| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ralph Baylis (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dale Goguen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clayton Forehand (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jon Kraus (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Carl Girardi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marian | PG - Benjamin Garrett (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mitch Cody (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Channell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Dees (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Joyner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand inbounds the ball | 40-29 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marian | Marian is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 40-29 |
| 19:40 | Marian | William Dees pulls down the rebound | 40-29 |
| 19:33 | Marian | Mitch Cody is hacked by Clayton Forehand - foul #3 on Clayton Forehand, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Vanek (SF) Clayton Forehand | |
| Subs | Marian | | |
| 19:11 | Marian | William Dees hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 40-29 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ralph Baylis | 40-29 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Dale Goguen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-29 |
| 18:41 | Marian | Christopher Joyner gets the rebound | 40-29 |
| 18:28 | Marian | James Channell buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Benjamin Garrett | 40-31 |
| 18:22 | Illinois | Jon Kraus misses short on a runner in the paint | 40-31 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Girardi | 40-31 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Carl Girardi misses the easy layup | 40-31 |
| 17:56 | Marian | Christopher Joyner gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 17:35 | Marian | James Channell misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Carl Girardi - foul #2 on Carl Girardi, team foul #2 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Peter McDonald (C) Carl Girardi | |
| Subs | Marian | Jared Knotts (PF), Jonathan Hyatt (C) William Dees, Christopher Joyner | |
| 17:35 | Marian | James Channell makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 17:35 | Marian | James Channell makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 17:19 | Illinois | Peter McDonald misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 40-33 |
| 17:17 | Marian | Jared Knotts grabs the defensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 16:56 | Marian | Benjamin Garrett is whistled for traveling | 40-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Willie (SG), Christopher Ross (SF), Steve Lemons (C) Dale Goguen, Daniel Vanek, Jon Kraus | |
| Subs | Marian | Charles Nava (PG), James Jones (SG), Frank Lucas (SF) Benjamin Garrett, Mitch Cody, James Channell | |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Steve Lemons buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Ralph Baylis and he's fouled by Jared Knotts - foul #1 on Jared Knotts, team foul #1 | 42-33 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Steve Lemons makes the free throw | 43-33 |
| 16:35 | Marian | Harry Willie steals the ball from Charles Nava | 43-33 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Steve Lemons hits the finger roll set up by Harry Willie | 45-33 |
| 16:20 | Marian | Jonathan Hyatt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dale Goguen (SG), Carl Girardi (C) Ralph Baylis, Steve Lemons | |
| Subs | Marian | | |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Christopher Ross hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Frank Lucas - foul #1 on Frank Lucas, team foul #2 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Marian | Mitch Cody (SG), James Channell (SF), William Dees (PF), Christopher Joyner (C) James Jones, Frank Lucas, Jared Knotts, Jonathan Hyatt | |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Christopher Ross makes the 1st free throw | 46-33 |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Christopher Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 47-33 |
| 15:53 | Marian | James Channell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-33 |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Carl Girardi grabs the defensive rebound | 47-33 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harry Willie (fresh) SG - Dale Goguen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter McDonald (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Girardi (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marian | PG - Charles Nava (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mitch Cody (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Channell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Dees (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Joyner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Dale Goguen connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-33 |
| 15:39 | Marian | Christopher Joyner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-33 |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Peter McDonald grabs the board | 50-33 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Carl Girardi lays it in and the foul's on Charles Nava - foul #3 on Charles Nava, team foul #3 | 52-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Baylis (PG), Daniel Vanek (SG), Clayton Forehand (SF), Jon Kraus (PF) Harry Willie, Dale Goguen, Christopher Ross, Peter McDonald | |
| Subs | Marian | Benjamin Garrett (PG) Charles Nava | |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Carl Girardi misses the free throw | 52-33 |
| 15:22 | Marian | Christopher Joyner snags the defensive board | 52-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marian | Marian is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:05 | Marian | Benjamin Garrett scores on a floater from the left wing set up by James Channell | 52-35 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand is hacked by James Channell - foul #2 on James Channell, team foul #4 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Lemons (C) Carl Girardi | |
| Subs | Marian | Jared Knotts (PF), Jonathan Hyatt (C) William Dees, Christopher Joyner | |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Clayton Forehand | 55-35 |
| 14:20 | Marian | Steve Lemons blocks the short jumper by Jared Knotts | 55-35 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Steve Lemons snags the defensive board | 55-35 |
| 14:05 | Illinois | Jon Kraus hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Daniel Vanek and he's hacked by Mitch Cody - foul #1 on Mitch Cody, team foul #5 | 57-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Peter McDonald (C) Steve Lemons | |
| Subs | Marian | Charles Nava (SG), Gregory Wagner (SF) Mitch Cody, James Channell | |
| 14:05 | Illinois | Jon Kraus makes the free throw | 58-35 |
| 13:49 | Marian | Gregory Wagner steps out of bounds on the sideline | 58-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dale Goguen (SG), Steve Lemons (C) Daniel Vanek, Jon Kraus | |
| Subs | Marian | | |
| 13:24 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 58-35 |
| 13:22 | Illinois | Steve Lemons grabs the offensive board | 58-35 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-35 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Peter McDonald | 58-35 |
| 12:52 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Willie (PG), Christopher Ross (SF), Carl Girardi (C) Ralph Baylis, Clayton Forehand, Steve Lemons | |
| Subs | Marian | Mitch Cody (SG), James Channell (SF), William Dees (PF), Christopher Joyner (C) Charles Nava, Gregory Wagner, Jared Knotts, Jonathan Hyatt | |
| 12:28 | Marian | William Dees hits a fadeaway from the right side | 58-37 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Harry Willie hits a jumper from the baseline | 60-37 |
| 12:14 | Marian | Christopher Joyner is hacked by Dale Goguen - foul #2 on Dale Goguen, team foul #3 | 60-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Vanek (SG), Jon Kraus (PF) Dale Goguen, Peter McDonald | |
| Subs | Marian | Charles Nava (PG) Benjamin Garrett | |
| 11:58 | Marian | James Channell scores on a runner from close range set up by Mitch Cody | 60-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harry Willie (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Vanek (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jon Kraus (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Carl Girardi (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marian | PG - Charles Nava (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mitch Cody (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Channell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Dees (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Joyner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Jon Kraus is hacked by William Dees - foul #3 on William Dees, team foul #6 | 60-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Baylis (PG), Clayton Forehand (SF) Harry Willie, Christopher Ross | |
| Subs | Marian | | |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Jon Kraus loses the dribble to Mitch Cody | 60-39 |
| 11:11 | Marian | William Dees misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 60-39 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis grabs the defensive rebound | 60-39 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Jon Kraus banks in the layup and he's hacked by William Dees - foul #4 on William Dees, team foul #7 | 62-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dale Goguen (SG), Steve Lemons (C) Daniel Vanek, Carl Girardi | |
| Subs | Marian | Benjamin Garrett (PG), Gregory Wagner (SF), Jared Knotts (PF), Jonathan Hyatt (C) Charles Nava, James Channell, William Dees, Christopher Joyner | |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Jon Kraus makes the free throw | 63-39 |
| 10:45 | Marian | Jared Knotts clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Jon Kraus - foul #1 on Jon Kraus, team foul #4 | 63-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Peter McDonald (C) Steve Lemons | |
| Subs | Marian | Charles Nava (SG) Mitch Cody | |
| 10:45 | Marian | Jared Knotts makes the 1st free throw | 63-40 |
| 10:45 | Marian | Jared Knotts makes the 2nd free throw | 63-41 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Jon Kraus can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-41 |
| 10:30 | Marian | Jonathan Hyatt grabs the defensive rebound | 63-41 |
| 10:15 | Marian | Benjamin Garrett misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 63-41 |
| 10:13 | Illinois | Peter McDonald gets the rebound | 63-41 |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand can't connect on a runner from close range | 63-41 |
| 10:07 | Marian | Benjamin Garrett snags the defensive board | 63-41 |
| 09:48 | Marian | Charles Nava misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-41 |
| 09:46 | Marian | Jared Knotts grabs the offensive rebound | 63-41 |
| 09:27 | Marian | Benjamin Garrett misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 63-41 |
| 09:26 | Marian | Charles Nava grabs the offensive rebound | 63-41 |
| 09:03 | Marian | Jared Knotts misses the jumper from the left wing | 63-41 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Jon Kraus grabs the defensive rebound | 63-41 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 63-41 |
| 08:40 | Marian | Jared Knotts gets the rebound | 63-41 |
| 08:34 | Marian | Jared Knotts makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Gregory Wagner | 63-43 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Jon Kraus misses badly on a runner from close range | 63-43 |
| 08:21 | Marian | The rebound goes to Jonathan Hyatt | 63-43 |
| 08:07 | Marian | Jared Knotts misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jon Kraus - foul #2 on Jon Kraus, team foul #5 | 63-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Willie (PG), Daniel Vanek (SG), Christopher Ross (SF), Steve Lemons (PF), Carl Girardi (C) Ralph Baylis, Dale Goguen, Clayton Forehand, Jon Kraus, Peter McDonald | |
| Subs | Marian | James Jones (PG), Mitch Cody (SG), James Channell (SF), Christopher Joyner (C) Benjamin Garrett, Charles Nava, Gregory Wagner, Jonathan Hyatt | |
| 08:07 | Marian | Jared Knotts makes the 1st free throw | 63-44 |
| 08:07 | Marian | Jared Knotts makes the 2nd free throw | 63-45 |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Harry Willie can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 63-45 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Daniel Vanek can't tip it in | 63-45 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Steve Lemons gets the offensive rebound | 63-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harry Willie (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Vanek (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Lemons (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Carl Girardi (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marian | PG - James Jones (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Mitch Cody (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Channell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jared Knotts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Christopher Joyner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Steve Lemons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Marian | William Dees (PF) Jared Knotts | |
| 07:27 | Marian | William Dees is called for a charge - foul #5 on William Dees, team foul #8 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Marian | Jared Knotts (PF) William Dees | |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Christopher Joyner picks off the pass by Daniel Vanek | 63-45 |
| 06:53 | Marian | Christopher Joyner is hacked by Christopher Ross - foul #2 on Christopher Ross, team foul #6 | 63-45 |
| 06:39 | Marian | Jared Knotts's fadeaway is rejected by Carl Girardi | 63-45 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Christopher Ross pulls down the rebound | 63-45 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Carl Girardi comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 63-45 |
| 06:29 | Marian | Christopher Joyner grabs the board | 63-45 |
| 06:10 | Marian | James Channell's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Ross | 63-45 |
| 06:09 | Illinois | Steve Lemons grabs the board | 63-45 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Steve Lemons misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-45 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | Carl Girardi tips it in | 65-45 |
| 05:44 | Marian | James Channell misses the dunk attempt | 65-45 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Daniel Vanek grabs the board | 65-45 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Harry Willie buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Carl Girardi and the foul's on James Jones - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #9 | 67-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dale Goguen (SG), Clayton Forehand (SF), Jon Kraus (PF), Peter McDonald (C) Daniel Vanek, Christopher Ross, Steve Lemons, Carl Girardi | |
| Subs | Marian | Benjamin Garrett (PG), Jonathan Hyatt (PF), Frank Lucas (C) James Jones, Jared Knotts, Christopher Joyner | |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Harry Willie makes the free throw | 68-45 |
| 05:19 | Marian | James Channell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Vanek (SG), Christopher Ross (SF), Steve Lemons (C) Dale Goguen, Clayton Forehand, Jon Kraus | |
| Subs | Marian | Charles Nava (PG), James Jones (SG), Gregory Wagner (SF) Benjamin Garrett, Mitch Cody, James Channell | |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Jonathan Hyatt is called for the reach on Peter McDonald - foul #1 on Jonathan Hyatt, team foul #10 | 68-45 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Peter McDonald misses the 1st free throw | 68-45 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Peter McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 69-45 |
| 04:55 | Marian | Gregory Wagner banks in the layup set up by James Jones | 69-47 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Christopher Ross scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Harry Willie | 72-47 |
| 04:21 | Marian | The short jumper by Gregory Wagner is denied by Peter McDonald | 72-47 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Vanek | 72-47 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Christopher Ross throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-47 |
| 03:55 | Marian | Gregory Wagner knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jonathan Hyatt | 72-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marian | Marian is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Peter McDonald is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Peter McDonald, team foul #7 | 72-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harry Willie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Vanek (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Christopher Ross (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter McDonald (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Steve Lemons (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marian | PG - Charles Nava (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Wagner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Hyatt (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Lucas (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marian | Marian is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Marian | Frank Lucas misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 72-50 |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Christopher Ross gets the rebound | 72-50 |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Daniel Vanek misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-50 |
| 03:05 | Marian | Gregory Wagner gets the rebound | 72-50 |
| 02:56 | Marian | James Jones drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Nava | 72-52 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Daniel Vanek knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Harry Willie | 75-52 |
| 02:31 | Marian | James Jones clanks a jumper from the left wing | 75-52 |
| 02:30 | Marian | Charles Nava gets the offensive rebound | 75-52 |
| 02:11 | Marian | Gregory Wagner misses the lay-in | 75-52 |
| 02:09 | Marian | Frank Lucas tips it home | 75-54 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Christopher Ross hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Harry Willie | 77-54 |
| 01:51 | Marian | Peter McDonald steals the ball from James Jones | 77-54 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Frank Lucas is called for the reach on Steve Lemons - foul #2 on Frank Lucas, team foul #11 | 77-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Marian | Jared Knotts (PF) Frank Lucas | |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Steve Lemons misses the 1st free throw | 77-54 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Steve Lemons makes the 2nd free throw | 78-54 |
| 01:29 | Marian | Gregory Wagner connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Jared Knotts and he's hacked by Harry Willie - foul #1 on Harry Willie, team foul #8 | 78-56 |
| 01:29 | Marian | Gregory Wagner makes the free throw | 78-57 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Daniel Vanek makes the jumper in the paint set up by Harry Willie | 80-57 |
| 01:00 | Marian | Jonathan Hyatt drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Gregory Wagner | 80-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marian | Marian is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Harry Willie double dribbles | 80-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marian | Marian is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Marian | Jonathan Hyatt misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 80-59 |
| 00:23 | Marian | Jared Knotts grabs the offensive rebound | 80-59 |
| 00:20 | Marian | Gregory Wagner misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 80-59 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Harry Willie grabs the board | 80-59 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Harry Willie runs out the clock | 80-59 |