| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Brian Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alton Lawson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Calvin Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Sylvester Watley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chase Blake (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stuart Moritz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Blaski (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jamar Sica (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Coppin State | Robert Smith inbounds the ball | 45-38 |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Coppin State | Brian Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Sylvester Watley - foul #2 on Sylvester Watley, team foul #1 | 45-38 |
| 19:40 | Coppin State | Robert Smith buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Williams | 47-38 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Sylvester Watley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-38 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Jamar Sica tips it in | 47-40 |
| 19:07 | Coppin State | Robert Smith drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Williams | 50-40 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski lays it in set up by Sylvester Watley | 50-42 |
| 18:37 | Coppin State | Alton Lawson misses the fadeaway near the basket | 50-42 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Jamar Sica grabs the board | 50-42 |
| 18:12 | Illinois | Jamar Sica hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-42 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | Chase Blake grabs the offensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Chase Blake | 50-44 |
| 17:53 | Coppin State | Todd Simmons drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Smith | 53-44 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Jamar Sica makes the runner from the left block set up by Sylvester Watley | 53-46 |
| 17:29 | Coppin State | Brian Williams loses the dribble to Kevin Blaski | 53-46 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Brian Williams is called for the reach on Jamar Sica - foul #1 on Brian Williams, team foul #1 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Ervin Fitzgibbon (PG), Charles Giraldo (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Joseph Drake (PF), Richard Lemmon (C) Brian Williams, Todd Simmons, Robert Smith, Alton Lawson, Calvin Wolf | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Meehan (SG), James Odom (SF), Cecil Edwards (PF), Michael Sison (C) Chase Blake, Stuart Moritz, Kevin Blaski, Jamar Sica | |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan travels with the ball | 53-46 |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Phillip Williams (SG) Sylvester Watley | |
| 16:42 | Coppin State | Richard Lemmon hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Jones | 55-46 |
| 16:21 | Illinois | Michael Sison misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 55-46 |
| 16:19 | Coppin State | Richard Lemmon pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| 16:12 | Coppin State | Charles Giraldo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 16:11 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan grabs the board | 55-46 |
| 15:55 | Illinois | Michael Sison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 15:54 | Illinois | Cecil Edwards misses the tip | 55-46 |
| 15:52 | Coppin State | Ervin Fitzgibbon grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Ervin Fitzgibbon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Giraldo (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Drake (fresh) C - Richard Lemmon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Andrew Meehan (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Odom (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cecil Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Sison (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Coppin State | Robert Jones is called for traveling | 55-46 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Brian Williams (PG), Todd Simmons (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Alton Lawson (PF) Ervin Fitzgibbon, Charles Giraldo, Joseph Drake, Richard Lemmon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sylvester Watley (PG), Chase Blake (SG), Jamar Sica (C) Phillip Williams, James Odom, Michael Sison | |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Chase Blake makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Cecil Edwards | 55-49 |
| 15:08 | Coppin State | Robert Smith is called for traveling | 55-49 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Calvin Wolf (C) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stuart Moritz (SF), Kevin Blaski (PF) Andrew Meehan, Cecil Edwards | |
| 14:45 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski banks in the layup set up by Sylvester Watley | 55-51 |
| 14:39 | Coppin State | Chase Blake steps in front of the Brian Williams pass in the backcourt | 55-51 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Chase Blake hits the finger roll | 55-53 |
| 14:27 | Coppin State | Robert Smith misses the runner from the left block but the foul's on Stuart Moritz - foul #2 on Stuart Moritz, team foul #2 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Joseph Drake (PF) Alton Lawson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Meehan (SG) Chase Blake | |
| 14:27 | Coppin State | Robert Smith misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 14:27 | Coppin State | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 14:01 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-53 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Jamar Sica grabs the offensive board | 56-53 |
| 13:46 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan makes the floater from just outside the lane | 56-55 |
| 13:20 | Coppin State | Brian Williams clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Sylvester Watley - foul #3 on Sylvester Watley, team foul #3 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Charles Giraldo (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Alton Lawson (PF) Todd Simmons, Robert Smith, Calvin Wolf | |
| Subs | Illinois | Chase Blake (SG), Cecil Edwards (C) Stuart Moritz, Jamar Sica | |
| 13:20 | Coppin State | Brian Williams makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 13:20 | Coppin State | Brian Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan misses the lay-in | 58-55 |
| 12:59 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Robert Jones | 58-55 |
| 12:55 | Coppin State | Charles Giraldo misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-55 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Cecil Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Chase Blake banks in the layup on a great pass from Sylvester Watley | 58-57 |
| 12:38 | Coppin State | Andrew Meehan steals it from Robert Jones | 58-57 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan misses the dunk attempt | 58-57 |
| 12:09 | Coppin State | Robert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 12:04 | Coppin State | Charles Giraldo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-57 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Ervin Fitzgibbon (PG), Todd Simmons (SG), Richard Lemmon (C) Brian Williams, Alton Lawson, Joseph Drake | |
| Subs | Illinois | Phillip Williams (PG), Stuart Moritz (SF), Jamar Sica (C) Sylvester Watley, Andrew Meehan, Kevin Blaski | |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Chase Blake knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Phillip Williams | 58-60 |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Ervin Fitzgibbon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Charles Giraldo (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Lemmon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Phillip Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chase Blake (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stuart Moritz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cecil Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamar Sica (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Coppin State | Richard Lemmon is fouled on the floor by Jamar Sica - foul #3 on Jamar Sica, team foul #4 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Robert Smith (SF) Charles Giraldo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Diop (SG) Chase Blake | |
| 11:20 | Coppin State | Todd Simmons is fouled on the floor by Jamar Sica - foul #4 on Jamar Sica, team foul #5 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Roger Pedigo (PF), Calvin Wolf (C) Robert Jones, Richard Lemmon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Sison (PF), James Odom (C) Cecil Edwards, Jamar Sica | |
| 11:04 | Coppin State | Todd Simmons clanks a 3 from the left wing | 58-60 |
| 11:03 | Coppin State | Roger Pedigo tips it but misses | 58-60 |
| 11:02 | Coppin State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Smith | 58-60 |
| 10:46 | Coppin State | Phillip Williams is called for the reach on Ervin Fitzgibbon - foul #1 on Phillip Williams, team foul #6 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Alton Lawson (PF) Roger Pedigo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sylvester Watley (PG), Andrew Meehan (SF) Dikembe Diop, Stuart Moritz | |
| 10:37 | Coppin State | Calvin Wolf throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-60 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Phillip Williams misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Phillip Williams hits the follow up shot | 58-62 |
| 10:02 | Coppin State | Robert Smith misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 58-62 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Sylvester Watley grabs the board | 58-62 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | James Odom comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 58-62 |
| 09:43 | Coppin State | Robert Smith grabs the board | 58-62 |
| 09:38 | Coppin State | Ervin Fitzgibbon misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Sylvester Watley - foul #4 on Sylvester Watley, team foul #7 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Charles Giraldo (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Joseph Drake (C) Todd Simmons, Robert Smith, Calvin Wolf | |
| Subs | Illinois | Chase Blake (SG), Stuart Moritz (SF), Kevin Blaski (PF), Cecil Edwards (C) Sylvester Watley, Phillip Williams, Michael Sison, James Odom | |
| 09:38 | Coppin State | Ervin Fitzgibbon misses the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 09:38 | Coppin State | Ervin Fitzgibbon makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan hits a floater from the baseline set up by Kevin Blaski | 59-64 |
| 09:17 | Coppin State | Charles Giraldo hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Ervin Fitzgibbon | 62-64 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Cecil Edwards double dribbles | 62-64 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Brian Williams (PG), Richard Lemmon (C) Ervin Fitzgibbon, Alton Lawson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Diop (PG) Andrew Meehan | |
| 08:30 | Coppin State | Charles Giraldo is hacked by Kevin Blaski - foul #2 on Kevin Blaski, team foul #8 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Robert Smith (SF) Richard Lemmon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Phillip Williams (PG), James Odom (SF) Dikembe Diop, Stuart Moritz | |
| 08:30 | Coppin State | Charles Giraldo makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 08:30 | Coppin State | Charles Giraldo makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Chase Blake misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski misses the tip | 64-64 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | James Odom grabs the offensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Joseph Drake denies the turnaround by James Odom | 64-64 |
| 08:00 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Charles Giraldo | 64-64 |
| 07:56 | Coppin State | Brian Williams misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 64-64 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Cecil Edwards grabs the board | 64-64 |
| 07:50 | Illinois | Phillip Williams buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Odom | 64-67 |
| 07:33 | Coppin State | Robert Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-67 |
| 07:31 | Illinois | James Odom gets the rebound | 64-67 |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Brian Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Giraldo (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Drake (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Phillip Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chase Blake (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Odom (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Blaski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Cecil Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Phillip Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-67 |
| 07:26 | Coppin State | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 64-67 |
| 07:20 | Coppin State | Brian Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-67 |
| 07:18 | Coppin State | Joseph Drake tips it in | 66-67 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Cecil Edwards misses the jumper from the right wing | 66-67 |
| 07:05 | Coppin State | Brian Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 66-67 |
| 06:42 | Coppin State | Robert Smith misses the jumpshot from the left side | 66-67 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Chase Blake | 66-67 |
| 06:20 | Illinois | Joseph Drake takes the ball from Phillip Williams | 66-67 |
| 06:04 | Coppin State | Charles Giraldo misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Cecil Edwards - foul #3 on Cecil Edwards, team foul #9 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Ervin Fitzgibbon (PG), Todd Simmons (SG), Alton Lawson (PF), Calvin Wolf (C) Brian Williams, Robert Smith, Robert Jones, Joseph Drake | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sylvester Watley (PG), Andrew Meehan (SG), Stuart Moritz (SF), Michael Sison (PF), Jamar Sica (C) Phillip Williams, Chase Blake, James Odom, Kevin Blaski, Cecil Edwards | |
| 06:04 | Coppin State | Charles Giraldo makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 06:04 | Coppin State | Charles Giraldo misses the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Michael Sison gets the rebound | 67-67 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-67 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Roger Pedigo (SF) Charles Giraldo | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:41 | Coppin State | Alton Lawson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 67-67 |
| 05:39 | Coppin State | Alton Lawson tips it but misses | 67-67 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Michael Sison pulls down the rebound | 67-67 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Calvin Wolf - foul #2 on Calvin Wolf, team foul #2 | 67-67 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan misses the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 05:01 | Coppin State | Roger Pedigo misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-68 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Michael Sison gets the rebound | 67-68 |
| 04:46 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Sylvester Watley | 67-70 |
| 04:30 | Coppin State | Roger Pedigo is called for 5 seconds | 67-70 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Robert Smith (SF) Roger Pedigo | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:07 | Illinois | Sylvester Watley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-70 |
| 04:06 | Coppin State | Robert Smith grabs the board | 67-70 |
| 04:01 | Coppin State | Robert Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-70 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz grabs the defensive rebound | 67-70 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-70 |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Michael Sison gets the offensive rebound | 67-70 |
| 03:21 | Illinois | Jamar Sica's fadeaway is rejected by Alton Lawson | 67-70 |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Jamar Sica can't tip it in | 67-70 |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz tips it back up and in | 67-72 |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Ervin Fitzgibbon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Simmons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Alton Lawson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Calvin Wolf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Sylvester Watley (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Andrew Meehan (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stuart Moritz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Sison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jamar Sica (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:54 | Coppin State | Todd Simmons misses the easy layup | 67-72 |
| 02:53 | Coppin State | The offensive rebound goes to Alton Lawson | 67-72 |
| 02:41 | Coppin State | Jamar Sica steps in front of the Todd Simmons pass | 67-72 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-72 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Brian Williams (PG), Robert Jones (C) Ervin Fitzgibbon, Calvin Wolf | |
| Subs | Illinois | Chase Blake (SG), Kevin Blaski (PF) Andrew Meehan, Michael Sison | |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski misses the jumper from close range | 67-72 |
| 02:23 | Illinois | Chase Blake grabs the offensive board | 67-72 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Jamar Sica's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-72 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Joseph Drake (C) Alton Lawson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Meehan (SF) Stuart Moritz | |
| 02:04 | Coppin State | Coppin State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-72 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Alton Lawson (PF), Calvin Wolf (C) Robert Jones, Joseph Drake | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:57 | Coppin State | Todd Simmons comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-72 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan gets the rebound | 67-72 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Sylvester Watley misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Alton Lawson - foul #2 on Alton Lawson, team foul #3 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stuart Moritz (SF) Andrew Meehan | |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Sylvester Watley misses the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Sylvester Watley makes the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 01:21 | Coppin State | Alton Lawson misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Kevin Blaski - foul #3 on Kevin Blaski, team foul #10 | 67-73 |
| 01:21 | Coppin State | Alton Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 01:21 | Coppin State | Alton Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Sylvester Watley is hacked by Brian Williams - foul #2 on Brian Williams, team foul #4 | 68-73 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz double dribbles | 68-73 |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Coppin State | Robert Smith connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Calvin Wolf | 71-73 |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Brian Williams is called for the reach on Sylvester Watley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brian Williams, team foul #5 | 71-73 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Brian Williams is called for the reach on Sylvester Watley - foul #4 on Brian Williams, team foul #6 | 71-73 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Chase Blake is hacked by Todd Simmons - foul #3 on Todd Simmons, team foul #7 | 71-73 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Chase Blake misses the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:30 | Coppin State | Calvin Wolf grabs the defensive rebound | 71-73 |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Coppin State | Brian Williams misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jamar Sica - foul #5 on Jamar Sica, team foul #11 | 71-73 |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Cecil Edwards (C) Jamar Sica | |
| 00:07 | Coppin State | Brian Williams makes the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:07 | Coppin State | Brian Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Chase Blake snags the defensive board | 72-73 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Todd Simmons is called for the reach on Chase Blake in the backcourt - foul #4 on Todd Simmons, team foul #8 | 72-73 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Chase Blake makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Chase Blake misses the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:06 | Coppin State | Alton Lawson snags the defensive board | 72-74 |
| 00:06 | Coppin State | Coppin State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-74 |
| 00:02 | Coppin State | Robert Smith drills a fadeaway from close range | 74-74 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 74-74 |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Brian Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Todd Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. PF - Alton Lawson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Calvin Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Sylvester Watley (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Chase Blake (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stuart Moritz (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Blaski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Cecil Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Coppin State | Calvin Wolf wins the tip | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:48 | Coppin State | Brian Williams loses the dribble to Sylvester Watley | 74-74 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz hits the finger roll on a great pass from Sylvester Watley | 74-76 |
| 04:36 | Coppin State | Robert Smith misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 74-76 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | Cecil Edwards snags the defensive board | 74-76 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Sylvester Watley hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Chase Blake | 74-79 |
| 04:21 | Coppin State | Kevin Blaski swats the short shot by Calvin Wolf | 74-79 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Chase Blake | 74-79 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Sylvester Watley | 74-81 |
| 04:04 | Coppin State | Todd Simmons misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Cecil Edwards - foul #4 on Cecil Edwards, team foul #12 | 74-81 |
| 04:04 | Coppin State | Todd Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 74-81 |
| 04:04 | Coppin State | Todd Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 75-81 |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Cecil Edwards's pass is intercepted by Brian Williams | 75-81 |
| 03:35 | Coppin State | Brian Williams lays it up and in | 77-81 |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Chase Blake scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Sylvester Watley | 77-84 |
| 02:57 | Coppin State | Calvin Wolf hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Todd Simmons | 79-84 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Sylvester Watley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 79-84 |
| 02:39 | Coppin State | Calvin Wolf gets the rebound | 79-84 |
| 02:34 | Coppin State | Kevin Blaski steals the ball from Todd Simmons | 79-84 |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 79-84 |
| 02:13 | Coppin State | Alton Lawson grabs the defensive rebound | 79-84 |
| 01:59 | Coppin State | Calvin Wolf hits the finger roll set up by Brian Williams and he's fouled by Stuart Moritz - foul #3 on Stuart Moritz, team foul #13 | 81-84 |
| 01:59 | Coppin State | Calvin Wolf makes the free throw | 82-84 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 82-87 |
| 01:34 | Coppin State | Alton Lawson buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Brian Williams | 84-87 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Chase Blake clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 84-87 |
| 01:27 | Coppin State | Calvin Wolf snags the defensive board | 84-87 |
| 01:23 | Coppin State | Calvin Wolf is fouled on the floor by Kevin Blaski - foul #4 on Kevin Blaski, team foul #14 | 84-87 |
| 01:23 | Coppin State | Calvin Wolf makes the 1st free throw | 85-87 |
| 01:23 | Coppin State | Calvin Wolf makes the 2nd free throw | 86-87 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 86-87 |
| 01:10 | Coppin State | Calvin Wolf snags the defensive board | 86-87 |
| 00:53 | Coppin State | Calvin Wolf misses badly on a floater from the left block | 86-87 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Cecil Edwards | 86-87 |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Brian Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Todd Simmons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. PF - Alton Lawson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Calvin Wolf (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Sylvester Watley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 ast. 4 pf. SG - Chase Blake (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stuart Moritz (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Blaski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Cecil Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Chase Blake knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Kevin Blaski | 86-89 |
| 00:15 | Coppin State | Todd Simmons clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 86-89 |
| 00:13 | Coppin State | Brian Williams tips it in | 88-89 |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Brian Williams is called for the reach on Sylvester Watley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Brian Williams, team foul #9 | 88-89 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Ervin Fitzgibbon (PG) Brian Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Sylvester Watley makes the 1st free throw | 88-90 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Sylvester Watley makes the 2nd free throw | 88-91 |
| 00:01 | Coppin State | Todd Simmons clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 88-91 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Cecil Edwards grabs the board | 88-91 |