| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Jeffery Pierce (fresh) SG - Reginald Alexander (fresh) SF - Joshua Easley (fresh) PF - Charles Adams (fresh) C - John Fredette (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - George Labonte (fresh) SG - Eric Dustin (fresh) SF - Michael Wright (fresh) PF - Dikembe Amezquita (fresh) C - Timothy Cicero (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois State | Eric Dustin knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from George Labonte | 0-2 |
| 19:34 | UNC Wilmington | Reginald Alexander throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Illinois State | Timothy Cicero misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Joshua Easley - foul #1 on Joshua Easley, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Illinois State | Timothy Cicero makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:25 | Illinois State | Timothy Cicero misses the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:25 | UNC Wilmington | John Fredette grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:09 | UNC Wilmington | John Fredette hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeffery Pierce | 2-3 |
| 18:56 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-3 |
| 18:54 | Illinois State | Michael Wright tips it home | 2-5 |
| 18:36 | UNC Wilmington | Joshua Easley misses short on an open 3 from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 18:35 | UNC Wilmington | Reginald Alexander tips it but misses | 2-5 |
| 18:34 | UNC Wilmington | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Adams | 2-5 |
| 18:20 | UNC Wilmington | Jeffery Pierce double dribbles | 2-5 |
| 18:04 | Illinois State | Michael Wright connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eric Dustin | 2-7 |
| 17:46 | UNC Wilmington | John Fredette buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Reginald Alexander | 4-7 |
| 17:33 | Illinois State | George Labonte scores on a shot from the left side | 4-9 |
| 17:19 | UNC Wilmington | Jeffery Pierce misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 4-9 |
| 17:17 | UNC Wilmington | John Fredette can't tip it in | 4-9 |
| 17:15 | Illinois State | Timothy Cicero pulls down the rebound | 4-9 |
| 17:03 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Eric Dustin | 4-11 |
| 16:50 | UNC Wilmington | Reginald Alexander is alone and drills a floater from the left side set up by Joshua Easley | 6-11 |
| 16:29 | Illinois State | George Labonte loses the ball out of bounds | 6-11 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Matthew Knapp (PG), Tommy Cribbs (SG), Jason Ring (SF), Lawrence Vogel (PF), Peter Cullen (C) Jeffery Pierce, Reginald Alexander, Joshua Easley, Charles Adams, John Fredette | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Peacock (PG), Robert McRobbie (SG), Charles Monreal (SF), Robert Morrison (PF), Marcus Osborne (C) George Labonte, Eric Dustin, Michael Wright, Dikembe Amezquita, Timothy Cicero | |
| 16:10 | UNC Wilmington | Marcus Osborne swats the short shot by Peter Cullen | 6-11 |
| 16:09 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Robert McRobbie | 6-11 |
| 15:47 | Illinois State | Jason Ring is called for the reach on Marcus Osborne - foul #1 on Jason Ring, team foul #2 | 6-11 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Matthew Knapp (fresh) SG - Tommy Cribbs (fresh) SF - Jason Ring (fresh) PF - Lawrence Vogel (fresh) C - Peter Cullen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Steven Peacock (fresh) SG - Robert McRobbie (fresh) SF - Charles Monreal (fresh) PF - Robert Morrison (fresh) C - Marcus Osborne (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison is called for traveling | 6-11 |
| 15:29 | UNC Wilmington | Matthew Knapp is hacked by Charles Monreal in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Monreal, team foul #1 | 6-11 |
| 15:20 | UNC Wilmington | Jason Ring misses the runner from the right block but the foul's on Marcus Osborne - foul #1 on Marcus Osborne, team foul #2 | 6-11 |
| 15:20 | UNC Wilmington | Jason Ring makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 15:20 | UNC Wilmington | Jason Ring misses the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 15:20 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison grabs the board | 7-11 |
| 15:01 | Illinois State | Marcus Osborne jams it | 7-13 |
| 14:55 | UNC Wilmington | Matthew Knapp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-13 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jonathan Coker (PG), Reginald Alexander (SG) Matthew Knapp, Jason Ring | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Dustin (SG), Michael Wright (SF), Craig Fallon (C) Steven Peacock, Charles Monreal, Marcus Osborne | |
| 14:47 | Illinois State | Michael Wright misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-13 |
| 14:46 | UNC Wilmington | Lawrence Vogel grabs the defensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 14:29 | UNC Wilmington | Jonathan Coker is hacked by Craig Fallon - foul #1 on Craig Fallon, team foul #3 | 7-13 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Joshua Easley (SF), Charles Adams (PF), John Fredette (C) Tommy Cribbs, Lawrence Vogel, Peter Cullen | |
| Subs | Illinois State | George Labonte (PG), Dikembe Amezquita (PF) Robert McRobbie, Robert Morrison | |
| 14:22 | UNC Wilmington | Joshua Easley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 7-13 |
| 14:20 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita grabs the defensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 13:59 | Illinois State | Eric Dustin misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 7-13 |
| 13:57 | Illinois State | Michael Wright tips it in | 7-15 |
| 13:53 | UNC Wilmington | Jonathan Coker is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Dustin - foul #1 on Eric Dustin, team foul #4 | 7-15 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Peacock (SG), Charles Monreal (SF) Eric Dustin, Michael Wright | |
| 13:35 | UNC Wilmington | Charles Monreal denies the turnaround by Joshua Easley | 7-15 |
| 13:33 | Illinois State | Charles Monreal gets the rebound | 7-15 |
| 13:09 | Illinois State | George Labonte misses long on a shot from the right side | 7-15 |
| 13:08 | UNC Wilmington | Jonathan Coker grabs the defensive rebound | 7-15 |
| 13:02 | UNC Wilmington | Joshua Easley is fouled on the floor by George Labonte - foul #1 on George Labonte, team foul #5 | 7-15 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jeffery Pierce (PG), Matthew Knapp (SG), Tommy Cribbs (SF), Lawrence Vogel (PF), Peter Cullen (C) Jonathan Coker, Reginald Alexander, Joshua Easley, Charles Adams, John Fredette | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie (SG), Michael Wright (SF), Robert Morrison (PF), Marcus Osborne (C) George Labonte, Charles Monreal, Dikembe Amezquita, Craig Fallon | |
| 12:49 | UNC Wilmington | Tommy Cribbs misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 7-15 |
| 12:47 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 7-15 |
| 12:30 | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie misses badly on a jumper from close range | 7-15 |
| 12:29 | UNC Wilmington | Lawrence Vogel gets the rebound | 7-15 |
| 12:16 | UNC Wilmington | Tommy Cribbs misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 7-15 |
| 12:15 | UNC Wilmington | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Cullen | 7-15 |
| 11:55 | UNC Wilmington | Jeffery Pierce loses the dribble to Robert Morrison | 7-15 |
| 11:32 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 7-15 |
| 11:31 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-15 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Jeffery Pierce (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Knapp (fairly fresh) SF - Tommy Cribbs (fairly fresh) PF - Lawrence Vogel (fresh) 2 reb. C - Peter Cullen (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Steven Peacock (fairly fresh) SG - Robert McRobbie (fresh) SF - Michael Wright (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Morrison (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Marcus Osborne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock hits a jumper from the left side set up by Robert Morrison | 7-17 |
| 11:03 | UNC Wilmington | Lawrence Vogel misses the wide open floater from the right side | 7-17 |
| 11:02 | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie snags the defensive board | 7-17 |
| 10:41 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-17 |
| 10:39 | UNC Wilmington | Tommy Cribbs grabs the defensive rebound | 7-17 |
| 10:27 | UNC Wilmington | Robert Morrison blocks the short jumper by Matthew Knapp | 7-17 |
| 10:26 | Illinois State | Michael Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 7-17 |
| 10:09 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Steven Peacock and the foul's on Lawrence Vogel - foul #1 on Lawrence Vogel, team foul #3 | 7-19 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jonathan Coker (PG), Reginald Alexander (SG), Joshua Easley (SF), Charles Adams (PF), John Fredette (C) Jeffery Pierce, Matthew Knapp, Tommy Cribbs, Lawrence Vogel, Peter Cullen | |
| Subs | Illinois State | George Labonte (PG), Eric Dustin (SG), Charles Monreal (SF), Timothy Cicero (C) Steven Peacock, Robert McRobbie, Michael Wright, Marcus Osborne | |
| 10:09 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison makes the free throw | 7-20 |
| 09:47 | UNC Wilmington | Reginald Alexander is fouled on the floor by Timothy Cicero - foul #1 on Timothy Cicero, team foul #6 | 7-20 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita (PF) Robert Morrison | |
| 09:33 | UNC Wilmington | Reginald Alexander misses short on an open 3 from the left corner | 7-20 |
| 09:32 | UNC Wilmington | Charles Adams tips it in | 9-20 |
| 09:14 | Illinois State | Eric Dustin connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by George Labonte and he's hacked by Joshua Easley - foul #2 on Joshua Easley, team foul #4 | 9-22 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jason Ring (SF) Joshua Easley | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 09:14 | Illinois State | Eric Dustin makes the free throw | 9-23 |
| 08:59 | UNC Wilmington | Reginald Alexander connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 11-23 |
| 08:40 | Illinois State | Timothy Cicero lays it up and in | 11-25 |
| 08:22 | UNC Wilmington | Reginald Alexander misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Dikembe Amezquita - foul #1 on Dikembe Amezquita, team foul #7 | 11-25 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Wright (SF), Craig Fallon (C) Charles Monreal, Timothy Cicero | |
| 08:22 | UNC Wilmington | Reginald Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 11-25 |
| 08:22 | UNC Wilmington | Reginald Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 12-25 |
| 08:12 | Illinois State | Michael Wright misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 12-25 |
| 08:10 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-25 |
| 08:01 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-25 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Lawrence Vogel (PF) Charles Adams | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie (PG) George Labonte | |
| 07:42 | UNC Wilmington | Reginald Alexander is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 12-25 |
| 07:40 | Illinois State | Craig Fallon grabs the defensive rebound | 12-25 |
| 07:24 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Jonathan Coker - foul #1 on Jonathan Coker, team foul #5 | 12-25 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jeffery Pierce (PG), Tommy Cribbs (SF), Charles Adams (PF) Jonathan Coker, Jason Ring, John Fredette | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Peacock (SF) Michael Wright | |
| 07:24 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita makes the 1st free throw | 12-26 |
| 07:24 | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita makes the 2nd free throw | 12-27 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Jeffery Pierce (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Reginald Alexander (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Cribbs (fresh) PF - Charles Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Vogel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert McRobbie (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Eric Dustin (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Peacock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Amezquita (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Fallon (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | UNC Wilmington | Jeffery Pierce is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Amezquita - foul #2 on Dikembe Amezquita, team foul #8 | 12-27 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Morrison (PF) Dikembe Amezquita | |
| 07:20 | UNC Wilmington | Jeffery Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 13-27 |
| 07:20 | UNC Wilmington | Jeffery Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 14-27 |
| 07:09 | Illinois State | Craig Fallon misses the runner near the basket | 14-27 |
| 07:08 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Charles Adams | 14-27 |
| 07:05 | UNC Wilmington | Reginald Alexander is hacked by Eric Dustin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Dustin, team foul #9 | 14-27 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Matthew Knapp (SF) Tommy Cribbs | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Monreal (SF) Eric Dustin | |
| 07:05 | UNC Wilmington | Reginald Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 15-27 |
| 07:05 | UNC Wilmington | Reginald Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 16-27 |
| 06:46 | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-27 |
| 06:44 | UNC Wilmington | Charles Adams pulls down the rebound | 16-27 |
| 06:19 | UNC Wilmington | Charles Adams scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Lawrence Vogel and he's fouled by Craig Fallon - foul #2 on Craig Fallon, team foul #10 | 18-27 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Tommy Cribbs (SF) Reginald Alexander | |
| Subs | Illinois State | George Labonte (PG), Timothy Cicero (C) Robert McRobbie, Craig Fallon | |
| 06:19 | UNC Wilmington | Charles Adams makes the free throw | 19-27 |
| 06:11 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison's pass is intercepted by Jeffery Pierce | 19-27 |
| 06:08 | UNC Wilmington | Jeffery Pierce misses the dunk attempt | 19-27 |
| 06:06 | Illinois State | Charles Monreal gets the rebound | 19-27 |
| 05:45 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Cicero | 19-29 |
| 05:19 | UNC Wilmington | The jumper by Matthew Knapp is denied by Timothy Cicero | 19-29 |
| 05:18 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Robert Morrison | 19-29 |
| 04:51 | Illinois State | Robert Morrison is denied on a layup by Lawrence Vogel | 19-29 |
| 04:49 | Illinois State | Timothy Cicero grabs the offensive rebound | 19-29 |
| 04:28 | Illinois State | Charles Monreal misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-29 |
| 04:27 | UNC Wilmington | Lawrence Vogel grabs the board | 19-29 |
| 04:24 | UNC Wilmington | Jeffery Pierce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-29 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jonathan Coker (PG), Reginald Alexander (SG), Jason Ring (SF), Peter Cullen (PF), John Fredette (C) Jeffery Pierce, Matthew Knapp, Tommy Cribbs, Charles Adams, Lawrence Vogel | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert McRobbie (SG), Michael Wright (SF), Marcus Osborne (PF) Steven Peacock, Charles Monreal, Robert Morrison | |
| 04:13 | Illinois State | Michael Wright misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Jason Ring - foul #2 on Jason Ring, team foul #6 | 19-29 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Matthew Knapp (SF) Jason Ring | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 04:13 | Illinois State | Michael Wright misses the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 04:13 | Illinois State | Michael Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 04:13 | UNC Wilmington | John Fredette snags the defensive board | 19-29 |
| 03:50 | UNC Wilmington | Reginald Alexander loses the dribble to Michael Wright | 19-29 |
| 03:47 | Illinois State | Michael Wright slams it home | 19-31 |
| 03:31 | UNC Wilmington | Jonathan Coker misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 19-31 |
| 03:30 | Illinois State | Michael Wright snags the defensive board | 19-31 |
| 03:21 | Illinois State | Timothy Cicero clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-31 |
| 03:20 | UNC Wilmington | Peter Cullen pulls down the rebound | 19-31 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Jonathan Coker (fresh) SG - Reginald Alexander (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Knapp (tiring) PF - Peter Cullen (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Fredette (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - George Labonte (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert McRobbie (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Michael Wright (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marcus Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Cicero (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | UNC Wilmington | John Fredette misses the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Robert McRobbie - foul #1 on Robert McRobbie, team foul #11 | 19-31 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Joshua Easley (SF), Jason Ring (PF) Matthew Knapp, Peter Cullen | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Dustin (SG), Craig Fallon (C) George Labonte, Timothy Cicero | |
| 03:10 | UNC Wilmington | John Fredette makes the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 03:10 | UNC Wilmington | John Fredette makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 02:51 | Illinois State | Jonathan Coker is called for the reach on Eric Dustin - foul #2 on Jonathan Coker, team foul #7 | 21-31 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Tommy Cribbs (PG) Jonathan Coker | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dikembe Amezquita (PF) Marcus Osborne | |
| 02:51 | Illinois State | Eric Dustin misses the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 02:51 | UNC Wilmington | John Fredette snags the defensive board | 21-31 |
| 02:49 | UNC Wilmington | Robert McRobbie steals the ball from Tommy Cribbs in the backcourt | 21-31 |
| 02:35 | Illinois State | Craig Fallon misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-31 |
| 02:33 | UNC Wilmington | John Fredette gets the rebound | 21-31 |
| 02:21 | UNC Wilmington | John Fredette is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Reginald Alexander | 24-31 |
| 02:07 | Illinois State | Michael Wright buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Dustin | 24-34 |
| 01:56 | UNC Wilmington | Reginald Alexander drills a shot from the right side | 26-34 |
| 01:41 | Illinois State | Joshua Easley swats the layup by Craig Fallon | 26-34 |
| 01:39 | UNC Wilmington | John Fredette pulls down the rebound | 26-34 |
| 01:10 | UNC Wilmington | Joshua Easley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-34 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jeffery Pierce (PG), Jonathan Coker (SG), Lawrence Vogel (PF), Peter Cullen (C) Tommy Cribbs, Reginald Alexander, Jason Ring, John Fredette | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Peacock (PG), Charles Monreal (SF), Marcus Osborne (PF), Timothy Cicero (C) Robert McRobbie, Michael Wright, Dikembe Amezquita, Craig Fallon | |
| 00:50 | Illinois State | Eric Dustin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Peter Cullen - foul #1 on Peter Cullen, team foul #8 | 26-34 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Charles Adams (PF) Peter Cullen | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Morrison (PF) Timothy Cicero | |
| 00:50 | Illinois State | Eric Dustin makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 00:50 | Illinois State | Eric Dustin misses the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 00:50 | UNC Wilmington | Charles Adams snags the defensive board | 26-35 |
| 00:37 | UNC Wilmington | Charles Adams misses the lay-in | 26-35 |
| 00:36 | Illinois State | Charles Monreal pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| 00:23 | Illinois State | Steven Peacock misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-35 |
| 00:21 | UNC Wilmington | Jonathan Coker grabs the defensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 00:00 | UNC Wilmington | Jonathan Coker clanks a shot from the right wing | 26-35 |