| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joe Bordelon (fresh) SG - Jerome Scoggins (fresh) SF - Joseph Yates (fresh) PF - Raymond Graig (fresh) C - Derek Parker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Lawrence | PG - Edward Feliciano (fresh) SG - Kyle Honsberger (fresh) SF - Eric Harris (fresh) PF - Samuel Williams (fresh) C - Troy Baggett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Derek Parker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Lawrence | St. Lawrence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Illinois | Raymond Graig buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:35 | St. Lawrence | Edward Feliciano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Joseph Yates hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Joe Bordelon | 5-0 |
| 19:07 | St. Lawrence | Joe Bordelon is called for the reach on Edward Feliciano - foul #1 on Joe Bordelon, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 19:02 | St. Lawrence | Samuel Williams scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Edward Feliciano | 5-2 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Derek Parker hits the finger roll | 7-2 |
| 18:33 | St. Lawrence | Troy Baggett can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 7-2 |
| 18:31 | St. Lawrence | The offensive rebound goes to Troy Baggett | 7-2 |
| 18:16 | St. Lawrence | Edward Feliciano misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-2 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Raymond Graig snags the defensive board | 7-2 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Raymond Graig can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 7-2 |
| 17:56 | St. Lawrence | Eric Harris grabs the board | 7-2 |
| 17:50 | St. Lawrence | Edward Feliciano connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Eric Harris | 7-5 |
| 17:46 | Illinois | Samuel Williams swats the layup by Jerome Scoggins | 7-5 |
| 17:45 | St. Lawrence | Samuel Williams snags the defensive board | 7-5 |
| 17:24 | St. Lawrence | Jerome Scoggins takes the ball from Troy Baggett | 7-5 |
| 17:18 | Illinois | Eric Harris is called for the reach on Jerome Scoggins - foul #1 on Eric Harris, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Berry (PG), Robert Waterman (SG), Thomas Armstrong (SF), Norman Matthews (PF), Kenneth Beck (C) Joe Bordelon, Jerome Scoggins, Joseph Yates, Raymond Graig, Derek Parker | |
| Subs | St. Lawrence | Kenneth Cray (SF), Frank Reid (PF) Eric Harris, Samuel Williams | |
| 17:05 | Illinois | Robert Waterman scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Norman Matthews | 10-5 |
| 16:45 | St. Lawrence | Troy Baggett misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 10-5 |
| 16:44 | St. Lawrence | Kenneth Cray snags the offensive board | 10-5 |
| 16:31 | St. Lawrence | Norman Matthews is called for the reach on Kyle Honsberger - foul #1 on Norman Matthews, team foul #2 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Lawrence | Joey Fullen (SG), Mitchell Williams (C) Kyle Honsberger, Troy Baggett | |
| 16:22 | St. Lawrence | Edward Feliciano hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Joey Fullen | 10-8 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Kenneth Cray blocks the short jumper by Thomas Armstrong | 10-8 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Matthews | 10-8 |
| 15:55 | Illinois | Norman Matthews misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-8 |
| 15:54 | Illinois | Norman Matthews pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Berry (fresh) SG - Robert Waterman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Armstrong (fresh) PF - Norman Matthews (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Beck (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Lawrence | PG - Edward Feliciano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joey Fullen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Cray (fresh) PF - Frank Reid (fresh) C - Mitchell Williams (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Illinois | Kenneth Cray is called for the reach on Norman Matthews - foul #1 on Kenneth Cray, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bordelon (PG), Jerome Scoggins (SG), Joseph Yates (SF), Raymond Graig (PF) John Berry, Robert Waterman, Thomas Armstrong, Kenneth Beck | |
| Subs | St. Lawrence | Charles Ivory (PG), Eric Harris (SF), Samuel Williams (PF) Edward Feliciano, Kenneth Cray, Frank Reid | |
| 15:24 | Illinois | Norman Matthews hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 10-8 |
| 15:23 | St. Lawrence | Mitchell Williams gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 15:11 | St. Lawrence | Joey Fullen lays it up and in on a great pass from Eric Harris | 10-10 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Joe Bordelon is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Joe Bordelon, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Waterman (PG), Derek Parker (C) Joe Bordelon, Norman Matthews | |
| Subs | St. Lawrence | Kyle Honsberger (SG), Troy Baggett (C) Joey Fullen, Mitchell Williams | |
| 14:33 | St. Lawrence | Troy Baggett lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Ivory and the foul's on Derek Parker - foul #1 on Derek Parker, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| 14:33 | St. Lawrence | Troy Baggett makes the free throw | 10-13 |
| 14:15 | Illinois | Joseph Yates misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 14:14 | St. Lawrence | Troy Baggett snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 14:07 | St. Lawrence | Charles Ivory buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Samuel Williams | 10-15 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Waterman | 12-15 |
| 13:44 | St. Lawrence | Charles Ivory hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 12-15 |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Joseph Yates snags the defensive board | 12-15 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Joseph Yates's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Armstrong (SF), Norman Matthews (PF) Joseph Yates, Raymond Graig | |
| Subs | St. Lawrence | Edward Feliciano (PG), Kenneth Cray (SF), Frank Reid (PF) Charles Ivory, Eric Harris, Samuel Williams | |
| 13:27 | St. Lawrence | Troy Baggett's fadeaway is rejected by Derek Parker | 12-15 |
| 13:25 | St. Lawrence | Frank Reid grabs the offensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 13:13 | St. Lawrence | Thomas Armstrong is called for the reach on Kenneth Cray - foul #1 on Thomas Armstrong, team foul #5 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Berry (PG), Kenneth Beck (C) Jerome Scoggins, Derek Parker | |
| Subs | St. Lawrence | | |
| 13:03 | St. Lawrence | Troy Baggett lays it in on a nice dish by Edward Feliciano | 12-17 |
| 12:49 | Illinois | Norman Matthews throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Lawrence | Joey Fullen (SG) Kyle Honsberger | |
| 12:41 | St. Lawrence | Edward Feliciano misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-17 |
| 12:40 | Illinois | Thomas Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 12-17 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Robert Waterman misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-17 |
| 12:32 | St. Lawrence | Troy Baggett grabs the board | 12-17 |
| 12:25 | St. Lawrence | Joey Fullen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-17 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Kenneth Beck pulls down the rebound | 12-17 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | John Berry is called for traveling | 12-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins (SG), Joseph Yates (SF) Robert Waterman, Kenneth Beck | |
| Subs | St. Lawrence | Eric Harris (SF), Samuel Williams (PF), Mitchell Williams (C) Kenneth Cray, Frank Reid, Troy Baggett | |
| 12:09 | St. Lawrence | Edward Feliciano misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-17 |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Thomas Armstrong grabs the board | 12-17 |
| 11:55 | Illinois | John Berry misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 12-17 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins grabs the offensive rebound | 12-17 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Berry (fresh) SG - Jerome Scoggins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Yates (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Armstrong (fresh) 2 reb. C - Norman Matthews (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Lawrence | PG - Edward Feliciano (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joey Fullen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Harris (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Samuel Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mitchell Williams (fresh) | |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Joseph Yates hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 12-17 |
| 11:43 | St. Lawrence | Mitchell Williams pulls down the rebound | 12-17 |
| 11:33 | St. Lawrence | Edward Feliciano comes up short on the 3 from the left wing but he's hacked by Jerome Scoggins - foul #1 on Jerome Scoggins, team foul #6 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Graig (PF), Derek Parker (C) Thomas Armstrong, Norman Matthews | |
| Subs | St. Lawrence | Kyle Honsberger (SG) Joey Fullen | |
| 11:33 | St. Lawrence | Edward Feliciano makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 11:33 | St. Lawrence | Edward Feliciano misses the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 11:33 | St. Lawrence | Edward Feliciano makes the 3rd free throw | 12-19 |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Derek Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 12-19 |
| 11:14 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins gets the offensive rebound | 12-19 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Derek Parker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Mireles (PG), Robert Waterman (SG) John Berry, Jerome Scoggins | |
| Subs | St. Lawrence | Kenneth Cray (SF), Frank Reid (PF), Troy Baggett (C) Eric Harris, Samuel Williams, Mitchell Williams | |
| 10:47 | St. Lawrence | Edward Feliciano hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Cray | 12-22 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Robert Waterman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Norman Matthews (SF), Kenneth Beck (C) Joseph Yates, Derek Parker | |
| Subs | St. Lawrence | Charles Ivory (PG) Edward Feliciano | |
| 10:15 | St. Lawrence | Charles Ivory blows the dunk but he's fouled by Bruce Mireles - foul #1 on Bruce Mireles, team foul #7 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Armstrong (SF) Kenneth Beck | |
| Subs | St. Lawrence | | |
| 10:15 | St. Lawrence | Charles Ivory makes the 1st free throw | 12-23 |
| 10:15 | St. Lawrence | Charles Ivory makes the 2nd free throw | 12-24 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Raymond Graig can't finish the layup | 12-24 |
| 09:50 | St. Lawrence | Kenneth Cray grabs the defensive rebound | 12-24 |
| 09:44 | St. Lawrence | Charles Ivory can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Armstrong - foul #2 on Thomas Armstrong, team foul #8 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Berry (PG), Jerome Scoggins (SG), Kenneth Beck (C) Bruce Mireles, Robert Waterman, Thomas Armstrong | |
| Subs | St. Lawrence | Joey Fullen (SG), Eric Harris (SF), Mitchell Williams (C) Kyle Honsberger, Kenneth Cray, Troy Baggett | |
| 09:44 | St. Lawrence | Charles Ivory misses the 1st free throw | 12-24 |
| 09:44 | St. Lawrence | Charles Ivory makes the 2nd free throw | 12-25 |
| 09:25 | Illinois | Eric Harris steals the ball from Norman Matthews | 12-25 |
| 09:21 | St. Lawrence | John Berry picks off the pass by Charles Ivory | 12-25 |
| 09:17 | Illinois | Raymond Graig hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Berry | 14-25 |
| 08:57 | St. Lawrence | Eric Harris is hacked by Norman Matthews - foul #2 on Norman Matthews, team foul #9 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Yates (SF), Derek Parker (C) Norman Matthews, Raymond Graig | |
| Subs | St. Lawrence | Edward Feliciano (PG), Samuel Williams (PF) Charles Ivory, Frank Reid | |
| 08:57 | St. Lawrence | Eric Harris makes the 1st free throw | 14-26 |
| 08:57 | St. Lawrence | Eric Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 14-27 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins is whistled for a carry | 14-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Waterman (PG) John Berry | |
| Subs | St. Lawrence | Kenneth Cray (SF), Troy Baggett (C) Eric Harris, Mitchell Williams | |
| 08:29 | St. Lawrence | Kenneth Beck blocks the short jumper by Samuel Williams | 14-27 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Derek Parker grabs the board | 14-27 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Robert Waterman misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-27 |
| 08:22 | St. Lawrence | Kenneth Cray pulls down the rebound | 14-27 |
| 08:15 | St. Lawrence | Troy Baggett is hacked by Robert Waterman - foul #1 on Robert Waterman, team foul #10 | 14-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Mireles (PG) Jerome Scoggins | |
| Subs | St. Lawrence | Kyle Honsberger (SG) Joey Fullen | |
| 08:15 | St. Lawrence | Troy Baggett makes the 1st free throw | 14-28 |
| 08:15 | St. Lawrence | Troy Baggett makes the 2nd free throw | 14-29 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Robert Waterman comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 14-29 |
| 07:55 | St. Lawrence | Edward Feliciano grabs the board | 14-29 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Mireles (fresh) SG - Robert Waterman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Yates (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Beck (fresh) C - Derek Parker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Lawrence | PG - Edward Feliciano (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Honsberger (fresh) SF - Kenneth Cray (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Samuel Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Troy Baggett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | St. Lawrence | Troy Baggett hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Derek Parker - foul #2 on Derek Parker, team foul #11 | 14-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Berry (PG), Raymond Graig (PF) Bruce Mireles, Derek Parker | |
| Subs | St. Lawrence | | |
| 07:40 | St. Lawrence | Troy Baggett makes the 1st free throw | 14-30 |
| 07:40 | St. Lawrence | Troy Baggett makes the 2nd free throw | 14-31 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Samuel Williams takes the ball from Kenneth Beck | 14-31 |
| 07:06 | St. Lawrence | John Berry steals it from Kenneth Cray | 14-31 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Joseph Yates clanks a 3 from straight away | 14-31 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Raymond Graig grabs the offensive rebound | 14-31 |
| 06:20 | Illinois | Troy Baggett swats the short shot by Robert Waterman | 14-31 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to John Berry | 14-31 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Robert Waterman clanks a floater from the right side | 14-31 |
| 06:02 | St. Lawrence | Samuel Williams gets the rebound | 14-31 |
| 05:47 | St. Lawrence | Troy Baggett knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Kenneth Cray | 14-33 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Raymond Graig blows the layup | 14-33 |
| 05:38 | St. Lawrence | Troy Baggett gets the rebound | 14-33 |
| 05:20 | St. Lawrence | Troy Baggett makes the floater from the right side set up by Edward Feliciano and he's hacked by Raymond Graig - foul #1 on Raymond Graig, team foul #12 | 14-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Mireles (PG), Jerome Scoggins (SG) John Berry, Robert Waterman | |
| Subs | St. Lawrence | Charles Ivory (PG), Joey Fullen (SG), Eric Harris (SF), Frank Reid (PF) Edward Feliciano, Kyle Honsberger, Kenneth Cray, Samuel Williams | |
| 05:20 | St. Lawrence | Troy Baggett makes the free throw | 14-36 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Kenneth Beck lays it in | 16-36 |
| 04:46 | St. Lawrence | Troy Baggett misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 16-36 |
| 04:45 | St. Lawrence | Joey Fullen gets the offensive rebound | 16-36 |
| 04:37 | St. Lawrence | Charles Ivory hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 16-36 |
| 04:36 | St. Lawrence | Eric Harris can't tip it in | 16-36 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Raymond Graig grabs the board | 16-36 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Bruce Mireles connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 18-36 |
| 04:15 | St. Lawrence | Troy Baggett lays it up and in on a great pass from Eric Harris | 18-38 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Kenneth Beck's fadeaway is rejected by Troy Baggett | 18-38 |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Kenneth Beck hits the follow up shot | 20-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Mireles (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerome Scoggins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Yates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Graig (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Beck (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Lawrence | PG - Charles Ivory (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joey Fullen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Frank Reid (fresh) C - Troy Baggett (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:39 | St. Lawrence | Troy Baggett knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Joey Fullen and he's hacked by Raymond Graig - foul #2 on Raymond Graig, team foul #13 | 20-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bordelon (PG), Thomas Armstrong (SF), Norman Matthews (PF), Derek Parker (C) Bruce Mireles, Joseph Yates, Raymond Graig, Kenneth Beck | |
| Subs | St. Lawrence | Edward Feliciano (PG) Charles Ivory | |
| 03:39 | St. Lawrence | Troy Baggett makes the free throw | 20-41 |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Norman Matthews is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Norman Matthews, team foul #14 | 20-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Berry (SF) Norman Matthews | |
| Subs | St. Lawrence | Mitchell Williams (C) Troy Baggett | |
| 03:06 | St. Lawrence | Eric Harris is called for a charge - foul #2 on Eric Harris, team foul #3 | 20-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Lawrence | Samuel Williams (PF) Frank Reid | |
| 02:46 | Illinois | John Berry misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-41 |
| 02:44 | St. Lawrence | Samuel Williams snags the defensive board | 20-41 |
| 02:39 | St. Lawrence | Joey Fullen double dribbles | 20-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Waterman (SG) Jerome Scoggins | |
| Subs | St. Lawrence | Kyle Honsberger (SG) Joey Fullen | |
| 02:26 | Illinois | John Berry misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-41 |
| 02:25 | St. Lawrence | Samuel Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 20-41 |
| 02:12 | St. Lawrence | Mitchell Williams is fouled on the floor by Derek Parker - foul #3 on Derek Parker, team foul #15 | 20-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Graig (PF) Derek Parker | |
| Subs | St. Lawrence | | |
| 02:12 | St. Lawrence | Mitchell Williams makes the 1st free throw | 20-42 |
| 02:12 | St. Lawrence | Mitchell Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 20-43 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Raymond Graig misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-43 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Thomas Armstrong grabs the offensive rebound | 20-43 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Samuel Williams steps in front of the Raymond Graig pass | 20-43 |
| 01:39 | St. Lawrence | Samuel Williams buries a shot from the right side | 20-45 |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Kyle Honsberger takes the ball from Robert Waterman | 20-45 |
| 01:09 | St. Lawrence | Kyle Honsberger lays it up and in | 20-47 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Thomas Armstrong scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 22-47 |
| 00:40 | St. Lawrence | Edward Feliciano hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-50 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Joe Bordelon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Samuel Williams - foul #1 on Samuel Williams, team foul #4 | 22-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins (SG), Joseph Yates (SF), Kenneth Beck (C) Robert Waterman, John Berry, Thomas Armstrong | |
| Subs | St. Lawrence | Charles Ivory (PG), Joey Fullen (SG), Kenneth Cray (SF), Frank Reid (PF), Troy Baggett (C) Edward Feliciano, Kyle Honsberger, Eric Harris, Samuel Williams, Mitchell Williams | |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Joe Bordelon makes the 1st free throw | 23-50 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Joe Bordelon misses the 2nd free throw | 23-50 |
| 00:25 | St. Lawrence | Troy Baggett gets the rebound | 23-50 |
| 00:02 | St. Lawrence | Kenneth Cray makes the floater near the basket | 23-52 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Jerome Scoggins can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 23-52 |