| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Sargent (fresh) SG - Douglas Evans (fresh) SF - Robert Baltzell (fresh) PF - Lowell Moreland (fresh) C - Greg Mathews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Michel Brock (fresh) SG - Robert Torkelson (fresh) SF - Goran Smertin (fresh) PF - Theodore Hansen (fresh) C - Daniel Underwood (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Greg Mathews wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Theodore Hansen is called for the reach on Scott Sargent - foul #1 on Theodore Hansen, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Scott Sargent hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Michel Brock | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Morehead State | Daniel Underwood misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Baltzell | 3-0 |
| 18:31 | Morehead State | Michel Brock misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Greg Mathews misses the easy dunk attempt | 3-0 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell misses the tip | 3-0 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Douglas Evans tips it back up and in | 5-0 |
| 17:43 | Morehead State | Goran Smertin makes the driving attempt near the basket | 5-2 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Douglas Evans drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Lowell Moreland | 8-2 |
| 17:18 | Morehead State | Michel Brock is hacked by Scott Sargent in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Sargent, team foul #1 | 8-2 |
| 17:11 | Morehead State | Goran Smertin can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 8-2 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell pulls down the rebound | 8-2 |
| 17:05 | Illinois | Michel Brock is called for the reach on Scott Sargent in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michel Brock, team foul #2 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randolph Shelton (PG), Gregory Davis (SF) Scott Sargent, Robert Baltzell | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Edward Pegg (SF), Douglas Lehmann (C) Goran Smertin, Daniel Underwood | |
| 16:49 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland steps out of bounds on the baseline | 8-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie (SG) Douglas Evans | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Lawrence Williams (PF) Theodore Hansen | |
| 16:30 | Morehead State | Greg Mathews takes the ball from Lawrence Williams | 8-2 |
| 16:13 | Illinois | Greg Mathews misses short on a shot from the right wing | 8-2 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Randolph Shelton hits the follow up shot | 10-2 |
| 15:56 | Morehead State | Edward Pegg misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Gregory Davis - foul #1 on Gregory Davis, team foul #2 | 10-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Sargent (PG), Douglas Evans (SG), Robert Baltzell (SF) Randolph Shelton, Douglas McKerlie, Gregory Davis | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Goran Smertin (SF), Daniel Underwood (C) Robert Torkelson, Douglas Lehmann | |
| 15:56 | Morehead State | Edward Pegg makes the 1st free throw | 10-3 |
| 15:56 | Morehead State | Edward Pegg makes the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Sargent (fresh) SG - Douglas Evans (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Baltzell (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Lowell Moreland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Greg Mathews (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Michel Brock (fresh) SG - Lawrence Williams (fresh) SF - Goran Smertin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Pegg (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Underwood (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Greg Mathews lays it up and in | 12-4 |
| 15:21 | Morehead State | Lawrence Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-4 |
| 15:20 | Morehead State | Michel Brock tips it but misses | 12-4 |
| 15:19 | Illinois | Douglas Evans pulls down the rebound | 12-4 |
| 15:13 | Illinois | Douglas Evans is called for traveling in the backcourt | 12-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | Vernon Wertz (PF) Lowell Moreland | |
| Subs | Morehead State | James Delima (PG), Wesley Reddy (SG), Theodore Hansen (PF), Douglas Lehmann (C) Michel Brock, Lawrence Williams, Edward Pegg, Daniel Underwood | |
| 14:56 | Morehead State | Theodore Hansen is fouled on the floor by Vernon Wertz - foul #1 on Vernon Wertz, team foul #3 | 12-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff (C) Greg Mathews | |
| Subs | Morehead State | James Matthews (SF) Goran Smertin | |
| 14:51 | Morehead State | Theodore Hansen connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Douglas Lehmann | 12-6 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | James Matthews steals it from Scott Sargent in the backcourt | 12-6 |
| 14:39 | Morehead State | James Matthews hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 12-6 |
| 14:38 | Morehead State | James Matthews tips it back up and in | 12-8 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-8 |
| 14:15 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Wesley Reddy | 12-8 |
| 13:52 | Morehead State | Vernon Wertz steals the ball from James Matthews | 12-8 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Wesley Reddy is called for the reach on Scott Sargent in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wesley Reddy, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randolph Shelton (PG), Douglas McKerlie (SG), Gregory Davis (SF), Lowell Moreland (PF) Scott Sargent, Douglas Evans, Robert Baltzell, Vernon Wertz | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michel Brock (PG), Robert Torkelson (SG), Edward Pegg (SF), Lawrence Williams (PF), Daniel Underwood (C) James Delima, Wesley Reddy, James Matthews, Theodore Hansen, Douglas Lehmann | |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland is open and buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Douglas McKerlie | 15-8 |
| 13:19 | Morehead State | Edward Pegg misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-8 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff grabs the board | 15-8 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Randolph Shelton hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 15-8 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-8 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Randolph Shelton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-8 |
| 12:59 | Morehead State | Edward Pegg grabs the board | 15-8 |
| 12:50 | Morehead State | Michel Brock clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-8 |
| 12:48 | Morehead State | Daniel Underwood can't tip it in | 15-8 |
| 12:46 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gregory Davis | 15-8 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Randolph Shelton buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Gregory Davis | 18-8 |
| 12:12 | Morehead State | Randolph Shelton steals the ball from Edward Pegg | 18-8 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | Robert Torkelson is called for the reach on Gregory Davis - foul #1 on Robert Torkelson, team foul #4 | 18-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Sargent (PG), Douglas Evans (SG), Robert Baltzell (SF), Vernon Wertz (PF), Greg Mathews (C) Randolph Shelton, Douglas McKerlie, Gregory Davis, Lowell Moreland, Joseph Cunniff | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Wesley Reddy (SG), Goran Smertin (SF), Theodore Hansen (PF), Douglas Lehmann (C) Robert Torkelson, Edward Pegg, Lawrence Williams, Daniel Underwood | |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Scott Sargent | 20-8 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Sargent (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Evans (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Baltzell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vernon Wertz (fresh) C - Greg Mathews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Michel Brock (fresh) SG - Wesley Reddy (fresh) SF - Goran Smertin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Theodore Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Douglas Lehmann (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Morehead State | Michel Brock buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Wesley Reddy | 20-11 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | A charge is called on Vernon Wertz - foul #2 on Vernon Wertz, team foul #4 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randolph Shelton (PG), Norbert McConnico (PF) Scott Sargent, Vernon Wertz | |
| Subs | Morehead State | James Delima (PG), George Howard (SG) Michel Brock, Wesley Reddy | |
| 10:31 | Morehead State | George Howard is fouled on the floor by Douglas Evans - foul #1 on Douglas Evans, team foul #5 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Davis (SF) Robert Baltzell | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Robert Torkelson (SG), James Matthews (C) George Howard, Douglas Lehmann | |
| 10:20 | Morehead State | Robert Torkelson clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Norbert McConnico - foul #1 on Norbert McConnico, team foul #6 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie (SG) Douglas Evans | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 10:20 | Morehead State | Robert Torkelson makes the 1st free throw | 20-12 |
| 10:20 | Morehead State | Robert Torkelson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | Randolph Shelton hits a wide open 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Gregory Davis | 23-13 |
| 09:34 | Morehead State | Robert Torkelson buries a fadeaway from the right block | 23-15 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Norbert McConnico is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Randolph Shelton | 25-15 |
| 08:42 | Morehead State | Theodore Hansen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-15 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Greg Mathews grabs the defensive rebound | 25-15 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Gregory Davis buries a jump hook from close range and he's hacked by Goran Smertin - foul #1 on Goran Smertin, team foul #5 | 27-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Sargent (PG), Douglas Evans (SG), Lowell Moreland (PF), Joseph Cunniff (C) Randolph Shelton, Douglas McKerlie, Norbert McConnico, Greg Mathews | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michel Brock (PG), Wesley Reddy (SG), Edward Pegg (SF), Lawrence Williams (PF), Daniel Underwood (C) James Delima, Robert Torkelson, Goran Smertin, Theodore Hansen, James Matthews | |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Gregory Davis makes the free throw | 28-15 |
| 08:00 | Morehead State | Wesley Reddy misses the floater from the right wing | 28-15 |
| 07:58 | Morehead State | Edward Pegg tips it home | 28-17 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff is open and lays it up and in set up by Scott Sargent and he's fouled by Wesley Reddy - foul #2 on Wesley Reddy, team foul #6 | 30-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Baltzell (SF) Gregory Davis | |
| Subs | Morehead State | George Howard (SG) Wesley Reddy | |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff makes the free throw | 31-17 |
| 07:12 | Morehead State | Michel Brock scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 31-19 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Sargent (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Douglas Evans (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Baltzell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lowell Moreland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Cunniff (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Michel Brock (fresh) 5 pts. SG - George Howard (fresh) SF - Edward Pegg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Williams (fresh) C - Daniel Underwood (fresh) | |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell is called for traveling in the backcourt | 31-19 |
| 07:00 | Morehead State | Edward Pegg is fouled on the floor by Robert Baltzell - foul #1 on Robert Baltzell, team foul #7 | 31-19 |
| 07:00 | Morehead State | Edward Pegg makes the 1st free throw | 31-20 |
| 07:00 | Morehead State | Edward Pegg misses the 2nd free throw | 31-20 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff pulls down the rebound | 31-20 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Douglas Evans is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Williams - foul #1 on Lawrence Williams, team foul #7 | 31-20 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Douglas Evans makes the 1st free throw | 32-20 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Douglas Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 33-20 |
| 06:36 | Morehead State | Michel Brock is hacked by Scott Sargent - foul #2 on Scott Sargent, team foul #8 | 33-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randolph Shelton (PG), Greg Mathews (C) Scott Sargent, Joseph Cunniff | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Goran Smertin (SF), Theodore Hansen (PF), Douglas Lehmann (C) Edward Pegg, Lawrence Williams, Daniel Underwood | |
| 06:36 | Morehead State | Michel Brock makes the 1st free throw | 33-21 |
| 06:36 | Morehead State | Michel Brock makes the 2nd free throw | 33-22 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie (SG), Norbert McConnico (PF) Douglas Evans, Lowell Moreland | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Robert Torkelson (SG) George Howard | |
| 05:48 | Morehead State | Theodore Hansen makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Douglas Lehmann | 33-24 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell is hacked by Robert Torkelson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Torkelson, team foul #8 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Lawrence Williams (SG), James Matthews (SF) Robert Torkelson, Goran Smertin | |
| 05:46 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell makes the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 05:29 | Morehead State | Douglas Lehmann makes the jump hook from the right block | 35-26 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell drills a turnaround in the paint and the foul's on James Matthews - foul #1 on James Matthews, team foul #9 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Evans (SG), Lowell Moreland (PF), Joseph Cunniff (C) Douglas McKerlie, Norbert McConnico, Greg Mathews | |
| Subs | Morehead State | James Delima (PG), Goran Smertin (SF), Edward Pegg (PF), Daniel Underwood (C) Michel Brock, James Matthews, Theodore Hansen, Douglas Lehmann | |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell makes the free throw | 38-26 |
| 04:42 | Morehead State | James Delima clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-26 |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland snags the defensive board | 38-26 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff is open and scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Lowell Moreland | 40-26 |
| 04:04 | Morehead State | Daniel Underwood is hacked by Lowell Moreland - foul #1 on Lowell Moreland, team foul #9 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie (PG), Gregory Davis (SF), Norbert McConnico (PF) Randolph Shelton, Robert Baltzell, Lowell Moreland | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michel Brock (PG), George Howard (SG) James Delima, Lawrence Williams | |
| 04:04 | Morehead State | Daniel Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 40-27 |
| 04:04 | Morehead State | Daniel Underwood misses the 2nd free throw | 40-27 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Norbert McConnico grabs the defensive rebound | 40-27 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Douglas Evans is hacked by George Howard in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Howard, team foul #10 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Sargent (PG), Vernon Wertz (PF) Douglas McKerlie, Norbert McConnico | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Robert Torkelson (SG), Theodore Hansen (PF) George Howard, Goran Smertin | |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Douglas Evans makes the 1st free throw | 41-27 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Douglas Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 41-27 |
| 04:00 | Morehead State | Theodore Hansen grabs the defensive rebound | 41-27 |
| 03:36 | Morehead State | Theodore Hansen travels with the ball | 41-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | James Matthews (SF), Douglas Lehmann (C) Theodore Hansen, Daniel Underwood | |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Douglas Evans comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-27 |
| 03:27 | Morehead State | Michel Brock grabs the board | 41-27 |
| 03:13 | Morehead State | Robert Torkelson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-30 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Sargent (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Douglas Evans (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gregory Davis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vernon Wertz (fresh) C - Joseph Cunniff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Michel Brock (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Torkelson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Pegg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Lehmann (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Scott Sargent | 43-30 |
| 02:25 | Morehead State | Robert Torkelson is hacked by Scott Sargent - foul #3 on Scott Sargent, team foul #10 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randolph Shelton (PG), Douglas McKerlie (SG), Robert Baltzell (SF), Lowell Moreland (PF) Scott Sargent, Douglas Evans, Gregory Davis, Joseph Cunniff | |
| Subs | Morehead State | James Delima (PG), Goran Smertin (SF), Theodore Hansen (PF), Daniel Underwood (C) Michel Brock, James Matthews, Edward Pegg, Douglas Lehmann | |
| 02:25 | Morehead State | Robert Torkelson makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 02:25 | Morehead State | Robert Torkelson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 02:23 | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Douglas McKerlie, team foul #11 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Wesley Reddy (SG) Robert Torkelson | |
| 02:10 | Morehead State | Goran Smertin drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Delima | 43-34 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie is hacked by James Delima - foul #1 on James Delima, team foul #11 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Greg Mathews (C) Vernon Wertz | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie misses the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 01:42 | Morehead State | Daniel Underwood pulls down the rebound | 44-34 |
| 01:33 | Morehead State | Daniel Underwood clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 44-34 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Randolph Shelton snags the defensive board | 44-34 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Greg Mathews makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Randolph Shelton and he's hacked by James Delima - foul #2 on James Delima, team foul #12 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Davis (SF), Norbert McConnico (PF) Robert Baltzell, Lowell Moreland | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michel Brock (PG), Robert Torkelson (SG), Douglas Lehmann (C) James Delima, Wesley Reddy, Daniel Underwood | |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Greg Mathews makes the free throw | 47-34 |
| 01:02 | Morehead State | Goran Smertin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 47-34 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Gregory Davis snags the defensive board | 47-34 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Randolph Shelton is hacked by Goran Smertin - foul #2 on Goran Smertin, team foul #13 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Evans (SG) Douglas McKerlie | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Lawrence Williams (SF), James Matthews (PF) Goran Smertin, Theodore Hansen | |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Randolph Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Randolph Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| 00:20 | Morehead State | Lawrence Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-34 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Randolph Shelton grabs the defensive rebound | 49-34 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Gregory Davis misses badly on the uncontested floater in the paint | 49-34 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | The clock runs out | 49-34 |