| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Ronald Earls (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Earl Ray (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Butler (fresh) PF - Walter Phoenix (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Claude Lynch (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Issac Orsini (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nestor Hardin (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Rich Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Grunwald (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Leigh (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Appalachian State | Chris Butler inbounds the ball | 35-43 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:55 | Appalachian State | Earl Ray loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-43 |
| 19:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Nestor Hardin misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 35-43 |
| 19:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Grunwald gets the offensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 19:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Issac Orsini hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 35-43 |
| 19:20 | Appalachian State | Claude Lynch grabs the board | 35-43 |
| 19:00 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Issac Orsini - foul #2 on Issac Orsini, team foul #1 | 35-43 |
| 19:00 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls misses the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 19:00 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 18:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Grunwald is fouled on the floor by Claude Lynch - foul #1 on Claude Lynch, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Bobby Clark (PF) Walter Phoenix | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dana Ornelas (C) Charles Grunwald | |
| 18:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Dana Ornelas clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 18:17 | Appalachian State | Claude Lynch snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 18:14 | Appalachian State | Earl Ray is fouled in the backcourt by Nestor Hardin - foul #3 on Nestor Hardin, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Micheal Beasley (SF), William Robertson (C) Chris Butler, Claude Lynch | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jordan Mitchell (PG), William Barnes (SG), Wendell Laskey (SF), John Corbin (PF) Issac Orsini, Nestor Hardin, Rich Boyd, Frank Leigh | |
| 17:58 | Appalachian State | Bobby Clark misses the lay-in | 36-43 |
| 17:56 | Appalachian State | Micheal Beasley pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 17:36 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls scores on a floater near the basket | 38-43 |
| 17:20 | Illinois-Chicago | William Robertson is called for the reach on Dana Ornelas - foul #2 on William Robertson, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | James Selman (PG), Emmitt Blauser (SG), Walter Phoenix (PF) Ronald Earls, Earl Ray, William Robertson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Issac Orsini (PG), Charles Grunwald (PF) Jordan Mitchell, John Corbin | |
| 16:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Issac Orsini misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 16:58 | Appalachian State | Micheal Beasley pulls down the rebound | 38-43 |
| 16:35 | Appalachian State | Walter Phoenix misses short on an open jumper from the right side | 38-43 |
| 16:34 | Appalachian State | Walter Phoenix grabs the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 16:21 | Appalachian State | Micheal Beasley buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from James Selman and the foul's on Wendell Laskey - foul #2 on Wendell Laskey, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Chris Butler (SF), Claude Lynch (C) Walter Phoenix, Bobby Clark | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jordan Mitchell (PG), Rich Boyd (SF), John Corbin (PF), Frank Leigh (C) Issac Orsini, Wendell Laskey, Charles Grunwald, Dana Ornelas | |
| 16:21 | Appalachian State | Micheal Beasley makes the free throw | 41-43 |
| 16:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Frank Leigh is fouled on the floor by Claude Lynch - foul #2 on Claude Lynch, team foul #3 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls (PG), William Robertson (PF) Emmitt Blauser, Micheal Beasley | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 15:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Frank Leigh knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Ronald Earls (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Selman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Butler (fresh) PF - William Robertson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Claude Lynch (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Jordan Mitchell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Barnes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Rich Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Corbin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Leigh (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Appalachian State | William Barnes picks off the pass by Claude Lynch in the backcourt | 41-46 |
| 15:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Rich Boyd knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Corbin | 41-49 |
| 15:05 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls scores on a jumper near the basket set up by William Robertson | 43-49 |
| 14:53 | Illinois-Chicago | The jumper by Jordan Mitchell is denied by Claude Lynch | 43-49 |
| 14:52 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 14:27 | Appalachian State | James Selman buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Chris Butler | 45-49 |
| 14:08 | Illinois-Chicago | John Corbin misses the easy layup | 45-49 |
| 14:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Rich Boyd tips it home | 45-51 |
| 14:00 | Appalachian State | Rich Boyd is called for the reach on Chris Butler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rich Boyd, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Emmitt Blauser (PG), Earl Ray (SG), Micheal Beasley (SF), Walter Phoenix (PF), Bobby Clark (C) Ronald Earls, James Selman, Chris Butler, William Robertson, Claude Lynch | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Issac Orsini (PG), Nestor Hardin (SG), Wendell Laskey (SF), Charles Grunwald (PF), Anthony Bergeron (C) Jordan Mitchell, William Barnes, Rich Boyd, John Corbin, Frank Leigh | |
| 13:44 | Appalachian State | Emmitt Blauser drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 13:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Wendell Laskey misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 13:25 | Appalachian State | Earl Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 13:23 | Appalachian State | Emmitt Blauser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-51 |
| 13:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Nestor Hardin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 13:07 | Appalachian State | Micheal Beasley grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 12:48 | Appalachian State | Wendell Laskey is called for the reach on Bobby Clark - foul #3 on Wendell Laskey, team foul #5 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls (PG), Edwin Degraw (SF) Emmitt Blauser, Micheal Beasley | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 12:33 | Appalachian State | Bobby Clark connects on the open shot from the left side on a great pass from Earl Ray | 50-51 |
| 12:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Nestor Hardin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-51 |
| 12:11 | Appalachian State | Edwin Degraw snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 12:09 | Appalachian State | Anthony Bergeron takes the ball from Earl Ray in the backcourt | 50-51 |
| 11:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Nestor Hardin loses the dribble to Earl Ray | 50-51 |
| 11:49 | Appalachian State | Edwin Degraw misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 11:47 | Appalachian State | Bobby Clark gets the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 11:28 | Appalachian State | Bobby Clark drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Earl Ray | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Ronald Earls (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Earl Ray (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edwin Degraw (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Phoenix (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Issac Orsini (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nestor Hardin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Wendell Laskey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Grunwald (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Bergeron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Wendell Laskey knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Nestor Hardin | 52-53 |
| 10:43 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls is called for a charge - foul #1 on Ronald Earls, team foul #4 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | James Selman (PG), Emmitt Blauser (SG), Chris Butler (SF), Micheal Beasley (PF), Claude Lynch (C) Ronald Earls, Earl Ray, Edwin Degraw, Walter Phoenix, Bobby Clark | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Barnes (PG), Dana Ornelas (SG), Rich Boyd (SF), John Corbin (PF), Frank Leigh (C) Issac Orsini, Nestor Hardin, Wendell Laskey, Charles Grunwald, Anthony Bergeron | |
| 10:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Dana Ornelas is fouled on the floor by Emmitt Blauser - foul #2 on Emmitt Blauser, team foul #5 | 52-53 |
| 10:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Dana Ornelas is fouled on the floor by James Selman - foul #1 on James Selman, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| 09:53 | Illinois-Chicago | William Barnes hits the finger roll set up by Dana Ornelas | 52-55 |
| 09:33 | Appalachian State | Emmitt Blauser misses long on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 52-55 |
| 09:31 | Appalachian State | James Selman pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 09:22 | Appalachian State | Chris Butler is whistled for traveling | 52-55 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls (PG), Edwin Degraw (SF), William Robertson (C) Emmitt Blauser, Chris Butler, Claude Lynch | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jordan Mitchell (PG) William Barnes | |
| 09:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Frank Leigh is fouled on the floor by Micheal Beasley - foul #1 on Micheal Beasley, team foul #7 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Claude Lynch (C) Micheal Beasley | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Nestor Hardin (SG), Peter Wells (PF) Dana Ornelas, John Corbin | |
| 09:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Frank Leigh makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 09:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Frank Leigh makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 08:37 | Appalachian State | James Selman hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Earls | 55-57 |
| 08:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Jordan Mitchell is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jordan Mitchell, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Earl Ray (SG) James Selman | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Issac Orsini (PG), Anthony Bergeron (C) Jordan Mitchell, Frank Leigh | |
| 08:27 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Edwin Degraw | 58-57 |
| 08:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Issac Orsini loses the dribble to Earl Ray | 58-57 |
| 07:44 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls is fouled on the floor by Peter Wells - foul #1 on Peter Wells, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Chris Butler (SF), Bobby Clark (PF), Micheal Beasley (C) Edwin Degraw, William Robertson, Claude Lynch | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Barnes (SG), John Corbin (PF), Dana Ornelas (C) Nestor Hardin, Rich Boyd, Anthony Bergeron | |
| 07:44 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 07:44 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls misses the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 07:44 | Illinois-Chicago | John Corbin pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 07:22 | Illinois-Chicago | John Corbin misses the floater near the basket | 59-57 |
| 07:21 | Appalachian State | Bobby Clark grabs the board | 59-57 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Ronald Earls (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Ray (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chris Butler (fresh) PF - Bobby Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Micheal Beasley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Issac Orsini (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Peter Wells (fairly fresh) PF - John Corbin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dana Ornelas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 07:03 | Appalachian State | Bobby Clark misses the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Dana Ornelas - foul #1 on Dana Ornelas, team foul #8 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | James Selman (PG), Emmitt Blauser (SG) Ronald Earls, Earl Ray | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Wendell Laskey (SF), Frank Leigh (C) Issac Orsini, Peter Wells | |
| 07:03 | Appalachian State | Bobby Clark makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 07:03 | Appalachian State | Bobby Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 07:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Frank Leigh grabs the board | 60-57 |
| 06:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Dana Ornelas misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-57 |
| 06:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Frank Leigh pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 06:21 | Illinois-Chicago | James Selman steals the ball from Wendell Laskey | 60-57 |
| 06:18 | Appalachian State | Chris Butler hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Selman | 62-57 |
| 06:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Dana Ornelas buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Barnes and he's fouled by Emmitt Blauser - foul #3 on Emmitt Blauser, team foul #8 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls (PG), Earl Ray (SG), Edwin Degraw (SF), Walter Phoenix (PF), William Robertson (C) James Selman, Emmitt Blauser, Chris Butler, Bobby Clark, Micheal Beasley | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jordan Mitchell (PG), Charles Grunwald (PF), Anthony Bergeron (C) William Barnes, John Corbin, Frank Leigh | |
| 06:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Dana Ornelas makes the free throw | 62-60 |
| 05:57 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls is fouled in the backcourt by Jordan Mitchell - foul #2 on Jordan Mitchell, team foul #9 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Nestor Hardin (SG) Dana Ornelas | |
| 05:57 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 05:57 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 05:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Grunwald misses the turnaround from close range | 64-60 |
| 05:40 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Jordan Mitchell | 64-60 |
| 05:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Nestor Hardin connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jordan Mitchell | 64-63 |
| 05:17 | Appalachian State | Walter Phoenix is hacked by Wendell Laskey - foul #4 on Wendell Laskey, team foul #10 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Claude Lynch (C) William Robertson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Issac Orsini (PG), Rich Boyd (SF) Jordan Mitchell, Wendell Laskey | |
| 05:17 | Appalachian State | Walter Phoenix makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 05:17 | Appalachian State | Walter Phoenix makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 05:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Rich Boyd connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Issac Orsini and he's fouled by Edwin Degraw - foul #1 on Edwin Degraw, team foul #9 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Frank Leigh (C) Anthony Bergeron | |
| 05:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Rich Boyd misses the free throw | 66-65 |
| 05:05 | Appalachian State | Claude Lynch snags the defensive board | 66-65 |
| 04:50 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 66-65 |
| 04:49 | Appalachian State | The offensive rebound goes to Earl Ray | 66-65 |
| 04:28 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls can't connect on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Rich Boyd - foul #2 on Rich Boyd, team foul #11 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | James Selman (SG), James Morton (SF), Bobby Clark (PF) Earl Ray, Edwin Degraw, Walter Phoenix | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Barnes (SG), Peter Wells (PF) Nestor Hardin, Charles Grunwald | |
| 04:28 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls misses the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 04:28 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 04:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Bobby Clark steps in front of the William Barnes pass | 67-65 |
| 03:58 | Appalachian State | James Morton scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by James Selman | 69-65 |
| 03:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Rich Boyd knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from William Barnes | 69-67 |
| 03:40 | Appalachian State | James Morton can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 69-67 |
| 03:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Issac Orsini snags the defensive board | 69-67 |
| 03:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Rich Boyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-67 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Earl Ray (SG), Chris Butler (SF), Micheal Beasley (C) Ronald Earls, James Morton, Claude Lynch | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dana Ornelas (SG), Wendell Laskey (SF), John Corbin (PF), Anthony Bergeron (C) Issac Orsini, Rich Boyd, Peter Wells, Frank Leigh | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - James Selman (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Earl Ray (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chris Butler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bobby Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Micheal Beasley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - William Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dana Ornelas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wendell Laskey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - John Corbin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Bergeron (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Appalachian State | William Barnes is called for the reach on James Selman in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Barnes, team foul #12 | 69-67 |
| 03:19 | Appalachian State | James Selman makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 03:19 | Appalachian State | James Selman makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 03:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Anthony Bergeron comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 71-67 |
| 03:01 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Bobby Clark | 71-67 |
| 02:59 | Appalachian State | Appalachian State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-67 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls (PG), Walter Phoenix (PF) James Selman, Micheal Beasley | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Issac Orsini (PG), Charles Grunwald (PF) Dana Ornelas, John Corbin | |
| 02:43 | Appalachian State | Chris Butler is open and scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Ronald Earls | 73-67 |
| 02:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-67 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Claude Lynch (C) Bobby Clark | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Nestor Hardin (SG), Rich Boyd (SF) William Barnes, Wendell Laskey | |
| 02:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Grunwald misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-67 |
| 02:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Anthony Bergeron misses the tip | 73-67 |
| 02:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Anthony Bergeron snags the offensive board | 73-67 |
| 02:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Grunwald throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-67 |
| 02:08 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls is hacked by Issac Orsini in the backcourt - foul #3 on Issac Orsini, team foul #13 | 73-67 |
| 02:08 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 02:08 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Nestor Hardin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-67 |
| 01:55 | Appalachian State | Claude Lynch grabs the board | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:52 | Appalachian State | Walter Phoenix is fouled in the backcourt by Issac Orsini - foul #4 on Issac Orsini, team foul #14 | 75-67 |
| 01:52 | Appalachian State | Walter Phoenix makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 01:52 | Appalachian State | Walter Phoenix makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 01:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Grunwald misses short on a jumper from the right block | 77-67 |
| 01:42 | Appalachian State | Earl Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 77-67 |
| 01:22 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls's floater is tipped away by Charles Grunwald | 77-67 |
| 01:20 | Appalachian State | Walter Phoenix grabs the offensive board | 77-67 |
| 00:51 | Appalachian State | Claude Lynch buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Walter Phoenix | 80-67 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Issac Orsini clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 80-67 |
| 00:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Rich Boyd tips it home | 80-69 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls misses the fadeaway from the left block | 80-69 |
| 00:15 | Appalachian State | Claude Lynch gets the offensive rebound | 80-69 |
| 00:00 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls runs out the clock | 80-69 |