hullinger - foul #3 on Adam Black, team foul #2 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Marco Russo (C) Adam Black | |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger is hacked by Gilbert Woodrow - foul #1 on Gilbert Woodrow, team foul #3 | 26-22 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | Donald Webb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-22 |
| 17:34 | DePaul | Ronald Bower connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Thomas Kimbrell | 26-24 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Donald Webb is hacked by Ronald Bower - foul #3 on Ronald Bower, team foul #4 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Andrew Riley (PF) Ronald Bower | |
| 16:43 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown loses the dribble to Andrew Riley | 26-24 |
| 16:21 | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow blows the layup | 26-24 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger hits the finger roll | 28-24 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Demps (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Webb (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyrone Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Brian Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Hullinger (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Kimbrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gilbert Woodrow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Seth McTee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Riley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Marco Russo (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:27 | DePaul | Tyrone Brown picks off the pass by Thomas Kimbrell | 28-24 |
| 15:09 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger misses badly on a shot from the left side | 28-24 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger gets the offensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Marco Russo - foul #1 on Marco Russo, team foul #5 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alfred Grant (SG), Michael Bissonnette (SF), Dennis Murray (C) Donald Webb, Tyrone Brown, Brian Wilkinson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Reginald Nieves (PG), Mark Hammond (SG), Ronald Bower (PF), Adam Black (C) Thomas Kimbrell, Gilbert Woodrow, Seth McTee, Marco Russo | |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 14:19 | DePaul | Adam Black misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 14:17 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Bower | 30-24 |
| 13:50 | DePaul | Alfred Grant steals the ball from Adam Black | 30-24 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Dennis Murray knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Alfred Grant | 32-24 |
| 13:07 | DePaul | Ronald Bower knocks in the runner from the left block | 32-26 |
| 12:40 | Illinois | Randy Demps double dribbles | 32-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tyrone Brown (SF), Brian Wilkinson (PF) Randy Demps, Michael Hullinger | |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell (PG), Seth McTee (SF) Mark Hammond, Andrew Riley | |
| 12:12 | DePaul | Ronald Bower clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-26 |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown pulls down the rebound | 32-26 |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Dennis Murray misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Adam Black - foul #4 on Adam Black, team foul #6 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Webb (PG) Michael Bissonnette | |
| Subs | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow (SG), Marco Russo (C) Reginald Nieves, Adam Black | |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Dennis Murray makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Dennis Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 11:42 | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow snags the defensive board | 33-26 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Webb (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Grant (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tyrone Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - Brian Wilkinson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dennis Murray (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Kimbrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gilbert Woodrow (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Seth McTee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Bower (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Marco Russo (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:26 | DePaul | Ronald Bower is fouled on the floor by Brian Wilkinson - foul #2 on Brian Wilkinson, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Hullinger (C) Dennis Murray | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 11:05 | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Kimbrell | 33-28 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | Donald Webb drills a 3 from straight away set up by Alfred Grant | 36-28 |
| 10:26 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-28 |
| 10:24 | DePaul | Marco Russo grabs the offensive board | 36-28 |
| 10:06 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Demps (PG), Michael Bissonnette (SF) Alfred Grant, Tyrone Brown | |
| Subs | DePaul | Andrew Riley (PF) Ronald Bower | |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Donald Webb | 38-28 |
| 09:22 | DePaul | Marco Russo hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Brian Wilkinson - foul #3 on Brian Wilkinson, team foul #2 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dennis Murray (C) Michael Hullinger | |
| Subs | DePaul | Ronald Bower (PF) Seth McTee | |
| 09:22 | DePaul | Marco Russo misses the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 09:22 | DePaul | Marco Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Randy Demps pulls down the rebound | 38-28 |
| 08:53 | Illinois | Dennis Murray is fouled on the floor by Marco Russo - foul #2 on Marco Russo, team foul #7 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tyrone Brown (SF) Donald Webb | |
| Subs | DePaul | Reginald Nieves (SF) Marco Russo | |
| 08:53 | Illinois | Dennis Murray misses the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 08:53 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown gets the offensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Randy Demps misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gilbert Woodrow - foul #2 on Gilbert Woodrow, team foul #8 | 38-28 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Randy Demps makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Randy Demps misses the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 08:37 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Ronald Bower | 39-28 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:19 | DePaul | Andrew Riley is hacked by Brian Wilkinson - foul #4 on Brian Wilkinson, team foul #3 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alfred Grant (SG) Michael Bissonnette | |
| Subs | DePaul | Seth McTee (SF) Gilbert Woodrow | |
| 07:59 | DePaul | Reginald Nieves misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown gets the rebound | 39-28 |
| 07:36 | Illinois | Randy Demps comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 39-28 |
| 07:35 | DePaul | Andrew Riley grabs the board | 39-28 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Demps (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Grant (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tyrone Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. PF - Brian Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Dennis Murray (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Kimbrell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Reginald Nieves (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Seth McTee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Riley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Bower (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | DePaul | Reginald Nieves can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-28 |
| 07:10 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Riley | 39-28 |
| 06:56 | DePaul | Reginald Nieves buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Kimbrell | 39-31 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Alfred Grant | 41-31 |
| 06:23 | DePaul | Andrew Riley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brian Wilkinson - foul #5 on Brian Wilkinson, team foul #4 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Webb (SG), Michael Bissonnette (SF), Michael Hullinger (PF) Alfred Grant, Tyrone Brown, Brian Wilkinson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow (SG), Adam Black (C) Thomas Kimbrell, Ronald Bower | |
| 06:23 | DePaul | Andrew Riley misses the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 06:23 | DePaul | Andrew Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 06:09 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Webb | 43-32 |
| 05:51 | DePaul | Reginald Nieves misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-32 |
| 05:49 | Illinois | Randy Demps snags the defensive board | 43-32 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Donald Webb clanks a 3 from straight away | 43-32 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Michael Bissonnette grabs the offensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 43-32 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Dennis Murray tips it back up and in | 45-32 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:50 | DePaul | Adam Black clanks a shot from the free throw line | 45-32 |
| 04:48 | DePaul | Adam Black misses the tip | 45-32 |
| 04:46 | Illinois | Michael Bissonnette gets the rebound | 45-32 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Randy Demps connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-32 |
| 04:09 | DePaul | Andrew Riley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alfred Grant (SG), Tyrone Brown (SF) Randy Demps, Michael Bissonnette | |
| Subs | DePaul | Mark Hammond (SG), Ronald Bower (PF), Marco Russo (C) Gilbert Woodrow, Seth McTee, Adam Black | |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Alfred Grant is fouled on the floor by Mark Hammond - foul #1 on Mark Hammond, team foul #9 | 48-32 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Alfred Grant makes the 1st free throw | 49-32 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Alfred Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 50-32 |
| 03:30 | DePaul | Ronald Bower jams it on a nice dish by Reginald Nieves | 50-34 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Webb (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfred Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tyrone Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. PF - Michael Hullinger (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Murray (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Reginald Nieves (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Hammond (fresh) SF - Andrew Riley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Bower (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Marco Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Donald Webb | 52-34 |
| 02:57 | DePaul | Andrew Riley is hacked by Tyrone Brown - foul #1 on Tyrone Brown, team foul #5 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Bissonnette (PG) Donald Webb | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 02:42 | DePaul | Ronald Bower makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Reginald Nieves | 52-36 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 54-36 |
| 02:12 | DePaul | Marco Russo comes up short on the runner from the left block | 54-36 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger grabs the board | 54-36 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Reginald Nieves - foul #1 on Reginald Nieves, team foul #10 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Demps (PG), Donald Webb (SG) Michael Bissonnette, Alfred Grant | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger makes the 1st free throw | 55-36 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger makes the 2nd free throw | 56-36 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:33 | DePaul | Mark Hammond buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-39 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown comes up short on the shot in the lane | 56-39 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Randy Demps tips it home | 58-39 |
| 00:52 | DePaul | Reginald Nieves scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Andrew Riley | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Dennis Murray hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donald Webb | 60-42 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:25 | DePaul | Ronald Bower comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Tyrone Brown - foul #2 on Tyrone Brown, team foul #6 | 60-42 |
| 00:25 | DePaul | Ronald Bower misses the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 00:25 | DePaul | Ronald Bower makes the 2nd free throw | 60-43 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Randy Demps runs out the clock | 60-43 |