| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Frank Ulibarri (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Milton Mosley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Rizer (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Eric Zimmer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Riel (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jamie Morris (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ricky Winter (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Leblanc (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Jamie Morris inbounds the ball | 31-26 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-26 |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Frank Steiner tips it in | 31-28 |
| 19:20 | Princeton | Ricky Winter takes the ball from Frank Ulibarri | 31-28 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves can't finish the layup but the foul's on Frank Ulibarri - foul #3 on Frank Ulibarri, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Princeton | Eric Nguyen (PG) Frank Ulibarri | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 18:40 | Princeton | John Leblanc blocks the short jumper by Eric Zimmer | 31-30 |
| 18:39 | Princeton | Christopher Riel tips it home | 33-30 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Frank Steiner banks in the layup | 33-32 |
| 18:07 | Princeton | Christopher Riel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-32 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Frank Steiner can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Chris Rizer - foul #1 on Chris Rizer, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Cochran (C) John Leblanc | |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 17:25 | Princeton | Milton Mosley comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 33-33 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Goncalves | 33-33 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Jamie Morris can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Eric Zimmer - foul #3 on Eric Zimmer, team foul #3 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Princeton | Randy Spigner (PF) Eric Zimmer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwain Landy (SG), Richard Nash (PF) Frank Steiner, Ricky Winter | |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Jamie Morris makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Jamie Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 16:50 | Princeton | Chris Rizer connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eric Nguyen | 35-35 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Jamie Morris is hacked by Chris Rizer - foul #2 on Chris Rizer, team foul #4 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Princeton | Gary Blanton (SF) Chris Rizer | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves is fouled on the floor by Gary Blanton - foul #1 on Gary Blanton, team foul #5 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SG), John Leblanc (C) Christopher Goncalves, Louis Cochran | |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Jamie Morris is hacked by Randy Spigner - foul #1 on Randy Spigner, team foul #6 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Princeton | Frank Ulibarri (PG), Gabriel Stetson (SF), Eric Zimmer (PF) Eric Nguyen, Gary Blanton, Randy Spigner | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Frank Ulibarri (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Milton Mosley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gabriel Stetson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eric Zimmer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Riel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dwain Landy (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jamie Morris (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Richard Nash (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Leblanc (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:15 | Illinois | Eric Zimmer steals it from Dwain Landy | 35-35 |
| 15:12 | Princeton | Frank Ulibarri loses the dribble to Frank Steiner in the backcourt | 35-35 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Jamie Morris comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 35-35 |
| 14:54 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Frank Ulibarri | 35-35 |
| 14:44 | Princeton | Christopher Riel connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Frank Ulibarri and he's hacked by John Leblanc - foul #1 on John Leblanc, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG), Ricky Winter (PF), Louis Cochran (C) Dwain Landy, Richard Nash, John Leblanc | |
| 14:44 | Princeton | Christopher Riel misses the free throw | 37-35 |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Ricky Winter grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 14:29 | Illinois | Louis Cochran misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-35 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Louis Cochran hits the follow up shot | 37-37 |
| 14:06 | Princeton | Frank Ulibarri scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Milton Mosley | 40-37 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-37 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Frank Steiner snags the offensive board | 40-37 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Frank Steiner banks in the layup set up by Christopher Goncalves | 40-39 |
| 12:56 | Princeton | Christopher Riel banks in the layup | 42-39 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Frank Steiner lays it up and in on a great pass from Ricky Winter | 42-41 |
| 12:23 | Princeton | Christopher Riel blows the layup but he's hacked by Louis Cochran - foul #1 on Louis Cochran, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Princeton | Eric Nguyen (SG), Chris Rizer (SF) Milton Mosley, Gabriel Stetson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwain Landy (SG), Bryan Pavlosky (SF), Richard Nash (PF), John Leblanc (C) Frank Steiner, Jamie Morris, Ricky Winter, Louis Cochran | |
| 12:23 | Princeton | Christopher Riel makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 12:23 | Princeton | Christopher Riel makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 12:06 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-41 |
| 12:05 | Princeton | Eric Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 11:59 | Princeton | Chris Rizer misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 44-41 |
| 11:58 | Princeton | Chris Rizer tips it back up and in | 46-41 |
| 11:36 | Illinois | John Leblanc's pass is intercepted by Frank Ulibarri | 46-41 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Frank Ulibarri (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Eric Nguyen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Rizer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Zimmer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Riel (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwain Landy (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bryan Pavlosky (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Nash (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Leblanc (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Princeton | Eric Zimmer's pass is intercepted by Richard Nash | 46-41 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-43 |
| 10:46 | Princeton | Frank Ulibarri scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Eric Nguyen | 49-43 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves travels with the ball | 49-43 |
| Subs | Princeton | Milton Mosley (SG), Gabriel Stetson (SF), Randy Spigner (C) Eric Nguyen, Chris Rizer, Christopher Riel | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SG), Jamie Morris (SF), Ricky Winter (PF), Louis Cochran (C) Christopher Goncalves, Bryan Pavlosky, Richard Nash, John Leblanc | |
| 10:00 | Princeton | Frank Ulibarri is hacked by Dwain Landy - foul #2 on Dwain Landy, team foul #3 | 49-43 |
| 09:52 | Princeton | Randy Spigner hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from Frank Ulibarri | 51-43 |
| 09:24 | Illinois | Frank Steiner drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-45 |
| 09:03 | Princeton | Frank Ulibarri can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Louis Cochran grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Jamie Morris misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 08:41 | Princeton | Randy Spigner grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 08:22 | Princeton | Gabriel Stetson scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Milton Mosley | 54-45 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Frank Steiner's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Zimmer | 54-45 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Ricky Winter hits the follow up shot | 54-47 |
| 07:52 | Princeton | Frank Ulibarri can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Dwain Landy - foul #3 on Dwain Landy, team foul #4 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Princeton | Christopher Riel (C) Randy Spigner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG), Bryan Pavlosky (SG), Richard Williams (SF), Richard Nash (PF), John Leblanc (C) Dwain Landy, Frank Steiner, Jamie Morris, Ricky Winter, Louis Cochran | |
| 07:52 | Princeton | Frank Ulibarri makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 07:52 | Princeton | Frank Ulibarri makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Richard Nash is hacked by Gabriel Stetson - foul #4 on Gabriel Stetson, team foul #7 | 56-47 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Richard Nash makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Richard Nash makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Frank Ulibarri (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Milton Mosley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gabriel Stetson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Eric Zimmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Riel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Pavlosky (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Williams (fresh) PF - Richard Nash (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Leblanc (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Princeton | Frank Ulibarri hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Zimmer | 59-49 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves buries a floater from the right block set up by Richard Williams | 59-51 |
| 06:27 | Princeton | Christopher Riel drills a jump hook from close range | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves blows the layup | 61-51 |
| 06:06 | Princeton | Eric Zimmer gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| 05:45 | Princeton | Frank Ulibarri clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-51 |
| 05:43 | Princeton | Gabriel Stetson grabs the offensive board | 61-51 |
| 05:33 | Princeton | Eric Zimmer misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 61-51 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves snags the defensive board | 61-51 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-51 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SG), Jamie Morris (SF), Ricky Winter (PF) Bryan Pavlosky, Richard Williams, Richard Nash | |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Frank Steiner drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Goncalves | 61-53 |
| 05:00 | Princeton | Christopher Riel hits a shot in the lane | 63-53 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Frank Steiner | 63-55 |
| 04:21 | Princeton | Frank Ulibarri misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-55 |
| 04:20 | Princeton | Gabriel Stetson grabs the offensive board | 63-55 |
| 04:06 | Princeton | Frank Ulibarri misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-55 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Frank Steiner grabs the board | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Milton Mosley steals it from Christopher Goncalves | 63-55 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Frank Ulibarri (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Milton Mosley (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gabriel Stetson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Eric Zimmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Riel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. SF - Jamie Morris (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Ricky Winter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Leblanc (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Princeton | Christopher Riel hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Milton Mosley | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Frank Steiner is fouled on the floor by Milton Mosley - foul #2 on Milton Mosley, team foul #8 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Princeton | Eric Nguyen (PG), Gary Blanton (SG), Chris Rizer (SF), Randy Spigner (C) Frank Ulibarri, Milton Mosley, Gabriel Stetson, Christopher Riel | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Nash (PF), Louis Cochran (C) Ricky Winter, John Leblanc | |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:51 | Princeton | Princeton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Subs | Princeton | Frank Ulibarri (PG), Christopher Riel (C) Gary Blanton, Randy Spigner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Winter (PF) Richard Nash | |
| 02:27 | Princeton | Christopher Riel misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jamie Morris - foul #3 on Jamie Morris, team foul #5 | 65-57 |
| 02:27 | Princeton | Christopher Riel makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 02:27 | Princeton | Christopher Riel makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Frank Ulibarri - foul #4 on Frank Ulibarri, team foul #9 | 67-57 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 02:12 | Princeton | Princeton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-59 |
| Subs | Princeton | Milton Mosley (SG), Gabriel Stetson (SF) Eric Nguyen, Chris Rizer | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:55 | Princeton | Eric Zimmer misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 67-59 |
| 01:54 | Princeton | Gabriel Stetson tips it home | 69-59 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Frank Ulibarri is called for the reach on Christopher Goncalves - foul #5 on Frank Ulibarri, team foul #10 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Princeton | Carl Williams (PG), Eric Nguyen (SG), Gary Blanton (SF), Chris Rizer (PF), Randy Spigner (C) Frank Ulibarri, Milton Mosley, Gabriel Stetson, Eric Zimmer, Christopher Riel | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Leblanc (C) Louis Cochran | |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves misses the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:31 | Princeton | Randy Spigner is hacked by John Leblanc - foul #2 on John Leblanc, team foul #6 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Princeton | Milton Mosley (SG), Gabriel Stetson (SF), Eric Zimmer (PF), Christopher Riel (C) Carl Williams, Gary Blanton, Chris Rizer, Randy Spigner | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:09 | Princeton | Eric Zimmer makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Milton Mosley and he's hacked by Ricky Winter - foul #2 on Ricky Winter, team foul #7 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Princeton | Gary Blanton (SG), Chris Rizer (SF), Randy Spigner (C) Milton Mosley, Gabriel Stetson, Christopher Riel | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:09 | Princeton | Eric Zimmer misses the free throw | 71-60 |
| 01:09 | Princeton | Chris Rizer snags the offensive board | 71-60 |
| 00:50 | Princeton | Frank Steiner steps in front of the Eric Zimmer pass | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Frank Steiner hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 71-60 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | John Leblanc tips it but misses | 71-60 |
| 00:41 | Princeton | Eric Zimmer grabs the board | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:15 | Princeton | Randy Spigner connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 73-60 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Frank Steiner's pass is intercepted by Eric Nguyen | 73-60 |
| 00:00 | Princeton | Eric Nguyen runs out the clock | 73-60 |