| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Grant (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Gary Kirschner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brent McClallen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Fried (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Robidoux (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. Connecticut St. | PG - Craig Self (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Andrews (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Kowalczyk (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - George McEntegart (fresh) 4 pts. C - Tony Barker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | W. Connecticut St. | Johnny Kowalczyk inbounds the ball | 35-37 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | W. Connecticut St. | W. Connecticut St. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | W. Connecticut St. | Michael Andrews hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Tony Barker | 35-39 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner buries a jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by Michael Andrews - foul #2 on Michael Andrews, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner misses the free throw | 37-39 |
| 19:21 | W. Connecticut St. | Tony Barker grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 19:03 | W. Connecticut St. | Michael Andrews is hacked by Christopher Fried - foul #1 on Christopher Fried, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| 18:43 | W. Connecticut St. | George McEntegart's pass is intercepted by Brent McClallen | 37-39 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Christopher Fried misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Gary Grant tips it in | 39-39 |
| 18:13 | W. Connecticut St. | Craig Self hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 18:12 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Fried | 39-39 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Gary Grant misses short on a shot in the lane | 39-39 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Gary Grant tips it back up and in | 41-39 |
| 17:50 | W. Connecticut St. | Johnny Kowalczyk clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Michael Robidoux and he's hacked by Michael Andrews - foul #3 on Michael Andrews, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Watson (C) Michael Robidoux | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Robert Shifflett (PG), Issac Kissell (SG), Sidney Borja (C) Craig Self, Michael Andrews, Tony Barker | |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner makes the free throw | 44-39 |
| 17:37 | W. Connecticut St. | Sidney Borja misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 44-39 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Kevin Watson grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 17:31 | Illinois | Brent McClallen clanks a runner in the paint | 44-39 |
| 17:30 | W. Connecticut St. | George McEntegart grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 17:08 | W. Connecticut St. | Johnny Kowalczyk buries a runner near the basket set up by Issac Kissell | 44-41 |
| 17:03 | Illinois | Gary Grant scores on a 3 from the right corner | 47-41 |
| 16:37 | W. Connecticut St. | Johnny Kowalczyk misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Gary Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Gary Grant drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Brent McClallen | 49-41 |
| 16:23 | W. Connecticut St. | Sidney Borja misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 16:21 | Illinois | Kevin Watson gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 16:17 | Illinois | Brent McClallen is fouled on the floor by George McEntegart - foul #2 on George McEntegart, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Tripp (PG), Anthony Durbin (SG), Herbert Thomas (SF), Michael Robidoux (C) Gary Grant, Gary Kirschner, Brent McClallen, Christopher Fried | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Craig Self (PG), Walter Casarez (SF), Tony Barker (C) Issac Kissell, Johnny Kowalczyk, George McEntegart | |
| 16:09 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 49-41 |
| 16:08 | W. Connecticut St. | Craig Self gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 15:53 | W. Connecticut St. | Sidney Borja double dribbles | 49-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Michael Andrews (SG), David Greene (SF) Robert Shifflett, Walter Casarez | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Tripp (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Durbin (fresh) SF - Herbert Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Watson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Robidoux (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. Connecticut St. | PG - Craig Self (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Andrews (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Sidney Borja (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Barker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Herbert Thomas connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from William Tripp | 51-41 |
| 15:11 | W. Connecticut St. | Michael Andrews can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 51-41 |
| 15:09 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux grabs the board | 51-41 |
| 14:45 | Illinois | Herbert Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Kirschner (SG), Christopher Fried (PF), Clifford Johnson (C) Herbert Thomas, Kevin Watson, Michael Robidoux | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Walter Casarez (PF), Lonnie Rowe (C) Sidney Borja, Tony Barker | |
| 14:28 | W. Connecticut St. | Craig Self scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Greene | 51-43 |
| 14:11 | Illinois | William Tripp is called for traveling | 51-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Grant (PG), Brent McClallen (SF) William Tripp, Anthony Durbin | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Robert Shifflett (PG), George McEntegart (PF) Craig Self, Walter Casarez | |
| 13:54 | W. Connecticut St. | Lonnie Rowe double dribbles | 51-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Johnny Kowalczyk (SF) David Greene | |
| 13:39 | Illinois | Brent McClallen drills a runner from the right block set up by Gary Grant | 53-43 |
| 13:21 | W. Connecticut St. | Michael Andrews can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-43 |
| 13:20 | W. Connecticut St. | Johnny Kowalczyk tips it back up and in | 53-45 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 13:12 | W. Connecticut St. | George McEntegart grabs the board | 53-45 |
| 13:00 | W. Connecticut St. | Robert Shifflett misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-45 |
| 12:59 | W. Connecticut St. | Michael Andrews pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 12:50 | W. Connecticut St. | Johnny Kowalczyk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Tripp (SG), Kevin Watson (PF), Michael Robidoux (C) Gary Kirschner, Christopher Fried, Clifford Johnson | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Craig Self (PG), Tony Barker (C) Michael Andrews, Lonnie Rowe | |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-45 |
| 12:16 | W. Connecticut St. | Johnny Kowalczyk is called for 3 seconds | 53-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | David Greene (SF), Sidney Borja (PF) Robert Shifflett, George McEntegart | |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux buries a shot in the paint set up by Gary Grant | 55-45 |
| 11:45 | W. Connecticut St. | Craig Self buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Grant (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Tripp (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brent McClallen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Watson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Robidoux (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. Connecticut St. | PG - Craig Self (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Kowalczyk (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Sidney Borja (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Barker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Brent McClallen can't finish the layup | 55-47 |
| 11:28 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux grabs the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Brent McClallen scores on a 3 from the left wing | 58-47 |
| 10:58 | W. Connecticut St. | David Greene clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Brent McClallen - foul #1 on Brent McClallen, team foul #2 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Kirschner (SG), Anthony Durbin (SF), Christopher Fried (PF), Clifford Johnson (C) Gary Grant, Brent McClallen, Kevin Watson, Michael Robidoux | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Issac Kissell (PG), Michael Andrews (SG), George McEntegart (PF) Craig Self, Johnny Kowalczyk, Tony Barker | |
| 10:58 | W. Connecticut St. | David Greene makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 10:58 | W. Connecticut St. | David Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | Anthony Durbin double dribbles | 58-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Robert Shifflett (PG), Walter Casarez (SF) Issac Kissell, David Greene | |
| 10:40 | W. Connecticut St. | Robert Shifflett connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Walter Casarez and he's fouled by Gary Kirschner - foul #1 on Gary Kirschner, team foul #3 | 58-51 |
| 10:40 | W. Connecticut St. | Robert Shifflett makes the free throw | 58-52 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | William Tripp clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-52 |
| 10:22 | W. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to Walter Casarez | 58-52 |
| 10:09 | W. Connecticut St. | Michael Andrews clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-52 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Clifford Johnson | 58-52 |
| 10:00 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-52 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Clifford Johnson grabs the offensive board | 58-52 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | Clifford Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Herbert Thomas (SF) William Tripp | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Issac Kissell (PG), Johnny Kowalczyk (SF), Lonnie Rowe (C) Robert Shifflett, Walter Casarez, Sidney Borja | |
| 09:31 | W. Connecticut St. | George McEntegart makes the turnaround from the baseline | 58-54 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Clifford Johnson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 58-54 |
| 09:21 | W. Connecticut St. | George McEntegart snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 09:04 | W. Connecticut St. | Gary Kirschner steals the ball from Johnny Kowalczyk | 58-54 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Herbert Thomas lays it up and in set up by Gary Kirschner | 60-54 |
| 08:49 | W. Connecticut St. | Anthony Durbin is called for the reach on Issac Kissell - foul #1 on Anthony Durbin, team foul #4 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Grant (PG), Brent McClallen (SF), Michael Robidoux (C) Anthony Durbin, Herbert Thomas, Clifford Johnson | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Craig Self (PG), David Greene (SF), Walter Casarez (PF), Tony Barker (C) Issac Kissell, Johnny Kowalczyk, George McEntegart, Lonnie Rowe | |
| 08:33 | W. Connecticut St. | Michael Andrews misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-54 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Gary Grant gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Michael Andrews takes the ball from Gary Grant | 60-54 |
| 08:20 | W. Connecticut St. | Craig Self clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-54 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Brent McClallen snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Gary Grant misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 60-54 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner hits the follow up shot | 62-54 |
| 07:52 | W. Connecticut St. | Christopher Fried is called for the reach on Craig Self - foul #2 on Christopher Fried, team foul #5 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Tripp (SG), Kevin Watson (PF) Gary Kirschner, Christopher Fried | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Robert Shifflett (SG), Sidney Borja (PF) Michael Andrews, Walter Casarez | |
| 07:31 | W. Connecticut St. | Robert Shifflett makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Craig Self | 62-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Grant (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Tripp (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brent McClallen (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kevin Watson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Robidoux (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. Connecticut St. | PG - Craig Self (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Shifflett (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Greene (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Sidney Borja (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Barker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Illinois | Brent McClallen buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 64-57 |
| 07:00 | W. Connecticut St. | Tony Barker can't connect on a runner in the paint | 64-57 |
| 06:59 | W. Connecticut St. | David Greene pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 06:40 | W. Connecticut St. | William Tripp takes the ball from David Greene | 64-57 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Craig Self takes the ball from Michael Robidoux | 64-57 |
| 06:12 | W. Connecticut St. | Sidney Borja hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-57 |
| 06:11 | W. Connecticut St. | Tony Barker snags the offensive board | 64-57 |
| 05:55 | W. Connecticut St. | Robert Shifflett comes up short on the floater from the right side | 64-57 |
| 05:53 | W. Connecticut St. | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Barker | 64-57 |
| 05:42 | W. Connecticut St. | Craig Self hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 64-57 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kevin Watson | 64-57 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Kirschner (SG), Christopher Fried (PF) William Tripp, Michael Robidoux | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Michael Andrews (SG), Johnny Kowalczyk (SF), George McEntegart (PF) Craig Self, David Greene, Tony Barker | |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Johnny Kowalczyk blocks the jumper by Gary Kirschner | 64-57 |
| 05:25 | W. Connecticut St. | Michael Andrews grabs the board | 64-57 |
| 05:04 | W. Connecticut St. | Johnny Kowalczyk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-57 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Brent McClallen hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Watson | 67-57 |
| 04:36 | W. Connecticut St. | Michael Andrews knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-60 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Kevin Watson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 67-60 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Christopher Fried misses the tip | 67-60 |
| 04:18 | W. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to George McEntegart | 67-60 |
| 03:54 | W. Connecticut St. | George McEntegart can't throw it down but the foul's on Christopher Fried - foul #3 on Christopher Fried, team foul #6 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Tripp (PG), Anthony Durbin (SF), Michael Robidoux (C) Gary Grant, Brent McClallen, Kevin Watson | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Craig Self (PG), Tony Barker (C) Robert Shifflett, Sidney Borja | |
| 03:54 | W. Connecticut St. | George McEntegart misses the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 03:54 | W. Connecticut St. | George McEntegart makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Anthony Durbin is hacked by Michael Andrews - foul #4 on Michael Andrews, team foul #4 | 67-61 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | William Tripp clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-61 |
| 03:17 | W. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to George McEntegart | 67-61 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Tripp (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Kirschner (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Durbin (fresh) PF - Christopher Fried (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Robidoux (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. Connecticut St. | PG - Craig Self (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Andrews (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Johnny Kowalczyk (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - George McEntegart (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Tony Barker (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:57 | W. Connecticut St. | Michael Andrews connects on the 3 from the left corner | 67-64 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Grant (PG), Brent McClallen (SF) William Tripp, Anthony Durbin | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | David Greene (SF) Johnny Kowalczyk | |
| 02:44 | Illinois | George McEntegart steals it from Christopher Fried | 67-64 |
| 02:33 | W. Connecticut St. | Tony Barker clanks a 3 from the right wing | 67-64 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Brent McClallen gets the rebound | 67-64 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-64 |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Gary Grant gets the offensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Brent McClallen knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Kirschner | 69-64 |
| 01:52 | W. Connecticut St. | Michael Andrews is fouled on the floor by Gary Grant - foul #2 on Gary Grant, team foul #7 | 69-64 |
| 01:52 | W. Connecticut St. | Michael Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 01:52 | W. Connecticut St. | Michael Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Christopher Fried misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Greene - foul #4 on David Greene, team foul #5 | 69-66 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Christopher Fried makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Christopher Fried makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 01:31 | W. Connecticut St. | David Greene throws it down on a great pass from Craig Self | 71-68 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | Christopher Fried misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-68 |
| 01:18 | W. Connecticut St. | Tony Barker snags the defensive board | 71-68 |
| 00:53 | W. Connecticut St. | George McEntegart clanks a floater from the free throw line | 71-68 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Christopher Fried snags the defensive board | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | W. Connecticut St. | W. Connecticut St. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Gary Grant misses long on a floater from the left side | 71-68 |
| 00:29 | W. Connecticut St. | Michael Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 71-68 |
| 00:21 | W. Connecticut St. | Michael Andrews knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Craig Self and the foul's on Gary Kirschner - foul #2 on Gary Kirschner, team foul #8 | 71-70 |
| 00:21 | W. Connecticut St. | Michael Andrews makes the free throw | 71-71 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 71-71 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | The clock runs out | 71-71 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Grant (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Kirschner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brent McClallen (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Fried (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Robidoux (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. Connecticut St. | PG - Craig Self (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Andrews (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - David Greene (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - George McEntegart (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Tony Barker (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux wins the tip | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | W. Connecticut St. | W. Connecticut St. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Tony Barker blocks the short jumper by Gary Kirschner | 71-71 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Brent McClallen tips it home | 73-71 |
| 04:33 | W. Connecticut St. | George McEntegart buries a jump hook from the baseline | 73-73 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Christopher Fried buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 76-73 |
| 04:06 | W. Connecticut St. | Michael Andrews lays it in | 76-75 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Gary Grant is hacked by Craig Self - foul #1 on Craig Self, team foul #6 | 76-75 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Watson (C) Michael Robidoux | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Johnny Kowalczyk (SF), Sidney Borja (C) David Greene, Tony Barker | |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Gary Grant buries a shot from the right side | 78-75 |
| 03:09 | W. Connecticut St. | Michael Andrews misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Gary Kirschner - foul #3 on Gary Kirschner, team foul #9 | 78-75 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Robert Shifflett (PG), Lonnie Rowe (C) Craig Self, George McEntegart | |
| 03:09 | W. Connecticut St. | Michael Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 03:09 | W. Connecticut St. | Michael Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Gary Grant misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 78-77 |
| 02:43 | W. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to Johnny Kowalczyk | 78-77 |
| 02:43 | W. Connecticut St. | W. Connecticut St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 78-77 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Robidoux (C) Kevin Watson | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Craig Self (PG), David Greene (SF), George McEntegart (PF), Tony Barker (C) Robert Shifflett, Johnny Kowalczyk, Sidney Borja, Lonnie Rowe | |
| 02:18 | W. Connecticut St. | David Greene is fouled on the floor by Michael Robidoux - foul #2 on Michael Robidoux, team foul #10 | 78-77 |
| 02:18 | W. Connecticut St. | David Greene makes the 1st free throw | 78-78 |
| 02:18 | W. Connecticut St. | David Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 78-79 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Craig Self takes the ball from Gary Kirschner | 78-79 |
| 01:51 | W. Connecticut St. | David Greene dunks the ball set up by Craig Self | 78-81 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | The short jumper by Brent McClallen is denied by George McEntegart | 78-81 |
| 01:45 | W. Connecticut St. | Michael Andrews snags the defensive board | 78-81 |
| 01:22 | W. Connecticut St. | Michael Andrews's layup is rejected by Michael Robidoux | 78-81 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Robidoux | 78-81 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | George McEntegart swats the short shot by Brent McClallen | 78-81 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Fried | 78-81 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Christopher Fried misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 78-81 |
| 00:54 | W. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to Tony Barker | 78-81 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Grant (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Kirschner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brent McClallen (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Fried (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Robidoux (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. Connecticut St. | PG - Craig Self (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Andrews (fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - David Greene (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - George McEntegart (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Tony Barker (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | W. Connecticut St. | W. Connecticut St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | W. Connecticut St. | David Greene scores on a floater from the right side set up by Michael Andrews | 78-83 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | W. Connecticut St. | W. Connecticut St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 78-83 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Christopher Fried grabs the offensive rebound | 78-83 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Christopher Fried makes the 3 from the right wing | 81-83 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | W. Connecticut St. | W. Connecticut St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | W. Connecticut St. | Craig Self is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Grant - foul #3 on Gary Grant, team foul #11 | 81-83 |
| 00:18 | W. Connecticut St. | Craig Self makes the 1st free throw | 81-84 |
| 00:18 | W. Connecticut St. | Craig Self makes the 2nd free throw | 81-85 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 81-85 |
| 00:11 | W. Connecticut St. | Tony Barker grabs the board | 81-85 |
| 00:09 | W. Connecticut St. | Gary Grant is called for the reach on Tony Barker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gary Grant, team foul #12 | 81-85 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Johnny Kowalczyk (SF) David Greene | |
| 00:09 | W. Connecticut St. | Tony Barker misses the 1st free throw | 81-85 |
| 00:09 | W. Connecticut St. | Tony Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 81-86 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Christopher Fried misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 81-86 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Brent McClallen | 81-86 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | The clock runs out | 81-86 |