| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Matthew Waite (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jerry Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Adams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Howe (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Rick Graham (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Tony Fifer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Campbell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Eric Jackson inbounds the ball | 31-43 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Miami (OH) | Jerry Taylor clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-43 |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Scott Campbell pulls down the rebound | 31-43 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Robert Howe is hacked by Anthony Johnson - foul #1 on Anthony Johnson, team foul #1 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ernest Moore (PG), Byron Zoltek (SF), Bob Bivins (C) Matthew Waite, Eric Jackson, David Adams | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:06 | Illinois | Rick Graham misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Byron Zoltek - foul #2 on Byron Zoltek, team foul #2 | 31-43 |
| 19:06 | Illinois | Rick Graham makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 19:06 | Illinois | Rick Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 31-45 |
| 18:46 | Miami (OH) | Ernest Moore's fadeaway is rejected by Rick Graham | 31-45 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Rick Graham | 31-45 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Scott Campbell misses the lay-in | 31-45 |
| 18:26 | Miami (OH) | Bob Bivins pulls down the rebound | 31-45 |
| 18:13 | Miami (OH) | Byron Zoltek scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Tony Fifer - foul #3 on Tony Fifer, team foul #1 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Matthew Waite (PG), David Adams (C) Ernest Moore, Bob Bivins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Matter (PF) Tony Fifer | |
| 18:13 | Miami (OH) | Byron Zoltek misses the free throw | 33-45 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Thomas Matter snags the defensive board | 33-45 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | Jerry Taylor is called for the reach on Robert Howe - foul #3 on Jerry Taylor, team foul #3 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mike Lawson (SG), Eric Jackson (SF) Jerry Taylor, Byron Zoltek | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Robert Howe misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Mike Lawson - foul #1 on Mike Lawson, team foul #4 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Leonard Logsdon (PF), Bob Bivins (C) Anthony Johnson, David Adams | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Robert Howe makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Robert Howe makes the 2nd free throw | 33-47 |
| 17:24 | Miami (OH) | Eric Jackson is called for a charge - foul #2 on Eric Jackson, team foul #5 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Anthony Johnson (PF), David Adams (C) Leonard Logsdon, Bob Bivins | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Michael Barnes is hacked by Matthew Waite in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Waite, team foul #6 | 33-47 |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Michael Barnes is hacked by Matthew Waite - foul #2 on Matthew Waite, team foul #7 | 33-47 |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Michael Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 33-47 |
| 17:04 | Miami (OH) | David Adams grabs the board | 33-47 |
| 16:44 | Miami (OH) | David Adams misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 33-47 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Robert Howe grabs the defensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Anthony Johnson steps in front of the Thomas Matter pass | 33-47 |
| 16:14 | Miami (OH) | Mike Lawson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-47 |
| 16:12 | Miami (OH) | David Adams tips it back up and in | 35-47 |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Thomas Matter blows the layup but he's hacked by Mike Lawson - foul #2 on Mike Lawson, team foul #8 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ernest Moore (PG), Leonard Logsdon (PF), Bob Bivins (C) Matthew Waite, Anthony Johnson, David Adams | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Thomas Matter misses the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Thomas Matter makes the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 15:51 | Miami (OH) | Scott Campbell swats the short shot by Eric Jackson | 35-48 |
| 15:49 | Illinois | Michael Barnes gets the rebound | 35-48 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ernest Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mike Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Logsdon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Bob Bivins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Barnes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Howe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Rick Graham (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Matter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Campbell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Illinois | Robert Howe can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Leonard Logsdon - foul #2 on Leonard Logsdon, team foul #9 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Matthew Waite (PG), Jerry Taylor (SG), Byron Zoltek (SF), Anthony Johnson (PF), David Adams (C) Ernest Moore, Mike Lawson, Eric Jackson, Leonard Logsdon, Bob Bivins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Fifer (PF) Thomas Matter | |
| 15:35 | Illinois | Robert Howe makes the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 15:35 | Illinois | Robert Howe makes the 2nd free throw | 35-50 |
| 15:16 | Miami (OH) | Jerry Taylor scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Matthew Waite | 38-50 |
| 14:59 | Illinois | Anthony Johnson takes the ball from Robert Howe | 38-50 |
| 14:34 | Miami (OH) | Michael Barnes steps in front of the Byron Zoltek pass | 38-50 |
| 14:29 | Illinois | Rick Graham comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Byron Zoltek - foul #3 on Byron Zoltek, team foul #10 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ernest Moore (PG), Eric Jackson (SF), Leonard Logsdon (PF), Bob Bivins (C) Matthew Waite, Byron Zoltek, Anthony Johnson, David Adams | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:29 | Illinois | Rick Graham makes the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 14:29 | Illinois | Rick Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 14:29 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Campbell | 38-51 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Rick Graham scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Robert Howe | 38-53 |
| 13:48 | Miami (OH) | Jerry Taylor misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-53 |
| 13:46 | Illinois | Scott Campbell grabs the board | 38-53 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Scott Campbell's dunk attempt is rejected by Bob Bivins | 38-53 |
| 13:29 | Miami (OH) | Leonard Logsdon grabs the defensive rebound | 38-53 |
| 13:08 | Miami (OH) | Jerry Taylor misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-53 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Scott Campbell | 38-53 |
| 13:02 | Illinois | Rick Graham's pass is intercepted by Eric Jackson | 38-53 |
| 12:59 | Miami (OH) | Ernest Moore banks in the layup on a great pass from Eric Jackson | 40-53 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Robert Howe misses the easy layup but the foul's on Leonard Logsdon - foul #3 on Leonard Logsdon, team foul #11 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Matthew Waite (PG), Anthony Johnson (PF), David Adams (C) Ernest Moore, Leonard Logsdon, Bob Bivins | |
| Subs | Illinois | William McTarnaghan (PG), Gaston Metcalf (SF), James Appleton (C) Michael Barnes, Rick Graham, Scott Campbell | |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Robert Howe makes the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Robert Howe makes the 2nd free throw | 40-55 |
| 12:23 | Miami (OH) | David Adams blows the layup but he's hacked by James Appleton - foul #2 on James Appleton, team foul #2 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Matter (PF) Robert Howe | |
| 12:23 | Miami (OH) | David Adams makes the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 12:23 | Miami (OH) | David Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 12:01 | Illinois | Tony Fifer scores on a floater from the left wing | 42-57 |
| 11:50 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Johnson can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 42-57 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Tony Fifer | 42-57 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Matthew Waite (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - David Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William McTarnaghan (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gaston Metcalf (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tony Fifer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Matter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Appleton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Illinois | Thomas Matter makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by William McTarnaghan | 42-59 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:18 | Miami (OH) | Gaston Metcalf steals the ball from Matthew Waite | 42-59 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Gaston Metcalf is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Gaston Metcalf, team foul #3 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Byron Zoltek (SF) Eric Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Campbell (C) James Appleton | |
| 10:31 | Miami (OH) | Jerry Taylor knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Matthew Waite | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Jerry Taylor picks off the pass by Tony Fifer | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:48 | Miami (OH) | Jerry Taylor is called for traveling | 45-59 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Eric Jackson (SF), Leonard Logsdon (PF), Bob Bivins (C) Byron Zoltek, Anthony Johnson, David Adams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Barnes (PG), Robert Howe (SG), Rick Graham (SF) William McTarnaghan, Gaston Metcalf, Tony Fifer | |
| 09:27 | Illinois | Rick Graham can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 45-59 |
| 09:25 | Illinois | Scott Campbell gets the offensive rebound | 45-59 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Michael Barnes hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Howe | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:57 | Miami (OH) | Matthew Waite misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 45-61 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Michael Barnes gets the rebound | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:38 | Illinois | Robert Howe hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-61 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Michael Barnes snags the offensive board | 45-61 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Michael Barnes is fouled on the floor by Eric Jackson - foul #3 on Eric Jackson, team foul #12 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ernest Moore (PG), Byron Zoltek (SF), Anthony Johnson (PF), David Adams (C) Matthew Waite, Eric Jackson, Leonard Logsdon, Bob Bivins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gaston Metcalf (SG), Tony Fifer (PF), James Appleton (C) Robert Howe, Thomas Matter, Scott Campbell | |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Michael Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 45-61 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Michael Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 45-61 |
| 08:25 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Johnson pulls down the rebound | 45-61 |
| 08:19 | Miami (OH) | Byron Zoltek is whistled for traveling | 45-61 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Gaston Metcalf misses short on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jerry Taylor - foul #4 on Jerry Taylor, team foul #13 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Eric Jackson (SF) Byron Zoltek | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Matter (PF) Rick Graham | |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Gaston Metcalf makes the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Gaston Metcalf makes the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 07:45 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Johnson's layup is rejected by Thomas Matter | 45-63 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Michael Barnes grabs the board | 45-63 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ernest Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Eric Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Barnes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gaston Metcalf (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tony Fifer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Matter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Appleton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Thomas Matter double dribbles | 45-63 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Matthew Waite (PG), Byron Zoltek (SF) Ernest Moore, Eric Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois | William McTarnaghan (PG) Michael Barnes | |
| 07:20 | Miami (OH) | Jerry Taylor buries a jumper from the right wing | 47-63 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | James Appleton buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by William McTarnaghan | 47-65 |
| 06:37 | Miami (OH) | Jerry Taylor can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 47-65 |
| 06:35 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Johnson tips it but misses | 47-65 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Tony Fifer snags the defensive board | 47-65 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Tony Fifer misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Byron Zoltek - foul #4 on Byron Zoltek, team foul #14 | 47-65 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ernest Moore (PG), Eric Jackson (SF) Matthew Waite, Byron Zoltek | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Barnes (PG), Robert Howe (SG), Rick Graham (SF), Scott Campbell (C) William McTarnaghan, Gaston Metcalf, Thomas Matter, James Appleton | |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Tony Fifer makes the 1st free throw | 47-66 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Tony Fifer misses the 2nd free throw | 47-66 |
| 06:15 | Miami (OH) | David Adams pulls down the rebound | 47-66 |
| 05:56 | Miami (OH) | David Adams makes the jumper from the right side | 49-66 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Rick Graham lays it up and in set up by Michael Barnes | 49-68 |
| 05:28 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Johnson is fouled on the floor by Michael Barnes - foul #3 on Michael Barnes, team foul #4 | 49-68 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Matthew Waite (PG), Leonard Logsdon (PF), Bob Bivins (C) Ernest Moore, Anthony Johnson, David Adams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Matter (PF) Tony Fifer | |
| 05:05 | Miami (OH) | Jerry Taylor misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-68 |
| 05:04 | Illinois | Rick Graham pulls down the rebound | 49-68 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Rick Graham jams it and he's hacked by Leonard Logsdon - foul #4 on Leonard Logsdon, team foul #15 | 49-70 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Anthony Johnson (PF), David Adams (C) Leonard Logsdon, Bob Bivins | |
| Subs | Illinois | William McTarnaghan (PG) Michael Barnes | |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Rick Graham makes the free throw | 49-71 |
| 04:18 | Miami (OH) | David Adams knocks in the floater in the paint | 51-71 |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Rick Graham knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Howe | 51-73 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:51 | Miami (OH) | Jerry Taylor connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Jackson | 54-73 |
| 03:22 | Illinois | William McTarnaghan's pass is intercepted by David Adams | 54-73 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Matthew Waite (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Taylor (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Eric Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - David Adams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William McTarnaghan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Howe (tiring) 6 pts. 8 ast. SF - Rick Graham (tiring) 22 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Matter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Campbell (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Miami (OH) | Matthew Waite misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Rick Graham - foul #1 on Rick Graham, team foul #5 | 54-73 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Byron Zoltek (SF) Eric Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Barnes (PG), Gaston Metcalf (SF), Tony Fifer (PF), James Appleton (C) Robert Howe, Rick Graham, Thomas Matter, Scott Campbell | |
| 03:17 | Miami (OH) | Matthew Waite misses the 1st free throw | 54-73 |
| 03:17 | Miami (OH) | Matthew Waite makes the 2nd free throw | 55-73 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Gaston Metcalf comes up short on the shot from close range but he's fouled by David Adams - foul #2 on David Adams, team foul #16 | 55-73 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ernest Moore (PG), Mike Lawson (SG), Eric Jackson (SF), Leonard Logsdon (PF), Bob Bivins (C) Matthew Waite, Jerry Taylor, Byron Zoltek, Anthony Johnson, David Adams | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Gaston Metcalf makes the 1st free throw | 55-74 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Gaston Metcalf makes the 2nd free throw | 55-75 |
| 02:35 | Miami (OH) | The jumper by Bob Bivins is denied by Tony Fifer | 55-75 |
| 02:34 | Miami (OH) | Leonard Logsdon hits the follow up shot | 57-75 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Gaston Metcalf misses the lay-in | 57-75 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Tony Fifer snags the offensive board | 57-75 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Tony Fifer buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from William McTarnaghan | 57-77 |
| 01:36 | Miami (OH) | Gaston Metcalf swats the layup by Bob Bivins | 57-77 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Tony Fifer snags the defensive board | 57-77 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Tony Fifer misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 57-77 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Tony Fifer grabs the offensive board | 57-77 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | William McTarnaghan misses short on a floater from the left block | 57-77 |
| 00:48 | Miami (OH) | Leonard Logsdon snags the defensive board | 57-77 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:41 | Miami (OH) | Mike Lawson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-77 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gaston Metcalf | 57-77 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Michael Barnes misses the easy layup | 57-77 |
| 00:15 | Miami (OH) | Eric Jackson gets the rebound | 57-77 |
| 00:07 | Miami (OH) | Eric Jackson misses badly on a floater from the right side | 57-77 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | James Appleton pulls down the rebound | 57-77 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Michael Barnes runs out the clock | 57-77 |