| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Hubert Zerphey (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Stjepan Zwolensky (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Rudolph (fresh) PF - Marcus Breaux (fresh) 3 pts. C - Barry Reams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Devin Green (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Freddy Walsh (fresh) 11 pts. SF - James Wells (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. PF - Martin Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Cruz Hutchens (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Troy Rudolph inbounds the ball | 26-42 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Evansville | Barry Reams is called for traveling | 26-42 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Martin Johnson misses the dunk attempt | 26-42 |
| 19:31 | Evansville | Barry Reams snags the defensive board | 26-42 |
| 19:16 | Evansville | Marcus Breaux misses the jumper from the left block | 26-42 |
| 19:14 | Evansville | Marcus Breaux snags the offensive board | 26-42 |
| 19:07 | Evansville | Cruz Hutchens is called for the reach on Hubert Zerphey - foul #4 on Cruz Hutchens, team foul #1 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Collar (C) Cruz Hutchens | |
| 18:54 | Evansville | Barry Reams can't finish the layup | 26-42 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh grabs the defensive rebound | 26-42 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-42 |
| 18:29 | Evansville | Hubert Zerphey grabs the defensive rebound | 26-42 |
| 18:24 | Evansville | Hubert Zerphey can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Devin Green - foul #1 on Devin Green, team foul #2 | 26-42 |
| 18:24 | Evansville | Hubert Zerphey makes the 1st free throw | 27-42 |
| 18:24 | Evansville | Hubert Zerphey misses the 2nd free throw | 27-42 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Freddy Walsh | 27-42 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Devin Green scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerald Collar | 27-45 |
| 17:36 | Evansville | Barry Reams lays it up and in set up by Hubert Zerphey and the foul's on Gerald Collar - foul #1 on Gerald Collar, team foul #3 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Evansville | Fred Hopkins (PF) Marcus Breaux | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:36 | Evansville | Barry Reams makes the free throw | 30-45 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Wells | 30-48 |
| 17:09 | Evansville | Gerald Collar picks off the pass by Stjepan Zwolensky | 30-48 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh clanks a 3 from the right wing | 30-48 |
| 16:50 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Troy Rudolph | 30-48 |
| 16:33 | Evansville | Martin Johnson swats the shot by Hubert Zerphey | 30-48 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Martin Johnson gets the rebound | 30-48 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | Martin Johnson is fouled on the floor by Fred Hopkins - foul #2 on Fred Hopkins, team foul #1 | 30-48 |
| Subs | Evansville | Gerald Dalke (PG), Marcus Breaux (PF), Piao Tao (C) Hubert Zerphey, Fred Hopkins, Barry Reams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Ward (PG), Nolan Alexander (SG), Micheal Rose (SF), Benjamin Wiesner (C) Devin Green, Freddy Walsh, James Wells, Martin Johnson | |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Micheal Rose drills a shot near the basket set up by Nolan Alexander | 30-50 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Gerald Dalke (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stjepan Zwolensky (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Rudolph (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marcus Breaux (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Piao Tao (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ernest Ward (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nolan Alexander (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Micheal Rose (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerald Collar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Benjamin Wiesner (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:39 | Evansville | Marcus Breaux buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Gerald Dalke | 32-50 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Ernest Ward comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 32-50 |
| 15:10 | Evansville | Stjepan Zwolensky gets the rebound | 32-50 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:45 | Evansville | Stjepan Zwolensky misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 32-50 |
| 14:44 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Piao Tao | 32-50 |
| 14:33 | Evansville | Troy Rudolph makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Piao Tao | 34-50 |
| 14:04 | Illinois | Micheal Rose's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-50 |
| Subs | Evansville | Hubert Zerphey (PG), Gerald Deatherage (SG), Fred Hopkins (PF), Barry Reams (C) Gerald Dalke, Stjepan Zwolensky, Marcus Breaux, Piao Tao | |
| Subs | Illinois | Devin Green (PG), Freddy Walsh (SG), James Wells (SF), Martin Johnson (PF) Ernest Ward, Nolan Alexander, Micheal Rose, Gerald Collar | |
| 13:45 | Evansville | Barry Reams comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-50 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh pulls down the rebound | 34-50 |
| 13:22 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-50 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | Martin Johnson snags the offensive board | 34-50 |
| 13:02 | Illinois | Fred Hopkins is called for the reach on Benjamin Wiesner - foul #3 on Fred Hopkins, team foul #2 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens (C) Benjamin Wiesner | |
| 12:40 | Illinois | James Wells makes the jump hook from the baseline | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:23 | Evansville | Gerald Deatherage misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-52 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens pulls down the rebound | 34-52 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | James Wells misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-52 |
| 11:52 | Illinois | Martin Johnson misses the tip | 34-52 |
| 11:50 | Evansville | Fred Hopkins snags the defensive board | 34-52 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Hubert Zerphey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Deatherage (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Troy Rudolph (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Barry Reams (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Devin Green (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Freddy Walsh (fresh) 14 pts. SF - James Wells (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. PF - Martin Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Cruz Hutchens (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 11:45 | Evansville | Hubert Zerphey misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-52 |
| 11:43 | Illinois | Martin Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-52 |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Martin Johnson hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Freddy Walsh | 34-54 |
| 11:07 | Evansville | Gerald Deatherage's pass is intercepted by Devin Green | 34-54 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | James Wells comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-54 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens tips it home | 34-56 |
| 10:22 | Evansville | Freddy Walsh steals the ball from Fred Hopkins | 34-56 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Devin Green hits the finger roll set up by Freddy Walsh | 34-58 |
| 10:05 | Evansville | Troy Rudolph misses the shot from close range but he's fouled by Freddy Walsh - foul #2 on Freddy Walsh, team foul #4 | 34-58 |
| Subs | Evansville | Gerald Dalke (PG), Stjepan Zwolensky (SG), Marcus Breaux (PF), Piao Tao (C) Hubert Zerphey, Gerald Deatherage, Fred Hopkins, Barry Reams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Ward (PG), Nolan Alexander (SG), Micheal Rose (SF), Gerald Collar (PF) Devin Green, Freddy Walsh, James Wells, Martin Johnson | |
| 10:05 | Evansville | Troy Rudolph makes the 1st free throw | 35-58 |
| 10:05 | Evansville | Troy Rudolph misses the 2nd free throw | 35-58 |
| 10:05 | Evansville | Marcus Breaux grabs the offensive rebound | 35-58 |
| 10:00 | Evansville | Marcus Breaux's layup is rejected by Gerald Collar | 35-58 |
| 09:58 | Evansville | Piao Tao pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-58 |
| 09:45 | Evansville | Marcus Breaux hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Gerald Collar - foul #2 on Gerald Collar, team foul #5 | 35-58 |
| Subs | Evansville | Luke Walkup (SF) Troy Rudolph | |
| Subs | Illinois | Benjamin Wiesner (C) Cruz Hutchens | |
| 09:45 | Evansville | Marcus Breaux makes the 1st free throw | 36-58 |
| 09:45 | Evansville | Marcus Breaux makes the 2nd free throw | 37-58 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Micheal Rose hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Ernest Ward and he's hacked by Luke Walkup - foul #1 on Luke Walkup, team foul #3 | 37-60 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Micheal Rose makes the free throw | 37-61 |
| 09:06 | Evansville | Luke Walkup scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Piao Tao | 39-61 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Micheal Rose loses the dribble to Luke Walkup | 39-61 |
| 08:30 | Evansville | Marcus Breaux makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Stjepan Zwolensky and the foul's on Gerald Collar - foul #3 on Gerald Collar, team foul #6 | 41-61 |
| Subs | Evansville | Hubert Zerphey (PG), Gerald Deatherage (SG) Gerald Dalke, Stjepan Zwolensky | |
| Subs | Illinois | Devin Green (PG), Freddy Walsh (SG), James Wells (SF), Martin Johnson (PF), Cruz Hutchens (C) Ernest Ward, Nolan Alexander, Micheal Rose, Gerald Collar, Benjamin Wiesner | |
| 08:30 | Evansville | Marcus Breaux misses the free throw | 41-61 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Martin Johnson gets the rebound | 41-61 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Devin Green blows the layup | 41-61 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens grabs the offensive rebound | 41-61 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | James Wells misses the 3 from the right corner | 41-61 |
| 07:43 | Evansville | Luke Walkup pulls down the rebound | 41-61 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Hubert Zerphey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Deatherage (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Luke Walkup (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marcus Breaux (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Piao Tao (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Devin Green (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Freddy Walsh (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Wells (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. PF - Martin Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Cruz Hutchens (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:36 | Evansville | Marcus Breaux misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-61 |
| 07:34 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Cruz Hutchens | 41-61 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Luke Walkup blocks the short jumper by Martin Johnson | 41-61 |
| 07:08 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh tips it back up and in | 41-63 |
| 06:48 | Evansville | Gerald Deatherage knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Hubert Zerphey | 44-63 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Devin Green drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Martin Johnson | 44-66 |
| 06:21 | Evansville | James Wells picks off the pass by Gerald Deatherage | 44-66 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Gerald Deatherage is called for the reach on Devin Green - foul #4 on Gerald Deatherage, team foul #4 | 44-66 |
| Subs | Evansville | Troy Rudolph (SF), Fred Hopkins (PF), Barry Reams (C) Luke Walkup, Marcus Breaux, Piao Tao | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Ward (PG), Micheal Rose (SF), Gerald Collar (C) Devin Green, James Wells, Cruz Hutchens | |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Gerald Deatherage takes the ball from Gerald Collar | 44-66 |
| 05:04 | Evansville | Fred Hopkins's floater is tipped away by Martin Johnson | 44-66 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Martin Johnson gets the rebound | 44-66 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh is fouled on the floor by Barry Reams - foul #2 on Barry Reams, team foul #5 | 44-66 |
| Subs | Evansville | Gerald Dalke (PG), Stjepan Zwolensky (SG), Luke Walkup (SF), Piao Tao (C) Hubert Zerphey, Gerald Deatherage, Troy Rudolph, Barry Reams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Devin Green (PG), Nolan Alexander (SG), James Wells (SF) Freddy Walsh, Micheal Rose, Martin Johnson | |
| 04:21 | Illinois | James Wells clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-66 |
| 04:20 | Evansville | Piao Tao grabs the defensive rebound | 44-66 |
| 04:15 | Evansville | Stjepan Zwolensky is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Stjepan Zwolensky, team foul #6 | 44-66 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens (C) Gerald Collar | |
| 03:49 | Illinois | James Wells makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Ernest Ward | 44-69 |
| 03:35 | Evansville | Gerald Dalke hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Devin Green - foul #2 on Devin Green, team foul #7 | 44-69 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Martin Johnson (PF) Ernest Ward | |
| 03:35 | Evansville | Gerald Dalke makes the 1st free throw | 45-69 |
| 03:35 | Evansville | Gerald Dalke makes the 2nd free throw | 46-69 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Gerald Dalke (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stjepan Zwolensky (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Luke Walkup (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Piao Tao (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Devin Green (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nolan Alexander (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Wells (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. PF - Martin Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Cruz Hutchens (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Martin Johnson buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Devin Green | 46-71 |
| 03:07 | Evansville | Piao Tao hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 46-71 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Nolan Alexander | 46-71 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Nolan Alexander hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-71 |
| 02:35 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Luke Walkup | 46-71 |
| 02:31 | Evansville | Stjepan Zwolensky clanks a 3 from the right wing | 46-71 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Nolan Alexander grabs the board | 46-71 |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Fred Hopkins steals the ball from Martin Johnson | 46-71 |
| 01:47 | Evansville | Fred Hopkins can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 46-71 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | James Wells grabs the board | 46-71 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Fred Hopkins takes the ball from James Wells | 46-71 |
| 01:10 | Evansville | Gerald Dalke misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-71 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens snags the defensive board | 46-71 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Martin Johnson dunks the ball on a nice dish by Nolan Alexander | 46-73 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Evansville | Fred Hopkins connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Gerald Dalke | 48-73 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Martin Johnson is hacked by Fred Hopkins - foul #4 on Fred Hopkins, team foul #7 | 48-73 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Freddy Walsh (SG) Nolan Alexander | |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Martin Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 48-74 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Martin Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-75 |
| 00:08 | Evansville | Gerald Dalke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-75 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Devin Green runs out the clock | 48-75 |