| Lineup | Navy | PG - William Lively (fresh) SG - John Deleon (fresh) SF - Philip Zuckerman (fresh) PF - Richard Deleon (fresh) C - Gregory Lackey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Gerald Basham (fresh) SG - Sammie Ward (fresh) SF - Lechoslaw Zubrowski (fresh) PF - Ronald Welsh (fresh) C - Arthur Bartlett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Navy | Navy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski connects on the jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by Philip Zuckerman - foul #1 on Philip Zuckerman, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:40 | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:27 | Navy | John Deleon is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Deleon, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 19:01 | Illinois State | Sammie Ward comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Deleon - foul #2 on John Deleon, team foul #3 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Navy | Robert Griffith (SG) John Deleon | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 19:01 | Illinois State | Sammie Ward makes the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 19:01 | Illinois State | Sammie Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:44 | Navy | Richard Deleon is hacked by Ronald Welsh - foul #1 on Ronald Welsh, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:30 | Navy | William Lively misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 18:28 | Navy | William Lively misses the tip | 0-5 |
| 18:27 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:14 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh dunks the ball on a nice dish by Gerald Basham | 0-7 |
| 18:00 | Navy | William Lively clanks a 3 from the right corner | 0-7 |
| 17:59 | Navy | Gregory Lackey snags the offensive board | 0-7 |
| 17:41 | Navy | Robert Griffith loses the dribble to Ronald Welsh | 0-7 |
| 17:36 | Illinois State | Sammie Ward misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-7 |
| 17:35 | Navy | Richard Deleon grabs the board | 0-7 |
| 17:16 | Navy | Robert Griffith misses badly on the uncontested shot from just outside the lane | 0-7 |
| 17:14 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Lechoslaw Zubrowski | 0-7 |
| 16:56 | Illinois State | Gregory Lackey is called for the reach on Lechoslaw Zubrowski - foul #1 on Gregory Lackey, team foul #4 | 0-7 |
| Subs | Navy | Raymond Parker (C) Gregory Lackey | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Justin Cone (PG), Carmelo Rodriguez (SG), Harold Port (SF), Kirk Fowler (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Gerald Basham, Sammie Ward, Lechoslaw Zubrowski, Ronald Welsh, Arthur Bartlett | |
| 16:36 | Illinois State | Raymond Parker steps in front of the Carmelo Rodriguez pass | 0-7 |
| 16:27 | Navy | William Lively misses short on a shot in the lane | 0-7 |
| 16:26 | Illinois State | Justin Cone grabs the defensive rebound | 0-7 |
| 16:21 | Illinois State | Harold Port knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Carmelo Rodriguez and he's fouled by Robert Griffith - foul #1 on Robert Griffith, team foul #5 | 0-9 |
| Subs | Navy | Joey Waller (PG), Michael Calvin (SG), David Stengel (SF), James Haley (PF) William Lively, Robert Griffith, Philip Zuckerman, Richard Deleon | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 16:21 | Illinois State | Harold Port makes the free throw | 0-10 |
| 16:18 | Navy | Michael Calvin is hacked by Harold Port in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harold Port, team foul #2 | 0-10 |
| 15:55 | Navy | James Haley misses the shot in the lane | 0-10 |
| 15:53 | Illinois State | Robert Wilson gets the rebound | 0-10 |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Joey Waller (fresh) SG - Michael Calvin (fresh) SF - David Stengel (fresh) PF - James Haley (fresh) C - Raymond Parker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Justin Cone (fresh) SG - Carmelo Rodriguez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Port (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kirk Fowler (fresh) C - Robert Wilson (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Illinois State | Harold Port connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kirk Fowler | 0-13 |
| 15:29 | Navy | Raymond Parker misses the jumper in the paint | 0-13 |
| 15:28 | Navy | Raymond Parker snags the offensive board | 0-13 |
| 15:17 | Navy | Raymond Parker scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Michael Calvin | 3-13 |
| 14:50 | Illinois State | Justin Cone clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-13 |
| 14:49 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler tips it in | 3-15 |
| 14:24 | Navy | Raymond Parker travels with the ball | 3-15 |
| Subs | Navy | William Lively (PG), Robert Griffith (SG), Philip Zuckerman (SF), Richard Deleon (PF), Gregory Lackey (C) Joey Waller, Michael Calvin, David Stengel, James Haley, Raymond Parker | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Basham (PG), Sammie Ward (SG), Damek Zeinert (SF), Ronald Welsh (PF), Arthur Bartlett (C) Justin Cone, Carmelo Rodriguez, Harold Port, Kirk Fowler, Robert Wilson | |
| 13:57 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Gerald Basham | 3-17 |
| 13:46 | Navy | Philip Zuckerman misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 3-17 |
| 13:44 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh snags the defensive board | 3-17 |
| 13:22 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Sammie Ward | 3-19 |
| 13:20 | Navy | Richard Deleon is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 3-19 |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski (SF) Ronald Welsh | |
| 13:11 | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski is whistled for traveling | 3-19 |
| 13:07 | Navy | William Lively is fouled in the backcourt by Sammie Ward - foul #1 on Sammie Ward, team foul #3 | 3-19 |
| 13:01 | Navy | Robert Griffith buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by William Lively | 5-19 |
| 12:52 | Illinois State | Gerald Basham clanks a floater from the right wing | 5-19 |
| 12:51 | Navy | William Lively pulls down the rebound | 5-19 |
| 12:37 | Navy | Philip Zuckerman misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Damek Zeinert - foul #1 on Damek Zeinert, team foul #4 | 5-19 |
| Subs | Navy | Raymond Parker (C) Gregory Lackey | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Carmelo Rodriguez (PG), Justin Cone (SF), Ronald Welsh (PF) Gerald Basham, Lechoslaw Zubrowski, Damek Zeinert | |
| 12:37 | Navy | Philip Zuckerman makes the 1st free throw | 6-19 |
| 12:37 | Navy | Philip Zuckerman makes the 2nd free throw | 7-19 |
| 12:16 | Illinois State | Justin Cone makes the 3 from the right wing | 7-22 |
| 12:12 | Navy | Sammie Ward steals it from Robert Griffith in the backcourt | 7-22 |
| 12:07 | Illinois State | Carmelo Rodriguez misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-22 |
| 12:05 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Welsh | 7-22 |
| 11:42 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Carmelo Rodriguez and the foul's on Raymond Parker - foul #1 on Raymond Parker, team foul #6 | 7-24 |
| Subs | Navy | Joey Waller (PG), Michael Calvin (SG), James Haley (SF), Gregory Lackey (C) William Lively, Robert Griffith, Philip Zuckerman, Richard Deleon | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Basham (PG), Lechoslaw Zubrowski (SF) Sammie Ward, Justin Cone | |
| 11:42 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett misses the free throw | 7-24 |
| 11:42 | Navy | Raymond Parker pulls down the rebound | 7-24 |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Joey Waller (fresh) SG - Michael Calvin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Haley (fresh) PF - Raymond Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Lackey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Gerald Basham (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carmelo Rodriguez (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lechoslaw Zubrowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Welsh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Bartlett (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:17 | Navy | Joey Waller hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the free throw line | 7-24 |
| 11:15 | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski pulls down the rebound | 7-24 |
| 10:54 | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 7-24 |
| 10:52 | Navy | Gregory Lackey gets the rebound | 7-24 |
| 10:41 | Navy | James Haley misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Lechoslaw Zubrowski - foul #1 on Lechoslaw Zubrowski, team foul #5 | 7-24 |
| Subs | Navy | William Lively (PG), Eric Degraff (SF), David Stengel (C) Michael Calvin, Raymond Parker, Gregory Lackey | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Justin Cone (PG), Sammie Ward (SG), Harold Port (SF), Damek Zeinert (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Gerald Basham, Carmelo Rodriguez, Lechoslaw Zubrowski, Ronald Welsh, Arthur Bartlett | |
| 10:41 | Navy | James Haley misses the 1st free throw | 7-24 |
| 10:41 | Navy | James Haley makes the 2nd free throw | 8-24 |
| 10:31 | Illinois State | Robert Wilson double dribbles | 8-24 |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler (PF) Damek Zeinert | |
| 10:25 | Navy | William Lively throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-24 |
| 10:07 | Illinois State | Sammie Ward can't connect on a floater from the left side | 8-24 |
| 10:06 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Kirk Fowler | 8-24 |
| 09:47 | Illinois State | Harold Port connects on the floater from the right block set up by Sammie Ward and the foul's on Eric Degraff - foul #1 on Eric Degraff, team foul #7 | 8-26 |
| Subs | Navy | Robert Griffith (SG), Philip Zuckerman (SF), Richard Deleon (PF) Joey Waller, Eric Degraff, James Haley | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Basham (PG), Damek Zeinert (PF) Justin Cone, Kirk Fowler | |
| 09:47 | Illinois State | Harold Port makes the free throw | 8-27 |
| 09:26 | Navy | Robert Griffith buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Lively and he's hacked by Sammie Ward - foul #2 on Sammie Ward, team foul #6 | 10-27 |
| Subs | Navy | Michael Calvin (SG), Gregory Lackey (C) William Lively, David Stengel | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski (SF), Ronald Welsh (PF) Sammie Ward, Robert Wilson | |
| 09:26 | Navy | Robert Griffith makes the free throw | 11-27 |
| 09:12 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh misses the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Deleon - foul #1 on Richard Deleon, team foul #8 | 11-27 |
| 09:12 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh misses the 1st free throw | 11-27 |
| 09:12 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh makes the 2nd free throw | 11-28 |
| 08:50 | Navy | Philip Zuckerman is denied on a layup by Harold Port | 11-28 |
| 08:48 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh grabs the defensive rebound | 11-28 |
| 08:43 | Illinois State | Robert Griffith steals the ball from Lechoslaw Zubrowski | 11-28 |
| 08:39 | Navy | Robert Griffith misses the lay-in | 11-28 |
| 08:38 | Illinois State | Harold Port gets the rebound | 11-28 |
| 08:17 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-28 |
| 08:15 | Navy | Philip Zuckerman grabs the defensive rebound | 11-28 |
| 07:54 | Navy | Richard Deleon comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Ronald Welsh - foul #2 on Ronald Welsh, team foul #7 | 11-28 |
| Subs | Navy | William Lively (PG), Joey Waller (SG), James Haley (SF), Raymond Parker (C) Robert Griffith, Michael Calvin, Philip Zuckerman, Gregory Lackey | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Justin Cone (PG), Carmelo Rodriguez (SG), Kirk Fowler (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Gerald Basham, Damek Zeinert, Ronald Welsh, Harold Port | |
| 07:54 | Navy | Richard Deleon misses the 1st free throw | 11-28 |
| 07:54 | Navy | Richard Deleon makes the 2nd free throw | 12-28 |
| 07:34 | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-28 |
| 07:32 | Illinois State | Justin Cone grabs the offensive board | 12-28 |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - William Lively (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joey Waller (fresh) SF - James Haley (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Richard Deleon (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Raymond Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Justin Cone (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Carmelo Rodriguez (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lechoslaw Zubrowski (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kirk Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Wilson (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Illinois State | Raymond Parker blocks the jumper by Justin Cone | 12-28 |
| 07:17 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-28 |
| 07:03 | Illinois State | Justin Cone hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-28 |
| 07:02 | Navy | James Haley pulls down the rebound | 12-28 |
| 06:45 | Navy | Robert Wilson takes the ball from Joey Waller | 12-28 |
| 06:26 | Illinois State | Carmelo Rodriguez loses the ball out of bounds | 12-28 |
| Subs | Navy | Robert Griffith (SG), Philip Zuckerman (SF), David Stengel (C) Joey Waller, James Haley, Raymond Parker | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Basham (PG), Harold Port (PF), Arthur Bartlett (C) Justin Cone, Kirk Fowler, Robert Wilson | |
| 06:14 | Navy | William Lively misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-28 |
| 06:13 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett pulls down the rebound | 12-28 |
| 05:57 | Illinois State | Gerald Basham is hacked by Richard Deleon - foul #2 on Richard Deleon, team foul #9 | 12-28 |
| Subs | Navy | Gregory Lackey (C) Richard Deleon | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Justin Cone (SG), Damek Zeinert (PF) Carmelo Rodriguez, Harold Port | |
| 05:57 | Illinois State | Gerald Basham misses the 1st free throw | 12-28 |
| 05:57 | Navy | The rebound goes to Gregory Lackey | 12-28 |
| 05:32 | Navy | David Stengel scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by William Lively and he's fouled by Lechoslaw Zubrowski - foul #2 on Lechoslaw Zubrowski, team foul #8 | 14-28 |
| Subs | Navy | Joey Waller (SG) William Lively | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Port (PF) Lechoslaw Zubrowski | |
| 05:32 | Navy | David Stengel makes the free throw | 15-28 |
| 05:13 | Illinois State | Gregory Lackey steps in front of the Harold Port pass | 15-28 |
| 05:03 | Navy | Gregory Lackey misses the fadeaway from the left block | 15-28 |
| 05:01 | Illinois State | Harold Port snags the defensive board | 15-28 |
| 04:44 | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 15-28 |
| 04:43 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Damek Zeinert | 15-28 |
| 04:23 | Illinois State | Gerald Basham comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-28 |
| 04:21 | Navy | Gregory Lackey gets the rebound | 15-28 |
| 04:05 | Navy | Damek Zeinert is called for the reach on Philip Zuckerman - foul #2 on Damek Zeinert, team foul #9 | 15-28 |
| Subs | Navy | William Lively (PG), Michael Calvin (SG), James Haley (PF), Raymond Parker (C) Robert Griffith, Joey Waller, David Stengel, Gregory Lackey | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Carmelo Rodriguez (SG), Kirk Fowler (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Damek Zeinert, Harold Port, Arthur Bartlett | |
| 04:05 | Navy | Philip Zuckerman makes the 1st free throw | 16-28 |
| 04:05 | Navy | Philip Zuckerman makes the 2nd free throw | 17-28 |
| 03:49 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler misses badly on a floater near the basket | 17-28 |
| 03:47 | Navy | James Haley grabs the defensive rebound | 17-28 |
| 03:25 | Navy | Kirk Fowler swats the shot by Michael Calvin | 17-28 |
| 03:23 | Navy | James Haley gets the offensive rebound | 17-28 |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - William Lively (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Calvin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Philip Zuckerman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Haley (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Gerald Basham (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Carmelo Rodriguez (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Justin Cone (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kirk Fowler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Wilson (fresh) | |
| 03:05 | Navy | Justin Cone steals it from William Lively | 17-28 |
| 03:02 | Illinois State | Gerald Basham banks in the layup set up by Justin Cone | 17-30 |
| 02:38 | Navy | James Haley hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from the baseline | 17-30 |
| 02:36 | Navy | Raymond Parker gets the offensive rebound | 17-30 |
| 02:25 | Navy | Raymond Parker can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Wilson - foul #1 on Robert Wilson, team foul #10 | 17-30 |
| Subs | Navy | John Deleon (SG), Eric Degraff (SF), Richard Deleon (PF) Michael Calvin, Philip Zuckerman, James Haley | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sammie Ward (SG), Lechoslaw Zubrowski (SF), Ronald Welsh (PF), Arthur Bartlett (C) Carmelo Rodriguez, Justin Cone, Kirk Fowler, Robert Wilson | |
| 02:25 | Navy | Raymond Parker makes the 1st free throw | 18-30 |
| 02:25 | Navy | Raymond Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 19-30 |
| 02:13 | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 19-30 |
| 02:11 | Navy | The rebound goes to Eric Degraff | 19-30 |
| 02:08 | Navy | Lechoslaw Zubrowski takes the ball from Raymond Parker in the backcourt | 19-30 |
| 01:53 | Illinois State | Ronald Welsh is called for traveling | 19-30 |
| Subs | Navy | Robert Griffith (PG), Gregory Lackey (C) William Lively, Raymond Parker | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Damek Zeinert (SF) Lechoslaw Zubrowski | |
| 01:36 | Navy | John Deleon loses the dribble to Ronald Welsh | 19-30 |
| 01:11 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett misses long on a floater from the left block | 19-30 |
| 01:09 | Navy | Eric Degraff grabs the defensive rebound | 19-30 |
| 01:06 | Navy | Robert Griffith is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Basham - foul #1 on Gerald Basham, team foul #11 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Navy | James Haley (SF) Eric Degraff | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Carmelo Rodriguez (PG), Harold Port (C) Gerald Basham, Arthur Bartlett | |
| 01:06 | Navy | Robert Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 01:06 | Navy | Robert Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 00:54 | Illinois State | Richard Deleon takes the ball from Ronald Welsh | 21-30 |
| 00:50 | Navy | James Haley is hacked by Damek Zeinert in the backcourt - foul #3 on Damek Zeinert, team foul #12 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Navy | William Lively (PG), David Stengel (SF) Robert Griffith, Richard Deleon | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski (SF) Damek Zeinert | |
| 00:50 | Navy | James Haley makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 00:50 | Navy | James Haley makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 00:36 | Illinois State | Sammie Ward is hacked by William Lively - foul #1 on William Lively, team foul #10 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Navy | Joey Waller (SG) John Deleon | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Wilson (C) Harold Port | |
| 00:36 | Illinois State | Sammie Ward makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 00:36 | Illinois State | Sammie Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 00:20 | Navy | Gregory Lackey buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by William Lively | 25-32 |
| 00:01 | Illinois State | Lechoslaw Zubrowski can't finish the layup | 25-32 |
| 00:00 | Navy | Gregory Lackey gets the rebound | 25-32 |