| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lee (fresh) SG - Alex Swanberg (fresh) SF - Mike Peterson (fresh) PF - Richard Stiles (fresh) C - Matthew Baker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Anderson | PG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) SG - Wayne Smith (fresh) SF - Timothy Lambert (fresh) PF - Robert Wiseman (fresh) C - Russell Jaggers (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Matthew Baker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Anderson | Anderson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Alex Swanberg is hacked by Joseph Johnson - foul #1 on Joseph Johnson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Illinois | Mike Peterson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Anderson | Robert Wiseman grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Anderson | Wayne Smith hits a jumper from the left side set up by Joseph Johnson | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | Mike Peterson makes the shot from the baseline | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | Anderson | Wayne Smith connects on the shot in the paint set up by Timothy Lambert | 2-4 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Richard Stiles knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Matthew Lee | 4-4 |
| 18:05 | Anderson | Timothy Lambert loses the ball out of bounds | 4-4 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | Alex Swanberg is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Alex Swanberg, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 17:34 | Anderson | Russell Jaggers's pass is intercepted by Mike Peterson | 4-4 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Matthew Baker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-4 |
| 17:01 | Anderson | Matthew Baker is called for the reach on Joseph Johnson - foul #1 on Matthew Baker, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 16:40 | Anderson | Timothy Lambert scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Wayne Smith | 4-7 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Mike Peterson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Wayne Smith - foul #1 on Wayne Smith, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Pitts (SG), Marshall Branam (PF), David Woody (C) Alex Swanberg, Richard Stiles, Matthew Baker | |
| Subs | Anderson | | |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Mike Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Mike Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Mike Peterson makes the 3rd free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:23 | Anderson | Robert Wiseman clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 16:22 | Anderson | Timothy Lambert gets the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:07 | Anderson | Wayne Smith is fouled on the floor by Matthew Pitts - foul #1 on Matthew Pitts, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harold Tullos (SG), Billy Bates (PF) Matthew Lee, Mike Peterson | |
| Subs | Anderson | | |
| 15:54 | Anderson | Timothy Lambert can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Marshall Branam - foul #1 on Marshall Branam, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Anderson | Mark Hosey (SG), William Bryner (C) Wayne Smith, Russell Jaggers | |
| 15:54 | Anderson | Timothy Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:54 | Anderson | Timothy Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Pitts (fresh) SG - Harold Tullos (fresh) SF - Marshall Branam (fresh) PF - Billy Bates (fresh) C - David Woody (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Anderson | PG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Hosey (fresh) SF - Timothy Lambert (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Wiseman (fresh) C - William Bryner (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Illinois | Harold Tullos comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 15:34 | Anderson | Timothy Lambert grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 15:16 | Anderson | Marshall Branam swats the shot by Joseph Johnson | 7-9 |
| 15:14 | Anderson | Robert Wiseman grabs the offensive board | 7-9 |
| 14:54 | Anderson | Mark Hosey loses the dribble to Billy Bates | 7-9 |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Marshall Branam double dribbles | 7-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lee (PG), Alex Swanberg (SG), Mike Peterson (SF), Richard Stiles (PF), Matthew Baker (C) Matthew Pitts, Harold Tullos, Marshall Branam, Billy Bates, David Woody | |
| Subs | Anderson | Keneth Drake (PG), Wayne Smith (SG), Russell Jaggers (C) Joseph Johnson, Timothy Lambert, Robert Wiseman | |
| 14:18 | Anderson | Keneth Drake misses badly on a shot from the right side | 7-9 |
| 14:16 | Anderson | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Jaggers | 7-9 |
| 14:01 | Anderson | William Bryner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-9 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Richard Stiles's layup is rejected by Russell Jaggers | 7-9 |
| 13:42 | Anderson | Keneth Drake pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:29 | Anderson | Matthew Baker denies the turnaround by Russell Jaggers | 7-9 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | Alex Swanberg grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Alex Swanberg misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-9 |
| 13:21 | Illinois | Mike Peterson tips it in | 9-9 |
| 13:04 | Anderson | Russell Jaggers makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Wayne Smith | 9-11 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Matthew Lee misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Keneth Drake - foul #1 on Keneth Drake, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marshall Branam (SF) Mike Peterson | |
| Subs | Anderson | Joseph Johnson (PG), Timothy Lambert (SF), Robert Wiseman (PF) Keneth Drake, Wayne Smith, Russell Jaggers | |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Matthew Lee makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Matthew Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:30 | Anderson | Matthew Baker picks off the pass by Timothy Lambert | 11-11 |
| 12:24 | Illinois | Matthew Baker knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Lee | 13-11 |
| 11:55 | Anderson | Timothy Lambert is fouled on the floor by Marshall Branam - foul #2 on Marshall Branam, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Pitts (PG), Harold Tullos (SG), Mike Peterson (SF), Billy Bates (PF), David Woody (C) Matthew Lee, Alex Swanberg, Marshall Branam, Richard Stiles, Matthew Baker | |
| Subs | Anderson | Keneth Drake (SG), Irving Causey (C) Mark Hosey, William Bryner | |
| 11:40 | Anderson | Keneth Drake throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Anderson | Wayne Smith (SG), Russell Jaggers (C) Keneth Drake, Irving Causey | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Pitts (fresh) SG - Harold Tullos (fresh) SF - Mike Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Billy Bates (fresh) C - David Woody (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Anderson | PG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wayne Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Lambert (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Wiseman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Russell Jaggers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-11 |
| 11:29 | Anderson | Robert Wiseman grabs the defensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 11:12 | Anderson | Timothy Lambert misses long on a floater in the lane | 13-11 |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Billy Bates snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Harold Tullos clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | David Woody tips it in | 15-11 |
| 10:50 | Anderson | Robert Wiseman misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 15-11 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Woody | 15-11 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Wayne Smith picks off the pass by David Woody | 15-11 |
| 10:29 | Anderson | Robert Wiseman clanks a floater from the right block | 15-11 |
| 10:27 | Anderson | Timothy Lambert snags the offensive board | 15-11 |
| 10:15 | Anderson | Wayne Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-11 |
| 10:13 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts grabs the defensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Mike Peterson makes the shot from the left wing set up by Matthew Pitts | 17-11 |
| 09:37 | Anderson | Russell Jaggers misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Harold Tullos - foul #1 on Harold Tullos, team foul #6 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lee (PG), Alex Swanberg (SG), Nicholas Lundy (SF), Richard Stiles (PF), Matthew Baker (C) Matthew Pitts, Harold Tullos, Mike Peterson, Billy Bates, David Woody | |
| Subs | Anderson | Keneth Drake (PG), Mark Hosey (SG), Anthony Hickey (SF), William Bryner (PF) Joseph Johnson, Wayne Smith, Timothy Lambert, Robert Wiseman | |
| 09:37 | Anderson | Russell Jaggers makes the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 09:37 | Anderson | Russell Jaggers makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 09:18 | Illinois | Alex Swanberg misses the 3 from the left wing | 17-13 |
| 09:17 | Anderson | Russell Jaggers grabs the defensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 09:12 | Anderson | Keneth Drake misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-13 |
| 09:10 | Anderson | Anthony Hickey gets the offensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 08:54 | Anderson | Mark Hosey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Matthew Baker - foul #2 on Matthew Baker, team foul #7 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Woody (C) Matthew Baker | |
| Subs | Anderson | Irving Causey (C) Russell Jaggers | |
| 08:54 | Anderson | Mark Hosey makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 08:54 | Anderson | Mark Hosey makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Anthony Hickey is called for the reach on Nicholas Lundy - foul #1 on Anthony Hickey, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Anderson | Timothy Lambert (SF), Robert Wiseman (PF) Anthony Hickey, Irving Causey | |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Alex Swanberg misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 17-15 |
| 08:24 | Anderson | Timothy Lambert grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 08:11 | Anderson | Mark Hosey makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Keneth Drake | 17-18 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | Keneth Drake is called for the reach on Matthew Lee - foul #2 on Keneth Drake, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mike Peterson (SF), Billy Bates (C) Nicholas Lundy, David Woody | |
| Subs | Anderson | Joseph Johnson (PG), Wayne Smith (SG) Keneth Drake, Mark Hosey | |
| 07:50 | Illinois | Richard Stiles scores on a runner in the paint set up by Matthew Lee and he's hacked by Robert Wiseman - foul #1 on Robert Wiseman, team foul #6 | 19-18 |
| 07:50 | Illinois | Richard Stiles makes the free throw | 20-18 |
| 07:26 | Anderson | Wayne Smith misses badly on a shot from the left side | 20-18 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Billy Bates gets the rebound | 20-18 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alex Swanberg (fresh) SF - Mike Peterson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Richard Stiles (fresh) 5 pts. C - Billy Bates (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Anderson | PG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wayne Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Lambert (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Wiseman (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Bryner (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Alex Swanberg hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-18 |
| 07:00 | Anderson | Joseph Johnson clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 23-18 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Billy Bates grabs the defensive rebound | 23-18 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Alex Swanberg clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-18 |
| 06:53 | Anderson | Robert Wiseman pulls down the rebound | 23-18 |
| 06:30 | Anderson | Mike Peterson steals the ball from Robert Wiseman | 23-18 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | Matthew Lee drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Mike Peterson | 25-18 |
| 06:06 | Anderson | Timothy Lambert misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-18 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Richard Stiles gets the rebound | 25-18 |
| 05:53 | Illinois | Richard Stiles connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Billy Bates | 28-18 |
| 05:41 | Anderson | William Bryner hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Richard Stiles - foul #1 on Richard Stiles, team foul #8 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Pitts (PG), Harold Tullos (SG), Nicholas Lundy (SF), David Woody (C) Matthew Lee, Alex Swanberg, Mike Peterson, Billy Bates | |
| Subs | Anderson | Robert Coldwell (PG), Mark Hosey (SG), Anthony Hickey (SF), Russell Jaggers (C) Joseph Johnson, Wayne Smith, Timothy Lambert, Robert Wiseman | |
| 05:41 | Anderson | William Bryner makes the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 05:41 | Anderson | William Bryner makes the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 05:25 | Illinois | Richard Stiles misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 28-20 |
| 05:24 | Anderson | Mark Hosey snags the defensive board | 28-20 |
| 05:09 | Anderson | Russell Jaggers can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 28-20 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | David Woody snags the defensive board | 28-20 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts is fouled on the floor by Russell Jaggers - foul #1 on Russell Jaggers, team foul #7 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Anderson | Philip Meacham (SG) William Bryner | |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 04:32 | Anderson | Mark Hosey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Anderson | Joseph Johnson (PG), Timothy Lambert (SF), Robert Wiseman (PF) Robert Coldwell, Philip Meacham, Anthony Hickey | |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Richard Stiles loses the dribble to Robert Wiseman | 30-20 |
| 03:43 | Anderson | Joseph Johnson buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Timothy Lambert and he's hacked by Matthew Pitts - foul #2 on Matthew Pitts, team foul #9 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lee (PG), Mike Peterson (SF), Marshall Branam (PF), Matthew Baker (C) Harold Tullos, Nicholas Lundy, Richard Stiles, David Woody | |
| Subs | Anderson | Wayne Smith (SG) Mark Hosey | |
| 03:43 | Anderson | Joseph Johnson makes the free throw | 30-23 |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Matthew Lee buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Mike Peterson | 32-23 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Pitts (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Peterson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Marshall Branam (fresh) C - Matthew Baker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Anderson | PG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Lambert (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Wiseman (fresh) 4 reb. C - Russell Jaggers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Anderson | Wayne Smith hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Johnson | 32-26 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Marshall Branam is hacked by Joseph Johnson - foul #2 on Joseph Johnson, team foul #8 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alex Swanberg (SG) Matthew Pitts | |
| Subs | Anderson | Keneth Drake (PG), Mark Hosey (PF), Irving Causey (C) Joseph Johnson, Robert Wiseman, Russell Jaggers | |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Marshall Branam makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Marshall Branam makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 02:28 | Anderson | Irving Causey banks in the layup set up by Mark Hosey | 34-28 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Marshall Branam connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mike Peterson | 36-28 |
| 01:49 | Anderson | Timothy Lambert misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Mike Peterson - foul #1 on Mike Peterson, team foul #10 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Pitts (PG), Billy Bates (PF) Matthew Lee, Mike Peterson | |
| Subs | Anderson | Joseph Johnson (PG), Robert Wiseman (PF), William Bryner (C) Keneth Drake, Wayne Smith, Irving Causey | |
| 01:49 | Anderson | Timothy Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 01:49 | Anderson | Timothy Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Timothy Lambert steals the ball from Alex Swanberg | 36-30 |
| 01:25 | Anderson | Timothy Lambert lays it up and in | 36-32 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Mark Hosey steals it from Marshall Branam | 36-32 |
| 00:52 | Anderson | Robert Wiseman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Billy Bates - foul #1 on Billy Bates, team foul #11 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harold Tullos (SG), Mike Peterson (SF), David Woody (C) Alex Swanberg, Marshall Branam, Matthew Baker | |
| Subs | Anderson | Keneth Drake (SG), Russell Jaggers (C) Mark Hosey, Timothy Lambert | |
| 00:52 | Anderson | Robert Wiseman makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 00:52 | Anderson | Robert Wiseman misses the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 00:52 | Anderson | Russell Jaggers grabs the offensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 00:28 | Anderson | David Woody steals it from Keneth Drake | 36-33 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Harold Tullos is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Harold Tullos, team foul #12 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lee (PG) Harold Tullos | |
| Subs | Anderson | Wayne Smith (SG) Joseph Johnson | |
| 00:00 | Anderson | Robert Wiseman clanks a floater from the right wing | 36-33 |