| Lineup | Manchester | PG - Jordan Dicus (fresh) SG - David Vandenbergh (fresh) SF - Brooks Sealey (fresh) PF - Mark Derryberry (fresh) C - Ryan Fiorentino (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Emmanuel Ruckman (fresh) SG - Erik Gwyn (fresh) SF - Leonard Hickey (fresh) PF - James Hedge (fresh) C - Joseph Copeland (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Manchester | Ryan Fiorentino wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Manchester | Manchester is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:36 | Manchester | Ryan Fiorentino makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from David Vandenbergh | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | Erik Gwyn is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Erik Gwyn, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Manchester | Ryan Fiorentino misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | James Hedge grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | James Hedge misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Manchester | The rebound goes to David Vandenbergh | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | Manchester | David Vandenbergh hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:21 | Manchester | Ryan Fiorentino gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:00 | Manchester | Mark Derryberry misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Erik Gwyn - foul #2 on Erik Gwyn, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Manchester | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs (PF) Erik Gwyn | |
| 18:00 | Manchester | Mark Derryberry makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:00 | Manchester | Mark Derryberry makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman is called for traveling | 4-0 |
| 17:10 | Manchester | Jordan Dicus clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-0 |
| 17:08 | Manchester | Ryan Fiorentino gets the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 16:42 | Manchester | Mark Derryberry is hacked by James Hedge - foul #1 on James Hedge, team foul #3 | 4-0 |
| 16:22 | Manchester | David Vandenbergh hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jordan Dicus | 7-0 |
| 15:57 | Illinois | James Hedge misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-0 |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs gets the offensive rebound | 7-0 |
| Lineup | Manchester | PG - Jordan Dicus (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Vandenbergh (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brooks Sealey (fresh) PF - Mark Derryberry (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ryan Fiorentino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Emmanuel Ruckman (fresh) SG - James Hedge (fresh) SF - Leonard Hickey (fresh) PF - Timothy Kovacs (fresh) C - Joseph Copeland (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Illinois | James Hedge buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Emmanuel Ruckman | 7-3 |
| 15:16 | Manchester | Jordan Dicus misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey grabs the board | 7-3 |
| 14:54 | Illinois | Jordan Dicus steps in front of the Emmanuel Ruckman pass | 7-3 |
| 14:51 | Manchester | Jordan Dicus lays it up and in | 9-3 |
| 14:27 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-3 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Leonard Hickey | 9-3 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Emmanuel Ruckman | 9-5 |
| 13:43 | Manchester | Ryan Fiorentino misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Leonard Hickey - foul #1 on Leonard Hickey, team foul #4 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Manchester | Joe Pereda (SF), Samuel Anglin (C) Brooks Sealey, Mark Derryberry | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Zbinden (PF) Timothy Kovacs | |
| 13:43 | Manchester | Ryan Fiorentino makes the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 13:43 | Manchester | Ryan Fiorentino makes the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman can't connect on a floater from the right side | 11-5 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Robert Zbinden tips it but misses | 11-5 |
| 13:15 | Manchester | Jordan Dicus snags the defensive board | 11-5 |
| 12:56 | Manchester | Ryan Fiorentino can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 11-5 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland grabs the defensive rebound | 11-5 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey's layup is rejected by Samuel Anglin | 11-5 |
| 12:31 | Manchester | Jordan Dicus snags the defensive board | 11-5 |
| 12:13 | Manchester | Samuel Anglin's pass is intercepted by Robert Zbinden | 11-5 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | David Vandenbergh is called for the reach on Robert Zbinden - foul #1 on David Vandenbergh, team foul #1 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Manchester | Mark Derryberry (PF) Ryan Fiorentino | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs (PF) Joseph Copeland | |
| Lineup | Manchester | PG - Jordan Dicus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Vandenbergh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Pereda (fresh) PF - Mark Derryberry (fresh) 2 pts. C - Samuel Anglin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Emmanuel Ruckman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Hedge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Leonard Hickey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Timothy Kovacs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Zbinden (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Illinois | James Hedge hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 11-5 |
| 11:31 | Manchester | David Vandenbergh grabs the defensive rebound | 11-5 |
| 11:12 | Manchester | Timothy Kovacs steals it from Samuel Anglin | 11-5 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 11-7 |
| 10:20 | Manchester | David Vandenbergh blows the layup but he's fouled by Timothy Kovacs - foul #1 on Timothy Kovacs, team foul #5 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Manchester | Brooks Sealey (SF), Rudolph Baley (C) Joe Pereda, Samuel Anglin | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:20 | Manchester | David Vandenbergh makes the 1st free throw | 12-7 |
| 10:20 | Manchester | David Vandenbergh makes the 2nd free throw | 13-7 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs scores on a jumper from the right wing | 13-9 |
| 09:56 | Manchester | David Vandenbergh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-9 |
| Subs | Manchester | Shawn Carter (SG) David Vandenbergh | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Copeland (C) Robert Zbinden | |
| 09:53 | Illinois | Jordan Dicus picks off the pass by Emmanuel Ruckman in the backcourt | 13-9 |
| 09:52 | Manchester | Jordan Dicus lays it in | 15-9 |
| 09:27 | Illinois | Mark Derryberry swats the short shot by James Hedge | 15-9 |
| 09:25 | Manchester | Rudolph Baley grabs the defensive rebound | 15-9 |
| 08:59 | Manchester | Jordan Dicus comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 15-9 |
| 08:58 | Manchester | Mark Derryberry hits the follow up shot | 17-9 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | James Hedge hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Shawn Carter - foul #1 on Shawn Carter, team foul #2 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Manchester | David Vandenbergh (PG), Joe Pereda (SG), Ryan Fiorentino (C) Jordan Dicus, Shawn Carter, Rudolph Baley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Zbinden (PF) Timothy Kovacs | |
| 08:36 | Illinois | James Hedge makes the free throw | 17-12 |
| 08:19 | Manchester | David Vandenbergh comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 17-12 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | James Hedge gets the rebound | 17-12 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Joseph Copeland | 17-15 |
| 07:48 | Manchester | David Vandenbergh can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Emmanuel Ruckman - foul #1 on Emmanuel Ruckman, team foul #6 | 17-15 |
| 07:48 | Manchester | David Vandenbergh makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 07:48 | Manchester | David Vandenbergh makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| Lineup | Manchester | PG - David Vandenbergh (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Pereda (fresh) SF - Brooks Sealey (fresh) PF - Mark Derryberry (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ryan Fiorentino (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Emmanuel Ruckman (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hedge (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Leonard Hickey (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Zbinden (fresh) C - Joseph Copeland (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-15 |
| 07:30 | Manchester | Ryan Fiorentino grabs the defensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 07:26 | Manchester | Joe Pereda drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by David Vandenbergh | 21-15 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ryan Fiorentino - foul #1 on Ryan Fiorentino, team foul #3 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Manchester | Jordan Dicus (PG), Samuel Anglin (C) Brooks Sealey, Mark Derryberry | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs (PF) Joseph Copeland | |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 06:40 | Manchester | David Vandenbergh knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Jordan Dicus | 23-17 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey is hacked by Joe Pereda - foul #1 on Joe Pereda, team foul #4 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Manchester | Kevin Woods (SF), Rudolph Baley (PF) David Vandenbergh, Ryan Fiorentino | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Copeland (C) Robert Zbinden | |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Samuel Anglin picks off the pass by Emmanuel Ruckman | 23-17 |
| 05:47 | Manchester | Joe Pereda can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Hedge - foul #2 on James Hedge, team foul #7 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Manchester | Brooks Sealey (SF), Mark Derryberry (PF) Kevin Woods, Rudolph Baley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Zbinden (PF) James Hedge | |
| 05:47 | Manchester | Joe Pereda misses the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 05:47 | Manchester | Joe Pereda makes the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Robert Zbinden misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-17 |
| 05:18 | Manchester | Mark Derryberry snags the defensive board | 24-17 |
| 04:58 | Manchester | Samuel Anglin misses the easy layup | 24-17 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman grabs the board | 24-17 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-17 |
| 04:31 | Manchester | Mark Derryberry snags the defensive board | 24-17 |
| 04:08 | Manchester | Mark Derryberry can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 24-17 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland gets the rebound | 24-17 |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 24-17 |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey snags the offensive board | 24-17 |
| Lineup | Manchester | PG - Jordan Dicus (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Pereda (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brooks Sealey (fresh) PF - Mark Derryberry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Anglin (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Emmanuel Ruckman (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Hickey (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Timothy Kovacs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Zbinden (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Copeland (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey buries a driving attempt from close range | 24-19 |
| 03:12 | Manchester | Jordan Dicus is whistled for traveling | 24-19 |
| Subs | Manchester | Shawn Carter (PG), David Vandenbergh (SG), Kevin Woods (SF), Ryan Fiorentino (C) Jordan Dicus, Joe Pereda, Brooks Sealey, Samuel Anglin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Erik Gwyn (SG), James Hedge (PF) Timothy Kovacs, Robert Zbinden | |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Ryan Fiorentino steps in front of the James Hedge pass | 24-19 |
| 02:18 | Manchester | Joseph Copeland denies the turnaround by Mark Derryberry | 24-19 |
| 02:17 | Manchester | Mark Derryberry tips it but misses | 24-19 |
| 02:15 | Manchester | Ryan Fiorentino grabs the offensive board | 24-19 |
| 01:58 | Manchester | Shawn Carter is hacked by Emmanuel Ruckman - foul #2 on Emmanuel Ruckman, team foul #8 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Manchester | Brooks Sealey (SF), Rudolph Baley (PF) Kevin Woods, Mark Derryberry | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:58 | Manchester | Shawn Carter makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 01:58 | Manchester | Shawn Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joseph Copeland | 25-19 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Erik Gwyn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-19 |
| 01:34 | Manchester | Rudolph Baley grabs the defensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 01:15 | Manchester | Ryan Fiorentino knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Shawn Carter | 27-19 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Brooks Sealey takes the ball from James Hedge | 27-19 |
| 00:33 | Manchester | Ryan Fiorentino misses the runner from the left block but the foul's on Joseph Copeland - foul #1 on Joseph Copeland, team foul #9 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Manchester | Jordan Dicus (PG), Mark Derryberry (PF) Shawn Carter, Rudolph Baley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs (PF), Robert Zbinden (C) James Hedge, Joseph Copeland | |
| 00:33 | Manchester | Ryan Fiorentino makes the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 00:33 | Manchester | Ryan Fiorentino makes the 2nd free throw | 29-19 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-21 |
| 00:05 | Manchester | Erik Gwyn is called for the reach on David Vandenbergh - foul #3 on Erik Gwyn, team foul #10 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Manchester | Joe Pereda (SF), Samuel Anglin (C) Brooks Sealey, Ryan Fiorentino | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Hedge (SG) Erik Gwyn | |
| 00:05 | Manchester | David Vandenbergh makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 00:05 | Manchester | David Vandenbergh makes the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | James Hedge comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 31-21 |
| 00:00 | Manchester | Mark Derryberry gets the rebound | 31-21 |