| Lineup | VMI | PG - Moses Marcano (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Samuel Stevenson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harold McEwen (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Patrick (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Larry Cheatham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Franklin Slater (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Paras (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ivan Orduna (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jose Mendoza (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | VMI | Joshua Smith inbounds the ball | 43-28 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | VMI | Moses Marcano knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Samuel Stevenson | 45-28 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Brian Paras is fouled on the floor by Joshua Smith - foul #1 on Joshua Smith, team foul #1 | 45-28 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | Franklin Slater connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Paras | 45-30 |
| 18:50 | VMI | Moses Marcano can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 45-30 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Jose Mendoza grabs the defensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna connects on the turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Joshua Smith - foul #2 on Joshua Smith, team foul #2 | 45-32 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna makes the free throw | 45-33 |
| 18:16 | VMI | Joshua Smith travels with the ball | 45-33 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Samuel Stevenson is called for the reach on Franklin Slater - foul #2 on Samuel Stevenson, team foul #3 | 45-33 |
| Subs | VMI | Morris Numbers (SF) Joshua Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Franklin Slater hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-36 |
| 17:22 | VMI | John Patrick misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Jose Mendoza - foul #3 on Jose Mendoza, team foul #1 | 45-36 |
| Subs | VMI | Chung Wang (SF), Dino Bianchi (PF) Samuel Stevenson, Harold McEwen | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Davis (SG), Richard Bernardi (C) Franklin Slater, Jose Mendoza | |
| 17:22 | VMI | John Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 17:22 | VMI | John Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-36 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Larry Cheatham tips it but misses | 47-36 |
| 17:06 | VMI | Dino Bianchi gets the rebound | 47-36 |
| 16:49 | VMI | John Patrick misses short on a shot from the right block | 47-36 |
| 16:47 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi snags the defensive board | 47-36 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi is fouled on the floor by Moses Marcano - foul #2 on Moses Marcano, team foul #4 | 47-36 |
| Subs | VMI | Brandon Lawson (PG), Joshua Smith (SF), Charles Thompson (C) Moses Marcano, Chung Wang, John Patrick | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Chapman (SG), Gregg Clawson (SF), Frank Gates (C) Larry Cheatham, Brian Paras, Ivan Orduna | |
| 16:22 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-36 |
| 16:20 | VMI | Dino Bianchi snags the defensive board | 47-36 |
| 15:59 | VMI | Dino Bianchi can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Bernardi - foul #3 on Richard Bernardi, team foul #2 | 47-36 |
| Subs | VMI | Samuel Stevenson (SG) Morris Numbers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Franklin Slater (SG) John Chapman | |
| 15:59 | VMI | Dino Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 15:59 | VMI | Dino Bianchi misses the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Bernardi | 48-36 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Brandon Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Samuel Stevenson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dino Bianchi (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Davis (fresh) SG - Franklin Slater (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gregg Clawson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Bernardi (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Gates (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-36 |
| 15:48 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi tips it back up and in | 48-38 |
| 15:37 | VMI | Charles Thompson loses the dribble to John Davis | 48-38 |
| 15:16 | Illinois | Joshua Smith picks off the pass by Gregg Clawson | 48-38 |
| 15:11 | VMI | Dino Bianchi lays it in on a nice dish by Joshua Smith | 50-38 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Franklin Slater can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 14:54 | VMI | Charles Thompson snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| 14:34 | VMI | Franklin Slater is called for the reach on Samuel Stevenson - foul #2 on Franklin Slater, team foul #3 | 50-38 |
| Subs | VMI | Moses Marcano (PG), Morris Numbers (SF), Harold McEwen (PF), John Patrick (C) Brandon Lawson, Joshua Smith, Dino Bianchi, Charles Thompson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Cheatham (PG), Brian Paras (SF), Ivan Orduna (PF), Jose Mendoza (C) John Davis, Gregg Clawson, Richard Bernardi, Frank Gates | |
| 14:28 | VMI | Samuel Stevenson misses badly on a shot from the right side | 50-38 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | Jose Mendoza grabs the defensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Franklin Slater travels with the ball | 50-38 |
| 14:07 | VMI | Moses Marcano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-38 |
| 13:39 | Illinois | Brian Paras can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 13:38 | VMI | Harold McEwen grabs the defensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 13:33 | VMI | Morris Numbers scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Samuel Stevenson | 52-38 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-38 |
| Subs | VMI | Chung Wang (SF), Charles Thompson (C) Samuel Stevenson, John Patrick | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Davis (SG) Franklin Slater | |
| 13:07 | VMI | John Davis steals the ball from Harold McEwen | 52-38 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Morris Numbers steps in front of the John Davis pass | 52-38 |
| 12:35 | VMI | Brian Paras steals it from Morris Numbers | 52-38 |
| 12:31 | Illinois | John Davis blows the layup | 52-38 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Jose Mendoza gets the offensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 12:21 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna lays it in on a great pass from Larry Cheatham | 52-40 |
| 11:52 | VMI | Chung Wang scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-40 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Moses Marcano (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Morris Numbers (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Chung Wang (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harold McEwen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Charles Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Larry Cheatham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Davis (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Brian Paras (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ivan Orduna (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jose Mendoza (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Brian Paras knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from John Davis and the foul's on Chung Wang - foul #1 on Chung Wang, team foul #5 | 55-42 |
| Subs | VMI | Brandon Lawson (PG), Samuel Stevenson (SG), Joshua Smith (SF), Dino Bianchi (PF), John Patrick (C) Moses Marcano, Morris Numbers, Chung Wang, Harold McEwen, Charles Thompson | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Chapman (PG), Franklin Slater (SG), Richard Bernardi (PF), Frank Gates (C) Larry Cheatham, John Davis, Ivan Orduna, Jose Mendoza | |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Brian Paras makes the free throw | 55-43 |
| 11:18 | VMI | Joshua Smith can't connect on a runner from the right block | 55-43 |
| 11:17 | VMI | Joshua Smith tips it in | 57-43 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | John Chapman clanks a 3 from the left wing | 57-43 |
| 10:54 | VMI | John Patrick grabs the board | 57-43 |
| 10:48 | VMI | John Patrick hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Samuel Stevenson | 59-43 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Brian Paras comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-43 |
| 10:34 | VMI | Brandon Lawson snags the defensive board | 59-43 |
| 10:30 | VMI | Brandon Lawson can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-43 |
| 10:28 | VMI | John Patrick snags the offensive board | 59-43 |
| 10:18 | VMI | Joshua Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brandon Lawson | 61-43 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:57 | Illinois | Brian Paras is denied on a layup by Joshua Smith | 61-43 |
| 09:55 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to John Chapman | 61-43 |
| 09:50 | Illinois | John Chapman makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Franklin Slater | 61-46 |
| 09:26 | VMI | Joshua Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-46 |
| 09:25 | Illinois | Franklin Slater pulls down the rebound | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Brian Paras can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-46 |
| 09:07 | VMI | John Patrick grabs the board | 61-46 |
| 08:47 | VMI | Joshua Smith drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Samuel Stevenson | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Frank Gates loses the dribble to Samuel Stevenson | 63-46 |
| 08:16 | VMI | Samuel Stevenson lays it in | 65-46 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Franklin Slater comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-46 |
| 08:03 | VMI | John Patrick gets the rebound | 65-46 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:46 | VMI | Brandon Lawson drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-46 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Brandon Lawson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Stevenson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SF - Joshua Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Dino Bianchi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Patrick (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Chapman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franklin Slater (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Paras (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Richard Bernardi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Gates (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Franklin Slater misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-46 |
| 07:30 | VMI | Joshua Smith snags the defensive board | 68-46 |
| 07:05 | VMI | Brandon Lawson drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Samuel Stevenson | 70-46 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Franklin Slater buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Brian Paras | 70-49 |
| 06:32 | VMI | Joshua Smith is hacked by Frank Gates - foul #2 on Frank Gates, team foul #4 | 70-49 |
| Subs | VMI | Moses Marcano (PG), Morris Numbers (SG), Chung Wang (SF), Harold McEwen (PF), Charles Thompson (C) Brandon Lawson, Samuel Stevenson, Joshua Smith, Dino Bianchi, John Patrick | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Cheatham (PG), John Davis (SG), Gregg Clawson (SF), Ivan Orduna (PF), Jose Mendoza (C) John Chapman, Franklin Slater, Brian Paras, Richard Bernardi, Frank Gates | |
| 06:14 | VMI | Harold McEwen lays it up and in | 72-49 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | John Davis misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Morris Numbers - foul #1 on Morris Numbers, team foul #6 | 72-49 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | John Davis makes the 1st free throw | 72-50 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | John Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 72-51 |
| 05:43 | VMI | Morris Numbers misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-51 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Gregg Clawson grabs the board | 72-51 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Larry Cheatham misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-51 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Larry Cheatham grabs the offensive board | 72-51 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Gregg Clawson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jose Mendoza | 72-54 |
| 04:53 | VMI | Chung Wang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-54 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 72-54 |
| 04:41 | VMI | Harold McEwen grabs the board | 72-54 |
| 04:21 | VMI | Chung Wang buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Moses Marcano | 75-54 |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Harold McEwen takes the ball from Ivan Orduna | 75-54 |
| 03:51 | VMI | Moses Marcano clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 75-54 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Gregg Clawson grabs the defensive rebound | 75-54 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Moses Marcano (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Morris Numbers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Chung Wang (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harold McEwen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Thompson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Larry Cheatham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregg Clawson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ivan Orduna (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jose Mendoza (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Gregg Clawson is fouled on the floor by Charles Thompson - foul #1 on Charles Thompson, team foul #7 | 75-54 |
| Subs | VMI | Daniel Wall (PG), Brandon Lawson (SG), Dino Bianchi (PF) Moses Marcano, Chung Wang, Harold McEwen | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Chapman (PG), Kenneth Topete (PF), Richard Bernardi (C) Larry Cheatham, Ivan Orduna, Jose Mendoza | |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Gregg Clawson misses the 1st free throw | 75-54 |
| 03:30 | VMI | Dino Bianchi snags the defensive board | 75-54 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:03 | VMI | The jump hook by Dino Bianchi is blocked by Gregg Clawson | 75-54 |
| 03:02 | VMI | Dino Bianchi tips it but misses | 75-54 |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi snags the defensive board | 75-54 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | John Davis is fouled on the floor by Brandon Lawson - foul #1 on Brandon Lawson, team foul #8 | 75-54 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Gates (PF) Richard Bernardi | |
| 02:45 | Illinois | John Davis makes the 1st free throw | 75-55 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | John Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 75-56 |
| 02:29 | VMI | Charles Thompson is hacked by John Chapman - foul #1 on John Chapman, team foul #5 | 75-56 |
| 02:13 | VMI | Charles Thompson hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 75-56 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Kenneth Topete snags the defensive board | 75-56 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Frank Gates misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-56 |
| 02:04 | VMI | The rebound goes to Morris Numbers | 75-56 |
| 01:44 | VMI | Dino Bianchi misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 75-56 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Chapman | 75-56 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | John Chapman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-56 |
| 01:36 | VMI | Charles Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 75-56 |
| 01:15 | VMI | Morris Numbers misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 75-56 |
| 01:14 | VMI | Charles Thompson can't tip it in | 75-56 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Gregg Clawson snags the defensive board | 75-56 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Frank Gates can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Dino Bianchi - foul #1 on Dino Bianchi, team foul #9 | 75-56 |
| Subs | VMI | Chung Wang (SF) Daniel Wall | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Bernardi (C) Kenneth Topete | |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Frank Gates misses the 1st free throw | 75-56 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Frank Gates makes the 2nd free throw | 75-57 |
| 00:46 | VMI | Dino Bianchi blows the layup | 75-57 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi snags the defensive board | 75-57 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Frank Gates clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-57 |
| 00:38 | VMI | Charles Thompson pulls down the rebound | 75-57 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | VMI | Dino Bianchi misses the runner in the paint | 75-57 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Frank Gates pulls down the rebound | 75-57 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Gregg Clawson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 75-57 |
| 00:07 | VMI | Brandon Lawson gets the rebound | 75-57 |
| 00:00 | VMI | Brandon Lawson runs out the clock | 75-57 |