| Lineup | Hampden-Sydney | PG - Wilford Richins (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Steve Harada (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mark Tollefson (fresh) PF - Richard Boring (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jacob Hill (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Lair (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Watkins (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Todd Magness (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Holcomb (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | James Watkins inbounds the ball | 33-37 |
| Game Plan | Hampden-Sydney | Hampden-Sydney is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Richard Boring picks off the pass by Victor Lair | 33-37 |
| 19:23 | Hampden-Sydney | Richard Boring is fouled on the floor by Todd Magness - foul #3 on Todd Magness, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Hampden-Sydney | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Terry Miles (PF) Todd Magness | |
| 18:58 | Hampden-Sydney | Steve Harada buries a 3 from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 18:39 | Illinois | James Watkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-37 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb tips it home | 36-39 |
| 18:16 | Hampden-Sydney | Jacob Hill comes up short on the shot from close range | 36-39 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | James Watkins pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | James Watkins knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Terry Miles | 36-42 |
| 17:54 | Hampden-Sydney | Mark Tollefson loses the dribble to Victor Lair | 36-42 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | James Watkins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-42 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Robert Williams snags the offensive board | 36-42 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | James Watkins misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 17:25 | Hampden-Sydney | Richard Boring pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| 17:06 | Hampden-Sydney | Billy Holcomb denies the turnaround by Mark Tollefson | 36-42 |
| 17:04 | Hampden-Sydney | Wilford Richins tips it but misses | 36-42 |
| 17:03 | Illinois | Victor Lair grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Terry Miles slams it home on a great pass from James Watkins | 36-44 |
| 16:36 | Hampden-Sydney | Richard Boring misses the dunk attempt | 36-44 |
| 16:34 | Hampden-Sydney | Steve Harada misses the tip | 36-44 |
| 16:33 | Hampden-Sydney | Wilford Richins pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 16:26 | Hampden-Sydney | Richard Boring connects on the shot from the baseline | 38-44 |
| 16:06 | Illinois | James Watkins hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Williams | 38-47 |
| 15:41 | Hampden-Sydney | Mark Tollefson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-47 |
| Subs | Hampden-Sydney | Todd Smith (PG), Darryl Feaster (SG), James Eldridge (SF), Paul Carter (PF), Victor Boyce (C) Wilford Richins, Steve Harada, Mark Tollefson, Richard Boring, Jacob Hill | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronny Neace (PG), Anthony Cortina (SG), Mark McCorkindale (SF), Todd Magness (PF), Frank Burton (C) Robert Williams, Victor Lair, James Watkins, Terry Miles, Billy Holcomb | |
| Lineup | Hampden-Sydney | PG - Todd Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Darryl Feaster (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Eldridge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Paul Carter (fresh) 3 reb. C - Victor Boyce (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ronny Neace (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Cortina (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mark McCorkindale (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Todd Magness (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Burton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Illinois | Anthony Cortina is fouled on the floor by Paul Carter - foul #1 on Paul Carter, team foul #1 | 38-47 |
| 15:09 | Illinois | Anthony Cortina comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-47 |
| 15:07 | Hampden-Sydney | Darryl Feaster gets the rebound | 38-47 |
| 14:48 | Hampden-Sydney | James Eldridge scores on a driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by Ronny Neace - foul #2 on Ronny Neace, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| 14:48 | Hampden-Sydney | James Eldridge makes the free throw | 41-47 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Todd Magness lays it in on a nice dish by Ronny Neace | 41-49 |
| 14:06 | Hampden-Sydney | Victor Boyce scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-49 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Ronny Neace misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 13:42 | Hampden-Sydney | Victor Boyce gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| 13:22 | Hampden-Sydney | Todd Smith misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 44-49 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Todd Magness connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Ronny Neace | 44-51 |
| 12:59 | Hampden-Sydney | Paul Carter can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 44-51 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 12:53 | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale scores on a 3 from straight away | 44-54 |
| 12:33 | Hampden-Sydney | Darryl Feaster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-54 |
| Subs | Hampden-Sydney | Wilford Richins (PG), Steve Harada (SG), Mark Tollefson (SF), Richard Boring (PF), Jacob Hill (C) Todd Smith, Darryl Feaster, James Eldridge, Paul Carter, Victor Boyce | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Williams (PG), Victor Lair (SG), James Watkins (SF), Terry Miles (PF), Billy Holcomb (C) Ronny Neace, Anthony Cortina, Mark McCorkindale, Todd Magness, Frank Burton | |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Terry Miles misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Wilford Richins - foul #1 on Wilford Richins, team foul #2 | 44-54 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Terry Miles makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Terry Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 11:57 | Hampden-Sydney | Steve Harada misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-56 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | James Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 44-56 |
| 11:38 | Illinois | Victor Lair misses the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Mark Tollefson - foul #3 on Mark Tollefson, team foul #3 | 44-56 |
| 11:38 | Illinois | Victor Lair misses the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 11:38 | Illinois | Victor Lair makes the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| Lineup | Hampden-Sydney | PG - Wilford Richins (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Steve Harada (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Mark Tollefson (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Richard Boring (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Jacob Hill (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Lair (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Watkins (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Terry Miles (fresh) 4 pts. C - Billy Holcomb (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Hampden-Sydney | Terry Miles blocks the jumper by Steve Harada | 44-57 |
| 11:20 | Illinois | James Watkins gets the rebound | 44-57 |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Robert Williams misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-57 |
| 11:14 | Hampden-Sydney | Richard Boring pulls down the rebound | 44-57 |
| 11:08 | Hampden-Sydney | Robert Williams is called for the reach on Wilford Richins - foul #3 on Robert Williams, team foul #3 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Hampden-Sydney | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale (SG), Todd Magness (PF) Victor Lair, Terry Miles | |
| 10:51 | Hampden-Sydney | Richard Boring misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 44-57 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | James Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Todd Magness comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 44-57 |
| 10:31 | Hampden-Sydney | Jacob Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 10:08 | Hampden-Sydney | Mark Tollefson can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by James Watkins - foul #1 on James Watkins, team foul #4 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Hampden-Sydney | James Eldridge (C) Jacob Hill | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronny Neace (PG), Victor Lair (SG) Robert Williams, James Watkins | |
| 10:08 | Hampden-Sydney | Mark Tollefson makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 10:08 | Hampden-Sydney | Mark Tollefson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb grabs the defensive rebound | 45-57 |
| 10:03 | Illinois | Victor Lair throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-57 |
| Subs | Hampden-Sydney | Todd Smith (SF), Paul Carter (C) Mark Tollefson, Richard Boring | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:39 | Hampden-Sydney | Todd Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-57 |
| 09:37 | Hampden-Sydney | James Eldridge grabs the offensive board | 45-57 |
| 09:26 | Hampden-Sydney | James Eldridge misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 45-57 |
| 09:24 | Illinois | Victor Lair grabs the defensive rebound | 45-57 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale clanks a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Paul Carter - foul #2 on Paul Carter, team foul #4 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Hampden-Sydney | Darryl Feaster (SG), Victor Boyce (C) Wilford Richins, Steve Harada | |
| Subs | Illinois | Terry Miles (PF), Frank Burton (C) Todd Magness, Billy Holcomb | |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale misses the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale misses the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 09:19 | Hampden-Sydney | Darryl Feaster pulls down the rebound | 45-57 |
| 09:09 | Hampden-Sydney | Terry Miles swats the shot by Todd Smith | 45-57 |
| 09:08 | Hampden-Sydney | Victor Boyce snags the offensive board | 45-57 |
| 08:50 | Hampden-Sydney | James Eldridge scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Todd Smith | 47-57 |
| 08:34 | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-57 |
| 08:33 | Hampden-Sydney | James Eldridge pulls down the rebound | 47-57 |
| 08:24 | Hampden-Sydney | Todd Smith clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-57 |
| 08:22 | Hampden-Sydney | Victor Boyce grabs the offensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 08:15 | Hampden-Sydney | Ronny Neace picks off the pass by Victor Boyce | 47-57 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Darryl Feaster is called for the reach on Victor Lair - foul #1 on Darryl Feaster, team foul #5 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Hampden-Sydney | Wilford Richins (PG), Steve Harada (SG), Mark Tollefson (SF), Richard Boring (PF), Jacob Hill (C) Todd Smith, Darryl Feaster, James Eldridge, Paul Carter, Victor Boyce | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Williams (PG), James Watkins (SF), Todd Magness (PF) Victor Lair, Mark McCorkindale, Frank Burton | |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Terry Miles knocks in the runner from close range set up by James Watkins | 47-59 |
| 07:28 | Hampden-Sydney | Steve Harada misses short on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Ronny Neace - foul #3 on Ronny Neace, team foul #5 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Hampden-Sydney | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Cortina (SG), Billy Holcomb (C) Ronny Neace, Terry Miles | |
| 07:28 | Hampden-Sydney | Steve Harada makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 07:28 | Hampden-Sydney | Steve Harada misses the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 07:28 | Illinois | Todd Magness snags the defensive board | 48-59 |
| Lineup | Hampden-Sydney | PG - Wilford Richins (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Steve Harada (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Mark Tollefson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Boring (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Jacob Hill (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Cortina (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Watkins (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. PF - Todd Magness (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Billy Holcomb (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Robert Williams misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Steve Harada - foul #3 on Steve Harada, team foul #6 | 48-59 |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Robert Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 06:52 | Hampden-Sydney | Wilford Richins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-61 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Anthony Cortina grabs the defensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Todd Magness hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Williams | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Hampden-Sydney | Hampden-Sydney is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:29 | Hampden-Sydney | Jacob Hill makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Steve Harada | 50-63 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Anthony Cortina buries a shot from the right wing | 50-65 |
| 05:55 | Hampden-Sydney | Jacob Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-65 |
| Subs | Hampden-Sydney | Todd Smith (PG), Darryl Feaster (SG), James Eldridge (SF), Victor Boyce (C) Wilford Richins, Steve Harada, Mark Tollefson, Jacob Hill | |
| Subs | Illinois | Victor Lair (SG), Mark McCorkindale (SF), Terry Miles (PF), Frank Burton (C) Anthony Cortina, James Watkins, Todd Magness, Billy Holcomb | |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Terry Miles makes the fadeaway from close range | 50-67 |
| 05:14 | Hampden-Sydney | Todd Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-67 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Terry Miles gets the rebound | 50-67 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Robert Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-67 |
| Subs | Hampden-Sydney | Paul Carter (PF) Richard Boring | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronny Neace (PG) Robert Williams | |
| 04:59 | Hampden-Sydney | Darryl Feaster is fouled on the floor by Frank Burton - foul #2 on Frank Burton, team foul #6 | 50-67 |
| 04:52 | Hampden-Sydney | Frank Burton is called for the reach on Victor Boyce - foul #3 on Frank Burton, team foul #7 | 50-67 |
| 04:52 | Hampden-Sydney | Victor Boyce makes the 1st free throw | 51-67 |
| 04:52 | Hampden-Sydney | Victor Boyce makes the 2nd free throw | 52-67 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Victor Lair misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-67 |
| 04:29 | Hampden-Sydney | Todd Smith snags the defensive board | 52-67 |
| 04:16 | Hampden-Sydney | Todd Smith hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 54-67 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Victor Boyce steps in front of the Ronny Neace pass | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Hampden-Sydney | Hampden-Sydney is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:49 | Hampden-Sydney | Todd Smith knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Carter | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Hampden-Sydney | Hampden-Sydney is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-67 |
| Subs | Hampden-Sydney | Wilford Richins (PG), Steve Harada (SG), Mark Tollefson (SF), Richard Boring (PF) Todd Smith, Darryl Feaster, James Eldridge, Victor Boyce | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Williams (PG), James Watkins (SF), Todd Magness (PF), Billy Holcomb (C) Victor Lair, Mark McCorkindale, Terry Miles, Frank Burton | |
| Lineup | Hampden-Sydney | PG - Wilford Richins (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Steve Harada (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Tollefson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Boring (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Carter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronny Neace (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Watkins (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. PF - Todd Magness (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Billy Holcomb (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Hampden-Sydney | Mark Tollefson loses the ball out of bounds | 56-67 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Todd Magness hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 56-67 |
| 02:57 | Hampden-Sydney | Paul Carter gets the rebound | 56-67 |
| 02:39 | Hampden-Sydney | Richard Boring comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-67 |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb snags the defensive board | 56-67 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Todd Magness misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Steve Harada - foul #4 on Steve Harada, team foul #7 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Hampden-Sydney | Todd Smith (PG), Darryl Feaster (SG), Steven Moreau (SF), James Eldridge (PF), Victor Boyce (C) Wilford Richins, Steve Harada, Mark Tollefson, Richard Boring, Paul Carter | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dane Vance (PG), Anthony Cortina (SG), Mark McCorkindale (SF), Terry Miles (C) Robert Williams, Ronny Neace, James Watkins, Billy Holcomb | |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Todd Magness misses the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Todd Magness makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 02:14 | Hampden-Sydney | Dane Vance is called for the reach on Todd Smith - foul #2 on Dane Vance, team foul #8 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Hampden-Sydney | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Burton (C) Todd Magness | |
| 02:14 | Hampden-Sydney | Todd Smith makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 02:14 | Hampden-Sydney | Todd Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-68 |
| Subs | Hampden-Sydney | Wilford Richins (PG), Steve Harada (SG), Mark Tollefson (SF), Richard Boring (PF) Todd Smith, Darryl Feaster, Steven Moreau, James Eldridge | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Williams (PG), Victor Lair (SG), James Watkins (SF), Todd Magness (PF), Billy Holcomb (C) Dane Vance, Anthony Cortina, Mark McCorkindale, Terry Miles, Frank Burton | |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Victor Lair drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Billy Holcomb | 58-70 |
| 01:36 | Hampden-Sydney | Mark Tollefson misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 58-70 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | James Watkins pulls down the rebound | 58-70 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | James Watkins misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-70 |
| 01:28 | Hampden-Sydney | Victor Boyce grabs the defensive rebound | 58-70 |
| 01:01 | Hampden-Sydney | James Watkins picks off the pass by Richard Boring | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Hampden-Sydney | Hampden-Sydney is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Illinois | James Watkins buries a jumpshot from the left side | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | Hampden-Sydney | Hampden-Sydney is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Hampden-Sydney | Mark Tollefson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-72 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb pulls down the rebound | 58-72 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Robert Williams runs out the clock | 58-72 |