| Lineup | Carnegie Mellon | PG - William Blakeslee (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Elvin Evert (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Talbot (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Todd Penman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Barry Shea (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Norman Stadler (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Clemons (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Kozeliski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Garden (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bernard Ikeda (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Larry Kozeliski inbounds the ball | 29-43 |
| Game Plan | Carnegie Mellon | Carnegie Mellon is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Illinois | Matthew Garden connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Larry Kozeliski | 29-45 |
| 19:33 | Carnegie Mellon | Norman Stadler steals the ball from Andrew Talbot | 29-45 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Norman Stadler is called for traveling in the backcourt | 29-45 |
| 19:15 | Carnegie Mellon | Andrew Talbot comes up short on the shot from the left side | 29-45 |
| 19:13 | Carnegie Mellon | William Blakeslee snags the offensive board | 29-45 |
| 19:02 | Carnegie Mellon | Andrew Talbot misses the jumper from the free throw line | 29-45 |
| 19:00 | Carnegie Mellon | Todd Penman snags the offensive board | 29-45 |
| 18:42 | Carnegie Mellon | Andrew Talbot is hacked by Larry Kozeliski - foul #1 on Larry Kozeliski, team foul #1 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Louis Conwell (PG), Pete Davis (SF), Steven Brock (PF), Robert Bower (C) William Blakeslee, Andrew Talbot, Todd Penman, Barry Shea | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:27 | Carnegie Mellon | Pete Davis misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Larry Kozeliski - foul #2 on Larry Kozeliski, team foul #2 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Stallworth (PF), Walter Monreal (C) Matthew Garden, Bernard Ikeda | |
| 18:27 | Carnegie Mellon | Pete Davis misses the 1st free throw | 29-45 |
| 18:27 | Carnegie Mellon | Pete Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 29-45 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Timothy Stallworth snags the defensive board | 29-45 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Walter Monreal is alone and drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Larry Kozeliski | 29-47 |
| 18:03 | Carnegie Mellon | Steven Brock hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Pete Davis | 31-47 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Larry Kozeliski is hacked by Louis Conwell - foul #3 on Louis Conwell, team foul #1 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | William Blakeslee (PG) Louis Conwell | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Shelenberger (PG), Donald Briceno (SG), Sidney Love (SF) Norman Stadler, John Clemons, Larry Kozeliski | |
| 17:34 | Illinois | Donald Briceno makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Shelenberger | 31-50 |
| 17:26 | Carnegie Mellon | Pete Davis clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Walter Monreal - foul #2 on Walter Monreal, team foul #3 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Franklin Smith (PF), Barry Shea (C) Steven Brock, Robert Bower | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Garden (PF) Walter Monreal | |
| 17:26 | Carnegie Mellon | Pete Davis makes the 1st free throw | 32-50 |
| 17:26 | Carnegie Mellon | Pete Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 33-50 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | James Shelenberger's pass is intercepted by Elvin Evert in the backcourt | 33-50 |
| 17:22 | Carnegie Mellon | William Blakeslee banks in the layup on a great pass from Elvin Evert | 35-50 |
| 17:03 | Illinois | Matthew Garden misses long on an open runner from the left block but he's fouled by Franklin Smith - foul #1 on Franklin Smith, team foul #2 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Andrew Talbot (SF), Todd Penman (PF) Pete Davis, Franklin Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bernard Ikeda (C) Timothy Stallworth | |
| 17:03 | Illinois | Matthew Garden makes the 1st free throw | 35-51 |
| 17:03 | Illinois | Matthew Garden misses the 2nd free throw | 35-51 |
| 17:03 | Carnegie Mellon | Barry Shea grabs the board | 35-51 |
| 16:52 | Carnegie Mellon | Todd Penman misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-51 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Matthew Garden snags the defensive board | 35-51 |
| 16:43 | Illinois | James Shelenberger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-51 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Norman Stadler (PG) Sidney Love | |
| 16:26 | Carnegie Mellon | Andrew Talbot misses the lay-in | 35-51 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | James Shelenberger grabs the defensive rebound | 35-51 |
| 16:22 | Illinois | Donald Briceno is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Talbot - foul #1 on Andrew Talbot, team foul #3 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Franklin Smith (PF), Robert Bower (C) Todd Penman, Barry Shea | |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Monreal (C) Matthew Garden | |
| 16:03 | Illinois | James Shelenberger hits a wide open jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Norman Stadler | 35-53 |
| 15:40 | Carnegie Mellon | Andrew Talbot connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Elvin Evert | 37-53 |
| Lineup | Carnegie Mellon | PG - William Blakeslee (tiring) 9 pts. SG - Elvin Evert (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Talbot (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Franklin Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Bower (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Norman Stadler (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Briceno (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Shelenberger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bernard Ikeda (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Monreal (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Illinois | Norman Stadler misses the easy dunk attempt | 37-53 |
| 15:33 | Carnegie Mellon | Elvin Evert gets the rebound | 37-53 |
| 15:29 | Carnegie Mellon | Elvin Evert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-53 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Adam Hollingsworth (PG), Louis Conwell (SG), Gary Seals (SF), Steven Brock (PF), Pete Davis (C) William Blakeslee, Elvin Evert, Andrew Talbot, Franklin Smith, Robert Bower | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Clemons (SG), Larry Kozeliski (SF), Timothy Stallworth (PF), Adam Harrison (C) Donald Briceno, James Shelenberger, Bernard Ikeda, Walter Monreal | |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Norman Stadler misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Louis Conwell - foul #4 on Louis Conwell, team foul #4 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | William Blakeslee (PG) Louis Conwell | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Norman Stadler makes the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Norman Stadler makes the 2nd free throw | 37-55 |
| 14:43 | Carnegie Mellon | Pete Davis blows the layup | 37-55 |
| 14:42 | Carnegie Mellon | Pete Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-55 |
| 14:32 | Carnegie Mellon | Adam Hollingsworth can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Adam Harrison - foul #4 on Adam Harrison, team foul #4 | 37-55 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Todd Penman (PF), Barry Shea (C) Steven Brock, Pete Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Eisenberger (PG), Matthew Garden (PF) Norman Stadler, Adam Harrison | |
| 14:32 | Carnegie Mellon | Adam Hollingsworth makes the 1st free throw | 38-55 |
| 14:32 | Carnegie Mellon | Adam Hollingsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Gerald Eisenberger steps out of bounds on the baseline | 39-55 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Monreal (C) Timothy Stallworth | |
| 14:01 | Carnegie Mellon | Adam Hollingsworth misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-55 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Matthew Garden gets the rebound | 39-55 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | Larry Kozeliski scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Walter Monreal | 39-57 |
| Game Plan | Carnegie Mellon | Carnegie Mellon is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:37 | Carnegie Mellon | Barry Shea loses the dribble to Matthew Garden | 39-57 |
| 13:15 | Illinois | Matthew Garden is hacked by Gary Seals - foul #4 on Gary Seals, team foul #5 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Elvin Evert (SG), Pete Davis (SF), Franklin Smith (PF), Robert Bower (C) William Blakeslee, Gary Seals, Todd Penman, Barry Shea | |
| Subs | Illinois | Norman Stadler (PG), Donald Briceno (SG), James Shelenberger (SF), Bernard Ikeda (C) Gerald Eisenberger, John Clemons, Larry Kozeliski, Walter Monreal | |
| 12:56 | Illinois | James Shelenberger clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Elvin Evert - foul #3 on Elvin Evert, team foul #6 | 39-57 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | James Shelenberger makes the 1st free throw | 39-58 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | James Shelenberger misses the 2nd free throw | 39-58 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | James Shelenberger gets the offensive rebound | 39-58 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Norman Stadler hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Donald Briceno | 39-60 |
| 12:19 | Carnegie Mellon | Matthew Garden is called for the reach on Franklin Smith - foul #1 on Matthew Garden, team foul #5 | 39-60 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Andrew Talbot (PG), Steven Brock (PF) Elvin Evert, Franklin Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Stallworth (C) Matthew Garden | |
| 12:14 | Carnegie Mellon | Steven Brock connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-60 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | James Shelenberger is hacked by Adam Hollingsworth in the backcourt - foul #4 on Adam Hollingsworth, team foul #7 | 41-60 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Elvin Evert (SG) Adam Hollingsworth | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Garden (PF) Bernard Ikeda | |
| 12:12 | Illinois | James Shelenberger makes the 1st free throw | 41-61 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | James Shelenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 41-62 |
| 11:58 | Carnegie Mellon | Norman Stadler takes the ball from Steven Brock | 41-62 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Pete Davis is called for the reach on Norman Stadler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Pete Davis, team foul #8 | 41-62 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Todd Penman (PF) Robert Bower | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sidney Love (SF), Walter Monreal (C) James Shelenberger, Matthew Garden | |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Norman Stadler misses the 1st free throw | 41-62 |
| 11:56 | Carnegie Mellon | Steven Brock grabs the defensive rebound | 41-62 |
| 11:33 | Carnegie Mellon | Steven Brock is whistled for traveling | 41-62 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | William Blakeslee (PG), Barry Shea (C) Pete Davis, Steven Brock | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Eisenberger (PG), John Clemons (SG), Larry Kozeliski (SF) Norman Stadler, Donald Briceno, Sidney Love | |
| Lineup | Carnegie Mellon | PG - William Blakeslee (tiring) 9 pts. SG - Elvin Evert (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Talbot (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Todd Penman (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Barry Shea (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gerald Eisenberger (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Clemons (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Kozeliski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Timothy Stallworth (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Monreal (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:14 | Illinois | Walter Monreal hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot near the basket but he's fouled by Andrew Talbot - foul #2 on Andrew Talbot, team foul #9 | 41-62 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Garden (PF) Timothy Stallworth | |
| 11:14 | Illinois | Walter Monreal makes the 1st free throw | 41-63 |
| 11:14 | Illinois | Walter Monreal makes the 2nd free throw | 41-64 |
| 11:02 | Carnegie Mellon | Andrew Talbot is fouled on the floor by Larry Kozeliski - foul #3 on Larry Kozeliski, team foul #6 | 41-64 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bernard Ikeda (C) Walter Monreal | |
| 10:44 | Carnegie Mellon | Elvin Evert misses the runner in the paint | 41-64 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Bernard Ikeda grabs the defensive rebound | 41-64 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Larry Kozeliski hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Gerald Eisenberger | 41-66 |
| 10:24 | Carnegie Mellon | Andrew Talbot is hacked by John Clemons - foul #1 on John Clemons, team foul #7 | 41-66 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Pete Davis (SF), Franklin Smith (PF), Robert Bower (C) Elvin Evert, Todd Penman, Barry Shea | |
| Subs | Illinois | Norman Stadler (PG), Donald Briceno (SG), James Shelenberger (SF) Gerald Eisenberger, John Clemons, Larry Kozeliski | |
| 10:24 | Carnegie Mellon | Andrew Talbot misses the 1st free throw | 41-66 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Matthew Garden gets the rebound | 41-66 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Norman Stadler comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-66 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Donald Briceno grabs the offensive board | 41-66 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Norman Stadler makes the wide open 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Bernard Ikeda | 41-69 |
| 09:48 | Carnegie Mellon | Franklin Smith blows the layup but he's hacked by Bernard Ikeda - foul #2 on Bernard Ikeda, team foul #8 | 41-69 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Elvin Evert (SG), Steven Brock (C) William Blakeslee, Robert Bower | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Stallworth (C) Bernard Ikeda | |
| 09:48 | Carnegie Mellon | Franklin Smith makes the 1st free throw | 42-69 |
| 09:48 | Carnegie Mellon | Franklin Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 43-69 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Norman Stadler misses the jumper from the right side | 43-69 |
| 09:31 | Carnegie Mellon | Franklin Smith gets the rebound | 43-69 |
| 09:15 | Carnegie Mellon | Andrew Talbot misses badly on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on James Shelenberger - foul #1 on James Shelenberger, team foul #9 | 43-69 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Barry Shea (C) Franklin Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Kozeliski (SF), Walter Monreal (C) Donald Briceno, Matthew Garden | |
| 09:15 | Carnegie Mellon | Andrew Talbot misses the 1st free throw | 43-69 |
| 09:15 | Carnegie Mellon | Andrew Talbot makes the 2nd free throw | 44-69 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | James Shelenberger clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-69 |
| 08:54 | Carnegie Mellon | Steven Brock grabs the defensive rebound | 44-69 |
| 08:46 | Carnegie Mellon | Pete Davis misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-69 |
| 08:44 | Carnegie Mellon | Steven Brock snags the offensive board | 44-69 |
| 08:35 | Carnegie Mellon | Pete Davis misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-69 |
| 08:34 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Larry Kozeliski | 44-69 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Timothy Stallworth is hacked by Steven Brock - foul #1 on Steven Brock, team foul #10 | 44-69 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | William Blakeslee (PG), Todd Penman (PF), Robert Bower (C) Andrew Talbot, Steven Brock, Barry Shea | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Eisenberger (PG), John Clemons (SG), Sidney Love (SF), Bernard Ikeda (C) Norman Stadler, James Shelenberger, Larry Kozeliski, Walter Monreal | |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Timothy Stallworth makes the 1st free throw | 44-70 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Timothy Stallworth makes the 2nd free throw | 44-71 |
| 08:06 | Carnegie Mellon | Bernard Ikeda blocks the jumper by Elvin Evert | 44-71 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Sidney Love grabs the board | 44-71 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Bernard Ikeda loses the dribble to Pete Davis | 44-71 |
| 07:55 | Carnegie Mellon | William Blakeslee is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Blakeslee, team foul #11 | 44-71 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Adam Hollingsworth (PG), Louis Conwell (SG), Gary Seals (SF) William Blakeslee, Elvin Evert, Pete Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Briceno (PG), Adam Harrison (C) Gerald Eisenberger, Timothy Stallworth | |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Louis Conwell picks off the pass by Adam Harrison | 44-71 |
| 07:44 | Carnegie Mellon | Adam Hollingsworth hits the finger roll on a great pass from Louis Conwell | 46-71 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Adam Harrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-71 |
| 07:35 | Carnegie Mellon | Louis Conwell can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-71 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Sidney Love grabs the board | 46-71 |
| Lineup | Carnegie Mellon | PG - Adam Hollingsworth (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Louis Conwell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Gary Seals (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Todd Penman (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Bower (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Briceno (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Clemons (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sidney Love (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Bernard Ikeda (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Bernard Ikeda throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-71 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Garden (PF) Bernard Ikeda | |
| 07:10 | Carnegie Mellon | Adam Hollingsworth hits a floater from the right side | 48-71 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Todd Penman is called for the reach on Sidney Love - foul #2 on Todd Penman, team foul #12 | 48-71 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Barry Shea (C) Robert Bower | |
| Subs | Illinois | Norman Stadler (PG), Walter Monreal (PF) Donald Briceno, Matthew Garden | |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Sidney Love makes the 1st free throw | 48-72 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Sidney Love misses the 2nd free throw | 48-72 |
| 06:44 | Carnegie Mellon | Barry Shea grabs the board | 48-72 |
| 06:24 | Carnegie Mellon | Adam Hollingsworth lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gary Seals | 50-72 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Norman Stadler is hacked by Adam Hollingsworth in the backcourt - foul #5 on Adam Hollingsworth, team foul #13 | 50-72 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | William Blakeslee (PG), Franklin Smith (PF) Adam Hollingsworth, Todd Penman | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Shelenberger (SG), Larry Kozeliski (SF) John Clemons, Sidney Love | |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Norman Stadler makes the 1st free throw | 50-73 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Norman Stadler misses the 2nd free throw | 50-73 |
| 06:22 | Carnegie Mellon | Franklin Smith pulls down the rebound | 50-73 |
| 06:02 | Carnegie Mellon | Adam Harrison is called for the reach on William Blakeslee - foul #5 on Adam Harrison, team foul #10 | 50-73 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bernard Ikeda (PF) Adam Harrison | |
| 06:02 | Carnegie Mellon | William Blakeslee misses the 1st free throw | 50-73 |
| 06:02 | Carnegie Mellon | William Blakeslee makes the 2nd free throw | 51-73 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | James Shelenberger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-73 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Steven Brock (PF) Franklin Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Garden (PF) Walter Monreal | |
| 05:33 | Carnegie Mellon | Louis Conwell comes up short on the floater from the right side | 51-73 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | James Shelenberger pulls down the rebound | 51-73 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Norman Stadler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-73 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Elvin Evert (SG), Pete Davis (C) Louis Conwell, Barry Shea | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Briceno (SG), Timothy Stallworth (C) James Shelenberger, Matthew Garden | |
| 05:23 | Carnegie Mellon | William Blakeslee is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on William Blakeslee, team foul #14 | 51-73 |
| 05:06 | Illinois | Bernard Ikeda misses the easy layup | 51-73 |
| 05:04 | Carnegie Mellon | Pete Davis snags the defensive board | 51-73 |
| 04:43 | Carnegie Mellon | Elvin Evert hits a shot from the left side and he's fouled by Bernard Ikeda - foul #3 on Bernard Ikeda, team foul #11 | 53-73 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Andrew Talbot (PG), Robert Bower (C) William Blakeslee, Steven Brock | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Clemons (SG), Sidney Love (SF), Matthew Garden (PF) Norman Stadler, Larry Kozeliski, Timothy Stallworth | |
| 04:43 | Carnegie Mellon | Elvin Evert makes the free throw | 54-73 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Matthew Garden loses the dribble to Gary Seals | 54-73 |
| 04:27 | Carnegie Mellon | Elvin Evert hits a jumper near the basket set up by Andrew Talbot | 56-73 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Donald Briceno is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Talbot - foul #3 on Andrew Talbot, team foul #15 | 56-73 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Louis Conwell (SG), Franklin Smith (PF) Elvin Evert, Pete Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Shelenberger (SF), Walter Monreal (C) Sidney Love, Bernard Ikeda | |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Donald Briceno makes the 1st free throw | 56-74 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Donald Briceno makes the 2nd free throw | 56-75 |
| 04:15 | Carnegie Mellon | Franklin Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-75 |
| 04:13 | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Bower grabs the offensive board | 56-75 |
| 03:58 | Carnegie Mellon | Louis Conwell misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 56-75 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Walter Monreal snags the defensive board | 56-75 |
| Game Plan | Carnegie Mellon | Carnegie Mellon is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:48 | Illinois | James Shelenberger is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 56-78 |
| Game Plan | Carnegie Mellon | Carnegie Mellon is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Carnegie Mellon | Andrew Talbot hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 56-78 |
| 03:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Shelenberger | 56-78 |
| Lineup | Carnegie Mellon | PG - Andrew Talbot (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Louis Conwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Gary Seals (tiring) 4 pf. PF - Franklin Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Bower (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Briceno (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Clemons (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Shelenberger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Matthew Garden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Monreal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Andrew Talbot picks off the pass by Matthew Garden in the backcourt | 56-78 |
| 03:16 | Carnegie Mellon | Gary Seals misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 56-78 |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Walter Monreal gets the rebound | 56-78 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Donald Briceno misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-78 |
| 03:08 | Carnegie Mellon | Louis Conwell grabs the defensive rebound | 56-78 |
| 02:48 | Carnegie Mellon | Andrew Talbot buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 58-78 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Donald Briceno buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Walter Monreal | 58-80 |
| 02:29 | Carnegie Mellon | Andrew Talbot connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Louis Conwell | 61-80 |
| 02:08 | Illinois | Walter Monreal is open but comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 61-80 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Matthew Garden tips it back up and in | 61-82 |
| 02:02 | Carnegie Mellon | Andrew Talbot misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-82 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Walter Monreal grabs the board | 61-82 |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Donald Briceno comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 61-82 |
| 01:55 | Carnegie Mellon | Franklin Smith grabs the board | 61-82 |
| 01:40 | Carnegie Mellon | Andrew Talbot misses the lay-in | 61-82 |
| 01:38 | Carnegie Mellon | Franklin Smith hits the follow up shot | 63-82 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | James Shelenberger is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Clemons | 63-85 |
| 01:08 | Carnegie Mellon | Andrew Talbot hits a floater from the free throw line | 65-85 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | John Clemons misses the wide open runner in the paint | 65-85 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Donald Briceno tips it in | 65-87 |
| Game Plan | Carnegie Mellon | Carnegie Mellon is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Carnegie Mellon | Andrew Talbot loses the dribble to Matthew Garden | 65-87 |
| Game Plan | Carnegie Mellon | Carnegie Mellon is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Illinois | John Clemons is hacked by Andrew Talbot in the backcourt - foul #4 on Andrew Talbot, team foul #16 | 65-87 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Pete Davis (SF), Steven Brock (PF) Gary Seals, Franklin Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bernard Ikeda (PF), Timothy Stallworth (C) Matthew Garden, Walter Monreal | |
| 00:56 | Illinois | John Clemons makes the 1st free throw | 65-88 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | John Clemons misses the 2nd free throw | 65-88 |
| 00:56 | Carnegie Mellon | Steven Brock pulls down the rebound | 65-88 |
| 00:50 | Carnegie Mellon | Pete Davis misses the easy layup | 65-88 |
| 00:49 | Carnegie Mellon | Pete Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-88 |
| 00:47 | Carnegie Mellon | Steven Brock is fouled on the floor by Timothy Stallworth - foul #1 on Timothy Stallworth, team foul #12 | 65-88 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sidney Love (SF) John Clemons | |
| 00:47 | Carnegie Mellon | Steven Brock misses the 1st free throw | 65-88 |
| 00:47 | Carnegie Mellon | Steven Brock makes the 2nd free throw | 66-88 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Pete Davis is called for the reach on James Shelenberger - foul #3 on Pete Davis, team foul #17 | 66-88 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | James Shelenberger makes the 1st free throw | 66-89 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | James Shelenberger misses the 2nd free throw | 66-89 |
| 00:18 | Carnegie Mellon | Steven Brock pulls down the rebound | 66-89 |
| 00:13 | Carnegie Mellon | Louis Conwell's layup is rejected by Sidney Love | 66-89 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Donald Briceno gets the rebound | 66-89 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | James Shelenberger runs out the clock | 66-89 |