| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Grant (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Kirschner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brent McClallen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Fried (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Robidoux (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Plymouth St. | PG - Daniel Legette (fresh) SG - Randy Mann (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andre Odom (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Dorrough (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bryan Stump (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Plymouth St. | Andre Odom inbounds the ball | 35-37 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Plymouth St. | Plymouth St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Plymouth St. | Randy Mann misses the jumper from the free throw line | 35-37 |
| 19:42 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Brent McClallen | 35-37 |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner misses short on a floater from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 19:36 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux grabs the offensive board | 35-37 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Christopher Fried clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Dorrough - foul #1 on William Dorrough, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Christopher Fried misses the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Christopher Fried makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 19:01 | Plymouth St. | William Dorrough loses the dribble to Gary Grant | 36-37 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | Christopher Fried blows the layup | 36-37 |
| 18:56 | Plymouth St. | Randy Mann pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| 18:49 | Plymouth St. | Andre Odom loses the dribble to Brent McClallen | 36-37 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Brent McClallen | 39-37 |
| 18:23 | Plymouth St. | Randy Mann is hacked by Gary Kirschner - foul #2 on Gary Kirschner, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| 18:18 | Plymouth St. | Andre Odom misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-37 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | Christopher Fried gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Brent McClallen drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Gary Kirschner | 41-37 |
| 17:48 | Plymouth St. | Andre Odom misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-37 |
| 17:46 | Illinois | Christopher Fried grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Brent McClallen misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by William Dorrough - foul #2 on William Dorrough, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Watson (C) Michael Robidoux | |
| Subs | Plymouth St. | Shawn Tingle (SF), Brent Courtney (PF), Russell Marsh (C) Andre Odom, William Dorrough, Bryan Stump | |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Brent McClallen misses the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Brent McClallen misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 17:40 | Plymouth St. | Brent Courtney snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 17:18 | Plymouth St. | Randy Mann can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 41-37 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Brent McClallen pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Gary Grant can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-37 |
| 17:10 | Plymouth St. | Randy Mann grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 16:51 | Plymouth St. | Randy Mann hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Legette | 41-40 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Gary Grant misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Daniel Legette - foul #2 on Daniel Legette, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Tripp (SG), Anthony Durbin (SF), Clifford Johnson (C) Gary Kirschner, Brent McClallen, Christopher Fried | |
| Subs | Plymouth St. | Robert Wolk (SG), Andre Odom (SF) Daniel Legette, Randy Mann | |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Gary Grant makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Gary Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Kevin Watson snags the offensive board | 42-40 |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Kevin Watson is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Kevin Watson, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Starks (SG), Herbert Thomas (PF), Michael Robidoux (C) Gary Grant, Kevin Watson, Clifford Johnson | |
| Subs | Plymouth St. | William Dorrough (PF) Robert Wolk | |
| 16:09 | Plymouth St. | Shawn Tingle is hacked by Anthony Durbin - foul #2 on Anthony Durbin, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| 15:54 | Plymouth St. | James Starks steals it from Russell Marsh | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Tripp (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Starks (fresh) SF - Anthony Durbin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Herbert Thomas (fresh) C - Michael Robidoux (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Plymouth St. | PG - Shawn Tingle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brent Courtney (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Andre Odom (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Dorrough (fresh) 2 pts. C - Russell Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Illinois | Anthony Durbin scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 15:14 | Plymouth St. | Shawn Tingle misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-40 |
| 15:12 | Plymouth St. | Brent Courtney tips it home | 45-42 |
| 14:54 | Illinois | Herbert Thomas scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Anthony Durbin | 47-42 |
| 14:34 | Plymouth St. | William Dorrough can't finish the layup | 47-42 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Robidoux | 47-42 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | William Dorrough is called for the reach on Herbert Thomas - foul #3 on William Dorrough, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Grant (PG), Gary Kirschner (SG), Brent McClallen (SF), Christopher Fried (PF), Kevin Watson (C) William Tripp, James Starks, Anthony Durbin, Herbert Thomas, Michael Robidoux | |
| Subs | Plymouth St. | Daniel Legette (PG), Randy Mann (SG), Jason Fruge (PF), Bryan Stump (C) Shawn Tingle, Brent Courtney, William Dorrough, Russell Marsh | |
| 14:21 | Illinois | Brent McClallen's floater is tipped away by Bryan Stump | 47-42 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Kevin Watson gets the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 14:01 | Illinois | Brent McClallen makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Grant | 50-42 |
| 13:40 | Plymouth St. | Randy Mann is fouled on the floor by Kevin Watson - foul #4 on Kevin Watson, team foul #4 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifford Johnson (C) Kevin Watson | |
| Subs | Plymouth St. | William Dorrough (PF) Andre Odom | |
| 13:31 | Plymouth St. | Daniel Legette is hacked by Gary Grant - foul #1 on Gary Grant, team foul #5 | 50-42 |
| 13:22 | Plymouth St. | Jason Fruge misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Gary Kirschner - foul #3 on Gary Kirschner, team foul #6 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Plymouth St. | Shawn Tingle (SF) William Dorrough | |
| 13:22 | Plymouth St. | Jason Fruge makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 13:22 | Plymouth St. | Jason Fruge misses the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 13:22 | Illinois | Christopher Fried pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 13:03 | Illinois | Christopher Fried misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Christopher Fried snags the offensive board | 50-43 |
| 12:49 | Illinois | Clifford Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 12:48 | Plymouth St. | The rebound goes to Jason Fruge | 50-43 |
| 12:27 | Plymouth St. | Jason Fruge connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Bryan Stump | 50-45 |
| 12:04 | Illinois | Brent McClallen lays it in and he's fouled by Shawn Tingle - foul #3 on Shawn Tingle, team foul #5 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Tripp (PG), Michael Robidoux (C) Gary Grant, Clifford Johnson | |
| Subs | Plymouth St. | William Dorrough (PF), Thomas Gum (C) Jason Fruge, Bryan Stump | |
| 12:04 | Illinois | Brent McClallen makes the free throw | 53-45 |
| 11:47 | Plymouth St. | Gary Kirschner picks off the pass by Thomas Gum | 53-45 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner lays it up and in | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Tripp (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gary Kirschner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Brent McClallen (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Fried (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Robidoux (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Plymouth St. | PG - Daniel Legette (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randy Mann (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Tingle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - William Dorrough (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Thomas Gum (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Plymouth St. | William Dorrough comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-45 |
| 11:24 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gary Kirschner | 55-45 |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Michael Robidoux | 57-45 |
| 11:00 | Plymouth St. | Randy Mann misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-45 |
| 10:59 | Illinois | Christopher Fried pulls down the rebound | 57-45 |
| 10:53 | Illinois | Christopher Fried hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from William Tripp and he's hacked by William Dorrough - foul #4 on William Dorrough, team foul #6 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Grant (PG), Anthony Durbin (SF) Gary Kirschner, Brent McClallen | |
| Subs | Plymouth St. | Robert Wolk (PG), Andre Odom (SF), Brent Courtney (PF), Russell Marsh (C) Daniel Legette, Shawn Tingle, William Dorrough, Thomas Gum | |
| 10:53 | Illinois | Christopher Fried makes the free throw | 60-45 |
| 10:37 | Plymouth St. | Christopher Fried blocks the jumper by Andre Odom | 60-45 |
| 10:36 | Plymouth St. | Randy Mann pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 10:15 | Plymouth St. | Andre Odom hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Randy Mann | 60-47 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux blows the layup | 60-47 |
| 10:00 | Plymouth St. | Russell Marsh grabs the board | 60-47 |
| 09:54 | Plymouth St. | Andre Odom can't throw it down | 60-47 |
| 09:52 | Plymouth St. | Brent Courtney grabs the offensive board | 60-47 |
| 09:35 | Plymouth St. | Russell Marsh clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 60-47 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Robidoux | 60-47 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Anthony Durbin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 09:27 | Plymouth St. | Robert Wolk pulls down the rebound | 60-47 |
| 09:13 | Plymouth St. | Randy Mann hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Christopher Fried - foul #1 on Christopher Fried, team foul #7 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Kirschner (SG), Brent McClallen (SF), Herbert Thomas (PF), Clifford Johnson (C) Gary Grant, Anthony Durbin, Christopher Fried, Michael Robidoux | |
| Subs | Plymouth St. | Daniel Legette (PG), Bryan Stump (C) Robert Wolk, Russell Marsh | |
| 09:13 | Plymouth St. | Randy Mann makes the free throw | 60-50 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner's pass is intercepted by Brent Courtney | 60-50 |
| 08:53 | Plymouth St. | Randy Mann hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Brent Courtney | 60-53 |
| 08:34 | Illinois | Herbert Thomas knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Kirschner | 62-53 |
| 08:11 | Plymouth St. | William Tripp is called for the reach on Daniel Legette - foul #1 on William Tripp, team foul #8 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Grant (PG) William Tripp | |
| Subs | Plymouth St. | Shawn Tingle (SG), Jason Fruge (SF), Russell Marsh (PF) Randy Mann, Andre Odom, Brent Courtney | |
| 08:11 | Plymouth St. | Daniel Legette makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 08:11 | Plymouth St. | Daniel Legette makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner is fouled on the floor by Shawn Tingle - foul #4 on Shawn Tingle, team foul #7 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Watson (PF) Herbert Thomas | |
| Subs | Plymouth St. | William Dorrough (PF) Russell Marsh | |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 07:32 | Plymouth St. | Daniel Legette misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gary Grant - foul #2 on Gary Grant, team foul #9 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Durbin (SF) Brent McClallen | |
| Subs | Plymouth St. | Russell Marsh (C) Bryan Stump | |
| 07:32 | Plymouth St. | Daniel Legette makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 07:32 | Plymouth St. | Daniel Legette makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Kirschner (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Durbin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Watson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Clifford Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Plymouth St. | PG - Daniel Legette (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Tingle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jason Fruge (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Dorrough (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Russell Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Anthony Durbin connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Clifford Johnson | 67-57 |
| 07:04 | Plymouth St. | Russell Marsh can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 67-57 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Kevin Watson gets the rebound | 67-57 |
| 06:56 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Durbin | 70-57 |
| 06:38 | Plymouth St. | Anthony Durbin steps in front of the Shawn Tingle pass | 70-57 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Clifford Johnson scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Gary Kirschner | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Plymouth St. | Plymouth St. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:06 | Plymouth St. | Jason Fruge blows the layup | 72-57 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kevin Watson | 72-57 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner misses the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Shawn Tingle - foul #5 on Shawn Tingle, team foul #8 | 72-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Tripp (PG), Brent McClallen (SF), Christopher Fried (PF), Michael Robidoux (C) Gary Grant, Anthony Durbin, Kevin Watson, Clifford Johnson | |
| Subs | Plymouth St. | Brent Courtney (PG), Randy Mann (SG), Andre Odom (SF), Bryan Stump (C) Daniel Legette, Shawn Tingle, Jason Fruge, Russell Marsh | |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner misses the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner makes the 2nd free throw | 73-57 |
| 05:40 | Plymouth St. | Brent Courtney comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 73-57 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux gets the rebound | 73-57 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Brent McClallen is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Brent McClallen, team foul #10 | 73-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Durbin (SG) Gary Kirschner | |
| Subs | Plymouth St. | Robert Wolk (PG) William Dorrough | |
| 05:26 | Plymouth St. | Robert Wolk travels with the ball | 73-57 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | William Tripp is whistled for traveling | 73-57 |
| 04:43 | Plymouth St. | Andre Odom connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Robert Wolk | 73-60 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Bryan Stump swats the short shot by William Tripp | 73-60 |
| 04:26 | Plymouth St. | Bryan Stump snags the defensive board | 73-60 |
| 04:14 | Plymouth St. | Christopher Fried takes the ball from Robert Wolk | 73-60 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Anthony Durbin drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from William Tripp | 75-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Plymouth St. | Plymouth St. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:46 | Plymouth St. | Robert Wolk misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-60 |
| 03:45 | Plymouth St. | Randy Mann tips it but misses | 75-60 |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Anthony Durbin grabs the board | 75-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Plymouth St. | Plymouth St. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Brent McClallen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 75-60 |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Christopher Fried gets the offensive rebound | 75-60 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | William Tripp buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Anthony Durbin | 78-60 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Tripp (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Durbin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brent McClallen (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Fried (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Robidoux (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Plymouth St. | PG - Robert Wolk (fresh) SG - Randy Mann (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andre Odom (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brent Courtney (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Bryan Stump (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:03 | Plymouth St. | Randy Mann drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 78-63 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | William Tripp buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Anthony Durbin | 81-63 |
| 02:24 | Plymouth St. | Anthony Durbin is called for the reach on Randy Mann - foul #3 on Anthony Durbin, team foul #11 | 81-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | James McHugh (PG), James Starks (SG), Herbert Thomas (SF), Kevin Watson (PF), Clifford Johnson (C) William Tripp, Anthony Durbin, Brent McClallen, Christopher Fried, Michael Robidoux | |
| Subs | Plymouth St. | Jason Fruge (SF), Russell Marsh (PF), Thomas Gum (C) Robert Wolk, Andre Odom, Bryan Stump | |
| 02:24 | Plymouth St. | Randy Mann makes the 1st free throw | 81-64 |
| 02:24 | Plymouth St. | Randy Mann misses the 2nd free throw | 81-64 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kevin Watson | 81-64 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Herbert Thomas scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 84-64 |
| 01:50 | Plymouth St. | Russell Marsh hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Randy Mann | 84-66 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Clifford Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 84-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Tripp (PG), Anthony Durbin (SG) James McHugh, James Starks | |
| Subs | Plymouth St. | Robert Wolk (SG) Randy Mann | |
| 01:15 | Plymouth St. | Herbert Thomas is called for the reach on Robert Wolk - foul #1 on Herbert Thomas, team foul #12 | 84-66 |
| 01:15 | Plymouth St. | Robert Wolk misses the 1st free throw | 84-66 |
| 01:15 | Plymouth St. | Robert Wolk makes the 2nd free throw | 84-67 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Herbert Thomas knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 87-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Plymouth St. | Plymouth St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Plymouth St. | Brent Courtney misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Anthony Durbin - foul #4 on Anthony Durbin, team foul #13 | 87-67 |
| 00:52 | Plymouth St. | Brent Courtney makes the 1st free throw | 87-68 |
| 00:52 | Plymouth St. | Brent Courtney makes the 2nd free throw | 87-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Plymouth St. | Plymouth St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Thomas Gum swats the layup by Herbert Thomas | 87-69 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | William Tripp misses the tip | 87-69 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Herbert Thomas misses the tip | 87-69 |
| 00:21 | Plymouth St. | Russell Marsh pulls down the rebound | 87-69 |
| 00:15 | Plymouth St. | William Tripp picks off the pass by Brent Courtney | 87-69 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | William Tripp runs out the clock | 87-69 |