| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeremy Flowers (fresh) SG - Kelly Gil (fresh) SF - Richard Klemm (fresh) PF - Erik Campbell (fresh) C - Charles Hartwig (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lynchburg | PG - Ian Dance (fresh) SG - Dennis Perkinson (fresh) SF - Michael Lamm (fresh) PF - Daniel Schwenke (fresh) C - Eric White (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Charles Hartwig wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lynchburg | Lynchburg is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Lynchburg | Dennis Perkinson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Charles Hartwig grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Erik Campbell drills a jumper in the paint | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Lynchburg | Ian Dance's floater is tipped away by Charles Hartwig | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Lynchburg | Michael Lamm pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Lynchburg | Erik Campbell takes the ball from Dennis Perkinson | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Erik Campbell misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Dennis Perkinson - foul #1 on Dennis Perkinson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Erik Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Erik Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:14 | Lynchburg | Ian Dance drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Dennis Perkinson | 3-2 |
| 17:53 | Illinois | Dennis Perkinson steals it from Erik Campbell | 3-2 |
| 17:30 | Lynchburg | Ian Dance is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Ian Dance, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeff Bookman (SG), Jeff Bracken (PF) Kelly Gil, Erik Campbell | |
| Subs | Lynchburg | | |
| 17:05 | Illinois | Eric White is called for the reach on Richard Klemm - foul #1 on Eric White, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard (PG), Stanley Bain (SF), Dwayne Hayes (C) Jeremy Flowers, Richard Klemm, Charles Hartwig | |
| Subs | Lynchburg | | |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-2 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Dwayne Hayes | 3-2 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken lays it in and he's fouled by Daniel Schwenke - foul #1 on Daniel Schwenke, team foul #4 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lynchburg | John Williams (PG), Larry Gross (SG), Dean Ritz (PF), Jimmy Hubbert (C) Ian Dance, Dennis Perkinson, Daniel Schwenke, Eric White | |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken misses the free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:29 | Lynchburg | Dean Ritz grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 16:11 | Lynchburg | Michael Lamm misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 16:10 | Lynchburg | Jimmy Hubbert gets the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 15:53 | Lynchburg | John Williams is hacked by Dwayne Hayes - foul #1 on Dwayne Hayes, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers (PG), Kelly Gil (SG), Richard Klemm (SF), Erik Campbell (PF), Charles Hartwig (C) Christopher Gilliard, Jeff Bookman, Stanley Bain, Jeff Bracken, Dwayne Hayes | |
| Subs | Lynchburg | | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeremy Flowers (fresh) SG - Kelly Gil (fresh) SF - Richard Klemm (fresh) PF - Erik Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Hartwig (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lynchburg | PG - John Williams (fresh) SG - Larry Gross (fresh) SF - Michael Lamm (fresh) PF - Dean Ritz (fresh) C - Jimmy Hubbert (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Lynchburg | Michael Lamm misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 15:35 | Illinois | Erik Campbell snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 15:28 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-2 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Erik Campbell grabs the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on John Williams - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #5 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lynchburg | Ian Dance (PG), Charles Georges (SF) Larry Gross, Michael Lamm | |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers makes the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers misses the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 15:11 | Lynchburg | The rebound goes to Dean Ritz | 6-2 |
| 14:55 | Lynchburg | Ian Dance makes the pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Jeremy Flowers - foul #1 on Jeremy Flowers, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lynchburg | Dennis Perkinson (SG), Daniel Schwenke (PF), Eric White (C) Charles Georges, Dean Ritz, Jimmy Hubbert | |
| 14:55 | Lynchburg | Ian Dance misses the free throw | 6-4 |
| 14:55 | Lynchburg | Eric White grabs the offensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 14:30 | Lynchburg | Eric White connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by John Williams and the foul's on Charles Hartwig - foul #1 on Charles Hartwig, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| 14:30 | Lynchburg | Eric White makes the free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Richard Klemm banks in the layup on a great pass from Kelly Gil | 8-7 |
| 13:49 | Lynchburg | Dennis Perkinson hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Ian Dance | 8-10 |
| 13:38 | Illinois | Charles Hartwig knocks in the jumper from the right block | 10-10 |
| 13:20 | Lynchburg | Erik Campbell is called for the reach on Dennis Perkinson - foul #1 on Erik Campbell, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard (PG), Jeff Bookman (SG), Stanley Bain (SF), Jeff Bracken (PF), Dwayne Hayes (C) Jeremy Flowers, Kelly Gil, Richard Klemm, Erik Campbell, Charles Hartwig | |
| Subs | Lynchburg | Michael Lamm (SF), Dean Ritz (C) Ian Dance, Eric White | |
| 13:04 | Lynchburg | Daniel Schwenke dunks the ball | 10-12 |
| 12:46 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 10-12 |
| 12:45 | Lynchburg | John Williams snags the defensive board | 10-12 |
| 12:25 | Lynchburg | Michael Lamm buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 12:01 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken knocks in the floater from close range | 12-15 |
| 11:46 | Lynchburg | Dean Ritz hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by John Williams | 12-17 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Gilliard (fresh) SG - Jeff Bookman (fresh) SF - Stanley Bain (fresh) PF - Jeff Bracken (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dwayne Hayes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lynchburg | PG - John Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dennis Perkinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Lamm (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Schwenke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Dean Ritz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Stanley Bain and he's hacked by Michael Lamm - foul #1 on Michael Lamm, team foul #6 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Gil (SG), Richard Klemm (SF), Erik Campbell (PF), Charles Hartwig (C) Jeff Bookman, Stanley Bain, Jeff Bracken, Dwayne Hayes | |
| Subs | Lynchburg | Ian Dance (PG), Eric White (C) Dennis Perkinson, Daniel Schwenke | |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard misses the free throw | 14-17 |
| 11:31 | Lynchburg | Eric White gets the rebound | 14-17 |
| 11:08 | Lynchburg | Dean Ritz is fouled on the floor by Charles Hartwig - foul #2 on Charles Hartwig, team foul #5 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers (PG), Jeff Bracken (C) Christopher Gilliard, Charles Hartwig | |
| Subs | Lynchburg | Larry Gross (SG) John Williams | |
| 10:51 | Lynchburg | Dean Ritz lays it in on a nice dish by Larry Gross | 14-19 |
| 10:32 | Illinois | Richard Klemm misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Larry Gross - foul #1 on Larry Gross, team foul #7 | 14-19 |
| 10:32 | Illinois | Richard Klemm makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 10:32 | Illinois | Richard Klemm makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 10:19 | Lynchburg | Ian Dance misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 16-19 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken grabs the defensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | Richard Klemm's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lynchburg | John Williams (SG), Jimmy Hubbert (PF) Larry Gross, Dean Ritz | |
| 09:52 | Lynchburg | Kelly Gil blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Ian Dance | 16-19 |
| 09:51 | Lynchburg | Eric White grabs the offensive board | 16-19 |
| 09:34 | Lynchburg | Eric White's pass is intercepted by Jeremy Flowers | 16-19 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Kelly Gil misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-19 |
| 09:13 | Lynchburg | Eric White pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 09:10 | Lynchburg | Kelly Gil is called for the reach on Ian Dance in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kelly Gil, team foul #6 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeff Bookman (SG), Dwayne Hayes (PF), Dana Rogers (C) Kelly Gil, Erik Campbell, Jeff Bracken | |
| Subs | Lynchburg | Dennis Perkinson (SG), Charles Georges (SF), Daniel Schwenke (PF), Dean Ritz (C) Ian Dance, Michael Lamm, Jimmy Hubbert, Eric White | |
| 08:51 | Lynchburg | John Williams makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Dennis Perkinson | 16-21 |
| 08:34 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-21 |
| 08:33 | Lynchburg | Dennis Perkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 08:21 | Lynchburg | Daniel Schwenke double dribbles | 16-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Bain (SF) Richard Klemm | |
| Subs | Lynchburg | | |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers clanks a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Daniel Schwenke - foul #2 on Daniel Schwenke, team foul #8 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Gil (SG), Erik Campbell (PF) Stanley Bain, Dana Rogers | |
| Subs | Lynchburg | Ian Dance (PG), Michael Lamm (SF), Eric White (C) John Williams, Charles Georges, Daniel Schwenke | |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers misses the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 07:39 | Lynchburg | Eric White comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 17-21 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Jeff Bookman grabs the defensive rebound | 17-21 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeremy Flowers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kelly Gil (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeff Bookman (fresh) PF - Erik Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dwayne Hayes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lynchburg | PG - Ian Dance (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Perkinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Lamm (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dean Ritz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric White (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes is fouled on the floor by Eric White - foul #2 on Eric White, team foul #9 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard (PG) Jeremy Flowers | |
| Subs | Lynchburg | John Williams (SG), Charles Georges (PF), Jimmy Hubbert (C) Dennis Perkinson, Dean Ritz, Eric White | |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 07:33 | Lynchburg | Michael Lamm snags the defensive board | 18-21 |
| 07:11 | Lynchburg | Christopher Gilliard steals the ball from John Williams | 18-21 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Kelly Gil connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jeff Bookman | 20-21 |
| 06:46 | Lynchburg | Ian Dance double dribbles | 20-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Klemm (SF), Jeff Bracken (C) Jeff Bookman, Dwayne Hayes | |
| Subs | Lynchburg | | |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Erik Campbell lays it in set up by Christopher Gilliard | 22-21 |
| 06:16 | Lynchburg | Michael Lamm comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 22-21 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken pulls down the rebound | 22-21 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Richard Klemm hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 22-21 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jeff Bracken | 22-21 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Richard Klemm is fouled on the floor by Michael Lamm - foul #2 on Michael Lamm, team foul #10 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers (PG), Jeff Bookman (SG), Dana Rogers (C) Christopher Gilliard, Kelly Gil, Erik Campbell | |
| Subs | Lynchburg | Dennis Perkinson (SG), Dean Ritz (PF) Ian Dance, Michael Lamm | |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Richard Klemm misses the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Richard Klemm makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 05:33 | Lynchburg | Dean Ritz comes up short on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Jeff Bracken - foul #1 on Jeff Bracken, team foul #7 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lynchburg | Larry Gross (PG) Charles Georges | |
| 05:33 | Lynchburg | Dean Ritz makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 05:33 | Lynchburg | Dean Ritz misses the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken pulls down the rebound | 23-22 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Dana Rogers comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-22 |
| 05:14 | Lynchburg | Dean Ritz snags the defensive board | 23-22 |
| 05:08 | Lynchburg | Jimmy Hubbert misses the jumper from the right block | 23-22 |
| 05:07 | Lynchburg | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Gross | 23-22 |
| 04:46 | Lynchburg | John Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes (C) Dana Rogers | |
| Subs | Lynchburg | Tony Wheeler (SF) John Williams | |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Larry Gross - foul #2 on Larry Gross, team foul #11 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Bain (SF) Richard Klemm | |
| Subs | Lynchburg | Bill Longfellow (PG) Larry Gross | |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 04:23 | Lynchburg | Jimmy Hubbert scores on a shot in the paint set up by Tony Wheeler | 25-24 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 25-24 |
| 04:12 | Lynchburg | Dean Ritz gets the rebound | 25-24 |
| 03:51 | Lynchburg | Dean Ritz misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 25-24 |
| 03:49 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken gets the rebound | 25-24 |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Jeff Bookman is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Hubbert - foul #1 on Jimmy Hubbert, team foul #12 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard (PG), Kelly Gil (SG), Erik Campbell (PF), Charles Hartwig (C) Jeremy Flowers, Stanley Bain, Jeff Bracken, Dwayne Hayes | |
| Subs | Lynchburg | Ian Dance (PG), John Williams (SG), Michael Lamm (SF), Daniel Schwenke (PF), Eric White (C) Bill Longfellow, Dennis Perkinson, Tony Wheeler, Dean Ritz, Jimmy Hubbert | |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Jeff Bookman makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Jeff Bookman makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 03:31 | Lynchburg | Daniel Schwenke misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-24 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Charles Hartwig snags the defensive board | 27-24 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Gilliard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kelly Gil (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Bookman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Erik Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Hartwig (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lynchburg | PG - Ian Dance (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Lamm (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Schwenke (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric White (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Kelly Gil connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Christopher Gilliard | 30-24 |
| 03:03 | Lynchburg | Michael Lamm is fouled on the floor by Charles Hartwig - foul #3 on Charles Hartwig, team foul #8 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Klemm (SF), Dwayne Hayes (C) Jeff Bookman, Charles Hartwig | |
| Subs | Lynchburg | | |
| 03:03 | Lynchburg | Michael Lamm makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 03:03 | Lynchburg | Michael Lamm makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Richard Klemm loses the dribble to Michael Lamm | 30-26 |
| 02:11 | Lynchburg | Ian Dance clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-26 |
| 02:09 | Lynchburg | Eric White gets the offensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 01:57 | Lynchburg | John Williams is fouled on the floor by Kelly Gil - foul #2 on Kelly Gil, team foul #9 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers (PG), Jeff Bracken (C) Christopher Gilliard, Dwayne Hayes | |
| Subs | Lynchburg | Dennis Perkinson (SG) Ian Dance | |
| 01:57 | Lynchburg | John Williams makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 01:57 | Lynchburg | John Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Erik Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard (SG), Dana Rogers (C) Kelly Gil, Erik Campbell | |
| Subs | Lynchburg | Dean Ritz (C) Eric White | |
| 01:10 | Lynchburg | Dennis Perkinson connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Williams | 30-31 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Dana Rogers loses the dribble to Dean Ritz | 30-31 |
| 00:32 | Lynchburg | Dean Ritz loses the ball out of bounds | 30-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeff Bookman (SG), Stanley Bain (SF), Dwayne Hayes (C) Christopher Gilliard, Richard Klemm, Dana Rogers | |
| Subs | Lynchburg | Ian Dance (PG), Charles Georges (SF), Jimmy Hubbert (C) John Williams, Michael Lamm, Daniel Schwenke | |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Dennis Perkinson is called for the reach on Jeff Bookman - foul #2 on Dennis Perkinson, team foul #13 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Gil (SG), Erik Campbell (PF) Stanley Bain, Jeff Bracken | |
| Subs | Lynchburg | Larry Gross (SG), Eric White (C) Dennis Perkinson, Jimmy Hubbert | |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Jeff Bookman makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Jeff Bookman makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 00:04 | Lynchburg | Larry Gross is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Larry Gross, team foul #14 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lynchburg | Bill Longfellow (SG) Larry Gross | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Jeff Bookman misses the halfcourt shot | 32-31 |