| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Miles Richert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Hurlburt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terrance Watt (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Carl Winter (fresh) C - Mark Burnette (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Dimarco (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Sansbury (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Reggie Webb (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Clyde Spector (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Arizona | Terrance Watt inbounds the ball | 19-31 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Northern Arizona | Donald Hurlburt connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Miles Richert | 22-31 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Clyde Spector scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Reggie Webb | 22-34 |
| 19:12 | Northern Arizona | Carl Winter connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-34 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Jason Sansbury buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Dallas Antone | 24-36 |
| 18:36 | Northern Arizona | Terrance Watt travels with the ball | 24-36 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Jason Sansbury misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Mark Burnette - foul #2 on Mark Burnette, team foul #1 | 24-36 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Jason Sansbury makes the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Jason Sansbury makes the 2nd free throw | 24-38 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 18:07 | Northern Arizona | Donald Hurlburt clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-38 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Dallas Antone grabs the board | 24-38 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | James Dimarco hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-38 |
| 18:00 | Illinois | Dallas Antone gets the offensive rebound | 24-38 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Clyde Spector can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Mark Burnette - foul #3 on Mark Burnette, team foul #2 | 24-38 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | George Bledsoe (C) Mark Burnette | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Clyde Spector makes the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Clyde Spector misses the 2nd free throw | 24-39 |
| 17:45 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to George Bledsoe | 24-39 |
| 17:39 | Northern Arizona | Donald Hurlburt makes the jump hook from the left block | 26-39 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | James Dimarco hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-39 |
| 17:18 | Illinois | Reggie Webb pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-39 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | James Dimarco knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Dallas Antone | 26-42 |
| 16:58 | Northern Arizona | Miles Richert comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Dallas Antone - foul #2 on Dallas Antone, team foul #1 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska (PG), John Kelly (SG) Dallas Antone, James Dimarco | |
| 16:58 | Northern Arizona | Miles Richert misses the 1st free throw | 26-42 |
| 16:58 | Northern Arizona | Miles Richert makes the 2nd free throw | 27-42 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Carl Winter is called for the reach on Reggie Webb - foul #3 on Carl Winter, team foul #3 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | James Thompson (PF) Carl Winter | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:25 | Illinois | Miles Richert steals the ball from Jason Sansbury | 27-42 |
| 16:04 | Northern Arizona | Donald Hurlburt misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-42 |
| 16:02 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jason Sansbury | 27-42 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Miles Richert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Hurlburt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Terrance Watt (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - George Bledsoe (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eugene Prochaska (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Kelly (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jason Sansbury (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Reggie Webb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Clyde Spector (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Miles Richert takes the ball from Eugene Prochaska | 27-42 |
| 15:35 | Northern Arizona | George Bledsoe drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-42 |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Jason Sansbury misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 29-42 |
| 15:10 | Northern Arizona | George Bledsoe gets the rebound | 29-42 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:41 | Northern Arizona | Donald Hurlburt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-42 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Carl Winter (PF), Mark Burnette (C) James Thompson, George Bledsoe | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG), James Dimarco (SG), Marion Merritt (C) John Kelly, Jason Sansbury, Clyde Spector | |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Mark Burnette swats the layup by Marion Merritt | 29-42 |
| 14:31 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Mark Burnette | 29-42 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:25 | Northern Arizona | Donald Hurlburt clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-42 |
| 14:24 | Northern Arizona | Mark Burnette grabs the offensive board | 29-42 |
| 14:07 | Northern Arizona | Mark Burnette's pass is intercepted by Dallas Antone | 29-42 |
| 14:04 | Illinois | Dallas Antone lays it in | 29-44 |
| 13:46 | Northern Arizona | Donald Hurlburt scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Burnette | 32-44 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Donald Hurlburt is called for the reach on Dallas Antone in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Hurlburt, team foul #4 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | James Thompson (PF) Terrance Watt | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Kelly (PG), Raymond Green (C) Eugene Prochaska, Reggie Webb | |
| 13:27 | Illinois | Dallas Antone makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Raymond Green and the foul's on Carl Winter - foul #4 on Carl Winter, team foul #5 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Donald Steele (SG), Milton Lyon (SF) Donald Hurlburt, Carl Winter | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:27 | Illinois | Dallas Antone makes the free throw | 32-47 |
| 13:05 | Northern Arizona | Mark Burnette can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 32-47 |
| 13:03 | Northern Arizona | James Thompson grabs the offensive board | 32-47 |
| 12:40 | Northern Arizona | Miles Richert misses long on a shot in the paint | 32-47 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Raymond Green pulls down the rebound | 32-47 |
| 12:25 | Illinois | James Dimarco drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Kelly | 32-49 |
| 12:02 | Northern Arizona | Mark Burnette misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Raymond Green - foul #3 on Raymond Green, team foul #2 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Richard Parsons (PG), Donald Hurlburt (SG), Terrance Watt (SF) Miles Richert, Donald Steele, Milton Lyon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska (SF), Reggie Webb (PF), Clyde Spector (C) John Kelly, Marion Merritt, Raymond Green | |
| 12:02 | Northern Arizona | Mark Burnette makes the 1st free throw | 33-49 |
| 12:02 | Northern Arizona | Mark Burnette makes the 2nd free throw | 34-49 |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Clyde Spector misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-49 |
| 11:45 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Mark Burnette | 34-49 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Richard Parsons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Donald Hurlburt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Terrance Watt (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Burnette (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Dimarco (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Reggie Webb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Clyde Spector (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Northern Arizona | Richard Parsons clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Clyde Spector - foul #1 on Clyde Spector, team foul #3 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Kelly (SG), Jason Sansbury (SF) Dallas Antone, James Dimarco | |
| 11:25 | Northern Arizona | Richard Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 11:25 | Northern Arizona | Richard Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 36-49 |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-49 |
| 11:02 | Northern Arizona | Mark Burnette grabs the defensive rebound | 36-49 |
| 10:56 | Northern Arizona | Terrance Watt misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Jason Sansbury - foul #2 on Jason Sansbury, team foul #4 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Miles Richert (PG) Richard Parsons | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:56 | Northern Arizona | Terrance Watt makes the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 10:56 | Northern Arizona | Terrance Watt makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | John Kelly drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Reggie Webb | 38-52 |
| 10:13 | Northern Arizona | Mark Burnette misses short on a floater in the paint | 38-52 |
| 10:12 | Northern Arizona | Mark Burnette hits the follow up shot | 40-52 |
| 09:55 | Illinois | Reggie Webb's floater is knocked away by Mark Burnette | 40-52 |
| 09:54 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Mark Burnette | 40-52 |
| 09:36 | Northern Arizona | Terrance Watt misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-52 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Reggie Webb grabs the board | 40-52 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | John Kelly misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-52 |
| 09:12 | Northern Arizona | Mark Burnette gets the rebound | 40-52 |
| 09:04 | Northern Arizona | Mark Burnette is hacked by Jason Sansbury - foul #3 on Jason Sansbury, team foul #5 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Donald Steele (SG), Milton Lyon (SF), George Bledsoe (C) Donald Hurlburt, Terrance Watt, James Thompson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG), James Dimarco (SG), Marion Merritt (PF), Raymond Green (C) Eugene Prochaska, John Kelly, Reggie Webb, Clyde Spector | |
| 08:57 | Northern Arizona | Donald Steele hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Miles Richert | 42-52 |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Dallas Antone buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Dimarco | 42-55 |
| 08:29 | Northern Arizona | Donald Steele double dribbles | 42-55 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Richard Parsons (PG) Miles Richert | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Mark Burnette steals the ball from Raymond Green | 42-55 |
| 07:52 | Northern Arizona | A charge is called on Mark Burnette - foul #4 on Mark Burnette, team foul #6 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Carl Winter (PF) George Bledsoe | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Kelly (PG) Jason Sansbury | |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Marion Merritt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-55 |
| 07:29 | Illinois | John Kelly hits the follow up shot | 42-57 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Richard Parsons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Donald Steele (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Milton Lyon (fresh) PF - Carl Winter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Mark Burnette (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Dimarco (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dallas Antone (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Marion Merritt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:21 | Northern Arizona | Carl Winter is fouled on the floor by James Dimarco - foul #3 on James Dimarco, team foul #6 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Miles Richert (PG), Donald Hurlburt (SG), James Thompson (PF) Richard Parsons, Donald Steele, Milton Lyon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reggie Webb (PF) Raymond Green | |
| 07:12 | Northern Arizona | Donald Hurlburt misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-57 |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Reggie Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Dallas Antone makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James Dimarco | 42-60 |
| 06:19 | Northern Arizona | Mark Burnette is fouled on the floor by Marion Merritt - foul #2 on Marion Merritt, team foul #7 | 42-60 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Terrance Watt (SF) James Thompson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska (PG), Charles Bates (SG), Jason Sansbury (SF), Clyde Spector (C) John Kelly, James Dimarco, Dallas Antone, Marion Merritt | |
| 06:19 | Northern Arizona | Mark Burnette makes the 1st free throw | 43-60 |
| 06:19 | Northern Arizona | Mark Burnette misses the 2nd free throw | 43-60 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Clyde Spector pulls down the rebound | 43-60 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Charles Bates | 43-62 |
| 05:45 | Northern Arizona | Jason Sansbury steals it from Carl Winter | 43-62 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jason Sansbury | 43-64 |
| 05:39 | Northern Arizona | Miles Richert throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-64 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | George Bledsoe (C) Mark Burnette | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Green (PF) Reggie Webb | |
| 05:18 | Illinois | Charles Bates hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 43-64 |
| 05:17 | Northern Arizona | Carl Winter snags the defensive board | 43-64 |
| 05:06 | Northern Arizona | Donald Hurlburt drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-64 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska is hacked by Donald Hurlburt - foul #3 on Donald Hurlburt, team foul #7 | 46-64 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Richard Parsons (PG), Donald Steele (SG) Miles Richert, Donald Hurlburt | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Dimarco (SG), Dallas Antone (SF), Marion Merritt (PF) Charles Bates, Jason Sansbury, Raymond Green | |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska makes the 1st free throw | 46-65 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska makes the 2nd free throw | 46-66 |
| 04:42 | Northern Arizona | Donald Steele connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-66 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Dallas Antone hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-66 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Clyde Spector | 48-66 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Dallas Antone misses the runner in the paint | 48-66 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Dallas Antone grabs the offensive rebound | 48-66 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | James Dimarco misses the floater from the left wing | 48-66 |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Marion Merritt hits the follow up shot | 48-68 |
| 03:13 | Northern Arizona | Donald Steele hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-68 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Richard Parsons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Donald Steele (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Terrance Watt (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carl Winter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - George Bledsoe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eugene Prochaska (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - James Dimarco (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dallas Antone (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Marion Merritt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clyde Spector (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Clyde Spector makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Dallas Antone | 51-71 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:30 | Northern Arizona | Terrance Watt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-71 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Clyde Spector gets the rebound | 51-71 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | James Dimarco can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-71 |
| 02:16 | Northern Arizona | Carl Winter snags the defensive board | 51-71 |
| 02:10 | Northern Arizona | Donald Steele comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-71 |
| 02:08 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Marion Merritt | 51-71 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | James Dimarco scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Eugene Prochaska | 51-74 |
| 01:33 | Northern Arizona | Terrance Watt is fouled on the floor by Marion Merritt - foul #3 on Marion Merritt, team foul #8 | 51-74 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | James Thompson (PF) Carl Winter | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Bates (PG), John Kelly (SG), Raymond Green (C) James Dimarco, Dallas Antone, Clyde Spector | |
| 01:33 | Northern Arizona | Terrance Watt makes the 1st free throw | 52-74 |
| 01:33 | Northern Arizona | Terrance Watt misses the 2nd free throw | 52-74 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska pulls down the rebound | 52-74 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 52-74 |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Raymond Green grabs the offensive rebound | 52-74 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska misses the 3 from the left wing | 52-74 |
| 00:43 | Northern Arizona | George Bledsoe grabs the defensive rebound | 52-74 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Northern Arizona | Donald Steele can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-74 |
| 00:37 | Northern Arizona | George Bledsoe grabs the offensive board | 52-74 |
| 00:33 | Northern Arizona | Donald Steele buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-74 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona 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 (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska is hacked by James Thompson - foul #2 on James Thompson, team foul #8 | 55-74 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Milton Lyon (SF) Terrance Watt | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska makes the 1st free throw | 55-75 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska makes the 2nd free throw | 55-76 |
| 00:04 | Northern Arizona | George Bledsoe clanks a floater from the left side | 55-76 |
| 00:02 | Northern Arizona | The offensive rebound goes to George Bledsoe | 55-76 |
| 00:00 | Northern Arizona | The clock runs out | 55-76 |