| Lineup | Stony Brook | PG - Nick Morris (fresh) SG - John Latham (fresh) SF - Tommie Carey (fresh) PF - Brian Simpson (fresh) C - George Stanberry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Barnes (fresh) SG - Robert Howe (fresh) SF - Rick Graham (fresh) PF - Tony Fifer (fresh) C - Scott Campbell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Scott Campbell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Stony Brook | Stony Brook is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:58 | Illinois | John Latham is called for the reach on Robert Howe in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Latham, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Illinois | Rick Graham misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Stony Brook | Brian Simpson snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Stony Brook | Brian Simpson misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Rick Graham | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | Tony Fifer misses the shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Robert Howe pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | Scott Campbell is hacked by George Stanberry - foul #1 on George Stanberry, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Rick Graham misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by George Stanberry - foul #2 on George Stanberry, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Michael Garvin (C) George Stanberry | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Rick Graham misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Rick Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:29 | Stony Brook | John Latham hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Tommie Carey | 2-1 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | Scott Campbell is open but comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 2-1 |
| 18:18 | Illinois | Michael Barnes pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Robert Howe misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-1 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Scott Campbell can't tip it in | 2-1 |
| 18:07 | Stony Brook | Tommie Carey snags the defensive board | 2-1 |
| 17:50 | Stony Brook | Brian Simpson buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Garvin | 4-1 |
| 17:46 | Illinois | Robert Howe is hacked by John Latham in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Latham, team foul #4 | 4-1 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Joseph Ragsdale (SG), Cliff Donmoyer (C) John Latham, Tommie Carey | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Robert Howe can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway near the basket | 4-1 |
| 17:31 | Stony Brook | Nick Morris grabs the board | 4-1 |
| 17:23 | Stony Brook | Michael Garvin is fouled on the floor by Rick Graham - foul #1 on Rick Graham, team foul #1 | 4-1 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Steven Wilson (SF) Brian Simpson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:00 | Stony Brook | Scott Campbell swats the short shot by Michael Garvin | 4-1 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Michael Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 4-1 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Rick Graham can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 4-1 |
| 16:28 | Stony Brook | Nick Morris pulls down the rebound | 4-1 |
| 16:08 | Stony Brook | Rick Graham picks off the pass by Cliff Donmoyer | 4-1 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Joseph Ragsdale is called for the reach on Robert Howe - foul #1 on Joseph Ragsdale, team foul #5 | 4-1 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Tommie Carey (SF), Brian Simpson (PF), Robert Cupps (C) Nick Morris, Michael Garvin, Cliff Donmoyer | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Stony Brook | PG - Joseph Ragsdale (fresh) SG - Steven Wilson (fresh) SF - Tommie Carey (fresh) PF - Brian Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Cupps (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Barnes (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Howe (fairly fresh) SF - Rick Graham (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Tony Fifer (fairly fresh) C - Scott Campbell (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Illinois | Tony Fifer is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Scott Campbell | 4-3 |
| 15:29 | Stony Brook | Tommie Carey buries a runner from the left block | 6-3 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Rick Graham is open and scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Scott Campbell | 6-5 |
| 14:47 | Stony Brook | Brian Simpson misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 14:45 | Illinois | Scott Campbell snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 14:27 | Illinois | Tony Fifer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-5 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Whitney Reed (PG), Gary Jones (SG) Joseph Ragsdale, Steven Wilson | |
| Subs | Illinois | William McTarnaghan (PG), Gaston Metcalf (SG), Thomas Matter (PF), James Appleton (C) Michael Barnes, Robert Howe, Tony Fifer, Scott Campbell | |
| 14:17 | Stony Brook | Tommie Carey can't finish the layup | 6-5 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | Thomas Matter grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 14:11 | Illinois | Gaston Metcalf is hacked by Whitney Reed - foul #1 on Whitney Reed, team foul #6 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Cliff Donmoyer (C) Robert Cupps | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Brian Simpson blocks the jumper by Rick Graham | 6-5 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Thomas Matter tips it back up and in | 6-7 |
| 13:44 | Stony Brook | Tommie Carey is called for traveling | 6-7 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Nick Morris (PG), Michael Garvin (SF) Whitney Reed, Tommie Carey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Howe (SG) Rick Graham | |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Robert Howe buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by William McTarnaghan | 6-9 |
| 13:22 | Stony Brook | William McTarnaghan is called for the reach on Brian Simpson - foul #1 on William McTarnaghan, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| 13:02 | Stony Brook | Gaston Metcalf picks off the pass by Michael Garvin | 6-9 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | William McTarnaghan is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on William McTarnaghan, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Tommie Carey (SF) Cliff Donmoyer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Barnes (PG) William McTarnaghan | |
| 12:45 | Stony Brook | Nick Morris misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 12:43 | Stony Brook | Tommie Carey tips it but misses | 6-9 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | James Appleton gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Thomas Matter is hacked by Nick Morris - foul #1 on Nick Morris, team foul #7 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Whitney Reed (PG), Joseph Ragsdale (SG), Steven Wilson (SF), Robert Cupps (C) Nick Morris, Gary Jones, Tommie Carey, Michael Garvin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Rick Graham (SF), Scott Campbell (C) Robert Howe, James Appleton | |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Thomas Matter makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Thomas Matter makes the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 12:17 | Stony Brook | Joseph Ragsdale knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Cupps | 9-11 |
| 11:58 | Illinois | Gaston Metcalf is fouled on the floor by Robert Cupps - foul #1 on Robert Cupps, team foul #8 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Fifer (SF) Rick Graham | |
| 11:58 | Illinois | Gaston Metcalf makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 11:58 | Illinois | Gaston Metcalf makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 11:36 | Stony Brook | Whitney Reed can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 9-13 |
| 11:35 | Stony Brook | Brian Simpson tips it home | 11-13 |
| Lineup | Stony Brook | PG - Whitney Reed (fresh) SG - Joseph Ragsdale (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Wilson (fresh) PF - Brian Simpson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Cupps (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Barnes (tiring) SG - Gaston Metcalf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tony Fifer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Matter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Michael Barnes is called for 10 seconds | 11-13 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Tommie Carey (SF), Michael Garvin (PF), Cliff Donmoyer (C) Steven Wilson, Brian Simpson, Robert Cupps | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:13 | Stony Brook | Tommie Carey is denied on a layup by Scott Campbell | 11-13 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Gaston Metcalf grabs the board | 11-13 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Tommie Carey is called for the reach on Tony Fifer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tommie Carey, team foul #9 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Nick Morris (PG), Gary Jones (SG) Whitney Reed, Joseph Ragsdale | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Appleton (C) Scott Campbell | |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Tony Fifer makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Tony Fifer misses the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Thomas Matter gets the offensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 10:53 | Illinois | Tony Fifer lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Michael Barnes | 11-16 |
| 10:40 | Stony Brook | Michael Garvin banks in the layup set up by Nick Morris | 13-16 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Michael Garvin picks off the pass by Tony Fifer in the backcourt | 13-16 |
| 10:29 | Stony Brook | Cliff Donmoyer loses the dribble to Gaston Metcalf | 13-16 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Gaston Metcalf is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Jones - foul #1 on Gary Jones, team foul #10 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Brian Simpson (PF) Cliff Donmoyer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Rick Graham (SF) Tony Fifer | |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Gaston Metcalf makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Gaston Metcalf misses the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 10:26 | Stony Brook | Michael Garvin pulls down the rebound | 13-17 |
| 10:04 | Stony Brook | Michael Garvin is denied on a layup by Thomas Matter | 13-17 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Thomas Matter gets the rebound | 13-17 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Thomas Matter hits a jump hook from close range set up by Rick Graham | 13-19 |
| 09:41 | Stony Brook | Gary Jones double dribbles | 13-19 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Whitney Reed (PG), Joseph Ragsdale (SG), Steven Wilson (SF), Robert Cupps (C) Nick Morris, Gary Jones, Tommie Carey, Michael Garvin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Howe (SG), Tony Fifer (PF), Scott Campbell (C) Gaston Metcalf, Thomas Matter, James Appleton | |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Rick Graham misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Steven Wilson - foul #1 on Steven Wilson, team foul #11 | 13-19 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Rick Graham makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Rick Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| 09:02 | Stony Brook | Brian Simpson misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Tony Fifer - foul #1 on Tony Fifer, team foul #4 | 13-21 |
| 09:02 | Stony Brook | Brian Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 09:02 | Stony Brook | Brian Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Scott Campbell gets the rebound | 14-21 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Michael Barnes is open but misses the lay-in | 14-21 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Rick Graham pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-21 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Rick Graham buries a floater near the basket set up by Michael Barnes | 14-23 |
| 08:22 | Stony Brook | Joseph Ragsdale misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-23 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Tony Fifer pulls down the rebound | 14-23 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Michael Barnes can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robert Cupps - foul #2 on Robert Cupps, team foul #12 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Nick Morris (PG), Tommie Carey (SF), Cliff Donmoyer (PF), Michael Garvin (C) Whitney Reed, Steven Wilson, Brian Simpson, Robert Cupps | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gaston Metcalf (SF), James Appleton (C) Rick Graham, Scott Campbell | |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Michael Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Michael Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 08:02 | Stony Brook | Cliff Donmoyer gets the rebound | 14-23 |
| 07:42 | Stony Brook | Nick Morris is hacked by James Appleton - foul #1 on James Appleton, team foul #5 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Gary Jones (SG) Joseph Ragsdale | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Matter (PF) Tony Fifer | |
| 07:27 | Stony Brook | Nick Morris scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-23 |
| Lineup | Stony Brook | PG - Nick Morris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Jones (fresh) SF - Tommie Carey (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cliff Donmoyer (fresh) C - Michael Garvin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Barnes (tired) 2 ast. SG - Robert Howe (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Gaston Metcalf (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Matter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Appleton (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:09 | Illinois | James Appleton makes the wide open runner from the baseline set up by Thomas Matter | 17-25 |
| 06:40 | Stony Brook | Michael Garvin's floater is tipped away by James Appleton | 17-25 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | James Appleton grabs the defensive rebound | 17-25 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | Gaston Metcalf is fouled on the floor by Nick Morris - foul #2 on Nick Morris, team foul #13 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Joseph Ragsdale (PG), Steven Wilson (SG), Brian Simpson (PF) Nick Morris, Gary Jones, Cliff Donmoyer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Rick Graham (SF), Tony Fifer (PF), Scott Campbell (C) Robert Howe, Thomas Matter, James Appleton | |
| 06:25 | Illinois | Gaston Metcalf makes the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | Gaston Metcalf misses the 2nd free throw | 17-26 |
| 06:25 | Stony Brook | Michael Garvin gets the rebound | 17-26 |
| 06:09 | Stony Brook | Michael Garvin's layup is rejected by Scott Campbell | 17-26 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Scott Campbell grabs the board | 17-26 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Scott Campbell hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Rick Graham | 17-28 |
| 05:38 | Stony Brook | Scott Campbell steals it from Brian Simpson | 17-28 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Tony Fifer misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Brian Simpson - foul #1 on Brian Simpson, team foul #14 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Whitney Reed (PG) Tommie Carey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Howe (SG), James Appleton (C) Gaston Metcalf, Scott Campbell | |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Tony Fifer misses the 1st free throw | 17-28 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Tony Fifer makes the 2nd free throw | 17-29 |
| 05:13 | Stony Brook | James Appleton is called for the reach on Brian Simpson - foul #2 on James Appleton, team foul #6 | 17-29 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Cliff Donmoyer (C) Michael Garvin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Matter (PF), Scott Campbell (C) Tony Fifer, James Appleton | |
| 04:57 | Stony Brook | Thomas Matter swats the short shot by Cliff Donmoyer | 17-29 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | Michael Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 17-29 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | Scott Campbell hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Barnes | 17-31 |
| 04:19 | Stony Brook | Cliff Donmoyer clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-31 |
| 04:18 | Stony Brook | Whitney Reed tips it home | 19-31 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Rick Graham misses the wide open jumper from the right side | 19-31 |
| 04:01 | Stony Brook | Steven Wilson pulls down the rebound | 19-31 |
| 03:48 | Stony Brook | Brian Simpson's pass is intercepted by Thomas Matter | 19-31 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 19-31 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Nick Morris (PG), John Latham (SG), Michael Garvin (SF), Robert Cupps (PF), George Stanberry (C) Whitney Reed, Joseph Ragsdale, Steven Wilson, Brian Simpson, Cliff Donmoyer | |
| Subs | Illinois | William McTarnaghan (PG), Gaston Metcalf (SF), James Appleton (C) Michael Barnes, Rick Graham, Scott Campbell | |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Robert Howe clanks a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on John Latham - foul #3 on John Latham, team foul #15 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Gary Jones (SG) John Latham | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Robert Howe misses the 1st free throw | 19-31 |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Robert Howe misses the 2nd free throw | 19-31 |
| 03:34 | Stony Brook | Robert Cupps grabs the defensive rebound | 19-31 |
| 03:20 | Stony Brook | Michael Garvin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 19-31 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Thomas Matter gets the rebound | 19-31 |
| Lineup | Stony Brook | PG - Nick Morris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Jones (fresh) SF - Michael Garvin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Cupps (fresh) C - George Stanberry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William McTarnaghan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Howe (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Gaston Metcalf (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Matter (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Appleton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Robert Howe hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by James Appleton | 19-33 |
| 02:52 | Stony Brook | William McTarnaghan steals it from Nick Morris | 19-33 |
| 02:47 | Illinois | William McTarnaghan hits the finger roll | 19-35 |
| 02:32 | Stony Brook | Nick Morris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-35 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Thomas Matter grabs the board | 19-35 |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Gary Jones is called for the reach on Gaston Metcalf - foul #2 on Gary Jones, team foul #16 | 19-35 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Whitney Reed (PG), Tommie Carey (SF) Nick Morris, Robert Cupps | |
| Subs | Illinois | Rick Graham (SF), Tony Fifer (PF), Scott Campbell (C) Robert Howe, Thomas Matter, James Appleton | |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Gaston Metcalf makes the 1st free throw | 19-36 |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Gaston Metcalf misses the 2nd free throw | 19-36 |
| 02:15 | Stony Brook | George Stanberry snags the defensive board | 19-36 |
| 02:10 | Stony Brook | Tommie Carey clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 19-36 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Scott Campbell snags the defensive board | 19-36 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Whitney Reed is called for the reach on William McTarnaghan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Whitney Reed, team foul #17 | 19-36 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Joseph Ragsdale (SG) Gary Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:07 | Illinois | William McTarnaghan makes the 1st free throw | 19-37 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | William McTarnaghan makes the 2nd free throw | 19-38 |
| 01:51 | Stony Brook | Whitney Reed connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-38 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Michael Garvin steals it from William McTarnaghan | 22-38 |
| 01:26 | Stony Brook | Joseph Ragsdale's pass is intercepted by Scott Campbell | 22-38 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | William McTarnaghan makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Gaston Metcalf | 22-40 |
| 01:07 | Stony Brook | George Stanberry loses the ball out of bounds | 22-40 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Nick Morris (PG), Steven Wilson (SF), Cliff Donmoyer (PF) Whitney Reed, Tommie Carey, Michael Garvin | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Appleton (C) Scott Campbell | |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Tony Fifer misses short on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Cliff Donmoyer - foul #1 on Cliff Donmoyer, team foul #18 | 22-40 |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Gary Jones (SG) Joseph Ragsdale | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Tony Fifer misses the 1st free throw | 22-40 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Tony Fifer makes the 2nd free throw | 22-41 |
| 00:44 | Stony Brook | Nick Morris can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-41 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gaston Metcalf | 22-41 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Gary Jones takes the ball from Rick Graham | 22-41 |
| 00:21 | Stony Brook | Steven Wilson connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 25-41 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Gary Jones picks off the pass by William McTarnaghan | 25-41 |
| 00:02 | Stony Brook | Gary Jones lays it in | 27-41 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | William McTarnaghan can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 27-41 |