| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Douglas Fisher (fresh) SG - David Allen (fresh) SF - James Young (fresh) PF - Joseph Stubblefield (fresh) C - James Woody (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Susquehanna | PG - Samuel Bentley (fresh) SG - Matthew Blomquist (fresh) SF - Michael Evans (fresh) PF - James Stallworth (fresh) C - Matthew Chappell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Susquehanna | Matthew Chappell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Susquehanna | Susquehanna is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:35 | Susquehanna | The jump hook by Samuel Bentley is blocked by Joseph Stubblefield | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | David Allen misses the floater from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | James Young hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Susquehanna | Matthew Blomquist can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | James Young snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | David Allen misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Susquehanna | Michael Evans snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Susquehanna | James Young denies the turnaround by Michael Evans | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Susquehanna | James Stallworth tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | David Allen knocks in the shot from close range | 4-2 |
| 18:22 | Susquehanna | Matthew Blomquist scores on a 3 from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | David Allen clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Matthew Blomquist - foul #1 on Matthew Blomquist, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | David Allen makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | David Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:52 | Susquehanna | James Stallworth hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Joseph Stubblefield - foul #1 on Joseph Stubblefield, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Mattes (SG), Arthur Zhang (SF), James Markowski (PF), Lowell Cohen (C) David Allen, James Young, Joseph Stubblefield, James Woody | |
| Subs | Susquehanna | Timothy Cox (PG), John Johnson (SG), William Latham (SF), Daniel Horton (C) Samuel Bentley, Matthew Blomquist, Michael Evans, Matthew Chappell | |
| 17:52 | Susquehanna | James Stallworth makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:52 | Susquehanna | James Stallworth misses the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:52 | Susquehanna | James Stallworth grabs the offensive board | 6-6 |
| 17:43 | Susquehanna | John Johnson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Stephen Mattes - foul #1 on Stephen Mattes, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Susquehanna | Darryl Hill (C) James Stallworth | |
| 17:43 | Susquehanna | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 17:43 | Susquehanna | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-8 |
| 17:29 | Susquehanna | Daniel Horton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 6-8 |
| 17:28 | Susquehanna | John Johnson misses the tip | 6-8 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen pulls down the rebound | 6-8 |
| 17:22 | Illinois | Stephen Mattes misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 6-8 |
| 17:21 | Susquehanna | Darryl Hill grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 17:03 | Susquehanna | Darryl Hill double dribbles | 6-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Earl Hutchins (SG) Douglas Fisher | |
| Subs | Susquehanna | | |
| 16:44 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang banks in the layup set up by Stephen Mattes | 8-8 |
| 16:24 | Susquehanna | William Latham misses the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Arthur Zhang - foul #1 on Arthur Zhang, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Allen (SG), James Young (SF), Joseph Stubblefield (PF), James Woody (C) Earl Hutchins, Arthur Zhang, James Markowski, Lowell Cohen | |
| Subs | Susquehanna | Samuel Bentley (PG), Carl Smith (SG), James Stallworth (PF), Matthew Chappell (C) Timothy Cox, John Johnson, Daniel Horton, Darryl Hill | |
| 16:24 | Susquehanna | William Latham misses the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 16:24 | Susquehanna | William Latham makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield is fouled in the backcourt by James Stallworth - foul #1 on James Stallworth, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Susquehanna | Michael Evans (SF) William Latham | |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Samuel Bentley takes the ball from David Allen | 8-9 |
| 15:46 | Susquehanna | Samuel Bentley knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Chappell | 8-11 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Stephen Mattes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Allen (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Stubblefield (fresh) C - James Woody (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Susquehanna | PG - Samuel Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Smith (fresh) SF - Michael Evans (fairly fresh) PF - James Stallworth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Chappell (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Illinois | David Allen misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 15:40 | Illinois | James Woody tips it back up and in | 10-11 |
| 15:18 | Susquehanna | Carl Smith hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-14 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 10-14 |
| 15:01 | Susquehanna | Matthew Chappell gets the rebound | 10-14 |
| 14:49 | Susquehanna | Michael Evans misses the shot from the left side | 10-14 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | David Allen pulls down the rebound | 10-14 |
| 14:45 | Illinois | Stephen Mattes is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Smith - foul #1 on Carl Smith, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Fisher (PG), Earl Hutchins (SG), Bruce Cook (SF), James Markowski (PF), Lowell Cohen (C) Stephen Mattes, David Allen, James Young, Joseph Stubblefield, James Woody | |
| Subs | Susquehanna | Timothy Cox (PG), Matthew Blomquist (SG), John Johnson (SF), Daniel Horton (PF), Darryl Hill (C) Samuel Bentley, Carl Smith, Michael Evans, James Stallworth, Matthew Chappell | |
| 14:27 | Illinois | James Markowski is denied on a layup by Darryl Hill | 10-14 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Lowell Cohen | 10-14 |
| 14:08 | Illinois | James Markowski's floater is tipped away by Daniel Horton | 10-14 |
| 14:07 | Susquehanna | Darryl Hill grabs the board | 10-14 |
| 13:59 | Susquehanna | Timothy Cox is fouled on the floor by Bruce Cook - foul #1 on Bruce Cook, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Zhang (SF), James Woody (C) Bruce Cook, James Markowski | |
| Subs | Susquehanna | Matthew Chappell (C) Darryl Hill | |
| 13:45 | Susquehanna | John Johnson misses the easy layup | 10-14 |
| 13:43 | Susquehanna | Matthew Chappell grabs the offensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 13:27 | Susquehanna | Daniel Horton can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 10-14 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | James Woody snags the defensive board | 10-14 |
| 13:22 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-14 |
| 13:20 | Susquehanna | John Johnson grabs the board | 10-14 |
| 12:59 | Susquehanna | James Woody steals the ball from Matthew Blomquist | 10-14 |
| 12:46 | Illinois | James Woody clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 10-14 |
| 12:44 | Susquehanna | The rebound goes to Daniel Horton | 10-14 |
| 12:26 | Susquehanna | John Johnson is hacked by Arthur Zhang - foul #2 on Arthur Zhang, team foul #5 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Mattes (PG), David Allen (SG), James Young (SF), Joseph Stubblefield (PF), James Markowski (C) Douglas Fisher, Earl Hutchins, Arthur Zhang, Lowell Cohen, James Woody | |
| Subs | Susquehanna | Samuel Bentley (PG), William Latham (SF), James Stallworth (PF), Darryl Hill (C) Timothy Cox, John Johnson, Daniel Horton, Matthew Chappell | |
| 12:19 | Susquehanna | James Young picks off the pass by Samuel Bentley | 10-14 |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Stephen Mattes hits the finger roll set up by James Young | 12-14 |
| 12:03 | Susquehanna | James Stallworth travels with the ball | 12-14 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | David Allen is alone and drills a 3 from the right corner set up by James Young | 15-14 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Stephen Mattes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Allen (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Stubblefield (fresh) C - James Markowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Susquehanna | PG - Samuel Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Blomquist (tiring) 3 pts. SF - William Latham (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Stallworth (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Darryl Hill (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Susquehanna | Samuel Bentley misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 15-14 |
| 11:28 | Susquehanna | Matthew Blomquist snags the offensive board | 15-14 |
| 11:15 | Susquehanna | Matthew Blomquist's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Herman Drozd (PG), James Woody (C) Stephen Mattes, James Markowski | |
| Subs | Susquehanna | Dennis Richardson (PG), Carl Smith (SG), Michael Evans (SF), Daniel Horton (C) Samuel Bentley, Matthew Blomquist, William Latham, Darryl Hill | |
| 10:59 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-14 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield grabs the offensive board | 15-14 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield comes up short on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Michael Evans - foul #1 on Michael Evans, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Fisher (PG), Bruce Cook (SF) David Allen, James Young | |
| Subs | Susquehanna | John Johnson (SG), Matthew Chappell (C) Dennis Richardson, James Stallworth | |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield misses the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield misses the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:38 | Susquehanna | Matthew Chappell pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:21 | Susquehanna | John Johnson hits a shot from the free throw line and he's fouled by James Woody - foul #1 on James Woody, team foul #6 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Mattes (SG) Herman Drozd | |
| Subs | Susquehanna | Samuel Bentley (PG) Carl Smith | |
| 10:21 | Susquehanna | John Johnson misses the free throw | 15-16 |
| 10:21 | Susquehanna | Matthew Chappell grabs the offensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 10:00 | Susquehanna | Samuel Bentley misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Douglas Fisher - foul #1 on Douglas Fisher, team foul #7 | 15-16 |
| 10:00 | Susquehanna | Samuel Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:00 | Susquehanna | Samuel Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Stephen Mattes loses the dribble to Samuel Bentley in the backcourt | 15-18 |
| 09:57 | Susquehanna | John Johnson lays it in on a great pass from Samuel Bentley | 15-20 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Stephen Mattes travels in the backcourt | 15-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Markowski (PF), Lowell Cohen (C) Joseph Stubblefield, James Woody | |
| Subs | Susquehanna | Timothy Cox (SG), William Latham (C) Daniel Horton, Matthew Chappell | |
| 09:35 | Susquehanna | Timothy Cox's pass is intercepted by James Markowski | 15-20 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Timothy Cox steals it from Bruce Cook in the backcourt | 15-20 |
| 09:32 | Susquehanna | Michael Evans lays it in set up by Timothy Cox | 15-22 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | John Johnson picks off the pass by Douglas Fisher in the backcourt | 15-22 |
| 09:13 | Susquehanna | Samuel Bentley misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-22 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | James Markowski grabs the board | 15-22 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | James Markowski hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Douglas Fisher and the foul's on John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #5 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Earl Hutchins (PG), David Allen (SG), James Young (SF), James Woody (C) Douglas Fisher, Stephen Mattes, Bruce Cook, Lowell Cohen | |
| Subs | Susquehanna | Dennis Richardson (PG), Carl Smith (SG), James Stallworth (PF), Darryl Hill (C) Samuel Bentley, Timothy Cox, John Johnson, William Latham | |
| 09:06 | Illinois | James Markowski makes the free throw | 18-22 |
| 08:50 | Susquehanna | James Stallworth can't finish the layup | 18-22 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | James Young gets the rebound | 18-22 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by David Allen | 20-22 |
| 08:35 | Susquehanna | James Markowski steals the ball from Darryl Hill | 20-22 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | James Woody connects on the floater near the basket set up by Earl Hutchins | 22-22 |
| 08:16 | Susquehanna | James Stallworth hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Carl Smith and he's hacked by David Allen - foul #1 on David Allen, team foul #8 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Fisher (PG), Herman Drozd (SF), Joseph Stubblefield (PF) Earl Hutchins, James Young, James Markowski | |
| Subs | Susquehanna | Matthew Blomquist (SG), John Johnson (SF), Daniel Horton (C) Carl Smith, Michael Evans, Darryl Hill | |
| 08:16 | Susquehanna | James Stallworth makes the free throw | 22-25 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Herman Drozd scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 07:38 | Susquehanna | Daniel Horton is denied on a layup by Herman Drozd | 25-25 |
| 07:36 | Illinois | James Woody grabs the defensive rebound | 25-25 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Douglas Fisher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Allen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herman Drozd (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Stubblefield (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Woody (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Susquehanna | PG - Dennis Richardson (fairly fresh) SG - Matthew Blomquist (tiring) 3 pts. SF - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Stallworth (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Horton (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by David Allen | 28-25 |
| 07:14 | Susquehanna | Daniel Horton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-25 |
| 07:13 | Susquehanna | Daniel Horton grabs the offensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 07:00 | Susquehanna | Dennis Richardson scores on a jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Douglas Fisher - foul #2 on Douglas Fisher, team foul #9 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Mattes (PG), Earl Hutchins (SG), James Young (SF), Lowell Cohen (C) Douglas Fisher, David Allen, Herman Drozd, James Woody | |
| Subs | Susquehanna | Samuel Bentley (PG), Timothy Cox (SG), William Latham (SF), Matthew Chappell (C) Matthew Blomquist, John Johnson, James Stallworth, Daniel Horton | |
| 07:00 | Susquehanna | Dennis Richardson makes the free throw | 28-28 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins clanks a shot from the left wing | 28-28 |
| 06:44 | Susquehanna | Matthew Chappell grabs the defensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 06:36 | Susquehanna | Timothy Cox loses the ball out of bounds | 28-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Markowski (C) Joseph Stubblefield | |
| Subs | Susquehanna | Michael Evans (SF), Darryl Hill (C) Dennis Richardson, Matthew Chappell | |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Michael Evans takes the ball from Earl Hutchins in the backcourt | 28-28 |
| 06:26 | Susquehanna | Samuel Bentley misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Earl Hutchins - foul #1 on Earl Hutchins, team foul #10 | 28-28 |
| 06:26 | Susquehanna | Samuel Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 06:26 | Susquehanna | Samuel Bentley misses the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 06:26 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Stephen Mattes is hacked by Timothy Cox in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Cox, team foul #6 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Susquehanna | Daniel Horton (PF) William Latham | |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Stephen Mattes and he's fouled by Timothy Cox - foul #2 on Timothy Cox, team foul #7 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Cook (SF) James Young | |
| Subs | Susquehanna | Carl Smith (SG) Timothy Cox | |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins misses the free throw | 30-29 |
| 06:06 | Susquehanna | Daniel Horton grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 05:43 | Susquehanna | Darryl Hill misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-29 |
| 05:42 | Illinois | James Markowski grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins is hacked by Samuel Bentley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Samuel Bentley, team foul #8 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield (PF), James Woody (C) Lowell Cohen, James Markowski | |
| Subs | Susquehanna | John Johnson (SF), Matthew Chappell (C) Michael Evans, Darryl Hill | |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins misses the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 05:40 | Susquehanna | Matthew Chappell snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| 05:23 | Susquehanna | A charge is called on John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #9 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Herman Drozd (PG), David Allen (SG) Earl Hutchins, Stephen Mattes | |
| Subs | Susquehanna | Matthew Blomquist (SG), William Latham (SF) Carl Smith, John Johnson | |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield clanks a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Samuel Bentley - foul #2 on Samuel Bentley, team foul #10 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Young (SF) Bruce Cook | |
| Subs | Susquehanna | Carl Smith (PG), James Stallworth (PF) Samuel Bentley, Daniel Horton | |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 04:50 | Susquehanna | William Latham drills a jumper from the right side | 33-31 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | James Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Mattes (PG), James Markowski (PF) Herman Drozd, Joseph Stubblefield | |
| Subs | Susquehanna | Michael Evans (SF) William Latham | |
| 04:27 | Susquehanna | James Young knocks away the 3 by Matthew Blomquist | 33-31 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Young | 33-31 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | James Markowski knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 35-31 |
| 03:57 | Susquehanna | James Markowski steals it from James Stallworth | 35-31 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | James Young loses the dribble to Matthew Chappell | 35-31 |
| 03:39 | Susquehanna | Matthew Blomquist misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 35-31 |
| 03:38 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Stephen Mattes | 35-31 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Stephen Mattes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Allen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Markowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - James Woody (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Susquehanna | PG - Carl Smith (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Blomquist (tired) 3 pts. SF - Michael Evans (tiring) 2 pts. PF - James Stallworth (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Chappell (tired) 6 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Illinois | James Young makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Mattes | 38-31 |
| 03:34 | Susquehanna | Susquehanna calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 38-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Fisher (PG), Lowell Cohen (PF), Arthur Zhang (C) David Allen, James Markowski, James Woody | |
| Subs | Susquehanna | Samuel Bentley (PG), Timothy Cox (SG), John Johnson (SF), William Latham (PF), Darryl Hill (C) Carl Smith, Matthew Blomquist, Michael Evans, James Stallworth, Matthew Chappell | |
| 03:15 | Susquehanna | Samuel Bentley scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Stephen Mattes is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 38-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield (PF) James Young | |
| Subs | Susquehanna | | |
| 03:00 | Susquehanna | Darryl Hill misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-34 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang is open and scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Douglas Fisher | 40-34 |
| 02:35 | Susquehanna | Darryl Hill's layup is rejected by Joseph Stubblefield | 40-34 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Stephen Mattes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 02:28 | Susquehanna | John Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 02:17 | Susquehanna | Samuel Bentley misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 02:16 | Susquehanna | John Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 02:02 | Susquehanna | John Johnson connects on the floater from close range and he's hacked by Arthur Zhang - foul #3 on Arthur Zhang, team foul #11 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Earl Hutchins (PG), Herman Drozd (SG), Bruce Cook (SF), James Markowski (C) Douglas Fisher, Stephen Mattes, Arthur Zhang, Lowell Cohen | |
| Subs | Susquehanna | Dennis Richardson (PG), Michael Evans (SF), Daniel Horton (PF) Samuel Bentley, Timothy Cox, William Latham | |
| 02:02 | Susquehanna | John Johnson misses the free throw | 40-36 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Herman Drozd hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 01:33 | Susquehanna | The rebound goes to Daniel Horton | 40-36 |
| 01:27 | Susquehanna | Dennis Richardson is fouled on the floor by James Markowski - foul #1 on James Markowski, team foul #12 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Young (SF), James Woody (C) Bruce Cook, Joseph Stubblefield | |
| Subs | Susquehanna | Matthew Blomquist (SG), Matthew Chappell (C) Michael Evans, Darryl Hill | |
| 01:27 | Susquehanna | Dennis Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 01:27 | Susquehanna | Dennis Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Blomquist - foul #2 on Matthew Blomquist, team foul #11 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Allen (SG) Herman Drozd | |
| Subs | Susquehanna | | |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 01:03 | Susquehanna | Daniel Horton's layup is rejected by James Woody | 42-37 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | James Woody grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | David Allen connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Earl Hutchins | 44-37 |
| 00:35 | Susquehanna | Dennis Richardson's pass is intercepted by James Woody | 44-37 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-37 |
| 00:29 | Susquehanna | Daniel Horton gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 00:02 | Susquehanna | Matthew Blomquist misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 44-37 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | James Young pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | James Young can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 44-37 |