| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kelly Gil (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Stanley Bain (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Erik Campbell (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeff Bracken (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rowan | PG - Earl Hull (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Gregory Monroe (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cody Lynn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - James King (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Godbey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rowan | Cody Lynn inbounds the ball | 38-25 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rowan | Rowan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Rowan | James King hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Erik Campbell - foul #2 on Erik Campbell, team foul #1 | 38-25 |
| 19:33 | Rowan | James King misses the 1st free throw | 38-25 |
| 19:33 | Rowan | James King makes the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | The short jumper by Stanley Bain is denied by Mark Godbey | 38-26 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken snags the offensive board | 38-26 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Erik Campbell is whistled for traveling | 38-26 |
| 18:39 | Rowan | Cody Lynn is fouled on the floor by Jeff Bracken - foul #2 on Jeff Bracken, team foul #2 | 38-26 |
| 18:26 | Rowan | Cody Lynn misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-26 |
| 18:25 | Rowan | Mark Godbey tips it in | 38-28 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Kelly Gil connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-28 |
| 17:44 | Rowan | Earl Hull clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-28 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Stanley Bain gets the rebound | 40-28 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Kelly Gil is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Kelly Gil, team foul #3 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dana Rogers (SF), Dwayne Hayes (C) Stanley Bain, Jeff Bracken | |
| Subs | Rowan | Sammy Burke (SF), Richard Crowley (PF), Kirk Darrah (C) Cody Lynn, James King, Mark Godbey | |
| 17:26 | Rowan | Gregory Monroe misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-28 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dana Rogers | 40-28 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Kelly Gil hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Lawrence Hawkins | 43-28 |
| 16:59 | Rowan | The pull-up jumper by Richard Crowley is blocked by Dwayne Hayes | 43-28 |
| 16:58 | Rowan | Kirk Darrah hits the follow up shot | 43-30 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins is hacked by Gregory Monroe - foul #3 on Gregory Monroe, team foul #1 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Hillman (PG), Charles Wells (SG), Clint Conkling (C) Lawrence Hawkins, Kelly Gil, Erik Campbell | |
| Subs | Rowan | James Allen (PG), Thomas Ziebarth (SG) Earl Hull, Gregory Monroe | |
| 16:31 | Illinois | James Hillman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-30 |
| 16:30 | Rowan | Richard Crowley grabs the defensive rebound | 43-30 |
| 16:26 | Rowan | Thomas Ziebarth misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 43-30 |
| 16:25 | Rowan | Richard Crowley pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-30 |
| 16:05 | Rowan | Sammy Burke's floater is knocked away by James Hillman | 43-30 |
| 16:03 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Hillman | 43-30 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | James Hillman comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Kirk Darrah - foul #1 on Kirk Darrah, team foul #2 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Bain (SF), Jeff Bracken (C) Dana Rogers, Clint Conkling | |
| Subs | Rowan | Cody Lynn (SF), Jonathan Nakano (PF), Mark Godbey (C) Sammy Burke, Richard Crowley, Kirk Darrah | |
| 15:58 | Illinois | James Hillman makes the 1st free throw | 44-30 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | James Hillman misses the 2nd free throw | 44-30 |
| 15:58 | Rowan | Mark Godbey gets the rebound | 44-30 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Hillman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Wells (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stanley Bain (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dwayne Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeff Bracken (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rowan | PG - James Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Ziebarth (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Cody Lynn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jonathan Nakano (fresh) 3 pf. C - Mark Godbey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Rowan | Thomas Ziebarth misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Charles Wells - foul #1 on Charles Wells, team foul #4 | 44-30 |
| 15:53 | Rowan | Thomas Ziebarth makes the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 15:53 | Rowan | Thomas Ziebarth makes the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Stanley Bain | 47-32 |
| 15:13 | Rowan | Cody Lynn misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Hillman - foul #1 on James Hillman, team foul #5 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins (PG), Kelly Gil (SG), Erik Campbell (PF) James Hillman, Charles Wells, Dwayne Hayes | |
| Subs | Rowan | Earl Hull (PG), Gregory Monroe (SG) Thomas Ziebarth, James Allen | |
| 15:13 | Rowan | Cody Lynn makes the 1st free throw | 47-33 |
| 15:13 | Rowan | Cody Lynn makes the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 14:53 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 47-34 |
| 14:52 | Rowan | Gregory Monroe grabs the board | 47-34 |
| 14:46 | Rowan | Gregory Monroe's floater is tipped away by Jeff Bracken | 47-34 |
| 14:45 | Rowan | The offensive rebound goes to Earl Hull | 47-34 |
| 14:24 | Rowan | Jonathan Nakano makes the fadeaway from the left side | 47-36 |
| 14:03 | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins clanks a jumper from the left side | 47-36 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins tips it back up and in | 49-36 |
| 13:49 | Rowan | Mark Godbey misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jeff Bracken - foul #3 on Jeff Bracken, team foul #6 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dana Rogers (SF), Clint Conkling (C) Stanley Bain, Jeff Bracken | |
| Subs | Rowan | Richard Crowley (SF) Cody Lynn | |
| 13:49 | Rowan | Mark Godbey makes the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 13:49 | Rowan | Mark Godbey makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 13:38 | Illinois | Erik Campbell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 49-38 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Kelly Gil tips it but misses | 49-38 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Dana Rogers grabs the offensive board | 49-38 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Kelly Gil hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 49-38 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Dana Rogers pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Dana Rogers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Hillman (PG), Charles Wells (SG), Dwayne Hayes (PF) Lawrence Hawkins, Kelly Gil, Erik Campbell | |
| Subs | Rowan | James Allen (PG), Thomas Ziebarth (SG), James King (PF), Kirk Darrah (C) Earl Hull, Gregory Monroe, Jonathan Nakano, Mark Godbey | |
| 12:34 | Rowan | James King travels with the ball | 49-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeff Bracken (C) Clint Conkling | |
| Subs | Rowan | Cody Lynn (SF) Richard Crowley | |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dana Rogers | 51-38 |
| 11:56 | Rowan | Cody Lynn scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by James Allen | 51-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Hillman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Wells (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dana Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dwayne Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeff Bracken (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rowan | PG - James Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Ziebarth (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Cody Lynn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - James King (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Kirk Darrah (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Thomas Ziebarth steals it from Dwayne Hayes | 51-40 |
| 11:22 | Rowan | James Allen lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Ziebarth | 51-42 |
| 10:59 | Illinois | James Allen is called for the reach on Dwayne Hayes - foul #2 on James Allen, team foul #3 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins (PG), Kelly Gil (SG), Stanley Bain (SF), Erik Campbell (PF) James Hillman, Charles Wells, Dana Rogers, Dwayne Hayes | |
| Subs | Rowan | Earl Hull (PG), Gregory Monroe (SG), Richard Crowley (SF), Jonathan Nakano (PF) James Allen, Thomas Ziebarth, Cody Lynn, Kirk Darrah | |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Erik Campbell knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Lawrence Hawkins | 54-42 |
| 10:31 | Rowan | Jonathan Nakano loses the ball out of bounds | 54-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clint Conkling (C) Jeff Bracken | |
| Subs | Rowan | Mark Godbey (C) James King | |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Stanley Bain buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Lawrence Hawkins | 56-42 |
| 09:51 | Rowan | Mark Godbey misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Kelly Gil - foul #2 on Kelly Gil, team foul #7 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes (C) Clint Conkling | |
| Subs | Rowan | | |
| 09:51 | Rowan | Mark Godbey makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 09:51 | Rowan | Mark Godbey makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes is hacked by Mark Godbey - foul #2 on Mark Godbey, team foul #4 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Rowan | Cody Lynn (SF), Kirk Darrah (C) Richard Crowley, Mark Godbey | |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Erik Campbell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-44 |
| 09:18 | Rowan | The rebound goes to Kirk Darrah | 56-44 |
| 09:04 | Rowan | Kirk Darrah misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Dwayne Hayes - foul #1 on Dwayne Hayes, team foul #8 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeff Bracken (C) Dwayne Hayes | |
| Subs | Rowan | Richard Crowley (PF) Jonathan Nakano | |
| 09:04 | Rowan | Kirk Darrah misses the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 09:04 | Rowan | Kirk Darrah makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Erik Campbell is fouled on the floor by Cody Lynn - foul #1 on Cody Lynn, team foul #5 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Hillman (SG), Dana Rogers (SF), Clint Conkling (PF) Kelly Gil, Stanley Bain, Erik Campbell | |
| Subs | Rowan | James Allen (SG), James King (PF) Gregory Monroe, Richard Crowley | |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Earl Hull steals the ball from James Hillman | 56-45 |
| 08:07 | Rowan | James Allen misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Jeff Bracken - foul #4 on Jeff Bracken, team foul #9 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Wells (SG), Dwayne Hayes (PF) Lawrence Hawkins, Jeff Bracken | |
| Subs | Rowan | Thomas Ziebarth (SG), Richard Crowley (SF), Mark Godbey (C) Earl Hull, Cody Lynn, Kirk Darrah | |
| 08:07 | Rowan | James Allen makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 08:07 | Rowan | James Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Charles Wells scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Hillman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Wells (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dana Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dwayne Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Clint Conkling (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rowan | PG - James Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Ziebarth (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Crowley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James King (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Godbey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Rowan | Thomas Ziebarth is fouled on the floor by Charles Wells - foul #2 on Charles Wells, team foul #10 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Gil (SG), Jeff Bracken (C) Charles Wells, Clint Conkling | |
| Subs | Rowan | Jonathan Nakano (PF) James King | |
| 07:35 | Rowan | Thomas Ziebarth makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 07:35 | Rowan | Thomas Ziebarth makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken buries a fadeaway in the lane | 61-49 |
| 06:56 | Rowan | Mark Godbey buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Ziebarth | 61-51 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Kelly Gil connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-51 |
| 06:23 | Rowan | Thomas Ziebarth is fouled on the floor by James Hillman - foul #2 on James Hillman, team foul #11 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins (PG), Stanley Bain (SF), Erik Campbell (PF) James Hillman, Dana Rogers, Dwayne Hayes | |
| Subs | Rowan | Gregory Monroe (SG), Cody Lynn (SF), James King (C) James Allen, Richard Crowley, Mark Godbey | |
| 06:23 | Rowan | Thomas Ziebarth misses the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 06:23 | Rowan | Thomas Ziebarth misses the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | Erik Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 64-51 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Kelly Gil misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 64-51 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken tips it in | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rowan | Rowan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:45 | Rowan | Jonathan Nakano hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-51 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Stanley Bain gets the rebound | 66-51 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken is whistled for traveling | 66-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Hillman (SG), Dana Rogers (C) Kelly Gil, Jeff Bracken | |
| Subs | Rowan | Earl Hull (PG), Kirk Darrah (C) Thomas Ziebarth, Jonathan Nakano | |
| 05:26 | Rowan | Dana Rogers swats the short shot by James King | 66-51 |
| 05:24 | Rowan | Cody Lynn pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-51 |
| 05:14 | Rowan | Cody Lynn banks in the layup on a nice dish by Earl Hull and the foul's on Stanley Bain - foul #2 on Stanley Bain, team foul #12 | 66-53 |
| 05:14 | Rowan | Cody Lynn makes the free throw | 66-54 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Dana Rogers misses the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Kirk Darrah - foul #2 on Kirk Darrah, team foul #6 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes (C) Stanley Bain | |
| Subs | Rowan | Richard Crowley (PF), Mark Godbey (C) James King, Kirk Darrah | |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Dana Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Dana Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 04:36 | Rowan | Cody Lynn misses long on a floater from the right wing | 68-54 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 68-54 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | James Hillman misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 68-54 |
| 04:11 | Rowan | Richard Crowley gets the rebound | 68-54 |
| 04:07 | Rowan | Gregory Monroe can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-54 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes grabs the board | 68-54 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Cody Lynn takes the ball from Lawrence Hawkins | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rowan | Rowan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:39 | Rowan | Earl Hull makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Hawkins (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Hillman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dana Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Erik Campbell (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Dwayne Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rowan | PG - Earl Hull (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gregory Monroe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Cody Lynn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Richard Crowley (fresh) 4 reb. C - Mark Godbey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rowan | Rowan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Illinois | A charge is called on James Hillman - foul #3 on James Hillman, team foul #13 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Figarsky (PG), Kelly Gil (SG), Stanley Bain (SF), Clint Conkling (PF), Jeff Bracken (C) Lawrence Hawkins, James Hillman, Dana Rogers, Erik Campbell, Dwayne Hayes | |
| Subs | Rowan | James Allen (SG), Jonathan Nakano (PF), Kirk Darrah (C) Gregory Monroe, Cody Lynn, Mark Godbey | |
| 03:11 | Rowan | Earl Hull drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Crowley | 68-60 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Robert Figarsky misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Earl Hull - foul #3 on Earl Hull, team foul #7 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Rowan | Sammy Burke (SF), James King (C) Richard Crowley, Kirk Darrah | |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Robert Figarsky misses the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Robert Figarsky misses the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 03:06 | Rowan | Jonathan Nakano pulls down the rebound | 68-60 |
| 02:54 | Rowan | Sammy Burke misses the floater from the right side | 68-60 |
| 02:53 | Rowan | James King pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-60 |
| 02:53 | Rowan | Rowan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins (PG), Erik Campbell (PF) Robert Figarsky, Clint Conkling | |
| Subs | Rowan | Gregory Monroe (SG), Richard Crowley (SF), Mark Godbey (C) James Allen, Sammy Burke, James King | |
| 02:33 | Rowan | Erik Campbell denies the turnaround by Gregory Monroe | 68-60 |
| 02:32 | Rowan | Earl Hull tips it home | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rowan | Rowan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Earl Hull is called for the reach on Lawrence Hawkins - foul #4 on Earl Hull, team foul #8 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Rowan | Cody Lynn (SF) Richard Crowley | |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Erik Campbell gets the offensive rebound | 69-62 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Erik Campbell misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Jonathan Nakano - foul #4 on Jonathan Nakano, team foul #9 | 69-62 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Erik Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Erik Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 01:48 | Rowan | Jonathan Nakano grabs the defensive rebound | 70-62 |
| 01:32 | Rowan | Gregory Monroe knocks in the floater near the basket and the foul's on Lawrence Hawkins - foul #3 on Lawrence Hawkins, team foul #14 | 70-64 |
| 01:32 | Rowan | Gregory Monroe makes the free throw | 70-65 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Erik Campbell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 70-65 |
| 01:13 | Rowan | Mark Godbey pulls down the rebound | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rowan | Rowan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:08 | Rowan | Gregory Monroe hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jonathan Nakano | 70-68 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken's layup is rejected by Mark Godbey | 70-68 |
| 00:49 | Rowan | Mark Godbey grabs the board | 70-68 |
| 00:33 | Rowan | Erik Campbell blocks the jumper by Jonathan Nakano | 70-68 |
| 00:32 | Rowan | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Godbey | 70-68 |
| 00:17 | Rowan | Gregory Monroe makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Mark Godbey | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rowan | Rowan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Kelly Gil can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-70 |
| 00:01 | Rowan | Cody Lynn pulls down the rebound | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rowan | Rowan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Rowan | Cody Lynn misses the fullcourt shot | 70-70 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Hawkins (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kelly Gil (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stanley Bain (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Erik Campbell (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Jeff Bracken (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rowan | PG - Earl Hull (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gregory Monroe (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Cody Lynn (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jonathan Nakano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Mark Godbey (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken wins the tip | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rowan | Rowan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Kelly Gil misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-70 |
| 04:41 | Rowan | The rebound goes to Jonathan Nakano | 70-70 |
| 04:36 | Rowan | Earl Hull is hacked by Erik Campbell - foul #3 on Erik Campbell, team foul #15 | 70-70 |
| 04:36 | Rowan | Earl Hull makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 04:36 | Rowan | Earl Hull makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken is denied on a layup by Jonathan Nakano | 70-72 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Stanley Bain tips it back up and in | 72-72 |
| 03:54 | Rowan | Gregory Monroe buries a jump hook in the paint | 72-74 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Erik Campbell | 74-74 |
| 03:10 | Rowan | Gregory Monroe misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 74-74 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Erik Campbell grabs the board | 74-74 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Kelly Gil loses the dribble to Mark Godbey | 74-74 |
| 02:50 | Rowan | Gregory Monroe loses the dribble to Erik Campbell | 74-74 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Kelly Gil makes the jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Mark Godbey - foul #3 on Mark Godbey, team foul #10 | 76-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dana Rogers (SF), Dwayne Hayes (PF), Clint Conkling (C) Stanley Bain, Erik Campbell, Jeff Bracken | |
| Subs | Rowan | James Allen (PG), Thomas Ziebarth (SG), Richard Crowley (SF), James King (PF), Kirk Darrah (C) Earl Hull, Gregory Monroe, Cody Lynn, Jonathan Nakano, Mark Godbey | |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Kelly Gil makes the free throw | 77-74 |
| 02:31 | Rowan | Rowan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | Erik Campbell (PF), Jeff Bracken (C) Dwayne Hayes, Clint Conkling | |
| Subs | Rowan | Earl Hull (PG), Gregory Monroe (SG), Jonathan Nakano (PF) James Allen, Thomas Ziebarth, Kirk Darrah | |
| 02:15 | Rowan | James King travels with the ball | 77-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Rowan | Cody Lynn (SF) Richard Crowley | |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Dana Rogers buries a jumper from close range set up by Lawrence Hawkins | 79-74 |
| 01:41 | Rowan | Earl Hull misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 79-74 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Erik Campbell pulls down the rebound | 79-74 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Kelly Gil misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 79-74 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken hits the follow up shot | 81-74 |
| 01:16 | Rowan | Gregory Monroe hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Earl Hull | 81-77 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Kelly Gil knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Dana Rogers | 84-77 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Hawkins (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kelly Gil (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dana Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Erik Campbell (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Jeff Bracken (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rowan | PG - Earl Hull (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gregory Monroe (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 pf. SF - Cody Lynn (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jonathan Nakano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - James King (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rowan | Rowan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Rowan | Jonathan Nakano can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Erik Campbell - foul #4 on Erik Campbell, team foul #16 | 84-77 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Bain (SF) Dana Rogers | |
| Subs | Rowan | Mark Godbey (C) James King | |
| 00:43 | Rowan | Jonathan Nakano misses the 1st free throw | 84-77 |
| 00:43 | Rowan | Jonathan Nakano misses the 2nd free throw | 84-77 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Erik Campbell gets the rebound | 84-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rowan | Rowan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Erik Campbell is hacked by Earl Hull in the backcourt - foul #5 on Earl Hull, team foul #11 | 84-77 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Figarsky (PG), Dana Rogers (SF), Dwayne Hayes (C) Lawrence Hawkins, Stanley Bain, Jeff Bracken | |
| Subs | Rowan | James Allen (PG) Earl Hull | |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Erik Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 84-77 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Erik Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 84-77 |
| 00:42 | Rowan | Mark Godbey gets the rebound | 84-77 |
| 00:37 | Rowan | Gregory Monroe clanks a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Dwayne Hayes - foul #2 on Dwayne Hayes, team foul #17 | 84-77 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins (PG), Stanley Bain (SF), Jeff Bracken (C) Robert Figarsky, Dana Rogers, Dwayne Hayes | |
| Subs | Rowan | | |
| 00:37 | Rowan | Gregory Monroe makes the 1st free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:37 | Rowan | Gregory Monroe makes the 2nd free throw | 84-79 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | James Allen is called for the reach on Kelly Gil in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Allen, team foul #12 | 84-79 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Figarsky (PG), Dana Rogers (SF), Dwayne Hayes (PF) Lawrence Hawkins, Stanley Bain, Erik Campbell | |
| Subs | Rowan | | |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Kelly Gil makes the 1st free throw | 85-79 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Kelly Gil makes the 2nd free throw | 86-79 |
| 00:31 | Rowan | Gregory Monroe drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 86-82 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 86-82 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins (PG), Erik Campbell (PF) Robert Figarsky, Dwayne Hayes | |
| Subs | Rowan | | |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Kelly Gil is hacked by James Allen in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Allen, team foul #13 | 86-82 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Kelly Gil makes the 1st free throw | 87-82 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Kelly Gil makes the 2nd free throw | 88-82 |
| 00:23 | Rowan | James Allen misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 88-82 |
| 00:21 | Rowan | Cody Lynn grabs the offensive board | 88-82 |
| 00:19 | Rowan | Gregory Monroe scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 88-85 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Kelly Gil is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Monroe - foul #4 on Gregory Monroe, team foul #14 | 88-85 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Kelly Gil makes the 1st free throw | 89-85 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Kelly Gil misses the 2nd free throw | 89-85 |
| 00:16 | Rowan | Mark Godbey grabs the defensive rebound | 89-85 |
| 00:10 | Rowan | Jonathan Nakano clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 89-85 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Dana Rogers grabs the board | 89-85 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | James Allen is called for the reach on Dana Rogers in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Allen, team foul #15 | 89-85 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Rowan | Thomas Ziebarth (PG) James Allen | |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Dana Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 90-85 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Dana Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 91-85 |
| 00:01 | Rowan | Gregory Monroe comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 91-85 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeff Bracken | 91-85 |