| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Harris (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Robert Burner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Sayre (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Buckner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Dones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - James Claflin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Winston Aubin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sebastian Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Travis Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Napoleon Douglas (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern | Sebastian Carter inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Southern | James Claflin is fouled on the floor by Gregory Harris - foul #2 on Gregory Harris, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| 19:24 | Southern | Winston Aubin is fouled on the floor by Robert Burner - foul #1 on Robert Burner, team foul #2 | 29-26 |
| 19:04 | Southern | Winston Aubin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-26 |
| 19:03 | Southern | Napoleon Douglas tips it back up and in | 29-28 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Joseph Dones hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 29-28 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Joseph Dones grabs the offensive board | 29-28 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Norman Sayre misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 29-28 |
| 18:24 | Southern | Sebastian Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 18:18 | Southern | Winston Aubin misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Norman Sayre snags the defensive board | 29-28 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Napoleon Douglas steps in front of the Michael Buckner pass | 29-28 |
| 17:35 | Southern | Napoleon Douglas banks in the layup on a great pass from James Claflin | 29-30 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | 3 seconds is called on Robert Burner | 29-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Glen Malott (PF), Willis Sharp (C) Michael Buckner, Joseph Dones | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 17:00 | Southern | Winston Aubin scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Claflin | 29-33 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Norman Sayre misses short on a shot in the paint | 29-33 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | Glen Malott hits the follow up shot | 31-33 |
| 16:28 | Southern | James Claflin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachary Belcher (SG), Jessie Friend (SF) Robert Burner, Norman Sayre | |
| Subs | Southern | Mark Keith (PG), James Wright (SF), Eric Saliba (PF), Thomas Edmonson (C) James Claflin, Sebastian Carter, Travis Wells, Napoleon Douglas | |
| 16:09 | Illinois | Glen Malott hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Jessie Friend tips it in | 33-33 |
| 16:03 | Southern | Mark Keith knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Winston Aubin and he's hacked by Zachary Belcher - foul #1 on Zachary Belcher, team foul #3 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Buckner (PF), Joseph Dones (C) Glen Malott, Willis Sharp | |
| Subs | Southern | Bennie Norris (SG) Winston Aubin | |
| 16:03 | Southern | Mark Keith makes the free throw | 33-36 |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Gregory Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 15:45 | Southern | Eric Saliba grabs the board | 33-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Harris (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Zachary Belcher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jessie Friend (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Buckner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Dones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Mark Keith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bennie Norris (fresh) SF - James Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eric Saliba (fresh) 5 reb. C - Thomas Edmonson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Southern | Jessie Friend steals it from James Wright | 33-36 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Joseph Dones scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Zachary Belcher | 35-36 |
| 14:52 | Southern | Bennie Norris clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Jessie Friend grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Jessie Friend misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 35-36 |
| 14:21 | Southern | Thomas Edmonson gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 14:03 | Southern | Thomas Edmonson can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 35-36 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Zachary Belcher gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Jessie Friend scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Buckner | 38-36 |
| 13:31 | Southern | Bennie Norris can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 13:29 | Southern | James Wright grabs the offensive board | 38-36 |
| 13:19 | Southern | James Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joseph Dones | 38-36 |
| 12:49 | Illinois | Joseph Dones can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 38-36 |
| 12:47 | Southern | Eric Saliba grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 12:42 | Southern | Bennie Norris buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Keith | 38-39 |
| 12:21 | Illinois | Jessie Friend scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Zachary Belcher | 40-39 |
| 12:03 | Southern | James Wright misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Gregory Harris pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Jessie Friend misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 11:44 | Southern | Mark Keith gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Harris (tiring) 9 pts. SG - Zachary Belcher (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jessie Friend (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Buckner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Dones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Mark Keith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bennie Norris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eric Saliba (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Thomas Edmonson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Southern | James Wright misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Jessie Friend - foul #1 on Jessie Friend, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Burner (SG), Norman Sayre (SF), Glen Malott (PF), Willis Sharp (C) Zachary Belcher, Jessie Friend, Michael Buckner, Joseph Dones | |
| Subs | Southern | James Claflin (PG), Winston Aubin (SG), Travis Wells (PF), Napoleon Douglas (C) Mark Keith, Bennie Norris, Eric Saliba, Thomas Edmonson | |
| 11:40 | Southern | James Wright misses the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 11:40 | Southern | James Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Gregory Harris misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 11:10 | Southern | James Wright gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 11:05 | Southern | James Wright misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Glen Malott | 40-40 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Glen Malott misses the lay-in | 40-40 |
| 10:56 | Southern | Travis Wells pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 10:49 | Southern | Travis Wells throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Southern | Sebastian Carter (SF) James Wright | |
| 10:27 | Illinois | Glen Malott blows the layup | 40-40 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Robert Burner hits the follow up shot | 42-40 |
| 10:02 | Southern | Glen Malott steals it from Winston Aubin | 42-40 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | Winston Aubin is called for the reach on Robert Burner - foul #2 on Winston Aubin, team foul #1 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jessie Friend (PG) Gregory Harris | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 09:17 | Illinois | Jessie Friend hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Burner | 45-40 |
| 09:04 | Southern | Winston Aubin travels with the ball | 45-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachary Belcher (SF), Michael Buckner (PF) Norman Sayre, Willis Sharp | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Glen Malott knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Jessie Friend and the foul's on Napoleon Douglas - foul #3 on Napoleon Douglas, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Norman Sayre (SF) Robert Burner | |
| Subs | Southern | Eric Saliba (C) Napoleon Douglas | |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Glen Malott misses the free throw | 47-40 |
| 08:41 | Southern | Eric Saliba pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| 08:20 | Southern | Winston Aubin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 08:18 | Illinois | Jessie Friend pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Eric Saliba is called for the reach on Zachary Belcher - foul #1 on Eric Saliba, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Dones (C) Glen Malott | |
| Subs | Southern | Mark Keith (PG), James Wright (SG), Thomas Edmonson (C) James Claflin, Winston Aubin, Travis Wells | |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Jessie Friend misses long on a 3 from straight away | 47-40 |
| 07:28 | Southern | Eric Saliba grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jessie Friend (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zachary Belcher (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Norman Sayre (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Buckner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Dones (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Mark Keith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sebastian Carter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Saliba (fresh) 8 reb. C - Thomas Edmonson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Southern | James Wright knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Mark Keith | 47-42 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Jessie Friend can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 47-42 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Michael Buckner tips it back up and in | 49-42 |
| 06:38 | Southern | James Wright hits a shot from just outside the lane | 49-44 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Jessie Friend misses the lay-in | 49-44 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Michael Buckner tips it home | 51-44 |
| 06:00 | Southern | Thomas Edmonson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-44 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Joseph Dones snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Zachary Belcher lays it in set up by Jessie Friend | 53-44 |
| 05:54 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Harris (PG), Robert Burner (SG), Glen Malott (PF) Jessie Friend, Norman Sayre, Michael Buckner | |
| Subs | Southern | James Claflin (PG), Winston Aubin (SG), Travis Wells (PF), Napoleon Douglas (C) Mark Keith, James Wright, Eric Saliba, Thomas Edmonson | |
| 05:38 | Southern | Travis Wells hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-47 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Robert Burner knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Glen Malott and the foul's on Winston Aubin - foul #3 on Winston Aubin, team foul #4 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Willis Sharp (C) Joseph Dones | |
| Subs | Southern | James Wright (SF) Sebastian Carter | |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Robert Burner misses the free throw | 55-47 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Glen Malott snags the offensive board | 55-47 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Robert Burner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-47 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Zachary Belcher hits the follow up shot | 57-47 |
| 04:45 | Southern | James Claflin comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gregory Harris - foul #3 on Gregory Harris, team foul #5 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jessie Friend (SF) Zachary Belcher | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 04:45 | Southern | James Claflin makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 04:45 | Southern | James Claflin makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Glen Malott clanks a jump hook in the paint | 57-49 |
| 04:15 | Southern | Napoleon Douglas pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 04:05 | Southern | Travis Wells misses long on a jumper in the paint | 57-49 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Gregory Harris grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Glen Malott makes the runner in the paint set up by Willis Sharp | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Southern | Winston Aubin is called for traveling | 59-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Norman Sayre (SF), Michael Buckner (PF), Joseph Dones (C) Gregory Harris, Glen Malott, Willis Sharp | |
| Subs | Southern | Sebastian Carter (SF) James Wright | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jessie Friend (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Burner (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Norman Sayre (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Buckner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Dones (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - James Claflin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Winston Aubin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sebastian Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Travis Wells (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Napoleon Douglas (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Joseph Dones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Harris (PG), Zachary Belcher (SG) Jessie Friend, Robert Burner | |
| Subs | Southern | Eric Saliba (C) Napoleon Douglas | |
| 02:50 | Southern | Eric Saliba misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 59-49 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Gregory Harris snags the defensive board | 59-49 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Joseph Dones banks in the layup set up by Norman Sayre and he's hacked by Eric Saliba - foul #2 on Eric Saliba, team foul #5 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Southern | Mark Keith (PG), Bennie Norris (SG), James Wright (SF), Thomas Edmonson (C) James Claflin, Winston Aubin, Sebastian Carter, Travis Wells | |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Joseph Dones misses the free throw | 61-49 |
| 02:25 | Southern | Bennie Norris snags the defensive board | 61-49 |
| 02:07 | Southern | Bennie Norris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-49 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | Gregory Harris clanks a 3 from straight away | 61-49 |
| 01:48 | Southern | James Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:42 | Southern | Gregory Harris steals it from Thomas Edmonson | 61-49 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Zachary Belcher is fouled on the floor by Mark Keith - foul #1 on Mark Keith, team foul #6 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Burner (SG) Zachary Belcher | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Robert Burner is called for a backcourt violation | 61-49 |
| 00:47 | Southern | Bennie Norris misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-49 |
| 00:45 | Southern | James Wright misses the tip | 61-49 |
| 00:43 | Southern | Mark Keith pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Southern | Bennie Norris is whistled for a carry | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Michael Buckner misses the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Eric Saliba - foul #3 on Eric Saliba, team foul #7 | 61-49 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Michael Buckner makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Michael Buckner misses the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 00:13 | Southern | The rebound goes to Eric Saliba | 62-49 |
| 00:06 | Southern | Mark Keith connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-52 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Gregory Harris runs out the clock | 62-52 |