| Lineup | Fitchburg St. | PG - David Adolph (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marc Malone (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leon Ray (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Johnston (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Hinnenkamp (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Snyder (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Crain (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Detrick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter O'Connell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fitchburg St. | Robert Williams inbounds the ball | 44-31 |
| Game Plan | Fitchburg St. | Fitchburg St. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Fitchburg St. | David Adolph is whistled for a carry | 44-31 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | James Detrick misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Adolph - foul #2 on David Adolph, team foul #1 | 44-31 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | James Detrick misses the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | James Detrick makes the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 18:55 | Fitchburg St. | Marc Malone comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-32 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Eric Hinnenkamp gets the rebound | 44-32 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | James Detrick hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Leon Ray - foul #1 on Leon Ray, team foul #2 | 44-34 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | James Detrick misses the free throw | 44-34 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Crain | 44-34 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Leon Ray blocks the short jumper by James Detrick | 44-34 |
| 18:26 | Fitchburg St. | James Johnston grabs the board | 44-34 |
| 18:02 | Fitchburg St. | Marc Malone is called for traveling | 44-34 |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Marshall (PF) James Detrick | |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Brian Marshall comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 17:46 | Fitchburg St. | Marc Malone gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 17:41 | Fitchburg St. | David Adolph is fouled on the floor by Eric Hinnenkamp - foul #1 on Eric Hinnenkamp, team foul #1 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | Daryl Cogdell (PG), Michael Litchfield (SG), William Reynolds (SF), Marc Hobson (C) David Adolph, Marc Malone, Robert Williams, James Johnston | |
| Subs | Illinois | Rodger Williams (PG), Herman Wilkins (SF), Jerome Mann (C) Eric Hinnenkamp, Arthur Crain, Walter O'Connell | |
| 17:29 | Fitchburg St. | Marc Hobson steps out of bounds on the baseline | 44-34 |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | Stacey Carr (C) Leon Ray | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:15 | Illinois | Herman Wilkins's floater is tipped away by Stacey Carr | 44-34 |
| 17:13 | Fitchburg St. | William Reynolds gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 16:53 | Fitchburg St. | Daryl Cogdell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-34 |
| 16:51 | Fitchburg St. | William Reynolds snags the offensive board | 44-34 |
| 16:35 | Fitchburg St. | Michael Litchfield is whistled for a carry | 44-34 |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | Marc Malone (SG), Leon Ray (PF), James Johnston (C) Michael Litchfield, Marc Hobson, Stacey Carr | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Detrick (PF), Walter O'Connell (C) Troy Snyder, Jerome Mann | |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Walter O'Connell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-34 |
| 16:17 | Fitchburg St. | William Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 15:51 | Fitchburg St. | Daryl Cogdell misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 44-34 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Brian Marshall | 44-34 |
| Lineup | Fitchburg St. | PG - Daryl Cogdell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marc Malone (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leon Ray (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Johnston (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Herman Wilkins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rodger Williams (fresh) SF - Brian Marshall (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Detrick (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter O'Connell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Leon Ray swats the shot by Herman Wilkins | 44-34 |
| 15:43 | Fitchburg St. | The rebound goes to William Reynolds | 44-34 |
| 15:25 | Fitchburg St. | James Detrick denies the turnaround by Leon Ray | 44-34 |
| 15:23 | Fitchburg St. | William Reynolds grabs the offensive board | 44-34 |
| 15:06 | Fitchburg St. | James Detrick is called for the reach on Marc Malone - foul #2 on James Detrick, team foul #2 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | David Adolph (PG), Michael Litchfield (SG), Robert Williams (SF), Marc Hobson (PF) Daryl Cogdell, Marc Malone, William Reynolds, Leon Ray | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Hinnenkamp (PG), Troy Snyder (SG), Arthur Crain (SF), Robert Walls (PF), Jerome Mann (C) Herman Wilkins, Rodger Williams, Brian Marshall, James Detrick, Walter O'Connell | |
| 14:53 | Fitchburg St. | Robert Williams knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Michael Litchfield | 47-34 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Eric Hinnenkamp scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Arthur Crain | 47-36 |
| 14:25 | Fitchburg St. | David Adolph misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-36 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Jerome Mann snags the defensive board | 47-36 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Jerome Mann misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by James Johnston - foul #2 on James Johnston, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | Daryl Cogdell (SG), Leon Ray (PF) Michael Litchfield, James Johnston | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Jerome Mann misses the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Jerome Mann makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 13:43 | Fitchburg St. | David Adolph's fadeaway is rejected by Jerome Mann | 47-37 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Robert Walls grabs the board | 47-37 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Troy Snyder makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Hinnenkamp | 47-40 |
| 13:22 | Fitchburg St. | Daryl Cogdell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-40 |
| 13:21 | Illinois | Robert Walls grabs the board | 47-40 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Arthur Crain misses the jump hook from close range | 47-40 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Robert Walls tips it back up and in | 47-42 |
| 12:47 | Fitchburg St. | David Adolph loses the dribble to Eric Hinnenkamp | 47-42 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Eric Hinnenkamp dunks the ball | 47-44 |
| 12:18 | Fitchburg St. | Marc Hobson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-44 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Robert Walls gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Eric Hinnenkamp's pass is intercepted by Marc Hobson | 47-44 |
| 11:49 | Fitchburg St. | Robert Williams's layup is rejected by Arthur Crain | 47-44 |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Eric Hinnenkamp gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Fitchburg St. | PG - David Adolph (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daryl Cogdell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leon Ray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Marc Hobson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Hinnenkamp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Troy Snyder (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Crain (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Walls (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerome Mann (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Arthur Crain misses short on a floater from close range | 47-44 |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Jerome Mann pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 11:24 | Illinois | Daryl Cogdell steps in front of the Robert Walls pass | 47-44 |
| 11:21 | Fitchburg St. | Daryl Cogdell lays it in | 49-44 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Robert Walls hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-44 |
| 10:58 | Fitchburg St. | Marc Hobson snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 10:33 | Fitchburg St. | Jerome Mann is called for the reach on Marc Hobson - foul #1 on Jerome Mann, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | Michael Litchfield (PG), Marc Malone (SG), William Reynolds (SF), Stacey Carr (PF), James Johnston (C) David Adolph, Daryl Cogdell, Robert Williams, Leon Ray, Marc Hobson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Herman Wilkins (PG), Rodger Williams (SG), Brian Marshall (SF), James Detrick (PF), Walter O'Connell (C) Eric Hinnenkamp, Troy Snyder, Arthur Crain, Robert Walls, Jerome Mann | |
| 10:25 | Fitchburg St. | Marc Malone knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Walter O'Connell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 10:09 | Fitchburg St. | Stacey Carr grabs the board | 52-44 |
| 09:48 | Fitchburg St. | Marc Malone hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | Brian Marshall grabs the board | 52-44 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | Brian Marshall misses the shot near the basket | 52-44 |
| 09:41 | Fitchburg St. | James Johnston gets the rebound | 52-44 |
| 09:20 | Fitchburg St. | William Reynolds misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 09:18 | Illinois | Walter O'Connell grabs the board | 52-44 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Brian Marshall's fadeaway is rejected by James Johnston | 52-44 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Walter O'Connell pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Brian Marshall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-44 |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | Marc Hobson (PF) Stacey Carr | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:27 | Fitchburg St. | James Johnston misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-44 |
| 08:25 | Fitchburg St. | James Johnston pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 08:20 | Fitchburg St. | William Reynolds drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Michael Litchfield and he's hacked by Herman Wilkins - foul #3 on Herman Wilkins, team foul #4 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | Leon Ray (PF) Marc Hobson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Troy Snyder (SG), Robert Walls (PF) Brian Marshall, James Detrick | |
| 08:20 | Fitchburg St. | William Reynolds makes the free throw | 55-44 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Marc Malone is called for the reach on Troy Snyder - foul #1 on Marc Malone, team foul #4 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | Daryl Cogdell (PG), Jonathan Lockett (SG), Kevin Kelsch (SF), Marc Hobson (C) Michael Litchfield, Marc Malone, William Reynolds, James Johnston | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jesse Foster (PG), James Morel (SF) Rodger Williams, Herman Wilkins | |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Walter O'Connell clanks a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Daryl Cogdell - foul #1 on Daryl Cogdell, team foul #5 | 55-44 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Walter O'Connell makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Walter O'Connell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 07:35 | Fitchburg St. | Leon Ray is hacked by Robert Walls - foul #4 on Robert Walls, team foul #5 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerome Mann (C) Walter O'Connell | |
| Lineup | Fitchburg St. | PG - Daryl Cogdell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Lockett (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kevin Kelsch (fresh) PF - Leon Ray (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Marc Hobson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jesse Foster (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Troy Snyder (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Morel (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Robert Walls (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Jerome Mann (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Fitchburg St. | Leon Ray misses the shot from the free throw line | 55-46 |
| 07:23 | Fitchburg St. | Kevin Kelsch misses the tip | 55-46 |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Jerome Mann grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | Robert Walls knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Troy Snyder | 55-49 |
| 06:45 | Fitchburg St. | Daryl Cogdell knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Kevin Kelsch and the foul's on James Morel - foul #4 on James Morel, team foul #6 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | Marc Malone (SG), Robert Williams (SF), James Johnston (C) Jonathan Lockett, Kevin Kelsch, Leon Ray | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Hinnenkamp (PG), Herman Wilkins (SG), Arthur Crain (SF), James Detrick (PF) Jesse Foster, Troy Snyder, James Morel, Robert Walls | |
| 06:45 | Fitchburg St. | Daryl Cogdell misses the free throw | 57-49 |
| 06:45 | Fitchburg St. | Robert Williams snags the offensive board | 57-49 |
| 06:35 | Fitchburg St. | Daryl Cogdell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-49 |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | David Adolph (PG) Daryl Cogdell | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:25 | Illinois | David Adolph steps in front of the Herman Wilkins pass | 57-49 |
| 06:11 | Fitchburg St. | James Johnston misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 57-49 |
| 06:09 | Illinois | James Detrick pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Arthur Crain scores on a runner from the left block | 57-51 |
| 05:44 | Fitchburg St. | Eric Hinnenkamp steps in front of the Robert Williams pass | 57-51 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | James Detrick misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 57-51 |
| 05:25 | Illinois | Jerome Mann tips it back up and in | 57-53 |
| 05:10 | Fitchburg St. | Robert Williams misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-53 |
| 05:09 | Fitchburg St. | James Johnston pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 04:58 | Fitchburg St. | Herman Wilkins steals the ball from Robert Williams | 57-53 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-53 |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | Leon Ray (PF) Marc Hobson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Troy Snyder (SG), Robert Walls (PF), Walter O'Connell (C) Herman Wilkins, James Detrick, Jerome Mann | |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Marc Malone is called for the reach on Troy Snyder - foul #2 on Marc Malone, team foul #6 | 57-53 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Robert Walls misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-53 |
| 04:25 | Fitchburg St. | Robert Williams gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 04:19 | Fitchburg St. | David Adolph clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-53 |
| 04:18 | Fitchburg St. | Leon Ray grabs the offensive board | 57-53 |
| 04:01 | Fitchburg St. | Marc Malone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-53 |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Arthur Crain misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-53 |
| 03:42 | Fitchburg St. | Robert Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 03:38 | Fitchburg St. | Robert Williams's pass is intercepted by Robert Walls | 57-53 |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Eric Hinnenkamp comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 03:25 | Fitchburg St. | Marc Malone gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Fitchburg St. | PG - David Adolph (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marc Malone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Leon Ray (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Johnston (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Hinnenkamp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Troy Snyder (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Crain (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Walls (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Walter O'Connell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Fitchburg St. | Robert Williams misses the easy layup | 57-53 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Troy Snyder pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Walter O'Connell drills a runner from the left block set up by Eric Hinnenkamp | 57-55 |
| 02:42 | Fitchburg St. | David Adolph knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-55 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Troy Snyder misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-55 |
| 02:34 | Fitchburg St. | Robert Williams pulls down the rebound | 59-55 |
| 02:16 | Fitchburg St. | Robert Williams misses the shot from the free throw line | 59-55 |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Walter O'Connell pulls down the rebound | 59-55 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Walter O'Connell is fouled on the floor by Marc Malone - foul #3 on Marc Malone, team foul #7 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | Daryl Cogdell (PG), Michael Litchfield (SG), William Reynolds (SF), Marc Hobson (PF), Stacey Carr (C) David Adolph, Marc Malone, Robert Williams, Leon Ray, James Johnston | |
| Subs | Illinois | Herman Wilkins (PG), Rodger Williams (SG), Brian Marshall (SF), James Detrick (PF) Eric Hinnenkamp, Troy Snyder, Arthur Crain, Robert Walls | |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Walter O'Connell makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Walter O'Connell makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 02:07 | Fitchburg St. | Fitchburg St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-57 |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | Leon Ray (PF) Stacey Carr | |
| Subs | Illinois | Troy Snyder (SG) Rodger Williams | |
| 01:58 | Fitchburg St. | Marc Hobson buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-57 |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | David Adolph (PG), Marc Malone (SG), Robert Williams (SF), James Johnston (C) Daryl Cogdell, Michael Litchfield, William Reynolds, Marc Hobson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Hinnenkamp (PG), Arthur Crain (SF), Robert Walls (PF) Herman Wilkins, Brian Marshall, James Detrick | |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Walter O'Connell is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Walter O'Connell, team foul #7 | 62-57 |
| 01:15 | Fitchburg St. | Marc Malone hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Fitchburg St. | Fitchburg St. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Eric Hinnenkamp clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-57 |
| 00:48 | Fitchburg St. | Marc Malone snags the defensive board | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Fitchburg St. | Fitchburg St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Fitchburg St. | Troy Snyder is called for the reach on Marc Malone in the backcourt - foul #2 on Troy Snyder, team foul #8 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Fitchburg St. | Marc Hobson (C) James Johnston | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:47 | Fitchburg St. | Marc Malone makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:47 | Fitchburg St. | Marc Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Fitchburg St. | Fitchburg St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Eric Hinnenkamp knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Arthur Crain | 67-59 |
| 00:39 | Fitchburg St. | David Adolph is hacked by Eric Hinnenkamp in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Hinnenkamp, team foul #9 | 67-59 |
| 00:39 | Fitchburg St. | David Adolph makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:39 | Fitchburg St. | David Adolph makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Robert Walls misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-59 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Troy Snyder snags the offensive board | 69-59 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Troy Snyder can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 69-59 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Robert Walls pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-59 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Walter O'Connell makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Arthur Crain | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Fitchburg St. | Fitchburg St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Fitchburg St. | Marc Hobson is fouled in the backcourt by Troy Snyder - foul #3 on Troy Snyder, team foul #10 | 69-62 |
| 00:21 | Fitchburg St. | Marc Hobson makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:21 | Fitchburg St. | Marc Hobson misses the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Walter O'Connell | 70-62 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Arthur Crain misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-62 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Walter O'Connell grabs the offensive board | 70-62 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Eric Hinnenkamp misses the 3 from the left wing | 70-62 |
| 00:06 | Fitchburg St. | Marc Hobson grabs the defensive rebound | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Fitchburg St. | Fitchburg St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Fitchburg St. | David Adolph runs out the clock | 70-62 |