| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Walters (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Jerry Stankiewicz (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Nathaniel Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edgardo Luna (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Brandon White (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ross Febus (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Gray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billy Avina (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Alan Barnes inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Illinois | Alan Barnes misses the dunk attempt | 34-31 |
| 19:48 | Illinois | Alan Barnes snags the offensive board | 34-31 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Daniel Walters drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Alan Barnes | 36-31 |
| 19:04 | VMI | Brian Gray can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 19:02 | VMI | Ross Febus snags the offensive board | 36-31 |
| 18:49 | VMI | Ross Febus is called for traveling | 36-31 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | Daniel Walters hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-31 |
| 18:30 | VMI | Ross Febus pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 18:13 | VMI | Ross Febus comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edgardo Luna | 36-31 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Edgardo Luna knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Nathaniel Cook and he's hacked by Kevin Jones - foul #1 on Kevin Jones, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Childs (SF) Alan Barnes | |
| Subs | VMI | James Smith (C) Kevin Jones | |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Edgardo Luna makes the free throw | 39-31 |
| 17:30 | VMI | Brian Gray scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Ross Febus | 39-33 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Nathaniel Cook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | VMI | Clinton Jenkins (C) Billy Avina | |
| 17:03 | VMI | Clinton Jenkins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 17:01 | Illinois | Steven Childs grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Daniel Walters scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Stankiewicz | 42-33 |
| 16:36 | VMI | Brian Gray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Derek Crocker (PG), Lars Wojnowski (SG), Allen Nelson (PF), James Milan (C) Daniel Walters, Jerry Stankiewicz, Nathaniel Cook, Edgardo Luna | |
| Subs | VMI | Hai China (PG), Olin Zettler (SG), Kevin Jones (C) Brandon White, Ross Febus, Brian Gray | |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Derek Crocker travels with the ball | 42-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | VMI | Billy Avina (PF) Clinton Jenkins | |
| 16:07 | VMI | Kevin Jones hits a jumper in the paint set up by Hai China | 42-35 |
| 15:49 | Illinois | James Milan misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Billy Avina - foul #3 on Billy Avina, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alan Barnes (SF) Steven Childs | |
| Subs | VMI | Ross Febus (SG) Olin Zettler | |
| 15:49 | Illinois | James Milan makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 15:49 | Illinois | James Milan makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Derek Crocker (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lars Wojnowski (fresh) SF - Alan Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Milan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Allen Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Hai China (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ross Febus (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Smith (fresh) PF - Billy Avina (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:20 | VMI | Ross Febus buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Jones | 44-38 |
| 14:59 | Illinois | James Milan makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Alan Barnes | 47-38 |
| 14:42 | VMI | Ross Febus can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-38 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | Allen Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Lars Wojnowski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 14:34 | VMI | James Smith gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 14:06 | VMI | Ross Febus is fouled on the floor by Lars Wojnowski - foul #1 on Lars Wojnowski, team foul #1 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Walters (PG), Jerry Stankiewicz (SG), Steven Childs (SF), Nathaniel Cook (PF), Edgardo Luna (C) Derek Crocker, Lars Wojnowski, Alan Barnes, James Milan, Allen Nelson | |
| Subs | VMI | Brandon White (PG), Brian Gray (SF), Clinton Jenkins (PF), Robert Akers (C) Hai China, James Smith, Billy Avina, Kevin Jones | |
| 13:51 | VMI | Robert Akers's pass is intercepted by Jerry Stankiewicz | 47-38 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Daniel Walters misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Edgardo Luna hits the follow up shot | 49-38 |
| 13:17 | VMI | Robert Akers hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Ross Febus | 49-40 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Daniel Walters comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 49-40 |
| 12:55 | VMI | Clinton Jenkins snags the defensive board | 49-40 |
| 12:41 | VMI | Robert Akers connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-43 |
| 12:27 | Illinois | Nathaniel Cook connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Daniel Walters and he's fouled by Ross Febus - foul #2 on Ross Febus, team foul #3 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | VMI | Olin Zettler (SG), Billy Avina (PF) Ross Febus, Robert Akers | |
| 12:27 | Illinois | Nathaniel Cook makes the free throw | 52-43 |
| 12:15 | VMI | Clinton Jenkins misses the lay-in | 52-43 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Edgardo Luna grabs the defensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 52-43 |
| 11:55 | VMI | Brian Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 11:39 | VMI | Olin Zettler hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-43 |
| 11:37 | Illinois | Edgardo Luna grabs the board | 52-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Walters (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Stankiewicz (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Childs (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Edgardo Luna (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Brandon White (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Olin Zettler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Gray (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Billy Avina (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Clinton Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-43 |
| 11:17 | VMI | Clinton Jenkins gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| 10:48 | VMI | Brandon White scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 10:35 | Illinois | Steven Childs makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Daniel Walters | 55-46 |
| 10:19 | VMI | Steven Childs is called for the reach on Clinton Jenkins - foul #1 on Steven Childs, team foul #2 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Derek Crocker (PG), Lars Wojnowski (SG), Alan Barnes (SF), Allen Nelson (PF), James Milan (C) Daniel Walters, Jerry Stankiewicz, Steven Childs, Nathaniel Cook, Edgardo Luna | |
| Subs | VMI | Hai China (PG), Ross Febus (SG), Patrick Convery (SF), James Smith (PF), Kevin Jones (C) Brandon White, Olin Zettler, Brian Gray, Billy Avina, Clinton Jenkins | |
| 09:59 | VMI | Patrick Convery can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-46 |
| 09:57 | Illinois | Allen Nelson pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | Lars Wojnowski's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Jones | 55-46 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | James Milan gets the offensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Kevin Jones is called for the reach on Alan Barnes - foul #2 on Kevin Jones, team foul #4 | 55-46 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Allen Nelson is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Allen Nelson, team foul #3 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Walters (PG), Jerry Stankiewicz (SG) Derek Crocker, Lars Wojnowski | |
| Subs | VMI | Brandon White (PG), Brian Gray (SF), Billy Avina (PF) Hai China, Patrick Convery, James Smith | |
| 08:34 | VMI | Kevin Jones misses badly on a floater from the right block | 55-46 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Walters | 55-46 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz is fouled on the floor by Brian Gray - foul #3 on Brian Gray, team foul #5 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Childs (SF), Nathaniel Cook (PF), Edgardo Luna (C) Alan Barnes, Allen Nelson, James Milan | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz is fouled on the floor by Ross Febus - foul #3 on Ross Febus, team foul #6 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | VMI | James Smith (C) Kevin Jones | |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Edgardo Luna misses badly on a runner in the lane | 55-46 |
| 07:55 | VMI | Billy Avina snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| 07:32 | VMI | James Smith can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Edgardo Luna - foul #1 on Edgardo Luna, team foul #4 | 55-46 |
| 07:32 | VMI | James Smith misses the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 07:32 | VMI | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Walters (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Stankiewicz (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Childs (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nathaniel Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Edgardo Luna (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Brandon White (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ross Febus (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Brian Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Billy Avina (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Smith (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Daniel Walters misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-47 |
| 07:14 | VMI | The rebound goes to Brian Gray | 55-47 |
| 07:04 | VMI | Brandon White misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-47 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Steven Childs snags the defensive board | 55-47 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Ross Febus picks off the pass by Jerry Stankiewicz | 55-47 |
| 06:45 | VMI | Brandon White is hacked by Steven Childs - foul #2 on Steven Childs, team foul #5 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Derek Crocker (PG), Lars Wojnowski (SG), Alan Barnes (SF) Daniel Walters, Jerry Stankiewicz, Steven Childs | |
| Subs | VMI | Olin Zettler (SG), Kevin Jones (C) Ross Febus, Billy Avina | |
| 06:35 | VMI | James Smith scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 55-49 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Lars Wojnowski travels with the ball | 55-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Allen Nelson (PF) Nathaniel Cook | |
| Subs | VMI | Hai China (PG), Clinton Jenkins (PF) Brandon White, Brian Gray | |
| 05:56 | VMI | Olin Zettler buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by James Smith | 55-51 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Edgardo Luna makes the shot from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 05:26 | VMI | Hai China hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-54 |
| 05:16 | Illinois | Allen Nelson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 57-54 |
| 05:14 | VMI | Clinton Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 05:01 | VMI | Hai China throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Walters (PG), Jerry Stankiewicz (SG), Steven Childs (SF), Nathaniel Cook (PF) Derek Crocker, Lars Wojnowski, Alan Barnes, Edgardo Luna | |
| Subs | VMI | Brandon White (PG), Ross Febus (SG), Brian Gray (SF), Billy Avina (PF) Hai China, Olin Zettler, James Smith, Kevin Jones | |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-54 |
| 04:52 | VMI | Brian Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 04:33 | VMI | Clinton Jenkins buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Billy Avina | 57-56 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's hacked by Ross Febus - foul #4 on Ross Febus, team foul #7 | 57-56 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz misses the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz misses the 3rd free throw | 58-56 |
| 04:19 | VMI | Clinton Jenkins gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 04:04 | VMI | Billy Avina makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Brandon White and he's fouled by Nathaniel Cook - foul #2 on Nathaniel Cook, team foul #6 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Milan (C) Allen Nelson | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 04:04 | VMI | Billy Avina makes the free throw | 58-59 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | James Milan is whistled for traveling | 58-59 |
| 03:28 | VMI | Ross Febus hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-59 |
| 03:27 | VMI | Brandon White can't tip it in | 58-59 |
| 03:26 | VMI | Billy Avina tips it in | 58-61 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Walters (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Stankiewicz (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Childs (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nathaniel Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Milan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Brandon White (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ross Febus (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Brian Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Billy Avina (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Clinton Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz is hacked by Brandon White - foul #2 on Brandon White, team foul #8 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edgardo Luna (C) Nathaniel Cook | |
| Subs | VMI | Kevin Jones (C) Clinton Jenkins | |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 03:08 | VMI | Brandon White is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Walters - foul #3 on Daniel Walters, team foul #7 | 60-61 |
| 03:08 | VMI | Brandon White misses the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Edgardo Luna gets the rebound | 60-61 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Ross Febus steals it from Steven Childs | 60-61 |
| 02:44 | VMI | Brandon White lays it in on a great pass from Ross Febus | 60-63 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alan Barnes (SF), Nathaniel Cook (PF) Steven Childs, James Milan | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 02:23 | Illinois | Nathaniel Cook makes the turnaround from the left block | 62-63 |
| 02:05 | VMI | Kevin Jones clanks a floater from the right side | 62-63 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Alan Barnes pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 64-63 |
| 01:38 | VMI | Brandon White buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Gray | 64-65 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Brian Gray steps in front of the Nathaniel Cook pass | 64-65 |
| 01:10 | VMI | Brandon White misses long on a floater from the right wing | 64-65 |
| 01:08 | VMI | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Avina | 64-65 |
| 00:58 | VMI | Brandon White scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Brian Gray | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Alan Barnes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | VMI | Brandon White comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Daniel Walters - foul #4 on Daniel Walters, team foul #8 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | VMI | Olin Zettler (SF) Brian Gray | |
| 00:22 | VMI | Brandon White makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:22 | VMI | Brandon White makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Daniel Walters misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-70 |
| 00:15 | VMI | Brandon White gets the rebound | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:12 | VMI | Brandon White is hacked by Jerry Stankiewicz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Stankiewicz, team foul #9 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | VMI | Brian Gray (SF), Patrick Convery (PF), Robert Akers (C) Olin Zettler, Billy Avina, Kevin Jones | |
| 00:12 | VMI | Brandon White makes the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:12 | VMI | Brandon White makes the 2nd free throw | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Daniel Walters hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-72 |
| 00:07 | VMI | Brian Gray gets the rebound | 64-72 |
| 00:07 | VMI | VMI calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | VMI | Hai China (SG) Ross Febus | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | VMI | Brandon White runs out the clock | 64-72 |