| Lineup | St. John Fisher | PG - Robert Fontenot (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Staples (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eugene St. Clair (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Sharpe (fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald McCard (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Douglas Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Young (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Stubblefield (fresh) 1 pts. C - James Woody (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | James Young inbounds the ball | 46-39 |
| Game Plan | St. John Fisher | St. John Fisher is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Illinois | James Young misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 19:36 | Illinois | James Woody can't tip it in | 46-39 |
| 19:35 | St. John Fisher | Jonathan Sharpe pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 19:17 | St. John Fisher | Eugene St. Clair misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-39 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joseph Stubblefield | 46-39 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Robert Fontenot steals it from Douglas Fisher in the backcourt | 46-39 |
| 19:10 | St. John Fisher | Robert Fontenot misses the lay-in | 46-39 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | James Woody grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | David Allen is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on David Allen, team foul #1 | 46-39 |
| 18:54 | St. John Fisher | Jonathan Sharpe double dribbles | 46-39 |
| 18:40 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by James Young | 46-41 |
| 18:20 | St. John Fisher | Robert Staples hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Fontenot | 48-41 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | David Allen hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 18:00 | St. John Fisher | Robert Fontenot comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-44 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 17:53 | Illinois | James Young double dribbles | 48-44 |
| Subs | St. John Fisher | Sean Smock (PF) Jonathan Sharpe | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:31 | St. John Fisher | James Young picks off the pass by Robert Staples | 48-44 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | David Allen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 17:24 | St. John Fisher | Donald McCard snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 17:14 | St. John Fisher | Sean Smock misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | James Woody snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 16:47 | St. John Fisher | Eugene St. Clair pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 16:32 | St. John Fisher | The short jumper by Donald McCard is denied by Joseph Stubblefield | 48-44 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | James Young pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher is fouled on the floor by Eugene St. Clair - foul #3 on Eugene St. Clair, team foul #1 | 48-44 |
| Subs | St. John Fisher | Marc Burge (PG), Vincent Morgan (SG), Mark Dimond (SF), Jonathan Sharpe (PF) Robert Fontenot, Robert Staples, Eugene St. Clair, Donald McCard | |
| 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 | |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Sean Smock steals the ball from Stephen Mattes | 48-44 |
| 16:09 | St. John Fisher | Vincent Morgan connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Marc Burge | 50-44 |
| 15:49 | Illinois | James Markowski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 15:48 | St. John Fisher | Marc Burge gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| Lineup | St. John Fisher | PG - Marc Burge (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vincent Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mark Dimond (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Sharpe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Smock (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Stephen Mattes (fresh) SG - Earl Hutchins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Zhang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Markowski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Lowell Cohen (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | St. John Fisher | Vincent Morgan drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Marc Burge | 53-44 |
| 15:11 | Illinois | James Markowski is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on James Markowski, team foul #2 | 53-44 |
| Subs | St. John Fisher | James Hembree (PG) Sean Smock | |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Fisher (PG) Earl Hutchins | |
| 14:53 | St. John Fisher | Jonathan Sharpe can't throw it down but he's fouled by James Markowski - foul #3 on James Markowski, team foul #3 | 53-44 |
| 14:53 | St. John Fisher | Jonathan Sharpe makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 14:53 | St. John Fisher | Jonathan Sharpe misses the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 14:53 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 14:33 | Illinois | Mark Dimond steals the ball from James Markowski | 54-44 |
| 14:13 | St. John Fisher | Jonathan Sharpe's fadeaway is rejected by Lowell Cohen | 54-44 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| 14:07 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-44 |
| 14:05 | St. John Fisher | Mark Dimond pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 13:49 | St. John Fisher | Vincent Morgan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen gets the rebound | 54-44 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Stephen Mattes clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-44 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang can't tip it in | 54-44 |
| 13:39 | Illinois | James Markowski tips it home | 54-46 |
| 13:13 | St. John Fisher | James Hembree connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-46 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher clanks a 3 from the left corner | 57-46 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang grabs the offensive board | 57-46 |
| 12:43 | Illinois | James Markowski comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Jonathan Sharpe - foul #2 on Jonathan Sharpe, team foul #2 | 57-46 |
| Subs | St. John Fisher | Robert Fontenot (PG), Robert Staples (SG), Eugene St. Clair (SF), Sean Smock (PF), Donald McCard (C) James Hembree, Marc Burge, Vincent Morgan, Jonathan Sharpe, Mark Dimond | |
| Subs | Illinois | Earl Hutchins (PG), David Allen (SG), James Young (SF), James Woody (C) Douglas Fisher, Stephen Mattes, Arthur Zhang, Lowell Cohen | |
| 12:43 | Illinois | James Markowski misses the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 12:43 | Illinois | James Markowski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 12:20 | St. John Fisher | Sean Smock makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald McCard | 60-47 |
| 12:07 | Illinois | David Allen makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from James Markowski | 60-49 |
| 11:49 | St. John Fisher | Donald McCard misses the easy layup | 60-49 |
| 11:47 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Woody | 60-49 |
| Lineup | St. John Fisher | PG - Robert Fontenot (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Staples (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eugene St. Clair (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Sean Smock (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald McCard (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Earl Hutchins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Allen (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Young (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Markowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Woody (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Illinois | James Woody hits the finger roll and the foul's on Sean Smock - foul #3 on Sean Smock, team foul #3 | 60-51 |
| Subs | St. John Fisher | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Mattes (PG), Joseph Stubblefield (PF) Earl Hutchins, James Markowski | |
| 11:22 | Illinois | James Woody makes the free throw | 60-52 |
| 10:53 | St. John Fisher | Robert Staples clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | James Woody pulls down the rebound | 60-52 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | James Young misses the lay-in | 60-52 |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield hits the follow up shot | 60-54 |
| 10:19 | St. John Fisher | James Young picks off the pass by Eugene St. Clair | 60-54 |
| 10:03 | Illinois | James Woody hits a turnaround from the right block | 60-56 |
| 09:54 | St. John Fisher | Robert Staples is fouled on the floor by James Young - foul #1 on James Young, team foul #4 | 60-56 |
| Subs | St. John Fisher | James Hembree (PG), Marc Burge (SG), Mark Dimond (SF), Charles Brown (PF) Robert Fontenot, Robert Staples, Eugene St. Clair, Sean Smock | |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Fisher (PG), Bruce Cook (SF), Lowell Cohen (C) David Allen, James Young, James Woody | |
| 09:39 | St. John Fisher | Charles Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 09:37 | St. John Fisher | Donald McCard tips it back up and in | 62-56 |
| 09:17 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Lowell Cohen, team foul #5 | 62-56 |
| Subs | St. John Fisher | Vincent Morgan (SF), Jonathan Sharpe (PF) Charles Brown, Donald McCard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Earl Hutchins (SG), Arthur Zhang (SF) Stephen Mattes, Bruce Cook | |
| 08:57 | St. John Fisher | Vincent Morgan misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-56 |
| 08:55 | St. John Fisher | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Dimond | 62-56 |
| 08:43 | St. John Fisher | Mark Dimond connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from James Hembree | 64-56 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Sharpe | 64-56 |
| 08:10 | St. John Fisher | Marc Burge misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Arthur Zhang - foul #1 on Arthur Zhang, team foul #6 | 64-56 |
| Subs | St. John Fisher | Robert Staples (SG), Eugene St. Clair (SF) James Hembree, Vincent Morgan | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Allen (SG), James Young (SF), James Woody (C) Earl Hutchins, Arthur Zhang, Joseph Stubblefield | |
| 08:10 | St. John Fisher | Marc Burge makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 08:10 | St. John Fisher | Marc Burge makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 07:47 | Illinois | David Allen buries a floater from the right block | 66-58 |
| Lineup | St. John Fisher | PG - Marc Burge (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Staples (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eugene St. Clair (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Sharpe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Dimond (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Douglas Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Allen (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Young (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lowell Cohen (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Woody (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:32 | St. John Fisher | Robert Staples hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-58 |
| 07:30 | Illinois | James Young grabs the board | 66-58 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | David Allen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-58 |
| 07:23 | St. John Fisher | Mark Dimond pulls down the rebound | 66-58 |
| 07:03 | St. John Fisher | Marc Burge loses the dribble to James Woody | 66-58 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | James Young misses badly on a shot from the right side | 66-58 |
| 06:36 | St. John Fisher | Jonathan Sharpe snags the defensive board | 66-58 |
| 06:18 | St. John Fisher | Robert Staples buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-58 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-58 |
| 06:04 | St. John Fisher | Mark Dimond grabs the defensive rebound | 69-58 |
| 05:54 | St. John Fisher | Eugene St. Clair is hacked by James Young - foul #2 on James Young, team foul #7 | 69-58 |
| Subs | St. John Fisher | Robert Fontenot (PG), Vincent Morgan (SG), Sean Smock (PF), Donald McCard (C) Marc Burge, Robert Staples, Jonathan Sharpe, Mark Dimond | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Mattes (PG), Earl Hutchins (SG), Arthur Zhang (SF), Joseph Stubblefield (PF), James Markowski (C) Douglas Fisher, David Allen, James Young, Lowell Cohen, James Woody | |
| 05:54 | St. John Fisher | Eugene St. Clair makes the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 05:54 | St. John Fisher | Eugene St. Clair makes the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John Fisher | St. John Fisher is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:42 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins is hacked by Vincent Morgan - foul #2 on Vincent Morgan, team foul #4 | 71-58 |
| Subs | St. John Fisher | Charles Brown (SF) Eugene St. Clair | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:32 | Illinois | James Markowski misses short on a jump hook from close range | 71-58 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield grabs the offensive board | 71-58 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Sean Smock is called for the reach on Arthur Zhang - foul #4 on Sean Smock, team foul #5 | 71-58 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 71-60 |
| 04:55 | St. John Fisher | Vincent Morgan loses the dribble to Stephen Mattes | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John Fisher | St. John Fisher is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield is hacked by Charles Brown - foul #1 on Charles Brown, team foul #6 | 71-60 |
| Subs | St. John Fisher | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Allen (SG), James Young (SF), James Woody (C) Earl Hutchins, Arthur Zhang, James Markowski | |
| 04:22 | Illinois | David Allen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-60 |
| 04:21 | St. John Fisher | Robert Fontenot pulls down the rebound | 71-60 |
| 04:14 | St. John Fisher | Vincent Morgan can't connect on a runner from the left block | 71-60 |
| 04:12 | St. John Fisher | Donald McCard gets the offensive rebound | 71-60 |
| 03:50 | St. John Fisher | Donald McCard misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 71-60 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield grabs the defensive rebound | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John Fisher | St. John Fisher is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | St. John Fisher | PG - Robert Fontenot (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Vincent Morgan (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Charles Brown (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sean Smock (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Donald McCard (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Stephen Mattes (fresh) SG - David Allen (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Young (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Stubblefield (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Woody (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:44 | Illinois | James Young comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-60 |
| 03:42 | Illinois | James Woody hits the follow up shot | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | St. John Fisher | St. John Fisher is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | St. John Fisher | Donald McCard knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Vincent Morgan | 73-62 |
| 03:22 | Illinois | Stephen Mattes is fouled on the floor by Robert Fontenot - foul #1 on Robert Fontenot, team foul #7 | 73-62 |
| Subs | St. John Fisher | Marc Burge (PG), Robert Staples (SG), Eugene St. Clair (SF) Robert Fontenot, Vincent Morgan, Sean Smock | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Markowski (PF) Joseph Stubblefield | |
| 03:22 | Illinois | Stephen Mattes misses the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 03:22 | St. John Fisher | The rebound goes to Donald McCard | 73-62 |
| 02:53 | St. John Fisher | Robert Staples hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-62 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-62 |
| Subs | St. John Fisher | Robert Fontenot (PG), Jonathan Sharpe (PF) Marc Burge, Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Fisher (PG) Stephen Mattes | |
| 02:37 | Illinois | James Markowski misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 76-62 |
| 02:35 | St. John Fisher | Robert Fontenot grabs the defensive rebound | 76-62 |
| 02:10 | St. John Fisher | Donald McCard misses long on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by David Allen - foul #2 on David Allen, team foul #8 | 76-62 |
| Subs | St. John Fisher | Marc Burge (PG), Vincent Morgan (SG), Mark Dimond (SF), Sean Smock (PF) Robert Fontenot, Robert Staples, Eugene St. Clair, Jonathan Sharpe | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Mattes (PG), Earl Hutchins (SG), Arthur Zhang (SF), Lowell Cohen (C) Douglas Fisher, David Allen, James Young, James Woody | |
| 02:10 | St. John Fisher | Donald McCard makes the 1st free throw | 77-62 |
| 02:10 | St. John Fisher | Donald McCard makes the 2nd free throw | 78-62 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | James Markowski blows the layup | 78-62 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | James Markowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-62 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | James Markowski misses the easy layup | 78-62 |
| 01:50 | St. John Fisher | Mark Dimond gets the rebound | 78-62 |
| 01:28 | St. John Fisher | Mark Dimond comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Arthur Zhang - foul #2 on Arthur Zhang, team foul #9 | 78-62 |
| Subs | St. John Fisher | Charles Brown (PF) Donald McCard | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:28 | St. John Fisher | Mark Dimond misses the 1st free throw | 78-62 |
| 01:28 | St. John Fisher | Mark Dimond makes the 2nd free throw | 79-62 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 79-62 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-62 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Stephen Mattes drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Lowell Cohen | 79-64 |
| Game Plan | St. John Fisher | St. John Fisher is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | St. John Fisher | James Markowski steals it from Charles Brown | 79-64 |
| Game Plan | St. John Fisher | St. John Fisher is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Mark Dimond is called for the reach on Lowell Cohen - foul #1 on Mark Dimond, team foul #8 | 79-64 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen makes the 1st free throw | 79-65 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen makes the 2nd free throw | 79-66 |
| 00:00 | St. John Fisher | Marc Burge runs out the clock | 79-66 |