| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gerald Taylor (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Franklin Slater (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregg Clawson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ivan Orduna (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Bernardi (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Toney Page (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nathan Murray (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Bosque (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Carson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Gregg Clawson inbounds the ball | 32-37 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Franklin Slater | 34-37 |
| 19:29 | UNC Wilmington | Nathan Murray connects on the jump hook from close range | 34-39 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Gerald Taylor misses the shot from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 19:09 | UNC Wilmington | Toney Page grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 19:05 | UNC Wilmington | Nathan Murray blows the layup | 34-39 |
| 19:03 | UNC Wilmington | Mark Bosque tips it but misses | 34-39 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Gregg Clawson snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Gerald Taylor hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 34-39 |
| 18:55 | UNC Wilmington | Mark Bosque grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 18:40 | UNC Wilmington | Franklin Slater is called for the reach on Toney Page - foul #1 on Franklin Slater, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| 18:23 | UNC Wilmington | Mark Bosque makes the jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Gregg Clawson - foul #1 on Gregg Clawson, team foul #2 | 34-41 |
| 18:23 | UNC Wilmington | Mark Bosque misses the free throw | 34-41 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna misses the jumper near the basket | 34-41 |
| 17:59 | UNC Wilmington | Ernest Carson gets the rebound | 34-41 |
| 17:42 | UNC Wilmington | Russell Richardson misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Gerald Taylor - foul #1 on Gerald Taylor, team foul #3 | 34-41 |
| 17:42 | UNC Wilmington | Russell Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 17:42 | UNC Wilmington | Russell Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Franklin Slater hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Ivan Orduna | 37-42 |
| 17:06 | UNC Wilmington | Gregg Clawson picks off the pass by Ernest Carson | 37-42 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Gerald Taylor connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Franklin Slater and the foul's on Toney Page - foul #1 on Toney Page, team foul #1 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Davis (SG), John Chapman (SF), Frank Gates (PF), Kenneth Topete (C) Franklin Slater, Gregg Clawson, Ivan Orduna, Richard Bernardi | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Charles Perea (PG), Orville Ayres (SF), Marshall Amezcua (PF), Jason Marker (C) Toney Page, Mark Bosque, Russell Richardson, Ernest Carson | |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Gerald Taylor misses the free throw | 39-42 |
| 16:50 | UNC Wilmington | Orville Ayres gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 16:35 | UNC Wilmington | Charles Perea double dribbles | 39-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Perkins (SG) Gerald Taylor | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 16:11 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Russell Richardson (PF) Nathan Murray | |
| 15:52 | UNC Wilmington | Marshall Amezcua makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jason Marker | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Perkins (fresh) SF - John Chapman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Gates (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Topete (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Charles Perea (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marshall Amezcua (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Orville Ayres (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Marker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Frank Gates hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 39-45 |
| 15:45 | UNC Wilmington | Marshall Amezcua grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 15:21 | UNC Wilmington | Orville Ayres clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-45 |
| 15:20 | Illinois | Frank Gates gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| 15:16 | Illinois | John Chapman drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Frank Gates | 41-45 |
| 14:55 | UNC Wilmington | Marshall Amezcua scores on a shot in the paint | 41-47 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | John Davis makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Frank Gates and he's hacked by Jason Marker - foul #1 on Jason Marker, team foul #2 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Franklin Slater (SG), Gregg Clawson (SF), Ivan Orduna (PF), Jose Mendoza (C) Thomas Perkins, John Chapman, Frank Gates, Kenneth Topete | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Toney Page (PG), Nathan Murray (SG), Mark Bosque (SF), Simon Baker (PF), Ernest Carson (C) Charles Perea, Marshall Amezcua, Orville Ayres, Russell Richardson, Jason Marker | |
| 14:39 | Illinois | John Davis makes the free throw | 44-47 |
| 14:15 | UNC Wilmington | Simon Baker buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Ernest Carson | 44-49 |
| 13:50 | Illinois | Ernest Carson picks off the pass by Jose Mendoza | 44-49 |
| 13:28 | UNC Wilmington | Nathan Murray misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-49 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | Gregg Clawson snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| 13:05 | Illinois | Jose Mendoza hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Franklin Slater | 46-49 |
| 12:59 | UNC Wilmington | Toney Page misses long on a jumper from the right side | 46-49 |
| 12:57 | UNC Wilmington | Mark Bosque grabs the offensive board | 46-49 |
| 12:43 | UNC Wilmington | Mark Bosque comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 46-49 |
| 12:42 | UNC Wilmington | Mark Bosque tips it home | 46-51 |
| 12:24 | Illinois | Gregg Clawson misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 46-51 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Jose Mendoza snags the offensive board | 46-51 |
| 12:06 | Illinois | Ernest Carson denies the turnaround by Franklin Slater | 46-51 |
| 12:04 | UNC Wilmington | Ernest Carson grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 11:59 | UNC Wilmington | Mark Bosque misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Gregg Clawson - foul #2 on Gregg Clawson, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Taylor (PG), John Chapman (SF) John Davis, Gregg Clawson | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Russell Richardson (PF) Simon Baker | |
| 11:59 | UNC Wilmington | Mark Bosque misses the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 11:59 | UNC Wilmington | Mark Bosque makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Franklin Slater comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 46-52 |
| 11:31 | UNC Wilmington | Ernest Carson gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gerald Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Franklin Slater (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - John Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ivan Orduna (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jose Mendoza (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Toney Page (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nathan Murray (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Bosque (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Russell Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Carson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:18 | UNC Wilmington | Mark Bosque loses the dribble to Gerald Taylor | 46-52 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Franklin Slater misses the lay-in | 46-52 |
| 11:14 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna snags the offensive board | 46-52 |
| 11:08 | Illinois | Franklin Slater clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 11:06 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Toney Page | 46-52 |
| 11:01 | UNC Wilmington | Toney Page throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Perkins (SG), Richard Bernardi (PF), Frank Gates (C) Franklin Slater, Ivan Orduna, Jose Mendoza | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Charles Perea (PG), Marshall Amezcua (SG), Orville Ayres (SF), Simon Baker (C) Toney Page, Nathan Murray, Mark Bosque, Ernest Carson | |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Charles Perea takes the ball from Thomas Perkins | 46-52 |
| 10:39 | UNC Wilmington | Charles Perea dunks the ball | 46-54 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Russell Richardson swats the layup by John Chapman | 46-54 |
| 10:23 | UNC Wilmington | Marshall Amezcua grabs the board | 46-54 |
| 09:56 | UNC Wilmington | Marshall Amezcua is hacked by Thomas Perkins - foul #2 on Thomas Perkins, team foul #5 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregg Clawson (SF) Thomas Perkins | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Nathan Murray (SG) Orville Ayres | |
| 09:40 | UNC Wilmington | Gerald Taylor takes the ball from Charles Perea | 46-54 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 46-54 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Frank Gates grabs the offensive board | 46-54 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Frank Gates is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Frank Gates, team foul #6 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Davis (PG), Franklin Slater (SG), Ivan Orduna (PF), Jose Mendoza (C) Gerald Taylor, John Chapman, Richard Bernardi, Frank Gates | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Toney Page (PG), Mark Bosque (SF), Ernest Carson (C) Charles Perea, Marshall Amezcua, Russell Richardson | |
| 08:42 | UNC Wilmington | Mark Bosque misses long on a jumper near the basket | 46-54 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna grabs the defensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Franklin Slater misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Simon Baker - foul #4 on Simon Baker, team foul #3 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Marshall Amezcua (PF) Simon Baker | |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Franklin Slater makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Franklin Slater misses the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 08:20 | UNC Wilmington | Marshall Amezcua snags the defensive board | 47-54 |
| 07:59 | UNC Wilmington | Ivan Orduna picks off the pass by Toney Page | 47-54 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Franklin Slater makes the 3 from the left wing set up by John Davis | 50-54 |
| 07:26 | UNC Wilmington | Ernest Carson misses the jump hook from close range | 50-54 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | John Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 50-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franklin Slater (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SF - Gregg Clawson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ivan Orduna (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Jose Mendoza (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Toney Page (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nathan Murray (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Bosque (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Marshall Amezcua (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Carson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Ernest Carson blocks the short jumper by Ivan Orduna | 50-54 |
| 07:12 | UNC Wilmington | Toney Page snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| 06:59 | UNC Wilmington | Toney Page misses the 3 from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 06:58 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jose Mendoza | 50-54 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Franklin Slater drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Ivan Orduna | 52-54 |
| 06:22 | UNC Wilmington | Toney Page misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-54 |
| 06:21 | UNC Wilmington | Ernest Carson pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 06:02 | UNC Wilmington | Ernest Carson knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Marshall Amezcua | 52-56 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Franklin Slater loses the dribble to Marshall Amezcua | 52-56 |
| 05:29 | UNC Wilmington | The short jumper by Ernest Carson is denied by Jose Mendoza | 52-56 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Gregg Clawson gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Toney Page steps in front of the Ivan Orduna pass | 52-56 |
| 04:52 | UNC Wilmington | Toney Page comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Davis - foul #1 on John Davis, team foul #7 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Taylor (PG), Thomas Perkins (SG), John Chapman (SF), Richard Bernardi (PF), Frank Gates (C) John Davis, Franklin Slater, Gregg Clawson, Ivan Orduna, Jose Mendoza | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Charles Perea (SG), Orville Ayres (SF), Russell Richardson (PF), Simon Baker (C) Nathan Murray, Mark Bosque, Marshall Amezcua, Ernest Carson | |
| 04:52 | UNC Wilmington | Toney Page makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 04:52 | UNC Wilmington | Toney Page makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi misses short on a shot in the paint | 52-58 |
| 04:39 | UNC Wilmington | Simon Baker pulls down the rebound | 52-58 |
| 04:35 | UNC Wilmington | Orville Ayres throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | William Evans (PG) Toney Page | |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Frank Gates comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 04:15 | UNC Wilmington | Russell Richardson gets the rebound | 52-58 |
| 03:58 | UNC Wilmington | Orville Ayres makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Perea | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Frank Gates is fouled on the floor by Charles Perea - foul #1 on Charles Perea, team foul #4 | 52-61 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-61 |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi tips it in | 54-61 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gerald Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Perkins (fresh) SF - John Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Bernardi (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Gates (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - William Evans (fresh) SG - Charles Perea (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Orville Ayres (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Russell Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Simon Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 02:52 | UNC Wilmington | William Evans can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-61 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Frank Gates snags the defensive board | 54-61 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Franklin Slater (SG), John Davis (SF), Ivan Orduna (PF), Jose Mendoza (C) Thomas Perkins, John Chapman, Richard Bernardi, Frank Gates | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Toney Page (PG), Nathan Murray (SG), Mark Bosque (SF), Ernest Carson (C) William Evans, Charles Perea, Orville Ayres, Simon Baker | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Gerald Taylor clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-61 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | John Davis grabs the offensive board | 54-61 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna makes the floater from the left block set up by Franklin Slater | 56-61 |
| 01:54 | UNC Wilmington | Mark Bosque blows the layup | 56-61 |
| 01:52 | UNC Wilmington | Ernest Carson pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 01:28 | UNC Wilmington | Nathan Murray knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Toney Page | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-64 |
| 01:07 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Mark Bosque | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:54 | UNC Wilmington | Toney Page scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Nathan Murray | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Franklin Slater misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-67 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Jose Mendoza hits the follow up shot | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:45 | UNC Wilmington | Franklin Slater is called for the reach on Russell Richardson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Franklin Slater, team foul #8 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregg Clawson (SF) John Davis | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Charles Perea (PG), Simon Baker (C) Toney Page, Ernest Carson | |
| 00:45 | UNC Wilmington | Russell Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:45 | UNC Wilmington | Russell Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Jose Mendoza hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Russell Richardson - foul #3 on Russell Richardson, team foul #5 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Davis (PG), Thomas Perkins (SG), John Chapman (SF), Richard Bernardi (PF) Gerald Taylor, Franklin Slater, Gregg Clawson, Ivan Orduna | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Marshall Amezcua (SG), Orville Ayres (SF), Jason Marker (C) Nathan Murray, Mark Bosque, Russell Richardson | |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Jose Mendoza misses the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Jose Mendoza makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:11 | UNC Wilmington | Orville Ayres comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 59-69 |
| 00:10 | UNC Wilmington | Jason Marker gets the offensive rebound | 59-69 |
| 00:00 | UNC Wilmington | Charles Perea runs out the clock | 59-69 |