| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Mark Sheridan (fresh) SG - Kenneth Leonard (fresh) SF - Steven Lozier (fresh) PF - Bobby Taylor (fresh) C - Jon Simpson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | McMurry | PG - Troy Saunders (fresh) SG - Robert Buker (fresh) SF - Robert Hines (fresh) PF - Stephen Seger (fresh) C - Leonard Manseau (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Jon Simpson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | McMurry | McMurry is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Illinois | Mark Sheridan makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Steven Lozier | 3-0 |
| 19:29 | McMurry | Robert Buker clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:23 | Illinois | Robert Buker steals the ball from Mark Sheridan | 3-0 |
| 19:06 | McMurry | Bobby Taylor is called for the reach on Robert Buker - foul #1 on Bobby Taylor, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:53 | McMurry | Robert Hines misses short on a floater from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | Jon Simpson grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 18:39 | McMurry | The jumper by Robert Buker is denied by Bobby Taylor | 3-0 |
| 18:37 | McMurry | Leonard Manseau tips it home | 3-2 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Jon Simpson knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bobby Taylor | 5-2 |
| 17:52 | McMurry | Jon Simpson blocks the short jumper by Robert Hines | 5-2 |
| 17:50 | McMurry | Stephen Seger grabs the offensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:33 | McMurry | Stephen Seger knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Troy Saunders and he's hacked by Jon Simpson - foul #1 on Jon Simpson, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Cady (PG), Aaron Bowman (SG), Johnathan Tompkins (SF), Murray Phung (PF), William Graf (C) Mark Sheridan, Kenneth Leonard, Steven Lozier, Bobby Taylor, Jon Simpson | |
| Subs | McMurry | | |
| 17:33 | McMurry | Stephen Seger makes the free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Aaron Bowman is fouled on the floor by Robert Buker - foul #1 on Robert Buker, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| 17:02 | Illinois | William Graf connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Cady and the foul's on Robert Buker - foul #2 on Robert Buker, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | McMurry | Dustin Steinfeldt (PG), John Mitchell (SG), John Patillo (SF) Troy Saunders, Robert Buker, Robert Hines | |
| 17:02 | Illinois | William Graf misses the free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:02 | McMurry | Stephen Seger snags the defensive board | 7-5 |
| 16:44 | McMurry | Aaron Bowman is called for the reach on Dustin Steinfeldt - foul #1 on Aaron Bowman, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | McMurry | Louis Patten (PF), Andre Dailey (C) Stephen Seger, Leonard Manseau | |
| 16:29 | McMurry | Andre Dailey misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by William Graf - foul #1 on William Graf, team foul #4 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark Sheridan (PG), Kenneth Leonard (SG) Aaron Bowman, Johnathan Tompkins | |
| Subs | McMurry | | |
| 16:29 | McMurry | Andre Dailey makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:29 | McMurry | Andre Dailey makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:29 | McMurry | Andre Dailey makes the 3rd free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:13 | Illinois | Michael Cady scores on a runner in the lane and he's fouled by Andre Dailey - foul #1 on Andre Dailey, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bobby Taylor (PF) William Graf | |
| Subs | McMurry | | |
| 16:13 | Illinois | Michael Cady makes the free throw | 10-8 |
| 15:57 | McMurry | John Patillo makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Andre Dailey | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Mark Sheridan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth Leonard (fresh) SF - Michael Cady (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bobby Taylor (fresh) C - Murray Phung (fresh) | |
| Lineup | McMurry | PG - Dustin Steinfeldt (fresh) SG - John Mitchell (fresh) SF - John Patillo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Patten (fresh) C - Andre Dailey (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-10 |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Bobby Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-10 |
| 15:10 | McMurry | John Mitchell clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 13-10 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Michael Cady gets the rebound | 13-10 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Michael Cady hits a jump hook in the paint | 15-10 |
| 14:49 | McMurry | Andre Dailey's pass is intercepted by Bobby Taylor | 15-10 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | The jump hook by Kenneth Leonard is blocked by Louis Patten | 15-10 |
| 14:27 | McMurry | The rebound goes to John Mitchell | 15-10 |
| 14:23 | McMurry | John Mitchell buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dustin Steinfeldt | 15-12 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Sheridan | 17-12 |
| 13:53 | McMurry | Dustin Steinfeldt loses the ball out of bounds | 17-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Bowman (PG), Mark Turner (SG), Steven Lozier (SF), William Graf (PF), Jon Simpson (C) Mark Sheridan, Kenneth Leonard, Michael Cady, Bobby Taylor, Murray Phung | |
| Subs | McMurry | Troy Saunders (PG), Harold Maughan (SG), Robert Hines (SF), Stephen Seger (PF), Leonard Manseau (C) Dustin Steinfeldt, John Mitchell, John Patillo, Louis Patten, Andre Dailey | |
| 13:38 | Illinois | Steven Lozier makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by William Graf | 19-12 |
| 13:20 | McMurry | Harold Maughan loses the dribble to Steven Lozier | 19-12 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Mark Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 19-12 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Steven Lozier grabs the offensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Steven Lozier misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-12 |
| 12:55 | McMurry | The rebound goes to Leonard Manseau | 19-12 |
| 12:48 | McMurry | Stephen Seger connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Harold Maughan | 19-14 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Mark Turner makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Steven Lozier | 22-14 |
| 12:27 | McMurry | Leonard Manseau travels with the ball | 22-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard (SG) Mark Turner | |
| Subs | McMurry | Dustin Steinfeldt (SG) Harold Maughan | |
| 12:24 | Illinois | Aaron Bowman is fouled in the backcourt by Troy Saunders - foul #1 on Troy Saunders, team foul #4 | 22-14 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 24-14 |
| 11:44 | McMurry | Troy Saunders knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Hines | 24-16 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Bowman (fresh) SG - Kenneth Leonard (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Steven Lozier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Graf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jon Simpson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | McMurry | PG - Troy Saunders (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Steinfeldt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Hines (fresh) PF - Stephen Seger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Manseau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-16 |
| 11:32 | McMurry | Leonard Manseau snags the defensive board | 24-16 |
| 11:16 | McMurry | Robert Hines's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark Sheridan (PG), Michael Cady (SG), Johnathan Tompkins (SF), Bobby Taylor (PF), Murray Phung (C) Aaron Bowman, Kenneth Leonard, Steven Lozier, William Graf, Jon Simpson | |
| Subs | McMurry | John Mitchell (SG), John Patillo (SF), Louis Patten (PF), Andre Dailey (C) Troy Saunders, Robert Hines, Stephen Seger, Leonard Manseau | |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Michael Cady is fouled on the floor by John Mitchell - foul #1 on John Mitchell, team foul #5 | 24-16 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Mark Sheridan connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Murray Phung | 27-16 |
| 10:27 | McMurry | Andre Dailey travels with the ball | 27-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard (SG) Johnathan Tompkins | |
| Subs | McMurry | Harold Maughan (SG) Dustin Steinfeldt | |
| 10:16 | Illinois | Michael Cady is called for traveling | 27-16 |
| 09:49 | McMurry | Andre Dailey is hacked by Murray Phung - foul #1 on Murray Phung, team foul #5 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | McMurry | Stephen Seger (PF), Leonard Manseau (C) Louis Patten, Andre Dailey | |
| 09:44 | McMurry | Stephen Seger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jon Simpson (C) Murray Phung | |
| Subs | McMurry | Troy Saunders (PG), Robert Hines (SF) Harold Maughan, John Patillo | |
| 09:25 | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Stephen Seger - foul #1 on Stephen Seger, team foul #6 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Lozier (SF) Michael Cady | |
| Subs | McMurry | Dustin Steinfeldt (SG) John Mitchell | |
| 09:25 | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 28-16 |
| 09:25 | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 29-16 |
| 09:07 | McMurry | Leonard Manseau drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Troy Saunders and the foul's on Jon Simpson - foul #2 on Jon Simpson, team foul #6 | 29-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Bowman (SG), William Graf (C) Kenneth Leonard, Jon Simpson | |
| Subs | McMurry | | |
| 09:07 | McMurry | Leonard Manseau makes the free throw | 29-19 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Mark Sheridan can't connect on a 3 from the left corner but the foul's on Stephen Seger - foul #2 on Stephen Seger, team foul #7 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnathan Tompkins (PF) Bobby Taylor | |
| Subs | McMurry | Louis Patten (PF) Stephen Seger | |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Mark Sheridan makes the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Mark Sheridan makes the 2nd free throw | 31-19 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Mark Sheridan makes the 3rd free throw | 32-19 |
| 08:47 | McMurry | Leonard Manseau misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by William Graf - foul #2 on William Graf, team foul #7 | 32-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark Turner (SG), Murray Phung (C) Mark Sheridan, William Graf | |
| Subs | McMurry | | |
| 08:47 | McMurry | Leonard Manseau misses the 1st free throw | 32-19 |
| 08:47 | McMurry | Leonard Manseau misses the 2nd free throw | 32-19 |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Johnathan Tompkins pulls down the rebound | 32-19 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Dustin Steinfeldt is called for the reach on Mark Turner - foul #1 on Dustin Steinfeldt, team foul #8 | 32-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Cady (SG) Aaron Bowman | |
| Subs | McMurry | John Mitchell (SG), John Patillo (SF) Troy Saunders, Robert Hines | |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Mark Turner makes the 1st free throw | 33-19 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Mark Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 34-19 |
| 08:15 | McMurry | John Patillo connects on the shot from the free throw line | 34-21 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Steven Lozier connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-21 |
| 07:38 | McMurry | Leonard Manseau clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-21 |
| 07:36 | McMurry | Louis Patten hits the follow up shot | 37-23 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Mark Turner (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Cady (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Lozier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Johnathan Tompkins (fresh) C - Murray Phung (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | McMurry | PG - Dustin Steinfeldt (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Patillo (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Louis Patten (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leonard Manseau (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Steven Lozier is whistled for traveling | 37-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark Sheridan (PG), Kenneth Leonard (SG), Aaron Bowman (SF), Bobby Taylor (PF) Mark Turner, Michael Cady, Steven Lozier, Johnathan Tompkins | |
| Subs | McMurry | Troy Saunders (PG), Harold Maughan (SG), Robert Hines (SF) Dustin Steinfeldt, John Mitchell, Leonard Manseau | |
| 07:03 | McMurry | The pull-up jumper by John Patillo is blocked by Murray Phung | 37-23 |
| 07:01 | McMurry | Louis Patten tips it but misses | 37-23 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Aaron Bowman grabs the defensive rebound | 37-23 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Aaron Bowman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-23 |
| 06:53 | McMurry | John Patillo gets the rebound | 37-23 |
| 06:35 | McMurry | Robert Hines is fouled on the floor by Murray Phung - foul #2 on Murray Phung, team foul #8 | 37-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Cady (C) Murray Phung | |
| Subs | McMurry | Andre Dailey (PF), Leonard Manseau (C) Louis Patten, John Patillo | |
| 06:35 | McMurry | Robert Hines makes the 1st free throw | 37-24 |
| 06:35 | McMurry | Robert Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 37-25 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Mark Sheridan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-25 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Michael Cady gets the offensive rebound | 37-25 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Mark Sheridan scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bobby Taylor | 40-25 |
| 05:54 | McMurry | Robert Hines scores on a jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by Bobby Taylor - foul #2 on Bobby Taylor, team foul #9 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnathan Tompkins (PF) Bobby Taylor | |
| Subs | McMurry | Dustin Steinfeldt (PG), John Mitchell (SG) Troy Saunders, Harold Maughan | |
| 05:54 | McMurry | Robert Hines makes the free throw | 40-28 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Mark Sheridan misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 40-28 |
| 05:34 | McMurry | Andre Dailey pulls down the rebound | 40-28 |
| 05:20 | McMurry | Leonard Manseau connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Dustin Steinfeldt | 40-30 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Aaron Bowman misses the easy layup | 40-30 |
| 05:13 | McMurry | Leonard Manseau snags the defensive board | 40-30 |
| 04:51 | McMurry | Andre Dailey buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Dustin Steinfeldt | 40-33 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Mark Sheridan is hacked by Robert Hines - foul #1 on Robert Hines, team foul #9 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark Turner (SG), Steven Lozier (SF) Kenneth Leonard, Aaron Bowman | |
| Subs | McMurry | Troy Saunders (PG), John Patillo (SF), Louis Patten (PF) John Mitchell, Robert Hines, Leonard Manseau | |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Mark Sheridan makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Mark Sheridan makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 04:22 | McMurry | John Patillo misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Cady - foul #1 on Michael Cady, team foul #10 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard (SG) Mark Sheridan | |
| Subs | McMurry | Harold Maughan (SG), Leonard Manseau (C) Dustin Steinfeldt, Andre Dailey | |
| 04:22 | McMurry | John Patillo makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 04:22 | McMurry | John Patillo misses the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Steven Lozier gets the rebound | 42-34 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Steven Lozier misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-34 |
| 04:02 | McMurry | Leonard Manseau grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 03:44 | McMurry | Leonard Manseau misses short on a shot from the baseline | 42-34 |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Mark Turner snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Johnathan Tompkins's pass is intercepted by Leonard Manseau | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Mark Turner (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kenneth Leonard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Steven Lozier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnathan Tompkins (fairly fresh) C - Michael Cady (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | McMurry | PG - Troy Saunders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Maughan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Patillo (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Louis Patten (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Manseau (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:15 | McMurry | John Patillo's pass is intercepted by Johnathan Tompkins | 42-34 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Johnathan Tompkins | 44-34 |
| 02:31 | McMurry | Johnathan Tompkins is called for the reach on Harold Maughan - foul #1 on Johnathan Tompkins, team foul #11 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark Sheridan (PG), Aaron Bowman (SG), Bobby Taylor (PF), Jon Simpson (C) Mark Turner, Kenneth Leonard, Johnathan Tompkins, Michael Cady | |
| Subs | McMurry | Robert Buker (SG), Andre Dailey (SF), Stephen Seger (PF) Troy Saunders, John Patillo, Leonard Manseau | |
| 02:31 | McMurry | Harold Maughan makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 02:31 | McMurry | Harold Maughan misses the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Jon Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Steven Lozier drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Mark Sheridan | 46-35 |
| 02:07 | McMurry | Jon Simpson steps in front of the Louis Patten pass | 46-35 |
| 01:47 | Illinois | Mark Sheridan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-35 |
| 01:45 | McMurry | Stephen Seger grabs the defensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 01:30 | McMurry | Jon Simpson blocks the jumper by Andre Dailey | 46-35 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Jon Simpson pulls down the rebound | 46-35 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | Harold Maughan steals it from Aaron Bowman | 46-35 |
| 01:06 | McMurry | Bobby Taylor denies the turnaround by Harold Maughan | 46-35 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Steven Lozier | 46-35 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Mark Sheridan double dribbles | 46-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark Turner (SG) Steven Lozier | |
| Subs | McMurry | Dustin Steinfeldt (PG), Robert Hines (SF), John Patillo (C) Harold Maughan, Andre Dailey, Louis Patten | |
| 00:49 | McMurry | Robert Buker misses the fadeaway from the right block | 46-35 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Bobby Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Mark Turner can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Robert Buker - foul #3 on Robert Buker, team foul #10 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard (SG) Mark Sheridan | |
| Subs | McMurry | John Mitchell (SG) Robert Buker | |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Mark Turner misses the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Mark Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 00:16 | McMurry | John Patillo scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Mitchell | 47-38 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Mark Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-38 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Jon Simpson pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Jon Simpson comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 47-38 |
| 00:00 | McMurry | The rebound goes to Dustin Steinfeldt | 47-38 |