| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Deshields (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anthony McGuire (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Harris (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Darrell French (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Bulger (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Fontbonne | PG - Charles Sampson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Oliver (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Tolan (fresh) 8 pts. C - William Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Robert Harris inbounds the ball | 41-38 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fontbonne | Fontbonne is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Darrell French banks in the layup | 43-38 |
| 19:17 | Fontbonne | Steven Oliver misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 19:16 | Fontbonne | The offensive rebound goes to William Lee | 43-38 |
| 18:56 | Fontbonne | Charles Sampson makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 18:40 | Illinois | Daniel Deshields hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Eric Bulger and he's fouled by William Lee - foul #1 on William Lee, team foul #1 | 45-41 |
| 18:40 | Illinois | Daniel Deshields misses the free throw | 45-41 |
| 18:40 | Illinois | Darrell French grabs the offensive board | 45-41 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | William Lee denies the turnaround by Robert Harris | 45-41 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Eric Bulger snags the offensive board | 45-41 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Eric Bulger misses long on a shot from the left side | 45-41 |
| 18:13 | Fontbonne | Joseph Tolan snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 17:57 | Fontbonne | Steven Oliver is whistled for a carry | 45-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Austin Fontaine (SF), William Rich (C) Steven Oliver, William Lee | |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Austin Fontaine steps in front of the Anthony McGuire pass | 45-41 |
| 17:10 | Fontbonne | Charles Morgan is hacked by Anthony McGuire - foul #1 on Anthony McGuire, team foul #1 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Russell (PG), Darren Smith (SF), Eric Smith (PF), John Cox (C) Daniel Deshields, Robert Harris, Darrell French, Eric Bulger | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Jimmy Brantley (PG), Kenneth Lloyd (SG), John Shelby (SF) Charles Sampson, Charles Morgan, Joseph Tolan | |
| 16:54 | Fontbonne | John Shelby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-41 |
| 16:25 | Illinois | Eric Smith buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-41 |
| 16:08 | Fontbonne | Austin Fontaine buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Jimmy Brantley | 47-43 |
| 15:49 | Illinois | William Rich denies the turnaround by Anthony McGuire | 47-43 |
| 15:48 | Illinois | John Cox snags the offensive board | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Anthony Russell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony McGuire (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darren Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eric Smith (fresh) 7 pts. C - John Cox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fontbonne | PG - Jimmy Brantley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Lloyd (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Shelby (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Austin Fontaine (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - William Rich (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Illinois | John Cox connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Smith | 50-43 |
| 15:19 | Fontbonne | Jimmy Brantley drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Kenneth Lloyd | 50-46 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | William Rich steps in front of the Anthony McGuire pass | 50-46 |
| 14:36 | Fontbonne | William Rich blows the layup | 50-46 |
| 14:35 | Fontbonne | Austin Fontaine misses the tip | 50-46 |
| 14:34 | Illinois | Darren Smith snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Anthony Russell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 14:29 | Illinois | Darren Smith tips it home | 52-46 |
| 14:13 | Fontbonne | John Shelby hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jimmy Brantley | 52-48 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | John Cox misses short on a floater in the paint | 52-48 |
| 13:53 | Fontbonne | Kenneth Lloyd gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 13:39 | Fontbonne | Jimmy Brantley loses the dribble to Anthony McGuire | 52-48 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire's pass is intercepted by Austin Fontaine | 52-48 |
| 13:04 | Fontbonne | Austin Fontaine misses the easy layup but the foul's on Eric Smith - foul #1 on Eric Smith, team foul #2 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Deshields (PG), George McBurney (SG), Robert Harris (SF), Darrell French (PF), Eric Bulger (C) Anthony Russell, Anthony McGuire, Darren Smith, Eric Smith, John Cox | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Charles Sampson (PG), Charles Morgan (SG), Joseph Tolan (PF), William Lee (C) Jimmy Brantley, Kenneth Lloyd, John Shelby, William Rich | |
| 13:04 | Fontbonne | Austin Fontaine makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 13:04 | Fontbonne | Austin Fontaine makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 12:49 | Illinois | Joseph Tolan steps in front of the Daniel Deshields pass | 52-50 |
| 12:43 | Fontbonne | Charles Sampson misses short on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Daniel Deshields - foul #3 on Daniel Deshields, team foul #3 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Steven Oliver (SF) Austin Fontaine | |
| 12:43 | Fontbonne | Charles Sampson misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 12:43 | Fontbonne | Charles Sampson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | Daniel Deshields is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Daniel Deshields, team foul #4 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Nuckolls (PG) Daniel Deshields | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | | |
| 12:21 | Fontbonne | Charles Sampson misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 52-51 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Steven Nuckolls grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Steven Nuckolls buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from George McBurney | 54-51 |
| 11:54 | Fontbonne | Charles Morgan is whistled for traveling | 54-51 |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Robert Harris is hacked by William Lee - foul #2 on William Lee, team foul #2 | 54-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Nuckolls (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - George McBurney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Harris (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Darrell French (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Eric Bulger (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Fontbonne | PG - Charles Sampson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Oliver (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Tolan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - William Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Illinois | Robert Harris scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-51 |
| 11:00 | Fontbonne | Charles Morgan is hacked by George McBurney - foul #1 on George McBurney, team foul #5 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Russell (PG) Steven Nuckolls | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Todd Slade (C) William Lee | |
| 10:46 | Fontbonne | Todd Slade clanks a floater from the left block | 57-51 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Anthony Russell gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | George McBurney comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Harris | 57-51 |
| 10:28 | Illinois | Darrell French is called for a charge - foul #2 on Darrell French, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony McGuire (SG), Darren Smith (SF), Eric Smith (PF), David Price (C) George McBurney, Robert Harris, Darrell French, Eric Bulger | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Jimmy Brantley (PG), Kenneth Lloyd (SG), John Shelby (SF) Charles Sampson, Charles Morgan, Steven Oliver | |
| 10:10 | Fontbonne | Jimmy Brantley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 10:09 | Fontbonne | Todd Slade snags the offensive board | 57-51 |
| 09:56 | Fontbonne | Kenneth Lloyd misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 09:55 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Price | 57-51 |
| 09:50 | Illinois | Darren Smith is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Darren Smith, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | William Rich (PF), William Lee (C) Joseph Tolan, Todd Slade | |
| 09:34 | Fontbonne | William Rich connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Jimmy Brantley | 57-53 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Eric Smith clanks a 3 from straight away | 57-53 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | David Price tips it back up and in | 59-53 |
| 08:59 | Fontbonne | John Shelby is denied on a layup by Eric Smith | 59-53 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | David Price grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Anthony Russell | 62-53 |
| 08:32 | Fontbonne | Jimmy Brantley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire pulls down the rebound | 62-53 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | William Lee is called for the reach on Darren Smith - foul #3 on William Lee, team foul #3 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Nuckolls (PG), Robert Harris (SF), Darrell French (PF), Eric Bulger (C) Anthony Russell, Darren Smith, Eric Smith, David Price | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Charles Sampson (PG), Charles Morgan (SG), Steven Oliver (SF), Joseph Tolan (PF), Austin Fontaine (C) Jimmy Brantley, Kenneth Lloyd, John Shelby, William Rich, William Lee | |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-53 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Robert Harris snags the offensive board | 62-53 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Darrell French comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 07:59 | Fontbonne | Charles Morgan snags the defensive board | 62-53 |
| 07:34 | Fontbonne | Joseph Tolan is called for traveling | 62-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Deshields (PG), George McBurney (SG) Steven Nuckolls, Anthony McGuire | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Deshields (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - George McBurney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrell French (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Eric Bulger (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Fontbonne | PG - Charles Sampson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Oliver (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Tolan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Austin Fontaine (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. | |
| 07:18 | Illinois | George McBurney misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 07:17 | Fontbonne | Joseph Tolan snags the defensive board | 62-53 |
| 07:10 | Fontbonne | Steven Oliver misses short on a shot in the lane | 62-53 |
| 07:09 | Fontbonne | Charles Sampson misses the tip | 62-53 |
| 07:08 | Illinois | Eric Bulger pulls down the rebound | 62-53 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | George McBurney buries a 3 from the right wing | 65-53 |
| 06:38 | Fontbonne | The jump hook by Steven Oliver is blocked by Robert Harris | 65-53 |
| 06:36 | Fontbonne | Charles Sampson pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-53 |
| 06:08 | Fontbonne | Eric Bulger picks off the pass by Steven Oliver | 65-53 |
| 05:51 | Illinois | Robert Harris knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fontbonne | Fontbonne is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:35 | Fontbonne | Austin Fontaine is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Austin Fontaine, team foul #4 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony McGuire (SG), Darren Smith (SF), Eric Smith (PF), David Price (C) George McBurney, Robert Harris, Darrell French, Eric Bulger | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Jimmy Brantley (PG), Kenneth Lloyd (SG), John Shelby (SF), William Rich (PF), William Lee (C) Charles Sampson, Charles Morgan, Steven Oliver, Joseph Tolan, Austin Fontaine | |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire misses the 3 from the right corner | 67-53 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Eric Smith gets the offensive rebound | 67-53 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Daniel Deshields connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Darren Smith | 70-53 |
| 04:36 | Fontbonne | John Shelby banks in the layup set up by Kenneth Lloyd and the foul's on Eric Smith - foul #2 on Eric Smith, team foul #8 | 70-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Russell (PG), Robert Harris (SF) Daniel Deshields, Eric Smith | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Charles Sampson (PG) Kenneth Lloyd | |
| 04:36 | Fontbonne | John Shelby makes the free throw | 70-56 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Anthony Russell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 70-56 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire gets the offensive rebound | 70-56 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fontbonne | Fontbonne is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:27 | Fontbonne | John Shelby knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jimmy Brantley | 73-59 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Anthony Russell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony McGuire (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Harris (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darren Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Price (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Fontbonne | PG - Charles Sampson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jimmy Brantley (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - John Shelby (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Rich (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fontbonne | Fontbonne is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Anthony McGuire loses the ball out of bounds | 73-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Deshields (PG), Darrell French (PF), Eric Bulger (C) Anthony Russell, Darren Smith, David Price | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Charles Morgan (SG), Steven Oliver (SF), Joseph Tolan (PF), Austin Fontaine (C) Jimmy Brantley, John Shelby, William Rich, William Lee | |
| 02:51 | Fontbonne | Daniel Deshields steals the ball from Steven Oliver | 73-59 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Daniel Deshields hits the finger roll | 75-59 |
| 02:33 | Fontbonne | Charles Sampson lays it up and in | 75-61 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Daniel Deshields can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Steven Oliver - foul #2 on Steven Oliver, team foul #5 | 75-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Russell (SG), Darren Smith (SF), Eric Smith (PF), John Cox (C) Anthony McGuire, Robert Harris, Darrell French, Eric Bulger | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Jimmy Brantley (PG), Kenneth Lloyd (SG), John Shelby (SF), Todd Slade (C) Charles Sampson, Charles Morgan, Steven Oliver, Joseph Tolan | |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Daniel Deshields makes the 1st free throw | 76-61 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Daniel Deshields makes the 2nd free throw | 77-61 |
| 02:12 | Fontbonne | John Shelby knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Austin Fontaine | 77-64 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Darren Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but the foul's on John Shelby - foul #1 on John Shelby, team foul #6 | 77-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | George McBurney (SG), David Price (C) Daniel Deshields, John Cox | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | | |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Darren Smith makes the 1st free throw | 78-64 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Darren Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 79-64 |
| 01:50 | Fontbonne | John Shelby is hacked by David Price - foul #4 on David Price, team foul #9 | 79-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | William Rich (C) Todd Slade | |
| 01:50 | Fontbonne | John Shelby makes the 1st free throw | 79-65 |
| 01:50 | Fontbonne | John Shelby makes the 2nd free throw | 79-66 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | The short jumper by Darren Smith is denied by William Rich | 79-66 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | David Price snags the offensive board | 79-66 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Eric Smith comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Shelby - foul #2 on John Shelby, team foul #7 | 79-66 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Eric Smith makes the 1st free throw | 80-66 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Eric Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 81-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fontbonne | Fontbonne is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Fontbonne | Jimmy Brantley misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 81-66 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Darren Smith | 81-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fontbonne | Fontbonne is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Anthony Russell can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 81-66 |
| 00:44 | Fontbonne | The rebound goes to William Rich | 81-66 |
| 00:39 | Fontbonne | William Rich comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by David Price - foul #5 on David Price, team foul #10 | 81-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Cox (C) David Price | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | | |
| 00:39 | Fontbonne | William Rich misses the 1st free throw | 81-66 |
| 00:39 | Fontbonne | William Rich makes the 2nd free throw | 81-67 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Darren Smith is fouled on the floor by John Shelby - foul #3 on John Shelby, team foul #8 | 81-67 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Darren Smith makes the 1st free throw | 82-67 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Darren Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 83-67 |
| 00:12 | Fontbonne | Jimmy Brantley misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 83-67 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Darren Smith pulls down the rebound | 83-67 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Anthony Russell runs out the clock | 83-67 |