| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Kevin Tran (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Stacey Antonio (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Gordon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Peluso (fresh) 4 pts. C - Rudolph Hamilton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Edgar Templin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Roth (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Keith Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ron Dixon (fresh) 9 pts. C - Jerry Morrison (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Keith Hanson inbounds the ball | 44-48 |
| Game Plan | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:57 | Illinois State | Mark Roth throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-48 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Swan (PF) Ron Dixon | |
| 19:46 | Quinnipiac | Kevin Tran misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-48 |
| 19:45 | Illinois State | Jerry Morrison pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 19:27 | Illinois State | Keith Hanson is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 44-48 |
| 19:05 | Quinnipiac | Rick Gordon lays it in uncontested | 46-48 |
| 18:50 | Illinois State | Jerry Morrison misses long on an open floater from just outside the lane | 46-48 |
| 18:48 | Illinois State | Jerry Morrison tips it in | 46-50 |
| 18:28 | Quinnipiac | Stacey Antonio clanks a floater from the left side | 46-50 |
| 18:27 | Illinois State | Mark Roth grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 18:05 | Illinois State | Keith Hanson misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 18:04 | Illinois State | Mark Roth gets the offensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 17:51 | Illinois State | Mark Roth hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Tran - foul #1 on Kevin Tran, team foul #1 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Robert Henderson (PF), Chester Elder (C) Frank Peluso, Rudolph Hamilton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alexei Szklarski (PG), Sean Jamar (SF), Ron Dixon (PF), Ryan Avalos (C) Edgar Templin, Keith Hanson, Michael Swan, Jerry Morrison | |
| 17:51 | Illinois State | Mark Roth misses the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 17:51 | Illinois State | Mark Roth makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 17:32 | Quinnipiac | Stacey Antonio's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-51 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Daniel Jones (SG) Mark Roth | |
| 17:30 | Illinois State | Stacey Antonio is called for the reach on Daniel Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stacey Antonio, team foul #2 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Xiaoping Hong (PG) Stacey Antonio | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 17:11 | Illinois State | Chester Elder is called for the reach on Alexei Szklarski - foul #2 on Chester Elder, team foul #3 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jerry Morrison (C) Sean Jamar | |
| 16:55 | Illinois State | Chester Elder swats the layup by Daniel Jones | 46-51 |
| 16:53 | Illinois State | Ryan Avalos tips it home | 46-53 |
| 16:33 | Quinnipiac | Xiaoping Hong makes the jumper from the free throw line | 48-53 |
| 16:16 | Illinois State | Ryan Avalos is open and scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Ron Dixon | 48-55 |
| 15:54 | Quinnipiac | Xiaoping Hong is denied on a layup by Ryan Avalos | 48-55 |
| 15:53 | Illinois State | Jerry Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 48-55 |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Xiaoping Hong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Tran (tired) 5 pts. SF - Rick Gordon (tired) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Henderson (tiring) 1 pts. C - Chester Elder (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Alexei Szklarski (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Jones (fairly fresh) SF - Ryan Avalos (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ron Dixon (tiring) 9 pts. C - Jerry Morrison (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Illinois State | Ryan Avalos is hacked by Chester Elder - foul #3 on Chester Elder, team foul #4 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Charles Foote (SG), Phillip Knight (SF), Frank Peluso (PF), Ernesto Castro (C) Kevin Tran, Rick Gordon, Robert Henderson, Chester Elder | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Manuel King (PG), Mark Roth (SG), Sean Jamar (SF), David White (C) Alexei Szklarski, Daniel Jones, Ryan Avalos, Jerry Morrison | |
| 15:24 | Illinois State | Sean Jamar lays it in | 48-57 |
| 15:12 | Quinnipiac | The jumper by Phillip Knight is denied by David White | 48-57 |
| 15:11 | Quinnipiac | Frank Peluso can't tip it in | 48-57 |
| 15:10 | Quinnipiac | Frank Peluso misses the tip | 48-57 |
| 15:08 | Quinnipiac | Phillip Knight grabs the offensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 14:56 | Quinnipiac | Charles Foote travels with the ball | 48-57 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Stacey Antonio (SG), Rudolph Hamilton (C) Charles Foote, Ernesto Castro | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Edgar Templin (PG), Keith Hanson (SF), Michael Swan (PF) Mark Roth, Sean Jamar, Ron Dixon | |
| 14:39 | Illinois State | Edgar Templin misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left side | 48-57 |
| 14:38 | Quinnipiac | Frank Peluso snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| 14:35 | Quinnipiac | Michael Swan takes the ball from Stacey Antonio in the backcourt | 48-57 |
| 14:26 | Illinois State | Manuel King misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stacey Antonio - foul #4 on Stacey Antonio, team foul #5 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Charles Foote (SG) Stacey Antonio | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jerry Morrison (C) David White | |
| 14:26 | Illinois State | Manuel King makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 14:26 | Illinois State | Manuel King makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 14:14 | Quinnipiac | Charles Foote knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Rudolph Hamilton and he's fouled by Manuel King - foul #1 on Manuel King, team foul #1 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Robert Henderson (PF) Frank Peluso | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alexei Szklarski (SG) Manuel King | |
| 14:14 | Quinnipiac | Charles Foote makes the free throw | 51-59 |
| 14:12 | Illinois State | Edgar Templin is hacked by Xiaoping Hong in the backcourt - foul #4 on Xiaoping Hong, team foul #6 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Rick Gordon (SF) Xiaoping Hong | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 13:59 | Illinois State | Keith Hanson loses the dribble to Rick Gordon | 51-59 |
| 13:56 | Quinnipiac | Rick Gordon blows the layup | 51-59 |
| 13:54 | Illinois State | Jerry Morrison pulls down the rebound | 51-59 |
| 13:38 | Illinois State | Charles Foote steals the ball from Jerry Morrison | 51-59 |
| 13:26 | Quinnipiac | Robert Henderson misses long on a shot in the lane | 51-59 |
| 13:25 | Quinnipiac | Rudolph Hamilton tips it in | 53-59 |
| 13:06 | Illinois State | Keith Hanson misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 53-59 |
| 13:05 | Illinois State | Michael Swan pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 12:47 | Illinois State | Phillip Knight is called for the reach on Edgar Templin - foul #4 on Phillip Knight, team foul #7 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Kevin Tran (SG), Frank Peluso (PF), Ernesto Castro (C) Phillip Knight, Robert Henderson, Rudolph Hamilton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Mark Roth (SG), Sean Jamar (SF), Ron Dixon (PF), David White (C) Alexei Szklarski, Keith Hanson, Michael Swan, Jerry Morrison | |
| 12:47 | Illinois State | Edgar Templin makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 12:47 | Illinois State | Edgar Templin makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 12:23 | Quinnipiac | Kevin Tran buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Ernesto Castro | 56-61 |
| 12:20 | Illinois State | Mark Roth is fouled in the backcourt by Rick Gordon - foul #1 on Rick Gordon, team foul #8 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ryan Avalos (SF) Sean Jamar | |
| 12:20 | Illinois State | Mark Roth makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 12:20 | Illinois State | Mark Roth makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 12:15 | Quinnipiac | Rick Gordon double dribbles in the backcourt | 56-63 |
| 12:03 | Illinois State | Mark Roth hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Edgar Templin | 56-65 |
| 12:03 | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-65 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Chester Elder (C) Frank Peluso | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Manuel King (PG), Daniel Jones (SG), Sean Jamar (SF) Edgar Templin, Mark Roth, Ryan Avalos | |
| 11:54 | Quinnipiac | Sean Jamar takes the ball from Ernesto Castro | 56-65 |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Charles Foote (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Tran (tired) 8 pts. SF - Rick Gordon (tired) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ernesto Castro (fresh) 2 reb. C - Chester Elder (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Manuel King (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Daniel Jones (fresh) SF - Sean Jamar (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ron Dixon (tiring) 9 pts. C - David White (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Illinois State | Ron Dixon comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Chester Elder - foul #4 on Chester Elder, team foul #9 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Frank Peluso (PF) Chester Elder | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Keith Hanson (SF), Jerry Morrison (C) Sean Jamar, David White | |
| 11:32 | Illinois State | Ron Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 11:32 | Illinois State | Ron Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 11:16 | Quinnipiac | Charles Foote clanks a 3 from the right wing | 56-67 |
| 11:14 | Illinois State | Ron Dixon pulls down the rebound | 56-67 |
| 10:59 | Illinois State | Jerry Morrison clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 56-67 |
| 10:58 | Illinois State | Ron Dixon tips it home | 56-69 |
| 10:56 | Quinnipiac | Kevin Tran loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-69 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Stacey Antonio (SG), Robert Henderson (C) Kevin Tran, Ernesto Castro | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Edgar Templin (PG), Mark Roth (SG), Ryan Avalos (SF), Michael Swan (PF) Manuel King, Daniel Jones, Keith Hanson, Ron Dixon | |
| 10:36 | Illinois State | Mark Roth misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 56-69 |
| 10:35 | Quinnipiac | Robert Henderson grabs the board | 56-69 |
| 10:22 | Quinnipiac | Charles Foote is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Charles Foote, team foul #10 | 56-69 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Xiaoping Hong (PG), Rudolph Hamilton (C) Charles Foote, Frank Peluso | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David White (C) Jerry Morrison | |
| 10:05 | Illinois State | David White is called for traveling | 56-69 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alexei Szklarski (SG), Sean Jamar (SF), Ron Dixon (PF) Mark Roth, Ryan Avalos, Michael Swan | |
| 09:51 | Quinnipiac | Stacey Antonio blows the dunk but the foul's on Alexei Szklarski - foul #3 on Alexei Szklarski, team foul #2 | 56-69 |
| 09:51 | Quinnipiac | Stacey Antonio makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 09:51 | Quinnipiac | Stacey Antonio makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 09:31 | Illinois State | Ron Dixon misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-69 |
| 09:29 | Quinnipiac | Stacey Antonio pulls down the rebound | 58-69 |
| 09:25 | Quinnipiac | Xiaoping Hong is hacked by Edgar Templin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edgar Templin, team foul #3 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Kevin Tran (SG), Frank Peluso (PF) Stacey Antonio, Robert Henderson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Manuel King (PG), Keith Hanson (SF), Michael Swan (PF), Jerry Morrison (C) Edgar Templin, Sean Jamar, Ron Dixon, David White | |
| 09:14 | Quinnipiac | Manuel King steps in front of the Rick Gordon pass | 58-69 |
| 09:00 | Illinois State | Alexei Szklarski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-69 |
| 08:59 | Illinois State | Michael Swan misses the tip | 58-69 |
| 08:58 | Quinnipiac | Rudolph Hamilton snags the defensive board | 58-69 |
| 08:35 | Quinnipiac | Frank Peluso misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 58-69 |
| 08:34 | Quinnipiac | Frank Peluso tips it home | 60-69 |
| 08:30 | Illinois State | Keith Hanson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-69 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Phillip Knight (SG), Ernesto Castro (PF), Robert Henderson (C) Xiaoping Hong, Frank Peluso, Rudolph Hamilton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Edgar Templin (PG), Daniel Jones (SG), Ron Dixon (PF), Ryan Avalos (C) Manuel King, Alexei Szklarski, Michael Swan, Jerry Morrison | |
| 08:18 | Quinnipiac | Rick Gordon misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-69 |
| 08:17 | Quinnipiac | Ernesto Castro hits the follow up shot | 62-69 |
| 08:00 | Illinois State | Ryan Avalos hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 62-69 |
| 07:59 | Quinnipiac | The rebound goes to Robert Henderson | 62-69 |
| 07:57 | Quinnipiac | Rick Gordon is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Hanson - foul #3 on Keith Hanson, team foul #4 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Xiaoping Hong (PG), Stacey Antonio (SG), Chester Elder (C) Kevin Tran, Rick Gordon, Robert Henderson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Mark Roth (SG), David White (C) Daniel Jones, Keith Hanson | |
| 07:52 | Quinnipiac | Stacey Antonio hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 62-69 |
| 07:50 | Illinois State | Mark Roth grabs the board | 62-69 |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Xiaoping Hong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Stacey Antonio (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Phillip Knight (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ernesto Castro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Chester Elder (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Edgar Templin (tired) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Roth (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ryan Avalos (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ron Dixon (tired) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - David White (tiring) 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Illinois State | Ron Dixon can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-69 |
| 07:31 | Quinnipiac | Chester Elder grabs the defensive rebound | 62-69 |
| 07:19 | Quinnipiac | Stacey Antonio can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-69 |
| 07:18 | Quinnipiac | Ernesto Castro hits the follow up shot | 64-69 |
| 06:55 | Illinois State | Chester Elder takes the ball from David White | 64-69 |
| 06:43 | Quinnipiac | Chester Elder misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-69 |
| 06:42 | Illinois State | Ryan Avalos grabs the defensive rebound | 64-69 |
| 06:39 | Illinois State | Mark Roth's pass is intercepted by Xiaoping Hong in the backcourt | 64-69 |
| 06:36 | Quinnipiac | Xiaoping Hong jams it | 66-69 |
| 06:36 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-69 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Frank Peluso (PF) Ernesto Castro | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Manuel King (PG), Daniel Jones (SG), Sean Jamar (SF), Michael Swan (PF), Jerry Morrison (C) Edgar Templin, Mark Roth, Ryan Avalos, Ron Dixon, David White | |
| 06:29 | Illinois State | Michael Swan can't connect on a shot from the right side | 66-69 |
| 06:27 | Illinois State | Jerry Morrison gets the offensive rebound | 66-69 |
| 06:15 | Illinois State | Jerry Morrison hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Phillip Knight - foul #5 on Phillip Knight, team foul #11 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Charles Foote (SF) Phillip Knight | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 06:15 | Illinois State | Jerry Morrison misses the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 06:15 | Illinois State | Jerry Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 06:13 | Quinnipiac | Xiaoping Hong is hacked by Manuel King in the backcourt - foul #2 on Manuel King, team foul #5 | 66-70 |
| 05:57 | Quinnipiac | Charles Foote can't connect on a floater from the right side | 66-70 |
| 05:55 | Illinois State | Jerry Morrison pulls down the rebound | 66-70 |
| 05:49 | Illinois State | Manuel King is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Manuel King, team foul #6 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Robert Henderson (PF) Frank Peluso | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alexei Szklarski (SG), Keith Hanson (SF) Daniel Jones, Sean Jamar | |
| 05:44 | Quinnipiac | Stacey Antonio misses long on an open shot in the lane | 66-70 |
| 05:43 | Illinois State | Jerry Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 66-70 |
| 05:29 | Illinois State | Keith Hanson connects on the open floater from close range | 66-72 |
| 05:09 | Quinnipiac | Xiaoping Hong is fouled on the floor by Manuel King - foul #4 on Manuel King, team foul #7 | 66-72 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Rudolph Hamilton (C) Chester Elder | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Mark Roth (SG), David White (PF) Manuel King, Michael Swan | |
| 05:09 | Quinnipiac | Xiaoping Hong makes the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 05:09 | Quinnipiac | Xiaoping Hong makes the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| 04:52 | Illinois State | David White comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 68-72 |
| 04:51 | Quinnipiac | Stacey Antonio grabs the board | 68-72 |
| 04:38 | Quinnipiac | Rudolph Hamilton hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Xiaoping Hong | 70-72 |
| 04:19 | Illinois State | Jerry Morrison misses badly on the uncontested runner near the basket | 70-72 |
| 04:18 | Quinnipiac | Robert Henderson gets the rebound | 70-72 |
| 04:18 | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 70-72 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Rick Gordon (SF), Frank Peluso (PF), Ernesto Castro (C) Charles Foote, Robert Henderson, Rudolph Hamilton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Edgar Templin (PG), Daniel Jones (SG), Sean Jamar (SF), Ryan Avalos (PF), Michael Swan (C) Alexei Szklarski, Mark Roth, Keith Hanson, David White, Jerry Morrison | |
| 04:15 | Quinnipiac | Xiaoping Hong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-72 |
| 03:58 | Illinois State | Daniel Jones scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Edgar Templin | 70-74 |
| 03:41 | Quinnipiac | Rick Gordon comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 70-74 |
| 03:39 | Quinnipiac | Rick Gordon snags the offensive board | 70-74 |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Xiaoping Hong (tiring) 10 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Stacey Antonio (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Rick Gordon (tired) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frank Peluso (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernesto Castro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Edgar Templin (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Daniel Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sean Jamar (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ryan Avalos (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Swan (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Quinnipiac | Rick Gordon can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 70-74 |
| 03:19 | Quinnipiac | Stacey Antonio grabs the offensive rebound | 70-74 |
| 03:06 | Quinnipiac | Rick Gordon scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-74 |
| 02:45 | Illinois State | Sean Jamar hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 73-74 |
| 02:43 | Quinnipiac | The rebound goes to Xiaoping Hong | 73-74 |
| 02:43 | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 73-74 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Charles Foote (SF), Robert Henderson (PF), Chester Elder (C) Rick Gordon, Frank Peluso, Ernesto Castro | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Manuel King (PG), Alexei Szklarski (SG), Keith Hanson (SF), Ron Dixon (PF), David White (C) Edgar Templin, Daniel Jones, Sean Jamar, Ryan Avalos, Michael Swan | |
| 02:27 | Quinnipiac | Charles Foote hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right side | 73-74 |
| 02:25 | Quinnipiac | Robert Henderson gets the offensive rebound | 73-74 |
| 02:02 | Quinnipiac | Stacey Antonio clanks a 3 from the left wing | 73-74 |
| 02:00 | Illinois State | David White snags the defensive board | 73-74 |
| 01:39 | Illinois State | David White clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 73-74 |
| 01:38 | Illinois State | David White hits the follow up shot | 73-76 |
| 01:38 | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 73-76 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Rick Gordon (SF), Frank Peluso (PF), Rudolph Hamilton (C) Charles Foote, Robert Henderson, Chester Elder | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Edgar Templin (PG), Mark Roth (SG), Jerry Morrison (C) Manuel King, Alexei Szklarski, David White | |
| 01:17 | Quinnipiac | Rudolph Hamilton slams it home on a nice dish by Rick Gordon | 75-76 |
| 01:12 | Illinois State | Edgar Templin is fouled in the backcourt by Stacey Antonio - foul #5 on Stacey Antonio, team foul #12 | 75-76 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Charles Foote (SG) Stacey Antonio | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 01:12 | Illinois State | Edgar Templin makes the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 01:12 | Illinois State | Edgar Templin makes the 2nd free throw | 75-78 |
| 00:53 | Quinnipiac | Edgar Templin takes the ball from Frank Peluso | 75-78 |
| 00:50 | Illinois State | Keith Hanson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Edgar Templin | 75-80 |
| Game Plan | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Quinnipiac | Xiaoping Hong scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 77-80 |
| 00:34 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 77-80 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Manuel King (PG) Edgar Templin | |
| Game Plan | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Illinois State | Keith Hanson is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Foote - foul #5 on Charles Foote, team foul #13 | 77-80 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Kevin Tran (SG) Charles Foote | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 00:31 | Illinois State | Keith Hanson misses the 1st free throw | 77-80 |
| 00:31 | Illinois State | Keith Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-81 |
| Game Plan | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Quinnipiac | Xiaoping Hong hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 77-81 |
| 00:24 | Illinois State | Jerry Morrison gets the rebound | 77-81 |
| 00:23 | Illinois State | Xiaoping Hong is called for the reach on Jerry Morrison in the backcourt - foul #5 on Xiaoping Hong, team foul #14 | 77-81 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Ernesto Castro (SG) Xiaoping Hong | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 00:23 | Illinois State | Jerry Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 77-82 |
| 00:23 | Illinois State | Jerry Morrison misses the 2nd free throw | 77-82 |
| 00:23 | Quinnipiac | Frank Peluso gets the rebound | 77-82 |
| 00:21 | Quinnipiac | Rick Gordon's pass is intercepted by Mark Roth in the backcourt | 77-82 |
| 00:20 | Illinois State | Manuel King is fouled on the floor by Frank Peluso - foul #1 on Frank Peluso, team foul #15 | 77-82 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Daniel Jones (SG), David White (C) Mark Roth, Jerry Morrison | |
| 00:20 | Illinois State | Manuel King makes the 1st free throw | 77-83 |
| 00:20 | Illinois State | Manuel King makes the 2nd free throw | 77-84 |
| 00:14 | Quinnipiac | Ernesto Castro misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 77-84 |
| 00:13 | Quinnipiac | Rick Gordon grabs the offensive board | 77-84 |
| 00:11 | Quinnipiac | Frank Peluso scores on a 3 from the left wing | 80-84 |
| 00:10 | Illinois State | Daniel Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Tran - foul #2 on Kevin Tran, team foul #16 | 80-84 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jerry Morrison (C) David White | |
| 00:10 | Illinois State | Daniel Jones makes the 1st free throw | 80-85 |
| 00:10 | Illinois State | Daniel Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 80-86 |
| 00:03 | Quinnipiac | Frank Peluso misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 80-86 |
| 00:02 | Illinois State | Jerry Morrison grabs the board | 80-86 |
| Game Plan | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Jerry Morrison runs out the clock | 80-86 |