| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Dennis Apperson (fresh) SG - Randolph Tibbits (fresh) SF - Jason Scurry (fresh) PF - Joe Forney (fresh) C - Michael Edwards (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clarence McCarthy (fresh) SG - Adam Carr (fresh) SF - Thomas Denny (fresh) PF - Michael Harding (fresh) C - William Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Joe Forney wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | DePaul | Randolph Tibbits is fouled on the floor by Adam Carr - foul #1 on Adam Carr, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | DePaul | Randolph Tibbits knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Thomas Denny can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:12 | DePaul | Michael Edwards snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:50 | DePaul | Dennis Apperson knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Randolph Tibbits | 5-0 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Thomas Denny hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-0 |
| 18:28 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Michael Edwards | 5-0 |
| 18:06 | DePaul | Dennis Apperson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-0 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Thomas Denny | 5-0 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Thomas Denny is fouled on the floor by Randolph Tibbits - foul #1 on Randolph Tibbits, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Thomas Denny misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Jason Scurry - foul #1 on Jason Scurry, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Thomas Denny makes the 1st free throw | 5-1 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Thomas Denny makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:00 | DePaul | Michael Harding takes the ball from Joe Forney | 5-2 |
| 16:41 | Illinois | William Smith hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 5-4 |
| 16:17 | DePaul | William Smith picks off the pass by Jason Scurry | 5-4 |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Dennis Apperson steps in front of the Thomas Denny pass | 5-4 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Dennis Apperson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Randolph Tibbits (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Scurry (fairly fresh) PF - Joe Forney (fairly fresh) C - Michael Edwards (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clarence McCarthy (fresh) SG - Adam Carr (fresh) SF - Thomas Denny (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Harding (fresh) C - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | DePaul | William Smith denies the turnaround by Randolph Tibbits | 5-4 |
| 15:42 | Illinois | Thomas Denny gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | Thomas Denny makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Clarence McCarthy | 5-7 |
| 15:07 | DePaul | Randolph Tibbits scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Thomas Denny hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Clarence McCarthy | 8-9 |
| 14:40 | DePaul | Thomas Denny steps in front of the Jason Scurry pass | 8-9 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Thomas Denny slams it home | 8-11 |
| 14:25 | DePaul | Michael Edwards misses the jumper from the left block | 8-11 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Adam Carr snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | William Smith knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Clarence McCarthy and he's fouled by Joe Forney - foul #1 on Joe Forney, team foul #3 | 8-13 |
| Subs | DePaul | Karl Chambers (PG), Thomas Russell (SG), Phillip Crowley (SF), Isaiah Brown (PF), Jerry Lackey (C) Dennis Apperson, Randolph Tibbits, Jason Scurry, Joe Forney, Michael Edwards | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jim Spurlock (PG), Mark Lynch (SF) Clarence McCarthy, Thomas Denny | |
| 13:54 | Illinois | William Smith misses the free throw | 8-13 |
| 13:54 | DePaul | Isaiah Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 13:36 | DePaul | Jerry Lackey misses the floater from the free throw line | 8-13 |
| 13:34 | DePaul | Isaiah Brown tips it but misses | 8-13 |
| 13:32 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Lackey | 8-13 |
| 13:21 | DePaul | Jerry Lackey can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 8-13 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock pulls down the rebound | 8-13 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 8-15 |
| 12:43 | DePaul | Phillip Crowley knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 11-15 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-15 |
| 12:21 | DePaul | Jerry Lackey snags the defensive board | 11-15 |
| 12:04 | DePaul | Thomas Russell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 11-15 |
| 12:02 | DePaul | Jerry Lackey can't tip it in | 11-15 |
| 12:01 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock grabs the board | 11-15 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Karl Chambers (fresh) SG - Thomas Russell (fresh) SF - Phillip Crowley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Isaiah Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jerry Lackey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jim Spurlock (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Adam Carr (fairly fresh) SF - Mark Lynch (fresh) PF - Michael Harding (fairly fresh) C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:43 | Illinois | William Smith double dribbles | 11-15 |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Edwards (C) Jerry Lackey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy (PG), Thomas Denny (SF), Charles Atkinson (C) Jim Spurlock, Mark Lynch, William Smith | |
| 11:33 | DePaul | Thomas Russell is hacked by Adam Carr - foul #2 on Adam Carr, team foul #2 | 11-15 |
| Subs | DePaul | Randolph Tibbits (SG) Thomas Russell | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Poulsen (SG) Adam Carr | |
| 11:20 | DePaul | Michael Harding swats the short shot by Isaiah Brown | 11-15 |
| 11:19 | DePaul | Michael Edwards snags the offensive board | 11-15 |
| 11:03 | DePaul | Charles Atkinson blocks the jumper by Randolph Tibbits | 11-15 |
| 11:02 | Illinois | James Poulsen gets the rebound | 11-15 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Randolph Tibbits is called for the reach on James Poulsen - foul #2 on Randolph Tibbits, team foul #4 | 11-15 |
| Subs | DePaul | Dennis Apperson (PG), Thomas Russell (SG), Jason Scurry (SF), Joe Forney (PF) Karl Chambers, Randolph Tibbits, Phillip Crowley, Isaiah Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie Woods (PF) Michael Harding | |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Charles Atkinson clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 11-15 |
| 10:22 | DePaul | Thomas Russell snags the defensive board | 11-15 |
| 10:16 | DePaul | Jason Scurry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-15 |
| 10:14 | Illinois | Charles Atkinson pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 09:53 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Denny | 11-18 |
| 09:34 | DePaul | Michael Edwards scores on a runner in the lane | 13-18 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-18 |
| 09:15 | Illinois | Thomas Denny tips it but misses | 13-18 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Charles Atkinson tips it in | 13-20 |
| 09:03 | DePaul | Dennis Apperson is called for traveling | 13-20 |
| Subs | DePaul | Phillip Crowley (SF), Isaiah Brown (PF), Jerry Lackey (C) Jason Scurry, Joe Forney, Michael Edwards | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Harding (PF), William Smith (C) Eddie Woods, Charles Atkinson | |
| 08:42 | Illinois | James Poulsen is hacked by Thomas Russell - foul #1 on Thomas Russell, team foul #5 | 13-20 |
| Subs | DePaul | Matthew Umstead (SG) Thomas Russell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jim Spurlock (SG) James Poulsen | |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-20 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark Lynch (SF) Thomas Denny | |
| 08:16 | DePaul | Isaiah Brown slams it home on a nice dish by Matthew Umstead | 15-20 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Isaiah Brown is called for the reach on Clarence McCarthy - foul #1 on Isaiah Brown, team foul #6 | 15-20 |
| Subs | DePaul | Karl Chambers (PG), Jason Scurry (SF), Joe Forney (PF), Michael Edwards (C) Dennis Apperson, Phillip Crowley, Isaiah Brown, Jerry Lackey | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Poulsen (SG) Clarence McCarthy | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Karl Chambers (fresh) SG - Matthew Umstead (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Scurry (fresh) PF - Joe Forney (fresh) C - Michael Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jim Spurlock (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Poulsen (fresh) SF - Mark Lynch (fresh) PF - Michael Harding (fairly fresh) C - William Smith (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Mark Lynch misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 15-20 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Michael Harding tips it home | 15-22 |
| 07:38 | DePaul | Jim Spurlock is called for the reach on Karl Chambers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jim Spurlock, team foul #3 | 15-22 |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Russell (SG) Matthew Umstead | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:18 | DePaul | Michael Edwards clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #4 | 15-22 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Denny (SF) Mark Lynch | |
| 07:18 | DePaul | Michael Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 07:18 | DePaul | Michael Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Jason Scurry steps in front of the Jim Spurlock pass | 17-22 |
| 06:54 | DePaul | Jim Spurlock is called for the reach on Karl Chambers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jim Spurlock, team foul #5 | 17-22 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy (PG), Eddie Woods (PF), Charles Atkinson (C) Jim Spurlock, Michael Harding, William Smith | |
| 06:41 | DePaul | Karl Chambers is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Karl Chambers, team foul #7 | 17-22 |
| Subs | DePaul | Dennis Apperson (PG) Karl Chambers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark Lynch (SG) James Poulsen | |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Joe Forney is called for the reach on Thomas Denny - foul #2 on Joe Forney, team foul #8 | 17-22 |
| Subs | DePaul | Randolph Tibbits (SG), Phillip Crowley (SF), Isaiah Brown (PF) Thomas Russell, Jason Scurry, Joe Forney | |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Carr (SG) Mark Lynch | |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Thomas Denny makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Thomas Denny misses the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 06:15 | DePaul | Michael Edwards grabs the board | 17-23 |
| 05:54 | DePaul | Michael Edwards scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 19-23 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Charles Atkinson loses the ball out of bounds | 19-23 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jerry Lackey (C) Michael Edwards | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Harding (PF), William Smith (C) Eddie Woods, Charles Atkinson | |
| 05:26 | DePaul | Jerry Lackey is whistled for a carry | 19-23 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jim Spurlock (PG), Mark Lynch (SF) Clarence McCarthy, Thomas Denny | |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Jerry Lackey denies the turnaround by William Smith | 19-23 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Mark Lynch gets the offensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock makes the 3 from the left wing | 19-26 |
| 04:20 | DePaul | William Smith takes the ball from Randolph Tibbits | 19-26 |
| 04:07 | Illinois | Mark Lynch makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by William Smith | 19-28 |
| 03:59 | DePaul | Adam Carr steps in front of the Jerry Lackey pass | 19-28 |
| 03:39 | Illinois | William Smith hits a runner from the right block and he's fouled by Isaiah Brown - foul #2 on Isaiah Brown, team foul #9 | 19-30 |
| Subs | DePaul | Karl Chambers (PG), Jason Scurry (SF), Joe Forney (PF), Michael Edwards (C) Dennis Apperson, Phillip Crowley, Isaiah Brown, Jerry Lackey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy (PG), Thomas Denny (SF), Eddie Woods (PF) Jim Spurlock, Mark Lynch, Michael Harding | |
| 03:39 | Illinois | William Smith misses the free throw | 19-30 |
| 03:39 | DePaul | Joe Forney grabs the board | 19-30 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Karl Chambers (fresh) SG - Randolph Tibbits (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Scurry (fresh) PF - Joe Forney (fresh) C - Michael Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clarence McCarthy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adam Carr (fresh) SF - Thomas Denny (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eddie Woods (fresh) C - William Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:23 | DePaul | Randolph Tibbits can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-30 |
| 03:22 | Illinois | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 19-30 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Eddie Woods hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 19-30 |
| 02:52 | DePaul | Michael Edwards gets the rebound | 19-30 |
| 02:32 | DePaul | Joe Forney is fouled on the floor by Eddie Woods - foul #1 on Eddie Woods, team foul #6 | 19-30 |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Russell (SG) Randolph Tibbits | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Harding (PF), Charles Atkinson (C) Eddie Woods, William Smith | |
| 02:13 | DePaul | Joe Forney is fouled on the floor by Michael Harding - foul #1 on Michael Harding, team foul #7 | 19-30 |
| 02:13 | DePaul | Joe Forney makes the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 02:13 | DePaul | Joe Forney makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 01:47 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Denny | 21-32 |
| 01:31 | DePaul | Michael Edwards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-32 |
| Subs | DePaul | Dennis Apperson (PG) Karl Chambers | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-32 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | Charles Atkinson tips it in | 21-34 |
| 01:05 | DePaul | Thomas Russell hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Dennis Apperson | 24-34 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Charles Atkinson slams it home on a great pass from Adam Carr | 24-36 |
| 00:35 | DePaul | Michael Edwards is hacked by Adam Carr - foul #3 on Adam Carr, team foul #8 | 24-36 |
| Subs | DePaul | Randolph Tibbits (SG), Phillip Crowley (SF), Isaiah Brown (PF) Thomas Russell, Jason Scurry, Joe Forney | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jim Spurlock (PG), James Poulsen (SG), Mark Lynch (SF), Eddie Woods (PF), William Smith (C) Clarence McCarthy, Adam Carr, Thomas Denny, Michael Harding, Charles Atkinson | |
| 00:35 | DePaul | Michael Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 00:35 | DePaul | Michael Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Mark Lynch misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Isaiah Brown - foul #3 on Isaiah Brown, team foul #10 | 26-36 |
| Subs | DePaul | Joe Forney (PF), Jerry Lackey (C) Isaiah Brown, Michael Edwards | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Mark Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Mark Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 00:03 | DePaul | Randolph Tibbits drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 28-38 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Mark Lynch hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 28-38 |