| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Ryan Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Dunklin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Mayo (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sam Laliberte (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Lay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Peter Bequette (fresh) SG - Stephen Montgomery (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Staggs (fresh) PF - William Erdman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Sale (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Carroll | John Mayo inbounds the ball | 30-24 |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Carroll | Stephen Montgomery takes the ball from Ryan Duncan | 30-24 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Peter Bequette jams it set up by Stephen Montgomery | 30-26 |
| 19:08 | Carroll | William Dunklin buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ryan Duncan | 33-26 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Peter Bequette hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by William Erdman | 33-29 |
| 18:43 | Carroll | Ryan Duncan is fouled on the floor by William Erdman - foul #3 on William Erdman, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Akin (PF) William Erdman | |
| 18:27 | Carroll | Ronald Lay drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Sam Laliberte | 35-29 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Stephen Montgomery buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Akin | 35-32 |
| 17:51 | Carroll | William Dunklin can't finish the layup | 35-32 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Robert Akin pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Kevin Staggs can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 35-32 |
| 17:42 | Carroll | Sam Laliberte grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 17:30 | Carroll | Ryan Duncan knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronald Lay | 38-32 |
| 17:04 | Illinois | The jumper by Victor Sale is denied by Sam Laliberte | 38-32 |
| 17:03 | Carroll | Ryan Duncan gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 16:46 | Carroll | Ryan Duncan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-32 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Akin | 38-32 |
| 16:39 | Illinois | Victor Sale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-32 |
| Subs | Carroll | Todd Grant (PG), Eric Bish (SG), Edward Walker (SF), Edward Tabb (PF) Ryan Duncan, William Dunklin, John Mayo, Sam Laliberte | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jordan King (PG), Lynn Andrews (SG), Dean Groves (SF), Gordon Tuck (PF), Joshua Stanley (C) Peter Bequette, Stephen Montgomery, Kevin Staggs, Robert Akin, Victor Sale | |
| 16:10 | Carroll | Eric Bish can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 16:09 | Carroll | Edward Tabb tips it but misses | 38-32 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Dean Groves gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Jordan King's pass is intercepted by Todd Grant in the backcourt | 38-32 |
| 15:42 | Carroll | Edward Walker loses the dribble to Joshua Stanley | 38-32 |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Todd Grant (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Bish (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Walker (fresh) PF - Edward Tabb (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Lay (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jordan King (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Lynn Andrews (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dean Groves (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gordon Tuck (fresh) C - Joshua Stanley (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Lynn Andrews is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Lynn Andrews, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Erdman (PF) Gordon Tuck | |
| 15:03 | Carroll | Edward Tabb is called for a charge - foul #1 on Edward Tabb, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Carroll | Tracy Keisler (PG), William Dunklin (SG), John Mayo (SF), Sam Laliberte (PF) Todd Grant, Eric Bish, Edward Walker, Edward Tabb | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Akin (C) Joshua Stanley | |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Lynn Andrews misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 38-32 |
| 14:42 | Carroll | John Mayo pulls down the rebound | 38-32 |
| 14:13 | Carroll | Tracy Keisler knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by William Dunklin | 40-32 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | Robert Akin steps out of bounds on the baseline | 40-32 |
| Subs | Carroll | Ryan Duncan (PG), Edward Walker (SF), Edward Tabb (C) Tracy Keisler, John Mayo, Ronald Lay | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Stanley (PG), Stephen Montgomery (SG), Kevin Staggs (SF), Victor Sale (C) Jordan King, Lynn Andrews, Dean Groves, Robert Akin | |
| 13:28 | Carroll | Ryan Duncan can't finish the layup | 40-32 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | William Erdman snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 13:25 | Illinois | Ryan Duncan takes the ball from Kevin Staggs in the backcourt | 40-32 |
| 13:06 | Carroll | William Dunklin is hacked by Stephen Montgomery - foul #2 on Stephen Montgomery, team foul #3 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Carroll | Eric Bish (SG), Todd Grant (SF) William Dunklin, Edward Walker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Peter Bequette (PG), Gordon Tuck (PF) Joshua Stanley, William Erdman | |
| 12:58 | Carroll | Ryan Duncan clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-32 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Kevin Staggs grabs the board | 40-32 |
| 12:53 | Illinois | Eric Bish steals it from Stephen Montgomery in the backcourt | 40-32 |
| 12:38 | Carroll | Todd Grant misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Victor Sale | 40-32 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Stephen Montgomery hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 12:28 | Carroll | Eric Bish scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Todd Grant | 42-35 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Gordon Tuck is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Gordon Tuck, team foul #4 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Carroll | John Mayo (SF), Ronald Lay (C) Ryan Duncan, Sam Laliberte | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jordan King (SG), Robert Akin (C) Stephen Montgomery, Victor Sale | |
| 11:53 | Carroll | John Mayo blows the layup | 42-35 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Robert Akin pulls down the rebound | 42-35 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Kevin Staggs hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's hacked by John Mayo - foul #1 on John Mayo, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Carroll | Tracy Keisler (PG), William Dunklin (SG), Edward Walker (SF) Todd Grant, Eric Bish, John Mayo | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Erdman (PF) Gordon Tuck | |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Kevin Staggs makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Kevin Staggs misses the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 11:45 | Carroll | Edward Tabb grabs the board | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Tracy Keisler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Dunklin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Walker (fresh) PF - Edward Tabb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Lay (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Peter Bequette (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jordan King (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Staggs (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Erdman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Akin (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Carroll | William Dunklin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Staggs - foul #2 on Kevin Staggs, team foul #5 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Carroll | Ryan Duncan (PG), Sam Laliberte (PF) Tracy Keisler, Edward Tabb | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lynn Andrews (SG), Dean Groves (SF), Joshua Stanley (C) Peter Bequette, Kevin Staggs, Robert Akin | |
| 11:16 | Carroll | William Dunklin misses the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 11:16 | Carroll | William Dunklin misses the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 11:16 | Illinois | William Erdman grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Dean Groves is fouled on the floor by Edward Walker - foul #1 on Edward Walker, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | Joshua Stanley misses the jumper from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 10:54 | Illinois | Dean Groves tips it back up and in | 42-38 |
| 10:26 | Carroll | Sam Laliberte slams it home | 44-38 |
| 10:21 | Illinois | Jordan King connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Lynn Andrews | 44-41 |
| 10:05 | Carroll | Edward Walker is hacked by William Erdman - foul #4 on William Erdman, team foul #6 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Carroll | Todd Grant (PG), Eric Bish (SG), John Mayo (SF), Edward Tabb (C) Ryan Duncan, William Dunklin, Edward Walker, Ronald Lay | |
| Subs | Illinois | Glen Williams (PG), Stephen Montgomery (SG), Gordon Tuck (PF), Victor Sale (C) Jordan King, Lynn Andrews, Dean Groves, William Erdman | |
| 09:52 | Carroll | John Mayo buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Sam Laliberte | 46-41 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Joshua Stanley misses short on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 46-41 |
| 09:34 | Carroll | John Mayo gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 09:19 | Carroll | Eric Bish misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Montgomery - foul #3 on Stephen Montgomery, team foul #7 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Carroll | William Dunklin (SG) Sam Laliberte | |
| Subs | Illinois | Peter Bequette (PG), Robert Akin (PF) Glen Williams, Joshua Stanley | |
| 09:19 | Carroll | Eric Bish makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 09:19 | Carroll | Eric Bish makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Victor Sale's pass is intercepted by Todd Grant | 48-41 |
| 08:57 | Carroll | John Mayo lays it up and in on a great pass from Eric Bish | 50-41 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Eric Bish steps in front of the Peter Bequette pass | 50-41 |
| 08:29 | Carroll | John Mayo hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Victor Sale is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Victor Sale, team foul #8 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Carroll | Ryan Duncan (PG), Sam Laliberte (PF), Ronald Lay (C) Todd Grant, Edward Tabb, Eric Bish | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Staggs (SF) Gordon Tuck | |
| 08:13 | Carroll | Ryan Duncan comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 52-41 |
| 08:12 | Carroll | William Dunklin grabs the offensive board | 52-41 |
| 07:51 | Carroll | Sam Laliberte's floater is tipped away by Victor Sale | 52-41 |
| 07:50 | Carroll | John Mayo pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 07:31 | Carroll | John Mayo hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Dunklin and the foul's on Kevin Staggs - foul #3 on Kevin Staggs, team foul #9 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Carroll | Edward Walker (SF), Edward Tabb (PF) William Dunklin, Sam Laliberte | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jordan King (PG), Lynn Andrews (SG), William Erdman (PF), Dean Groves (C) Peter Bequette, Stephen Montgomery, Robert Akin, Victor Sale | |
| 07:31 | Carroll | John Mayo misses the free throw | 54-41 |
| 07:31 | Carroll | John Mayo grabs the offensive board | 54-41 |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Ryan Duncan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Mayo (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. SF - Edward Walker (fresh) PF - Edward Tabb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Lay (tired) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jordan King (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Lynn Andrews (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Staggs (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Erdman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Dean Groves (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Carroll | John Mayo misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-41 |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Kevin Staggs pulls down the rebound | 54-41 |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Jordan King comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-41 |
| 07:09 | Carroll | Edward Walker pulls down the rebound | 54-41 |
| 06:45 | Carroll | John Mayo can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 54-41 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | William Erdman snags the defensive board | 54-41 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Lynn Andrews misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-41 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Dean Groves misses the tip | 54-41 |
| 06:36 | Carroll | John Mayo pulls down the rebound | 54-41 |
| 06:14 | Carroll | Dean Groves is called for the reach on Ryan Duncan - foul #3 on Dean Groves, team foul #10 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Carroll | William Dunklin (SG), Sam Laliberte (PF), Eric Bish (C) John Mayo, Edward Tabb, Ronald Lay | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Stanley (C) Kevin Staggs | |
| 06:14 | Carroll | Ryan Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 06:14 | Carroll | Ryan Duncan misses the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | William Erdman pulls down the rebound | 55-41 |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Jordan King comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-41 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Stanley | 55-41 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Jordan King can't throw it down | 55-41 |
| 05:44 | Carroll | Sam Laliberte pulls down the rebound | 55-41 |
| 05:19 | Carroll | Sam Laliberte makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Eric Bish and he's fouled by Jordan King - foul #1 on Jordan King, team foul #11 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Carroll | Tracy Keisler (PG), Todd Grant (SF) Ryan Duncan, Edward Walker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Peter Bequette (PG), Stephen Montgomery (SG), Robert Akin (PF), Victor Sale (C) Jordan King, Lynn Andrews, Dean Groves, William Erdman | |
| 05:19 | Carroll | Sam Laliberte misses the free throw | 57-41 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | Victor Sale gets the rebound | 57-41 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Joshua Stanley is denied on a layup by Eric Bish | 57-41 |
| 05:13 | Carroll | The rebound goes to Todd Grant | 57-41 |
| 05:07 | Carroll | Eric Bish drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Sam Laliberte | 60-41 |
| 05:04 | Illinois | Stephen Montgomery is hacked by William Dunklin in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Dunklin, team foul #4 | 60-41 |
| Subs | Carroll | Edward Tabb (C) William Dunklin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Glen Williams (PG), Jordan King (SG), Gordon Tuck (PF) Peter Bequette, Stephen Montgomery, Victor Sale | |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Gordon Tuck hits the finger roll set up by Glen Williams | 60-43 |
| 04:34 | Carroll | Edward Tabb misses badly on a shot from the left block | 60-43 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Robert Akin gets the rebound | 60-43 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Jordan King's pass is intercepted by Eric Bish in the backcourt | 60-43 |
| 04:08 | Carroll | Edward Tabb hits a shot from close range set up by Tracy Keisler | 62-43 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Glen Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Tracy Keisler - foul #1 on Tracy Keisler, team foul #5 | 62-43 |
| Subs | Carroll | Ronald Lay (C) Sam Laliberte | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dean Groves (SF) Joshua Stanley | |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Dean Groves misses long on a jumper from the right side | 62-43 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Jordan King grabs the offensive rebound | 62-43 |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Robert Akin can't connect on a floater from the right block | 62-43 |
| 03:41 | Carroll | Edward Tabb grabs the defensive rebound | 62-43 |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Carroll | Ronald Lay drills a turnaround from close range | 64-43 |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Tracy Keisler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Bish (tiring) 9 pts. 3 stl. SF - Todd Grant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Edward Tabb (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Lay (tired) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Glen Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jordan King (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dean Groves (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gordon Tuck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Akin (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Glen Williams buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jordan King | 64-46 |
| 02:21 | Carroll | Glen Williams steals the ball from Tracy Keisler | 64-46 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Jordan King lays it up and in set up by Glen Williams | 64-48 |
| 01:54 | Carroll | Edward Tabb drills a shot from close range | 66-48 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Robert Akin is open and buries a jumper in the lane set up by Glen Williams | 66-50 |
| 01:29 | Carroll | Glen Williams is called for the reach on Eric Bish - foul #2 on Glen Williams, team foul #12 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Carroll | Edward Walker (SF) Tracy Keisler | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lynn Andrews (SG), Joshua Stanley (C) Glen Williams, Gordon Tuck | |
| 01:29 | Carroll | Eric Bish misses the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 01:29 | Carroll | Eric Bish misses the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| 01:29 | Carroll | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Lay | 66-50 |
| 01:09 | Carroll | The short jumper by Edward Tabb is denied by Robert Akin | 66-50 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Akin | 66-50 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Robert Akin is fouled in the backcourt by Todd Grant - foul #2 on Todd Grant, team foul #6 | 66-50 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Dean Groves can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Ronald Lay - foul #2 on Ronald Lay, team foul #7 | 66-50 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Dean Groves makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Dean Groves makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Carroll | Eric Bish drills a shot from the right wing | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Lynn Andrews is hacked by Edward Walker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Walker, team foul #8 | 68-52 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Lynn Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Lynn Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 00:11 | Carroll | Robert Akin steps in front of the Ronald Lay pass | 68-54 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Jordan King is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Bish - foul #1 on Eric Bish, team foul #9 | 68-54 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Jordan King makes the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Jordan King makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 00:00 | Carroll | Todd Grant runs out the clock | 68-56 |