| Lineup | Fontbonne | PG - Richard Rice (fresh) SG - Robert Carrell (fresh) SF - John Boardman (fresh) PF - Morris Demaio (fresh) C - Timothy Mulholland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Douglas Fisher (fresh) SG - David Allen (fresh) SF - Bruce Cook (fresh) PF - Joseph Stubblefield (fresh) C - Brandon Dillard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Fontbonne | Timothy Mulholland wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Fontbonne | Fontbonne is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Fontbonne | John Boardman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Brandon Dillard grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Bruce Cook misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Fontbonne | The rebound goes to John Boardman | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Fontbonne | Morris Demaio hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Timothy Mulholland | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Bruce Cook misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Fontbonne | Morris Demaio grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | Fontbonne | Robert Carrell makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-0 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Allen | 5-2 |
| 18:16 | Fontbonne | Timothy Mulholland misses the jumpshot from the right side | 5-2 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Bruce Cook snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-2 |
| 18:08 | Fontbonne | Robert Carrell pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:53 | Fontbonne | Robert Carrell connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Morris Demaio | 8-2 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Morris Demaio - foul #1 on Morris Demaio, team foul #1 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Leo Blake (PG), Scotty Severe (SG), Joseph Garraway (SF), Warren Worden (PF), George Mosely (C) Richard Rice, Robert Carrell, John Boardman, Morris Demaio, Timothy Mulholland | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 17:45 | Fontbonne | Warren Worden grabs the board | 8-3 |
| 17:34 | Fontbonne | Scotty Severe comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by David Allen - foul #1 on David Allen, team foul #1 | 8-3 |
| 17:34 | Fontbonne | Scotty Severe misses the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 17:34 | Fontbonne | Scotty Severe misses the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 17:34 | Illinois | Brandon Dillard grabs the board | 8-3 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Bruce Cook comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-3 |
| 17:13 | Fontbonne | The rebound goes to Scotty Severe | 8-3 |
| 17:07 | Fontbonne | Joseph Garraway banks in the layup on a nice dish by Leo Blake | 10-3 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher is fouled on the floor by Leo Blake - foul #1 on Leo Blake, team foul #2 | 10-3 |
| Subs | Fontbonne | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Mattes (PG), Earl Hutchins (SG), Christopher Check (SF), Arthur Zhang (PF), Michael Wensky (C) Douglas Fisher, David Allen, Bruce Cook, Joseph Stubblefield, Brandon Dillard | |
| 16:43 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Garraway | 10-3 |
| 16:41 | Illinois | Michael Wensky tips it in | 10-5 |
| 16:20 | Fontbonne | Scotty Severe comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 10-5 |
| 16:18 | Fontbonne | George Mosely grabs the offensive board | 10-5 |
| 16:05 | Fontbonne | George Mosely connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Leo Blake | 12-5 |
| 15:53 | Illinois | Michael Wensky is whistled for a carry | 12-5 |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Richard Rice (PG), Robert Carrell (SG), John Boardman (SF), Morris Demaio (PF), Timothy Mulholland (C) Leo Blake, Scotty Severe, Joseph Garraway, Warren Worden, George Mosely | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Allen (SG) Earl Hutchins | |
| Lineup | Fontbonne | PG - Richard Rice (fresh) SG - Robert Carrell (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Boardman (fresh) PF - Morris Demaio (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Mulholland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Stephen Mattes (fresh) SG - David Allen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Check (fresh) PF - Arthur Zhang (fresh) C - Michael Wensky (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Fontbonne | Michael Wensky is called for the reach on Timothy Mulholland - foul #1 on Michael Wensky, team foul #2 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Fontbonne | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Fisher (PG) Stephen Mattes | |
| 15:22 | Fontbonne | John Boardman makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Rice | 14-5 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Richard Rice steals it from Christopher Check | 14-5 |
| 15:01 | Fontbonne | John Boardman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 14-5 |
| 14:59 | Fontbonne | Morris Demaio tips it back up and in | 16-5 |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 16-7 |
| 14:21 | Fontbonne | Morris Demaio knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Carrell | 18-7 |
| 14:05 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 18-9 |
| 13:39 | Fontbonne | Robert Carrell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-9 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang grabs the defensive rebound | 18-9 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang travels with the ball | 18-9 |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Leo Blake (PG), Scotty Severe (SG), Joseph Garraway (SF), Warren Worden (PF), George Mosely (C) Richard Rice, Robert Carrell, John Boardman, Morris Demaio, Timothy Mulholland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Mattes (PG), Earl Hutchins (SG), Bruce Cook (SF), Joseph Stubblefield (PF), Brandon Dillard (C) Douglas Fisher, David Allen, Christopher Check, Arthur Zhang, Michael Wensky | |
| 13:16 | Fontbonne | Stephen Mattes is called for the reach on Leo Blake - foul #1 on Stephen Mattes, team foul #3 | 18-9 |
| 13:04 | Fontbonne | Bruce Cook is called for the reach on Joseph Garraway - foul #1 on Bruce Cook, team foul #4 | 18-9 |
| 12:42 | Fontbonne | Joseph Garraway lays it in on a nice dish by Scotty Severe | 20-9 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | Bruce Cook connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Stephen Mattes | 20-11 |
| 12:23 | Fontbonne | Brandon Dillard picks off the pass by George Mosely | 20-11 |
| 12:04 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Stephen Mattes and he's hacked by Warren Worden - foul #1 on Warren Worden, team foul #3 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Robert Carrell (SG), John Boardman (SF) Leo Blake, Joseph Garraway | |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Fisher (PG), David Allen (SG) Stephen Mattes, Earl Hutchins | |
| 12:04 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield misses the free throw | 20-13 |
| 12:04 | Fontbonne | John Boardman snags the defensive board | 20-13 |
| 11:42 | Fontbonne | Scotty Severe comes up short on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Bruce Cook - foul #2 on Bruce Cook, team foul #5 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Timothy Mulholland (C) George Mosely | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Greer (SF) Bruce Cook | |
| 11:42 | Fontbonne | Scotty Severe makes the 1st free throw | 21-13 |
| 11:42 | Fontbonne | Scotty Severe misses the 2nd free throw | 21-13 |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Brandon Dillard grabs the defensive rebound | 21-13 |
| Lineup | Fontbonne | PG - Scotty Severe (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Carrell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Boardman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Warren Worden (fresh) C - Timothy Mulholland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Douglas Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Allen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Greer (fresh) PF - Joseph Stubblefield (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brandon Dillard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Illinois | David Allen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-13 |
| 11:35 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Fisher | 21-13 |
| 11:25 | Illinois | John Boardman steals the ball from Brandon Dillard | 21-13 |
| 11:20 | Fontbonne | Scotty Severe misses the lay-in | 21-13 |
| 11:19 | Illinois | Brandon Dillard grabs the board | 21-13 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | David Greer misses the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by John Boardman - foul #1 on John Boardman, team foul #4 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Richard Rice (PG), Lee Jones (PF) Scotty Severe, Warren Worden | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Wensky (C) Brandon Dillard | |
| 11:12 | Illinois | David Greer misses the 1st free throw | 21-13 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | David Greer misses the 2nd free throw | 21-13 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Stubblefield | 21-13 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-13 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield gets the offensive rebound | 21-13 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | John Boardman steals the ball from Douglas Fisher | 21-13 |
| 10:33 | Fontbonne | Robert Carrell hits the finger roll set up by John Boardman | 23-13 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | John Boardman is called for the reach on David Greer - foul #2 on John Boardman, team foul #5 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Scotty Severe (SG), Joseph Garraway (SF), Morris Demaio (PF), George Mosely (C) Robert Carrell, John Boardman, Lee Jones, Timothy Mulholland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Mattes (PG), Earl Hutchins (SG), Arthur Zhang (SF) Douglas Fisher, David Allen, Joseph Stubblefield | |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Michael Wensky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-13 |
| Subs | Fontbonne | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Check (SF) David Greer | |
| 10:07 | Fontbonne | Joseph Garraway drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Morris Demaio | 26-13 |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Joseph Garraway steals it from Michael Wensky | 26-13 |
| 09:29 | Fontbonne | Joseph Garraway comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-13 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Stephen Mattes grabs the board | 26-13 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Richard Rice steps in front of the Stephen Mattes pass in the backcourt | 26-13 |
| 09:04 | Fontbonne | Morris Demaio is whistled for a carry | 26-13 |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Robert Carrell (SG), Warren Worden (PF), Timothy Mulholland (C) Richard Rice, Morris Demaio, George Mosely | |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Fisher (PG), David Allen (SG), David Greer (SF), Joseph Stubblefield (PF), Brandon Dillard (C) Stephen Mattes, Earl Hutchins, Christopher Check, Arthur Zhang, Michael Wensky | |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield loses the dribble to Scotty Severe | 26-13 |
| 08:40 | Fontbonne | Warren Worden misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 26-13 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Brandon Dillard grabs the board | 26-13 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Timothy Mulholland - foul #1 on Timothy Mulholland, team foul #6 | 26-13 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield misses the 1st free throw | 26-13 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield misses the 2nd free throw | 26-13 |
| 08:33 | Fontbonne | Timothy Mulholland gets the rebound | 26-13 |
| 08:24 | Fontbonne | Joseph Garraway is whistled for traveling | 26-13 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 26-13 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield snags the offensive board | 26-13 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Brandon Dillard misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Timothy Mulholland - foul #2 on Timothy Mulholland, team foul #7 | 26-13 |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Leo Blake (PG), David Becker (C) Joseph Garraway, Timothy Mulholland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Zhang (SF) Joseph Stubblefield | |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Brandon Dillard makes the 1st free throw | 26-14 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Brandon Dillard misses the 2nd free throw | 26-14 |
| 07:42 | Fontbonne | The rebound goes to David Becker | 26-14 |
| Lineup | Fontbonne | PG - Leo Blake (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Carrell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scotty Severe (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Warren Worden (fresh) C - David Becker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Douglas Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Allen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arthur Zhang (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Greer (fresh) C - Brandon Dillard (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Fontbonne | Robert Carrell comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on David Allen - foul #2 on David Allen, team foul #6 | 26-14 |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Richard Rice (PG), Morris Demaio (PF), George Mosely (C) Leo Blake, Scotty Severe, David Becker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Mattes (SG), Christopher Check (SF) David Allen, David Greer | |
| 07:28 | Fontbonne | Robert Carrell makes the 1st free throw | 27-14 |
| 07:28 | Fontbonne | Robert Carrell makes the 2nd free throw | 28-14 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Brandon Dillard lays it up and in on a great pass from Stephen Mattes | 28-16 |
| 06:43 | Fontbonne | Richard Rice hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-16 |
| 06:42 | Fontbonne | George Mosely tips it home | 30-16 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Christopher Check misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-16 |
| 06:35 | Fontbonne | George Mosely snags the defensive board | 30-16 |
| 06:16 | Fontbonne | Arthur Zhang is called for the reach on Morris Demaio - foul #1 on Arthur Zhang, team foul #7 | 30-16 |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Leo Blake (PG), Scotty Severe (SG), Joseph Garraway (SF), David Becker (C) Richard Rice, Robert Carrell, Warren Worden, George Mosely | |
| Subs | Illinois | Earl Hutchins (SG), David Greer (SF), Joseph Stubblefield (PF), Michael Wensky (C) Douglas Fisher, Christopher Check, Arthur Zhang, Brandon Dillard | |
| 06:16 | Fontbonne | Morris Demaio makes the 1st free throw | 31-16 |
| 06:16 | Fontbonne | Morris Demaio makes the 2nd free throw | 32-16 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Stephen Mattes misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-16 |
| 05:56 | Fontbonne | Leo Blake grabs the board | 32-16 |
| 05:49 | Fontbonne | Scotty Severe banks in the layup set up by Leo Blake | 34-16 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner but the foul's on Morris Demaio - foul #2 on Morris Demaio, team foul #8 | 34-16 |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Lee Jones (PF) Morris Demaio | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins makes the 1st free throw | 34-17 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins misses the 2nd free throw | 34-17 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins misses the 3rd free throw | 34-17 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Michael Wensky grabs the offensive board | 34-17 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Stephen Mattes | 34-19 |
| 05:25 | Fontbonne | Leo Blake connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Scotty Severe | 37-19 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Stephen Mattes misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-19 |
| 05:19 | Fontbonne | Lee Jones gets the rebound | 37-19 |
| 05:00 | Fontbonne | Joseph Stubblefield steps in front of the Leo Blake pass | 37-19 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | David Greer is called for a backcourt violation | 37-19 |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Richard Rice (PG), George Mosely (PF) Joseph Garraway, Lee Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Fisher (PG), Arthur Zhang (SF), Brandon Dillard (C) Stephen Mattes, David Greer, Joseph Stubblefield | |
| 04:25 | Fontbonne | David Becker knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from George Mosely | 39-19 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Brandon Dillard drills a runner from the right block | 39-21 |
| 03:45 | Fontbonne | Scotty Severe banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Rice | 41-21 |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang's pass is intercepted by George Mosely | 41-21 |
| Lineup | Fontbonne | PG - Richard Rice (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leo Blake (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scotty Severe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Mosely (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Becker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Douglas Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Earl Hutchins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Arthur Zhang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Wensky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Dillard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Fontbonne | Richard Rice can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 41-21 |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang gets the rebound | 41-21 |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Brandon Dillard clanks a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by David Becker - foul #1 on David Becker, team foul #9 | 41-21 |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Robert Carrell (SG), John Boardman (SF), Morris Demaio (PF), Timothy Mulholland (C) Leo Blake, Scotty Severe, George Mosely, David Becker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Mattes (PG), David Allen (SG), Bruce Cook (SF), Joseph Stubblefield (PF) Douglas Fisher, Earl Hutchins, Arthur Zhang, Michael Wensky | |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Brandon Dillard makes the 1st free throw | 41-22 |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Brandon Dillard misses the 2nd free throw | 41-22 |
| 03:04 | Fontbonne | Timothy Mulholland pulls down the rebound | 41-22 |
| 02:42 | Fontbonne | Bruce Cook picks off the pass by John Boardman | 41-22 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-22 |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Joseph Garraway (PG) Richard Rice | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Greer (C) Brandon Dillard | |
| 02:08 | Fontbonne | John Boardman buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Garraway | 43-22 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | David Greer loses the dribble to Robert Carrell | 43-22 |
| 01:32 | Fontbonne | Stephen Mattes is called for the reach on Robert Carrell - foul #2 on Stephen Mattes, team foul #8 | 43-22 |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Scotty Severe (PG), Warren Worden (PF) Joseph Garraway, Morris Demaio | |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Fisher (PG) Stephen Mattes | |
| 01:32 | Fontbonne | Robert Carrell makes the 1st free throw | 44-22 |
| 01:32 | Fontbonne | Robert Carrell makes the 2nd free throw | 45-22 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | David Allen misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 45-22 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | David Greer hits the follow up shot | 45-24 |
| 00:43 | Fontbonne | John Boardman hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Bruce Cook - foul #3 on Bruce Cook, team foul #9 | 45-24 |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Joseph Garraway (SG), George Mosely (C) Robert Carrell, Timothy Mulholland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Check (SF), Arthur Zhang (PF) Bruce Cook, Joseph Stubblefield | |
| 00:43 | Fontbonne | John Boardman misses the 1st free throw | 45-24 |
| 00:43 | Fontbonne | John Boardman misses the 2nd free throw | 45-24 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang gets the rebound | 45-24 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher is hacked by Scotty Severe - foul #1 on Scotty Severe, team foul #10 | 45-24 |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Richard Rice (PG) John Boardman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Mattes (SG), Michael Wensky (C) David Allen, David Greer | |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 45-25 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 45-26 |
| 00:05 | Fontbonne | Joseph Garraway misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 45-26 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang grabs the defensive rebound | 45-26 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 45-26 |