| Lineup | Swarthmore | PG - Arthur Paz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Hargrave (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Bernard Shutts (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eddie Jorgenson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Klock (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Benton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Steven Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Friedlander (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Swarthmore | Bernard Shutts inbounds the ball | 37-33 |
| Game Plan | Swarthmore | Swarthmore is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Swarthmore | Kyle Hargrave knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Arthur Paz | 40-33 |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Steven Smith buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-35 |
| 19:33 | Swarthmore | Kyle Hargrave double dribbles | 40-35 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | William Chandler knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Clifton Benton | 40-37 |
| 19:01 | Swarthmore | Eddie Jorgenson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 40-37 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | Ronald Brown grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Ronald Brown can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 40-37 |
| 18:43 | Swarthmore | Arthur Paz grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 18:21 | Swarthmore | Eddie Jorgenson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Kyle Hargrave | 43-37 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Steven Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-37 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Ronald Brown grabs the offensive board | 43-37 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | William Chandler loses the dribble to Kyle Hargrave | 43-37 |
| 17:31 | Swarthmore | Eddie Jorgenson makes the runner in the lane set up by Arthur Paz | 45-37 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Steven Smith makes the 3 from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 16:52 | Swarthmore | Kyle Hargrave misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | William Chandler snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 16:41 | Illinois | Joshua Klock steals the ball from David Friedlander | 45-40 |
| 16:34 | Swarthmore | Eddie Jorgenson hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 45-40 |
| 16:33 | Swarthmore | Arthur Paz hits the follow up shot | 47-40 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Steven Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-40 |
| 16:18 | Swarthmore | The rebound goes to Joshua Klock | 47-40 |
| 15:51 | Swarthmore | Joshua Klock misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ronald Brown - foul #2 on Ronald Brown, team foul #1 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Roger Davie (PG), Brian Clemons (SG), Leonard Han (SF), Henry Kosky (PF) Arthur Paz, Kyle Hargrave, Bernard Shutts, Eddie Jorgenson | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Duvall (PG), John Quast (SG), Arthur Brannum (SF), Christopher Segal (PF), Albert Kiss (C) Clifton Benton, Steven Smith, William Chandler, David Friedlander, Ronald Brown | |
| 15:51 | Swarthmore | Joshua Klock misses the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 15:51 | Swarthmore | Joshua Klock makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Swarthmore | PG - Roger Davie (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Clemons (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leonard Han (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Kosky (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joshua Klock (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Duvall (fresh) SG - John Quast (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Brannum (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Segal (fresh) C - Albert Kiss (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Illinois | John Quast knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by John Duvall | 48-42 |
| 15:25 | Swarthmore | Albert Kiss swats the short shot by Joshua Klock | 48-42 |
| 15:24 | Swarthmore | Joshua Klock grabs the offensive board | 48-42 |
| 15:07 | Swarthmore | Leonard Han buries a turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by Albert Kiss - foul #3 on Albert Kiss, team foul #2 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Joseph Long (SF) Joshua Klock | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:07 | Swarthmore | Leonard Han misses the free throw | 50-42 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Albert Kiss gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Albert Kiss throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-42 |
| 14:40 | Swarthmore | Brian Clemons makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Leonard Han and he's fouled by John Quast - foul #3 on John Quast, team foul #3 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Benton (PG) John Duvall | |
| 14:40 | Swarthmore | Brian Clemons makes the free throw | 53-42 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Christopher Segal is hacked by Brian Clemons - foul #1 on Brian Clemons, team foul #1 | 53-42 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | John Quast hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 53-42 |
| 13:58 | Illinois | John Quast tips it but misses | 53-42 |
| 13:57 | Swarthmore | Leonard Han grabs the board | 53-42 |
| 13:37 | Swarthmore | Roger Davie misses the lay-in | 53-42 |
| 13:36 | Swarthmore | Henry Kosky snags the offensive board | 53-42 |
| 13:21 | Swarthmore | Joseph Long can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-42 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | Christopher Segal gets the rebound | 53-42 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | John Quast can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Brian Clemons - foul #2 on Brian Clemons, team foul #2 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Arthur Paz (PG), Kyle Hargrave (SG), Bernard Shutts (SF), Eddie Jorgenson (PF) Roger Davie, Brian Clemons, Leonard Han, Henry Kosky | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Chandler (SF), Phillip Horne (PF), Ronald Brown (C) Arthur Brannum, Christopher Segal, Albert Kiss | |
| 13:14 | Illinois | John Quast makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | John Quast misses the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 13:14 | Swarthmore | Eddie Jorgenson snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| 12:50 | Swarthmore | Arthur Paz scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 55-43 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Phillip Horne misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-43 |
| 12:31 | Illinois | Ronald Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 12:19 | Illinois | Eddie Jorgenson is called for the reach on William Chandler - foul #1 on Eddie Jorgenson, team foul #3 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Joshua Klock (C) Joseph Long | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Duvall (PG), Steven Smith (SG), David Friedlander (PF) Clifton Benton, John Quast, Phillip Horne | |
| 12:03 | Illinois | Steven Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 12:02 | Swarthmore | Arthur Paz pulls down the rebound | 55-43 |
| 11:38 | Swarthmore | Bernard Shutts lays it in on a great pass from Eddie Jorgenson | 57-43 |
| Lineup | Swarthmore | PG - Arthur Paz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kyle Hargrave (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Shutts (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eddie Jorgenson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Joshua Klock (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Duvall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Smith (fresh) 13 pts. SF - William Chandler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Friedlander (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Illinois | Steven Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-43 |
| 11:31 | Swarthmore | Eddie Jorgenson snags the defensive board | 57-43 |
| 11:11 | Swarthmore | Kyle Hargrave hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Steven Smith - foul #1 on Steven Smith, team foul #4 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Benton (PG), Arthur Brannum (SF), Albert Kiss (C) John Duvall, William Chandler, Ronald Brown | |
| 11:11 | Swarthmore | Kyle Hargrave misses the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 11:11 | Swarthmore | Kyle Hargrave misses the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Albert Kiss pulls down the rebound | 57-43 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | Arthur Brannum misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-43 |
| 10:54 | Swarthmore | Eddie Jorgenson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 10:29 | Swarthmore | Kyle Hargrave hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Arthur Paz | 60-43 |
| Game Plan | Swarthmore | Swarthmore is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:13 | Illinois | Steven Smith loses the dribble to Arthur Paz | 60-43 |
| Game Plan | Swarthmore | Swarthmore is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:59 | Swarthmore | Kyle Hargrave misses the jumper from the right side | 60-43 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Friedlander | 60-43 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | David Friedlander misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-43 |
| 09:36 | Swarthmore | Bernard Shutts grabs the board | 60-43 |
| 09:21 | Swarthmore | Joshua Klock misses long on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Albert Kiss - foul #4 on Albert Kiss, team foul #5 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Roger Davie (PG), Brian Clemons (SG), Leonard Han (SF), Henry Kosky (PF) Arthur Paz, Kyle Hargrave, Bernard Shutts, Eddie Jorgenson | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Quast (SG), William Chandler (SF), Christopher Segal (PF), Ronald Brown (C) Steven Smith, Arthur Brannum, David Friedlander, Albert Kiss | |
| 09:21 | Swarthmore | Joshua Klock makes the 1st free throw | 61-43 |
| 09:21 | Swarthmore | Joshua Klock makes the 2nd free throw | 62-43 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Christopher Segal knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Clifton Benton | 62-45 |
| 08:51 | Swarthmore | John Quast steals the ball from Leonard Han | 62-45 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Clifton Benton misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-45 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | William Chandler snags the offensive board | 62-45 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Henry Kosky is called for the reach on William Chandler - foul #3 on Henry Kosky, team foul #4 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Joseph Long (SF) Joshua Klock | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Brannum (SG) Clifton Benton | |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Christopher Segal scores on a jumper near the basket set up by John Quast | 62-47 |
| 07:58 | Swarthmore | Joseph Long comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-47 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | John Quast gets the rebound | 62-47 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | William Chandler clanks a jump hook near the basket | 62-47 |
| 07:50 | Illinois | Arthur Brannum grabs the offensive board | 62-47 |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Ronald Brown scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 62-49 |
| Lineup | Swarthmore | PG - Roger Davie (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Clemons (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Long (fresh) PF - Leonard Han (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Kosky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Quast (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Arthur Brannum (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Chandler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Segal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Swarthmore | Swarthmore is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:28 | Swarthmore | Roger Davie drills a 3 from the right corner | 65-49 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | William Chandler hits the finger roll set up by Ronald Brown and the foul's on Joseph Long - foul #1 on Joseph Long, team foul #5 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Bernard Shutts (SF), Eddie Jorgenson (PF) Joseph Long, Henry Kosky | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Benton (PG), David Friedlander (PF), Albert Kiss (C) Arthur Brannum, Christopher Segal, Ronald Brown | |
| 07:24 | Illinois | William Chandler makes the free throw | 65-52 |
| 07:09 | Swarthmore | Leonard Han misses the jumper from the left block | 65-52 |
| 07:07 | Swarthmore | Brian Clemons gets the offensive rebound | 65-52 |
| 06:46 | Swarthmore | Bernard Shutts clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-52 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | David Friedlander gets the rebound | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Swarthmore | Swarthmore is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:39 | Illinois | John Quast drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Clifton Benton | 65-55 |
| 06:23 | Swarthmore | Eddie Jorgenson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on David Friedlander - foul #1 on David Friedlander, team foul #6 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Arthur Paz (PG), Joseph Long (SG), Joshua Klock (C) Roger Davie, Brian Clemons, Leonard Han | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Smith (SG), Arthur Brannum (SF) John Quast, William Chandler | |
| 06:23 | Swarthmore | Eddie Jorgenson makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 06:23 | Swarthmore | Eddie Jorgenson misses the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 06:23 | Swarthmore | Joshua Klock grabs the offensive board | 66-55 |
| 06:09 | Swarthmore | Arthur Paz knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Eddie Jorgenson | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Swarthmore | Swarthmore is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:56 | Illinois | Steven Smith misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 69-55 |
| 05:55 | Swarthmore | Arthur Paz grabs the defensive rebound | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Swarthmore | Swarthmore is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:31 | Swarthmore | Arthur Brannum steps in front of the Eddie Jorgenson pass | 69-55 |
| 05:28 | Illinois | Arthur Brannum hits the finger roll | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Swarthmore | Swarthmore is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:14 | Swarthmore | Joshua Klock can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-57 |
| 05:13 | Swarthmore | The offensive rebound goes to Bernard Shutts | 69-57 |
| 05:07 | Swarthmore | Clifton Benton steps in front of the Eddie Jorgenson pass | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Swarthmore | Swarthmore is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Steven Smith is hacked by Joseph Long - foul #2 on Joseph Long, team foul #6 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Kyle Hargrave (SG), Leonard Han (PF), Henry Kosky (C) Bernard Shutts, Eddie Jorgenson, Joshua Klock | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Quast (PG), Christopher Segal (PF), Ronald Brown (C) Clifton Benton, David Friedlander, Albert Kiss | |
| 04:33 | Illinois | Steven Smith drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-60 |
| 04:07 | Swarthmore | Kyle Hargrave loses the ball out of bounds | 69-60 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Chandler (SF) Steven Smith | |
| 03:45 | Illinois | William Chandler's layup is rejected by Leonard Han | 69-60 |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Christopher Segal hits the follow up shot | 69-62 |
| 03:22 | Swarthmore | Christopher Segal is called for the reach on Leonard Han - foul #1 on Christopher Segal, team foul #7 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Roger Davie (PG), Bernard Shutts (SF), Eddie Jorgenson (PF) Arthur Paz, Joseph Long, Henry Kosky | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Benton (PG) Arthur Brannum | |
| 03:22 | Swarthmore | Leonard Han misses the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 03:22 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ronald Brown | 69-62 |
| Lineup | Swarthmore | PG - Roger Davie (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kyle Hargrave (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Shutts (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Eddie Jorgenson (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Leonard Han (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Benton (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 5 stl. SG - John Quast (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Chandler (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Segal (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Leonard Han is called for the reach on Ronald Brown - foul #1 on Leonard Han, team foul #7 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Joshua Klock (C) Leonard Han | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Ronald Brown makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Ronald Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 03:10 | Swarthmore | Eddie Jorgenson pulls down the rebound | 69-63 |
| 02:54 | Swarthmore | Eddie Jorgenson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-63 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | William Chandler grabs the board | 69-63 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-63 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Arthur Paz (PG) Roger Davie | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Smith (SG), David Friedlander (PF) John Quast, Christopher Segal | |
| 02:34 | Illinois | William Chandler scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Clifton Benton | 69-65 |
| 02:19 | Swarthmore | Kyle Hargrave can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 69-65 |
| 02:18 | Swarthmore | Arthur Paz pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 01:54 | Swarthmore | Kyle Hargrave comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 69-65 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Ronald Brown gets the rebound | 69-65 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Clifton Benton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Eddie Jorgenson - foul #2 on Eddie Jorgenson, team foul #8 | 69-65 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Clifton Benton misses the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Clifton Benton misses the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 01:31 | Swarthmore | Eddie Jorgenson snags the defensive board | 69-65 |
| 01:08 | Swarthmore | Clifton Benton steps in front of the Kyle Hargrave pass | 69-65 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Ronald Brown clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 69-65 |
| 00:42 | Swarthmore | Eddie Jorgenson snags the defensive board | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Swarthmore | Swarthmore is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Swarthmore | Eddie Jorgenson is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Smith - foul #2 on Steven Smith, team foul #8 | 69-65 |
| 00:39 | Swarthmore | Eddie Jorgenson makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:39 | Swarthmore | Eddie Jorgenson misses the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | David Friedlander gets the rebound | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Swarthmore | Swarthmore is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Steven Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-65 |
| 00:32 | Swarthmore | Eddie Jorgenson pulls down the rebound | 70-65 |
| 00:31 | Swarthmore | Eddie Jorgenson is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Smith - foul #3 on Steven Smith, team foul #9 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Leonard Han (SF), Joseph Long (C) Bernard Shutts, Joshua Klock | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:31 | Swarthmore | Eddie Jorgenson makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:31 | Swarthmore | Eddie Jorgenson misses the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | David Friedlander snags the defensive board | 71-65 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Steven Smith scores on a 3 from the right wing | 71-68 |
| 00:25 | Swarthmore | Swarthmore calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Joshua Klock (C) Joseph Long | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:22 | Swarthmore | Arthur Paz is fouled in the backcourt by Clifton Benton - foul #1 on Clifton Benton, team foul #10 | 71-68 |
| 00:22 | Swarthmore | Arthur Paz makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:22 | Swarthmore | Arthur Paz makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Joshua Klock takes the ball from Steven Smith | 73-68 |
| 00:15 | Swarthmore | Eddie Jorgenson is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Smith - foul #4 on Steven Smith, team foul #11 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Joseph Long (C) Joshua Klock | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:15 | Swarthmore | Eddie Jorgenson makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:15 | Swarthmore | Eddie Jorgenson misses the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Friedlander | 74-68 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Clifton Benton drills a 3 from the left wing set up by William Chandler | 74-71 |
| 00:10 | Swarthmore | Swarthmore calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-71 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Joshua Klock (C) Joseph Long | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:07 | Swarthmore | Leonard Han is hacked by Clifton Benton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clifton Benton, team foul #12 | 74-71 |
| 00:07 | Swarthmore | Leonard Han makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:07 | Swarthmore | Leonard Han makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | David Friedlander clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 76-71 |
| 00:01 | Swarthmore | Arthur Paz snags the defensive board | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | Swarthmore | Swarthmore is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Swarthmore | Arthur Paz runs out the clock | 76-71 |