| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Kenny Aycock (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Spitz (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ryan Schulze (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Cadena (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Queen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Leopoldo Romano (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Wright (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Glass (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carroll Vanderford (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Bogue (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Schulze inbounds the ball | 49-44 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:54 | Eastern Illinois | Ralph Wright steals the ball from Ryan Schulze in the backcourt | 49-44 |
| 19:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Norman Glass banks in the layup set up by Ralph Wright | 49-46 |
| 19:37 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Schulze buries a fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Norman Glass - foul #2 on Norman Glass, team foul #1 | 51-46 |
| 19:37 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Schulze makes the free throw | 52-46 |
| 19:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Leopoldo Romano makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Norman Glass | 52-48 |
| 19:22 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Schulze's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Andrew Robinson (PF) George Cadena | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 19:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Carroll Vanderford misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 19:04 | Eastern Illinois | Andrew Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 18:58 | Eastern Illinois | David Queen is whistled for a carry | 52-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth O'Neil (PG), Damian Navarrete (SG), David Hamilton (PF), David Noggle (C) Kenny Aycock, Anthony Spitz, Ryan Schulze, David Queen | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Choudhury (PG), Lawrence Campbell (SF), Joseph Abraham (PF), Johnathan Garney (C) Leopoldo Romano, Norman Glass, Carroll Vanderford, John Bogue | |
| 18:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 18:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Garney gets the offensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 18:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Abraham misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left side | 52-48 |
| 18:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Abraham hits the follow up shot | 52-50 |
| 18:09 | Eastern Illinois | Andrew Robinson hits the finger roll set up by Damian Navarrete and he's fouled by Joseph Abraham - foul #1 on Joseph Abraham, team foul #2 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenny Aycock (PG), George Cadena (PF), David Queen (C) Damian Navarrete, David Hamilton, David Noggle | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Leopoldo Romano (PG), Norman Glass (SF), Carroll Vanderford (PF), Erik Laws (C) Edward Choudhury, Lawrence Campbell, Joseph Abraham, Johnathan Garney | |
| 18:09 | Eastern Illinois | Andrew Robinson makes the free throw | 55-50 |
| 17:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Norman Glass hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 17:50 | Eastern Illinois | Andrew Robinson grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 17:43 | Eastern Illinois | Kenny Aycock is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth O'Neil | 58-50 |
| 17:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Spitz (SG), Ryan Schulze (SF) Kenneth O'Neil, Andrew Robinson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 17:03 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Schulze makes the wide open fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from David Queen | 60-50 |
| 16:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-50 |
| 16:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Norman Glass can't tip it in | 60-50 |
| 16:35 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Queen | 60-50 |
| 16:32 | Eastern Illinois | Kenny Aycock is fouled in the backcourt by Leopoldo Romano - foul #3 on Leopoldo Romano, team foul #3 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Hamilton (C) David Queen | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Choudhury (PG), Lawrence Campbell (SF), Johnathan Garney (PF), John Bogue (C) Leopoldo Romano, Norman Glass, Carroll Vanderford, Erik Laws | |
| 16:13 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Schulze misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-50 |
| 16:12 | Illinois-Chicago | John Bogue grabs the defensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 16:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright is alone and drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Edward Choudhury | 60-52 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Kenny Aycock (tiring) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Spitz (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ryan Schulze (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Cadena (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Hamilton (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Edward Choudhury (fresh) 3 reb. SG - Ralph Wright (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Johnathan Garney (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Bogue (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Spitz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-52 |
| 15:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Choudhury grabs the board | 60-52 |
| 15:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Lawrence Campbell lays it up and in set up by Edward Choudhury | 60-54 |
| 15:41 | Eastern Illinois | Ralph Wright is called for the reach on David Hamilton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ralph Wright, team foul #4 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth O'Neil (PG), Damian Navarrete (SG), Jerry Faulkner (SF), Andrew Robinson (PF), David Queen (C) Kenny Aycock, Anthony Spitz, Ryan Schulze, George Cadena, David Hamilton | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Norberto Medina (PG), Norman Glass (SF), Joseph Abraham (PF) Edward Choudhury, Lawrence Campbell, Johnathan Garney | |
| 15:23 | Eastern Illinois | Andrew Robinson lays it up and in | 62-54 |
| 15:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 15:01 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Faulkner pulls down the rebound | 62-54 |
| 14:54 | Eastern Illinois | David Queen lays it in on a great pass from Kenneth O'Neil | 64-54 |
| 14:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Norman Glass is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Faulkner - foul #4 on Jerry Faulkner, team foul #1 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenny Aycock (PG), Anthony Spitz (SG), John Woodruff (SF), George Cadena (PF), David Noggle (C) Kenneth O'Neil, Damian Navarrete, Jerry Faulkner, Andrew Robinson, David Queen | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Leopoldo Romano (SG), Edward Choudhury (SF) Ralph Wright, Norman Glass | |
| 14:37 | Illinois-Chicago | John Bogue drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Norberto Medina | 64-56 |
| 14:19 | Eastern Illinois | John Bogue blocks the short jumper by George Cadena | 64-56 |
| 14:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Abraham snags the defensive board | 64-56 |
| 13:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Leopoldo Romano misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-56 |
| 13:55 | Eastern Illinois | David Noggle gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| 13:51 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Spitz comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Norberto Medina - foul #4 on Norberto Medina, team foul #5 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth O'Neil (PG), Andrew Robinson (PF), David Queen (C) Kenny Aycock, George Cadena, David Noggle | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright (SG), Lawrence Campbell (SF), Carroll Vanderford (PF), Johnathan Garney (C) Norberto Medina, Leopoldo Romano, Joseph Abraham, John Bogue | |
| 13:51 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Spitz makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 13:51 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Spitz makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 13:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Garney misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 66-56 |
| 13:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Lawrence Campbell grabs the offensive rebound | 66-56 |
| 13:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Carroll Vanderford can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Anthony Spitz - foul #1 on Anthony Spitz, team foul #2 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenny Aycock (PG), David Hamilton (PF) Anthony Spitz, Andrew Robinson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Leopoldo Romano (PG), Erik Laws (C) Edward Choudhury, Johnathan Garney | |
| 13:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Carroll Vanderford makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 13:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Carroll Vanderford makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 12:53 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth O'Neil can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-58 |
| 12:52 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to David Hamilton | 66-58 |
| 12:36 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth O'Neil hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 66-58 |
| 12:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Carroll Vanderford snags the defensive board | 66-58 |
| 12:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 66-60 |
| 12:09 | Eastern Illinois | Erik Laws swats the layup by David Queen | 66-60 |
| 12:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Lawrence Campbell grabs the board | 66-60 |
| 12:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Damian Navarrete (SG), Ryan Schulze (SF), Andrew Robinson (PF), David Noggle (C) Kenneth O'Neil, John Woodruff, David Hamilton, David Queen | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Choudhury (PG), Norman Glass (SF), Joseph Abraham (PF), Johnathan Garney (C) Leopoldo Romano, Lawrence Campbell, Carroll Vanderford, Erik Laws | |
| 11:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Garney is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-60 |
| 11:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Garney pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-60 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Kenny Aycock (tiring) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Damian Navarrete (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ryan Schulze (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Robinson (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Noggle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Edward Choudhury (fairly fresh) 4 reb. SG - Ralph Wright (very tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Glass (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Abraham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Johnathan Garney (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Norman Glass can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 66-60 |
| 11:33 | Eastern Illinois | Damian Navarrete grabs the defensive rebound | 66-60 |
| 11:23 | Eastern Illinois | Kenny Aycock is called for 10 seconds | 66-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth O'Neil (PG), Anthony Spitz (SG), John Woodruff (SF), George Cadena (PF) Kenny Aycock, Damian Navarrete, Ryan Schulze, David Noggle | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Leopoldo Romano (SG), John Bogue (C) Ralph Wright, Joseph Abraham | |
| 11:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Garney misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 66-60 |
| 11:05 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Spitz snags the defensive board | 66-60 |
| 11:00 | Eastern Illinois | John Woodruff drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Kenneth O'Neil | 68-60 |
| 10:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Garney is open and buries a runner near the basket set up by Leopoldo Romano | 68-62 |
| 10:35 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Spitz is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 68-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenny Aycock (PG), Ryan Schulze (SF), David Hamilton (C) Kenneth O'Neil, John Woodruff, Andrew Robinson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright (SG), Carroll Vanderford (PF), Erik Laws (C) Edward Choudhury, Johnathan Garney, John Bogue | |
| 10:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Erik Laws misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-62 |
| 10:12 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Schulze gets the rebound | 68-62 |
| 10:10 | Eastern Illinois | Kenny Aycock is fouled in the backcourt by Leopoldo Romano - foul #4 on Leopoldo Romano, team foul #6 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth O'Neil (SG), David Queen (C) Anthony Spitz, George Cadena | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Choudhury (PG), Lawrence Campbell (SF) Leopoldo Romano, Norman Glass | |
| 09:57 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Schulze lays it in on a great pass from Kenny Aycock | 70-62 |
| 09:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Choudhury is called for traveling in the backcourt | 70-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Abraham (PF), John Bogue (C) Carroll Vanderford, Erik Laws | |
| 09:50 | Eastern Illinois | Kenny Aycock drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by David Hamilton | 73-62 |
| 09:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-62 |
| 09:38 | Eastern Illinois | Kenny Aycock is open and scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Kenneth O'Neil | 75-62 |
| 09:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Choudhury's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Damian Navarrete (PG), Anthony Spitz (SG), John Woodruff (SF), George Cadena (PF), David Noggle (C) Kenny Aycock, Kenneth O'Neil, Ryan Schulze, David Hamilton, David Queen | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Norman Glass (SF), Carroll Vanderford (PF), Johnathan Garney (C) Lawrence Campbell, Joseph Abraham, John Bogue | |
| 08:51 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Spitz hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-62 |
| 08:49 | Eastern Illinois | David Noggle snags the offensive board | 75-62 |
| 08:35 | Eastern Illinois | Johnathan Garney blocks the short jumper by George Cadena | 75-62 |
| 08:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Garney gets the rebound | 75-62 |
| 08:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Carroll Vanderford blows the layup | 75-62 |
| 08:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Carroll Vanderford grabs the offensive board | 75-62 |
| 08:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Garney is hacked by David Noggle - foul #1 on David Noggle, team foul #3 | 75-62 |
| 08:02 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenny Aycock (PG), Kenneth O'Neil (SG), Ryan Schulze (SF), Andrew Robinson (PF), David Queen (C) Damian Navarrete, Anthony Spitz, John Woodruff, George Cadena, David Noggle | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Lawrence Campbell (SF), Joseph Abraham (PF), Erik Laws (C) Norman Glass, Carroll Vanderford, Johnathan Garney | |
| 07:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-65 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Kenny Aycock (tiring) 16 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth O'Neil (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ryan Schulze (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Robinson (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Queen (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Edward Choudhury (tired) 4 reb. SG - Ralph Wright (very tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Abraham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Erik Laws (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:39 | Eastern Illinois | Kenny Aycock is hacked by Edward Choudhury in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Choudhury, team foul #7 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Faulkner (SF), David Hamilton (C) Ryan Schulze, David Queen | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Norberto Medina (PG), Leopoldo Romano (SG) Edward Choudhury, Ralph Wright | |
| 07:39 | Eastern Illinois | Kenny Aycock makes the 1st free throw | 76-65 |
| 07:39 | Eastern Illinois | Kenny Aycock misses the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 07:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Erik Laws grabs the board | 76-65 |
| 07:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Lawrence Campbell banks in the layup | 76-67 |
| 06:52 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth O'Neil is open and scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Kenny Aycock | 79-67 |
| 06:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Erik Laws is called for 5 seconds | 79-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Spitz (SG), Ryan Schulze (PF), David Queen (C) Kenneth O'Neil, Andrew Robinson, David Hamilton | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Norman Glass (SF), Carroll Vanderford (PF), John Bogue (C) Lawrence Campbell, Joseph Abraham, Erik Laws | |
| 06:28 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Spitz drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Ryan Schulze and he's fouled by Carroll Vanderford - foul #2 on Carroll Vanderford, team foul #8 | 81-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright (SG) Leopoldo Romano | |
| 06:28 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Spitz misses the free throw | 81-67 |
| 06:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Carroll Vanderford grabs the defensive rebound | 81-67 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 06:10 | Illinois-Chicago | John Bogue misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Queen - foul #1 on David Queen, team foul #4 | 81-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Damian Navarrete (PG), George Cadena (PF) Kenny Aycock, Ryan Schulze | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Garney (PF) Carroll Vanderford | |
| 06:10 | Illinois-Chicago | John Bogue makes the 1st free throw | 81-68 |
| 06:10 | Illinois-Chicago | John Bogue makes the 2nd free throw | 81-69 |
| 05:57 | Eastern Illinois | Damian Navarrete connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jerry Faulkner | 83-69 |
| 05:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Norman Glass | 83-71 |
| 05:46 | Eastern Illinois | Ralph Wright is called for the reach on Damian Navarrete in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ralph Wright, team foul #9 | 83-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth O'Neil (SG), David Hamilton (PF) Anthony Spitz, George Cadena | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Leopoldo Romano (SG), Lawrence Campbell (SF) Ralph Wright, Norman Glass | |
| 05:46 | Eastern Illinois | Damian Navarrete makes the 1st free throw | 84-71 |
| 05:46 | Eastern Illinois | Damian Navarrete makes the 2nd free throw | 85-71 |
| 05:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Garney hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by David Queen - foul #2 on David Queen, team foul #5 | 85-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenny Aycock (PG), Andrew Robinson (PF), David Noggle (C) Damian Navarrete, David Hamilton, David Queen | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 05:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Garney makes the 1st free throw | 85-72 |
| 05:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Garney makes the 2nd free throw | 85-73 |
| 05:22 | Eastern Illinois | John Bogue takes the ball from Kenneth O'Neil in the backcourt | 85-73 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Lawrence Campbell can't finish the layup | 85-73 |
| 05:08 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Jerry Faulkner | 85-73 |
| 05:03 | Eastern Illinois | Kenny Aycock is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 85-73 |
| 05:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Lawrence Campbell gets the rebound | 85-73 |
| 04:42 | Illinois-Chicago | John Bogue can't finish the layup | 85-73 |
| 04:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Garney tips it back up and in | 85-75 |
| 04:18 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Faulkner is fouled on the floor by Leopoldo Romano - foul #5 on Leopoldo Romano, team foul #10 | 85-75 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Spitz (SG), Ryan Schulze (PF), David Hamilton (C) Kenneth O'Neil, Andrew Robinson, David Noggle | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright (SG), Norman Glass (SF), Carroll Vanderford (PF), Erik Laws (C) Leopoldo Romano, Lawrence Campbell, Johnathan Garney, John Bogue | |
| 04:18 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Faulkner misses the 1st free throw | 85-75 |
| 04:18 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Faulkner makes the 2nd free throw | 86-75 |
| 04:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Norberto Medina is fouled in the backcourt by Kenny Aycock - foul #3 on Kenny Aycock, team foul #6 | 86-75 |
| 04:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 86-75 |
| 04:00 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Spitz gets the rebound | 86-75 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:55 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Faulkner buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Anthony Spitz | 89-75 |
| 03:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 89-75 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Norberto Medina misses short on a 3 from straight away | 89-75 |
| 03:34 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Spitz gets the rebound | 89-75 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Kenny Aycock (tiring) 17 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Spitz (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jerry Faulkner (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ryan Schulze (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Norberto Medina (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ralph Wright (very tired) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Norman Glass (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carroll Vanderford (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Erik Laws (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:30 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Faulkner knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Anthony Spitz | 91-75 |
| 03:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Carroll Vanderford is open and lays it up and in | 91-77 |
| 03:14 | Eastern Illinois | Carroll Vanderford is called for the reach on Kenny Aycock in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carroll Vanderford, team foul #11 | 91-77 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Damian Navarrete (SG), John Woodruff (SF), George Cadena (PF), David Queen (C) Anthony Spitz, Jerry Faulkner, Ryan Schulze, David Hamilton | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Choudhury (SF), Joseph Abraham (PF), John Bogue (C) Norman Glass, Carroll Vanderford, Erik Laws | |
| 03:14 | Eastern Illinois | Kenny Aycock misses the 1st free throw | 91-77 |
| 03:14 | Eastern Illinois | Kenny Aycock misses the 2nd free throw | 91-77 |
| 03:14 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Kenny Aycock | 91-77 |
| 02:55 | Eastern Illinois | David Queen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 91-77 |
| 02:53 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Joseph Abraham | 91-77 |
| 02:38 | Illinois-Chicago | The jump hook by John Bogue is blocked by David Queen | 91-77 |
| 02:36 | Eastern Illinois | Damian Navarrete pulls down the rebound | 91-77 |
| 02:36 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 91-77 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth O'Neil (SG), Jerry Faulkner (SF) Kenny Aycock, John Woodruff | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Lawrence Campbell (SF), Erik Laws (C) Ralph Wright, John Bogue | |
| 02:29 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth O'Neil is hacked by Edward Choudhury in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Choudhury, team foul #12 | 91-77 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Spitz (SG) Damian Navarrete | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 02:29 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth O'Neil misses the 1st free throw | 91-77 |
| 02:29 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth O'Neil makes the 2nd free throw | 92-77 |
| 02:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Norberto Medina hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 92-77 |
| 02:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Lawrence Campbell tips it in | 92-79 |
| 02:05 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Spitz is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 92-79 |
| 02:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Lawrence Campbell snags the defensive board | 92-79 |
| 01:44 | Illinois-Chicago | David Queen denies the turnaround by Joseph Abraham | 92-79 |
| 01:43 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Spitz gets the rebound | 92-79 |
| 01:39 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Spitz misses short on an open fadeaway from the left wing | 92-79 |
| 01:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Abraham pulls down the rebound | 92-79 |
| 01:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Norberto Medina throws a bad pass out of bounds | 92-79 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Damian Navarrete (SG), John Woodruff (SF), Andrew Robinson (PF), David Noggle (C) Anthony Spitz, Jerry Faulkner, George Cadena, David Queen | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright (SG), Johnathan Garney (C) Norberto Medina, Erik Laws | |
| 01:25 | Eastern Illinois | Andrew Robinson misses the fadeaway in the paint | 92-79 |
| 01:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Lawrence Campbell pulls down the rebound | 92-79 |
| 01:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Abraham connects on the open turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Edward Choudhury and the foul's on Damian Navarrete - foul #1 on Damian Navarrete, team foul #7 | 92-81 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Erik Laws (C) Ralph Wright | |
| 01:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Abraham misses the free throw | 92-81 |
| 01:04 | Eastern Illinois | David Noggle grabs the defensive rebound | 92-81 |
| 00:48 | Eastern Illinois | Andrew Robinson makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Damian Navarrete | 94-81 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Damian Navarrete takes the ball from Edward Choudhury | 94-81 |
| 00:39 | Eastern Illinois | Damian Navarrete banks in the layup | 96-81 |
| 00:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Lawrence Campbell is hacked by Andrew Robinson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Robinson, team foul #8 | 96-81 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright (SG) Erik Laws | |
| 00:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Lawrence Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 96-81 |
| 00:36 | Eastern Illinois | Damian Navarrete gets the rebound | 96-81 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Eastern Illinois | David Noggle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 96-81 |
| 00:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 96-84 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth O'Neil runs out the clock | 96-84 |