| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Hadley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Charles Turner (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Dusty Beeler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frederick Dicus (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Robert Turner (fresh) 1 pts. SG - James Farrell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Keith Moore (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Antonio Brunson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Hoover (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Charles Turner inbounds the ball | 36-22 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus loses the ball out of bounds | 36-22 |
| 19:16 | Centenary | Antonio Brunson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-22 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | Charles Turner pulls down the rebound | 36-22 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | Donald Hadley travels with the ball | 36-22 |
| 18:55 | Centenary | Antonio Brunson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Charles Turner - foul #2 on Charles Turner, team foul #1 | 36-22 |
| 18:55 | Centenary | Antonio Brunson misses the 1st free throw | 36-22 |
| 18:55 | Centenary | Antonio Brunson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-22 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler grabs the board | 36-22 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Gregory Hoover - foul #2 on Gregory Hoover, team foul #1 | 36-22 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus makes the 1st free throw | 37-22 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus misses the 2nd free throw | 37-22 |
| 18:28 | Centenary | Gregory Hoover pulls down the rebound | 37-22 |
| 18:05 | Centenary | Gregory Hoover makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Turner | 37-24 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Donald Hadley | 39-24 |
| 17:27 | Centenary | Robert Turner hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Keith Moore | 39-27 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Antonio Brunson - foul #2 on Antonio Brunson, team foul #2 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (SG), Reuben Thompson (SF) Frank Steiner, Charles Turner | |
| Subs | Centenary | Larry Tackett (SF) Keith Moore | |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler misses the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler makes the 2nd free throw | 40-27 |
| 16:59 | Centenary | The short jumper by Gregory Hoover is denied by Dusty Beeler | 40-27 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson gets the rebound | 40-27 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Donald Hadley makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Reuben Thompson | 43-27 |
| 16:19 | Centenary | Larry Tackett buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Farrell | 43-30 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SG), Charles Turner (SF), Ricky Winter (C) Donald Hadley, Dusty Beeler, Frederick Dicus | |
| Subs | Centenary | Shawn Reading (PG), Robert Oja (SG), Keith Moore (SF), Arron Maya (C) Robert Turner, James Farrell, Antonio Brunson, Gregory Hoover | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Charles Turner (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Reuben Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricky Winter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Shawn Reading (fresh) SG - Robert Oja (fresh) SF - Keith Moore (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Tackett (fresh) 5 pts. C - Arron Maya (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:24 | Centenary | Robert Oja is called for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Oja, team foul #3 | 43-30 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Charles Turner is hacked by Shawn Reading - foul #3 on Shawn Reading, team foul #4 | 43-30 |
| 14:45 | Illinois | Charles Turner lays it up and in | 45-30 |
| 14:27 | Centenary | Reuben Thompson steals it from Larry Tackett | 45-30 |
| 14:03 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson can't connect on a shot in the paint | 45-30 |
| 14:01 | Illinois | Ricky Winter gets the offensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Charles Turner clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Keith Moore - foul #3 on Keith Moore, team foul #5 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Hadley (PG), Michael Jenson (SG), Dusty Beeler (PF), Frederick Dicus (C) Christopher Goncalves, Frank Steiner, Reuben Thompson, Ricky Winter | |
| Subs | Centenary | Robert Turner (PG), James Farrell (SG), Antonio Brunson (PF), Gregory Hoover (C) Shawn Reading, Robert Oja, Keith Moore, Larry Tackett | |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Charles Turner misses the 1st free throw | 45-30 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Charles Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 46-30 |
| 13:17 | Centenary | Robert Turner can't connect on a floater from the left side | 46-30 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler grabs the board | 46-30 |
| 12:53 | Illinois | Robert Turner steps in front of the Charles Turner pass | 46-30 |
| 12:49 | Centenary | Robert Turner hits the finger roll | 46-32 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-32 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler hits the follow up shot | 48-32 |
| 12:12 | Centenary | Robert Turner is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Robert Turner, team foul #6 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SG), Reuben Thompson (SF) Michael Jenson, Charles Turner | |
| Subs | Centenary | Keith Moore (SF) Arron Maya | |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Antonio Brunson steals the ball from Frank Steiner | 48-32 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Hadley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Reuben Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dusty Beeler (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Frederick Dicus (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Robert Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Farrell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Antonio Brunson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Hoover (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Centenary | Keith Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-32 |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Donald Hadley buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Reuben Thompson | 51-32 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:01 | Centenary | Keith Moore drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-34 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-34 |
| 10:22 | Centenary | James Farrell scores on a jumper from the right side | 53-36 |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson travels with the ball | 53-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG), Michael Jenson (SG), Charles Turner (SF), Ricky Winter (C) Donald Hadley, Frank Steiner, Dusty Beeler, Frederick Dicus | |
| Subs | Centenary | Shawn Reading (PG), Robert Oja (SG), Larry Tackett (SF), Arron Maya (PF), Travis Coe (C) Robert Turner, James Farrell, Keith Moore, Antonio Brunson, Gregory Hoover | |
| 09:52 | Centenary | Christopher Goncalves is called for the reach on Shawn Reading in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Goncalves, team foul #2 | 53-36 |
| 09:47 | Centenary | Arron Maya drills a jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Reuben Thompson - foul #2 on Reuben Thompson, team foul #3 | 53-38 |
| 09:47 | Centenary | Arron Maya makes the free throw | 53-39 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Charles Turner misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-39 |
| 09:21 | Centenary | Arron Maya grabs the board | 53-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:07 | Centenary | Charles Turner is called for the reach on Arron Maya - foul #3 on Charles Turner, team foul #4 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dusty Beeler (PF) Reuben Thompson | |
| Subs | Centenary | | |
| 08:50 | Centenary | Travis Coe blows the layup but the foul's on Ricky Winter - foul #2 on Ricky Winter, team foul #5 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Hadley (PG) Michael Jenson | |
| Subs | Centenary | Robert Turner (PG), James Farrell (SG), Gregory Hoover (C) Shawn Reading, Robert Oja, Arron Maya | |
| 08:50 | Centenary | Travis Coe makes the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 08:50 | Centenary | Travis Coe makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Charles Turner misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler tips it in | 55-41 |
| 08:10 | Centenary | Travis Coe lays it up and in on a great pass from James Farrell | 55-43 |
| 07:50 | Illinois | Travis Coe is called for the reach on Dusty Beeler - foul #1 on Travis Coe, team foul #7 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SG), Frederick Dicus (C) Christopher Goncalves, Ricky Winter | |
| Subs | Centenary | Keith Moore (SF), Antonio Brunson (PF) Larry Tackett, Travis Coe | |
| 07:50 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 07:50 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler misses the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 07:50 | Illinois | Charles Turner pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler is fouled on the floor by James Farrell - foul #2 on James Farrell, team foul #8 | 56-43 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler makes the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Hadley (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Charles Turner (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Dusty Beeler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Frederick Dicus (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Robert Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Farrell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Antonio Brunson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Hoover (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:10 | Centenary | Keith Moore hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Frederick Dicus - foul #2 on Frederick Dicus, team foul #6 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG), Reuben Thompson (PF) Donald Hadley, Dusty Beeler | |
| Subs | Centenary | | |
| 07:10 | Centenary | Keith Moore makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 07:10 | Centenary | Keith Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Charles Turner and he's fouled by Antonio Brunson - foul #3 on Antonio Brunson, team foul #9 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Winter (PF) Charles Turner | |
| Subs | Centenary | | |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson misses the free throw | 60-45 |
| 06:49 | Centenary | Keith Moore snags the defensive board | 60-45 |
| 06:32 | Centenary | Keith Moore hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-45 |
| 06:31 | Centenary | Keith Moore tips it back up and in | 60-47 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Gregory Hoover swats the layup by Frederick Dicus | 60-47 |
| 06:12 | Centenary | The rebound goes to Antonio Brunson | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:59 | Centenary | Antonio Brunson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-47 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves pulls down the rebound | 60-47 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Keith Moore - foul #4 on Keith Moore, team foul #10 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Hadley (PG), Charles Turner (SF), Dusty Beeler (PF) Christopher Goncalves, Reuben Thompson, Ricky Winter | |
| Subs | Centenary | Shawn Reading (PG), Robert Oja (SG), Larry Tackett (SF), Arron Maya (C) Robert Turner, James Farrell, Keith Moore, Gregory Hoover | |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus makes the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:20 | Centenary | Frederick Dicus blocks the short jumper by Larry Tackett | 62-47 |
| 05:18 | Centenary | Larry Tackett misses the tip | 62-47 |
| 05:16 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus pulls down the rebound | 62-47 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Charles Turner makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Donald Hadley | 64-47 |
| 04:44 | Centenary | The short jumper by Robert Oja is denied by Frederick Dicus | 64-47 |
| 04:42 | Centenary | Robert Oja grabs the offensive board | 64-47 |
| 04:32 | Centenary | The jump hook by Arron Maya is blocked by Frederick Dicus | 64-47 |
| 04:30 | Centenary | Arron Maya tips it home | 64-49 |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-49 |
| 04:08 | Centenary | The rebound goes to Larry Tackett | 64-49 |
| 03:55 | Centenary | Arron Maya hits a jumper from the left side | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 64-51 |
| 03:40 | Centenary | Larry Tackett grabs the board | 64-51 |
| 03:40 | Centenary | Centenary calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Centenary | Robert Turner (PG), James Farrell (SG), Keith Moore (SF), Gregory Hoover (C) Shawn Reading, Robert Oja, Larry Tackett, Arron Maya | |
| 03:28 | Centenary | Frederick Dicus steals the ball from Gregory Hoover | 64-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Hadley (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Charles Turner (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Dusty Beeler (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Frederick Dicus (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Robert Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Farrell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Antonio Brunson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Gregory Hoover (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Donald Hadley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Turner - foul #4 on Robert Turner, team foul #11 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (SG) Frank Steiner | |
| Subs | Centenary | Shawn Reading (PG), Robert Oja (SG), Larry Tackett (SF), Arron Maya (PF), Travis Coe (C) Robert Turner, James Farrell, Keith Moore, Antonio Brunson, Gregory Hoover | |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Donald Hadley makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Donald Hadley makes the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 02:54 | Centenary | Travis Coe is hacked by Donald Hadley - foul #1 on Donald Hadley, team foul #7 | 66-51 |
| 02:54 | Centenary | Travis Coe makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 02:54 | Centenary | Travis Coe misses the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 02:54 | Centenary | The offensive rebound goes to Arron Maya | 66-52 |
| 02:49 | Centenary | Robert Oja misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-52 |
| 02:47 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler gets the rebound | 66-52 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Charles Turner can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Shawn Reading - foul #4 on Shawn Reading, team foul #12 | 66-52 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Charles Turner misses the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Charles Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 02:13 | Centenary | Shawn Reading can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 67-52 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dusty Beeler | 67-52 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 67-52 |
| 01:45 | Centenary | Robert Oja grabs the defensive rebound | 67-52 |
| 01:40 | Centenary | Robert Oja hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Frederick Dicus - foul #3 on Frederick Dicus, team foul #8 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SG) Christopher Goncalves | |
| Subs | Centenary | | |
| 01:40 | Centenary | Robert Oja makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 01:40 | Centenary | Robert Oja misses the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler grabs the board | 67-53 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Hadley and he's fouled by Robert Oja - foul #2 on Robert Oja, team foul #13 | 69-53 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus misses the free throw | 69-53 |
| 01:23 | Centenary | Arron Maya gets the rebound | 69-53 |
| 01:12 | Centenary | Travis Coe misses short on a floater from the right wing | 69-53 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Donald Hadley snags the defensive board | 69-53 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Charles Turner can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Oja - foul #3 on Robert Oja, team foul #14 | 69-53 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Charles Turner makes the 1st free throw | 70-53 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Charles Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 71-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Centenary | Shawn Reading hits a shot from the left block | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Charles Turner scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Steiner | 73-55 |
| 00:07 | Centenary | Robert Oja is hacked by Dusty Beeler - foul #1 on Dusty Beeler, team foul #9 | 73-55 |
| 00:07 | Centenary | Robert Oja makes the 1st free throw | 73-56 |
| 00:07 | Centenary | Robert Oja makes the 2nd free throw | 73-57 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Donald Hadley runs out the clock | 73-57 |