| Lineup | Eastern Washington | PG - Terry Myrick (fresh) SG - Johnathan Littrell (fresh) SF - David Christensen (fresh) PF - Robert Morrison (fresh) C - Tommy Osborn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Curt Stambaugh (fresh) SG - John Nagata (fresh) SF - William Williams (fresh) PF - Billy Carey (fresh) C - Clyde Spector (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Clyde Spector wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Illinois | William Williams misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Clyde Spector tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Eastern Washington | David Christensen misses long on a turnaround from close range | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Eastern Washington | Tommy Osborn can't tip it in | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Billy Carey pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | John Nagata is whistled for traveling | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Eastern Washington | Johnathan Littrell misses the jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Eastern Washington | Tommy Osborn tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Johnathan Littrell takes the ball from Clyde Spector | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | Eastern Washington | Terry Myrick misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | Illinois | Billy Carey pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | John Nagata misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:03 | Eastern Washington | Robert Morrison gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:55 | Eastern Washington | Johnathan Littrell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | William Williams snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Johnathan Littrell is called for the reach on John Nagata - foul #1 on Johnathan Littrell, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Jackson (C) Clyde Spector | |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Billy Carey is whistled for traveling | 2-2 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Bates (SG) John Nagata | |
| 17:16 | Eastern Washington | Terry Myrick can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 2-2 |
| 17:14 | Eastern Washington | Robert Morrison grabs the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:01 | Eastern Washington | David Christensen double dribbles | 2-2 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kurt Lambert (SF), Jason Sansbury (PF) William Williams, Billy Carey | |
| 16:43 | Illinois | David Christensen denies the turnaround by Charles Bates | 2-2 |
| 16:41 | Eastern Washington | Tommy Osborn grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 16:21 | Eastern Washington | Jeremy Jackson blocks the short jumper by Tommy Osborn | 2-2 |
| 16:20 | Eastern Washington | Tommy Osborn tips it back up and in | 4-2 |
| 15:53 | Illinois | Kurt Lambert misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 15:52 | Eastern Washington | David Christensen pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| Lineup | Eastern Washington | PG - Terry Myrick (fairly fresh) SG - Johnathan Littrell (fairly fresh) SF - David Christensen (fresh) PF - Robert Morrison (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Tommy Osborn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Curt Stambaugh (fairly fresh) SG - Charles Bates (fresh) SF - Kurt Lambert (fresh) PF - Jason Sansbury (fresh) C - Jeremy Jackson (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Eastern Washington | David Christensen buries a shot from the left wing set up by Tommy Osborn | 6-2 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Jason Sansbury hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-2 |
| 15:25 | Eastern Washington | Johnathan Littrell grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 15:19 | Eastern Washington | Robert Morrison misses badly on a shot in the lane | 6-2 |
| 15:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jason Sansbury | 6-2 |
| 14:52 | Illinois | Jason Sansbury hits a 3 from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 14:27 | Eastern Washington | Johnathan Littrell is hacked by Kurt Lambert - foul #1 on Kurt Lambert, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Nagata (SG), William Williams (SF), Billy Carey (PF), Clyde Spector (C) Charles Bates, Kurt Lambert, Jason Sansbury, Jeremy Jackson | |
| 14:15 | Eastern Washington | Terry Myrick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-5 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | William Williams can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Tommy Osborn - foul #1 on Tommy Osborn, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 13:52 | Eastern Washington | Tommy Osborn misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 6-7 |
| 13:51 | Illinois | Clyde Spector grabs the board | 6-7 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | William Williams scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Nagata | 6-10 |
| 13:09 | Eastern Washington | Terry Myrick travels with the ball | 6-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Gary Millette (SG), Jimmie Yang (PF) Johnathan Littrell, Robert Morrison | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Bates (PG) Curt Stambaugh | |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Charles Bates scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-13 |
| 12:36 | Eastern Washington | Terry Myrick connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-13 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | John Nagata knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Bates | 9-15 |
| 11:58 | Eastern Washington | Tommy Osborn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Bobby Schooley (PG), David Greenhalgh (C) Terry Myrick, Tommy Osborn | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kurt Lambert (SF), Jeremy Jackson (C) William Williams, Clyde Spector | |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Billy Carey misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 9-15 |
| 11:38 | Illinois | Billy Carey gets the offensive rebound | 9-15 |
| Lineup | Eastern Washington | PG - Bobby Schooley (fresh) SG - Gary Millette (fresh) SF - David Christensen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jimmie Yang (fresh) C - David Greenhalgh (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles Bates (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Nagata (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kurt Lambert (fresh) PF - Billy Carey (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeremy Jackson (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Illinois | John Nagata misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 9-15 |
| 11:27 | Eastern Washington | David Christensen grabs the defensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 11:19 | Eastern Washington | Bobby Schooley misses short on a shot from the left wing | 9-15 |
| 11:17 | Eastern Washington | David Greenhalgh pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 11:04 | Eastern Washington | David Christensen clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-15 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Jeremy Jackson gets the rebound | 9-15 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | John Nagata connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Billy Carey and he's fouled by Gary Millette - foul #1 on Gary Millette, team foul #3 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Johnathan Littrell (SG), Daryl Topolewski (SF), Robert Morrison (PF) Gary Millette, David Christensen, Jimmie Yang | |
| Subs | Illinois | Curt Stambaugh (PG), William Williams (SF) Charles Bates, Billy Carey | |
| 10:40 | Illinois | John Nagata makes the free throw | 9-18 |
| 10:21 | Eastern Washington | Curt Stambaugh steals it from Bobby Schooley | 9-18 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | Jeremy Jackson can't finish the layup | 9-18 |
| 10:11 | Eastern Washington | Johnathan Littrell snags the defensive board | 9-18 |
| 09:58 | Eastern Washington | Daryl Topolewski drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-18 |
| 09:50 | Illinois | John Nagata is fouled on the floor by Johnathan Littrell - foul #2 on Johnathan Littrell, team foul #4 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Terry Myrick (PG), Gary Millette (SG), David Christensen (SF), Tommy Osborn (C) Bobby Schooley, Johnathan Littrell, Daryl Topolewski, David Greenhalgh | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clyde Spector (C) Jeremy Jackson | |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Clyde Spector misses the easy layup | 12-18 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | Clyde Spector gets the offensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 09:24 | Illinois | Gary Millette steps in front of the Clyde Spector pass | 12-18 |
| 09:09 | Eastern Washington | Tommy Osborn double dribbles | 12-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Bates (SG), Jason Sansbury (PF) John Nagata, Kurt Lambert | |
| 08:48 | Illinois | William Williams misses the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Terry Myrick - foul #1 on Terry Myrick, team foul #5 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Jimmie Yang (PF) Robert Morrison | |
| Subs | Illinois | Billy Carey (PF) Jason Sansbury | |
| 08:48 | Illinois | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 08:41 | Eastern Washington | The jump hook by Gary Millette is blocked by William Williams | 12-20 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Clyde Spector | 12-20 |
| 08:34 | Illinois | Curt Stambaugh lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Bates and the foul's on Tommy Osborn - foul #2 on Tommy Osborn, team foul #6 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | David Greenhalgh (C) Tommy Osborn | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Sansbury (SF) William Williams | |
| 08:34 | Illinois | Curt Stambaugh makes the free throw | 12-23 |
| 08:15 | Eastern Washington | Jimmie Yang misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 12-23 |
| 08:14 | Eastern Washington | David Christensen grabs the offensive rebound | 12-23 |
| 07:57 | Eastern Washington | Terry Myrick misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Billy Carey - foul #1 on Billy Carey, team foul #2 | 12-23 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Nagata (SG), Kurt Lambert (SF), Jeremy Jackson (C) Charles Bates, Jason Sansbury, Clyde Spector | |
| 07:57 | Eastern Washington | Terry Myrick makes the 1st free throw | 13-23 |
| 07:57 | Eastern Washington | Terry Myrick misses the 2nd free throw | 13-23 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeremy Jackson | 13-23 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | John Nagata misses the dunk attempt | 13-23 |
| 07:37 | Eastern Washington | Jimmie Yang grabs the board | 13-23 |
| Lineup | Eastern Washington | PG - Terry Myrick (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Gary Millette (fairly fresh) SF - David Christensen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmie Yang (fresh) C - David Greenhalgh (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Curt Stambaugh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Nagata (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kurt Lambert (fresh) PF - Billy Carey (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeremy Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Eastern Washington | Terry Myrick misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-23 |
| 07:21 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Curt Stambaugh | 13-23 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Billy Carey clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Terry Myrick - foul #2 on Terry Myrick, team foul #7 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Bobby Schooley (PG), Daryl Topolewski (SF), Robert Morrison (PF) Terry Myrick, David Christensen, Jimmie Yang | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Williams (SF) Kurt Lambert | |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Billy Carey misses the 1st free throw | 13-23 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Billy Carey makes the 2nd free throw | 13-24 |
| 06:49 | Eastern Washington | Bobby Schooley clanks a 3 from the left corner | 13-24 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | William Williams pulls down the rebound | 13-24 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | John Nagata misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 13-24 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Billy Carey grabs the offensive board | 13-24 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | John Nagata buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-27 |
| 06:06 | Eastern Washington | Gary Millette misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-27 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Jeremy Jackson grabs the board | 13-27 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Curt Stambaugh scores on a turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by Bobby Schooley - foul #1 on Bobby Schooley, team foul #8 | 13-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | David Christensen (SF), Jimmie Yang (C) Robert Morrison, David Greenhalgh | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Bates (SG), Kurt Lambert (PF), Clyde Spector (C) John Nagata, Billy Carey, Jeremy Jackson | |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Curt Stambaugh makes the free throw | 13-30 |
| 05:28 | Eastern Washington | David Christensen is whistled for a carry | 13-30 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Sansbury (PF) William Williams | |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Charles Bates clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-30 |
| 05:06 | Illinois | Jason Sansbury tips it in | 13-32 |
| 04:52 | Eastern Washington | Jimmie Yang misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-32 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Jason Sansbury gets the rebound | 13-32 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Curt Stambaugh clanks a 3 from the right wing | 13-32 |
| 04:38 | Eastern Washington | The rebound goes to Daryl Topolewski | 13-32 |
| 04:25 | Eastern Washington | David Christensen knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Bobby Schooley and he's fouled by Curt Stambaugh - foul #1 on Curt Stambaugh, team foul #3 | 15-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Darius Day (PG), Robert Morrison (PF), David Greenhalgh (C) Bobby Schooley, Daryl Topolewski, Jimmie Yang | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Nagata (SG) Curt Stambaugh | |
| 04:25 | Eastern Washington | David Christensen makes the free throw | 16-32 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | John Nagata clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-32 |
| 04:02 | Eastern Washington | Robert Morrison grabs the board | 16-32 |
| 03:49 | Eastern Washington | Gary Millette is hacked by Charles Bates - foul #1 on Charles Bates, team foul #4 | 16-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Terry Myrick (PG), Johnathan Littrell (SG), Tommy Osborn (C) Darius Day, Gary Millette, David Greenhalgh | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Williams (SF), Jeremy Jackson (C) Jason Sansbury, Clyde Spector | |
| 03:36 | Eastern Washington | Terry Myrick misses the jumper from the right side | 16-32 |
| 03:34 | Illinois | William Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 16-32 |
| Lineup | Eastern Washington | PG - Terry Myrick (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Johnathan Littrell (fresh) SF - David Christensen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Morrison (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Tommy Osborn (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles Bates (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Nagata (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kurt Lambert (fresh) C - Jeremy Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Charles Bates's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Jimmie Yang (PF) Robert Morrison | |
| Subs | Illinois | Billy Carey (PF) Kurt Lambert | |
| 02:58 | Eastern Washington | David Christensen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 16-32 |
| 02:56 | Eastern Washington | Johnathan Littrell hits the follow up shot | 18-32 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Charles Bates is hacked by Johnathan Littrell - foul #3 on Johnathan Littrell, team foul #9 | 18-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Gary Millette (SG) Johnathan Littrell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Curt Stambaugh (PG) John Nagata | |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Charles Bates misses the 1st free throw | 18-32 |
| 02:39 | Eastern Washington | Jimmie Yang pulls down the rebound | 18-32 |
| 02:23 | Eastern Washington | Jimmie Yang is called for traveling | 18-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Daryl Topolewski (SF) David Christensen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clyde Spector (C) Jeremy Jackson | |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Jimmie Yang blocks the short jumper by William Williams | 18-32 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Carey | 18-32 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Billy Carey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Robert Morrison (PF) Jimmie Yang | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kurt Lambert (SF) William Williams | |
| 01:36 | Eastern Washington | Tommy Osborn knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 20-32 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Charles Bates misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-32 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Billy Carey tips it back up and in | 20-34 |
| 01:13 | Eastern Washington | Terry Myrick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | David Christensen (SF) Daryl Topolewski | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Nagata (SG), Jason Sansbury (PF), Jeremy Jackson (C) Charles Bates, Billy Carey, Clyde Spector | |
| 01:00 | Illinois | John Nagata makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jason Sansbury | 20-37 |
| 00:48 | Eastern Washington | Robert Morrison's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Sansbury | 20-37 |
| 00:46 | Eastern Washington | Gary Millette gets the offensive rebound | 20-37 |
| 00:29 | Eastern Washington | Gary Millette hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 20-37 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kurt Lambert | 20-37 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Kurt Lambert's pass is intercepted by Robert Morrison | 20-37 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Washington | Kurt Lambert denies the turnaround by Terry Myrick | 20-37 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Washington | Gary Millette tips it back up and in | 22-37 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | John Nagata misses short on a fullcourt shot | 22-37 |