| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Holland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shannon Sanders (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher George (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Patrick Campbell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Zellmann (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Roach (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Lippert (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Brian Wilson inbounds the ball | 28-27 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Southern Illinois | Brian Wilson drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Robert Zellmann | 28-29 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | George Anderson is hacked by Andrew Lippert - foul #2 on Andrew Lippert, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders buries a turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Brian Wilson - foul #2 on Brian Wilson, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders makes the free throw | 31-29 |
| 18:53 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Brian Wilson is blocked by Shannon Sanders | 31-29 |
| 18:52 | Southern Illinois | Keith Roach gets the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 18:44 | Southern Illinois | Robert Zellmann misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 31-29 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Christopher George can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Andrew Lippert - foul #3 on Andrew Lippert, team foul #3 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Justin Mahone (C) Andrew Lippert | |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Christopher George makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Christopher George misses the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | George Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Robert Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-29 |
| 18:11 | Southern Illinois | Brian Wilson hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but the foul's on Christopher George - foul #4 on Christopher George, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Job (C) Christopher George | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 18:11 | Southern Illinois | Brian Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 18:11 | Southern Illinois | Brian Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | John Job snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 17:46 | Illinois | John Job double dribbles | 32-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth (SF), Jason Torbett (PF) Shannon Sanders, George Anderson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 17:33 | Southern Illinois | Patrick Campbell is hacked by Robert Taylor - foul #1 on Robert Taylor, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Parks (PG) Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 17:20 | Southern Illinois | Robert Zellmann hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Keith Roach | 32-33 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-33 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | John Job hits the follow up shot | 34-33 |
| 16:31 | Southern Illinois | Patrick Campbell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Toney (SG) Louis Holland | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Steven Williamson (PG), Robin Tran (SG), Ronald Simms (SF), Robert Lomonaco (C) Patrick Campbell, Robert Zellmann, Brian Wilson, Keith Roach | |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Andrew Toney drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Timothy Parks | 37-33 |
| 15:46 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lomonaco's fadeaway is rejected by Blaine Hackworth | 37-33 |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Timothy Parks grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timothy Parks (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Andrew Toney (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Blaine Hackworth (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jason Torbett (fresh) C - John Job (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Steven Williamson (fresh) SG - Robin Tran (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Ronald Simms (fresh) PF - Justin Mahone (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Lomonaco (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Robert Lomonaco is called for the reach on John Job - foul #1 on Robert Lomonaco, team foul #4 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Taylor (PG), Shannon Sanders (SF), George Anderson (PF) Timothy Parks, Blaine Hackworth, Jason Torbett | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wallace Marte (PG), Patrick Campbell (SG), Brian Wilson (SF), Andrew Lippert (C) Robin Tran, Ronald Simms, Justin Mahone, Robert Lomonaco | |
| 15:02 | Illinois | John Job is hacked by Andrew Lippert - foul #4 on Andrew Lippert, team foul #5 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Zellmann (SG), Robert Lomonaco (C) Patrick Campbell, Andrew Lippert | |
| 14:52 | Illinois | Robert Taylor can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 37-33 |
| 14:51 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Steven Williamson | 37-33 |
| 14:28 | Southern Illinois | Brian Wilson buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Steven Williamson | 37-35 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders is hacked by Brian Wilson - foul #3 on Brian Wilson, team foul #6 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Holland (SG), Jason Torbett (PF) Andrew Toney, John Job | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Keith Roach (PF) Robert Lomonaco | |
| 14:04 | Illinois | Robert Taylor clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 14:02 | Southern Illinois | Robert Zellmann grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 13:46 | Southern Illinois | Brian Wilson buries a fadeaway from the left block | 37-37 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Robert Taylor misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Wallace Marte - foul #4 on Wallace Marte, team foul #7 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Patrick Campbell (PG), Justin Mahone (C) Wallace Marte, Brian Wilson | |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Robert Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Robert Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 13:10 | Southern Illinois | Keith Roach misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 13:09 | Southern Illinois | Justin Mahone pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 12:57 | Southern Illinois | Keith Roach connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Robert Taylor is hacked by Robert Zellmann - foul #3 on Robert Zellmann, team foul #8 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth (SF), Christopher George (C) Shannon Sanders, Jason Torbett | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robin Tran (SG), Ronald Simms (SF) Robert Zellmann, Steven Williamson | |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Robert Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Robert Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 12:29 | Southern Illinois | Christopher George swats the shot by Ronald Simms | 41-39 |
| 12:27 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 12:08 | Illinois | Louis Holland is whistled for traveling | 41-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Parks (PG), John Job (PF) Robert Taylor, George Anderson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brian Wilson (SF), Robert Lomonaco (C) Ronald Simms, Justin Mahone | |
| 11:48 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lomonaco's pass is intercepted by John Job | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timothy Parks (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Louis Holland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Blaine Hackworth (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Job (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher George (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Patrick Campbell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robin Tran (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Brian Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Keith Roach (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Lomonaco (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Timothy Parks | 43-39 |
| 11:08 | Southern Illinois | Robin Tran misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Timothy Parks | 43-39 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Louis Holland | 45-39 |
| 10:39 | Southern Illinois | Brian Wilson is hacked by Timothy Parks - foul #2 on Timothy Parks, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Toney (SG), Shannon Sanders (SF), Jason Torbett (PF) Louis Holland, Blaine Hackworth, John Job | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Zellmann (SG), Justin Mahone (PF), Steven Williamson (C) Robin Tran, Keith Roach, Robert Lomonaco | |
| 10:21 | Southern Illinois | Steven Williamson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-39 |
| 10:19 | Southern Illinois | Brian Wilson tips it in | 45-41 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Timothy Parks clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 10:01 | Southern Illinois | Justin Mahone grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 09:43 | Southern Illinois | Patrick Campbell connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Zellmann | 45-43 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Timothy Parks buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Christopher George | 47-43 |
| 09:03 | Southern Illinois | Brian Wilson misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Christopher George gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 08:45 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders can't connect on a shot from close range | 47-43 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Christopher George snags the offensive board | 47-43 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Andrew Toney hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 08:25 | Southern Illinois | Brian Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 08:05 | Southern Illinois | Justin Mahone misses long on a jumper from close range | 47-43 |
| 08:03 | Southern Illinois | Justin Mahone can't tip it in | 47-43 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Timothy Parks | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timothy Parks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Andrew Toney (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Shannon Sanders (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Torbett (fairly fresh) C - Christopher George (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Patrick Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Zellmann (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Brian Wilson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Justin Mahone (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Williamson (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Southern Illinois | Brian Wilson makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-45 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-45 |
| 06:42 | Southern Illinois | Brian Wilson is hacked by Christopher George - foul #5 on Christopher George, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Taylor (PG), Louis Holland (SG), Blaine Hackworth (SF), George Anderson (PF), John Job (C) Timothy Parks, Andrew Toney, Shannon Sanders, Jason Torbett, Christopher George | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wallace Marte (PG), Robin Tran (SG), Ronald Simms (SF), Keith Roach (PF), Andrew Lippert (C) Patrick Campbell, Robert Zellmann, Brian Wilson, Justin Mahone, Steven Williamson | |
| 06:18 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Lippert's layup is rejected by George Anderson | 51-45 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | Robert Taylor grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Keith Roach steps in front of the John Job pass | 51-45 |
| 05:50 | Southern Illinois | Wallace Marte loses the dribble to Blaine Hackworth | 51-45 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | Robert Taylor lays it up and in on a great pass from Blaine Hackworth | 53-45 |
| 05:33 | Southern Illinois | Keith Roach hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Andrew Lippert | 53-48 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | John Job clanks a runner from close range | 53-48 |
| 05:22 | Southern Illinois | Keith Roach grabs the defensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 05:00 | Southern Illinois | Robert Taylor picks off the pass by Keith Roach | 53-48 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Robert Taylor lays it in | 55-48 |
| 04:43 | Southern Illinois | Keith Roach's fadeaway is rejected by John Job | 55-48 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | George Anderson pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Robert Taylor misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-48 |
| 04:26 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Simms grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 04:06 | Southern Illinois | George Anderson steps in front of the Robin Tran pass | 55-48 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | John Job lays it up and in | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Holland (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Blaine Hackworth (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Job (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wallace Marte (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Robin Tran (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Ronald Simms (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Keith Roach (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. C - Andrew Lippert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Lippert double dribbles | 57-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Parks (PG), Andrew Toney (SG), Shannon Sanders (SF), Jason Torbett (PF) Robert Taylor, Louis Holland, Blaine Hackworth, George Anderson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Patrick Campbell (PG), Robert Zellmann (SG), Brian Wilson (SF), Justin Mahone (PF), Steven Williamson (C) Wallace Marte, Robin Tran, Ronald Simms, Keith Roach, Andrew Lippert | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:07 | Illinois | John Job dunks the ball set up by Andrew Toney and he's fouled by Patrick Campbell - foul #3 on Patrick Campbell, team foul #9 | 59-48 |
| 03:07 | Illinois | John Job misses the free throw | 59-48 |
| 03:07 | Southern Illinois | Steven Williamson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-48 |
| 02:53 | Southern Illinois | Justin Mahone misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 59-48 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Andrew Toney snags the defensive board | 59-48 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Taylor (PG), Louis Holland (SG) Timothy Parks, Andrew Toney | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wallace Marte (PG), Keith Roach (PF), Andrew Lippert (C) Patrick Campbell, Justin Mahone, Steven Williamson | |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 59-48 |
| 02:28 | Southern Illinois | Robert Zellmann pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| 02:21 | Southern Illinois | Keith Roach can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jason Torbett - foul #1 on Jason Torbett, team foul #5 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Anderson (PF) Jason Torbett | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Patrick Campbell (PG), Robin Tran (SG), Steven Williamson (SF), Justin Mahone (C) Wallace Marte, Robert Zellmann, Brian Wilson, Andrew Lippert | |
| 02:21 | Southern Illinois | Keith Roach misses the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 02:21 | Southern Illinois | Keith Roach makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Steven Williamson picks off the pass by John Job | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:43 | Southern Illinois | Steven Williamson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-49 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | John Job grabs the defensive rebound | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from John Job and the foul's on Steven Williamson - foul #1 on Steven Williamson, team foul #10 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Lomonaco (C) Keith Roach | |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders makes the free throw | 62-49 |
| 01:08 | Southern Illinois | Robin Tran is fouled on the floor by Louis Holland - foul #1 on Louis Holland, team foul #6 | 62-49 |
| 00:59 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lomonaco hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Robin Tran | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Robert Taylor is hacked by Patrick Campbell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Patrick Campbell, team foul #11 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Toney (SG), Blaine Hackworth (SF) Louis Holland, Shannon Sanders | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Robert Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Robert Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Andrew Toney grabs the offensive rebound | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Patrick Campbell is called for the reach on John Job - foul #5 on Patrick Campbell, team foul #12 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Holland (SG), Shannon Sanders (SF) Andrew Toney, Blaine Hackworth | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Simms (SF) Patrick Campbell | |
| 00:37 | Illinois | John Job misses the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | John Job misses the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders snags the offensive board | 63-51 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Robert Taylor scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Louis Holland | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Justin Mahone is denied by Shannon Sanders | 65-51 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Robert Taylor gets the rebound | 65-51 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Robert Taylor runs out the clock | 65-51 |