| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Roger Lusk (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Dustin (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Michael Wright (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dikembe Amezquita (fresh) 5 pts. C - Gregory Hester (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - Buford Dial (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Peterson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - John McMaken (fresh) PF - Arthur Morrow (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Bowers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Coastal Carolina | John McMaken inbounds the ball | 49-26 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:57 | Coastal Carolina | Roger Lusk steals the ball from Travis Peterson in the backcourt | 49-26 |
| 19:55 | Illinois State | Eric Dustin blows the layup | 49-26 |
| 19:53 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita gets the offensive rebound | 49-26 |
| 19:30 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita is whistled for a carry | 49-26 |
| 19:21 | Coastal Carolina | Arthur Morrow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-26 |
| 19:20 | Illinois State | Roger Lusk snags the defensive board | 49-26 |
| 18:56 | Illinois State | Buford Dial steals the ball from Gregory Hester | 49-26 |
| 18:30 | Coastal Carolina | Travis Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-26 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Johnson (PG), Steven Peacock (SG), Robert McRobbie (SF), Robert Morrison (PF), Timothy Cicero (C) Roger Lusk, Eric Dustin, Michael Wright, Dikembe Amezquita, Gregory Hester | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Roy Johnson (PG), Oliver Hoover (SG), Anthony Pettyjohn (SF), Fernando Salazar (PF), Dale Sine (C) Buford Dial, Travis Peterson, John McMaken, Arthur Morrow, Larry Bowers | |
| 18:10 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 49-26 |
| 18:08 | Illinois State | Timothy Cicero hits the follow up shot | 51-26 |
| 17:51 | Coastal Carolina | Fernando Salazar buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Roy Johnson | 51-29 |
| 17:47 | Illinois State | Oliver Hoover is called for the reach on Steven Peacock in the backcourt - foul #3 on Oliver Hoover, team foul #1 | 51-29 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Buford Dial (PG), Arthur Morrow (PF), Larry Bowers (C) Roy Johnson, Oliver Hoover, Fernando Salazar | |
| 17:33 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Anthony Pettyjohn - foul #3 on Anthony Pettyjohn, team foul #2 | 51-29 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Lusk (PG), Charles Monreal (PF), Marcus Osborne (C) John Johnson, Robert Morrison, Timothy Cicero | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Travis Peterson (SG), John McMaken (SF) Anthony Pettyjohn, Dale Sine | |
| 17:33 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock makes the 1st free throw | 52-29 |
| 17:33 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock makes the 2nd free throw | 53-29 |
| 17:30 | Coastal Carolina | Roger Lusk is called for the reach on John McMaken in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roger Lusk, team foul #1 | 53-29 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Dustin (SG) Steven Peacock | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | | |
| 17:21 | Coastal Carolina | Buford Dial comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing but the foul's on Marcus Osborne - foul #1 on Marcus Osborne, team foul #2 | 53-29 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Wright (SF) Robert McRobbie | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | | |
| 17:21 | Coastal Carolina | Buford Dial misses the 1st free throw | 53-29 |
| 17:21 | Coastal Carolina | Buford Dial misses the 2nd free throw | 53-29 |
| 17:21 | Coastal Carolina | Buford Dial misses the 3rd free throw | 53-29 |
| 17:21 | Coastal Carolina | Larry Bowers snags the offensive board | 53-29 |
| 17:06 | Coastal Carolina | Travis Peterson misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-29 |
| 17:05 | Coastal Carolina | Larry Bowers tips it but misses | 53-29 |
| 17:04 | Coastal Carolina | Buford Dial snags the offensive board | 53-29 |
| 16:54 | Coastal Carolina | Buford Dial misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-29 |
| 16:53 | Coastal Carolina | Arthur Morrow snags the offensive board | 53-29 |
| 16:47 | Coastal Carolina | Buford Dial makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Arthur Morrow | 53-32 |
| 16:30 | Illinois State | Buford Dial is called for the reach on Marcus Osborne - foul #2 on Buford Dial, team foul #3 | 53-32 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Johnson (SG), Robert McRobbie (SF), Robert Morrison (PF), Gregory Hester (C) Eric Dustin, Michael Wright, Charles Monreal, Marcus Osborne | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Roy Johnson (PG), Fernando Salazar (PF) Buford Dial, Arthur Morrow | |
| 16:13 | Illinois State | Gregory Hester misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-32 |
| 16:11 | Illinois State | John Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 53-32 |
| 15:47 | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-32 |
| 15:45 | Coastal Carolina | Larry Bowers gets the rebound | 53-32 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Roger Lusk (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert McRobbie (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Morrison (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory Hester (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - Roy Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SG - Travis Peterson (tiring) 3 ast. SF - John McMaken (tiring) PF - Fernando Salazar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Larry Bowers (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Coastal Carolina | John McMaken makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Fernando Salazar and he's hacked by Roger Lusk - foul #3 on Roger Lusk, team foul #3 | 53-34 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Peacock (SG), Michael Wright (SF), Dikembe Amezquita (PF), Timothy Cicero (C) John Johnson, Robert McRobbie, Robert Morrison, Gregory Hester | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Anthony Pettyjohn (PG), Herbert Taylor (SG), Arthur Morrow (PF), Dale Sine (C) Roy Johnson, Travis Peterson, Fernando Salazar, Larry Bowers | |
| 15:29 | Coastal Carolina | John McMaken misses the free throw | 53-34 |
| 15:29 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita gets the rebound | 53-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 15:07 | Illinois State | Timothy Cicero blows the dunk | 53-34 |
| 15:06 | Coastal Carolina | Dale Sine snags the defensive board | 53-34 |
| 15:02 | Coastal Carolina | Anthony Pettyjohn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-34 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Buford Dial (PG) John McMaken | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 14:39 | Illinois State | Michael Wright scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 55-34 |
| 14:20 | Coastal Carolina | Arthur Morrow hits a driving attempt near the basket | 55-36 |
| 14:05 | Illinois State | Michael Wright hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 55-36 |
| 14:04 | Coastal Carolina | Arthur Morrow snags the defensive board | 55-36 |
| 13:53 | Coastal Carolina | Buford Dial makes the wide open floater from the left side on a great pass from Arthur Morrow | 55-38 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 13:49 | Illinois State | Herbert Taylor is called for the reach on Steven Peacock in the backcourt - foul #4 on Herbert Taylor, team foul #4 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Johnson (PG), Eric Dustin (SG), Robert McRobbie (SF), Charles Monreal (PF), Gregory Hester (C) Roger Lusk, Steven Peacock, Michael Wright, Dikembe Amezquita, Timothy Cicero | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Oliver Hoover (SG), Larry Bowers (C) Herbert Taylor, Dale Sine | |
| 13:33 | Illinois State | Eric Dustin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-38 |
| 13:31 | Coastal Carolina | The rebound goes to Larry Bowers | 55-38 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 13:27 | Coastal Carolina | Anthony Pettyjohn misses short on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 55-38 |
| 13:26 | Coastal Carolina | Oliver Hoover gets the offensive rebound | 55-38 |
| 13:19 | Coastal Carolina | Oliver Hoover is fouled on the floor by Eric Dustin - foul #3 on Eric Dustin, team foul #4 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Morrison (PF) Charles Monreal | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | | |
| 13:01 | Coastal Carolina | Oliver Hoover connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Buford Dial | 55-40 |
| 12:50 | Illinois State | Eric Dustin clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-40 |
| 12:49 | Illinois State | John Johnson tips it home | 57-40 |
| 12:44 | Coastal Carolina | Buford Dial is fouled in the backcourt by Robert McRobbie - foul #3 on Robert McRobbie, team foul #5 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Lusk (PG), Charles Monreal (SF), Marcus Osborne (C) Eric Dustin, Robert McRobbie, Gregory Hester | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Travis Peterson (SG), John McMaken (SF) Oliver Hoover, Anthony Pettyjohn | |
| 12:34 | Coastal Carolina | Travis Peterson connects on the open 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Larry Bowers | 57-43 |
| 12:21 | Illinois State | Arthur Morrow denies the turnaround by Roger Lusk | 57-43 |
| 12:20 | Coastal Carolina | The rebound goes to Arthur Morrow | 57-43 |
| 12:14 | Coastal Carolina | John McMaken misses long on a floater from the right side | 57-43 |
| 12:13 | Coastal Carolina | Arthur Morrow can't tip it in | 57-43 |
| 12:12 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison snags the defensive board | 57-43 |
| 12:02 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison can't finish the layup | 57-43 |
| 12:00 | Coastal Carolina | The rebound goes to Arthur Morrow | 57-43 |
| 12:00 | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Peacock (SG), Robert McRobbie (SF), Gregory Hester (C) John Johnson, Robert Morrison, Marcus Osborne | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Roy Johnson (PG), Oliver Hoover (SG), Dale Sine (SF), Fernando Salazar (PF) Buford Dial, Travis Peterson, John McMaken, Arthur Morrow | |
| 11:40 | Coastal Carolina | Roy Johnson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Bowers | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Roger Lusk (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Peacock (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert McRobbie (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Monreal (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Hester (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - Roy Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SG - Oliver Hoover (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dale Sine (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fernando Salazar (fresh) 3 pts. C - Larry Bowers (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Illinois State | Larry Bowers takes the ball from Steven Peacock in the backcourt | 57-46 |
| 11:23 | Coastal Carolina | Steven Peacock is called for the reach on Oliver Hoover - foul #2 on Steven Peacock, team foul #6 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Dustin (SG), Timothy Cicero (PF) Roger Lusk, Charles Monreal | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Travis Peterson (SG), Anthony Pettyjohn (SF) Oliver Hoover, Dale Sine | |
| 11:04 | Coastal Carolina | Anthony Pettyjohn connects on the open 3 from the left corner | 57-49 |
| 10:46 | Illinois State | Gregory Hester can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 57-49 |
| 10:45 | Coastal Carolina | The rebound goes to Anthony Pettyjohn | 57-49 |
| 10:42 | Coastal Carolina | Eric Dustin is called for the reach on Travis Peterson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Dustin, team foul #7 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Lusk (PG), John Johnson (SG), Michael Wright (SF), Robert Morrison (PF), Marcus Osborne (C) Steven Peacock, Eric Dustin, Robert McRobbie, Timothy Cicero, Gregory Hester | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Buford Dial (PG), Arthur Morrow (PF) Roy Johnson, Fernando Salazar | |
| 10:42 | Coastal Carolina | Travis Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 10:42 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| 10:20 | Illinois State | Roger Lusk buries a jumpshot from the right side | 59-49 |
| 09:57 | Coastal Carolina | Arthur Morrow makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-51 |
| 09:55 | Illinois State | Roger Lusk is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Pettyjohn - foul #4 on Anthony Pettyjohn, team foul #5 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie (SF), Dikembe Amezquita (PF), Gregory Hester (C) Michael Wright, Robert Morrison, Marcus Osborne | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Oliver Hoover (SG), John McMaken (SF), Dale Sine (C) Travis Peterson, Anthony Pettyjohn, Larry Bowers | |
| 09:43 | Illinois State | John Johnson can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 09:42 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita tips it back up and in | 61-51 |
| 09:29 | Coastal Carolina | John McMaken drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Buford Dial | 61-54 |
| 09:10 | Illinois State | John Johnson is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Roger Lusk | 63-54 |
| 09:03 | Coastal Carolina | Oliver Hoover makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner and he's fouled by John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #8 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Peacock (SG), Charles Monreal (SF), Timothy Cicero (C) John Johnson, Robert McRobbie, Gregory Hester | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Travis Peterson (PG), Larry Bowers (C) Buford Dial, Arthur Morrow | |
| 09:03 | Coastal Carolina | Oliver Hoover makes the free throw | 63-58 |
| 08:40 | Illinois State | Timothy Cicero is whistled for a carry | 63-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Morrison (PF) Dikembe Amezquita | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Buford Dial (PG) Oliver Hoover | |
| 08:33 | Coastal Carolina | Buford Dial is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 63-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Marcus Osborne (C) Timothy Cicero | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | | |
| 08:16 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Charles Monreal | 65-58 |
| 08:02 | Coastal Carolina | Dale Sine misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left side | 65-58 |
| 08:01 | Illinois State | Charles Monreal grabs the defensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 07:51 | Illinois State | Charles Monreal misses badly on a shot from close range but he's hacked by John McMaken - foul #3 on John McMaken, team foul #6 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Johnson (PG), Eric Dustin (SG), Dikembe Amezquita (PF), Gregory Hester (C) Roger Lusk, Steven Peacock, Robert Morrison, Marcus Osborne | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Roy Johnson (PG), Herbert Taylor (SG), Anthony Pettyjohn (SF), Arthur Morrow (PF) Buford Dial, Travis Peterson, John McMaken, Dale Sine | |
| 07:51 | Illinois State | Charles Monreal makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 07:51 | Illinois State | Charles Monreal misses the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 07:51 | Coastal Carolina | Larry Bowers snags the defensive board | 66-58 |
| 07:36 | Coastal Carolina | Eric Dustin picks off the pass by Anthony Pettyjohn | 66-58 |
| 07:32 | Illinois State | Eric Dustin banks in the layup | 68-58 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Johnson (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Dustin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. SF - Charles Monreal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Amezquita (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Hester (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - Roy Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SG - Herbert Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Anthony Pettyjohn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Arthur Morrow (tired) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - Larry Bowers (tired) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Coastal Carolina | Herbert Taylor comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 68-58 |
| 07:13 | Coastal Carolina | Roy Johnson grabs the offensive board | 68-58 |
| 07:08 | Coastal Carolina | Anthony Pettyjohn makes the wide open floater from the left side and he's hacked by Gregory Hester - foul #2 on Gregory Hester, team foul #9 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie (PG), Michael Wright (SF), Timothy Cicero (PF) John Johnson, Charles Monreal, Dikembe Amezquita | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Fernando Salazar (PF) Arthur Morrow | |
| 07:08 | Coastal Carolina | Anthony Pettyjohn misses the free throw | 68-60 |
| 07:08 | Illinois State | Gregory Hester pulls down the rebound | 68-60 |
| 06:58 | Illinois State | Gregory Hester is called for 10 seconds | 68-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Buford Dial (PG) Roy Johnson | |
| 06:42 | Coastal Carolina | Buford Dial is wide open but clanks a jumper in the paint | 68-60 |
| 06:40 | Illinois State | Timothy Cicero pulls down the rebound | 68-60 |
| 06:26 | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Timothy Cicero and he's hacked by Buford Dial - foul #3 on Buford Dial, team foul #7 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Lusk (PG), Robert Morrison (PF) Michael Wright, Timothy Cicero | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Travis Peterson (PG), Arthur Morrow (PF), Dale Sine (C) Buford Dial, Fernando Salazar, Larry Bowers | |
| 06:26 | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie makes the free throw | 71-60 |
| 06:02 | Coastal Carolina | Herbert Taylor scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Travis Peterson | 71-62 |
| 05:36 | Illinois State | Roger Lusk hits a wide open 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Robert McRobbie | 74-62 |
| 05:33 | Coastal Carolina | Roger Lusk is called for the reach on Herbert Taylor in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roger Lusk, team foul #10 | 74-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Peacock (PG), John Johnson (SG), Michael Wright (SF), Dikembe Amezquita (PF), Marcus Osborne (C) Roger Lusk, Eric Dustin, Robert McRobbie, Robert Morrison, Gregory Hester | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Buford Dial (PG), Oliver Hoover (SF), Fernando Salazar (PF), Roy Johnson (C) Travis Peterson, Anthony Pettyjohn, Arthur Morrow, Dale Sine | |
| 05:33 | Coastal Carolina | Herbert Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 74-62 |
| 05:33 | Coastal Carolina | Herbert Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| 05:33 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita pulls down the rebound | 74-62 |
| 05:31 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock is hacked by Buford Dial in the backcourt - foul #4 on Buford Dial, team foul #8 | 74-62 |
| 05:31 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock misses the 1st free throw | 74-62 |
| 05:31 | Coastal Carolina | Herbert Taylor pulls down the rebound | 74-62 |
| 05:04 | Coastal Carolina | Buford Dial is called for a charge - foul #5 on Buford Dial, team foul #9 | 74-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Morrison (C) Marcus Osborne | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Larry Bowers (C) Buford Dial | |
| 04:45 | Illinois State | Michael Wright hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the right block | 74-62 |
| 04:44 | Coastal Carolina | Roy Johnson gets the rebound | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:35 | Coastal Carolina | Larry Bowers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Lusk (PG), Robert McRobbie (SF), Timothy Cicero (PF), Gregory Hester (C) John Johnson, Michael Wright, Dikembe Amezquita, Robert Morrison | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Travis Peterson (PG), John McMaken (SF), Arthur Morrow (PF) Roy Johnson, Oliver Hoover, Fernando Salazar | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:20 | Illinois State | Roger Lusk is hacked by Larry Bowers - foul #1 on Larry Bowers, team foul #10 | 74-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Dale Sine (C) Larry Bowers | |
| 04:20 | Illinois State | Roger Lusk makes the 1st free throw | 75-62 |
| 04:20 | Illinois State | Roger Lusk makes the 2nd free throw | 76-62 |
| 04:12 | Coastal Carolina | Dale Sine misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left side | 76-62 |
| 04:11 | Coastal Carolina | Dale Sine misses the tip | 76-62 |
| 04:09 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock grabs the board | 76-62 |
| 03:50 | Illinois State | Roger Lusk is hacked by John McMaken - foul #4 on John McMaken, team foul #11 | 76-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Dustin (SG), Robert Morrison (PF) Steven Peacock, Timothy Cicero | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Larry Bowers (C) Dale Sine | |
| 03:50 | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-62 |
| 03:50 | Illinois State | Roger Lusk makes the 1st free throw | 77-62 |
| 03:50 | Illinois State | Roger Lusk makes the 2nd free throw | 78-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:47 | Coastal Carolina | Robert Morrison is called for the reach on Travis Peterson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Morrison, team foul #11 | 78-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Monreal (SF), Marcus Osborne (C) Eric Dustin, Gregory Hester | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Oliver Hoover (SF) John McMaken | |
| 03:47 | Coastal Carolina | Travis Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 78-62 |
| 03:47 | Coastal Carolina | Travis Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 78-62 |
| 03:47 | Illinois State | Marcus Osborne grabs the board | 78-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie can't finish the layup | 78-62 |
| 03:18 | Coastal Carolina | Larry Bowers grabs the defensive rebound | 78-62 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Roger Lusk (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert McRobbie (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Charles Monreal (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Morrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Marcus Osborne (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - Travis Peterson (tired) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Herbert Taylor (tired) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Oliver Hoover (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Morrow (tired) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - Larry Bowers (tired) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Coastal Carolina | Larry Bowers is open but comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 78-62 |
| 02:50 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison gets the rebound | 78-62 |
| 02:26 | Illinois State | Charles Monreal is hacked by Travis Peterson - foul #3 on Travis Peterson, team foul #12 | 78-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Johnson (PG), Steven Peacock (SG), Timothy Cicero (PF) Roger Lusk, Robert McRobbie, Marcus Osborne | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Roy Johnson (PG), Anthony Pettyjohn (SF), Fernando Salazar (PF), Dale Sine (C) Travis Peterson, Herbert Taylor, Arthur Morrow, Larry Bowers | |
| 02:26 | Illinois State | Charles Monreal makes the 1st free throw | 79-62 |
| 02:26 | Illinois State | Charles Monreal makes the 2nd free throw | 80-62 |
| 02:23 | Coastal Carolina | Anthony Pettyjohn's pass is intercepted by John Johnson in the backcourt | 80-62 |
| 02:21 | Illinois State | John Johnson lays it in | 82-62 |
| 02:07 | Coastal Carolina | Steven Peacock is called for the reach on Oliver Hoover - foul #3 on Steven Peacock, team foul #12 | 82-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie (SF) Charles Monreal | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | | |
| 02:07 | Coastal Carolina | Oliver Hoover makes the 1st free throw | 82-63 |
| 02:07 | Coastal Carolina | Oliver Hoover misses the 2nd free throw | 82-63 |
| 02:07 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 82-63 |
| 01:44 | Illinois State | Timothy Cicero misses the easy open layup | 82-63 |
| 01:43 | Coastal Carolina | Oliver Hoover grabs the defensive rebound | 82-63 |
| 01:32 | Coastal Carolina | Oliver Hoover is open but comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Steven Peacock - foul #4 on Steven Peacock, team foul #13 | 82-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Travis Peterson (PG) Fernando Salazar | |
| 01:32 | Coastal Carolina | Oliver Hoover misses the 1st free throw | 82-63 |
| 01:32 | Coastal Carolina | Oliver Hoover misses the 2nd free throw | 82-63 |
| 01:32 | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie grabs the defensive rebound | 82-63 |
| 01:06 | Illinois State | Roy Johnson is called for the reach on Robert McRobbie - foul #1 on Roy Johnson, team foul #13 | 82-63 |
| 01:06 | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie misses the 1st free throw | 82-63 |
| 01:06 | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie misses the 2nd free throw | 82-63 |
| 01:06 | Coastal Carolina | Dale Sine gets the rebound | 82-63 |
| 00:58 | Coastal Carolina | Anthony Pettyjohn drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Robert McRobbie - foul #4 on Robert McRobbie, team foul #14 | 82-65 |
| 00:58 | Coastal Carolina | Anthony Pettyjohn makes the free throw | 82-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Illinois State | John Johnson is hacked by Travis Peterson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Travis Peterson, team foul #14 | 82-66 |
| 00:55 | Illinois State | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 83-66 |
| 00:55 | Illinois State | John Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 83-66 |
| 00:55 | Coastal Carolina | Dale Sine grabs the board | 83-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Coastal Carolina | John Johnson steps in front of the Oliver Hoover pass in the backcourt | 83-66 |
| 00:29 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Johnson | 85-66 |
| 00:21 | Coastal Carolina | Roy Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 85-66 |
| 00:20 | Illinois State | John Johnson pulls down the rebound | 85-66 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | John Johnson runs out the clock | 85-66 |