| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Sargent (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lowell Moreland (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Randal Boone (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Mathews (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - James Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Morris (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shane Key (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Rollins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Rash (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland inbounds the ball | 26-35 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Joseph Rollins blocks the jumper by Lowell Moreland | 26-35 |
| 19:37 | Albany | Joseph Rollins pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| 19:28 | Albany | Shane Key hits a jumper from the right side | 26-37 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Randal Boone hits the finger roll set up by Scott Sargent | 28-37 |
| 18:51 | Albany | Joseph Rollins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-37 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Greg Mathews misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-37 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Greg Mathews tips it in | 30-37 |
| 18:18 | Albany | Shane Key's layup is rejected by Greg Mathews | 30-37 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Greg Mathews | 30-37 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Randal Boone misses the jumper from the free throw line | 30-37 |
| 17:57 | Albany | James Pierce grabs the board | 30-37 |
| 17:39 | Albany | James Pierce is hacked by Scott Sargent - foul #1 on Scott Sargent, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| 17:25 | Albany | Joseph Rash knocks in the floater from the right wing | 30-39 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | James Pierce picks off the pass by Scott Sargent in the backcourt | 30-39 |
| 17:06 | Albany | James Morris drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Shane Key | 30-42 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Gregory Davis misses long on a floater near the basket | 30-42 |
| 16:47 | Illinois | Gregory Davis hits the follow up shot | 32-42 |
| 16:23 | Albany | Shane Key travels with the ball | 32-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie (PG), Fred King (SG), Todd Voss (SF), Joseph Cunniff (C) Scott Sargent, Gregory Davis, Lowell Moreland, Greg Mathews | |
| Subs | Albany | Robert Clyde (PG), Joseph Barraza (SG), Glenn Barton (SF), Steven Wilson (PF), Wayne Spear (C) James Pierce, James Morris, Shane Key, Joseph Rollins, Joseph Rash | |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie double dribbles | 32-42 |
| 15:48 | Albany | Steven Wilson scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Douglas McKerlie (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Fred King (fresh) SF - Todd Voss (fresh) PF - Randal Boone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Cunniff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Robert Clyde (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Barraza (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Glenn Barton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Steven Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Spear (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Illinois | Todd Voss can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 32-44 |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Randal Boone tips it in | 34-44 |
| 15:07 | Albany | Steven Wilson connects on the floater from close range | 34-46 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 34-46 |
| 14:41 | Albany | Robert Clyde grabs the board | 34-46 |
| 14:22 | Albany | Steven Wilson can't finish the layup | 34-46 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Randal Boone grabs the defensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 13:51 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff makes the shot in the paint set up by Douglas McKerlie | 36-46 |
| 13:34 | Albany | Robert Clyde misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner but the foul's on Douglas McKerlie - foul #3 on Douglas McKerlie, team foul #2 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Sargent (PG), Gregory Davis (SG), Lowell Moreland (SF), Norbert McConnico (PF), Greg Mathews (C) Douglas McKerlie, Fred King, Todd Voss, Randal Boone, Joseph Cunniff | |
| Subs | Albany | James Morris (SG), Shane Key (SF), Joseph Rollins (PF), Joseph Rash (C) Joseph Barraza, Glenn Barton, Steven Wilson, Wayne Spear | |
| 13:34 | Albany | Robert Clyde makes the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 13:34 | Albany | Robert Clyde makes the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 13:34 | Albany | Robert Clyde misses the 3rd free throw | 36-48 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Norbert McConnico grabs the defensive rebound | 36-48 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Norbert McConnico travels with the ball | 36-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Albany | James Pierce (PG) Robert Clyde | |
| 12:47 | Albany | Shane Key drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Joseph Rash | 36-51 |
| 12:27 | Illinois | Scott Sargent hits the finger roll set up by Lowell Moreland | 38-51 |
| 12:16 | Albany | Gregory Davis steps in front of the Joseph Rash pass | 38-51 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Greg Mathews double dribbles | 38-51 |
| 11:41 | Albany | Gregory Davis is called for the reach on James Morris - foul #3 on Gregory Davis, team foul #3 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randal Boone (PF) Norbert McConnico | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Sargent (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Lowell Moreland (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Randal Boone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Mathews (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - James Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Morris (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Shane Key (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joseph Rollins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Joseph Rash (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Albany | James Morris misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-51 |
| 11:28 | Albany | Shane Key snags the offensive board | 38-51 |
| 11:19 | Albany | James Morris clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-51 |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Greg Mathews gets the rebound | 38-51 |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Randal Boone's floater is tipped away by Joseph Rash | 38-51 |
| 11:01 | Albany | Joseph Rash grabs the defensive rebound | 38-51 |
| 10:52 | Albany | Shane Key drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-53 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Randal Boone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Todd Voss (SF), Joseph Cunniff (C) Lowell Moreland, Greg Mathews | |
| Subs | Albany | Joseph Barraza (SG), Glenn Barton (SF), Steven Wilson (PF) James Morris, Shane Key, Joseph Rollins | |
| 10:21 | Albany | Glenn Barton lays it in on a nice dish by James Pierce | 38-55 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Gregory Davis comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-55 |
| 10:03 | Albany | Joseph Rash grabs the defensive rebound | 38-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 09:39 | Albany | Joseph Barraza double dribbles | 38-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie (PG), Fred King (SG), Norbert McConnico (PF), Greg Mathews (C) Scott Sargent, Gregory Davis, Randal Boone, Joseph Cunniff | |
| Subs | Albany | Robert Clyde (PG), Shane Key (SF), Wayne Spear (C) James Pierce, Glenn Barton, Joseph Rash | |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie misses the jumpshot from the right side | 38-55 |
| 09:19 | Albany | Wayne Spear snags the defensive board | 38-55 |
| 08:54 | Albany | Joseph Barraza misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-55 |
| 08:52 | Albany | Wayne Spear can't tip it in | 38-55 |
| 08:51 | Albany | Robert Clyde tips it in | 38-57 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-57 |
| 08:41 | Albany | The rebound goes to Steven Wilson | 38-57 |
| 08:23 | Albany | Shane Key can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Douglas McKerlie - foul #4 on Douglas McKerlie, team foul #4 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Sargent (PG), Lowell Moreland (SF) Douglas McKerlie, Todd Voss | |
| Subs | Albany | James Pierce (PG), James Morris (SG), Joseph Rollins (PF), Joseph Rash (C) Robert Clyde, Joseph Barraza, Steven Wilson, Wayne Spear | |
| 08:23 | Albany | Shane Key makes the 1st free throw | 38-58 |
| 08:23 | Albany | Shane Key makes the 2nd free throw | 38-59 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-59 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Greg Mathews misses the tip | 38-59 |
| 08:00 | Albany | Shane Key grabs the board | 38-59 |
| 07:35 | Albany | Greg Mathews denies the turnaround by Joseph Rash | 38-59 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Norbert McConnico grabs the board | 38-59 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Sargent (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred King (fresh) SF - Lowell Moreland (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Norbert McConnico (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Mathews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - James Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Morris (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Shane Key (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Rollins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Joseph Rash (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Scott Sargent is fouled on the floor by Shane Key - foul #1 on Shane Key, team foul #1 | 38-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Davis (SG), Randal Boone (PF), Joseph Cunniff (C) Fred King, Norbert McConnico, Greg Mathews | |
| Subs | Albany | Glenn Barton (SF) Shane Key | |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Scott Sargent clanks a shot in the lane | 38-59 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland hits the follow up shot | 40-59 |
| 06:52 | Albany | James Pierce clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-59 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Randal Boone | 40-59 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Gregory Davis is hacked by Joseph Rash - foul #1 on Joseph Rash, team foul #2 | 40-59 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Scott Sargent | 43-59 |
| 05:57 | Albany | Joseph Rollins misses the easy layup | 43-59 |
| 05:55 | Albany | Joseph Rollins gets the offensive rebound | 43-59 |
| 05:30 | Albany | James Morris scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Pierce | 43-62 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Scott Sargent scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Lowell Moreland | 45-62 |
| 04:54 | Albany | Joseph Rash blows the layup but the foul's on Joseph Cunniff - foul #1 on Joseph Cunniff, team foul #5 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie (PG), Todd Voss (SF), Norbert McConnico (PF), Greg Mathews (C) Scott Sargent, Lowell Moreland, Randal Boone, Joseph Cunniff | |
| Subs | Albany | Robert Clyde (PG), Joseph Barraza (SG), Shane Key (SF), Steven Wilson (PF) James Pierce, James Morris, Glenn Barton, Joseph Rollins | |
| 04:54 | Albany | Joseph Rash misses the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 04:54 | Albany | Joseph Rash makes the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-63 |
| 04:33 | Illinois | Norbert McConnico grabs the offensive board | 45-63 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Norbert McConnico is hacked by Joseph Rash - foul #2 on Joseph Rash, team foul #3 | 45-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Albany | James Stacy (PF), Wayne Spear (C) Shane Key, Joseph Rash | |
| 04:11 | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-63 |
| 04:07 | Albany | Joseph Barraza's layup is rejected by Greg Mathews | 48-63 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Greg Mathews pulls down the rebound | 48-63 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Gregory Davis is fouled on the floor by Joseph Barraza - foul #1 on Joseph Barraza, team foul #4 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred King (SG) Gregory Davis | |
| Subs | Albany | Shane Key (SF) James Stacy | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Greg Mathews lays it up and in on a great pass from Norbert McConnico and he's fouled by Wayne Spear - foul #2 on Wayne Spear, team foul #5 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Albany | Joseph Rollins (PF) Steven Wilson | |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Greg Mathews misses the free throw | 50-63 |
| 03:42 | Albany | Joseph Rollins grabs the defensive rebound | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:29 | Albany | Todd Voss steps in front of the Shane Key pass | 50-63 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Douglas McKerlie (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Fred King (fresh) SF - Todd Voss (fresh) PF - Norbert McConnico (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Mathews (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Robert Clyde (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Barraza (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Shane Key (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Rollins (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Wayne Spear (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Greg Mathews clanks a runner in the lane | 50-63 |
| 03:02 | Albany | Joseph Barraza pulls down the rebound | 50-63 |
| 02:58 | Albany | Shane Key misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-63 |
| 02:56 | Albany | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Spear | 50-63 |
| 02:40 | Albany | Shane Key hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 50-63 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie snags the defensive board | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Fred King is denied on a layup by Joseph Rollins | 50-63 |
| 02:31 | Albany | Joseph Barraza gets the rebound | 50-63 |
| 02:11 | Albany | Joseph Barraza knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Clyde | 50-66 |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Norbert McConnico slams it home set up by Douglas McKerlie | 52-66 |
| 01:43 | Albany | Joseph Barraza comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-66 |
| 01:42 | Albany | Shane Key tips it home | 52-68 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Norbert McConnico hits the finger roll on a great pass from Douglas McKerlie | 54-68 |
| 01:16 | Albany | Robert Clyde connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Shane Key | 54-71 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Greg Mathews knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Douglas McKerlie | 56-71 |
| 00:47 | Albany | Joseph Barraza misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-71 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Norbert McConnico gets the rebound | 56-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Joseph Barraza picks off the pass by Greg Mathews | 56-71 |
| 00:34 | Albany | Joseph Barraza lays it in | 56-73 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Sargent (PG), Gregory Davis (SG), Lowell Moreland (SF), Randal Boone (PF) Douglas McKerlie, Fred King, Todd Voss, Norbert McConnico | |
| Subs | Albany | Glenn Barton (SF), Steven Wilson (PF) Shane Key, Joseph Rollins | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Albany | Robert Clyde runs out the clock | 56-73 |