| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Harold Cahill (fresh) SG - Eric Lawson (fresh) SF - Ronny Woolverton (fresh) PF - Gerald Montgomery (fresh) C - Yo Wang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jose Gonzalez (fresh) SG - Darryl Cash (fresh) SF - Arthur Espiritu (fresh) PF - Kenneth Veazey (fresh) C - Daryl Radley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Yo Wang wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Veazey - foul #1 on Kenneth Veazey, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronny Woolverton drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Eric Lawson - foul #1 on Eric Lawson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Yo Wang connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Eric Lawson | 4-1 |
| 18:40 | Gardner-Webb | Harold Cahill picks off the pass by Daryl Radley | 4-1 |
| 18:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 4-1 |
| 18:25 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash pulls down the rebound | 4-1 |
| 18:19 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez misses the fadeaway from the right side | 4-1 |
| 18:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Gerald Montgomery grabs the board | 4-1 |
| 17:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-1 |
| 17:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Gerald Montgomery tips it back up and in | 6-1 |
| 17:55 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-1 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small (PG), Steve Bradford (PF) Harold Cahill, Gerald Montgomery | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 17:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronny Woolverton is called for a charge - foul #1 on Ronny Woolverton, team foul #2 | 6-1 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly (SG), Richard Tsang (PF) Eric Lawson, Ronny Woolverton | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 17:43 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez is hacked by Brian Small in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Small, team foul #3 | 6-1 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Twilley (C) Yo Wang | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 17:30 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu is fouled on the floor by Brian Small - foul #2 on Brian Small, team foul #4 | 6-1 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Tyrone Maresca (SG) Brian Small | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 17:25 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Kenneth Veazey and he's hacked by Vincent Daly - foul #1 on Vincent Daly, team foul #5 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Keith (C) Daryl Radley | |
| 17:25 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez makes the free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 6-4 |
| 17:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Bradford gets the offensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Bradford connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-4 |
| 16:22 | Gardner-Webb | John Keith's pass is intercepted by Tyrone Maresca | 8-4 |
| 16:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Darryl Cash steps in front of the Brian Twilley pass | 8-4 |
| 15:47 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Jose Gonzalez | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Vincent Daly (fairly fresh) SG - Tyrone Maresca (fairly fresh) SF - Steve Bradford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Tsang (fairly fresh) C - Brian Twilley (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jose Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darryl Cash (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Arthur Espiritu (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Veazey (fairly fresh) C - John Keith (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Twilley clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Darryl Cash - foul #1 on Darryl Cash, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill (PG), Eric Lawson (SG), Ronny Woolverton (SF), Yo Wang (C) Vincent Daly, Tyrone Maresca, Steve Bradford, Richard Tsang | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler (PG), Ronald Hand (SG), Douglas Murchison (SF), William Blaustein (PF), Daryl Radley (C) Jose Gonzalez, Darryl Cash, Arthur Espiritu, Kenneth Veazey, John Keith | |
| 15:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Twilley makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Twilley makes the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 15:04 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein double dribbles | 10-6 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Gerald Montgomery (PF) Brian Twilley | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 14:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill is called for a charge - foul #1 on Harold Cahill, team foul #6 | 10-6 |
| 14:30 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand's pass is intercepted by Ronny Woolverton | 10-6 |
| 14:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eric Lawson | 12-6 |
| 13:41 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison is open but comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 12-6 |
| 13:39 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Daryl Radley | 12-6 |
| 13:26 | Gardner-Webb | Gerald Montgomery blocks the short jumper by Ronald Hand | 12-6 |
| 13:25 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-6 |
| 13:13 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein comes up short on the floater from the left side | 12-6 |
| 13:11 | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler can't tip it in | 12-6 |
| 13:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Gerald Montgomery pulls down the rebound | 12-6 |
| 13:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Gerald Montgomery drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Eric Lawson | 14-6 |
| 12:48 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein makes the wide open fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by James Nadler | 14-8 |
| 12:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Douglas Murchison - foul #1 on Douglas Murchison, team foul #3 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly (SG), Clifford Culbreath (SF), Steve Bradford (PF), Richard Tsang (C) Eric Lawson, Ronny Woolverton, Gerald Montgomery, Yo Wang | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez (PG), Darryl Cash (SG), Arthur Espiritu (SF), Kenneth Veazey (PF), John Keith (C) James Nadler, Ronald Hand, Douglas Murchison, William Blaustein, Daryl Radley | |
| 12:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill misses the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 12:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill makes the 2nd free throw | 15-8 |
| 12:23 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu clanks a turnaround in the paint | 15-8 |
| 12:21 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Steve Bradford | 15-8 |
| 12:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Bradford is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Veazey - foul #2 on Kenneth Veazey, team foul #4 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Tyrone Maresca (SG) Harold Cahill | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Abraham Bordelon (C) Kenneth Veazey | |
| 12:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Jose Gonzalez is called for the reach on Vincent Daly - foul #1 on Jose Gonzalez, team foul #5 | 15-8 |
| 11:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Tyrone Maresca misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-8 |
| 11:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Bradford gets the offensive rebound | 15-8 |
| 11:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Bradford drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Tyrone Maresca | 17-8 |
| 11:44 | Gardner-Webb | Tyrone Maresca picks off the pass by Darryl Cash in the backcourt | 17-8 |
| 11:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly lays it in on a nice dish by Tyrone Maresca | 19-8 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Vincent Daly (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tyrone Maresca (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clifford Culbreath (fresh) PF - Steve Bradford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Tsang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jose Gonzalez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darryl Cash (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Arthur Espiritu (fairly fresh) PF - John Keith (fresh) C - Abraham Bordelon (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Gardner-Webb | John Keith blows the wide open layup but he's hacked by Steve Bradford - foul #1 on Steve Bradford, team foul #7 | 19-8 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Lawson (SG), Brian Twilley (C) Tyrone Maresca, Clifford Culbreath | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison (SF), Ronald Hand (PF) Arthur Espiritu, Abraham Bordelon | |
| 11:21 | Gardner-Webb | John Keith makes the 1st free throw | 19-9 |
| 11:21 | Gardner-Webb | John Keith makes the 2nd free throw | 19-10 |
| 10:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Twilley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-10 |
| 10:57 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash gets the rebound | 19-10 |
| 10:55 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Twilley - foul #1 on Brian Twilley, team foul #8 | 19-10 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill (PG), Ronny Woolverton (SF), Yo Wang (C) Vincent Daly, Steve Bradford, Richard Tsang | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Baudoin (PG), Arthur Espiritu (SF), Abraham Bordelon (C) Jose Gonzalez, Darryl Cash, John Keith | |
| 10:55 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison makes the 1st free throw | 19-11 |
| 10:55 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison makes the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| 10:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronny Woolverton misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 19-12 |
| 10:34 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu snags the defensive board | 19-12 |
| 10:25 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Baudoin is fouled on the floor by Harold Cahill - foul #2 on Harold Cahill, team foul #9 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly (PG), Gerald Montgomery (PF) Harold Cahill, Brian Twilley | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler (SG) Arthur Espiritu | |
| 10:25 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Baudoin makes the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 10:25 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Baudoin misses the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 10:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Gerald Montgomery grabs the defensive rebound | 19-13 |
| 10:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronny Woolverton is whistled for traveling | 19-13 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Tyrone Maresca (SG), Steve Bradford (SF) Eric Lawson, Ronny Woolverton | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash (SG), William Blaustein (PF), Daryl Radley (C) Charles Baudoin, Ronald Hand, Abraham Bordelon | |
| 10:03 | Gardner-Webb | Vincent Daly picks off the pass by Douglas Murchison in the backcourt | 19-13 |
| 10:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Bradford lays it in on a nice dish by Vincent Daly | 21-13 |
| 09:59 | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-13 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez (PG) Darryl Cash | |
| 09:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Gerald Montgomery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-13 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Lawson (SG), Clifford Culbreath (SF), Richard Tsang (C) Vincent Daly, Gerald Montgomery, Yo Wang | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Keith (PF) Douglas Murchison | |
| 09:17 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Clifford Culbreath - foul #1 on Clifford Culbreath, team foul #10 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly (PG), Brian Twilley (C) Tyrone Maresca, Clifford Culbreath | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash (SG), Arthur Espiritu (SF) James Nadler, Daryl Radley | |
| 09:17 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein misses the 1st free throw | 21-13 |
| 09:17 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein misses the 2nd free throw | 21-13 |
| 09:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Twilley grabs the board | 21-13 |
| 08:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Twilley | 24-13 |
| 08:43 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez is whistled for a carry | 24-13 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ronny Woolverton (SF), Yo Wang (C) Steve Bradford, Richard Tsang | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Baudoin (PG), Douglas Murchison (SG), Ronald Hand (PF) Jose Gonzalez, Darryl Cash, William Blaustein | |
| 08:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Baudoin is called for the reach on Vincent Daly - foul #1 on Charles Baudoin, team foul #6 | 24-13 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Gerald Montgomery (PF) Brian Twilley | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Abraham Bordelon (C) John Keith | |
| 08:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 24-13 |
| 08:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Yo Wang hits the follow up shot | 26-13 |
| 07:52 | Gardner-Webb | Abraham Bordelon knocks in the floater from close range | 26-15 |
| 07:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Yo Wang buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eric Lawson | 28-15 |
| 07:34 | Gardner-Webb | Abraham Bordelon makes the shot near the basket | 28-17 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Vincent Daly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Lawson (tiring) 4 ast. SF - Ronny Woolverton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerald Montgomery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Yo Wang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Charles Baudoin (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Douglas Murchison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arthur Espiritu (fairly fresh) PF - Ronald Hand (fresh) C - Abraham Bordelon (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Yo Wang buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Vincent Daly | 30-17 |
| 07:08 | Gardner-Webb | Abraham Bordelon is fouled on the floor by Eric Lawson - foul #2 on Eric Lawson, team foul #11 | 30-17 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Tyrone Maresca (PG), Steve Bradford (SF), Richard Tsang (PF), Brian Twilley (C) Eric Lawson, Ronny Woolverton, Gerald Montgomery, Yo Wang | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez (PG), Darryl Cash (SG), John Keith (PF) Charles Baudoin, Douglas Murchison, Ronald Hand | |
| 07:08 | Gardner-Webb | Abraham Bordelon makes the 1st free throw | 30-18 |
| 07:08 | Gardner-Webb | Abraham Bordelon makes the 2nd free throw | 30-19 |
| 06:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Twilley misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-19 |
| 06:50 | Gardner-Webb | Abraham Bordelon gets the rebound | 30-19 |
| 06:33 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-19 |
| 06:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Tsang grabs the defensive rebound | 30-19 |
| 06:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Bradford misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by John Keith - foul #1 on John Keith, team foul #7 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein (SF), Daryl Radley (C) Arthur Espiritu, Abraham Bordelon | |
| 06:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Bradford misses the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 06:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Bradford makes the 2nd free throw | 31-19 |
| 06:22 | Gardner-Webb | Tyrone Maresca steps in front of the William Blaustein pass in the backcourt | 31-19 |
| 06:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Tyrone Maresca jams it | 33-19 |
| 06:11 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein is hacked by Vincent Daly - foul #2 on Vincent Daly, team foul #12 | 33-19 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill (PG), Clifford Culbreath (SF) Vincent Daly, Brian Twilley | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand (SG) Darryl Cash | |
| 06:11 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein makes the 1st free throw | 33-20 |
| 06:11 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein misses the 2nd free throw | 33-20 |
| 06:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Tsang grabs the board | 33-20 |
| 05:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Tyrone Maresca | 35-20 |
| 05:53 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez is hacked by Clifford Culbreath in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clifford Culbreath, team foul #13 | 35-20 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ronny Woolverton (SF), Yo Wang (C) Clifford Culbreath, Richard Tsang | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison (SF) John Keith | |
| 05:53 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez misses the 1st free throw | 35-20 |
| 05:53 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 35-21 |
| 05:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Tyrone Maresca hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Hand - foul #1 on Ronald Hand, team foul #8 | 35-21 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Gerald Montgomery (PF) Steve Bradford | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler (PG) Jose Gonzalez | |
| 05:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Tyrone Maresca misses the 1st free throw | 35-21 |
| 05:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Tyrone Maresca misses the 2nd free throw | 35-21 |
| 05:41 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Daryl Radley | 35-21 |
| 05:35 | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler is hacked by Harold Cahill in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harold Cahill, team foul #14 | 35-21 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small (SG) Harold Cahill | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash (SG) William Blaustein | |
| 05:35 | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler makes the 1st free throw | 35-22 |
| 05:35 | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler makes the 2nd free throw | 35-23 |
| 05:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Yo Wang knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Brian Small and the foul's on Daryl Radley - foul #1 on Daryl Radley, team foul #9 | 37-23 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Bradford (C) Brian Small | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 05:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Yo Wang makes the free throw | 38-23 |
| 05:01 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-23 |
| 04:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Yo Wang pulls down the rebound | 38-23 |
| 04:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronny Woolverton is hacked by Douglas Murchison - foul #2 on Douglas Murchison, team foul #10 | 38-23 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Tsang (SF), Brian Twilley (PF) Gerald Montgomery, Steve Bradford | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez (PG), Arthur Espiritu (SF), John Keith (C) Darryl Cash, Douglas Murchison, Daryl Radley | |
| 04:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronny Woolverton makes the 1st free throw | 39-23 |
| 04:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronny Woolverton makes the 2nd free throw | 40-23 |
| 04:24 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand misses long on a shot from the right wing | 40-23 |
| 04:23 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Hand | 40-23 |
| 04:13 | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jose Gonzalez | 40-25 |
| 04:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Yo Wang misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-25 |
| 04:05 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Hand grabs the board | 40-25 |
| 04:03 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Tsang is called for the reach on Arthur Espiritu in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Tsang, team foul #15 | 40-25 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small (SG), Gerald Montgomery (PF) Richard Tsang, Brian Twilley | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash (SG), William Blaustein (C) James Nadler, Ronald Hand | |
| 04:03 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu makes the 1st free throw | 40-26 |
| 04:03 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu misses the 2nd free throw | 40-26 |
| 04:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Gerald Montgomery gets the rebound | 40-26 |
| 03:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Yo Wang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-26 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Lawson (SG), Clifford Culbreath (SF) Tyrone Maresca, Ronny Woolverton | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison (SF), Kenneth Veazey (PF) Arthur Espiritu, John Keith | |
| 03:49 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Small - foul #3 on Brian Small, team foul #16 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly (PG) Brian Small | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 03:49 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez misses the 1st free throw | 40-26 |
| 03:49 | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 40-27 |
| 03:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Gerald Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Veazey - foul #3 on Kenneth Veazey, team foul #11 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Bradford (C) Yo Wang | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Baudoin (PG), Abraham Bordelon (C) Jose Gonzalez, Kenneth Veazey | |
| 03:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Gerald Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 41-27 |
| 03:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Gerald Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 42-27 |
| 03:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Gerald Montgomery misses the 3rd free throw | 42-27 |
| 03:31 | Gardner-Webb | Abraham Bordelon grabs the defensive rebound | 42-27 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Vincent Daly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Lawson (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Clifford Culbreath (fresh) PF - Gerald Montgomery (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Steve Bradford (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Charles Baudoin (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Darryl Cash (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Murchison (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Blaustein (fresh) 3 pts. C - Abraham Bordelon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein is fouled on the floor by Vincent Daly - foul #3 on Vincent Daly, team foul #17 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Tyrone Maresca (PG), Richard Tsang (C) Vincent Daly, Gerald Montgomery | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 03:13 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein makes the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 03:13 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 02:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Darryl Cash steps in front of the Tyrone Maresca pass | 42-29 |
| 02:36 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-29 |
| 02:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Bradford pulls down the rebound | 42-29 |
| 02:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Tyrone Maresca buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Steve Bradford | 45-29 |
| 01:51 | Gardner-Webb | Douglas Murchison can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 45-29 |
| 01:50 | Gardner-Webb | Abraham Bordelon pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-29 |
| 01:31 | Gardner-Webb | William Blaustein can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt from the right block | 45-29 |
| 01:30 | Gardner-Webb | Darryl Cash misses the tip | 45-29 |
| 01:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Bradford grabs the defensive rebound | 45-29 |
| 01:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Tsang misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Blaustein - foul #1 on William Blaustein, team foul #12 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ronny Woolverton (SF), Brian Twilley (PF), Yo Wang (C) Tyrone Maresca, Clifford Culbreath, Steve Bradford | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jose Gonzalez (PG), James Nadler (SG), Ronald Hand (SF), John Keith (PF), Daryl Radley (C) Charles Baudoin, Darryl Cash, Douglas Murchison, William Blaustein, Abraham Bordelon | |
| 01:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Tsang misses the 1st free throw | 45-29 |
| 01:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Tsang misses the 2nd free throw | 45-29 |
| 01:00 | Gardner-Webb | Daryl Radley grabs the defensive rebound | 45-29 |
| 00:58 | Gardner-Webb | James Nadler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-29 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Tyrone Maresca (PG) Richard Tsang | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 00:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Yo Wang misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Daryl Radley - foul #2 on Daryl Radley, team foul #13 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu (SF) James Nadler | |
| 00:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Yo Wang makes the 1st free throw | 46-29 |
| 00:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Yo Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 47-29 |
| 00:20 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left corner | 47-29 |
| 00:18 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Tyrone Maresca | 47-29 |
| 00:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Twilley buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Lawson | 49-29 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Espiritu hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 49-29 |