| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Fryer (fresh) SG - Ralph Sarinsky (fresh) SF - Vincent McArdell (fresh) PF - Marcus Heard (fresh) C - Glen Bouchard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | E. Mennonite | PG - Kevin Brown (fresh) SG - John King (fresh) SF - Stephen Woodward (fresh) PF - William McNealy (fresh) C - Aaron Morris (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | E. Mennonite | Aaron Morris wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | E. Mennonite | E. Mennonite is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | E. Mennonite | John King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Glen Bouchard knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by John Fryer | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | E. Mennonite | Kevin Brown comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Vincent McArdell snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by John Fryer | 4-0 |
| 19:03 | E. Mennonite | John King can't connect on a runner in the lane | 4-0 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | John Fryer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 18:54 | E. Mennonite | The rebound goes to William McNealy | 4-0 |
| 18:48 | E. Mennonite | Stephen Woodward lays it up and in | 4-2 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Glen Bouchard gets the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:19 | Illinois | Vincent McArdell is fouled on the floor by Kevin Brown - foul #1 on Kevin Brown, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Glen Bouchard is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 4-2 |
| 17:45 | E. Mennonite | Kevin Brown scores on a runner in the paint | 4-4 |
| 17:19 | Illinois | Marcus Heard comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 4-4 |
| 17:18 | E. Mennonite | William McNealy gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:09 | E. Mennonite | The jump hook by William McNealy is blocked by Glen Bouchard | 4-4 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Glen Bouchard | 4-4 |
| 17:03 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky is called for traveling | 4-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | Francis Richards (PG), Gavin Matthews (SG), Carl Cain (SF), Robert Rodgers (PF), Christopher Irick (C) John Fryer, Ralph Sarinsky, Vincent McArdell, Marcus Heard, Glen Bouchard | |
| Subs | E. Mennonite | Karl Rodgers (PG), Micheal Knox (SG), Charles Oviedo (SF), Arthur Heck (PF), Michael Moore (C) Kevin Brown, John King, Stephen Woodward, William McNealy, Aaron Morris | |
| 16:51 | E. Mennonite | Michael Moore clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-4 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | Carl Cain pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Christopher Irick is whistled for a carry | 4-4 |
| 16:10 | E. Mennonite | Karl Rodgers hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Micheal Knox | 4-7 |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 4-7 |
| 15:55 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers can't tip it in | 4-7 |
| 15:53 | E. Mennonite | Charles Oviedo pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Francis Richards (fresh) SG - Gavin Matthews (fresh) SF - Carl Cain (fresh) PF - Robert Rodgers (fresh) C - Christopher Irick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | E. Mennonite | PG - Karl Rodgers (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Micheal Knox (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Oviedo (fresh) PF - Arthur Heck (fresh) C - Michael Moore (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | E. Mennonite | Micheal Knox connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Karl Rodgers and he's fouled by Robert Rodgers - foul #1 on Robert Rodgers, team foul #1 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Fryer (PG), Marcus Heard (PF) Francis Richards, Christopher Irick | |
| Subs | E. Mennonite | | |
| 15:38 | E. Mennonite | Micheal Knox makes the free throw | 4-11 |
| 15:24 | Illinois | Gavin Matthews misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 4-11 |
| 15:23 | E. Mennonite | Arthur Heck pulls down the rebound | 4-11 |
| 15:17 | E. Mennonite | Michael Moore double dribbles | 4-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky (SG), Glen Bouchard (C) Carl Cain, Robert Rodgers | |
| Subs | E. Mennonite | John King (SG), Dale Somerville (PF), Ernest Conley (C) Charles Oviedo, Arthur Heck, Michael Moore | |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Gavin Matthews misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-11 |
| 14:54 | Illinois | Glen Bouchard tips it in | 6-11 |
| 14:34 | E. Mennonite | Dale Somerville hits the finger roll and the foul's on Ralph Sarinsky - foul #1 on Ralph Sarinsky, team foul #2 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Vincent McArdell (SF) Gavin Matthews | |
| Subs | E. Mennonite | Kevin Brown (PG), Stephen Woodward (SF), Aaron Morris (C) Karl Rodgers, Micheal Knox, Ernest Conley | |
| 14:34 | E. Mennonite | Dale Somerville makes the free throw | 6-14 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | John Fryer clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-14 |
| 14:19 | E. Mennonite | Aaron Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 6-14 |
| 14:13 | E. Mennonite | Kevin Brown misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Glen Bouchard - foul #1 on Glen Bouchard, team foul #3 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Irick (C) Glen Bouchard | |
| Subs | E. Mennonite | William McNealy (PF) Dale Somerville | |
| 14:13 | E. Mennonite | Kevin Brown misses the 1st free throw | 6-14 |
| 14:13 | E. Mennonite | Kevin Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 6-15 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by John Fryer | 8-15 |
| 13:35 | E. Mennonite | John King knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Kevin Brown | 8-17 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky misses the dunk but he's hacked by Kevin Brown - foul #2 on Kevin Brown, team foul #2 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Francis Richards (PG), Gavin Matthews (SF), Robert Rodgers (PF) John Fryer, Vincent McArdell, Marcus Heard | |
| Subs | E. Mennonite | Karl Rodgers (PG), Micheal Knox (SG), Charles Oviedo (SF) Kevin Brown, John King, Stephen Woodward | |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky misses the 1st free throw | 8-17 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky makes the 2nd free throw | 9-17 |
| 12:58 | E. Mennonite | Charles Oviedo misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gavin Matthews - foul #1 on Gavin Matthews, team foul #4 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Cain (SF), Glen Bouchard (C) Ralph Sarinsky, Christopher Irick | |
| Subs | E. Mennonite | Arthur Heck (PF), Michael Moore (C) William McNealy, Aaron Morris | |
| 12:58 | E. Mennonite | Charles Oviedo makes the 1st free throw | 9-18 |
| 12:58 | E. Mennonite | Charles Oviedo makes the 2nd free throw | 9-19 |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Glen Bouchard buries a shot from the right side | 11-19 |
| 12:15 | E. Mennonite | Charles Oviedo misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-19 |
| 12:14 | E. Mennonite | Michael Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 11-19 |
| 12:06 | E. Mennonite | Francis Richards steals the ball from Micheal Knox | 11-19 |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Francis Richards lays it up and in | 13-19 |
| 11:45 | E. Mennonite | Gavin Matthews denies the turnaround by Karl Rodgers | 13-19 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Carl Cain grabs the board | 13-19 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Francis Richards (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gavin Matthews (fairly fresh) SF - Carl Cain (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Rodgers (fresh) C - Glen Bouchard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | E. Mennonite | PG - Charles Oviedo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Karl Rodgers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Knox (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Arthur Heck (fresh) C - Michael Moore (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Charles Oviedo steals the ball from Robert Rodgers | 13-19 |
| 11:01 | E. Mennonite | Gavin Matthews steals the ball from Arthur Heck | 13-19 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Gavin Matthews comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 13-19 |
| 10:36 | E. Mennonite | Arthur Heck pulls down the rebound | 13-19 |
| 10:20 | E. Mennonite | Francis Richards steals it from Charles Oviedo | 13-19 |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Gavin Matthews hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Karl Rodgers - foul #1 on Karl Rodgers, team foul #3 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Fryer (PG), Vincent McArdell (SF), Marcus Heard (PF), Christopher Irick (C) Francis Richards, Carl Cain, Robert Rodgers, Glen Bouchard | |
| Subs | E. Mennonite | John King (SG), Stephen Woodward (SF), William McNealy (PF), Aaron Morris (C) Charles Oviedo, Micheal Knox, Arthur Heck, Michael Moore | |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Gavin Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Gavin Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 10:15 | E. Mennonite | John King pulls down the rebound | 14-19 |
| 09:50 | E. Mennonite | John King scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Karl Rodgers | 14-22 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Aaron Morris steals it from John Fryer | 14-22 |
| 09:22 | E. Mennonite | Stephen Woodward makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-25 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Marcus Heard drills a turnaround from close range set up by John Fryer | 16-25 |
| 08:49 | E. Mennonite | Karl Rodgers is hacked by John Fryer - foul #1 on John Fryer, team foul #5 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky (SG) Gavin Matthews | |
| Subs | E. Mennonite | Micheal Knox (PG) Karl Rodgers | |
| 08:36 | E. Mennonite | Micheal Knox can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-25 |
| 08:34 | E. Mennonite | The offensive rebound goes to Micheal Knox | 16-25 |
| 08:21 | E. Mennonite | Stephen Woodward's pass is intercepted by Marcus Heard | 16-25 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Marcus Heard misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-25 |
| 08:05 | E. Mennonite | Micheal Knox grabs the defensive rebound | 16-25 |
| 07:46 | E. Mennonite | Stephen Woodward travels with the ball | 16-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Francis Richards (PG), Carl Cain (SF), Sean Tittle (C) John Fryer, Vincent McArdell, Christopher Irick | |
| Subs | E. Mennonite | Karl Rodgers (PG), Arthur Heck (PF), Michael Moore (C) Micheal Knox, William McNealy, Aaron Morris | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Francis Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Sarinsky (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Carl Cain (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marcus Heard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Sean Tittle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | E. Mennonite | PG - Karl Rodgers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John King (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Woodward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Arthur Heck (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Moore (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Michael Moore steals it from Francis Richards | 16-25 |
| 07:16 | E. Mennonite | Stephen Woodward misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 16-25 |
| 07:14 | E. Mennonite | John King hits the follow up shot | 16-27 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Francis Richards | 18-27 |
| 06:34 | E. Mennonite | Ralph Sarinsky picks off the pass by Stephen Woodward | 18-27 |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Sean Tittle can't connect on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Michael Moore - foul #1 on Michael Moore, team foul #4 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Fryer (PG), Glen Bouchard (C) Ralph Sarinsky, Marcus Heard | |
| Subs | E. Mennonite | Micheal Knox (PG), Charles Oviedo (SF), Dale Somerville (PF), Aaron Morris (C) Karl Rodgers, Stephen Woodward, Arthur Heck, Michael Moore | |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Sean Tittle makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Sean Tittle misses the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 06:28 | E. Mennonite | Dale Somerville pulls down the rebound | 19-27 |
| 06:14 | E. Mennonite | Charles Oviedo is whistled for a carry | 19-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Albert Naugle (SG), Robert Rodgers (PF) Francis Richards, Sean Tittle | |
| Subs | E. Mennonite | | |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Charles Oviedo steals it from Carl Cain | 19-27 |
| 05:46 | E. Mennonite | John King misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-27 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers grabs the defensive rebound | 19-27 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Albert Naugle misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 19-27 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Glen Bouchard misses the tip | 19-27 |
| 05:35 | E. Mennonite | Charles Oviedo gets the rebound | 19-27 |
| 05:09 | E. Mennonite | Micheal Knox hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Albert Naugle - foul #1 on Albert Naugle, team foul #6 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky (SG), Vincent McArdell (SF) Albert Naugle, Carl Cain | |
| Subs | E. Mennonite | Stephen Woodward (SF), William McNealy (PF), Arthur Heck (C) Charles Oviedo, Dale Somerville, Aaron Morris | |
| 05:09 | E. Mennonite | Micheal Knox makes the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 05:09 | E. Mennonite | Micheal Knox makes the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers is hacked by William McNealy - foul #1 on William McNealy, team foul #5 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | E. Mennonite | Karl Rodgers (PG) Micheal Knox | |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky can't finish the layup | 19-29 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-29 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | John Fryer buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 21-29 |
| 03:59 | E. Mennonite | Karl Rodgers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Francis Richards (PG), Marcus Heard (PF), Christopher Irick (C) John Fryer, Robert Rodgers, Glen Bouchard | |
| Subs | E. Mennonite | Kevin Brown (PG), Aaron Morris (C) Karl Rodgers, Arthur Heck | |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky slams it home on a nice dish by Francis Richards | 23-29 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Francis Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Sarinsky (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Vincent McArdell (fresh) PF - Marcus Heard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Irick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | E. Mennonite | PG - Kevin Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John King (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Stephen Woodward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - William McNealy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Aaron Morris (fresh) | |
| 03:30 | E. Mennonite | Kevin Brown is called for traveling | 23-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gavin Matthews (SG) Ralph Sarinsky | |
| Subs | E. Mennonite | Micheal Knox (SG), Charles Oviedo (SF) John King, Stephen Woodward | |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Gavin Matthews misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Aaron Morris - foul #1 on Aaron Morris, team foul #6 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Cain (SF) Vincent McArdell | |
| Subs | E. Mennonite | Michael Moore (PF) William McNealy | |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Gavin Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Gavin Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 03:08 | E. Mennonite | The rebound goes to Aaron Morris | 23-29 |
| 02:56 | E. Mennonite | Aaron Morris hits the finger roll and the foul's on Carl Cain - foul #1 on Carl Cain, team foul #7 | 23-31 |
| 02:56 | E. Mennonite | Aaron Morris makes the free throw | 23-32 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Carl Cain misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-32 |
| 02:33 | E. Mennonite | Michael Moore grabs the board | 23-32 |
| 02:18 | E. Mennonite | Christopher Irick denies the turnaround by Aaron Morris | 23-32 |
| 02:16 | E. Mennonite | Charles Oviedo tips it home | 23-34 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Marcus Heard can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Kevin Brown - foul #3 on Kevin Brown, team foul #7 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Fryer (PG), Ralph Sarinsky (SG), Glen Bouchard (C) Francis Richards, Carl Cain, Christopher Irick | |
| Subs | E. Mennonite | John King (SG), Stephen Woodward (SF), William McNealy (PF), Arthur Heck (C) Kevin Brown, Charles Oviedo, Michael Moore, Aaron Morris | |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Marcus Heard misses the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Marcus Heard makes the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 01:40 | E. Mennonite | Stephen Woodward misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 24-34 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Glen Bouchard pulls down the rebound | 24-34 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | John King is called for the reach on John Fryer - foul #1 on John King, team foul #8 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Vincent McArdell (SF), Robert Rodgers (PF) Gavin Matthews, Marcus Heard | |
| Subs | E. Mennonite | Karl Rodgers (PG) Micheal Knox | |
| 01:32 | Illinois | John Fryer misses the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 01:32 | E. Mennonite | Arthur Heck pulls down the rebound | 24-34 |
| 01:18 | E. Mennonite | John King misses the 3 from the left wing | 24-34 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers gets the rebound | 24-34 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers misses the lay-in but he's hacked by William McNealy - foul #2 on William McNealy, team foul #9 | 24-34 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers misses the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 01:01 | E. Mennonite | Stephen Woodward knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 25-36 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Vincent McArdell is fouled on the floor by Stephen Woodward - foul #1 on Stephen Woodward, team foul #10 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gavin Matthews (SG), Christopher Irick (C) Ralph Sarinsky, Glen Bouchard | |
| Subs | E. Mennonite | Michael Moore (C) William McNealy | |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Vincent McArdell makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Vincent McArdell misses the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 00:40 | E. Mennonite | Arthur Heck snags the defensive board | 26-36 |
| 00:30 | E. Mennonite | Stephen Woodward scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-39 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | John Fryer buries a 3 from straight away | 29-39 |
| 00:00 | E. Mennonite | Karl Rodgers clanks a halfcourt shot | 29-39 |