| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Byron Jordan (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Apel (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Vule Zimmerman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) C - Jacob Sharp (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Thomas Brasel (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Leo Hooker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Brainard (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ward Hooley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman inbounds the ball | 40-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Byron Jordan | 43-33 |
| 19:42 | Austin Peay | Richard Brainard lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Brasel | 43-35 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Thomas Brasel - foul #3 on Thomas Brasel, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Allen Murphy (PG) Thomas Brasel | |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 19:11 | Austin Peay | Richard Brainard can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 45-35 |
| 19:10 | Austin Peay | Ward Hooley hits the follow up shot | 45-37 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Allen Murphy takes the ball from Jacob Sharp | 45-37 |
| 18:53 | Austin Peay | Allen Murphy misses the easy layup | 45-37 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Darrel Groesbeck | 45-37 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | Allen Murphy is called for the reach on Byron Jordan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Allen Murphy, team foul #2 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Kevin Motsinger (SF), Craig Terry (PF), Michael Stapp (C) Leo Hooker, Richard Brainard, Ward Hooley | |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-37 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jacob Sharp | 45-37 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Darrel Groesbeck | 48-37 |
| 17:48 | Austin Peay | George Fisher hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 48-37 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jacob Sharp | 48-37 |
| 17:31 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Byron Jordan and he's hacked by George Fisher - foul #3 on George Fisher, team foul #3 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (PG), James Joseph (SF), David Reich (PF), Kurt Gardner (C) Byron Jordan, Jeffrey Apel, Darrel Groesbeck, Jacob Sharp | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Kenneth Bastian (SG), Leo Hooker (SF), Richard Brainard (PF), Ward Hooley (C) Allen Murphy, George Fisher, Craig Terry, Michael Stapp | |
| 17:31 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman makes the free throw | 51-37 |
| 17:12 | Austin Peay | Richard Brainard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Byron Jordan (PG) Vule Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Allen Murphy (SG) Kevin Motsinger | |
| 17:10 | Illinois | Byron Jordan is hacked by Kenneth Bastian in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Bastian, team foul #4 | 51-37 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Byron Jordan is open and buries a runner from close range | 53-37 |
| 16:38 | Austin Peay | Ward Hooley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Kurt Gardner - foul #2 on Kurt Gardner, team foul #1 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Justin Griffin (PF) Richard Brainard | |
| 16:38 | Austin Peay | Ward Hooley makes the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 16:38 | Austin Peay | Ward Hooley misses the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | Kurt Gardner pulls down the rebound | 53-38 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Kenneth Bastian steals the ball from Kurt Gardner in the backcourt | 53-38 |
| 16:14 | Austin Peay | Allen Murphy is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Agbayani - foul #1 on Dikembe Agbayani, team foul #2 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel (SG) Byron Jordan | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Kevin Motsinger (PG) Kenneth Bastian | |
| 15:51 | Austin Peay | Ward Hooley evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Allen Murphy | 53-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Apel (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - James Joseph (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Reich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kurt Gardner (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Kevin Motsinger (fresh) SG - Allen Murphy (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leo Hooker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ward Hooley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Joseph | 56-41 |
| 15:25 | Austin Peay | Kevin Motsinger misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-41 |
| 15:24 | Illinois | David Reich grabs the board | 56-41 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from James Joseph | 58-41 |
| 14:47 | Austin Peay | Ward Hooley is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Kurt Gardner - foul #3 on Kurt Gardner, team foul #3 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Byron Jordan (PG), James Rochelle (SF), Darrel Groesbeck (PF), Jacob Sharp (C) Dikembe Agbayani, James Joseph, David Reich, Kurt Gardner | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Thomas Brasel (PG), George Fisher (SG), Richard Brainard (SF), Arthur Baer (PF) Kevin Motsinger, Allen Murphy, Leo Hooker, Justin Griffin | |
| 14:47 | Austin Peay | Ward Hooley makes the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 14:47 | Austin Peay | Ward Hooley misses the 2nd free throw | 58-42 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck gets the rebound | 58-42 |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel is fouled in the backcourt by George Fisher - foul #4 on George Fisher, team foul #5 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Kevin Motsinger (SG), Craig Terry (C) George Fisher, Ward Hooley | |
| 14:33 | Illinois | Craig Terry is called for the reach on Jacob Sharp - foul #1 on Craig Terry, team foul #6 | 58-42 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp is alone and drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Byron Jordan | 60-42 |
| 14:05 | Austin Peay | Arthur Baer misses long on a jumper from the right side | 60-42 |
| 14:03 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp grabs the defensive rebound | 60-42 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Byron Jordan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-42 |
| 13:51 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Kevin Motsinger | 60-42 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 13:34 | Austin Peay | Kevin Motsinger comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Darrel Groesbeck - foul #1 on Darrel Groesbeck, team foul #4 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman (SG) Jeffrey Apel | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Kenneth Bastian (SF), Michael Stapp (C) Richard Brainard, Craig Terry | |
| 13:34 | Austin Peay | Kevin Motsinger makes the 1st free throw | 60-43 |
| 13:34 | Austin Peay | Kevin Motsinger makes the 2nd free throw | 60-44 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman is hacked by Kevin Motsinger in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Motsinger, team foul #7 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Allen Murphy (SG) Kevin Motsinger | |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman makes the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman makes the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| 13:07 | Austin Peay | Thomas Brasel comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Darrel Groesbeck - foul #2 on Darrel Groesbeck, team foul #5 | 62-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Joseph (SF) James Rochelle | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| 13:07 | Austin Peay | Thomas Brasel makes the 1st free throw | 62-45 |
| 13:07 | Austin Peay | Thomas Brasel makes the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| 12:53 | Illinois | James Joseph makes the wide open jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Byron Jordan | 64-46 |
| 12:38 | Austin Peay | Kenneth Bastian is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Kenneth Bastian, team foul #8 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Leo Hooker (SF), Justin Griffin (PF) Kenneth Bastian, Arthur Baer | |
| 12:21 | Illinois | Byron Jordan is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-46 |
| 12:20 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Justin Griffin | 64-46 |
| 12:08 | Austin Peay | Darrel Groesbeck steals it from Leo Hooker | 64-46 |
| 12:04 | Illinois | Byron Jordan is hacked by Leo Hooker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leo Hooker, team foul #9 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel (SG), David Reich (PF), Kurt Gardner (C) Vule Zimmerman, Darrel Groesbeck, Jacob Sharp | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Kevin Motsinger (SG), Craig Terry (C) Allen Murphy, Michael Stapp | |
| 12:04 | Illinois | Byron Jordan misses the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 12:04 | Austin Peay | Leo Hooker snags the defensive board | 64-46 |
| 11:52 | Austin Peay | Justin Griffin is fouled on the floor by Kurt Gardner - foul #4 on Kurt Gardner, team foul #6 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (PG) Byron Jordan | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Richard Brainard (PF) Justin Griffin | |
| 11:35 | Austin Peay | James Joseph picks off the pass by Kevin Motsinger | 64-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Apel (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SF - James Joseph (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - David Reich (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kurt Gardner (fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Thomas Brasel (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Motsinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Leo Hooker (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Brainard (fresh) 8 pts. C - Craig Terry (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani is whistled for traveling | 64-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Rochelle (SF) James Joseph | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Kenneth Bastian (SG), Ward Hooley (C) Leo Hooker, Craig Terry | |
| 11:17 | Austin Peay | Richard Brainard misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-46 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani snags the defensive board | 64-46 |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel misses the 3 from the left wing | 64-46 |
| 11:01 | Austin Peay | Ward Hooley grabs the defensive rebound | 64-46 |
| 10:55 | Austin Peay | Jeffrey Apel steals the ball from Kenneth Bastian | 64-46 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | James Rochelle lays it up and in on a great pass from Jeffrey Apel | 66-46 |
| 10:38 | Austin Peay | Richard Brainard is whistled for a carry | 66-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Byron Jordan (PG), Vule Zimmerman (SF), Darrel Groesbeck (PF) Dikembe Agbayani, David Reich, Kurt Gardner | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Allen Murphy (SG), Justin Griffin (PF) Kenneth Bastian, Richard Brainard | |
| 10:27 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 66-46 |
| 10:25 | Austin Peay | Ward Hooley gets the rebound | 66-46 |
| 10:21 | Austin Peay | Justin Griffin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Joseph (SF) Jeffrey Apel | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Leo Hooker (SF) Kevin Motsinger | |
| 10:03 | Illinois | Byron Jordan is fouled on the floor by Justin Griffin - foul #2 on Justin Griffin, team foul #10 | 66-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jacob Sharp (C) James Rochelle | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Arthur Baer (PF), Craig Terry (C) Justin Griffin, Ward Hooley | |
| 10:03 | Illinois | Byron Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 67-46 |
| 10:03 | Illinois | Byron Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 68-46 |
| 09:45 | Austin Peay | Allen Murphy misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-46 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp gets the rebound | 68-46 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Joseph | 71-46 |
| 09:24 | Austin Peay | Leo Hooker is whistled for traveling | 71-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kurt Gardner (C) Jacob Sharp | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Kevin Motsinger (SF), Justin Griffin (PF), Michael Stapp (C) Leo Hooker, Arthur Baer, Craig Terry | |
| 09:07 | Illinois | James Joseph is fouled on the floor by Allen Murphy - foul #2 on Allen Murphy, team foul #11 | 71-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (SF) Vule Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Kenneth Bastian (SF) Allen Murphy | |
| 09:07 | Illinois | James Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 72-46 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | James Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 73-46 |
| 08:54 | Austin Peay | Michael Stapp misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-46 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Darrel Groesbeck | 73-46 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Byron Jordan connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 75-46 |
| 08:21 | Austin Peay | Kenneth Bastian is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-49 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | James Joseph comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-49 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Byron Jordan gets the offensive rebound | 75-49 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani clanks a 3 from the left corner | 75-49 |
| 07:50 | Illinois | Byron Jordan misses the tip | 75-49 |
| 07:49 | Austin Peay | Michael Stapp gets the rebound | 75-49 |
| 07:39 | Austin Peay | Kenneth Bastian is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Agbayani - foul #2 on Dikembe Agbayani, team foul #7 | 75-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel (SG), James Rochelle (SF), David Reich (C) James Joseph, Dikembe Agbayani, Kurt Gardner | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | George Fisher (SG), Richard Brainard (SF), Arthur Baer (PF), Ward Hooley (C) Thomas Brasel, Kevin Motsinger, Justin Griffin, Michael Stapp | |
| 07:39 | Austin Peay | Kenneth Bastian makes the 1st free throw | 75-50 |
| 07:39 | Austin Peay | Kenneth Bastian makes the 2nd free throw | 75-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Byron Jordan (tiring) 16 pts. 7 ast. SG - Jeffrey Apel (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Rochelle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darrel Groesbeck (tiring) 1 ast. C - David Reich (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Kenneth Bastian (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - George Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Richard Brainard (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Arthur Baer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ward Hooley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel drills a 3 from the left wing | 78-51 |
| 07:08 | Austin Peay | Richard Brainard misses the lay-in | 78-51 |
| 07:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Rochelle | 78-51 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Byron Jordan is fouled in the backcourt by George Fisher - foul #5 on George Fisher, team foul #12 | 78-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jacob Sharp (C) Darrel Groesbeck | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Thomas Brasel (PG), Allen Murphy (SG) Kenneth Bastian, George Fisher | |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Byron Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 79-51 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Byron Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 80-51 |
| 06:46 | Austin Peay | Thomas Brasel is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #4 on Thomas Brasel, team foul #13 | 80-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman (SG) Byron Jordan | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Craig Terry (C) Ward Hooley | |
| 06:43 | Illinois | James Rochelle is hacked by Allen Murphy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Allen Murphy, team foul #14 | 80-51 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | James Rochelle makes the 1st free throw | 81-51 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | James Rochelle makes the 2nd free throw | 82-51 |
| 06:29 | Austin Peay | Richard Brainard is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Richard Brainard, team foul #15 | 82-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Kevin Motsinger (SG), Kenneth Bastian (SF) Thomas Brasel, Arthur Baer | |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp is open but comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 82-51 |
| 06:12 | Austin Peay | Craig Terry grabs the board | 82-51 |
| 05:58 | Austin Peay | Allen Murphy travels with the ball | 82-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (PG), Darrel Groesbeck (PF) James Rochelle, David Reich | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani is fouled in the backcourt by Allen Murphy - foul #4 on Allen Murphy, team foul #16 | 82-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kurt Gardner (C) Jacob Sharp | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani misses the 1st free throw | 82-51 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani makes the 2nd free throw | 83-51 |
| 05:31 | Austin Peay | Vule Zimmerman steals it from Kevin Motsinger | 83-51 |
| 05:28 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Motsinger - foul #4 on Kevin Motsinger, team foul #17 | 83-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Joseph (SG) Jeffrey Apel | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Justin Griffin (PF) Craig Terry | |
| 05:28 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani makes the 1st free throw | 84-51 |
| 05:28 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani misses the 2nd free throw | 84-51 |
| 05:28 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Richard Brainard | 84-51 |
| 05:16 | Austin Peay | Justin Griffin misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 84-51 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Vule Zimmerman | 84-51 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Joseph and the foul's on Allen Murphy - foul #5 on Allen Murphy, team foul #18 | 86-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jacob Sharp (C) Darrel Groesbeck | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Craig Terry (C) Allen Murphy | |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani makes the free throw | 87-51 |
| 04:49 | Austin Peay | Kurt Gardner steals the ball from Richard Brainard | 87-51 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left wing | 87-51 |
| 04:40 | Austin Peay | Craig Terry snags the defensive board | 87-51 |
| 04:35 | Austin Peay | Kenneth Bastian clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 87-51 |
| 04:33 | Austin Peay | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Griffin | 87-51 |
| 04:18 | Austin Peay | The short jumper by Craig Terry is denied by Kurt Gardner | 87-51 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp gets the rebound | 87-51 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 87-51 |
| 04:04 | Austin Peay | Justin Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 87-51 |
| 03:50 | Austin Peay | Richard Brainard can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 87-51 |
| 03:49 | Austin Peay | Justin Griffin snags the offensive board | 87-51 |
| 03:44 | Austin Peay | Richard Brainard misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 87-51 |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Kurt Gardner snags the defensive board | 87-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Illinois | James Joseph hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Vule Zimmerman | 90-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Joseph (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Vule Zimmerman (tiring) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kurt Gardner (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Jacob Sharp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Kevin Motsinger (tired) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Bastian (tired) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Brainard (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Griffin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Craig Terry (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Austin Peay | Kenneth Bastian can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 90-51 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Kurt Gardner grabs the board | 90-51 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani makes the wide open runner from the right block on a great pass from Vule Zimmerman | 92-51 |
| 02:39 | Austin Peay | Kevin Motsinger double dribbles in the backcourt | 92-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Byron Jordan (PG), Jeffrey Apel (SG), James Rochelle (SF), Darrel Groesbeck (PF), David Reich (C) Dikembe Agbayani, James Joseph, Vule Zimmerman, Kurt Gardner, Jacob Sharp | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Michael Stapp (C) Justin Griffin | |
| 02:18 | Illinois | David Reich is open and buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Darrel Groesbeck | 94-51 |
| 02:01 | Austin Peay | Michael Stapp misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 94-51 |
| 02:00 | Austin Peay | Michael Stapp gets the offensive rebound | 94-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:55 | Austin Peay | Kevin Motsinger misses the jumper from the free throw line | 94-51 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | David Reich pulls down the rebound | 94-51 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | James Rochelle drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Darrel Groesbeck | 96-51 |
| 01:12 | Austin Peay | Kenneth Bastian hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 96-51 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel pulls down the rebound | 96-51 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | James Rochelle is hacked by Richard Brainard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Brainard, team foul #19 | 96-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jacob Sharp (C) David Reich | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| 01:08 | Illinois | James Rochelle makes the 1st free throw | 97-51 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | James Rochelle makes the 2nd free throw | 98-51 |
| 00:46 | Austin Peay | James Rochelle takes the ball from Richard Brainard | 98-51 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Byron Jordan banks in the layup on a great pass from James Rochelle | 100-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Austin Peay | Kenneth Bastian misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 100-51 |
| 00:34 | Austin Peay | Michael Stapp hits the follow up shot | 100-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Bastian - foul #4 on Kenneth Bastian, team foul #20 | 100-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman (SF) James Rochelle | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel makes the 1st free throw | 101-53 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel misses the 2nd free throw | 101-53 |
| 00:30 | Austin Peay | Michael Stapp gets the rebound | 101-53 |
| 00:24 | Austin Peay | Kevin Motsinger misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 101-53 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Vule Zimmerman | 101-53 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Byron Jordan runs out the clock | 101-53 |