| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Byron Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 8 ast. SG - Jeffrey Apel (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vule Zimmerman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jacob Sharp (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Brian Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Monroe Hutchins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Atterberry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Bannister (fresh) 3 reb. C - Matt Gilmore (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Chattanooga | Harold Atterberry inbounds the ball | 48-24 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chattanooga | Chattanooga is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Chattanooga | Monroe Hutchins knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Matt Gilmore | 48-27 |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Byron Jordan blows the dunk | 48-27 |
| 19:34 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Apel | 48-27 |
| 19:27 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Byron Jordan | 50-27 |
| 19:10 | Chattanooga | Matt Gilmore misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-27 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman grabs the defensive rebound | 50-27 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Darrel Groesbeck | 53-27 |
| 18:37 | Chattanooga | Andrew Bannister is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 53-27 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Byron Jordan comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Andrew Bannister - foul #1 on Andrew Bannister, team foul #1 | 53-27 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Byron Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 54-27 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Byron Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 55-27 |
| 18:07 | Chattanooga | Jacob Sharp swats the shot by Monroe Hutchins | 55-27 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman gets the rebound | 55-27 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-27 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman gets the offensive rebound | 55-27 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp is hacked by Andrew Bannister - foul #2 on Andrew Bannister, team foul #2 | 55-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (SG), James Joseph (SF), David Reich (C) Jeffrey Apel, Vule Zimmerman, Jacob Sharp | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Stephen Roberts (SF), Jerry Thrasher (PF), Luis Hernandez (C) Harold Atterberry, Andrew Bannister, Matt Gilmore | |
| 17:39 | Illinois | David Reich double dribbles | 55-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kurt Gardner (C) Darrel Groesbeck | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | | |
| 17:30 | Chattanooga | Brian Marshall splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Monroe Hutchins | 55-30 |
| 17:22 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani lays it in | 57-30 |
| 17:01 | Chattanooga | Monroe Hutchins is hacked by Dikembe Agbayani - foul #2 on Dikembe Agbayani, team foul #1 | 57-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel (SG) Byron Jordan | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Erick Hulsey (PG), Alexander Lavallee (SF) Brian Marshall, Monroe Hutchins | |
| 16:49 | Chattanooga | Jerry Thrasher misses badly on a runner from close range but the foul's on Kurt Gardner - foul #2 on Kurt Gardner, team foul #2 | 57-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck (PF) Kurt Gardner | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Harold Atterberry (SF), Andrew Bannister (PF) Alexander Lavallee, Luis Hernandez | |
| 16:49 | Chattanooga | Jerry Thrasher makes the 1st free throw | 57-31 |
| 16:49 | Chattanooga | Jerry Thrasher makes the 2nd free throw | 57-32 |
| 16:39 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Apel | 59-32 |
| 16:25 | Chattanooga | James Joseph takes the ball from Erick Hulsey | 59-32 |
| 16:22 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel throws it down set up by James Joseph | 61-32 |
| 16:18 | Chattanooga | Stephen Roberts knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Erick Hulsey | 61-34 |
| 16:11 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-34 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | David Reich can't tip it in | 61-34 |
| 16:09 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel snags the offensive board | 61-34 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-34 |
| 15:56 | Chattanooga | The rebound goes to Jerry Thrasher | 61-34 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Jeffrey Apel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Joseph (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - David Reich (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Erick Hulsey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Atterberry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Bannister (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jerry Thrasher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Chattanooga | Andrew Bannister makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-37 |
| 15:32 | Illinois | Andrew Bannister denies the turnaround by Dikembe Agbayani | 61-37 |
| 15:31 | Chattanooga | Harold Atterberry pulls down the rebound | 61-37 |
| 15:17 | Chattanooga | Jerry Thrasher makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Stephen Roberts | 61-39 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani is denied on a layup by Andrew Bannister | 61-39 |
| 14:55 | Chattanooga | Andrew Bannister gets the rebound | 61-39 |
| 14:39 | Chattanooga | Andrew Bannister connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Stephen Roberts | 61-41 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | James Joseph is fouled on the floor by Erick Hulsey - foul #1 on Erick Hulsey, team foul #3 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Byron Jordan (PG), Vule Zimmerman (SF), Kurt Gardner (PF), Jacob Sharp (C) Dikembe Agbayani, James Joseph, Darrel Groesbeck, David Reich | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Brian Marshall (PG), Monroe Hutchins (SG), Alexander Lavallee (SF), Luis Hernandez (PF), Matt Gilmore (C) Erick Hulsey, Stephen Roberts, Harold Atterberry, Andrew Bannister, Jerry Thrasher | |
| 14:07 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp misses the fadeaway from the left side | 61-41 |
| 14:06 | Chattanooga | Alexander Lavallee grabs the defensive rebound | 61-41 |
| 14:02 | Chattanooga | Kurt Gardner swats the short shot by Monroe Hutchins | 61-41 |
| 14:01 | Chattanooga | Matt Gilmore snags the offensive board | 61-41 |
| 13:53 | Chattanooga | Byron Jordan steals it from Alexander Lavallee | 61-41 |
| 13:39 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-41 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Byron Jordan tips it in | 63-41 |
| 13:10 | Chattanooga | Brian Marshall works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-41 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jacob Sharp | 63-41 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Byron Jordan | 66-41 |
| 12:39 | Chattanooga | Alexander Lavallee connects on the open jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Brian Marshall | 66-43 |
| 12:30 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-43 |
| 12:28 | Chattanooga | Matt Gilmore grabs the board | 66-43 |
| 12:22 | Chattanooga | Monroe Hutchins misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 66-43 |
| 12:21 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp grabs the board | 66-43 |
| 12:01 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp slams it home set up by Byron Jordan | 68-43 |
| 11:40 | Chattanooga | Jacob Sharp is called for the reach on Brian Marshall - foul #1 on Jacob Sharp, team foul #3 | 68-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (SG), James Joseph (SF), Darrel Groesbeck (PF), David Reich (C) Jeffrey Apel, Vule Zimmerman, Kurt Gardner, Jacob Sharp | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Harold Atterberry (SF), Andrew Bannister (PF) Alexander Lavallee, Luis Hernandez | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Byron Jordan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 11 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 15 pts. SF - James Joseph (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - David Reich (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Brian Marshall (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Monroe Hutchins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Atterberry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Bannister (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Matt Gilmore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Chattanooga | Monroe Hutchins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-43 |
| 11:24 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Joseph | 68-43 |
| 11:18 | Illinois | James Joseph buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Byron Jordan | 71-43 |
| 10:57 | Chattanooga | Monroe Hutchins is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Agbayani - foul #3 on Dikembe Agbayani, team foul #4 | 71-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Erick Hulsey (PG), Stephen Roberts (SG) Brian Marshall, Monroe Hutchins | |
| 10:43 | Chattanooga | Stephen Roberts comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-43 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | David Reich grabs the board | 71-43 |
| 10:28 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-43 |
| 10:26 | Chattanooga | Andrew Bannister grabs the board | 71-43 |
| 10:18 | Chattanooga | Harold Atterberry drills a shot from the left wing set up by Erick Hulsey | 71-45 |
| 10:13 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Byron Jordan and he's fouled by Erick Hulsey - foul #2 on Erick Hulsey, team foul #4 | 73-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kurt Gardner (C) David Reich | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Jerry Thrasher (C) Matt Gilmore | |
| 10:13 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani misses the free throw | 73-45 |
| 10:13 | Chattanooga | Andrew Bannister grabs the defensive rebound | 73-45 |
| 09:58 | Chattanooga | The jumper by Stephen Roberts is denied by Kurt Gardner | 73-45 |
| 09:56 | Chattanooga | Jerry Thrasher tips it in | 73-47 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | Byron Jordan is called for traveling | 73-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman (SG), Jacob Sharp (C) Dikembe Agbayani, Kurt Gardner | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Brian Marshall (PG), Monroe Hutchins (SG) Erick Hulsey, Stephen Roberts | |
| 09:28 | Chattanooga | The short jumper by Andrew Bannister is denied by Darrel Groesbeck | 73-47 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck pulls down the rebound | 73-47 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Harold Atterberry is called for the reach on James Joseph - foul #2 on Harold Atterberry, team foul #5 | 73-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kurt Gardner (PF) Darrel Groesbeck | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Alexander Lavallee (SF), Luis Hernandez (C) Harold Atterberry, Andrew Bannister | |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-47 |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Kurt Gardner tips it home | 75-47 |
| 08:54 | Chattanooga | Luis Hernandez comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 75-47 |
| 08:53 | Chattanooga | The offensive rebound goes to Alexander Lavallee | 75-47 |
| 08:45 | Chattanooga | Luis Hernandez is fouled on the floor by Jacob Sharp - foul #2 on Jacob Sharp, team foul #5 | 75-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel (SG), David Reich (PF) James Joseph, Kurt Gardner | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Stephen Roberts (SF) Jerry Thrasher | |
| 08:37 | Chattanooga | Brian Marshall knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Stephen Roberts and he's hacked by David Reich - foul #1 on David Reich, team foul #6 | 75-49 |
| 08:37 | Chattanooga | Brian Marshall makes the free throw | 75-50 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 75-50 |
| 08:22 | Chattanooga | Alexander Lavallee gets the rebound | 75-50 |
| 08:17 | Chattanooga | Monroe Hutchins hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Stephen Roberts | 75-52 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-52 |
| 08:12 | Chattanooga | Stephen Roberts snags the defensive board | 75-52 |
| 08:06 | Chattanooga | Stephen Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-52 |
| 08:04 | Chattanooga | Alexander Lavallee pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-52 |
| 07:47 | Chattanooga | Monroe Hutchins misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-52 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp pulls down the rebound | 75-52 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Alexander Lavallee steps in front of the Byron Jordan pass | 75-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Byron Jordan (tiring) 6 pts. 13 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Apel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vule Zimmerman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - David Reich (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jacob Sharp (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Brian Marshall (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Monroe Hutchins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. PF - Luis Hernandez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Alexander Lavallee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Chattanooga | Monroe Hutchins scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-55 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Byron Jordan makes the floater from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Apel | 77-55 |
| 06:54 | Chattanooga | Monroe Hutchins misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 77-55 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Byron Jordan | 77-55 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp loses the dribble to Alexander Lavallee | 77-55 |
| 06:37 | Chattanooga | Alexander Lavallee is called for traveling | 77-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (PG), James Joseph (SG), James Rochelle (SF), Darrel Groesbeck (PF), Kurt Gardner (C) Byron Jordan, Jeffrey Apel, Vule Zimmerman, David Reich, Jacob Sharp | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Erick Hulsey (PG), James Trembinski (SG), Harold Atterberry (SF), Andrew Bannister (PF), Matt Gilmore (C) Brian Marshall, Monroe Hutchins, Stephen Roberts, Luis Hernandez, Alexander Lavallee | |
| 06:25 | Illinois | James Joseph clanks a floater from the left wing | 77-55 |
| 06:23 | Chattanooga | Matt Gilmore gets the rebound | 77-55 |
| 06:18 | Chattanooga | Harold Atterberry misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-55 |
| 06:17 | Chattanooga | Andrew Bannister grabs the offensive board | 77-55 |
| 06:04 | Chattanooga | Matt Gilmore misses long on a jumper near the basket | 77-55 |
| 06:03 | Chattanooga | Erick Hulsey tips it in | 77-57 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Joseph | 80-57 |
| 05:38 | Chattanooga | Matt Gilmore connects on the floater in the lane | 80-59 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 80-59 |
| 05:24 | Chattanooga | Harold Atterberry gets the rebound | 80-59 |
| 05:14 | Chattanooga | Erick Hulsey is called for 10 seconds | 80-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel (SG) James Rochelle | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Brian Marshall (PG), Monroe Hutchins (SG), Jerry Thrasher (C) Erick Hulsey, James Trembinski, Matt Gilmore | |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brian Marshall - foul #1 on Brian Marshall, team foul #6 | 80-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Reich (C) Kurt Gardner | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | | |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani misses the 1st free throw | 80-59 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani makes the 2nd free throw | 81-59 |
| 04:46 | Chattanooga | Monroe Hutchins comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Darrel Groesbeck - foul #2 on Darrel Groesbeck, team foul #7 | 81-59 |
| 04:46 | Chattanooga | Monroe Hutchins makes the 1st free throw | 81-60 |
| 04:46 | Chattanooga | Monroe Hutchins misses the 2nd free throw | 81-60 |
| 04:46 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck pulls down the rebound | 81-60 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Agbayani | 84-60 |
| 04:09 | Chattanooga | Harold Atterberry misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 84-60 |
| 04:08 | Chattanooga | Jerry Thrasher snags the offensive board | 84-60 |
| 04:01 | Chattanooga | Monroe Hutchins misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 84-60 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | David Reich grabs the defensive rebound | 84-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chattanooga | Chattanooga is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Jerry Thrasher - foul #2 on Jerry Thrasher, team foul #7 | 84-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Byron Jordan (PG), Vule Zimmerman (SF), Kurt Gardner (PF), Jacob Sharp (C) Jeffrey Apel, James Joseph, Darrel Groesbeck, David Reich | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Erick Hulsey (PG), James Trembinski (SG), Stephen Roberts (SF), Luis Hernandez (PF), Alexander Lavallee (C) Brian Marshall, Monroe Hutchins, Harold Atterberry, Andrew Bannister, Jerry Thrasher | |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani makes the 1st free throw | 85-60 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani misses the 2nd free throw | 85-60 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp grabs the offensive board | 85-60 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Byron Jordan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 13 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Agbayani (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Vule Zimmerman (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Kurt Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jacob Sharp (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Erick Hulsey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Trembinski (fresh) SF - Stephen Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. PF - Luis Hernandez (fresh) 4 pts. C - Alexander Lavallee (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp's pass is intercepted by James Trembinski | 85-60 |
| 03:13 | Chattanooga | James Trembinski lays it up and in | 85-62 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Erick Hulsey picks off the pass by Byron Jordan in the backcourt | 85-62 |
| 03:10 | Chattanooga | James Trembinski throws it down on a great pass from Erick Hulsey | 85-64 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp travels with the ball | 85-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Rochelle (SF) Dikembe Agbayani | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | | |
| 02:39 | Chattanooga | Luis Hernandez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 85-64 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Erick Hulsey takes the ball from Kurt Gardner | 85-64 |
| 02:03 | Chattanooga | Stephen Roberts connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 85-67 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Byron Jordan | 88-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Chattanooga | Chattanooga is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:26 | Chattanooga | Alexander Lavallee can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 88-67 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Kurt Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 88-67 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 91-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Chattanooga | Chattanooga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Chattanooga | Alexander Lavallee drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 91-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Chattanooga | Chattanooga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Byron Jordan hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Erick Hulsey - foul #3 on Erick Hulsey, team foul #8 | 91-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel (SG), Darrel Groesbeck (PF) James Rochelle, Kurt Gardner | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Jerry Thrasher (PF) James Trembinski | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Byron Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 92-69 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Byron Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 93-69 |
| 00:25 | Chattanooga | Jerry Thrasher buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 93-71 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Byron Jordan runs out the clock | 93-71 |