| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andre Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Grant (fresh) 5 pts. C - Marty McClenic (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Larry Fenwick (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Maurice Geiger (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Sam Manning (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keith Weitzel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Mills (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Andre Esposito inbounds the ball | 37-37 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Illinois | Richard Grant misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 19:47 | Illinois | Andre Esposito tips it in | 39-37 |
| 19:38 | Ball State | Maurice Geiger is fouled on the floor by Gary Thomas - foul #2 on Gary Thomas, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| 19:32 | Ball State | Sam Manning hits a jumper from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin misses long on a shot from the left side | 39-39 |
| 19:19 | Ball State | Keith Weitzel snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 18:57 | Ball State | Maurice Geiger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-39 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Andre Esposito is denied on a layup by Keith Weitzel | 39-39 |
| 18:34 | Ball State | Keith Weitzel gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 18:28 | Ball State | Sam Manning misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-39 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Richard Grant pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | Marty McClenic misses the runner in the paint | 39-39 |
| 18:18 | Ball State | Daniel Mills snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 17:58 | Ball State | Keith Weitzel loses the dribble to Andre Esposito | 39-39 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Gary Thomas is fouled on the floor by Maurice Geiger - foul #3 on Maurice Geiger, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Collins (C) Marty McClenic | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Dycus (SG), Benjamin Humphrey (PF) Maurice Geiger, Keith Weitzel | |
| 17:21 | Illinois | Thomas Collins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 17:20 | Ball State | Benjamin Humphrey gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 16:51 | Ball State | James Dycus can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Nicholas Drouin - foul #3 on Nicholas Drouin, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joey Troiano (PG), William Martini (C) Nicholas Drouin, Andre Esposito | |
| Subs | Ball State | Benjamin Riley (SG), Robert Lindholm (SF), Timothy Sumner (C) Larry Fenwick, Sam Manning, Daniel Mills | |
| 16:51 | Ball State | James Dycus misses the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 16:51 | Ball State | James Dycus makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Joey Troiano misses the floater near the basket | 39-40 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | William Martini tips it in | 41-40 |
| 16:09 | Ball State | Robert Lindholm throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marty McClenic (C) Richard Grant | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Marty McClenic clanks a jumper from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 15:45 | Illinois | William Martini hits the follow up shot | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joey Troiano (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gary Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Martini (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Marty McClenic (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Dycus (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Riley (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Lindholm (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Benjamin Humphrey (fresh) C - Timothy Sumner (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Ball State | Timothy Sumner drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by James Dycus | 43-42 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Joey Troiano is hacked by Benjamin Riley - foul #1 on Benjamin Riley, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin (PG), Barry Hoffman (SG), Andre Esposito (SF) Joey Troiano, Gary Thomas, William Martini | |
| Subs | Ball State | Larry Fenwick (PG), Maurice Geiger (SG), Sam Manning (SF), Keith Weitzel (PF), Daniel Mills (C) James Dycus, Benjamin Riley, Robert Lindholm, Benjamin Humphrey, Timothy Sumner | |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Marty McClenic hits the finger roll on a great pass from Barry Hoffman | 45-42 |
| 14:40 | Ball State | Sam Manning's pass is intercepted by Barry Hoffman | 45-42 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman lays it in | 47-42 |
| 14:22 | Ball State | Sam Manning connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Larry Fenwick | 47-45 |
| 14:03 | Illinois | Larry Fenwick is called for the reach on Barry Hoffman - foul #1 on Larry Fenwick, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Thomas (SG), Richard Grant (PF), William Martini (C) Barry Hoffman, Thomas Collins, Marty McClenic | |
| Subs | Ball State | Benjamin Humphrey (PF) Keith Weitzel | |
| 13:48 | Illinois | Richard Grant double dribbles | 47-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Dycus (PG) Larry Fenwick | |
| 13:30 | Ball State | James Dycus misses short on a shot from the left side | 47-45 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Richard Grant pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin blows the dunk but he's fouled by Benjamin Humphrey - foul #3 on Benjamin Humphrey, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Barry Hoffman (SF) Andre Esposito | |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Lindholm (SF) Sam Manning | |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 12:46 | Ball State | Richard Grant blocks the short jumper by Benjamin Humphrey | 49-45 |
| 12:44 | Ball State | Benjamin Humphrey snags the offensive board | 49-45 |
| 12:34 | Ball State | Daniel Mills lays it up and in | 49-47 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin buries a jumper from the left side set up by Gary Thomas | 51-47 |
| 11:50 | Ball State | Maurice Geiger buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Dycus | 51-50 |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Richard Grant can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 51-50 |
| 11:40 | Ball State | James Dycus grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - William Martini (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Dycus (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Maurice Geiger (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Lindholm (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Benjamin Humphrey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Mills (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Ball State | James Dycus hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 11:26 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Gary Thomas is hacked by Maurice Geiger - foul #4 on Maurice Geiger, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joey Troiano (PG), Andre Esposito (SF), Thomas Collins (PF), Marty McClenic (C) Nicholas Drouin, Gary Thomas, Richard Grant, William Martini | |
| Subs | Ball State | Larry Fenwick (PG), Sam Manning (SF), Keith Weitzel (PF), Timothy Sumner (C) Maurice Geiger, Robert Lindholm, Benjamin Humphrey, Daniel Mills | |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman misses short on a runner near the basket but the foul's on James Dycus - foul #3 on James Dycus, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 10:38 | Ball State | Larry Fenwick clanks a 3 from straight away | 52-50 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Thomas Collins grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Marty McClenic can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 52-50 |
| 10:14 | Illinois | Thomas Collins gets the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 10:00 | Illinois | Marty McClenic's layup is rejected by Timothy Sumner | 52-50 |
| 09:58 | Ball State | James Dycus snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 09:41 | Ball State | Keith Weitzel buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-52 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Marty McClenic can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Timothy Sumner - foul #1 on Timothy Sumner, team foul #7 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Thomas (SG), Richard Grant (PF) Barry Hoffman, Thomas Collins | |
| Subs | Ball State | Benjamin Riley (SG), Daniel Mills (C) James Dycus, Timothy Sumner | |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Marty McClenic misses the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Marty McClenic misses the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 09:31 | Ball State | Daniel Mills gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 09:15 | Ball State | Benjamin Riley misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 09:13 | Ball State | Keith Weitzel tips it home | 52-54 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Gary Thomas misses the lay-in but the foul's on Daniel Mills - foul #2 on Daniel Mills, team foul #8 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin (PG) Joey Troiano | |
| Subs | Ball State | Benjamin Humphrey (PF) Keith Weitzel | |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Gary Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Gary Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 08:37 | Ball State | Daniel Mills loses the dribble to Marty McClenic | 54-54 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Gary Thomas makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Nicholas Drouin | 57-54 |
| 07:55 | Ball State | Sam Manning misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Marty McClenic - foul #2 on Marty McClenic, team foul #3 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Collins (SF), William Martini (C) Andre Esposito, Marty McClenic | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Dycus (PG), Maurice Geiger (SG) Larry Fenwick, Benjamin Riley | |
| 07:55 | Ball State | Sam Manning makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 07:55 | Ball State | Sam Manning misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | William Martini snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Gary Thomas misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Richard Grant pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Martini (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Dycus (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Maurice Geiger (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Sam Manning (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benjamin Humphrey (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Mills (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Thomas Collins misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-55 |
| 07:32 | Ball State | Daniel Mills grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 07:11 | Ball State | James Dycus is hacked by Gary Thomas - foul #3 on Gary Thomas, team foul #4 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Barry Hoffman (SF) Richard Grant | |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Lindholm (SF), Keith Weitzel (PF), Timothy Sumner (C) Sam Manning, Benjamin Humphrey, Daniel Mills | |
| 07:01 | Ball State | Robert Lindholm buries a runner from close range | 57-57 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Keith Weitzel is called for the reach on Barry Hoffman - foul #1 on Keith Weitzel, team foul #9 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andre Esposito (SF) Nicholas Drouin | |
| Subs | Ball State | Larry Fenwick (PG) James Dycus | |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 06:20 | Ball State | Thomas Collins blocks the short jumper by Keith Weitzel | 59-57 |
| 06:19 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Maurice Geiger | 59-57 |
| 06:09 | Ball State | Robert Lindholm is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Lindholm, team foul #10 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marty McClenic (C) Gary Thomas | |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Mills (C) Timothy Sumner | |
| 05:44 | Illinois | William Martini misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 59-57 |
| 05:43 | Ball State | Daniel Mills gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| 05:23 | Ball State | Keith Weitzel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin (PG), Richard Grant (PF) William Martini, Thomas Collins | |
| Subs | Ball State | Sam Manning (SF), Benjamin Humphrey (PF) Robert Lindholm, Keith Weitzel | |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Richard Grant can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 59-57 |
| 04:58 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Daniel Mills | 59-57 |
| 04:47 | Ball State | Larry Fenwick connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-59 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Nicholas Drouin | 61-59 |
| 04:12 | Ball State | Maurice Geiger misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-59 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Nicholas Drouin | 61-59 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman lays it in set up by Nicholas Drouin | 63-59 |
| 03:57 | Ball State | Daniel Mills misses the dunk but he's hacked by Marty McClenic - foul #3 on Marty McClenic, team foul #5 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Thomas (SG), Thomas Collins (SF), Joey Troiano (C) Barry Hoffman, Andre Esposito, Marty McClenic | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Dycus (PG), Benjamin Riley (SG) Larry Fenwick, Maurice Geiger | |
| 03:57 | Ball State | Daniel Mills makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 03:57 | Ball State | Daniel Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Joey Troiano knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Grant | 65-61 |
| 03:26 | Ball State | Nicholas Drouin picks off the pass by Daniel Mills | 65-61 |
| 03:22 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin misses the dunk | 65-61 |
| 03:21 | Ball State | Daniel Mills pulls down the rebound | 65-61 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Richard Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Joey Troiano (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Dycus (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Benjamin Riley (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Sam Manning (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benjamin Humphrey (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Mills (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Ball State | Gary Thomas picks off the pass by Benjamin Humphrey | 65-61 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin lays it in on a great pass from Gary Thomas | 67-61 |
| 03:00 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andre Esposito (SF), Marty McClenic (C) Thomas Collins, Joey Troiano | |
| Subs | Ball State | Larry Fenwick (PG), Maurice Geiger (SG), Keith Weitzel (PF) James Dycus, Benjamin Riley, Benjamin Humphrey | |
| 02:36 | Ball State | Sam Manning clanks a 3 from the right corner | 67-61 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Marty McClenic grabs the defensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin's dunk attempt is rejected by Keith Weitzel | 67-61 |
| 02:16 | Ball State | Sam Manning pulls down the rebound | 67-61 |
| 02:11 | Ball State | Larry Fenwick knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Sam Manning | 67-64 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Marty McClenic misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 67-64 |
| 01:47 | Ball State | Daniel Mills pulls down the rebound | 67-64 |
| 01:24 | Ball State | Larry Fenwick's floater is knocked away by Marty McClenic | 67-64 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin snags the defensive board | 67-64 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Andre Esposito hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 67-64 |
| 01:16 | Ball State | Maurice Geiger grabs the board | 67-64 |
| 00:50 | Ball State | Daniel Mills throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Richard Grant makes the jumper from the baseline | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Ball State | Larry Fenwick misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 69-64 |
| 00:20 | Ball State | Sam Manning pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 00:18 | Ball State | Larry Fenwick hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Maurice Geiger is called for the reach on Gary Thomas in the backcourt - foul #5 on Maurice Geiger, team foul #11 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Dycus (SG) Maurice Geiger | |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Gary Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Gary Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:11 | Ball State | James Dycus misses the 3 from the left wing | 71-67 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Marty McClenic gets the rebound | 71-67 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Marty McClenic is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Fenwick - foul #2 on Larry Fenwick, team foul #12 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Barry Hoffman (SF) Andre Esposito | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Marty McClenic makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Marty McClenic misses the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:07 | Ball State | Daniel Mills gets the rebound | 72-67 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | James Dycus connects on the 3 from the right wing | 72-70 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin runs out the clock | 72-70 |