| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Demps (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Webb (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tyrone Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Brian Wilkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - James Hull (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Utah | PG - John Moore (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anthony Brewer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ted Panella (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roy Uhl (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Raymond (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown inbounds the ball | 32-24 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Utah | Southern Utah is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson is called for traveling | 32-24 |
| 19:11 | Southern Utah | John Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-24 |
| 19:10 | Southern Utah | Donald Raymond tips it home | 32-26 |
| 18:46 | Illinois | Randy Demps throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-26 |
| 18:37 | Southern Utah | Randy Demps steals the ball from Donald Raymond | 32-26 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown blows the layup | 32-26 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Randy Demps can't tip it in | 32-26 |
| 18:31 | Southern Utah | Anthony Brewer pulls down the rebound | 32-26 |
| 18:25 | Southern Utah | Donald Raymond's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-26 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Randy Demps jams it on a great pass from Donald Webb | 34-26 |
| 17:52 | Southern Utah | John Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-26 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Wilkinson | 36-26 |
| 17:23 | Southern Utah | John Moore's pass is intercepted by Tyrone Brown | 36-26 |
| 17:02 | Illinois | John Moore is called for the reach on Randy Demps - foul #3 on John Moore, team foul #1 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alfred Grant (SG) Donald Webb | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | John Jenkins (PG) John Moore | |
| 16:47 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Ted Panella - foul #1 on Ted Panella, team foul #2 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Hullinger (PF), Dennis Murray (C) Brian Wilkinson, James Hull | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Robert Green (PF), James Bacon (C) Roy Uhl, Donald Raymond | |
| 16:47 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown makes the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 16:47 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 16:29 | Southern Utah | Ted Panella misses short on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Tyrone Brown - foul #1 on Tyrone Brown, team foul #1 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Bissonnette (SF) Tyrone Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | | |
| 16:29 | Southern Utah | Ted Panella makes the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 16:29 | Southern Utah | Ted Panella makes the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Randy Demps clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 38-28 |
| 16:03 | Southern Utah | The rebound goes to Anthony Brewer | 38-28 |
| 15:59 | Southern Utah | John Jenkins drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by James Bacon | 38-30 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Demps (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alfred Grant (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Michael Bissonnette (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Michael Hullinger (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Utah | PG - John Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Anthony Brewer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ted Panella (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Green (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Bacon (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger misses the dunk attempt | 38-30 |
| 15:39 | Southern Utah | Robert Green grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 15:24 | Southern Utah | Dennis Murray steals the ball from John Jenkins | 38-30 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Robert Green is called for the reach on Alfred Grant - foul #1 on Robert Green, team foul #3 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Webb (PG), Tyrone Brown (SF), Brian Wilkinson (PF), James Hull (C) Randy Demps, Michael Bissonnette, Michael Hullinger, Dennis Murray | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | John Moore (PG), Travis Mathews (SF), Roy Uhl (PF), Donald Raymond (C) Anthony Brewer, Ted Panella, Robert Green, James Bacon | |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown jams it on a nice dish by Alfred Grant | 40-30 |
| 14:26 | Southern Utah | Travis Mathews buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by John Moore | 40-32 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Donald Webb buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Tyrone Brown | 42-32 |
| 13:43 | Southern Utah | Donald Webb steals the ball from John Jenkins | 42-32 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Webb | 44-32 |
| 13:04 | Southern Utah | Donald Webb takes the ball from Donald Raymond | 44-32 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Tyrone Brown | 46-32 |
| 12:10 | Southern Utah | Roy Uhl comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 46-32 |
| 12:08 | Southern Utah | Roy Uhl can't tip it in | 46-32 |
| 12:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Brian Wilkinson | 46-32 |
| 11:43 | Illinois | Travis Mathews is called for the reach on Tyrone Brown - foul #1 on Travis Mathews, team foul #4 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Demps (PG), Michael Bissonnette (SF), Michael Hullinger (PF), Dennis Murray (C) Alfred Grant, Tyrone Brown, Brian Wilkinson, James Hull | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Anthony Brewer (SG), Ted Panella (SF), Robert Green (PF), James Bacon (C) John Jenkins, Travis Mathews, Roy Uhl, Donald Raymond | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Demps (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Webb (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Bissonnette (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Michael Hullinger (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Utah | PG - John Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Brewer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ted Panella (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Green (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Bacon (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Illinois | Michael Bissonnette misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 46-32 |
| 11:22 | Southern Utah | The rebound goes to Ted Panella | 46-32 |
| 11:17 | Southern Utah | Anthony Brewer hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Ted Panella | 46-34 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Donald Webb makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Randy Demps | 48-34 |
| 10:49 | Southern Utah | James Bacon hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 48-34 |
| 10:47 | Illinois | Dennis Murray snags the defensive board | 48-34 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Michael Bissonnette hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Dennis Murray | 50-34 |
| 10:09 | Southern Utah | James Bacon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-34 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger snags the defensive board | 50-34 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger misses long on a runner in the lane | 50-34 |
| 09:42 | Southern Utah | The rebound goes to Robert Green | 50-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Utah | Southern Utah is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:22 | Southern Utah | Randy Demps takes the ball from Anthony Brewer | 50-34 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Randy Demps can't finish the layup | 50-34 |
| 09:17 | Illinois | Donald Webb grabs the offensive board | 50-34 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | Randy Demps scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Michael Bissonnette | 52-34 |
| 09:03 | Southern Utah | Robert Green is hacked by Dennis Murray - foul #2 on Dennis Murray, team foul #2 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alfred Grant (SG), Tyrone Brown (SF), Brian Wilkinson (PF), James Hull (C) Donald Webb, Michael Bissonnette, Michael Hullinger, Dennis Murray | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | John Jenkins (PG), Roy Uhl (PF), Donald Raymond (C) John Moore, Robert Green, James Bacon | |
| 08:51 | Southern Utah | Anthony Brewer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-34 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown snags the defensive board | 52-34 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Randy Demps misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-34 |
| 08:27 | Southern Utah | Donald Raymond gets the rebound | 52-34 |
| 08:07 | Southern Utah | Tyrone Brown blocks the short jumper by Ted Panella | 52-34 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | James Hull snags the defensive board | 52-34 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson is denied on a dunk by Roy Uhl | 52-34 |
| 07:43 | Southern Utah | The rebound goes to Roy Uhl | 52-34 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Demps (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Alfred Grant (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Tyrone Brown (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. PF - Brian Wilkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Hull (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Utah | PG - John Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Anthony Brewer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ted Panella (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Uhl (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Raymond (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Southern Utah | Donald Raymond can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 52-34 |
| 07:32 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Brian Wilkinson | 52-34 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson misses badly on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Ted Panella - foul #2 on Ted Panella, team foul #5 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Bissonnette (SG) Alfred Grant | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | John Moore (PG), Travis Mathews (SF) Anthony Brewer, Ted Panella | |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 53-34 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-34 |
| 06:55 | Southern Utah | Roy Uhl clanks a shot from the left wing | 54-34 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Randy Demps snags the defensive board | 54-34 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | James Hull can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Donald Raymond - foul #1 on Donald Raymond, team foul #6 | 54-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Webb (SG) Randy Demps | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Thomas Hibbler (PG), Robert Green (PF), James Bacon (C) John Moore, Roy Uhl, Donald Raymond | |
| 06:31 | Illinois | James Hull makes the 1st free throw | 55-34 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | James Hull misses the 2nd free throw | 55-34 |
| 06:31 | Southern Utah | Robert Green pulls down the rebound | 55-34 |
| 06:15 | Southern Utah | Robert Green is hacked by Brian Wilkinson - foul #4 on Brian Wilkinson, team foul #3 | 55-34 |
| 06:10 | Southern Utah | Tyrone Brown steals it from Robert Green | 55-34 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Donald Webb hits the finger roll set up by Tyrone Brown | 57-34 |
| 05:43 | Southern Utah | Travis Mathews's pass is intercepted by Brian Wilkinson | 57-34 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 57-34 |
| 05:17 | Southern Utah | The rebound goes to Robert Green | 57-34 |
| 05:11 | Southern Utah | John Jenkins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-34 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown pulls down the rebound | 57-34 |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown lays it up and in on a nice dish by Donald Webb and he's hacked by James Bacon - foul #1 on James Bacon, team foul #7 | 59-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Demps (PG), Alfred Grant (SG), Michael Hullinger (PF), Dennis Murray (C) Michael Bissonnette, Donald Webb, Brian Wilkinson, James Hull | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Victor Lee (SF) John Jenkins | |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown makes the free throw | 60-34 |
| 04:34 | Southern Utah | James Bacon hits a runner from close range | 60-36 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Randy Demps | 62-36 |
| 03:52 | Southern Utah | Travis Mathews drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Victor Lee | 62-38 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Utah | Southern Utah is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown banks in the layup set up by Randy Demps | 64-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Demps (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Alfred Grant (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Tyrone Brown (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. PF - Michael Hullinger (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Utah | PG - Thomas Hibbler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Travis Mathews (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Lee (fresh) PF - Robert Green (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - James Bacon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:10 | Southern Utah | Victor Lee misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Tyrone Brown - foul #2 on Tyrone Brown, team foul #4 | 64-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Bissonnette (SF) Tyrone Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Charles Bradford (PG), John Jenkins (SF) Travis Mathews, James Bacon | |
| 03:10 | Southern Utah | Victor Lee makes the 1st free throw | 64-39 |
| 03:10 | Southern Utah | Victor Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 64-40 |
| 02:47 | Illinois | Thomas Hibbler picks off the pass by Alfred Grant | 64-40 |
| 02:36 | Southern Utah | Thomas Hibbler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 64-40 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Dennis Murray grabs the board | 64-40 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Randy Demps knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Alfred Grant | 67-40 |
| 02:20 | Southern Utah | Charles Bradford banks in the layup | 67-42 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Victor Lee steals it from Alfred Grant | 67-42 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Utah | Southern Utah is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:48 | Southern Utah | Thomas Hibbler drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Charles Bradford | 67-44 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger buries a runner from the left block and he's hacked by Victor Lee - foul #1 on Victor Lee, team foul #8 | 69-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Webb (SG), Brian Wilkinson (PF), James Hull (C) Alfred Grant, Michael Bissonnette, Dennis Murray | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Travis Mathews (SF), James Bacon (C) Charles Bradford, Victor Lee | |
| 01:19 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger makes the free throw | 70-44 |
| 01:03 | Southern Utah | Travis Mathews misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-44 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | James Hull gets the rebound | 70-44 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Utah | Southern Utah is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger banks in the layup on a nice dish by Donald Webb | 72-44 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Utah | Southern Utah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Southern Utah | Robert Green misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-44 |
| 00:33 | Southern Utah | Travis Mathews grabs the offensive rebound | 72-44 |
| 00:31 | Southern Utah | Travis Mathews comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 72-44 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | James Hull gets the rebound | 72-44 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Randy Demps runs out the clock | 72-44 |