| Lineup | Marist | PG - Luis Taft (fresh) SG - Paul Kopecky (fresh) SF - William Haigh (fresh) PF - Sheldon Rose (fresh) C - Hubert McHardy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Bell (fresh) SG - Trevor Davis (fresh) SF - Clayton Jeon (fresh) PF - Dikembe Arboleda (fresh) C - Jeremy Clark (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark slams it home on a nice dish by Keith Bell and he's fouled by Hubert McHardy - foul #1 on Hubert McHardy, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Marist | Sheldon Rose grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Marist | Luis Taft throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | Keith Bell misses short on a runner from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Marist | Sheldon Rose pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Marist | Sheldon Rose drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Keith Bell | 2-4 |
| 18:20 | Marist | 3 seconds is called on Paul Kopecky | 2-4 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Keith Bell knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Clayton Jeon | 2-6 |
| 17:36 | Marist | The short jumper by Hubert McHardy is denied by Jeremy Clark | 2-6 |
| 17:34 | Marist | Paul Kopecky misses the tip | 2-6 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark misses the dunk but the foul's on William Haigh - foul #1 on William Haigh, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark misses the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:14 | Marist | Paul Kopecky snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 16:47 | Marist | Luis Taft clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 16:46 | Marist | The offensive rebound goes to Sheldon Rose | 2-6 |
| 16:37 | Marist | The jump hook by Paul Kopecky is blocked by Clayton Jeon | 2-6 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Keith Bell snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 16:11 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Dikembe Arboleda, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Marist | Ryan Sartor (SG), Ted Story (C) Paul Kopecky, Hubert McHardy | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:53 | Marist | Trevor Davis steals it from Sheldon Rose | 2-6 |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Luis Taft (fresh) SG - Ryan Sartor (fresh) SF - William Haigh (fresh) PF - Sheldon Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ted Story (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Trevor Davis (fairly fresh) SF - Clayton Jeon (fairly fresh) PF - Dikembe Arboleda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeremy Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Trevor Davis drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Keith Bell | 2-9 |
| 15:18 | Marist | Sheldon Rose misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-9 |
| 15:17 | Illinois | Keith Bell pulls down the rebound | 2-9 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Keith Bell | 2-11 |
| 14:27 | Marist | Jeremy Clark blocks the jumper by Ted Story | 2-11 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark grabs the board | 2-11 |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Keith Bell is fouled on the floor by Luis Taft - foul #1 on Luis Taft, team foul #3 | 2-11 |
| Subs | Marist | Anton Fish (PG), Paul Kopecky (SG), Sol Wood (SF), Hubert McHardy (C) Luis Taft, Ryan Sartor, William Haigh, Sheldon Rose | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:52 | Illinois | Keith Bell is fouled on the floor by Anton Fish - foul #1 on Anton Fish, team foul #4 | 2-11 |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Frye (C) Jeremy Clark | |
| 13:30 | Illinois | William Frye banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dikembe Arboleda | 2-13 |
| 13:07 | Marist | Sol Wood buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 4-13 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Trevor Davis buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Keith Bell | 4-16 |
| 12:25 | Marist | Paul Kopecky clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-16 |
| 12:24 | Illinois | Keith Bell grabs the board | 4-16 |
| 12:04 | Illinois | Trevor Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 4-16 |
| Subs | Marist | Luis Taft (PG), William Haigh (SF), Sheldon Rose (PF) Anton Fish, Sol Wood, Ted Story | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Wolf (SG), Scott Weber (SF), Jeremy Clark (C) Trevor Davis, Clayton Jeon, William Frye | |
| 11:50 | Marist | Luis Taft misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 4-16 |
| 11:48 | Marist | Sheldon Rose pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-16 |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Luis Taft (fresh) SG - Paul Kopecky (fresh) SF - William Haigh (fresh) PF - Sheldon Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Hubert McHardy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Wolf (fresh) SF - Scott Weber (fresh) PF - Dikembe Arboleda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeremy Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:43 | Marist | Luis Taft's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-16 |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Frye (PF) Dikembe Arboleda | |
| 11:22 | Illinois | The jump hook by William Frye is blocked by Hubert McHardy | 4-16 |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark tips it in | 4-18 |
| 11:05 | Marist | Paul Kopecky travels with the ball | 4-18 |
| Subs | Marist | Ryan Sartor (SG), Sol Wood (C) Paul Kopecky, Hubert McHardy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Trevor Davis (SG), Clayton Jeon (SF) Keith Bell, Charles Wolf | |
| 10:40 | Illinois | Trevor Davis is hacked by Ryan Sartor - foul #1 on Ryan Sartor, team foul #5 | 4-18 |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda (PF) William Frye | |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Trevor Davis misses the 3 from straight away | 4-18 |
| 10:19 | Marist | The rebound goes to Sol Wood | 4-18 |
| 10:13 | Marist | Clayton Jeon is called for the reach on Luis Taft - foul #1 on Clayton Jeon, team foul #2 | 4-18 |
| Subs | Marist | Ted Story (C) Sol Wood | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:53 | Marist | Ryan Sartor makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Luis Taft | 6-18 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Trevor Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-18 |
| Subs | Marist | Paul Kopecky (SG), Sol Wood (SF), Hubert McHardy (C) Ryan Sartor, William Haigh, Ted Story | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (PG) Scott Weber | |
| 09:16 | Marist | Sheldon Rose can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-18 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 6-18 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Keith Bell misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Luis Taft - foul #2 on Luis Taft, team foul #6 | 6-18 |
| Subs | Marist | Anton Fish (PG), Ted Story (PF) Luis Taft, Sheldon Rose | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Wolf (SG), Scott Weber (SF), William Frye (C) Trevor Davis, Clayton Jeon, Jeremy Clark | |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Keith Bell misses the 1st free throw | 6-18 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Keith Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 6-19 |
| 08:39 | Marist | Anton Fish clanks a shot from the right block but the foul's on Keith Bell - foul #1 on Keith Bell, team foul #3 | 6-19 |
| Subs | Marist | William Haigh (SF) Sol Wood | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:39 | Marist | Anton Fish makes the 1st free throw | 7-19 |
| 08:39 | Marist | Anton Fish makes the 2nd free throw | 8-19 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Keith Bell's pass is intercepted by Anton Fish | 8-19 |
| 08:08 | Marist | Anton Fish lays it in | 10-19 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | William Frye is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on William Frye, team foul #4 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Marist | Sheldon Rose (PF) Hubert McHardy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Trevor Davis (SG), Clayton Jeon (SF), Jeremy Clark (C) Charles Wolf, Scott Weber, Dikembe Arboleda | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Anton Fish (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Paul Kopecky (fresh) SF - William Haigh (fresh) PF - Sheldon Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ted Story (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Bell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Trevor Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Clayton Jeon (fairly fresh) PF - William Frye (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeremy Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:18 | Marist | Clayton Jeon takes the ball from Anton Fish | 10-19 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 10-19 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | William Frye can't tip it in | 10-19 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Keith Bell tips it but misses | 10-19 |
| 06:50 | Marist | Anton Fish grabs the defensive rebound | 10-19 |
| 06:29 | Marist | Paul Kopecky comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 10-19 |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Keith Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 10-19 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon slams it home on a nice dish by Keith Bell | 10-21 |
| 06:02 | Marist | William Haigh buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Paul Kopecky | 12-21 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark is hacked by Paul Kopecky - foul #1 on Paul Kopecky, team foul #7 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Marist | Nathaniel Bullock (PG), Ryan Sartor (SG), Sol Wood (SF), Hubert McHardy (C) Anton Fish, Paul Kopecky, William Haigh, Ted Story | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Weber (PG), Dikembe Arboleda (PF) Keith Bell, William Frye | |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark misses the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 05:35 | Marist | Sheldon Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 12-21 |
| 05:26 | Marist | Dikembe Arboleda blocks the short jumper by Sol Wood | 12-21 |
| 05:25 | Illinois | Scott Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 12-21 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Hubert McHardy - foul #2 on Hubert McHardy, team foul #8 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Marist | Micheal Talley (SF) Hubert McHardy | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark makes the 1st free throw | 12-22 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 12-23 |
| 04:45 | Marist | Sol Wood's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Arboleda | 12-23 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Scott Weber's pass is intercepted by Micheal Talley | 12-23 |
| 04:05 | Marist | Ryan Sartor hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Sol Wood | 15-23 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Micheal Talley - foul #1 on Micheal Talley, team foul #9 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Marist | Luis Taft (PG), William Haigh (SF), Hubert McHardy (C) Nathaniel Bullock, Micheal Talley, Sheldon Rose | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (PG), William Frye (C) Trevor Davis, Jeremy Clark | |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon makes the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 03:41 | Marist | Ryan Sartor hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Luis Taft | 18-25 |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Luis Taft (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ryan Sartor (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Haigh (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sol Wood (fresh) 2 pts. C - Hubert McHardy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Bell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Scott Weber (fresh) SF - Clayton Jeon (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Dikembe Arboleda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Frye (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on William Haigh - foul #2 on William Haigh, team foul #10 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Marist | Paul Kopecky (SG), Ted Story (PF) Ryan Sartor, Sol Wood | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon misses the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon misses the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 03:13 | Marist | Ted Story grabs the defensive rebound | 18-25 |
| 02:48 | Marist | Hubert McHardy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-25 |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Wolf (SG) Clayton Jeon | |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda scores on a jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Paul Kopecky - foul #2 on Paul Kopecky, team foul #11 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Marist | Sheldon Rose (PF) Ted Story | |
| Subs | Illinois | Trevor Davis (SG) Charles Wolf | |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda makes the free throw | 18-28 |
| 02:10 | Marist | Hubert McHardy misses the easy layup | 18-28 |
| 02:09 | Marist | William Haigh tips it back up and in | 20-28 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda is denied on a layup by Hubert McHardy | 20-28 |
| 01:47 | Marist | William Haigh grabs the defensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 01:32 | Marist | Hubert McHardy misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-28 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda snags the defensive board | 20-28 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 20-28 |
| 01:03 | Marist | Sheldon Rose snags the defensive board | 20-28 |
| 00:42 | Marist | William Haigh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-28 |
| Subs | Marist | Ryan Sartor (SG), Sol Wood (SF), Ted Story (C) Paul Kopecky, William Haigh, Hubert McHardy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Jeon (SF), Jeremy Clark (C) Scott Weber, Dikembe Arboleda | |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Keith Bell scores on a shot from the left wing | 20-30 |
| 00:03 | Marist | Jeremy Clark steals it from Luis Taft | 20-30 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark misses the halfcourt shot | 20-30 |