| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Willy Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Graham Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Lund (fresh) PF - Louis Frye (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Mack (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Chad McDuff (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Morrow (fresh) 3 ast. SF - David Adorno (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Karl Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Dempsey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | David Adorno inbounds the ball | 31-38 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Dempsey drills a shot from the right block set up by Karl Wilson and he's hacked by George Lund - foul #1 on George Lund, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| 19:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Dempsey makes the free throw | 31-41 |
| 19:20 | Arkansas State | Karl Wilson blocks the short jumper by Richard Mack | 31-41 |
| 19:19 | Illinois-Chicago | David Adorno grabs the defensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 18:53 | Illinois-Chicago | David Adorno misses the shot from the left block | 31-41 |
| 18:51 | Arkansas State | Louis Frye pulls down the rebound | 31-41 |
| 18:29 | Arkansas State | Louis Frye misses short on an open 3 from the right wing | 31-41 |
| 18:27 | Illinois-Chicago | John Morrow snags the defensive board | 31-41 |
| 18:23 | Illinois-Chicago | John Morrow buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Adorno | 31-43 |
| 18:16 | Arkansas State | Louis Frye misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Karl Wilson - foul #1 on Karl Wilson, team foul #1 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jason Barnes (SG), Charlie Tellez (SF), Joseph Sims (C) Graham Miller, George Lund, Richard Mack | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | David Palmer (SG), Matthew Buckman (SF), Lamar Jeffers (PF), Wesley Bewley (C) John Morrow, David Adorno, Karl Wilson, Michael Dempsey | |
| 18:16 | Arkansas State | Louis Frye makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 18:16 | Arkansas State | Louis Frye makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 17:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Charlie Tellez is called for the reach on David Palmer - foul #2 on Charlie Tellez, team foul #2 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Chance Reimann (SG), Mark Crawford (C) Willy Simmons, Louis Frye | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 17:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Chad McDuff misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-43 |
| 17:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew Buckman snags the offensive board | 33-43 |
| 17:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Chance Reimann is called for the reach on David Palmer - foul #2 on Chance Reimann, team foul #3 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | David Adorno (SF) Chad McDuff | |
| 17:09 | Illinois-Chicago | David Palmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Graham Miller (SG) Mark Crawford | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Morrow (PG), Karl Wilson (PF) Matthew Buckman, Wesley Bewley | |
| 16:47 | Arkansas State | Charlie Tellez clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-43 |
| 16:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Karl Wilson gets the rebound | 33-43 |
| 16:29 | Illinois-Chicago | John Morrow makes the shot from just outside the lane | 33-45 |
| 16:18 | Arkansas State | Graham Miller misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-45 |
| 16:17 | Arkansas State | Charlie Tellez tips it in | 35-45 |
| 15:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Lamar Jeffers clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 35-45 |
| 15:52 | Arkansas State | Joseph Sims gets the rebound | 35-45 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Jason Barnes (fairly fresh) SG - Graham Miller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chance Reimann (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charlie Tellez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Sims (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - John Morrow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Palmer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Adorno (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Karl Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Lamar Jeffers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Arkansas State | Jason Barnes buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Graham Miller | 37-45 |
| 15:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Karl Wilson misses the floater in the paint | 37-45 |
| 15:17 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to David Palmer | 37-45 |
| 15:03 | Illinois-Chicago | David Adorno clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-45 |
| 15:02 | Arkansas State | Charlie Tellez grabs the board | 37-45 |
| 14:55 | Arkansas State | Graham Miller knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Jason Barnes | 39-45 |
| 14:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Lamar Jeffers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Willy Simmons (PG), Mark Crawford (SG), George Lund (SF), Louis Frye (PF), Richard Mack (C) Jason Barnes, Graham Miller, Chance Reimann, Charlie Tellez, Joseph Sims | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Chad McDuff (PG), Kevin Kelleher (SG), Matthew Buckman (SF), Wesley Bewley (PF), Michael Dempsey (C) John Morrow, David Palmer, David Adorno, Karl Wilson, Lamar Jeffers | |
| 14:33 | Arkansas State | Matthew Buckman steps in front of the George Lund pass in the backcourt | 39-45 |
| 14:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Chad McDuff misses the easy layup | 39-45 |
| 14:31 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Willy Simmons | 39-45 |
| 14:26 | Arkansas State | Willy Simmons can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 14:25 | Arkansas State | Willy Simmons tips it in | 41-45 |
| 14:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew Buckman is hacked by George Lund - foul #2 on George Lund, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| 13:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Dempsey buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Chad McDuff | 41-47 |
| 13:36 | Arkansas State | Richard Mack is hacked by Michael Dempsey - foul #1 on Michael Dempsey, team foul #2 | 41-47 |
| 13:13 | Arkansas State | Louis Frye lays it in on a nice dish by Willy Simmons | 43-47 |
| 12:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew Buckman is fouled on the floor by Willy Simmons - foul #2 on Willy Simmons, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Graham Miller (SG) Mark Crawford | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Carl Wynn (SF), Richard Cohrs (PF) Matthew Buckman, Wesley Bewley | |
| 12:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Mack takes the ball from Kevin Kelleher | 43-47 |
| 12:19 | Arkansas State | George Lund is whistled for traveling | 43-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Christopher McElwee (PG) Willy Simmons | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | David Adorno (SF), Karl Wilson (PF) Carl Wynn, Michael Dempsey | |
| 12:05 | Illinois-Chicago | David Adorno misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by George Lund - foul #3 on George Lund, team foul #6 | 43-47 |
| 12:05 | Illinois-Chicago | David Adorno makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 12:05 | Illinois-Chicago | David Adorno makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 12:00 | Arkansas State | Karl Wilson takes the ball from Louis Frye in the backcourt | 43-49 |
| 11:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Kevin Kelleher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Mark Crawford (C) Richard Mack | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Morrow (PG), Matthew Buckman (SG), Michael Dempsey (C) Chad McDuff, Kevin Kelleher, Richard Cohrs | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Christopher McElwee (fresh) SG - Graham Miller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Lund (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Louis Frye (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Crawford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - John Morrow (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Buckman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Adorno (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Karl Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Dempsey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Arkansas State | Christopher McElwee double dribbles in the backcourt | 43-49 |
| 11:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Dempsey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Chance Reimann (SF) George Lund | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Chad McDuff (PG) David Adorno | |
| 11:01 | Arkansas State | Chance Reimann is hacked by John Morrow - foul #2 on John Morrow, team foul #3 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Willy Simmons (PG) Christopher McElwee | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 10:43 | Arkansas State | Chance Reimann misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 10:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Chad McDuff pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 10:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Dempsey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 10:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Dempsey grabs the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 10:21 | Illinois-Chicago | John Morrow clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 43-49 |
| 10:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Dempsey pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 10:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Karl Wilson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-49 |
| 09:58 | Arkansas State | Willy Simmons grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 09:53 | Arkansas State | Graham Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Christopher McElwee (PG), Jason Barnes (SG), George Lund (SF), Charlie Tellez (PF), Joseph Sims (C) Willy Simmons, Graham Miller, Chance Reimann, Louis Frye, Mark Crawford | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | David Palmer (PG), Kevin Kelleher (SG), David Adorno (SF), Lamar Jeffers (PF), Wesley Bewley (C) Chad McDuff, John Morrow, Matthew Buckman, Karl Wilson, Michael Dempsey | |
| 09:29 | Illinois-Chicago | David Palmer scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Kelleher | 43-52 |
| 09:16 | Arkansas State | Joseph Sims is wide open and dunks the ball set up by Jason Barnes | 45-52 |
| 08:59 | Illinois-Chicago | David Adorno makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Lamar Jeffers and the foul's on George Lund - foul #4 on George Lund, team foul #7 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Willy Simmons (PG), Richard Mack (C) Christopher McElwee, George Lund | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Chad McDuff (PG), Richard Cohrs (C) David Palmer, Lamar Jeffers | |
| 08:59 | Illinois-Chicago | David Adorno misses the free throw | 45-54 |
| 08:59 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Joseph Sims | 45-54 |
| 08:47 | Arkansas State | Wesley Bewley picks off the pass by Joseph Sims | 45-54 |
| 08:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Kevin Kelleher clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 08:33 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Cohrs | 45-54 |
| 08:22 | Illinois-Chicago | David Adorno scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Chad McDuff | 45-56 |
| 08:02 | Arkansas State | Charlie Tellez hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-56 |
| 08:01 | Illinois-Chicago | David Adorno pulls down the rebound | 45-56 |
| 07:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Chad McDuff misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-56 |
| 07:41 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Joseph Sims | 45-56 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Willy Simmons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charlie Tellez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph Sims (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Mack (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Chad McDuff (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Kelleher (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Adorno (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wesley Bewley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Cohrs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Arkansas State | Willy Simmons is hacked by Kevin Kelleher in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kevin Kelleher, team foul #4 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Christopher McElwee (PG), Chance Reimann (SG), George Lund (SF), Louis Frye (PF), Mark Crawford (C) Willy Simmons, Jason Barnes, Charlie Tellez, Joseph Sims, Richard Mack | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Morrow (PG), David Palmer (SG), Matthew Buckman (SF), Karl Wilson (PF), Michael Dempsey (C) Chad McDuff, Kevin Kelleher, David Adorno, Wesley Bewley, Richard Cohrs | |
| 07:22 | Arkansas State | Mark Crawford misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-56 |
| 07:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Karl Wilson pulls down the rebound | 45-56 |
| 07:08 | Illinois-Chicago | David Palmer misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-56 |
| 07:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew Buckman grabs the offensive board | 45-56 |
| 06:58 | Illinois-Chicago | David Palmer clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-56 |
| 06:56 | Arkansas State | Chance Reimann pulls down the rebound | 45-56 |
| 06:52 | Arkansas State | Chance Reimann comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-56 |
| 06:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Dempsey snags the defensive board | 45-56 |
| 06:45 | Illinois-Chicago | John Morrow can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-56 |
| 06:44 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to George Lund | 45-56 |
| 06:42 | Arkansas State | Christopher McElwee double dribbles in the backcourt | 45-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Graham Miller (SG), Richard Mack (C) George Lund, Mark Crawford | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Carl Wynn (SF), Lamar Jeffers (C) David Palmer, Michael Dempsey | |
| 06:29 | Illinois-Chicago | John Morrow misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-56 |
| 06:27 | Arkansas State | Richard Mack grabs the defensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 06:20 | Arkansas State | Chance Reimann drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Louis Frye | 48-56 |
| 06:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Carl Wynn double dribbles | 48-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Willy Simmons (PG), George Lund (SF), Charlie Tellez (PF) Christopher McElwee, Chance Reimann, Louis Frye | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Chad McDuff (PG), Kevin Kelleher (SG), David Adorno (SF) John Morrow, Matthew Buckman, Carl Wynn | |
| 05:48 | Arkansas State | David Adorno steals it from Graham Miller | 48-56 |
| 05:43 | Illinois-Chicago | The jumper by Kevin Kelleher is denied by Richard Mack | 48-56 |
| 05:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Karl Wilson can't tip it in | 48-56 |
| 05:40 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Chad McDuff | 48-56 |
| 05:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Lamar Jeffers can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-56 |
| 05:23 | Arkansas State | George Lund pulls down the rebound | 48-56 |
| 05:17 | Arkansas State | Charlie Tellez connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Willy Simmons | 50-56 |
| 04:58 | Illinois-Chicago | David Adorno misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 04:57 | Arkansas State | Richard Mack snags the defensive board | 50-56 |
| 04:53 | Arkansas State | Richard Mack can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 50-56 |
| 04:51 | Arkansas State | Richard Mack can't tip it in | 50-56 |
| 04:49 | Illinois-Chicago | David Adorno grabs the board | 50-56 |
| 04:29 | Illinois-Chicago | George Lund is called for the reach on David Adorno - foul #5 on George Lund, team foul #8 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Christopher McElwee (PG), Jason Barnes (SG), Mark Crawford (SF), Louis Frye (PF), Joseph Sims (C) Willy Simmons, Graham Miller, George Lund, Charlie Tellez, Richard Mack | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Morrow (PG), David Palmer (SG), Wesley Bewley (PF), Richard Cohrs (C) Chad McDuff, Kevin Kelleher, Karl Wilson, Lamar Jeffers | |
| 04:29 | Illinois-Chicago | David Adorno makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 04:29 | Illinois-Chicago | David Adorno misses the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 04:29 | Arkansas State | Joseph Sims gets the rebound | 50-57 |
| 04:05 | Arkansas State | Louis Frye throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-57 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Chance Reimann (SF) Louis Frye | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew Buckman (SF) David Adorno | |
| 03:54 | Illinois-Chicago | David Palmer misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 50-57 |
| 03:52 | Arkansas State | Mark Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 03:48 | Arkansas State | Mark Crawford scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Jason Barnes | 53-57 |
| 03:34 | Illinois-Chicago | John Morrow comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Christopher McElwee - foul #2 on Christopher McElwee, team foul #9 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Willy Simmons (PG) Christopher McElwee | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Dempsey (C) Wesley Bewley | |
| 03:34 | Illinois-Chicago | John Morrow misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 03:34 | Illinois-Chicago | John Morrow makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Willy Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chance Reimann (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Sims (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Mark Crawford (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - John Morrow (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Palmer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Buckman (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Cohrs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Dempsey (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Arkansas State | Jason Barnes's pass is intercepted by David Palmer | 53-58 |
| 03:07 | Illinois-Chicago | John Morrow is called for 3 seconds | 53-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Graham Miller (SG), Louis Frye (PF) Jason Barnes, Chance Reimann | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Chad McDuff (PG), Carl Wynn (SF), Karl Wilson (PF) John Morrow, David Palmer, Richard Cohrs | |
| 02:51 | Arkansas State | Joseph Sims drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Mark Crawford | 55-58 |
| 02:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Dempsey knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 55-60 |
| 02:20 | Arkansas State | Mark Crawford misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-60 |
| 02:18 | Arkansas State | Mark Crawford grabs the offensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 02:05 | Arkansas State | Joseph Sims misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Matthew Buckman - foul #1 on Matthew Buckman, team foul #5 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Christopher McElwee (PG), Charlie Tellez (SF) Willy Simmons, Mark Crawford | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Morrow (PG), Kevin Kelleher (SG), David Adorno (SF), Wesley Bewley (PF) Chad McDuff, Matthew Buckman, Carl Wynn, Karl Wilson | |
| 02:05 | Arkansas State | Joseph Sims makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 02:05 | Arkansas State | Joseph Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 01:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Kevin Kelleher drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Morrow | 57-63 |
| 01:44 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Willy Simmons (PG), Richard Mack (C) Christopher McElwee, Joseph Sims | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Chad McDuff (PG), Karl Wilson (PF) John Morrow, Wesley Bewley | |
| 01:42 | Arkansas State | Graham Miller loses the dribble to David Adorno in the backcourt | 57-63 |
| 01:28 | Illinois-Chicago | David Adorno scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:15 | Arkansas State | Richard Mack makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Willy Simmons and the foul's on Kevin Kelleher - foul #5 on Kevin Kelleher, team foul #6 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Morrow (SG) Kevin Kelleher | |
| 01:15 | Arkansas State | Richard Mack makes the free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:59 | Illinois-Chicago | David Adorno is hacked by Louis Frye - foul #2 on Louis Frye, team foul #10 | 60-65 |
| 00:59 | Illinois-Chicago | David Adorno makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:59 | Illinois-Chicago | David Adorno makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Arkansas State | Charlie Tellez clanks a 3 from the left wing | 60-67 |
| 00:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Chad McDuff grabs the board | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Chad McDuff is fouled in the backcourt by Willy Simmons - foul #3 on Willy Simmons, team foul #11 | 60-67 |
| 00:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Chad McDuff makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Chad McDuff makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Arkansas State | John Morrow is called for the reach on Willy Simmons in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Morrow, team foul #7 | 60-69 |
| 00:43 | Arkansas State | Willy Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 00:43 | Arkansas State | Willy Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:40 | Illinois-Chicago | David Adorno is hacked by Graham Miller in the backcourt - foul #1 on Graham Miller, team foul #12 | 62-69 |
| 00:40 | Illinois-Chicago | David Adorno misses the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:40 | Illinois-Chicago | David Adorno makes the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| 00:33 | Arkansas State | Willy Simmons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-70 |
| 00:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Dempsey pulls down the rebound | 62-70 |
| 00:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Dempsey is hacked by Willy Simmons in the backcourt - foul #4 on Willy Simmons, team foul #13 | 62-70 |
| 00:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Dempsey makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Dempsey makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:24 | Arkansas State | Richard Mack scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Louis Frye | 64-72 |
| 00:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Chad McDuff is hacked by Willy Simmons in the backcourt - foul #5 on Willy Simmons, team foul #14 | 64-72 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jason Barnes (PG) Willy Simmons | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 00:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Chad McDuff makes the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 00:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Chad McDuff makes the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:15 | Arkansas State | Jason Barnes can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Karl Wilson - foul #2 on Karl Wilson, team foul #8 | 64-74 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Chance Reimann (SG), Joseph Sims (PF), Mark Crawford (C) Graham Miller, Louis Frye, Richard Mack | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | David Palmer (SG), Matthew Buckman (SF), Lamar Jeffers (PF), Wesley Bewley (C) Chad McDuff, David Adorno, Karl Wilson, Michael Dempsey | |
| 00:15 | Arkansas State | Jason Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:15 | Arkansas State | Jason Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Chance Reimann is called for the reach on David Palmer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Chance Reimann, team foul #15 | 66-74 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Graham Miller (SG), Louis Frye (PF), Richard Mack (C) Chance Reimann, Joseph Sims, Mark Crawford | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Chad McDuff (PG), David Adorno (SF), Karl Wilson (PF), Michael Dempsey (C) John Morrow, Matthew Buckman, Lamar Jeffers, Wesley Bewley | |
| 00:12 | Illinois-Chicago | David Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:12 | Illinois-Chicago | David Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:04 | Arkansas State | Jason Barnes scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Louis Frye | 68-76 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Chad McDuff runs out the clock | 68-76 |