| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Gary Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Kelso (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Sprenger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd Funderburg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeremy Flowers (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kelly Gil (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Klemm (fresh) PF - Erik Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Charles Hartwig (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Carroll | Paul Brown inbounds the ball | 36-40 |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Carroll | Steven Sprenger connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Ralph Kelso | 38-40 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Erik Campbell connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 19:08 | Carroll | Gary Shelton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 19:07 | Carroll | Steven Sprenger tips it but misses | 38-42 |
| 19:06 | Illinois | Charles Hartwig pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | Ralph Kelso steals the ball from Jeremy Flowers in the backcourt | 38-42 |
| 18:53 | Carroll | Kelly Gil takes the ball from Ralph Kelso | 38-42 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Gary Shelton steps in front of the Erik Campbell pass in the backcourt | 38-42 |
| 18:35 | Carroll | Paul Brown scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Steven Sprenger and he's fouled by Richard Klemm - foul #3 on Richard Klemm, team foul #1 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Carroll | Joshua Dewitt (PG), Clarence Billington (SG), Ian Tran (C) Gary Shelton, Ralph Kelso, Floyd Funderburg | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeff Bookman (SG), Stanley Bain (SF), Jeff Bracken (PF) Kelly Gil, Richard Klemm, Erik Campbell | |
| 18:35 | Carroll | Paul Brown makes the free throw | 41-42 |
| 18:18 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken is called for a backcourt violation | 41-42 |
| Subs | Carroll | Peter Cheng (PG), Leslie Womack (PF) Paul Brown, Steven Sprenger | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard (PG), Dwayne Hayes (C) Jeremy Flowers, Charles Hartwig | |
| 18:05 | Carroll | Ian Tran is called for traveling | 41-42 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard is hacked by Peter Cheng in the backcourt - foul #3 on Peter Cheng, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Carroll | Gary Shelton (PG) Peter Cheng | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:47 | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 41-42 |
| 17:46 | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes grabs the offensive board | 41-42 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Stanley Bain is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeff Bracken | 41-44 |
| 17:31 | Carroll | Ian Tran hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes gets the rebound | 41-44 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-44 |
| 17:22 | Carroll | Clarence Billington grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 17:02 | Carroll | Jeff Bookman steps in front of the Joshua Dewitt pass | 41-44 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Joshua Dewitt is called for the reach on Jeff Bookman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joshua Dewitt, team foul #2 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Carroll | Ralph Kelso (SG), Steven Sprenger (PF), Floyd Funderburg (C) Joshua Dewitt, Clarence Billington, Ian Tran | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers (PG), Kelly Gil (SG), Dana Rogers (SF), Erik Campbell (PF), Charles Hartwig (C) Christopher Gilliard, Jeff Bookman, Stanley Bain, Jeff Bracken, Dwayne Hayes | |
| 16:47 | Illinois | Floyd Funderburg steals the ball from Jeremy Flowers | 41-44 |
| 16:31 | Carroll | Leslie Womack lays it up and in on a great pass from Gary Shelton | 43-44 |
| 16:11 | Illinois | The jumper by Dana Rogers is denied by Floyd Funderburg | 43-44 |
| 16:10 | Carroll | Leslie Womack grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 15:52 | Carroll | Leslie Womack can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 15:50 | Carroll | Steven Sprenger hits the follow up shot | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Gary Shelton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Kelso (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leslie Womack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Sprenger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Floyd Funderburg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeremy Flowers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kelly Gil (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dana Rogers (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Erik Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Charles Hartwig (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Illinois | Gary Shelton is called for the reach on Jeremy Flowers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Shelton, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Carroll | Peter Cheng (PG), Paul Brown (SF), Ian Tran (PF), Boyd Barnes (C) Gary Shelton, Leslie Womack, Steven Sprenger, Floyd Funderburg | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard (PG), Jeff Bookman (SG), Richard Klemm (SF) Jeremy Flowers, Kelly Gil, Charles Hartwig | |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Richard Klemm is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 45-44 |
| 15:36 | Carroll | Ian Tran grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 15:31 | Carroll | Ralph Kelso hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 45-44 |
| 15:29 | Illinois | Richard Klemm pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Erik Campbell hits a wide open turnaround from close range on a great pass from Richard Klemm | 45-46 |
| 15:06 | Carroll | Peter Cheng is hacked by Richard Klemm - foul #4 on Richard Klemm, team foul #2 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Carroll | Clarence Billington (SG), Darwin Royse (PF) Ralph Kelso, Ian Tran | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Bain (SF), Jeff Bracken (PF), Dwayne Hayes (C) Richard Klemm, Erik Campbell, Dana Rogers | |
| 15:01 | Carroll | Paul Brown misses the shot from the right block | 45-46 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Stanley Bain | 45-48 |
| 14:40 | Carroll | Peter Cheng misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 14:34 | Illinois | Jeff Bookman buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Stanley Bain | 45-50 |
| 14:20 | Carroll | Darwin Royse lays it up and in on a nice dish by Peter Cheng and he's fouled by Dwayne Hayes - foul #2 on Dwayne Hayes, team foul #3 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Carroll | Joshua Dewitt (PG), Floyd Funderburg (C) Peter Cheng, Boyd Barnes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers (PG), Kelly Gil (SG), Charles Hartwig (C) Christopher Gilliard, Jeff Bookman, Dwayne Hayes | |
| 14:20 | Carroll | Darwin Royse makes the free throw | 48-50 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Paul Brown steals the ball from Jeremy Flowers in the backcourt | 48-50 |
| 14:01 | Carroll | Joshua Dewitt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 13:59 | Carroll | Darwin Royse tips it back up and in | 50-50 |
| 13:57 | Illinois | Kelly Gil is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence Billington - foul #1 on Clarence Billington, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Carroll | Ralph Kelso (SG), Ian Tran (SF), Steven Sprenger (PF) Clarence Billington, Paul Brown, Darwin Royse | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeff Bookman (SF), Erik Campbell (PF) Stanley Bain, Jeff Bracken | |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Kelly Gil is fouled on the floor by Ian Tran - foul #2 on Ian Tran, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dana Rogers (SF) Jeff Bookman | |
| 13:22 | Illinois | Charles Hartwig comes up short on the runner from the left block | 50-50 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | Kelly Gil pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 13:05 | Illinois | Charles Hartwig is hacked by Floyd Funderburg - foul #1 on Floyd Funderburg, team foul #6 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Carroll | Gary Shelton (PG), Paul Brown (SF), Leslie Womack (C) Joshua Dewitt, Ian Tran, Floyd Funderburg | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard (PG), Gary Finn (SG), Dwayne Hayes (PF) Jeremy Flowers, Kelly Gil, Erik Campbell | |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Charles Hartwig misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Leslie Womack - foul #1 on Leslie Womack, team foul #7 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Carroll | Clarence Billington (SG), Boyd Barnes (C) Ralph Kelso, Paul Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeff Bookman (SF) Dana Rogers | |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Charles Hartwig makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Charles Hartwig makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 12:41 | Carroll | Steven Sprenger is fouled on the floor by Dwayne Hayes - foul #3 on Dwayne Hayes, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeff Bracken (PF) Charles Hartwig | |
| 12:27 | Carroll | Boyd Barnes misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 12:26 | Carroll | Steven Sprenger tips it in | 52-52 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Christopher Gilliard, team foul #5 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Carroll | Ralph Kelso (SG), Ian Tran (SF) Clarence Billington, Steven Sprenger | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Bain (SF), Charles Hartwig (C) Jeff Bookman, Dwayne Hayes | |
| 11:58 | Carroll | Gary Shelton comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Christopher Gilliard - foul #4 on Christopher Gilliard, team foul #6 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Carroll | Peter Cheng (SG), Paul Brown (SF), Darwin Royse (PF) Ralph Kelso, Leslie Womack, Boyd Barnes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Gil (SG), Erik Campbell (PF) Christopher Gilliard, Jeff Bracken | |
| 11:58 | Carroll | Gary Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 11:58 | Carroll | Gary Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Erik Campbell hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 11:47 | Carroll | Paul Brown snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Gary Shelton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Peter Cheng (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Darwin Royse (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ian Tran (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Finn (fresh) SG - Kelly Gil (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stanley Bain (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Erik Campbell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Charles Hartwig (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Carroll | Peter Cheng misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-52 |
| 11:21 | Carroll | Darwin Royse snags the offensive board | 54-52 |
| 11:09 | Carroll | Erik Campbell swats the short shot by Gary Shelton | 54-52 |
| 11:08 | Carroll | Darwin Royse misses the tip | 54-52 |
| 11:07 | Carroll | Ian Tran grabs the offensive board | 54-52 |
| 10:46 | Carroll | Peter Cheng buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Erik Campbell is open but comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 57-52 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Kelly Gil | 57-52 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Gary Shelton picks off the pass by Charles Hartwig | 57-52 |
| 10:01 | Carroll | Peter Cheng makes the 3 from the right corner | 60-52 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Charles Hartwig banks in the wide open layup | 60-54 |
| 09:33 | Carroll | Ian Tran comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-54 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Gary Finn snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Gary Finn is hacked by Peter Cheng in the backcourt - foul #4 on Peter Cheng, team foul #8 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Carroll | Joshua Dewitt (PG), Ralph Kelso (SG), Clarence Billington (SF), Steven Sprenger (PF), Floyd Funderburg (C) Gary Shelton, Peter Cheng, Paul Brown, Darwin Royse, Ian Tran | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers (PG), Jeff Bookman (SF), Jeff Bracken (PF), Dwayne Hayes (C) Kelly Gil, Stanley Bain, Erik Campbell, Charles Hartwig | |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Gary Finn makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Gary Finn misses the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 09:28 | Carroll | The rebound goes to Steven Sprenger | 60-55 |
| 09:21 | Carroll | Ralph Kelso hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-55 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken snags the defensive board | 60-55 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers hits the finger roll | 60-57 |
| 08:55 | Carroll | Floyd Funderburg loses the ball out of bounds | 60-57 |
| Subs | Carroll | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dana Rogers (SF) Gary Finn | |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Dana Rogers is fouled on the floor by Clarence Billington - foul #2 on Clarence Billington, team foul #9 | 60-57 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Dana Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Dana Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 08:33 | Carroll | Steven Sprenger grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 08:31 | Carroll | Joshua Dewitt is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Flowers - foul #1 on Jeremy Flowers, team foul #7 | 60-58 |
| 08:31 | Carroll | Joshua Dewitt makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 08:31 | Carroll | Joshua Dewitt makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-61 |
| 07:46 | Carroll | Steven Sprenger hits the finger roll set up by Ralph Kelso | 64-61 |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Joshua Dewitt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Kelso (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clarence Billington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Sprenger (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Floyd Funderburg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeremy Flowers (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeff Bookman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. SF - Dana Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeff Bracken (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dwayne Hayes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers misses short on a jumper from the right side | 64-61 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes hits the follow up shot | 64-63 |
| 07:19 | Carroll | Clarence Billington hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-63 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-63 |
| Subs | Carroll | Gary Shelton (PG), Paul Brown (SF), Leslie Womack (PF), Boyd Barnes (C) Joshua Dewitt, Clarence Billington, Steven Sprenger, Floyd Funderburg | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard (PG), Kelly Gil (SG), Richard Klemm (SF), Erik Campbell (PF), Charles Hartwig (C) Jeremy Flowers, Jeff Bookman, Dana Rogers, Jeff Bracken, Dwayne Hayes | |
| 06:26 | Carroll | Boyd Barnes misses short on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Charles Hartwig - foul #3 on Charles Hartwig, team foul #8 | 67-63 |
| 06:26 | Carroll | Boyd Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 06:26 | Carroll | Boyd Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Kelly Gil double dribbles | 69-63 |
| Subs | Carroll | Ian Tran (SF) Paul Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:52 | Carroll | Ralph Kelso knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Boyd Barnes | 71-63 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Erik Campbell misses the easy open layup but he's fouled by Ralph Kelso - foul #2 on Ralph Kelso, team foul #10 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Carroll | Floyd Funderburg (C) Boyd Barnes | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Erik Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Erik Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 05:35 | Carroll | Floyd Funderburg grabs the defensive rebound | 71-64 |
| 05:14 | Carroll | Gary Shelton is hacked by Charles Hartwig - foul #4 on Charles Hartwig, team foul #9 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Carroll | Darwin Royse (PF) Leslie Womack | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers (PG), Stanley Bain (SF), Dana Rogers (PF) Christopher Gilliard, Richard Klemm, Erik Campbell | |
| 05:14 | Carroll | Gary Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 05:14 | Carroll | Gary Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Charles Hartwig clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 73-64 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers grabs the offensive board | 73-64 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 73-64 |
| 04:36 | Carroll | Floyd Funderburg grabs the board | 73-64 |
| 04:29 | Carroll | Darwin Royse misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 73-64 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Charles Hartwig pulls down the rebound | 73-64 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Stanley Bain can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ian Tran - foul #3 on Ian Tran, team foul #11 | 73-64 |
| Subs | Carroll | Joshua Dewitt (SG), Paul Brown (SF), Steven Sprenger (PF), Boyd Barnes (C) Ralph Kelso, Ian Tran, Darwin Royse, Floyd Funderburg | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard (PG), Jeff Bookman (SG), Erik Campbell (PF) Jeremy Flowers, Kelly Gil, Charles Hartwig | |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Stanley Bain makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Stanley Bain makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 03:57 | Carroll | Boyd Barnes knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Steven Sprenger | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Carroll | Carroll is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Jeff Bookman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-66 |
| Subs | Carroll | Peter Cheng (PG), Clarence Billington (SG), Leslie Womack (SF) Gary Shelton, Joshua Dewitt, Paul Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Klemm (SF), Jeff Bracken (C) Stanley Bain, Dana Rogers | |
| 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) | |
| 03:38 | Carroll | Steven Sprenger clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Erik Campbell - foul #2 on Erik Campbell, team foul #10 | 75-66 |
| 03:38 | Carroll | Steven Sprenger makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 03:38 | Carroll | Steven Sprenger makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| Lineup | Carroll | PG - Peter Cheng (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Clarence Billington (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Leslie Womack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Sprenger (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Boyd Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Gilliard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SG - Jeff Bookman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. SF - Richard Klemm (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Erik Campbell (tiring) 9 pts. 2 stl. C - Jeff Bracken (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Boyd Barnes steps in front of the Jeff Bookman pass in the backcourt | 77-66 |
| 03:12 | Carroll | Steven Sprenger scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Peter Cheng and he's hacked by Richard Klemm - foul #5 on Richard Klemm, team foul #11 | 79-66 |
| Subs | Carroll | Joshua Dewitt (PG), Paul Brown (SF) Peter Cheng, Boyd Barnes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers (PG), Gary Finn (SG), Charles Hartwig (C) Christopher Gilliard, Richard Klemm, Erik Campbell | |
| 03:12 | Carroll | Steven Sprenger misses the free throw | 79-66 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Charles Hartwig snags the defensive board | 79-66 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 79-66 |
| 02:52 | Carroll | The rebound goes to Clarence Billington | 79-66 |
| 02:36 | Carroll | Leslie Womack misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 79-66 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeff Bracken | 79-66 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-66 |
| Subs | Carroll | Peter Cheng (PG), Ian Tran (C) Joshua Dewitt, Leslie Womack | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Bain (SF), Dwayne Hayes (C) Gary Finn, Charles Hartwig | |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 79-66 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken tips it back up and in | 79-68 |
| 02:14 | Carroll | Carroll calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-68 |
| Subs | Carroll | Floyd Funderburg (C) Ian Tran | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Gil (SG) Stanley Bain | |
| 01:49 | Carroll | Paul Brown is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Flowers - foul #2 on Jeremy Flowers, team foul #12 | 79-68 |
| Subs | Carroll | Joshua Dewitt (PG), Ian Tran (PF), Boyd Barnes (C) Peter Cheng, Steven Sprenger, Floyd Funderburg | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard (PG), Stanley Bain (SF) Jeremy Flowers, Kelly Gil | |
| 01:49 | Carroll | Paul Brown makes the 1st free throw | 80-68 |
| 01:49 | Carroll | Paul Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 81-68 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Stanley Bain is open and scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Christopher Gilliard | 81-70 |
| 01:15 | Carroll | Clarence Billington is hacked by Jeff Bookman - foul #1 on Jeff Bookman, team foul #13 | 81-70 |
| Subs | Carroll | Leslie Womack (PF) Paul Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:15 | Carroll | Clarence Billington makes the 1st free throw | 82-70 |
| 01:15 | Carroll | Clarence Billington makes the 2nd free throw | 83-70 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Stanley Bain connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Gilliard | 83-72 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Carroll | Leslie Womack is hacked by Jeff Bracken - foul #1 on Jeff Bracken, team foul #14 | 83-72 |
| Subs | Carroll | Darwin Royse (PF) Boyd Barnes | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:58 | Carroll | Leslie Womack makes the 1st free throw | 84-72 |
| 00:58 | Carroll | Leslie Womack makes the 2nd free throw | 85-72 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Stanley Bain misses the wide open turnaround from close range | 85-72 |
| 00:52 | Carroll | Clarence Billington grabs the board | 85-72 |
| 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) | |
| 00:29 | Carroll | Leslie Womack comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 85-72 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Stanley Bain | 85-72 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Jeff Bookman scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Stanley Bain and the foul's on Leslie Womack - foul #2 on Leslie Womack, team foul #12 | 85-74 |
| Subs | Carroll | Boyd Barnes (C) Darwin Royse | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Jeff Bookman makes the free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:00 | Carroll | Joshua Dewitt runs out the clock | 85-75 |