| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Nathan Carr (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ian Reddy (fresh) SF - Mickey Gaskins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kendall Seo (fresh) 5 pts. C - Roger Classen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Becnel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Herring (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Ingrassia (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Bryant (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Kenneth Herring inbounds the ball | 21-45 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 21-45 |
| 19:35 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Nathan Carr | 21-45 |
| 19:14 | Central Michigan | Mickey Gaskins misses short on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Richard Ingrassia - foul #1 on Richard Ingrassia, team foul #1 | 21-45 |
| 19:14 | Central Michigan | Mickey Gaskins makes the 1st free throw | 22-45 |
| 19:14 | Central Michigan | Mickey Gaskins makes the 2nd free throw | 23-45 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia can't throw it down but he's hacked by Kendall Seo - foul #3 on Kendall Seo, team foul #1 | 23-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Clark (PF) Kendall Seo | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:52 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia misses the 1st free throw | 23-45 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia makes the 2nd free throw | 23-46 |
| 18:35 | Central Michigan | Nathan Carr knocks in the 3 from straight away | 26-46 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | Richard Becnel makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Wilson | 26-49 |
| 17:57 | Central Michigan | Nathan Carr is fouled on the floor by James Wilson - foul #1 on James Wilson, team foul #2 | 26-49 |
| 17:49 | Central Michigan | Ian Reddy loses the dribble to James Wilson | 26-49 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from James Wilson | 26-51 |
| 17:18 | Central Michigan | Mickey Gaskins is hacked by Kenneth Herring - foul #1 on Kenneth Herring, team foul #3 | 26-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Vess (SG), Luis Lesure (C) Ian Reddy, Roger Classen | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Brown (SG) Richard Becnel | |
| 17:03 | Central Michigan | Luis Lesure misses the shot from the left side | 26-51 |
| 17:02 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Ingrassia | 26-51 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia throws it down | 26-53 |
| 16:39 | Central Michigan | Jason Vess can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #4 | 26-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Moore (SF) Mickey Gaskins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Becnel (SG) James Wilson | |
| 16:39 | Central Michigan | Jason Vess makes the 1st free throw | 27-53 |
| 16:39 | Central Michigan | Jason Vess misses the 2nd free throw | 27-53 |
| 16:39 | Central Michigan | William Moore snags the offensive board | 27-53 |
| 16:32 | Central Michigan | Christopher Bryant steals it from William Moore | 27-53 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant comes up short on the floater near the basket | 27-53 |
| 16:04 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Jason Vess | 27-53 |
| 16:01 | Central Michigan | Nathan Carr is hacked by James Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #5 | 27-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ian Reddy (SG), Roger Classen (C) Nathan Carr, Robert Clark | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:47 | Central Michigan | Ian Reddy's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Herring | 27-53 |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Kenneth Herring lays it up and in | 27-55 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jason Vess (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ian Reddy (fresh) SF - William Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Luis Lesure (fresh) 1 pts. C - Roger Classen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Becnel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Herring (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Ingrassia (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Bryant (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Herring steals the ball from Jason Vess | 27-55 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Richard Becnel slams it home on a great pass from Kenneth Herring | 27-57 |
| 15:13 | Central Michigan | Luis Lesure throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathan Carr (PG), Mickey Gaskins (SF), John Golden (PF) Jason Vess, William Moore, Luis Lesure | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wilson (PG) Richard Becnel | |
| 14:52 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant connects on the floater from the baseline set up by James Wilson | 27-59 |
| 14:40 | Central Michigan | Nathan Carr buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-59 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-59 |
| 14:11 | Central Michigan | Ian Reddy gets the rebound | 30-59 |
| 13:59 | Central Michigan | Roger Classen scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-59 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from James Wilson | 32-61 |
| 13:29 | Central Michigan | Mickey Gaskins scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Nathan Carr | 35-61 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | James Wilson clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Nathan Carr - foul #2 on Nathan Carr, team foul #2 | 35-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Vess (PG), Kenneth Hughes (SG), William Moore (SF), Robert Clark (C) Nathan Carr, Ian Reddy, Mickey Gaskins, Roger Classen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Becnel (SG), Nicholas Wyman (PF) James Brown, Richard Ingrassia | |
| 13:07 | Illinois | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 35-62 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | James Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-63 |
| 12:46 | Central Michigan | William Moore scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Vess | 37-63 |
| 12:24 | Illinois | Kenneth Herring comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 37-63 |
| 12:23 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Hughes pulls down the rebound | 37-63 |
| 12:19 | Central Michigan | William Moore misses the runner in the paint | 37-63 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant gets the rebound | 37-63 |
| 11:52 | Illinois | Robert Clark swats the dunk try by Christopher Bryant | 37-63 |
| 11:50 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert Clark | 37-63 |
| 11:38 | Central Michigan | Robert Clark clanks a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Nicholas Wyman - foul #1 on Nicholas Wyman, team foul #6 | 37-63 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathan Carr (PG), Mickey Gaskins (SF), Kendall Seo (PF) Kenneth Hughes, William Moore, John Golden | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia (PF) Christopher Bryant | |
| 11:38 | Central Michigan | Robert Clark misses the 1st free throw | 37-63 |
| 11:38 | Central Michigan | Robert Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 37-63 |
| 11:38 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia snags the defensive board | 37-63 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Nathan Carr (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Vess (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mickey Gaskins (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Kendall Seo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Clark (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Becnel (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Herring (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Richard Ingrassia (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Nicholas Wyman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia clanks a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Jason Vess - foul #3 on Jason Vess, team foul #3 | 37-63 |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia makes the 1st free throw | 37-64 |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia makes the 2nd free throw | 37-65 |
| 11:12 | Central Michigan | Jason Vess makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Clark | 40-65 |
| 11:08 | Illinois | Nathan Carr steps in front of the James Wilson pass in the backcourt | 40-65 |
| 10:48 | Central Michigan | Nathan Carr comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-65 |
| 10:47 | Central Michigan | Kendall Seo snags the offensive board | 40-65 |
| 10:42 | Central Michigan | Richard Ingrassia blocks the jumper by Jason Vess | 40-65 |
| 10:41 | Central Michigan | Mickey Gaskins tips it home | 42-65 |
| 10:13 | Illinois | Jason Vess is called for the reach on Richard Becnel - foul #4 on Jason Vess, team foul #4 | 42-65 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ian Reddy (SG), John Golden (PF), Roger Classen (C) Jason Vess, Kendall Seo, Robert Clark | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Bryant (C) Nicholas Wyman | |
| 09:55 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia's floater is tipped away by John Golden | 42-65 |
| 09:53 | Illinois | James Wilson hits the follow up shot | 42-67 |
| 09:37 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Herring is called for the reach on Roger Classen - foul #2 on Kenneth Herring, team foul #7 | 42-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Brown (PG) James Wilson | |
| 09:37 | Central Michigan | Roger Classen makes the 1st free throw | 43-67 |
| 09:37 | Central Michigan | Roger Classen makes the 2nd free throw | 44-67 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Kenneth Herring | 44-69 |
| 09:12 | Central Michigan | John Golden misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-69 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Ingrassia | 44-69 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia blows the layup | 44-69 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant can't tip it in | 44-69 |
| 08:51 | Central Michigan | John Golden gets the rebound | 44-69 |
| 08:43 | Central Michigan | John Golden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-69 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Moore (SF), Kendall Seo (PF), Luis Lesure (C) Mickey Gaskins, John Golden, Roger Classen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Wyman (PF) Richard Ingrassia | |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant clanks a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Kendall Seo - foul #4 on Kendall Seo, team foul #5 | 44-69 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Clark (PF) Kendall Seo | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wilson (PG) Kenneth Herring | |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 44-70 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 44-70 |
| 08:23 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Luis Lesure | 44-70 |
| 08:09 | Central Michigan | James Brown steals it from Robert Clark | 44-70 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | James Wilson misses the easy layup | 44-70 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | James Wilson tips it in | 44-72 |
| 07:52 | Central Michigan | Robert Clark misses short on a jumper in the lane | 44-72 |
| 07:50 | Illinois | Nicholas Wyman snags the defensive board | 44-72 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | James Wilson misses the 3 from the right wing | 44-72 |
| 07:44 | Central Michigan | Robert Clark snags the defensive board | 44-72 |
| 07:23 | Central Michigan | Robert Clark is hacked by Nicholas Wyman - foul #2 on Nicholas Wyman, team foul #8 | 44-72 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Vess (PG), Kenneth Hughes (SG), John Golden (PF) Nathan Carr, Ian Reddy, Luis Lesure | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Herring (SF), Richard Ingrassia (PF) James Brown, Nicholas Wyman | |
| 07:23 | Central Michigan | Robert Clark misses the 1st free throw | 44-72 |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant gets the rebound | 44-72 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jason Vess (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Hughes (fresh) SF - William Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Golden (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Clark (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Becnel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Herring (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Richard Ingrassia (tiring) 24 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Christopher Bryant (tiring) 21 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 06:54 | Illinois | James Wilson double dribbles | 44-72 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kendall Seo (PF), Luis Lesure (C) John Golden, Robert Clark | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:33 | Central Michigan | Luis Lesure comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Becnel - foul #2 on Richard Becnel, team foul #9 | 44-72 |
| 06:33 | Central Michigan | Luis Lesure makes the 1st free throw | 45-72 |
| 06:33 | Central Michigan | Luis Lesure makes the 2nd free throw | 46-72 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Kendall Seo - foul #5 on Kendall Seo, team foul #6 | 46-72 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Clark (C) Kendall Seo | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Brown (SG), Nicholas Wyman (C) Richard Becnel, Christopher Bryant | |
| 06:14 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia makes the 1st free throw | 46-73 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia makes the 2nd free throw | 46-74 |
| 05:59 | Central Michigan | Robert Clark makes the shot near the basket set up by Jason Vess | 48-74 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | James Wilson misses short on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Jason Vess - foul #5 on Jason Vess, team foul #7 | 48-74 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ryan Fairbank (PG) Jason Vess | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:36 | Illinois | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 48-75 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | James Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-76 |
| 05:17 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Herring is called for the reach on Kenneth Hughes - foul #3 on Kenneth Herring, team foul #10 | 48-76 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Becnel (SG), Christopher Bryant (C) James Wilson, Richard Ingrassia | |
| 05:17 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 49-76 |
| 05:17 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 49-76 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Nicholas Wyman gets the rebound | 49-76 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant is denied on a layup by Robert Clark | 49-76 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Nicholas Wyman tips it home | 49-78 |
| 04:43 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Hughes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-78 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kenneth Herring | 49-78 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Kenneth Herring hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 49-78 |
| 04:15 | Central Michigan | Luis Lesure pulls down the rebound | 49-78 |
| 04:11 | Central Michigan | Ryan Fairbank is hacked by James Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #11 | 49-78 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wilson (PG), Richard Ingrassia (PF) James Brown, Nicholas Wyman | |
| 04:11 | Central Michigan | Ryan Fairbank makes the 1st free throw | 50-78 |
| 04:11 | Central Michigan | Ryan Fairbank misses the 2nd free throw | 50-78 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Bryant | 50-78 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-78 |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-78 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:35 | Illinois | James Wilson buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Becnel | 50-80 |
| 03:23 | Central Michigan | Richard Ingrassia is called for the reach on Robert Clark - foul #2 on Richard Ingrassia, team foul #12 | 50-80 |
| 03:23 | Central Michigan | Robert Clark misses the 1st free throw | 50-80 |
| 03:23 | Central Michigan | Robert Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 51-80 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ryan Fairbank (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Kenneth Hughes (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - William Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Luis Lesure (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wilson (tiring) 17 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Becnel (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Herring (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Richard Ingrassia (tiring) 26 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Christopher Bryant (tiring) 21 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Richard Becnel | 51-82 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:40 | Central Michigan | Robert Clark lays it in | 53-82 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | James Wilson hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 53-82 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant grabs the offensive rebound | 53-82 |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant connects on the floater from close range | 53-84 |
| 01:36 | Central Michigan | William Moore lays it up and in and he's hacked by Kenneth Herring - foul #4 on Kenneth Herring, team foul #13 | 55-84 |
| 01:36 | Central Michigan | William Moore makes the free throw | 56-84 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia misses long on a floater from the right block | 56-84 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Richard Becnel tips it in | 56-86 |
| 00:56 | Central Michigan | Ryan Fairbank is fouled on the floor by Christopher Bryant - foul #2 on Christopher Bryant, team foul #14 | 56-86 |
| 00:56 | Central Michigan | Ryan Fairbank makes the 1st free throw | 57-86 |
| 00:56 | Central Michigan | Ryan Fairbank makes the 2nd free throw | 58-86 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Richard Becnel | 58-88 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan 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 (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Central Michigan | Luis Lesure knocks in the shot near the basket | 60-88 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | James Wilson runs out the clock | 60-88 |