| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Jackowski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence McCarthy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Dollard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Clifton Sanabria (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Phillip Donovan (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Shannon Ligon (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Yoder (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeffery Wheaton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski inbounds the ball | 32-8 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 32-8 |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright grabs the offensive rebound | 32-8 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | James Jackowski's pass is intercepted by Phillip Donovan | 32-8 |
| 19:12 | Northwestern State | Shannon Ligon buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-10 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Jackowski | 35-10 |
| 19:00 | Northwestern State | Ronnie Yoder clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-10 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | Scott Dollard pulls down the rebound | 35-10 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | James Jackowski drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Scott Dollard | 38-10 |
| 18:19 | Northwestern State | Phillip Donovan lays it in | 38-12 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | James Jackowski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-12 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Scott Dollard snags the offensive board | 38-12 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | James Jackowski connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Andrei Palczewski | 41-12 |
| 17:41 | Northwestern State | Shannon Ligon loses the dribble to Scott Dollard | 41-12 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski is fouled in the backcourt by Phillip Donovan - foul #2 on Phillip Donovan, team foul #1 | 41-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG), Van Miller (SG), Steven Snyder (SF), Denis Banks (PF) James Jackowski, Clarence McCarthy, Andrei Palczewski, Thomas Wainwright | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dale Parson (PG), Jesse Turner (SG), William Buford (SF), Walter Savitz (PF), Anthony Latshaw (C) Clifton Sanabria, Phillip Donovan, Shannon Ligon, Ronnie Yoder, Jeffery Wheaton | |
| 17:19 | Illinois | Jesse Turner steals it from James Aguon | 41-12 |
| 16:53 | Northwestern State | Jesse Turner hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dale Parson | 41-15 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Scott Dollard hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right side | 41-15 |
| 16:34 | Northwestern State | Dale Parson grabs the board | 41-15 |
| 16:23 | Northwestern State | William Buford makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jesse Turner | 41-18 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Jesse Turner is called for the reach on Scott Dollard - foul #1 on Jesse Turner, team foul #2 | 41-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Jackowski (PG), Clarence McCarthy (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Thomas Wainwright (PF) James Aguon, Van Miller, Denis Banks, Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Dunn (PG), Shannon Ligon (SF), Ronnie Yoder (PF) Jesse Turner, William Buford, Walter Savitz | |
| 15:55 | Illinois | Steven Snyder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clifton Sanabria (PG), Phillip Donovan (SG), John Beeler (C) John Dunn, Dale Parson, Anthony Latshaw | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Jackowski (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clarence McCarthy (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Snyder (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Clifton Sanabria (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Phillip Donovan (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Shannon Ligon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Yoder (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Beeler (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:37 | Northwestern State | Shannon Ligon drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Clifton Sanabria | 41-20 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | James Jackowski connects on the open pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Clarence McCarthy | 43-20 |
| 14:53 | Northwestern State | Clifton Sanabria scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-22 |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright blows the layup | 43-22 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright gets the offensive rebound | 43-22 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright jams it | 45-22 |
| 14:05 | Northwestern State | John Beeler misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-22 |
| 14:03 | Northwestern State | Phillip Donovan misses the tip | 45-22 |
| 14:01 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Andrei Palczewski | 45-22 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Snyder | 47-22 |
| 13:07 | Northwestern State | James Jackowski picks off the pass by Clifton Sanabria | 47-22 |
| 13:03 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski can't finish the layup | 47-22 |
| 13:02 | Northwestern State | John Beeler grabs the board | 47-22 |
| 12:43 | Northwestern State | John Beeler makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Clifton Sanabria | 47-24 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright is open but misses the lay-in | 47-24 |
| 12:18 | Northwestern State | Clifton Sanabria snags the defensive board | 47-24 |
| 12:09 | Northwestern State | Shannon Ligon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-24 |
| 12:08 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy gets the rebound | 47-24 |
| 12:06 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy loses the dribble to Phillip Donovan in the backcourt | 47-24 |
| 11:59 | Northwestern State | Clifton Sanabria hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-27 |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Shannon Ligon is called for the reach on Andrei Palczewski - foul #1 on Shannon Ligon, team foul #3 | 47-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG), Van Miller (SG), Denis Banks (PF), Scott Dollard (C) James Jackowski, Clarence McCarthy, Thomas Wainwright, Steven Snyder | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dale Parson (PG), Jesse Turner (SG), William Buford (SF), Anthony Latshaw (PF), Jeffery Wheaton (C) Clifton Sanabria, Phillip Donovan, Shannon Ligon, Ronnie Yoder, John Beeler | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Aguon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Van Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Denis Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Scott Dollard (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Dale Parson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jesse Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Buford (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Latshaw (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffery Wheaton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Denis Banks is wide open and slams it home set up by James Aguon | 49-27 |
| 11:15 | Northwestern State | Dale Parson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-27 |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Scott Dollard grabs the defensive rebound | 49-27 |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Scott Dollard is denied on a layup by Jeffery Wheaton | 49-27 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Andrei Palczewski | 49-27 |
| 10:28 | Illinois | James Aguon hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-27 |
| 10:26 | Northwestern State | Anthony Latshaw gets the rebound | 49-27 |
| 10:09 | Northwestern State | William Buford is fouled on the floor by Scott Dollard - foul #2 on Scott Dollard, team foul #1 | 49-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Dunn (PG), Phillip Donovan (SG), Walter Savitz (PF), John Beeler (C) Dale Parson, Jesse Turner, Anthony Latshaw, Jeffery Wheaton | |
| 10:04 | Northwestern State | Phillip Donovan misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-27 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Scott Dollard gets the rebound | 49-27 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | James Aguon scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Van Miller | 52-27 |
| 09:28 | Northwestern State | Phillip Donovan misses long on a shot from the right block | 52-27 |
| 09:27 | Northwestern State | William Buford hits the follow up shot | 52-29 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | Van Miller makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Aguon | 55-29 |
| 08:49 | Northwestern State | Phillip Donovan connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-32 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | James Aguon is called for 10 seconds | 55-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Jackowski (PG), Clarence McCarthy (SG), Steven Snyder (SF), Thomas Wainwright (PF) James Aguon, Van Miller, Andrei Palczewski, Denis Banks | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dale Parson (SG), Shannon Ligon (SF), Anthony Latshaw (PF), Jeffery Wheaton (C) Phillip Donovan, William Buford, Walter Savitz, John Beeler | |
| 08:22 | Northwestern State | Thomas Wainwright steals the ball from Jeffery Wheaton | 55-32 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | Scott Dollard drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Clarence McCarthy and he's hacked by Anthony Latshaw - foul #2 on Anthony Latshaw, team foul #4 | 57-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jesse Turner (SG), William Buford (SF) John Dunn, Shannon Ligon | |
| 08:08 | Illinois | Scott Dollard makes the free throw | 58-32 |
| 07:52 | Northwestern State | Dale Parson buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jesse Turner | 58-35 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | James Jackowski makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Scott Dollard | 61-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Jackowski (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clarence McCarthy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Snyder (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Dollard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Dale Parson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Buford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Latshaw (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeffery Wheaton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Northwestern State | William Buford buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-38 |
| 06:56 | Illinois | Scott Dollard is hacked by Jeffery Wheaton - foul #2 on Jeffery Wheaton, team foul #5 | 61-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Van Miller (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF) Clarence McCarthy, Steven Snyder | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clifton Sanabria (PG), John Dunn (SG), Shannon Ligon (SF), Ronnie Yoder (PF), John Beeler (C) Dale Parson, Jesse Turner, William Buford, Anthony Latshaw, Jeffery Wheaton | |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Van Miller misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on John Dunn - foul #1 on John Dunn, team foul #6 | 61-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG) James Jackowski | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dale Parson (SG), William Buford (SF), Walter Savitz (PF), Jeffery Wheaton (C) Clifton Sanabria, Shannon Ligon, Ronnie Yoder, John Beeler | |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Van Miller misses the 1st free throw | 61-38 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Van Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 61-38 |
| 06:39 | Northwestern State | Walter Savitz grabs the defensive rebound | 61-38 |
| 06:22 | Northwestern State | Jeffery Wheaton clanks a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Scott Dollard - foul #3 on Scott Dollard, team foul #2 | 61-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Denis Banks (PF) Thomas Wainwright | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 06:22 | Northwestern State | Jeffery Wheaton misses the 1st free throw | 61-38 |
| 06:22 | Northwestern State | Jeffery Wheaton misses the 2nd free throw | 61-38 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Scott Dollard gets the rebound | 61-38 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Scott Dollard loses the dribble to Jeffery Wheaton | 61-38 |
| 05:44 | Northwestern State | Jeffery Wheaton misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 61-38 |
| 05:42 | Illinois | Denis Banks grabs the defensive rebound | 61-38 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | James Aguon connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Van Miller | 64-38 |
| 05:14 | Northwestern State | Dale Parson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Dunn | 64-41 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | James Aguon connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Van Miller | 67-41 |
| 04:43 | Northwestern State | Dale Parson is called for a charge - foul #1 on Dale Parson, team foul #7 | 67-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Jackowski (PG), Clarence McCarthy (SG), Steven Snyder (SF), Thomas Wainwright (PF) James Aguon, Van Miller, Andrei Palczewski, Denis Banks | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jesse Turner (SG), Anthony Latshaw (PF) John Dunn, Walter Savitz | |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Scott Dollard is fouled in the backcourt by Dale Parson - foul #2 on Dale Parson, team foul #8 | 67-41 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Scott Dollard makes the 1st free throw | 68-41 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Scott Dollard makes the 2nd free throw | 69-41 |
| 04:30 | Northwestern State | James Jackowski steps in front of the Jesse Turner pass | 69-41 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | James Jackowski hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-41 |
| 04:01 | Northwestern State | William Buford gets the rebound | 69-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:55 | Northwestern State | Jesse Turner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 69-41 |
| 03:54 | Northwestern State | Jeffery Wheaton misses the tip | 69-41 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright grabs the board | 69-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Illinois | Dale Parson steps in front of the Thomas Wainwright pass | 69-41 |
| 03:27 | Northwestern State | Dale Parson banks in the layup | 69-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Jackowski (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Clarence McCarthy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Snyder (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Dollard (tiring) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Dale Parson (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Turner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Buford (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Latshaw (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeffery Wheaton (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright misses long on an open floater in the paint but the foul's on Jesse Turner - foul #2 on Jesse Turner, team foul #9 | 69-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski (SF), Denis Banks (PF) Steven Snyder, Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Dunn (PG), Walter Savitz (PF) Dale Parson, Jeffery Wheaton | |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright misses the 1st free throw | 69-43 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright misses the 2nd free throw | 69-43 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern State | Anthony Latshaw snags the defensive board | 69-43 |
| 03:03 | Northwestern State | John Dunn clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 69-43 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy grabs the board | 69-43 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | James Jackowski misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 69-43 |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright tips it back up and in | 71-43 |
| 02:26 | Northwestern State | Jesse Turner comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Clarence McCarthy - foul #3 on Clarence McCarthy, team foul #3 | 71-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG), Van Miller (SG) James Jackowski, Clarence McCarthy | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 02:26 | Northwestern State | Jesse Turner makes the 1st free throw | 71-44 |
| 02:26 | Northwestern State | Jesse Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 71-45 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | James Aguon misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-45 |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Denis Banks hits the follow up shot | 73-45 |
| 01:33 | Northwestern State | Jesse Turner is fouled on the floor by Van Miller - foul #1 on Van Miller, team foul #4 | 73-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Jackowski (PG), Clarence McCarthy (SG), Scott Dollard (C) James Aguon, Van Miller, Denis Banks | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dale Parson (PG), Jeffery Wheaton (C) John Dunn, Walter Savitz | |
| 01:16 | Northwestern State | James Jackowski steals the ball from Anthony Latshaw | 73-45 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | James Jackowski hits the finger roll | 75-45 |
| 01:07 | Northwestern State | Dale Parson loses the dribble to Andrei Palczewski | 75-45 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Scott Dollard misses long on a jump hook from close range | 75-45 |
| 00:43 | Northwestern State | Jeffery Wheaton pulls down the rebound | 75-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Northwestern State | Dale Parson drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Jeffery Wheaton is called for the reach on Scott Dollard - foul #3 on Jeffery Wheaton, team foul #10 | 75-48 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Scott Dollard misses the 1st free throw | 75-48 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Scott Dollard makes the 2nd free throw | 76-48 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern State | Scott Dollard steals it from William Buford | 76-48 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | James Jackowski runs out the clock | 76-48 |