| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Alton Saito (fresh) SG - Dale Goguen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tony Singletary (fresh) PF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Standish (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Loyd Roberson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Crosswhite (fresh) SF - David Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Meyers (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Timothy Harper (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Tony Singletary inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Dale Goguen makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-29 |
| 19:29 | Earlham | Timothy Harper can't connect on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Robert Standish - foul #3 on Robert Standish, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Lambert (C) Robert Standish | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 19:29 | Earlham | Timothy Harper makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 19:29 | Earlham | Timothy Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Alton Saito misses long on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on David Crosswhite - foul #1 on David Crosswhite, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Alton Saito misses the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Alton Saito makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 18:52 | Earlham | Donald Lambert is called for the reach on David Thomas - foul #2 on Donald Lambert, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| 18:33 | Earlham | Timothy Harper buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Loyd Roberson | 32-33 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Dale Goguen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-33 |
| 18:20 | Earlham | Timothy Harper pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 17:56 | Earlham | Stephen Meyers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Delmar Vincent (C) Tony Singletary | |
| Subs | Earlham | Shawn Addis (C) Timothy Harper | |
| 17:40 | Illinois | David Crosswhite steps in front of the Alton Saito pass | 32-33 |
| 17:36 | Earlham | David Crosswhite lays it up and in | 32-35 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Dale Goguen buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Alton Saito | 35-35 |
| 17:02 | Earlham | Shawn Addis drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Loyd Roberson | 35-37 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Loyd Roberson picks off the pass by Dale Goguen | 35-37 |
| 16:44 | Earlham | David Thomas connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-39 |
| 16:21 | Illinois | Loyd Roberson picks off the pass by Donald Lambert | 35-39 |
| 16:17 | Earlham | Loyd Roberson lays it up and in | 35-41 |
| 15:57 | Illinois | Dale Goguen is hacked by David Crosswhite - foul #2 on David Crosswhite, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Sibert (PG), George Kelly (SG), Tony Singletary (SF), Dan Anderson (PF), Robert Standish (C) Alton Saito, Dale Goguen, Donald Lambert, Christopher Ross, Delmar Vincent | |
| Subs | Earlham | Joshua Beatty (PG), Kelvin Hamann (SG), Dillon Williamson (SF), Timothy Harper (C) Loyd Roberson, David Crosswhite, David Thomas, Stephen Meyers | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frederick Sibert (fresh) 3 ast. SG - George Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tony Singletary (fresh) PF - Dan Anderson (fresh) C - Robert Standish (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Joshua Beatty (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kelvin Hamann (fresh) SF - Dillon Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shawn Addis (fresh) 6 pts. C - Timothy Harper (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Robert Standish throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-41 |
| 15:31 | Earlham | Dillon Williamson connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Joshua Beatty | 35-43 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | Tony Singletary is called for traveling | 35-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Earlham | James Adams (SF) Shawn Addis | |
| 15:18 | Earlham | The jumper by Joshua Beatty is denied by Robert Standish | 35-43 |
| 15:17 | Illinois | Robert Standish pulls down the rebound | 35-43 |
| 14:59 | Illinois | Kelvin Hamann is called for the reach on Tony Singletary - foul #1 on Kelvin Hamann, team foul #3 | 35-43 |
| 14:45 | Illinois | Frederick Sibert misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joshua Beatty - foul #1 on Joshua Beatty, team foul #4 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Delmar Vincent (PF) Dan Anderson | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 14:45 | Illinois | Frederick Sibert makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 14:45 | Illinois | Frederick Sibert makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 14:30 | Earlham | Timothy Harper hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from James Adams | 37-45 |
| 14:15 | Illinois | Frederick Sibert is fouled on the floor by James Adams - foul #1 on James Adams, team foul #5 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alton Saito (PG) Frederick Sibert | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 14:05 | Illinois | Tony Singletary clanks a shot from close range | 37-45 |
| 14:03 | Earlham | Dillon Williamson grabs the board | 37-45 |
| 13:58 | Earlham | Timothy Harper's pass is intercepted by Tony Singletary | 37-45 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Tony Singletary can't finish the layup | 37-45 |
| 13:51 | Earlham | Kelvin Hamann grabs the defensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 13:31 | Earlham | Timothy Harper's pass is intercepted by Tony Singletary | 37-45 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | Alton Saito hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Tony Singletary | 39-45 |
| 13:14 | Earlham | Timothy Harper makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by Kelvin Hamann | 39-47 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Dillon Williamson steals it from George Kelly | 39-47 |
| 12:28 | Earlham | Dillon Williamson is fouled on the floor by Alton Saito - foul #3 on Alton Saito, team foul #3 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dale Goguen (SG), Donald Lambert (SF), Christopher Ross (PF), Dan Anderson (C) George Kelly, Tony Singletary, Delmar Vincent, Robert Standish | |
| Subs | Earlham | Loyd Roberson (PG), David Crosswhite (SG), David Thomas (SF), Stephen Meyers (PF), Shawn Addis (C) Joshua Beatty, Kelvin Hamann, James Adams, Dillon Williamson, Timothy Harper | |
| 12:12 | Earlham | Loyd Roberson drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-50 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Christopher Ross comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 39-50 |
| 11:54 | Illinois | Christopher Ross tips it back up and in | 41-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Alton Saito (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dale Goguen (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Donald Lambert (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dan Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Loyd Roberson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Crosswhite (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Meyers (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Shawn Addis (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Earlham | Alton Saito steals the ball from David Thomas | 41-50 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Dale Goguen clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-50 |
| 11:09 | Earlham | Loyd Roberson pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| 11:02 | Earlham | David Thomas misses the fadeaway from the right side | 41-50 |
| 11:01 | Earlham | Stephen Meyers can't tip it in | 41-50 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Dan Anderson gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | Alton Saito scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Donald Lambert | 44-50 |
| 10:41 | Earlham | Loyd Roberson is called for a backcourt violation | 44-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Sibert (PG) Alton Saito | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 10:28 | Illinois | Donald Lambert connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Christopher Ross and he's hacked by Shawn Addis - foul #1 on Shawn Addis, team foul #6 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Kelly (SF) Dan Anderson | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 10:28 | Illinois | Donald Lambert misses the free throw | 46-50 |
| 10:28 | Earlham | Stephen Meyers pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 10:07 | Earlham | George Kelly steals the ball from Stephen Meyers | 46-50 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | Dale Goguen makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from George Kelly | 49-50 |
| 09:28 | Earlham | Stephen Meyers comes up short on the jumper from close range | 49-50 |
| 09:27 | Earlham | David Crosswhite pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 09:11 | Earlham | David Thomas can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-50 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Christopher Ross grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Frederick Sibert misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Shawn Addis - foul #2 on Shawn Addis, team foul #7 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Chris Frye (SG), Tony Singletary (SF), Delmar Vincent (PF), Robert Standish (C) Dale Goguen, George Kelly, Christopher Ross, Donald Lambert | |
| Subs | Earlham | Joshua Beatty (PG), Kelvin Hamann (SG), James Adams (SF), Dillon Williamson (PF), Timothy Harper (C) Loyd Roberson, David Crosswhite, David Thomas, Stephen Meyers, Shawn Addis | |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Frederick Sibert misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Frederick Sibert misses the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 09:05 | Earlham | Dillon Williamson pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 08:51 | Earlham | Dillon Williamson buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Joshua Beatty | 49-52 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Tony Singletary misses short on a runner from the baseline | 49-52 |
| 08:26 | Earlham | Timothy Harper grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 08:09 | Earlham | Joshua Beatty hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Delmar Vincent - foul #1 on Delmar Vincent, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alton Saito (PG) Frederick Sibert | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 08:09 | Earlham | Joshua Beatty makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 08:09 | Earlham | Joshua Beatty makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Tony Singletary banks in the layup on a great pass from Delmar Vincent and the foul's on James Adams - foul #2 on James Adams, team foul #8 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Kelly (SG) Chris Frye | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Tony Singletary makes the free throw | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Alton Saito (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - George Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tony Singletary (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Delmar Vincent (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Standish (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Joshua Beatty (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kelvin Hamann (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dillon Williamson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Harper (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Earlham | Kelvin Hamann can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Delmar Vincent | 52-54 |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Alton Saito hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Tony Singletary | 55-54 |
| 06:54 | Earlham | Dillon Williamson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Tony Singletary grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Tony Singletary misses short on a floater in the lane | 55-54 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Tony Singletary hits the follow up shot | 57-54 |
| 06:33 | Earlham | James Adams scores on a runner from the left block | 57-56 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Alton Saito comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 57-56 |
| 06:28 | Earlham | Timothy Harper grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 06:06 | Earlham | Joshua Beatty double dribbles | 57-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dale Goguen (SG), Donald Lambert (SF), Christopher Ross (PF), Dan Anderson (C) George Kelly, Tony Singletary, Delmar Vincent, Robert Standish | |
| Subs | Earlham | Loyd Roberson (PG), David Crosswhite (SG), David Thomas (SF), Stephen Meyers (PF), Shawn Addis (C) Joshua Beatty, Kelvin Hamann, James Adams, Dillon Williamson, Timothy Harper | |
| 05:53 | Illinois | Dan Anderson hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Alton Saito | 59-56 |
| 05:39 | Earlham | Loyd Roberson misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Alton Saito - foul #4 on Alton Saito, team foul #5 | 59-56 |
| 05:39 | Earlham | Loyd Roberson makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 05:39 | Earlham | Loyd Roberson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Shawn Addis is called for the reach on Alton Saito - foul #3 on Shawn Addis, team foul #9 | 59-58 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Alton Saito makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Alton Saito makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 05:13 | Earlham | Alton Saito is called for the reach on David Crosswhite - foul #5 on Alton Saito, team foul #6 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Sibert (PG) Alton Saito | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 04:59 | Earlham | Shawn Addis drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from David Crosswhite | 61-60 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Christopher Ross hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Frederick Sibert | 64-60 |
| 04:22 | Earlham | David Crosswhite makes the runner near the basket | 64-62 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Dale Goguen clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 04:15 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Shawn Addis | 64-62 |
| 03:57 | Earlham | David Crosswhite's fadeaway is rejected by Dan Anderson | 64-62 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Christopher Ross snags the defensive board | 64-62 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frederick Sibert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dale Goguen (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Donald Lambert (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Dan Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Loyd Roberson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Crosswhite (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Meyers (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Shawn Addis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Christopher Ross hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 03:37 | Earlham | Shawn Addis grabs the defensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 03:18 | Earlham | Dale Goguen steals the ball from David Crosswhite | 64-62 |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Frederick Sibert can't finish the layup | 64-62 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Donald Lambert misses the tip | 64-62 |
| 03:12 | Earlham | The rebound goes to David Thomas | 64-62 |
| 03:01 | Earlham | David Thomas makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by David Crosswhite | 64-64 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Singletary (SF), Robert Standish (C) Donald Lambert, Dan Anderson | |
| Subs | Earlham | Timothy Harper (C) Shawn Addis | |
| 02:47 | Illinois | Dale Goguen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-64 |
| 02:45 | Earlham | David Thomas grabs the board | 64-64 |
| 02:40 | Earlham | David Crosswhite scores on a 3 from straight away | 64-67 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Christopher Ross hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Stephen Meyers - foul #3 on Stephen Meyers, team foul #10 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Joshua Beatty (PG), Kelvin Hamann (SG) Loyd Roberson, David Crosswhite | |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Christopher Ross makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Christopher Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 02:15 | Earlham | Earlham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Loyd Roberson (PG) Kelvin Hamann | |
| 02:03 | Earlham | Timothy Harper can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 66-67 |
| 02:01 | Earlham | David Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 66-67 |
| 01:43 | Earlham | David Thomas misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 66-67 |
| 01:42 | Earlham | Stephen Meyers grabs the offensive rebound | 66-67 |
| 01:17 | Earlham | Stephen Meyers lays it up and in set up by Joshua Beatty | 66-69 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Loyd Roberson picks off the pass by Frederick Sibert | 66-69 |
| 01:08 | Earlham | Joshua Beatty hits the finger roll on a great pass from Loyd Roberson | 66-71 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Tony Singletary loses the dribble to Stephen Meyers | 66-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Earlham | Joshua Beatty misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 66-71 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Robert Standish grabs the defensive rebound | 66-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Dale Goguen makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Ross | 69-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Earlham | Loyd Roberson is fouled in the backcourt by Frederick Sibert - foul #1 on Frederick Sibert, team foul #7 | 69-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Earlham | David Crosswhite (SG) Joshua Beatty | |
| 00:23 | Earlham | Loyd Roberson misses the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Christopher Ross snags the defensive board | 69-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Timothy Harper steps in front of the Christopher Ross pass | 69-71 |
| 00:04 | Earlham | Frederick Sibert is called for the reach on David Thomas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frederick Sibert, team foul #8 | 69-71 |
| 00:04 | Earlham | David Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:04 | Earlham | David Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Frederick Sibert can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 69-73 |