| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Douglas Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Young (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Stubblefield (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Markowski (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Staten Island | PG - Richard Baize (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Strong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Sanderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Petersen (fresh) C - Daniel Watson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Staten Island | Christopher Sanderson inbounds the ball | 41-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Staten Island | Staten Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Staten Island | Richard Baize's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-39 |
| 19:36 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-39 |
| 19:35 | Staten Island | Richard Baize snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 19:28 | Staten Island | James Young swats the layup by Christopher Sanderson | 41-39 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | James Markowski pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | James Young drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Douglas Fisher | 43-39 |
| 18:43 | Staten Island | Daniel Watson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 18:41 | Illinois | James Young grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher scores on a 3 from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 18:06 | Staten Island | Michael Strong misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-39 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | James Markowski pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield travels with the ball | 46-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lowell Cohen (PF), Arthur Zhang (C) Joseph Stubblefield, James Markowski | |
| Subs | Staten Island | Douglas Spillane (SF), Gary Ewing (PF) Christopher Sanderson, Edward Petersen | |
| 17:37 | Staten Island | Daniel Watson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Daniel Watson, team foul #1 | 46-39 |
| 17:21 | Illinois | James Young misses short on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Gary Ewing - foul #2 on Gary Ewing, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Mattes (SG) David Allen | |
| Subs | Staten Island | Brian Donovan (SF) Richard Baize | |
| 17:21 | Illinois | James Young misses the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 17:21 | Illinois | James Young misses the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 17:21 | Staten Island | The rebound goes to Gary Ewing | 46-39 |
| 17:02 | Staten Island | Douglas Spillane drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Gary Ewing | 46-41 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen loses the dribble to Michael Strong | 46-41 |
| 16:53 | Staten Island | Brian Donovan hits the finger roll set up by Michael Strong | 46-43 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang comes up short on the runner from the right block | 46-43 |
| 16:46 | Staten Island | Daniel Watson grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 16:25 | Staten Island | Douglas Spillane hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 46-43 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Arthur Zhang | 46-43 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher misses the jumper from the left side | 46-43 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen grabs the offensive board | 46-43 |
| 15:54 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang knocks in the jumper from the left block | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Douglas Fisher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Mattes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Young (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lowell Cohen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Arthur Zhang (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Staten Island | PG - Douglas Spillane (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Strong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Donovan (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Ewing (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Watson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Staten Island | The short jumper by Daniel Watson is denied by James Young | 48-43 |
| 15:34 | Staten Island | Gary Ewing tips it back up and in | 48-45 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | James Young misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-45 |
| 15:13 | Staten Island | Gary Ewing gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 14:53 | Staten Island | Douglas Spillane misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Stephen Mattes - foul #1 on Stephen Mattes, team foul #1 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Allen (SG), Bruce Cook (SF), Joseph Stubblefield (PF), James Woody (C) Douglas Fisher, James Young, Lowell Cohen, Arthur Zhang | |
| Subs | Staten Island | Richard Baize (PG), Christopher Sanderson (SF), Edward Petersen (PF), Gary Darst (C) Michael Strong, Brian Donovan, Gary Ewing, Daniel Watson | |
| 14:53 | Staten Island | Douglas Spillane makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 14:53 | Staten Island | Douglas Spillane makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Stephen Mattes clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-47 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield grabs the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 14:22 | Illinois | Richard Baize steals it from Stephen Mattes | 48-47 |
| 14:04 | Staten Island | Richard Baize knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Douglas Spillane | 48-50 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | David Allen is called for a backcourt violation | 48-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Earl Hutchins (PG) Stephen Mattes | |
| Subs | Staten Island | Todd McKearin (SG) Douglas Spillane | |
| 13:17 | Staten Island | Earl Hutchins steals the ball from Todd McKearin | 48-50 |
| 13:02 | Illinois | Bruce Cook hits a 3 from straight away set up by Earl Hutchins | 51-50 |
| 12:47 | Staten Island | Edward Petersen misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-50 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | James Woody snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | James Woody is called for traveling | 51-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Fisher (PG), Stephen Mattes (SG), Arthur Zhang (SF), James Markowski (PF), Lowell Cohen (C) Earl Hutchins, David Allen, Bruce Cook, Joseph Stubblefield, James Woody | |
| Subs | Staten Island | Michael Strong (SG), Brian Donovan (SF), Gary Ewing (PF), Daniel Watson (C) Todd McKearin, Christopher Sanderson, Edward Petersen, Gary Darst | |
| 12:13 | Staten Island | Michael Strong is hacked by Stephen Mattes - foul #2 on Stephen Mattes, team foul #2 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Staten Island | Douglas Spillane (PG) Richard Baize | |
| 11:58 | Staten Island | Brian Donovan is fouled on the floor by Arthur Zhang - foul #2 on Arthur Zhang, team foul #3 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Young (SF) Arthur Zhang | |
| Subs | Staten Island | | |
| 11:42 | Staten Island | Brian Donovan drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Daniel Watson and the foul's on James Young - foul #1 on James Young, team foul #4 | 51-52 |
| 11:42 | Staten Island | Brian Donovan makes the free throw | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Douglas Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Mattes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Young (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Markowski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Lowell Cohen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Staten Island | PG - Brian Donovan (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Strong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Douglas Spillane (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gary Ewing (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Watson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen's pass is intercepted by Gary Ewing | 51-53 |
| 11:05 | Staten Island | Douglas Spillane makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Daniel Watson | 51-55 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Stephen Mattes drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-55 |
| 10:54 | Staten Island | Gary Ewing makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Brian Donovan | 54-57 |
| 10:32 | Illinois | James Young drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Douglas Fisher | 57-57 |
| 10:12 | Staten Island | Douglas Spillane hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gary Ewing | 57-59 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Stephen Mattes misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 09:57 | Illinois | James Markowski tips it back up and in | 59-59 |
| 09:41 | Staten Island | James Markowski is called for the reach on Gary Ewing - foul #2 on James Markowski, team foul #5 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Earl Hutchins (PG), David Allen (SG), Arthur Zhang (SF), Joseph Stubblefield (PF), James Woody (C) Douglas Fisher, Stephen Mattes, James Young, James Markowski, Lowell Cohen | |
| Subs | Staten Island | Richard Baize (PG), Christopher Sanderson (SF), Edward Petersen (PF), Gary Darst (C) Brian Donovan, Douglas Spillane, Gary Ewing, Daniel Watson | |
| 09:32 | Staten Island | Gary Darst makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Richard Baize | 59-61 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins's pass is intercepted by Michael Strong | 59-61 |
| 09:03 | Staten Island | Richard Baize hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 59-61 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | James Woody gets the rebound | 59-61 |
| 08:53 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-61 |
| 08:52 | Staten Island | Christopher Sanderson pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |
| 08:44 | Staten Island | Christopher Sanderson knocks in the turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Arthur Zhang - foul #3 on Arthur Zhang, team foul #6 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Staten Island | Todd McKearin (SG) Michael Strong | |
| 08:44 | Staten Island | Christopher Sanderson makes the free throw | 59-64 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | James Woody knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Earl Hutchins | 61-64 |
| 08:03 | Staten Island | Todd McKearin misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Stubblefield - foul #1 on Joseph Stubblefield, team foul #7 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Fisher (PG), James Young (SF) Earl Hutchins, Arthur Zhang | |
| Subs | Staten Island | Daniel Watson (C) Gary Darst | |
| 08:03 | Staten Island | Todd McKearin makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 08:03 | Staten Island | Todd McKearin makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher is hacked by Richard Baize in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Baize, team foul #3 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Staten Island | Douglas Spillane (SG) Todd McKearin | |
| 07:45 | Illinois | David Allen comes up short on the floater from the right side | 61-66 |
| 07:44 | Staten Island | Daniel Watson snags the defensive board | 61-66 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Douglas Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Young (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Joseph Stubblefield (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - James Woody (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Staten Island | PG - Richard Baize (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Spillane (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Sanderson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Petersen (fresh) C - Daniel Watson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Staten Island | Douglas Spillane makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Watson | 61-69 |
| 07:22 | Illinois | David Allen scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 63-69 |
| 07:03 | Staten Island | Douglas Spillane comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-69 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield gets the rebound | 63-69 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | James Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Mattes (SG), James Markowski (PF), Lowell Cohen (C) David Allen, Joseph Stubblefield, James Woody | |
| Subs | Staten Island | Michael Strong (SG), Brian Donovan (SF), Gary Ewing (PF) Richard Baize, Christopher Sanderson, Edward Petersen | |
| 06:45 | Staten Island | James Markowski is called for the reach on Gary Ewing - foul #3 on James Markowski, team foul #8 | 63-69 |
| 06:45 | Staten Island | Gary Ewing makes the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 06:45 | Staten Island | Gary Ewing makes the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | James Markowski clanks a jumper from the right side | 63-71 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen hits the follow up shot | 65-71 |
| 06:14 | Staten Island | Stephen Mattes picks off the pass by Douglas Spillane | 65-71 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | James Markowski connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Douglas Fisher | 67-71 |
| 05:45 | Staten Island | Gary Ewing buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Strong | 67-73 |
| 05:30 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-73 |
| 05:29 | Staten Island | Brian Donovan gets the rebound | 67-73 |
| 05:10 | Staten Island | Daniel Watson scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Douglas Spillane | 67-76 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Douglas Spillane picks off the pass by James Young | 67-76 |
| 04:33 | Staten Island | Gary Ewing is fouled on the floor by James Markowski - foul #4 on James Markowski, team foul #9 | 67-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Allen (SG), Arthur Zhang (SF), Joseph Stubblefield (PF), James Woody (C) Douglas Fisher, James Young, James Markowski, Lowell Cohen | |
| Subs | Staten Island | Richard Baize (PG), Christopher Sanderson (SF), Edward Petersen (PF) Douglas Spillane, Brian Donovan, Daniel Watson | |
| 04:33 | Staten Island | Gary Ewing makes the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 04:33 | Staten Island | Gary Ewing makes the 2nd free throw | 67-78 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Stephen Mattes knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by David Allen | 70-78 |
| 04:13 | Staten Island | Michael Strong scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Gary Ewing | 70-81 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | James Woody clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 70-81 |
| 03:57 | Staten Island | Edward Petersen pulls down the rebound | 70-81 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Staten Island | Staten Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:32 | Staten Island | David Allen is called for the reach on Richard Baize - foul #2 on David Allen, team foul #10 | 70-81 |
| Subs | Illinois | Earl Hutchins (PG) Stephen Mattes | |
| Subs | Staten Island | Todd McKearin (SG), Gary Darst (C) Michael Strong, Gary Ewing | |
| 03:32 | Staten Island | Richard Baize makes the 1st free throw | 70-82 |
| 03:32 | Staten Island | Richard Baize makes the 2nd free throw | 70-83 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Earl Hutchins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Zhang (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Stubblefield (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - James Woody (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Staten Island | PG - Richard Baize (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd McKearin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Sanderson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Petersen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Darst (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Staten Island | Staten Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:08 | Illinois | James Woody hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Gary Darst - foul #3 on Gary Darst, team foul #4 | 70-83 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Fisher (PG) Earl Hutchins | |
| Subs | Staten Island | Douglas Spillane (SG) Todd McKearin | |
| 03:08 | Illinois | James Woody makes the 1st free throw | 71-83 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | James Woody makes the 2nd free throw | 72-83 |
| 02:46 | Staten Island | Joseph Stubblefield is called for the reach on Christopher Sanderson - foul #2 on Joseph Stubblefield, team foul #11 | 72-83 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Staten Island | Daniel Watson (C) Gary Darst | |
| 02:46 | Staten Island | Christopher Sanderson makes the 1st free throw | 72-84 |
| 02:46 | Staten Island | Christopher Sanderson misses the 2nd free throw | 72-84 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Arthur Zhang | 72-84 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 72-84 |
| 02:37 | Staten Island | Christopher Sanderson snags the defensive board | 72-84 |
| 02:31 | Staten Island | Douglas Fisher steals the ball from Edward Petersen | 72-84 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | James Woody misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-84 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang gets the offensive rebound | 72-84 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-84 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Mattes (PG), Earl Hutchins (SG), Bruce Cook (SF), James Markowski (PF), Lowell Cohen (C) Douglas Fisher, David Allen, Arthur Zhang, Joseph Stubblefield, James Woody | |
| Subs | Staten Island | Lewis Norwood (PG), Brian Donovan (SF), Todd McKearin (PF), Gary Darst (C) Richard Baize, Christopher Sanderson, Edward Petersen, Daniel Watson | |
| 01:33 | Staten Island | Douglas Spillane's layup is rejected by James Markowski | 72-84 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen grabs the defensive rebound | 72-84 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen misses the shot from just outside the lane | 72-84 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | James Markowski gets the offensive rebound | 72-84 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | James Markowski scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Bruce Cook | 74-84 |
| 00:48 | Staten Island | Lewis Norwood is hacked by Stephen Mattes - foul #3 on Stephen Mattes, team foul #12 | 74-84 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Zhang (SF) Bruce Cook | |
| Subs | Staten Island | Gary Ewing (PF) Todd McKearin | |
| 00:48 | Staten Island | Lewis Norwood makes the 1st free throw | 74-85 |
| 00:48 | Staten Island | Lewis Norwood makes the 2nd free throw | 74-86 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Staten Island | Staten Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Stephen Mattes is fouled in the backcourt by Lewis Norwood - foul #1 on Lewis Norwood, team foul #5 | 74-86 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Staten Island | Todd McKearin (SF) Lewis Norwood | |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen is hacked by Gary Darst - foul #4 on Gary Darst, team foul #6 | 74-86 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Gary Ewing is called for the reach on Earl Hutchins - foul #3 on Gary Ewing, team foul #7 | 74-86 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins misses the 1st free throw | 74-86 |
| 00:38 | Staten Island | Gary Darst snags the defensive board | 74-86 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Staten Island | Staten Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Staten Island | Todd McKearin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 74-86 |
| 00:15 | Staten Island | Douglas Spillane tips it back up and in | 74-88 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-88 |
| 00:00 | Staten Island | Douglas Spillane runs out the clock | 74-88 |