| Lineup | E. Nazarene | PG - David Wetherington (fresh) SG - Mark Embry (fresh) SF - Lewis Yardley (fresh) PF - Anthony Wong (fresh) C - Darrel Boswell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joe Bordelon (fresh) SG - Jerome Scoggins (fresh) SF - Joseph Yates (fresh) PF - Raymond Graig (fresh) C - Ernest McIlrath (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | E. Nazarene | Darrel Boswell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | E. Nazarene | E. Nazarene is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | E. Nazarene | David Wetherington misses short on a shot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Illinois | Raymond Graig gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | Joseph Yates travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | E. Nazarene | Mark Embry misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | E. Nazarene | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Wong | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | E. Nazarene | David Wetherington misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | E. Nazarene | Anthony Wong gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | E. Nazarene | Mark Embry hits a shot from the right side | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Joseph Yates can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Lewis Yardley - foul #1 on Lewis Yardley, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Joseph Yates misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Joseph Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:23 | E. Nazarene | Mark Embry is hacked by Jerome Scoggins - foul #1 on Jerome Scoggins, team foul #1 | 2-1 |
| 18:03 | E. Nazarene | Mark Embry loses the dribble to Jerome Scoggins | 2-1 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | Mark Embry takes the ball from Jerome Scoggins | 2-1 |
| 17:35 | E. Nazarene | Anthony Wong misses short on a 3 from straight away | 2-1 |
| 17:34 | Illinois | Raymond Graig grabs the board | 2-1 |
| 17:17 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-1 |
| 17:15 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath tips it home | 2-3 |
| 16:46 | E. Nazarene | Anthony Wong buries a runner near the basket | 4-3 |
| 16:40 | Illinois | Mark Embry is called for the reach on Ernest McIlrath - foul #1 on Mark Embry, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | Keith Ryan (SF) Lewis Yardley | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Jerome Scoggins and he's hacked by Darrel Boswell - foul #1 on Darrel Boswell, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | Matthew Lockett (SF), Scott Bonds (PF), Eugene Cash (C) Mark Embry, Anthony Wong, Darrel Boswell | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath misses the free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:27 | E. Nazarene | Scott Bonds grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:09 | E. Nazarene | Ernest McIlrath is called for the reach on Eugene Cash - foul #1 on Ernest McIlrath, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| 15:57 | E. Nazarene | Matthew Lockett misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| Lineup | E. Nazarene | PG - David Wetherington (fresh) SG - Keith Ryan (fresh) SF - Matthew Lockett (fresh) PF - Scott Bonds (fresh) C - Eugene Cash (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joe Bordelon (fresh) SG - Jerome Scoggins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Yates (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Raymond Graig (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ernest McIlrath (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Joe Bordelon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Armstrong (SF), Daniel Pollard (PF) Joseph Yates, Raymond Graig | |
| 15:41 | E. Nazarene | Eugene Cash clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 15:39 | E. Nazarene | Scott Bonds hits the follow up shot | 6-5 |
| 15:24 | Illinois | Scott Bonds blocks the short jumper by Thomas Armstrong | 6-5 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Thomas Armstrong misses the tip | 6-5 |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard tips it back up and in | 6-7 |
| 15:16 | E. Nazarene | David Wetherington connects on the fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on Daniel Pollard - foul #1 on Daniel Pollard, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | Mark Embry (SG), Lewis Yardley (SF), Anthony Wong (PF), Darrel Boswell (C) Keith Ryan, Matthew Lockett, Scott Bonds, Eugene Cash | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Waterman (PG), Bruce Mireles (SG) Joe Bordelon, Jerome Scoggins | |
| 15:16 | E. Nazarene | David Wetherington makes the free throw | 9-7 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Bruce Mireles's floater is tipped away by Darrel Boswell | 9-7 |
| 14:54 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Mireles | 9-7 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Bruce Mireles buries a 3 from straight away | 9-10 |
| 14:16 | E. Nazarene | Ernest McIlrath swats the short shot by Mark Embry | 9-10 |
| 14:15 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Robert Waterman buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Bruce Mireles | 9-12 |
| 14:00 | E. Nazarene | Anthony Wong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-12 |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | Keith Ryan (PG) David Wetherington | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bordelon (PG), Jerome Scoggins (SG), Joseph Yates (SF), Raymond Graig (PF) Robert Waterman, Bruce Mireles, Thomas Armstrong, Ernest McIlrath | |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Yates | 9-15 |
| 13:10 | E. Nazarene | The jump hook by Anthony Wong is blocked by Daniel Pollard | 9-15 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Raymond Graig | 9-15 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-15 |
| 12:54 | E. Nazarene | The rebound goes to Darrel Boswell | 9-15 |
| 12:31 | E. Nazarene | Darrel Boswell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-15 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Joseph Yates grabs the defensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-15 |
| 12:08 | E. Nazarene | Darrel Boswell pulls down the rebound | 9-15 |
| 11:54 | E. Nazarene | Darrel Boswell comes up short on the floater from the right block | 9-15 |
| 11:52 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard pulls down the rebound | 9-15 |
| Lineup | E. Nazarene | PG - Keith Ryan (fresh) SG - Mark Embry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lewis Yardley (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Wong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrel Boswell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joe Bordelon (fresh) SG - Jerome Scoggins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Yates (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Raymond Graig (fresh) 3 reb. C - Daniel Pollard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Keith Ryan is called for the reach on Jerome Scoggins - foul #1 on Keith Ryan, team foul #4 | 9-15 |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | David Wetherington (PG), Matthew Lockett (SF), Scott Bonds (PF), Eugene Cash (C) Mark Embry, Lewis Yardley, Anthony Wong, Darrel Boswell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Waterman (PG), Bruce Mireles (SG), Thomas Armstrong (PF), Ernest McIlrath (C) Joe Bordelon, Jerome Scoggins, Raymond Graig, Daniel Pollard | |
| 11:28 | Illinois | Matthew Lockett picks off the pass by Bruce Mireles | 9-15 |
| 11:10 | E. Nazarene | Joseph Yates picks off the pass by Scott Bonds | 9-15 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Thomas Armstrong knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Bruce Mireles | 9-18 |
| 10:33 | E. Nazarene | David Wetherington is fouled on the floor by Robert Waterman - foul #1 on Robert Waterman, team foul #4 | 9-18 |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | Sylvester Quist (SF) Keith Ryan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bordelon (PG), Jerome Scoggins (SG), Raymond Graig (PF) Robert Waterman, Bruce Mireles, Joseph Yates | |
| 10:17 | E. Nazarene | Matthew Lockett comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 9-18 |
| 10:15 | E. Nazarene | Eugene Cash snags the offensive board | 9-18 |
| 09:58 | E. Nazarene | Matthew Lockett loses the ball out of bounds | 9-18 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | Thomas Armstrong is hacked by Sylvester Quist - foul #1 on Sylvester Quist, team foul #5 | 9-18 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Scott Bonds blocks the jumper by Jerome Scoggins | 9-18 |
| 09:32 | E. Nazarene | David Wetherington gets the rebound | 9-18 |
| 09:14 | E. Nazarene | David Wetherington misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Armstrong - foul #1 on Thomas Armstrong, team foul #5 | 9-18 |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | Mark Embry (SG), Anthony Wong (PF) Matthew Lockett, Eugene Cash | |
| Subs | Illinois | Norman Matthews (SF) Thomas Armstrong | |
| 09:14 | E. Nazarene | David Wetherington makes the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 09:14 | E. Nazarene | David Wetherington makes the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jerome Scoggins, team foul #6 | 11-18 |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | Lewis Yardley (SF), Darrel Boswell (C) Sylvester Quist, Scott Bonds | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Waterman (SG), Joseph Yates (SF), Daniel Pollard (PF) Jerome Scoggins, Norman Matthews, Raymond Graig | |
| 08:37 | E. Nazarene | Darrel Boswell misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ernest McIlrath - foul #2 on Ernest McIlrath, team foul #7 | 11-18 |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Norman Matthews (C) Ernest McIlrath | |
| 08:37 | E. Nazarene | Darrel Boswell makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 08:37 | E. Nazarene | Darrel Boswell misses the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard grabs the defensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Robert Waterman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-18 |
| 08:21 | E. Nazarene | Anthony Wong gets the rebound | 12-18 |
| 08:06 | E. Nazarene | Lewis Yardley can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Joseph Yates - foul #1 on Joseph Yates, team foul #8 | 12-18 |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | Keith Ryan (PG) David Wetherington | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:06 | E. Nazarene | Lewis Yardley misses the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 08:06 | E. Nazarene | Lewis Yardley makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Joseph Yates makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Norman Matthews | 13-21 |
| Lineup | E. Nazarene | PG - Keith Ryan (fresh) SG - Mark Embry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lewis Yardley (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Anthony Wong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Darrel Boswell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joe Bordelon (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Waterman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Yates (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Pollard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Matthews (fresh) | |
| 07:36 | E. Nazarene | Anthony Wong misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Joseph Yates - foul #2 on Joseph Yates, team foul #9 | 13-21 |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | Matthew Lockett (SG) Mark Embry | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Mireles (SG), Thomas Armstrong (SF), Raymond Graig (PF) Joe Bordelon, Joseph Yates, Norman Matthews | |
| 07:36 | E. Nazarene | Anthony Wong misses the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 07:36 | E. Nazarene | Anthony Wong misses the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| 07:36 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard gets the rebound | 13-21 |
| 07:17 | Illinois | Lewis Yardley takes the ball from Robert Waterman | 13-21 |
| 07:03 | E. Nazarene | Anthony Wong misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-21 |
| 07:01 | E. Nazarene | Darrel Boswell hits the follow up shot | 15-21 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Raymond Graig misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-21 |
| 06:39 | E. Nazarene | The rebound goes to Matthew Lockett | 15-21 |
| 06:24 | E. Nazarene | Keith Ryan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 15-21 |
| 06:22 | E. Nazarene | Keith Ryan gets the offensive rebound | 15-21 |
| 06:13 | E. Nazarene | Lewis Yardley comes up short on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Bruce Mireles - foul #1 on Bruce Mireles, team foul #10 | 15-21 |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | David Wetherington (PG), Mark Embry (SG), Scott Bonds (PF), Eugene Cash (C) Keith Ryan, Matthew Lockett, Anthony Wong, Darrel Boswell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bordelon (PG) Robert Waterman | |
| 06:13 | E. Nazarene | Lewis Yardley misses the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 06:13 | E. Nazarene | Lewis Yardley misses the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Bruce Mireles | 15-21 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Lewis Yardley takes the ball from Bruce Mireles | 15-21 |
| 05:54 | E. Nazarene | David Wetherington lays it in on a great pass from Mark Embry and the foul's on Joe Bordelon - foul #1 on Joe Bordelon, team foul #11 | 17-21 |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | Sylvester Quist (SF) Lewis Yardley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Conrad Little (SF), Norman Matthews (C) Thomas Armstrong, Raymond Graig | |
| 05:54 | E. Nazarene | David Wetherington makes the free throw | 18-21 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Bruce Mireles drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Conrad Little | 18-24 |
| 05:06 | E. Nazarene | Mark Embry buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from David Wetherington | 21-24 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Joe Bordelon buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Bruce Mireles | 21-26 |
| 04:33 | E. Nazarene | David Wetherington is hacked by Norman Matthews - foul #1 on Norman Matthews, team foul #12 | 21-26 |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | Keith Ryan (SF), Darrel Boswell (C) Sylvester Quist, Eugene Cash | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Waterman (SG), Thomas Armstrong (SF), Raymond Graig (PF) Bruce Mireles, Conrad Little, Daniel Pollard | |
| 04:33 | E. Nazarene | David Wetherington misses the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 04:33 | E. Nazarene | David Wetherington misses the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 04:33 | Illinois | Norman Matthews snags the defensive board | 21-26 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Robert Waterman misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Keith Ryan - foul #2 on Keith Ryan, team foul #6 | 21-26 |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | Matthew Lockett (SG), Sylvester Quist (SF) Mark Embry, Keith Ryan | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Robert Waterman makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Robert Waterman makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 03:57 | E. Nazarene | Darrel Boswell scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Sylvester Quist | 23-28 |
| Lineup | E. Nazarene | PG - David Wetherington (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Lockett (fresh) SF - Sylvester Quist (fresh) PF - Scott Bonds (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Darrel Boswell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joe Bordelon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Waterman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Graig (fresh) 3 reb. C - Norman Matthews (fresh) | |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Scott Bonds steps in front of the Thomas Armstrong pass | 23-28 |
| 03:19 | E. Nazarene | Darrel Boswell clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Armstrong - foul #2 on Thomas Armstrong, team foul #13 | 23-28 |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | Keith Ryan (SG), Lewis Yardley (SF), Anthony Wong (PF) Matthew Lockett, Sylvester Quist, Scott Bonds | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins (SG), Joseph Yates (SF), Ernest McIlrath (C) Joe Bordelon, Thomas Armstrong, Norman Matthews | |
| 03:19 | E. Nazarene | Darrel Boswell makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 03:19 | E. Nazarene | Darrel Boswell makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Joseph Yates comes up short on the floater from the left side | 25-28 |
| 03:02 | E. Nazarene | Darrel Boswell snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| 02:57 | E. Nazarene | David Wetherington misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 02:56 | E. Nazarene | Darrel Boswell gets the offensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 02:40 | E. Nazarene | Anthony Wong buries a jumper in the lane | 27-28 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Robert Waterman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-28 |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | Mark Embry (SG), Eugene Cash (C) David Wetherington, Darrel Boswell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Pollard (PF) Raymond Graig | |
| 02:15 | E. Nazarene | Lewis Yardley scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Keith Ryan | 29-28 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Waterman and the foul's on Eugene Cash - foul #1 on Eugene Cash, team foul #7 | 29-30 |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | Scott Bonds (C) Eugene Cash | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bordelon (PG) Robert Waterman | |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath makes the free throw | 29-31 |
| 01:41 | E. Nazarene | Keith Ryan clanks a jumper from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Anthony Wong swats the layup by Joseph Yates | 29-31 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Joseph Yates comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 29-31 |
| 01:14 | E. Nazarene | Scott Bonds snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 01:06 | E. Nazarene | Mark Embry is fouled on the floor by Jerome Scoggins - foul #3 on Jerome Scoggins, team foul #14 | 29-31 |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | David Wetherington (PG), Darrel Boswell (C) Lewis Yardley, Scott Bonds | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Mireles (SG), Raymond Graig (PF) Jerome Scoggins, Daniel Pollard | |
| 01:06 | E. Nazarene | Mark Embry makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 01:06 | E. Nazarene | Mark Embry makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Keith Ryan takes the ball from Ernest McIlrath | 31-31 |
| 00:35 | E. Nazarene | Anthony Wong comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Raymond Graig - foul #1 on Raymond Graig, team foul #15 | 31-31 |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | Matthew Lockett (SF) Keith Ryan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Waterman (SG), Thomas Armstrong (SF) Bruce Mireles, Joseph Yates | |
| 00:35 | E. Nazarene | Anthony Wong makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 00:35 | E. Nazarene | Anthony Wong makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Joe Bordelon comes up short on the floater from the right side | 33-31 |
| 00:14 | E. Nazarene | Matthew Lockett gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 00:05 | E. Nazarene | Anthony Wong misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-31 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Raymond Graig snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Raymond Graig misses short on a halfcourt shot | 33-31 |