| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Douglas Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Young (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Stubblefield (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - James Woody (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Joseph Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeff Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Tebo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Patrick Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bates | Andrew Tebo inbounds the ball | 35-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Bates | Joseph Cook's layup is rejected by James Woody | 35-30 |
| 19:38 | Illinois | James Young gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | James Woody can't finish the layup | 35-30 |
| 19:30 | Bates | Patrick Nguyen grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 19:25 | Bates | Christopher Lewis's pass is intercepted by James Young | 35-30 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by David Allen | 38-30 |
| 18:51 | Bates | Jeff Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-30 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | James Woody connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by David Allen | 41-30 |
| 18:15 | Bates | Patrick Nguyen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-30 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Joseph Cook steals the ball from David Allen | 41-30 |
| 18:00 | Bates | Patrick Nguyen lays it up and in | 41-32 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-32 |
| 17:43 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Fisher | 41-32 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | James Woody banks in the layup on a nice dish by Douglas Fisher | 43-32 |
| 17:06 | Bates | Andrew Tebo hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Douglas Fisher - foul #3 on Douglas Fisher, team foul #1 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Mattes (PG), Earl Hutchins (SG), Arthur Zhang (SF), James Markowski (PF), Lowell Cohen (C) Douglas Fisher, David Allen, James Young, Joseph Stubblefield, James Woody | |
| Subs | Bates | Harold Jordan (PG), Gregory Merriam (SG), Christopher Spencer (PF), Kenneth Thompson (C) Joseph Cook, Jeff Brown, Christopher Lewis, Patrick Nguyen | |
| 17:06 | Bates | Andrew Tebo makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 17:06 | Bates | Andrew Tebo makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 16:43 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang tips it but misses | 43-34 |
| 16:42 | Bates | The rebound goes to Harold Jordan | 43-34 |
| 16:38 | Bates | Harold Jordan knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Tebo | 43-36 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | James Markowski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-36 |
| 16:19 | Bates | Christopher Spencer snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| 16:02 | Bates | Andrew Tebo hits a floater from the right wing | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Stephen Mattes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Earl Hutchins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arthur Zhang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Markowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lowell Cohen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Harold Jordan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Merriam (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. SF - Andrew Tebo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Illinois | Stephen Mattes can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 43-38 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Arthur Zhang | 45-38 |
| 15:23 | Bates | The short jumper by Harold Jordan is denied by Lowell Cohen | 45-38 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Stephen Mattes gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins connects on the shot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Kenneth Thompson - foul #2 on Kenneth Thompson, team foul #1 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Allen (SG), James Young (SF), Joseph Stubblefield (PF), James Woody (C) Stephen Mattes, Arthur Zhang, James Markowski, Lowell Cohen | |
| Subs | Bates | Joseph Cook (PG), Jeff Brown (SG), Christopher Lewis (PF), Patrick Nguyen (C) Harold Jordan, Andrew Tebo, Christopher Spencer, Kenneth Thompson | |
| 15:15 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins misses the free throw | 47-38 |
| 15:15 | Bates | Gregory Merriam gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 14:49 | Bates | Jeff Brown is hacked by James Woody - foul #3 on James Woody, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Fisher (PG) Earl Hutchins | |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| 14:24 | Bates | Joseph Cook can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-38 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | James Woody gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | James Woody grabs the offensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | James Woody clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-38 |
| 13:54 | Bates | The rebound goes to Gregory Merriam | 47-38 |
| 13:50 | Bates | Joseph Cook misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Allen - foul #1 on David Allen, team foul #3 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Bates | Kenneth Thompson (SF) Gregory Merriam | |
| 13:50 | Bates | Joseph Cook misses the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 13:50 | Bates | Joseph Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 13:38 | Illinois | Kenneth Thompson steps in front of the Douglas Fisher pass | 47-39 |
| 13:16 | Bates | Jeff Brown is called for a backcourt violation | 47-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Markowski (PF) Joseph Stubblefield | |
| Subs | Bates | Christopher Spencer (PF), Kenneth Madden (C) Christopher Lewis, Patrick Nguyen | |
| 12:55 | Illinois | James Young scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Douglas Fisher | 49-39 |
| 12:50 | Bates | Joseph Cook buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jeff Brown | 49-42 |
| 12:24 | Illinois | James Woody misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 49-42 |
| 12:22 | Bates | Kenneth Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 12:06 | Bates | Joseph Cook hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 49-42 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | James Woody pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 11:52 | Illinois | David Allen clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 11:51 | Bates | Christopher Spencer pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Douglas Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Young (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Markowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Woody (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Joseph Cook (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeff Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Madden (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Bates | Jeff Brown comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 11:32 | Bates | Kenneth Madden snags the offensive board | 49-42 |
| 11:18 | Bates | Jeff Brown knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Cook | 49-45 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | James Young drills a 3 from the left corner | 52-45 |
| 10:31 | Bates | Jeff Brown clanks a 3 from the right corner | 52-45 |
| 10:29 | Bates | Kenneth Madden grabs the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 10:15 | Bates | David Allen is called for the reach on Jeff Brown - foul #2 on David Allen, team foul #4 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Mattes (PG), Earl Hutchins (SG), Arthur Zhang (SF), Joseph Stubblefield (PF), Lowell Cohen (C) Douglas Fisher, David Allen, James Young, James Markowski, James Woody | |
| Subs | Bates | Harold Jordan (PG), Gregory Merriam (SG), Andrew Tebo (SF), Christopher Lewis (PF), Patrick Nguyen (C) Joseph Cook, Jeff Brown, Kenneth Thompson, Christopher Spencer, Kenneth Madden | |
| 10:01 | Bates | Christopher Lewis hits the finger roll | 52-47 |
| 09:55 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Patrick Nguyen - foul #1 on Patrick Nguyen, team foul #2 | 52-47 |
| 09:55 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 09:55 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 09:43 | Bates | Joseph Stubblefield is called for the reach on Gregory Merriam - foul #2 on Joseph Stubblefield, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| 09:26 | Bates | Gregory Merriam hits a driving attempt from the right block | 54-49 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 09:05 | Bates | Christopher Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 08:44 | Bates | Andrew Tebo hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Gregory Merriam | 54-52 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang is hacked by Gregory Merriam - foul #1 on Gregory Merriam, team foul #3 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Fisher (PG), James Markowski (C) Earl Hutchins, Lowell Cohen | |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Christopher Lewis - foul #3 on Christopher Lewis, team foul #4 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Bates | Joseph Cook (PG) Gregory Merriam | |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 07:43 | Bates | Andrew Tebo buries a floater from the left side set up by Harold Jordan | 56-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Douglas Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Mattes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arthur Zhang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Stubblefield (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - James Markowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Joseph Cook (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Jordan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Tebo (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Patrick Nguyen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Stephen Mattes scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Douglas Fisher | 59-54 |
| 07:19 | Bates | Andrew Tebo clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-54 |
| 07:17 | Illinois | James Markowski grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 06:58 | Illinois | James Markowski knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Douglas Fisher | 62-54 |
| 06:39 | Bates | Douglas Fisher is called for the reach on Joseph Cook - foul #4 on Douglas Fisher, team foul #6 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Allen (SG), James Young (SF), Lowell Cohen (PF), James Woody (C) Stephen Mattes, Arthur Zhang, Joseph Stubblefield, James Markowski | |
| Subs | Bates | Jeff Brown (SG), Gregory Merriam (SF), Christopher Spencer (PF), Kenneth Thompson (C) Harold Jordan, Andrew Tebo, Christopher Lewis, Patrick Nguyen | |
| 06:34 | Bates | Gregory Merriam comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen snags the defensive board | 62-54 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher is hacked by Joseph Cook in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Cook, team foul #5 | 62-54 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | James Young is fouled on the floor by Jeff Brown - foul #2 on Jeff Brown, team foul #6 | 62-54 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Christopher Spencer - foul #2 on Christopher Spencer, team foul #7 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Earl Hutchins (PG) Douglas Fisher | |
| Subs | Bates | George O'Dell (PG) Joseph Cook | |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 05:48 | Bates | Christopher Spencer comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-54 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | James Woody grabs the defensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | James Woody drills a turnaround from close range set up by James Young and the foul's on Gregory Merriam - foul #2 on Gregory Merriam, team foul #8 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Mattes (PG) Earl Hutchins | |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| 05:40 | Illinois | James Woody makes the free throw | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:30 | Bates | Gregory Merriam can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Lowell Cohen - foul #2 on Lowell Cohen, team foul #7 | 67-54 |
| 05:30 | Bates | Gregory Merriam makes the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 05:30 | Bates | Gregory Merriam makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | James Woody connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Allen and he's hacked by Kenneth Thompson - foul #3 on Kenneth Thompson, team foul #9 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Fisher (PG), James Markowski (PF) Stephen Mattes, Lowell Cohen | |
| Subs | Bates | Joseph Cook (PG), Andrew Tebo (SF) George O'Dell, Gregory Merriam | |
| 05:09 | Illinois | James Woody misses the free throw | 69-56 |
| 05:09 | Bates | Jeff Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 69-56 |
| 04:48 | Bates | Andrew Tebo is fouled on the floor by James Young - foul #3 on James Young, team foul #8 | 69-56 |
| 04:48 | Bates | Andrew Tebo makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 04:48 | Bates | Andrew Tebo misses the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 04:48 | Bates | Christopher Spencer pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-57 |
| 04:43 | Bates | Kenneth Thompson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by James Markowski - foul #3 on James Markowski, team foul #9 | 69-57 |
| 04:43 | Bates | Kenneth Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 04:43 | Bates | Kenneth Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | James Woody makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Douglas Fisher | 71-58 |
| 04:07 | Bates | Kenneth Thompson is whistled for a carry | 71-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield (PF) James Markowski | |
| Subs | Bates | Christopher Lewis (PF), Patrick Nguyen (C) Christopher Spencer, Kenneth Thompson | |
| 03:51 | Illinois | James Young is called for traveling | 71-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Mattes (SG), Arthur Zhang (SF), Lowell Cohen (C) David Allen, James Young, James Woody | |
| Subs | Bates | Harold Jordan (SG) Jeff Brown | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:27 | Bates | Joseph Cook is hacked by Stephen Mattes - foul #1 on Stephen Mattes, team foul #10 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Earl Hutchins (SG), James Markowski (C) Douglas Fisher, Lowell Cohen | |
| Subs | Bates | Gregory Merriam (SF) Andrew Tebo | |
| 03:27 | Bates | Joseph Cook misses the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 03:27 | Bates | Joseph Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Stephen Mattes (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Earl Hutchins (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Arthur Zhang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Stubblefield (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - James Markowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Joseph Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Jordan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Merriam (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. PF - Christopher Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Patrick Nguyen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield drills a fadeaway in the paint | 73-59 |
| 02:55 | Bates | Harold Jordan is fouled on the floor by Earl Hutchins - foul #3 on Earl Hutchins, team foul #11 | 73-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lowell Cohen (C) Joseph Stubblefield | |
| Subs | Bates | George O'Dell (PG), Christopher Spencer (PF), Kenneth Thompson (C) Joseph Cook, Christopher Lewis, Patrick Nguyen | |
| 02:55 | Bates | Harold Jordan misses the 1st free throw | 73-59 |
| 02:55 | Bates | Harold Jordan misses the 2nd free throw | 73-59 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | James Markowski grabs the defensive rebound | 73-59 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Harold Jordan is called for the reach on Earl Hutchins - foul #1 on Harold Jordan, team foul #10 | 73-59 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins makes the 1st free throw | 74-59 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins makes the 2nd free throw | 75-59 |
| 02:24 | Bates | Kenneth Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Cook (SF) Arthur Zhang | |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| 02:13 | Illinois | James Markowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-59 |
| 01:49 | Bates | Christopher Spencer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 75-59 |
| 01:47 | Illinois | James Markowski grabs the defensive rebound | 75-59 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Stephen Mattes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 75-59 |
| 01:40 | Bates | Christopher Spencer gets the rebound | 75-59 |
| 01:38 | Bates | George O'Dell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Zhang (SF) Bruce Cook | |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| 01:23 | Illinois | James Markowski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Earl Hutchins | 77-59 |
| 01:04 | Bates | Gregory Merriam is fouled on the floor by Arthur Zhang - foul #3 on Arthur Zhang, team foul #12 | 77-59 |
| 01:04 | Bates | Gregory Merriam makes the 1st free throw | 77-60 |
| 01:04 | Bates | Gregory Merriam misses the 2nd free throw | 77-60 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | James Markowski grabs the defensive rebound | 77-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen is called for traveling | 77-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Bates | Kenneth Thompson scores on a floater from the left wing | 77-62 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | James Markowski lays it in set up by Arthur Zhang | 79-62 |
| 00:01 | Bates | George O'Dell is fouled on the floor by Stephen Mattes - foul #2 on Stephen Mattes, team foul #13 | 79-62 |
| 00:01 | Bates | George O'Dell makes the 1st free throw | 79-63 |
| 00:01 | Bates | George O'Dell makes the 2nd free throw | 79-64 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Stephen Mattes runs out the clock | 79-64 |