| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brad Wynne (fresh) SG - Everett Kinney (fresh) SF - Dikembe Abdo (fresh) PF - Alphonse Marino (fresh) C - Harry Gill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Phillip Parker (fresh) SG - Jack Miskell (fresh) SF - Lowell Papp (fresh) PF - Sammy Loesch (fresh) C - Jason Innis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Sammy Loesch - foul #1 on Sammy Loesch, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:33 | Maine | Jason Innis is fouled on the floor by Harry Gill - foul #1 on Harry Gill, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 19:24 | Maine | Lowell Papp comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Harry Gill - foul #2 on Harry Gill, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jessie Biddle (C) Harry Gill | |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| 19:24 | Maine | Lowell Papp makes the 1st free throw | 1-1 |
| 19:24 | Maine | Lowell Papp makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | Phillip Parker is called for the reach on Brad Wynne - foul #1 on Phillip Parker, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 1-2 |
| 18:51 | Maine | Sammy Loesch gets the rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:31 | Maine | Sammy Loesch can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 1-2 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle snags the defensive board | 1-2 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle misses short on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Lowell Papp - foul #1 on Lowell Papp, team foul #3 | 1-2 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle misses the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:55 | Maine | Jack Miskell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jessie Biddle | 2-2 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Lowell Papp steals it from Dikembe Abdo | 2-2 |
| 17:29 | Maine | Sammy Loesch misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 17:27 | Maine | Lowell Papp tips it back up and in | 2-4 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Jack Miskell takes the ball from Everett Kinney | 2-4 |
| 16:53 | Maine | Phillip Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Strange (SG), Raul Martin (PF), Russell Jarrard (C) Everett Kinney, Dikembe Abdo, Alphonse Marino | |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| 16:13 | Maine | Jason Innis is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 2-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Greenberg (PF) Jessie Biddle | |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Brad Wynne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Gregg (SG) Brad Wynne | |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timothy Strange (fresh) SG - Michael Gregg (fresh) SF - Raul Martin (fresh) PF - Robert Greenberg (fresh) C - Russell Jarrard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Phillip Parker (fresh) SG - Jack Miskell (fresh) SF - Lowell Papp (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sammy Loesch (fresh) C - Jason Innis (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Maine | Sammy Loesch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Maine | Jaime Forbes (PF), Albert St. Clair (C) Sammy Loesch, Jason Innis | |
| 15:25 | Illinois | Robert Greenberg loses the ball out of bounds | 2-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo (SF), Alphonse Marino (PF) Michael Gregg, Robert Greenberg | |
| Subs | Maine | Daniel Corner (PG) Phillip Parker | |
| 15:09 | Maine | Jack Miskell scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jaime Forbes | 2-7 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Raul Martin blows the layup | 2-7 |
| 14:45 | Illinois | Timothy Strange pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 14:34 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino misses short on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Daniel Corner - foul #1 on Daniel Corner, team foul #4 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brad Wynne (PG), Everett Kinney (SG), Jessie Biddle (C) Timothy Strange, Raul Martin, Russell Jarrard | |
| Subs | Maine | James Reaves (SG), Sammy Loesch (PF), Jason Innis (C) Jack Miskell, Jaime Forbes, Albert St. Clair | |
| 14:34 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino misses the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 14:34 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 14:34 | Maine | Sammy Loesch gets the rebound | 2-7 |
| 14:27 | Maine | Daniel Corner hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-10 |
| 14:11 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-10 |
| 14:10 | Maine | Sammy Loesch grabs the board | 2-10 |
| 13:54 | Maine | Sammy Loesch buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Reaves | 2-13 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-13 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle tips it but misses | 2-13 |
| 13:39 | Maine | Jason Innis gets the rebound | 2-13 |
| 13:23 | Maine | Daniel Corner makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Lowell Papp and he's hacked by Brad Wynne - foul #1 on Brad Wynne, team foul #3 | 2-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raul Martin (PF), Russell Jarrard (C) Dikembe Abdo, Alphonse Marino | |
| Subs | Maine | Phillip Parker (PG), Jack Miskell (SG) James Reaves, Lowell Papp | |
| 13:23 | Maine | Daniel Corner makes the free throw | 2-16 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Brad Wynne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-16 |
| 12:47 | Maine | Brad Wynne is called for the reach on Phillip Parker - foul #2 on Brad Wynne, team foul #4 | 2-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Strange (PG) Brad Wynne | |
| Subs | Maine | Jaime Forbes (PF), Albert St. Clair (C) Sammy Loesch, Jason Innis | |
| 12:40 | Maine | Jaime Forbes scores on a shot from the left wing | 2-18 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Greenberg (PF) Everett Kinney | |
| Subs | Maine | James Reaves (SF) Daniel Corner | |
| 12:08 | Maine | Jack Miskell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-18 |
| 12:06 | Maine | Jaime Forbes hits the follow up shot | 2-20 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle is fouled on the floor by Albert St. Clair - foul #1 on Albert St. Clair, team foul #5 | 2-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Gregg (SG), Dikembe Abdo (SF), Alphonse Marino (PF) Raul Martin, Jessie Biddle, Robert Greenberg | |
| Subs | Maine | Lowell Papp (SF), Sammy Loesch (PF) James Reaves, Jaime Forbes | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timothy Strange (fresh) SG - Michael Gregg (fresh) SF - Dikembe Abdo (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Alphonse Marino (fresh) C - Russell Jarrard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Phillip Parker (fresh) SG - Jack Miskell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lowell Papp (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sammy Loesch (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert St. Clair (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 2-20 |
| 11:31 | Maine | Sammy Loesch pulls down the rebound | 2-20 |
| 11:12 | Maine | Jack Miskell misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-20 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Russell Jarrard snags the defensive board | 2-20 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | Russell Jarrard buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-20 |
| 10:47 | Maine | Albert St. Clair buries a jump hook in the paint | 5-22 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Timothy Strange buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Michael Gregg | 8-22 |
| 10:18 | Maine | Dikembe Abdo steps in front of the Lowell Papp pass | 8-22 |
| 10:00 | Illinois | Michael Gregg travels with the ball | 8-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raul Martin (PG), Everett Kinney (SG), Jessie Biddle (PF), Joshua Headen (C) Timothy Strange, Michael Gregg, Alphonse Marino, Russell Jarrard | |
| Subs | Maine | Daniel Corner (PG), James Reaves (SG), Jaime Forbes (PF), Jason Innis (C) Phillip Parker, Jack Miskell, Sammy Loesch, Albert St. Clair | |
| 09:40 | Maine | Jaime Forbes lays it up and in set up by Jason Innis and the foul's on Jessie Biddle - foul #1 on Jessie Biddle, team foul #5 | 8-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Greenberg (PF) Dikembe Abdo | |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| 09:40 | Maine | Jaime Forbes makes the free throw | 8-25 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Everett Kinney is denied on a dunk by Jaime Forbes | 8-25 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle tips it back up and in | 10-25 |
| 09:09 | Maine | Daniel Corner clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 10-25 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | Everett Kinney gets the rebound | 10-25 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Everett Kinney scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Raul Martin | 13-25 |
| 08:40 | Maine | Jason Innis misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 13-25 |
| 08:39 | Maine | Jason Innis pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-25 |
| 08:23 | Maine | Daniel Corner buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Lowell Papp | 13-28 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Everett Kinney comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-28 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Robert Greenberg tips it but misses | 13-28 |
| 08:07 | Maine | Daniel Corner snags the defensive board | 13-28 |
| 07:49 | Maine | Daniel Corner is hacked by Raul Martin - foul #1 on Raul Martin, team foul #6 | 13-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Gregg (PG), Dikembe Abdo (SF), Alphonse Marino (PF), Russell Jarrard (C) Raul Martin, Jessie Biddle, Robert Greenberg, Joshua Headen | |
| Subs | Maine | Phillip Parker (PG), Jack Miskell (SG), Sammy Loesch (PF) James Reaves, Lowell Papp, Jaime Forbes | |
| 07:20 | Maine | Jack Miskell drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Phillip Parker | 13-31 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Gregg (fresh) SG - Everett Kinney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdo (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Alphonse Marino (fresh) C - Russell Jarrard (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Phillip Parker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jack Miskell (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Daniel Corner (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Sammy Loesch (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Innis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo misses short on a jumper from the left block | 13-31 |
| 07:00 | Maine | Phillip Parker gets the rebound | 13-31 |
| 06:51 | Maine | Jason Innis misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Russell Jarrard - foul #1 on Russell Jarrard, team foul #7 | 13-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Strange (PG) Everett Kinney | |
| Subs | Maine | Lowell Papp (SF) Daniel Corner | |
| 06:51 | Maine | Jason Innis misses the 1st free throw | 13-31 |
| 06:51 | Maine | Jason Innis misses the 2nd free throw | 13-31 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Russell Jarrard | 13-31 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo makes the jumper in the lane | 15-31 |
| 06:17 | Maine | Jack Miskell misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-31 |
| 06:16 | Maine | Jason Innis hits the follow up shot | 15-33 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo can't finish the layup | 15-33 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-33 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino is denied on a layup by Jason Innis | 15-33 |
| 05:49 | Maine | Lowell Papp pulls down the rebound | 15-33 |
| 05:45 | Maine | Jason Innis misses the jumper from the left block | 15-33 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Russell Jarrard grabs the defensive rebound | 15-33 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Michael Gregg comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Sammy Loesch - foul #2 on Sammy Loesch, team foul #6 | 15-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jessie Biddle (C) Russell Jarrard | |
| Subs | Maine | Jaime Forbes (PF), Albert St. Clair (C) Sammy Loesch, Jason Innis | |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Michael Gregg makes the 1st free throw | 16-33 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Michael Gregg makes the 2nd free throw | 17-33 |
| 05:18 | Maine | Albert St. Clair misses the dunk | 17-33 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino gets the rebound | 17-33 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino's pass is intercepted by Phillip Parker | 17-33 |
| 04:28 | Maine | Phillip Parker drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jack Miskell and he's hacked by Jessie Biddle - foul #2 on Jessie Biddle, team foul #8 | 17-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raul Martin (PG), Everett Kinney (SG), Robert Greenberg (PF), Russell Jarrard (C) Michael Gregg, Timothy Strange, Alphonse Marino, Jessie Biddle | |
| Subs | Maine | Daniel Corner (SG) Jack Miskell | |
| 04:28 | Maine | Phillip Parker makes the free throw | 17-36 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Everett Kinney clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 17-36 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo snags the offensive board | 17-36 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Robert Greenberg hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dikembe Abdo | 19-36 |
| 03:52 | Maine | Jaime Forbes makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Lowell Papp | 19-38 |
| 03:32 | Illinois | Russell Jarrard can't connect on a floater in the lane | 19-38 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-38 |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Jaime Forbes denies the turnaround by Dikembe Abdo | 19-38 |
| 03:14 | Maine | Daniel Corner grabs the board | 19-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raul Martin (fresh) SG - Everett Kinney (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Greenberg (fresh) 2 pts. C - Russell Jarrard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Phillip Parker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Corner (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Lowell Papp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jaime Forbes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. C - Albert St. Clair (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:59 | Maine | Albert St. Clair throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brad Wynne (PG), Jessie Biddle (SF), Alphonse Marino (PF), Harry Gill (C) Raul Martin, Dikembe Abdo, Robert Greenberg, Russell Jarrard | |
| Subs | Maine | Jack Miskell (SG), James Reaves (SF), Sammy Loesch (PF), Jason Innis (C) Phillip Parker, Lowell Papp, Jaime Forbes, Albert St. Clair | |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Jack Miskell picks off the pass by Brad Wynne | 19-38 |
| 02:34 | Maine | James Reaves is fouled on the floor by Jessie Biddle - foul #3 on Jessie Biddle, team foul #9 | 19-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raul Martin (SF) Jessie Biddle | |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| 02:34 | Maine | James Reaves makes the 1st free throw | 19-39 |
| 02:34 | Maine | James Reaves makes the 2nd free throw | 19-40 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Raul Martin scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Everett Kinney | 21-40 |
| 01:50 | Maine | Raul Martin is called for the reach on James Reaves - foul #2 on Raul Martin, team foul #10 | 21-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Strange (SG) Everett Kinney | |
| Subs | Maine | Lowell Papp (SF) Daniel Corner | |
| 01:50 | Maine | James Reaves makes the 1st free throw | 21-41 |
| 01:50 | Maine | James Reaves makes the 2nd free throw | 21-42 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Brad Wynne comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-42 |
| 01:27 | Maine | The rebound goes to Jack Miskell | 21-42 |
| 01:12 | Maine | Lowell Papp can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-42 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Timothy Strange grabs the defensive rebound | 21-42 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Timothy Strange scores on a fadeaway from close range | 23-42 |
| 00:53 | Maine | Lowell Papp misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 23-42 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Harry Gill | 23-42 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Timothy Strange misses the 3 from the left wing | 23-42 |
| 00:44 | Maine | James Reaves gets the rebound | 23-42 |
| 00:28 | Maine | Jason Innis loses the dribble to Raul Martin | 23-42 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Harry Gill clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 23-42 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Harry Gill pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-42 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Timothy Strange clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-42 |
| 00:00 | Maine | Sammy Loesch grabs the defensive rebound | 23-42 |