| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Becnel (fresh) SG - Clyde Lanier (fresh) SF - Nicholas Wyman (fresh) PF - Stephen Smith (fresh) C - Michael Wynne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Kevin Kistler (fresh) SG - Edward Mann (fresh) SF - Ralph Broomfield (fresh) PF - Joshua Dickenson (fresh) C - Chris Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Michael Wynne wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Furman | Furman is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier lays it up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Furman | Ralph Broomfield clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Furman | Joshua Dickenson grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Furman | Nicholas Wyman blocks the short jumper by Joshua Dickenson | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Furman | Edward Mann hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | Furman | Edward Mann snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Furman | Kevin Kistler misses short on a floater from the baseline | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Nicholas Wyman gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Richard Becnel | 4-2 |
| 17:47 | Furman | Chris Smith is hacked by Michael Wynne - foul #1 on Michael Wynne, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:39 | Furman | Ralph Broomfield's layup is rejected by Stephen Smith | 4-2 |
| 17:38 | Furman | Ralph Broomfield grabs the offensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:24 | Furman | Joshua Dickenson is whistled for traveling | 4-2 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Edward Mann - foul #1 on Edward Mann, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Herring (SF) Nicholas Wyman | |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier misses the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:06 | Furman | Joshua Dickenson grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 16:50 | Furman | Edward Mann knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Chris Smith | 5-5 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wilson (PG) Richard Becnel | |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| 16:25 | Furman | Chris Smith misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 5-5 |
| 16:23 | Illinois | Stephen Smith gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:17 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier is hacked by Chris Smith - foul #1 on Chris Smith, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Overturf (SG), Richard Ingrassia (PF), Christopher Bryant (C) Clyde Lanier, Stephen Smith, Michael Wynne | |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 5-5 |
| 15:59 | Furman | The rebound goes to Joshua Dickenson | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wilson (fresh) SG - Samuel Overturf (fresh) SF - Kenneth Herring (fresh) PF - Richard Ingrassia (fresh) C - Christopher Bryant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Kevin Kistler (fresh) SG - Edward Mann (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ralph Broomfield (fresh) PF - Joshua Dickenson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Chris Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Furman | Kevin Kistler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Wyman (SF) Kenneth Herring | |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia misses the floater from the baseline | 5-5 |
| 15:19 | Furman | Ralph Broomfield snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 14:59 | Furman | Ralph Broomfield misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-5 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Bryant | 5-5 |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Joshua Dickenson - foul #1 on Joshua Dickenson, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Becnel (PG), Clyde Lanier (SG), Michael Wynne (C) James Wilson, Samuel Overturf, Christopher Bryant | |
| Subs | Furman | Michael White (PG), James Ball (SG), Aaron Hubbard (SF), John Causey (PF), Israel Sours (C) Kevin Kistler, Edward Mann, Ralph Broomfield, Joshua Dickenson, Chris Smith | |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia misses the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 14:25 | Furman | John Causey misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-5 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 14:01 | Illinois | Nicholas Wyman is hacked by Michael White - foul #1 on Michael White, team foul #4 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Smith (PF) Richard Ingrassia | |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Michael Wynne drills a turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Israel Sours - foul #1 on Israel Sours, team foul #5 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Herring (SF) Nicholas Wyman | |
| Subs | Furman | Edward Mann (SG), Ralph Broomfield (SF), Joshua Dickenson (PF) James Ball, Aaron Hubbard, John Causey | |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Michael Wynne makes the free throw | 9-5 |
| 13:20 | Furman | Ralph Broomfield can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 9-5 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Wynne | 9-5 |
| 13:02 | Illinois | Michael Wynne is fouled on the floor by Israel Sours - foul #2 on Israel Sours, team foul #6 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Furman | Kevin Kistler (PG), Chris Smith (C) Michael White, Israel Sours | |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Michael Wynne hits the finger roll | 11-5 |
| 12:32 | Furman | Clyde Lanier picks off the pass by Edward Mann | 11-5 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Michael Wynne clanks a floater near the basket | 11-5 |
| 12:12 | Furman | Edward Mann grabs the board | 11-5 |
| 11:55 | Furman | Joshua Dickenson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 11-5 |
| 11:54 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier gets the rebound | 11-5 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Becnel (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clyde Lanier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kenneth Herring (fresh) PF - Stephen Smith (fresh) C - Michael Wynne (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Kevin Kistler (fresh) SG - Edward Mann (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ralph Broomfield (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joshua Dickenson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Chris Smith (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Illinois | Stephen Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by Clyde Lanier and he's fouled by Chris Smith - foul #2 on Chris Smith, team foul #7 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wilson (PG), Samuel Overturf (SG), Nicholas Wyman (SF), Christopher Bryant (C) Richard Becnel, Clyde Lanier, Kenneth Herring, Michael Wynne | |
| Subs | Furman | James Ball (SF), John Causey (PF), James Alvey (C) Ralph Broomfield, Joshua Dickenson, Chris Smith | |
| 11:33 | Illinois | Stephen Smith makes the free throw | 14-5 |
| 11:22 | Furman | Kevin Kistler drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-8 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant misses long on a shot from the right wing | 14-8 |
| 10:53 | Illinois | Nicholas Wyman tips it but misses | 14-8 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant grabs the offensive board | 14-8 |
| 10:28 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 14-8 |
| 10:27 | Illinois | Nicholas Wyman grabs the offensive rebound | 14-8 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Edward Mann is called for the reach on Samuel Overturf - foul #2 on Edward Mann, team foul #8 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia (PF), Michael Wynne (C) Stephen Smith, Christopher Bryant | |
| Subs | Furman | Michael White (PG), Ralph Broomfield (SF), Joshua Dickenson (PF) Kevin Kistler, Edward Mann, James Alvey | |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Samuel Overturf makes the 1st free throw | 15-8 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Samuel Overturf makes the 2nd free throw | 16-8 |
| 09:57 | Furman | James Ball double dribbles | 16-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Becnel (PG), Clyde Lanier (SG) James Wilson, Samuel Overturf | |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| 09:44 | Illinois | The jump hook by Richard Ingrassia is blocked by John Causey | 16-8 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia tips it back up and in | 18-8 |
| 09:35 | Furman | James Ball is fouled on the floor by Richard Ingrassia - foul #1 on Richard Ingrassia, team foul #2 | 18-8 |
| 09:30 | Furman | John Causey's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Ingrassia | 18-8 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Nicholas Wyman snags the defensive board | 18-8 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Furman | Kevin Kistler (PG) Michael White | |
| 08:52 | Furman | James Ball comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 18-8 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Ingrassia | 18-8 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier misses long on a shot from the left block | 18-8 |
| 08:41 | Furman | John Causey grabs the defensive rebound | 18-8 |
| 08:35 | Furman | James Ball misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-8 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Nicholas Wyman pulls down the rebound | 18-8 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier can't throw it down but he's fouled by Ralph Broomfield - foul #1 on Ralph Broomfield, team foul #9 | 18-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Herring (SF), Stephen Smith (PF) Nicholas Wyman, Richard Ingrassia | |
| Subs | Furman | Michael White (SG), James Alvey (C) James Ball, John Causey | |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier makes the 1st free throw | 19-8 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier makes the 2nd free throw | 20-8 |
| 08:12 | Furman | Michael White buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joshua Dickenson | 20-10 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | James Alvey is called for the reach on Michael Wynne - foul #1 on James Alvey, team foul #10 | 20-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wilson (PG) Richard Becnel | |
| Subs | Furman | Aaron Hubbard (SF) Ralph Broomfield | |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Michael Wynne makes the 1st free throw | 21-10 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Michael Wynne makes the 2nd free throw | 22-10 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wilson (fresh) SG - Clyde Lanier (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kenneth Herring (fresh) PF - Stephen Smith (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Wynne (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Kevin Kistler (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael White (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Aaron Hubbard (fresh) PF - Joshua Dickenson (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Alvey (fresh) | |
| 07:39 | Furman | James Alvey misses the lay-in | 22-10 |
| 07:37 | Illinois | James Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 22-10 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Stephen Smith clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 22-10 |
| 07:22 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier gets the offensive rebound | 22-10 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Michael Wynne can't throw it down | 22-10 |
| 07:08 | Furman | Joshua Dickenson gets the rebound | 22-10 |
| 06:55 | Furman | Kevin Kistler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-10 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Michael Wynne pulls down the rebound | 22-10 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Michael Wynne hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Kenneth Herring | 24-10 |
| 06:12 | Furman | James Alvey is whistled for a carry | 24-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Becnel (PG), Samuel Overturf (SG), Nicholas Wyman (SF), Christopher Bryant (C) James Wilson, Clyde Lanier, Kenneth Herring, Michael Wynne | |
| Subs | Furman | James Ball (SG), Ralph Broomfield (SF), John Causey (C) Kevin Kistler, Aaron Hubbard, James Alvey | |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Stephen Smith drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Samuel Overturf | 26-10 |
| 05:40 | Furman | Stephen Smith is called for the reach on Michael White - foul #1 on Stephen Smith, team foul #3 | 26-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Furman | Kevin Kistler (PG) Michael White | |
| 05:31 | Furman | Ralph Broomfield double dribbles | 26-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia (PF) Stephen Smith | |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia lays it up and in on a great pass from Christopher Bryant | 28-10 |
| 05:06 | Furman | James Ball clanks a 3 from the right wing | 28-10 |
| 05:04 | Illinois | Richard Becnel grabs the board | 28-10 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Samuel Overturf and the foul's on Joshua Dickenson - foul #2 on Joshua Dickenson, team foul #11 | 30-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Furman | James Alvey (C) Joshua Dickenson | |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia makes the free throw | 31-10 |
| 04:33 | Furman | James Ball double dribbles | 31-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clyde Lanier (SG), Stephen Smith (PF) Samuel Overturf, Richard Ingrassia | |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Stephen Smith misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on John Causey - foul #1 on John Causey, team foul #12 | 31-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wilson (PG), Kenneth Herring (SF), Michael Wynne (C) Richard Becnel, Nicholas Wyman, Christopher Bryant | |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Stephen Smith makes the 1st free throw | 32-10 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Stephen Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 33-10 |
| 03:54 | Furman | Kenneth Herring denies the turnaround by James Ball | 33-10 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Stephen Smith pulls down the rebound | 33-10 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wilson (fresh) SG - Clyde Lanier (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kenneth Herring (fresh) PF - Stephen Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Wynne (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Kevin Kistler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Ball (fresh) SF - Ralph Broomfield (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Causey (fairly fresh) C - James Alvey (fresh) | |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier slams it home set up by Stephen Smith | 35-10 |
| 03:17 | Furman | James Alvey hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-13 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Stephen Smith clanks a jump hook near the basket | 35-13 |
| 02:57 | Furman | Kevin Kistler gets the rebound | 35-13 |
| 02:38 | Furman | Kevin Kistler drills a shot near the basket | 35-15 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Kenneth Herring is hacked by Ralph Broomfield - foul #2 on Ralph Broomfield, team foul #13 | 35-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Becnel (PG), Samuel Overturf (SG), Richard Ingrassia (PF), Christopher Bryant (C) James Wilson, Clyde Lanier, Stephen Smith, Michael Wynne | |
| Subs | Furman | Michael White (PG), Edward Mann (SG), Aaron Hubbard (SF), Joshua Dickenson (PF), Chris Smith (C) Kevin Kistler, James Ball, Ralph Broomfield, John Causey, James Alvey | |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Kenneth Herring makes the 1st free throw | 36-15 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Kenneth Herring misses the 2nd free throw | 36-15 |
| 02:17 | Furman | Joshua Dickenson pulls down the rebound | 36-15 |
| 01:51 | Furman | Edward Mann misses the shot from the free throw line | 36-15 |
| 01:50 | Furman | Joshua Dickenson tips it back up and in | 36-17 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Wyman (SF) Kenneth Herring | |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| 01:10 | Furman | Edward Mann makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-19 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Becnel | 38-19 |
| 00:36 | Furman | Aaron Hubbard comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 38-19 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia snags the defensive board | 38-19 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia lays it up and in on a nice dish by Nicholas Wyman | 40-19 |
| 00:01 | Furman | Aaron Hubbard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-19 |
| 00:00 | Furman | The clock runs out | 40-19 |