| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Tony Lasater (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Douglas Bates (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gary Guglielmo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Caperton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Gavin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Don Schwartzer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Frisbee (fresh) SF - Kevin Balk (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Dietz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clarence Neal (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Quinnipiac | Gary Guglielmo inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:35 | Quinnipiac | The jump hook by Douglas Bates is blocked by Clarence Neal | 32-29 |
| 19:34 | Quinnipiac | Darrell Caperton tips it home | 34-29 |
| 19:10 | Illinois State | Jeffery Frisbee misses the jumper from the free throw line | 34-29 |
| 19:08 | Quinnipiac | Darrell Caperton grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 19:06 | Quinnipiac | Douglas Bates double dribbles in the backcourt | 34-29 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Maurice Hansen (SG), Jacob Baldridge (SF), Louis Maheu (C) Douglas Bates, Gary Guglielmo, Jonathan Gavin | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Schmitt (PG), Arthur Thoms (SG), Brian Lovett (C) Don Schwartzer, Jeffery Frisbee, Clarence Neal | |
| 18:52 | Illinois State | Arthur Thoms hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Schmitt | 34-31 |
| 18:50 | Quinnipiac | Tony Lasater is hacked by Arthur Thoms in the backcourt - foul #1 on Arthur Thoms, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Jeffery Krause (PG), Michael Kane (C) Tony Lasater, Darrell Caperton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ivan Dilworth (SF), Robert Earp (C) Kevin Balk, John Dietz | |
| 18:33 | Quinnipiac | Michael Kane's pass is intercepted by Thomas Schmitt | 34-31 |
| 18:30 | Illinois State | Thomas Schmitt lays it in | 34-33 |
| 18:26 | Quinnipiac | Jeffery Krause is hacked by Brian Lovett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brian Lovett, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Dietz (PF) Brian Lovett | |
| 18:06 | Quinnipiac | Michael Kane buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Maurice Hansen | 36-33 |
| 18:02 | Illinois State | Arthur Thoms blows the layup but he's fouled by Maurice Hansen - foul #2 on Maurice Hansen, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Nicholas Her (SG), Gary Guglielmo (SF), Jonathan Gavin (C) Maurice Hansen, Jacob Baldridge, Louis Maheu | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Carl Moorman (SF), Clarence Neal (C) Thomas Schmitt, Robert Earp | |
| 18:02 | Illinois State | Arthur Thoms makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 18:02 | Illinois State | Arthur Thoms makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 17:35 | Quinnipiac | Jonathan Gavin banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Michael Kane | 38-35 |
| 17:28 | Illinois State | Arthur Thoms knocks in the jump hook from close range | 38-37 |
| 17:13 | Quinnipiac | Jonathan Gavin misses short on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Clarence Neal - foul #1 on Clarence Neal, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Tony Lasater (PG), Douglas Bates (SG), Darrell Caperton (PF) Jeffery Krause, Nicholas Her, Michael Kane | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Don Schwartzer (PG), Jeffery Frisbee (SG), Kevin Balk (SF) Ivan Dilworth, Arthur Thoms, Carl Moorman | |
| 17:13 | Quinnipiac | Jonathan Gavin misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 17:13 | Quinnipiac | Jonathan Gavin makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 17:05 | Illinois State | Kevin Balk is fouled on the floor by Gary Guglielmo - foul #3 on Gary Guglielmo, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Maurice Hansen (SF) Gary Guglielmo | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 16:59 | Illinois State | Kevin Balk hits the finger roll | 39-39 |
| 16:31 | Quinnipiac | Maurice Hansen hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 16:17 | Illinois State | Jeffery Frisbee hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from John Dietz | 42-42 |
| 15:52 | Quinnipiac | Jonathan Gavin misses long on a jumper from the left side | 42-42 |
| 15:50 | Illinois State | Kevin Balk gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Tony Lasater (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Douglas Bates (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Maurice Hansen (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darrell Caperton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Gavin (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Don Schwartzer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Frisbee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Balk (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Dietz (tiring) 2 pts. C - Clarence Neal (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Illinois State | John Dietz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 42-42 |
| 15:20 | Quinnipiac | The rebound goes to Darrell Caperton | 42-42 |
| 15:11 | Quinnipiac | Darrell Caperton scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Douglas Bates | 44-42 |
| 14:54 | Illinois State | Jonathan Gavin is called for the reach on Clarence Neal - foul #2 on Jonathan Gavin, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Jeffery Krause (PG), Nicholas Her (SG), Gary Guglielmo (SF), Louis Maheu (C) Tony Lasater, Douglas Bates, Maurice Hansen, Jonathan Gavin | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Schmitt (PG), Arthur Thoms (SG), Ivan Dilworth (SF), Brian Lovett (PF), Robert Earp (C) Don Schwartzer, Jeffery Frisbee, Kevin Balk, John Dietz, Clarence Neal | |
| 14:35 | Illinois State | Arthur Thoms misses long on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Louis Maheu - foul #2 on Louis Maheu, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Michael Kane (C) Darrell Caperton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 14:35 | Illinois State | Arthur Thoms makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 14:35 | Illinois State | Arthur Thoms misses the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 14:35 | Quinnipiac | Nicholas Her grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 14:33 | Quinnipiac | Gary Guglielmo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-43 |
| 14:19 | Illinois State | Brian Lovett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-43 |
| 13:55 | Quinnipiac | Gary Guglielmo clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 13:54 | Illinois State | Robert Earp gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 13:35 | Illinois State | Robert Earp can't connect on an uncontested floater in the lane | 44-43 |
| 13:33 | Illinois State | Brian Lovett gets the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 13:12 | Illinois State | Ivan Dilworth misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-43 |
| 13:10 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Lovett | 44-43 |
| 13:04 | Illinois State | Robert Earp connects on the driving attempt in the lane and he's fouled by Nicholas Her - foul #2 on Nicholas Her, team foul #5 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Ryan Davis (PG), Douglas Bates (SG), Jacob Baldridge (SF), Darrell Caperton (PF) Jeffery Krause, Nicholas Her, Gary Guglielmo, Michael Kane | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Vanwinkle (PG), Carl Moorman (SF), John Dietz (PF) Thomas Schmitt, Ivan Dilworth, Brian Lovett | |
| 13:04 | Illinois State | Robert Earp misses the free throw | 44-45 |
| 13:04 | Quinnipiac | Louis Maheu snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 12:45 | Quinnipiac | Ryan Davis misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by John Dietz - foul #3 on John Dietz, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Jonathan Gavin (C) Louis Maheu | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeffery Frisbee (SG), Brian Lovett (C) Arthur Thoms, Robert Earp | |
| 12:45 | Quinnipiac | Ryan Davis makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 12:45 | Quinnipiac | Ryan Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 12:29 | Illinois State | Brian Lovett clanks a floater from the right side | 46-45 |
| 12:27 | Illinois State | Brian Lovett pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 12:08 | Illinois State | Brian Lovett hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 46-45 |
| 12:06 | Quinnipiac | Jacob Baldridge pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 12:02 | Quinnipiac | Douglas Bates clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-45 |
| 12:01 | Quinnipiac | Darrell Caperton misses the tip | 46-45 |
| 11:59 | Quinnipiac | Jacob Baldridge tips it back up and in | 48-45 |
| 11:52 | Illinois State | John Vanwinkle is hacked by Jacob Baldridge - foul #2 on Jacob Baldridge, team foul #6 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Tony Lasater (PG), Maurice Hansen (SG), Gary Guglielmo (SF), Louis Maheu (C) Ryan Davis, Douglas Bates, Jacob Baldridge, Jonathan Gavin | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Don Schwartzer (PG), Arthur Thoms (SG), Kevin Balk (SF), Clarence Neal (C) John Vanwinkle, Jeffery Frisbee, Carl Moorman, Brian Lovett | |
| 11:35 | Illinois State | John Dietz misses the 3 from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 11:33 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Thoms | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Tony Lasater (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Maurice Hansen (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Gary Guglielmo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Darrell Caperton (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Louis Maheu (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Don Schwartzer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Thoms (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kevin Balk (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Dietz (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Clarence Neal (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Illinois State | Arthur Thoms can't finish the layup | 48-45 |
| 11:15 | Quinnipiac | Maurice Hansen gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 11:09 | Quinnipiac | Darrell Caperton is whistled for a carry | 48-45 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Jeffery Krause (SG), Jonathan Gavin (C) Maurice Hansen, Louis Maheu | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ivan Dilworth (SG), Brian Lovett (PF) Arthur Thoms, John Dietz | |
| 10:47 | Illinois State | Kevin Balk is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Kevin Balk, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Arthur Thoms (SG), John Dietz (PF) Don Schwartzer, Clarence Neal | |
| 10:40 | Quinnipiac | Gary Guglielmo misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-45 |
| 10:38 | Illinois State | Kevin Balk gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 10:34 | Illinois State | Arthur Thoms is hacked by Tony Lasater in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tony Lasater, team foul #7 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Ryan Davis (PG), Nicholas Her (SG) Tony Lasater, Jeffery Krause | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 10:34 | Illinois State | Arthur Thoms makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 10:34 | Illinois State | Arthur Thoms makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 10:32 | Quinnipiac | Gary Guglielmo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-47 |
| 10:23 | Illinois State | Jonathan Gavin picks off the pass by Kevin Balk | 48-47 |
| 10:04 | Quinnipiac | Gary Guglielmo comes up short on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Kevin Balk - foul #2 on Kevin Balk, team foul #6 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Louis Maheu (C) Jonathan Gavin | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Schmitt (PG), Jeffery Frisbee (SG), Carl Moorman (SF) Ivan Dilworth, Arthur Thoms, Kevin Balk | |
| 10:04 | Quinnipiac | Gary Guglielmo makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 10:04 | Quinnipiac | Gary Guglielmo misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 10:04 | Quinnipiac | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Maheu | 49-47 |
| 09:41 | Quinnipiac | Gary Guglielmo is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Nicholas Her | 51-47 |
| 09:39 | Illinois State | Thomas Schmitt throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-47 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Tony Lasater (PG), Jeffery Krause (SG), Jacob Baldridge (SF), Michael Kane (C) Ryan Davis, Nicholas Her, Gary Guglielmo, Louis Maheu | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Vanwinkle (PG), Robert Earp (PF), Clarence Neal (C) Jeffery Frisbee, John Dietz, Brian Lovett | |
| 09:30 | Quinnipiac | Darrell Caperton is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Tony Lasater | 53-47 |
| 09:13 | Illinois State | Michael Kane swats the layup by Clarence Neal | 53-47 |
| 09:11 | Quinnipiac | Jeffery Krause gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 08:57 | Quinnipiac | Darrell Caperton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-47 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Douglas Bates (SG), Maurice Hansen (PF) Jeffery Krause, Darrell Caperton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Don Schwartzer (PG), Arthur Thoms (SG), Kevin Balk (SF) John Vanwinkle, Thomas Schmitt, Carl Moorman | |
| 08:34 | Illinois State | Don Schwartzer misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 08:32 | Quinnipiac | Michael Kane snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 08:27 | Quinnipiac | Jacob Baldridge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-47 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Gary Guglielmo (SF), Louis Maheu (PF), Jonathan Gavin (C) Douglas Bates, Jacob Baldridge, Michael Kane | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ivan Dilworth (SG), John Dietz (PF), Brian Lovett (C) Arthur Thoms, Robert Earp, Clarence Neal | |
| 08:16 | Illinois State | John Dietz hits the finger roll set up by Don Schwartzer and he's hacked by Maurice Hansen - foul #3 on Maurice Hansen, team foul #8 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Ryan Davis (PG), Nicholas Her (SG) Tony Lasater, Maurice Hansen | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeffery Frisbee (SG) Don Schwartzer | |
| 08:16 | Illinois State | John Dietz misses the free throw | 53-49 |
| 08:16 | Quinnipiac | Jonathan Gavin grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 08:14 | Quinnipiac | Jeffery Frisbee steals the ball from Nicholas Her in the backcourt | 53-49 |
| 08:12 | Illinois State | Ivan Dilworth can't finish the layup | 53-49 |
| 08:10 | Illinois State | Brian Lovett snags the offensive board | 53-49 |
| 07:48 | Illinois State | Kevin Balk can't connect on an uncontested runner from the left block | 53-49 |
| 07:46 | Quinnipiac | Louis Maheu grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 07:36 | Quinnipiac | Nicholas Her is called for 10 seconds | 53-49 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Tony Lasater (PG), Jeffery Krause (SG), Darrell Caperton (PF), Maurice Hansen (C) Ryan Davis, Nicholas Her, Louis Maheu, Jonathan Gavin | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Don Schwartzer (PG), Arthur Thoms (SG) Ivan Dilworth, Jeffery Frisbee | |
| 07:20 | Illinois State | John Dietz misses the jumper in the lane | 53-49 |
| 07:18 | Quinnipiac | Gary Guglielmo pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Tony Lasater (tiring) 5 ast. SG - Jeffery Krause (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Guglielmo (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Darrell Caperton (tired) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Maurice Hansen (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Don Schwartzer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Thoms (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Kevin Balk (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Dietz (tired) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Brian Lovett (tiring) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:57 | Quinnipiac | Maurice Hansen comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Brian Lovett - foul #4 on Brian Lovett, team foul #7 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Douglas Bates (SG), Jacob Baldridge (SF) Tony Lasater, Gary Guglielmo | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Vanwinkle (PG), Robert Earp (PF), Clarence Neal (C) Don Schwartzer, John Dietz, Brian Lovett | |
| 06:57 | Quinnipiac | Maurice Hansen makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 06:57 | Quinnipiac | Maurice Hansen misses the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 06:57 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Kevin Balk | 54-49 |
| 06:33 | Illinois State | John Vanwinkle knocks in the floater from the right side | 54-51 |
| 06:31 | Quinnipiac | Jacob Baldridge is hacked by Kevin Balk in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Balk, team foul #8 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Ryan Davis (PG), Nicholas Her (SG), Michael Kane (C) Jeffery Krause, Douglas Bates, Maurice Hansen | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ivan Dilworth (SG), Carl Moorman (SF) Arthur Thoms, Kevin Balk | |
| 06:31 | Quinnipiac | Jacob Baldridge makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 06:31 | Quinnipiac | Jacob Baldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 06:06 | Illinois State | John Vanwinkle misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ryan Davis - foul #3 on Ryan Davis, team foul #9 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Jonathan Gavin (C) Darrell Caperton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Schmitt (SG), John Dietz (PF), Brian Lovett (C) Carl Moorman, Robert Earp, Clarence Neal | |
| 06:06 | Illinois State | John Vanwinkle makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 06:06 | Illinois State | John Vanwinkle misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 06:06 | Quinnipiac | Michael Kane snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 06:00 | Quinnipiac | Nicholas Her misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-52 |
| 05:58 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Brian Lovett | 56-52 |
| 05:55 | Illinois State | Jacob Baldridge takes the ball from Thomas Schmitt in the backcourt | 56-52 |
| 05:50 | Quinnipiac | Brian Lovett swats the layup by Jonathan Gavin | 56-52 |
| 05:49 | Illinois State | John Dietz gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 05:46 | Illinois State | Thomas Schmitt throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-52 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Tony Lasater (PG), Douglas Bates (SG), Gary Guglielmo (SF), Louis Maheu (PF) Ryan Davis, Nicholas Her, Jacob Baldridge, Michael Kane | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeffery Frisbee (SG), Kevin Balk (SF) John Vanwinkle, Ivan Dilworth | |
| 05:31 | Quinnipiac | Jonathan Gavin clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 05:29 | Quinnipiac | Gary Guglielmo snags the offensive board | 56-52 |
| 05:14 | Quinnipiac | Douglas Bates can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 05:12 | Illinois State | Brian Lovett pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| 05:07 | Illinois State | Kevin Balk buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 05:07 | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Jeffery Krause (PG), Nicholas Her (SG), Darrell Caperton (PF), Michael Kane (C) Tony Lasater, Douglas Bates, Louis Maheu, Jonathan Gavin | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ivan Dilworth (SG), Carl Moorman (SF), Clarence Neal (C) Jeffery Frisbee, Kevin Balk, Brian Lovett | |
| 04:50 | Quinnipiac | Darrell Caperton blows the layup | 56-55 |
| 04:49 | Quinnipiac | Michael Kane pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 04:28 | Quinnipiac | Gary Guglielmo knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 58-55 |
| 04:15 | Illinois State | Carl Moorman can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 58-55 |
| 04:13 | Illinois State | John Dietz snags the offensive board | 58-55 |
| 03:56 | Illinois State | Thomas Schmitt is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Her - foul #3 on Nicholas Her, team foul #10 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Ryan Davis (PG), Jacob Baldridge (SF), Maurice Hansen (PF), Louis Maheu (C) Nicholas Her, Gary Guglielmo, Darrell Caperton, Michael Kane | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Vanwinkle (PG), Kevin Balk (SF), Arthur Thoms (PF), Robert Earp (C) Ivan Dilworth, Carl Moorman, John Dietz, Clarence Neal | |
| 03:56 | Illinois State | Thomas Schmitt makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 03:56 | Illinois State | Thomas Schmitt makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 03:47 | Quinnipiac | Ryan Davis misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-57 |
| 03:45 | Quinnipiac | Louis Maheu snags the offensive board | 58-57 |
| 03:39 | Quinnipiac | Louis Maheu is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Louis Maheu, team foul #11 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Douglas Bates (SG) Jeffery Krause | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Lovett (C) Thomas Schmitt | |
| 03:33 | Illinois State | Ryan Davis steps in front of the John Vanwinkle pass in the backcourt | 58-57 |
| 03:31 | Quinnipiac | Ryan Davis hits the finger roll | 60-57 |
| 03:26 | Illinois State | John Vanwinkle comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 60-57 |
| 03:25 | Quinnipiac | The rebound goes to Louis Maheu | 60-57 |
| 03:20 | Quinnipiac | Douglas Bates throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-57 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Jonathan Gavin (C) Louis Maheu | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Don Schwartzer (PG) John Vanwinkle | |
| 03:15 | Illinois State | Jacob Baldridge steps in front of the Kevin Balk pass | 60-57 |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Ryan Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Bates (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jacob Baldridge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - Maurice Hansen (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Gavin (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Don Schwartzer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Thoms (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Kevin Balk (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Lovett (tiring) 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Earp (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Quinnipiac | Douglas Bates's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-57 |
| 02:54 | Illinois State | Brian Lovett misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-57 |
| 02:53 | Quinnipiac | The rebound goes to Jonathan Gavin | 60-57 |
| 02:40 | Quinnipiac | Douglas Bates misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 02:39 | Quinnipiac | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Gavin | 60-57 |
| 02:22 | Quinnipiac | Don Schwartzer picks off the pass by Jonathan Gavin | 60-57 |
| 02:00 | Illinois State | Kevin Balk misses short on a jumper from the left block | 60-57 |
| 01:58 | Quinnipiac | Maurice Hansen grabs the board | 60-57 |
| 01:56 | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-57 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Tony Lasater (PG), Gary Guglielmo (SF), Darrell Caperton (PF) Ryan Davis, Jacob Baldridge, Maurice Hansen | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeffery Frisbee (SG), John Dietz (PF), Clarence Neal (C) Arthur Thoms, Brian Lovett, Robert Earp | |
| 01:37 | Quinnipiac | Douglas Bates hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 60-57 |
| 01:36 | Illinois State | John Dietz grabs the defensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 01:33 | Illinois State | Kevin Balk is hacked by Douglas Bates in the backcourt - foul #1 on Douglas Bates, team foul #12 | 60-57 |
| 01:33 | Illinois State | Kevin Balk makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 01:33 | Illinois State | Kevin Balk misses the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 01:33 | Illinois State | Clarence Neal grabs the offensive board | 60-58 |
| 01:17 | Illinois State | Jeffery Frisbee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-58 |
| 01:17 | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 60-58 |
| 01:15 | Quinnipiac | Douglas Bates is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 60-58 |
| 01:04 | Illinois State | Clarence Neal hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Tony Lasater - foul #2 on Tony Lasater, team foul #13 | 60-58 |
| 01:04 | Illinois State | Clarence Neal makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 01:04 | Illinois State | Clarence Neal misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 01:04 | Quinnipiac | Darrell Caperton grabs the board | 60-59 |
| 00:49 | Quinnipiac | Darrell Caperton misses the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Clarence Neal - foul #2 on Clarence Neal, team foul #9 | 60-59 |
| 00:49 | Quinnipiac | Darrell Caperton makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:49 | Quinnipiac | Darrell Caperton makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:20 | Illinois State | John Dietz comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-59 |
| 00:19 | Quinnipiac | Gary Guglielmo gets the rebound | 62-59 |
| 00:19 | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Jeffery Krause (SG), Maurice Hansen (PF) Douglas Bates, Darrell Caperton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Game Plan | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:18 | Quinnipiac | Jeffery Frisbee is called for the reach on Jeffery Krause in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffery Frisbee, team foul #10 | 62-59 |
| 00:18 | Quinnipiac | Jeffery Krause makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:18 | Quinnipiac | Jeffery Krause makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:10 | Illinois State | Kevin Balk can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-59 |
| 00:08 | Illinois State | Clarence Neal gets the offensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 00:05 | Illinois State | Don Schwartzer is hacked by Tony Lasater - foul #3 on Tony Lasater, team foul #14 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Douglas Bates (SG), Darrell Caperton (PF) Jeffery Krause, Maurice Hansen | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 00:05 | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 64-59 |
| 00:05 | Illinois State | Don Schwartzer makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:05 | Illinois State | Don Schwartzer makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:04 | Quinnipiac | Tony Lasater is hacked by Don Schwartzer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Don Schwartzer, team foul #11 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Jeffery Krause (SG), Maurice Hansen (PF) Douglas Bates, Darrell Caperton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 00:04 | Quinnipiac | Tony Lasater makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:04 | Quinnipiac | Tony Lasater makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Don Schwartzer clanks a halfcourt shot | 66-61 |