| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Klein (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joseph Schultz (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Dickerson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marcus Perna (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Britton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Reiter (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Acker (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Barnes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Banks (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Michael Acker inbounds the ball | 22-31 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Illinois | David Smith misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 22-31 |
| 19:33 | Vanderbilt | Robert Britton pulls down the rebound | 22-31 |
| 19:15 | Vanderbilt | John Klein hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-31 |
| 19:14 | Vanderbilt | Marcus Perna tips it home | 24-31 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Charles Banks connects on the driving attempt in the lane and he's fouled by Robert Britton - foul #2 on Robert Britton, team foul #1 | 24-33 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Charles Banks makes the free throw | 24-34 |
| 18:31 | Vanderbilt | Robert Britton misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Charles Banks - foul #2 on Charles Banks, team foul #1 | 24-34 |
| 18:31 | Vanderbilt | Robert Britton makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 18:31 | Vanderbilt | Robert Britton makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | David Smith misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 26-34 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Michael Acker can't tip it in | 26-34 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | John Barnes tips it but misses | 26-34 |
| 18:03 | Vanderbilt | Bradley Dickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 17:51 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Schultz makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-34 |
| 17:22 | Illinois | David Smith misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Klein - foul #1 on John Klein, team foul #2 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jon Claassen (PG), Edward Lyman (C) John Klein, Robert Britton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sean Tobar (SG) Matthew Reiter | |
| 17:22 | Illinois | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 17:22 | Illinois | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 17:14 | Vanderbilt | Bradley Dickerson is called for traveling | 29-36 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Clemens (PF) Marcus Perna | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Eldredge (SF) Michael Acker | |
| 16:58 | Illinois | David Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-36 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt (C) Charles Banks | |
| 16:42 | Vanderbilt | Bradley Dickerson misses the easy layup | 29-36 |
| 16:40 | Illinois | Sean Tobar grabs the board | 29-36 |
| 16:17 | Illinois | David Smith scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-38 |
| 16:03 | Vanderbilt | Edward Lyman knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Jon Claassen and the foul's on Timothy McDeavitt - foul #1 on Timothy McDeavitt, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Klein (PG), Marcus Perna (PF) Joseph Schultz, William Clemens | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Reiter (SG), Michael Acker (SF), Charles Banks (C) David Smith, Leon Eldredge, Timothy McDeavitt | |
| 16:03 | Vanderbilt | Edward Lyman makes the free throw | 32-38 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Klein (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jon Claassen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bradley Dickerson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Marcus Perna (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Edward Lyman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Sean Tobar (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Reiter (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Acker (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Barnes (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Charles Banks (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Illinois | Charles Banks clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 32-38 |
| 15:32 | Vanderbilt | Jon Claassen grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 15:07 | Vanderbilt | Bradley Dickerson is denied on a layup by John Barnes | 32-38 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Sean Tobar snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Charles Banks comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 32-38 |
| 14:42 | Vanderbilt | Edward Lyman gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 14:37 | Vanderbilt | John Barnes steps in front of the Bradley Dickerson pass | 32-38 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Charles Banks can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Edward Lyman - foul #3 on Edward Lyman, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph Schultz (SG), Robert Britton (C) Jon Claassen, Edward Lyman | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Smith (PG), Leon Eldredge (SF) Matthew Reiter, Michael Acker | |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Charles Banks makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Charles Banks misses the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 14:20 | Vanderbilt | Marcus Perna grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 13:54 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Schultz clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-39 |
| 13:52 | Vanderbilt | Marcus Perna tips it home | 34-39 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Sean Tobar hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 34-39 |
| 13:31 | Vanderbilt | Robert Britton grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 13:16 | Vanderbilt | John Barnes is called for the reach on Marcus Perna - foul #3 on John Barnes, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jon Claassen (PG), Thomas Wyant (SF), William Clemens (PF) John Klein, Bradley Dickerson, Marcus Perna | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Reiter (SG), Michael Acker (SF), Timothy McDeavitt (C) Sean Tobar, John Barnes, Charles Banks | |
| 12:55 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-39 |
| 12:53 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to William Clemens | 34-39 |
| 12:35 | Vanderbilt | Robert Britton dunks the ball on a great pass from William Clemens | 36-39 |
| 12:08 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by David Smith | 36-41 |
| 11:50 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Schultz misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-41 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jon Claassen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Schultz (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Wyant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Clemens (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Britton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew Reiter (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Acker (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Leon Eldredge (fresh) 4 pts. C - Timothy McDeavitt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Jon Claassen - foul #2 on Jon Claassen, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Klein (PG), Bradley Dickerson (SF), Marcus Perna (PF), Edward Lyman (C) Jon Claassen, Thomas Wyant, William Clemens, Robert Britton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sean Tobar (SG), John Barnes (PF), Charles Banks (C) David Smith, Matthew Reiter, Michael Acker | |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 11:19 | Vanderbilt | Leon Eldredge steps in front of the Marcus Perna pass | 36-43 |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge lays it up and in | 36-45 |
| 10:56 | Vanderbilt | Bradley Dickerson's pass is intercepted by Charles Banks | 36-45 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | John Klein picks off the pass by Leon Eldredge | 36-45 |
| 10:20 | Vanderbilt | Charles Banks steals the ball from Edward Lyman | 36-45 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Sean Tobar buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from John Barnes | 36-47 |
| 09:39 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Schultz misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-47 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | John Barnes grabs the board | 36-47 |
| 09:18 | Illinois | Charles Banks drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Sean Tobar | 36-49 |
| 09:02 | Vanderbilt | The pull-up jumper by John Klein is blocked by Charles Banks | 36-49 |
| 09:01 | Vanderbilt | Edward Lyman grabs the offensive board | 36-49 |
| 08:51 | Vanderbilt | John Barnes swats the short shot by Edward Lyman | 36-49 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt gets the rebound | 36-49 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Marcus Perna - foul #2 on Marcus Perna, team foul #5 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jon Claassen (PG), Bernard Todd (SG), William Clemens (PF), Robert Britton (C) John Klein, Joseph Schultz, Marcus Perna, Edward Lyman | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Smith (PG), Matthew Reiter (SG), Michael Acker (SF) Timothy McDeavitt, John Barnes, Charles Banks | |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge makes the free throw | 36-52 |
| 08:22 | Vanderbilt | Matthew Reiter steals the ball from Robert Britton | 36-52 |
| 08:18 | Illinois | Matthew Reiter blows the dunk | 36-52 |
| 08:16 | Vanderbilt | Bradley Dickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-52 |
| 08:12 | Vanderbilt | Bernard Todd drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-52 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Jon Claassen takes the ball from David Smith in the backcourt | 39-52 |
| 07:58 | Vanderbilt | Bradley Dickerson clanks a shot from the left side | 39-52 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge gets the rebound | 39-52 |
| 07:32 | Illinois | David Smith scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Leon Eldredge | 39-54 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jon Claassen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bernard Todd (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bradley Dickerson (tiring) 4 reb. PF - William Clemens (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Britton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew Reiter (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Michael Acker (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Leon Eldredge (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Tobar (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. | |
| 07:17 | Vanderbilt | Bernard Todd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-54 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant (SF) Bradley Dickerson | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Barnes (PF), Charles Banks (C) Leon Eldredge, Sean Tobar | |
| 06:56 | Illinois | David Smith is hacked by Jon Claassen - foul #3 on Jon Claassen, team foul #6 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Klein (PG), Marcus Perna (PF) Bernard Todd, William Clemens | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:40 | Illinois | David Smith can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-54 |
| 06:38 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Robert Britton | 39-54 |
| 06:26 | Vanderbilt | Michael Acker steals it from Jon Claassen | 39-54 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Robert Britton steals the ball from Charles Banks | 39-54 |
| 05:50 | Vanderbilt | John Klein scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-54 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Charles Banks connects on the runner in the lane and he's hacked by Robert Britton - foul #3 on Robert Britton, team foul #7 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph Schultz (SG), Bradley Dickerson (SF), Edward Lyman (C) Jon Claassen, Thomas Wyant, Robert Britton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sean Tobar (SG) Matthew Reiter | |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Charles Banks makes the free throw | 42-57 |
| 05:17 | Vanderbilt | John Barnes steps in front of the Joseph Schultz pass | 42-57 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | 3 seconds is called on Sean Tobar | 42-57 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jon Claassen (PG), William Clemens (PF) John Klein, Marcus Perna | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt (PF) John Barnes | |
| 04:28 | Vanderbilt | Edward Lyman can't throw it down | 42-57 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Smith | 42-57 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | David Smith scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Sean Tobar and he's hacked by Jon Claassen - foul #4 on Jon Claassen, team foul #8 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant (SF), Robert Britton (C) Bradley Dickerson, Edward Lyman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Reiter (SG), Leon Eldredge (PF) Michael Acker, Charles Banks | |
| 04:05 | Illinois | David Smith misses the free throw | 42-59 |
| 04:05 | Vanderbilt | William Clemens grabs the board | 42-59 |
| 03:59 | Vanderbilt | Robert Britton makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Wyant | 44-59 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | David Smith shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the runner from close range | 44-59 |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt tips it back up and in | 44-61 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jon Claassen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joseph Schultz (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Wyant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Clemens (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Britton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Smith (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew Reiter (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Sean Tobar (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Leon Eldredge (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy McDeavitt (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Vanderbilt | Matthew Reiter picks off the pass by Jon Claassen | 44-61 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | David Smith blows the layup | 44-61 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge can't tip it in | 44-61 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Sean Tobar can't tip it in | 44-61 |
| 03:08 | Vanderbilt | Robert Britton pulls down the rebound | 44-61 |
| 02:47 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant is called for traveling | 44-61 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Klein (PG), Bradley Dickerson (SF), Marcus Perna (PF) Jon Claassen, Thomas Wyant, William Clemens | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Acker (SF), Charles Banks (C) David Smith, Timothy McDeavitt | |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge misses long on a runner from the right block | 44-61 |
| 02:32 | Vanderbilt | Robert Britton grabs the board | 44-61 |
| 02:27 | Vanderbilt | John Klein clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-61 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Charles Banks grabs the defensive rebound | 44-61 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Charles Banks hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 44-61 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Tobar | 44-61 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 44-61 |
| 01:44 | Vanderbilt | Robert Britton gets the rebound | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:36 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Schultz makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bradley Dickerson | 46-61 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge misses long on a floater from the left wing | 46-61 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | Charles Banks hits the follow up shot | 46-63 |
| 01:03 | Vanderbilt | Bradley Dickerson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Acker - foul #2 on Michael Acker, team foul #4 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Smith (PG), John Barnes (PF) Sean Tobar, Leon Eldredge | |
| 01:03 | Vanderbilt | Bradley Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 01:03 | Vanderbilt | Bradley Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Robert Britton takes the ball from David Smith | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:34 | Vanderbilt | Marcus Perna is fouled on the floor by John Barnes - foul #4 on John Barnes, team foul #5 | 48-63 |
| 00:30 | Vanderbilt | Marcus Perna hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 48-63 |
| 00:28 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Schultz grabs the offensive board | 48-63 |
| 00:24 | Vanderbilt | Marcus Perna makes the floater near the basket | 50-63 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | David Smith runs out the clock | 50-63 |