| Lineup | Rhodes | PG - Kenneth Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Worden (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Christopher Stanley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Troncoso (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brian Powers (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Wilkes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Morrisey (fresh) SF - Timothy Evan (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Buch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Adolph Melgoza (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Timothy Evan inbounds the ball | 33-39 |
| Game Plan | Rhodes | Rhodes is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Richard Wilkes is hacked by Christopher Stanley - foul #3 on Christopher Stanley, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Rhodes | Alan White (SF) Christopher Stanley | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:20 | Illinois | Adolph Melgoza misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-39 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Adolph Melgoza tips it in | 33-41 |
| 18:58 | Rhodes | Kenneth Conner is whistled for a carry | 33-41 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Robert Buch drills a floater in the paint set up by James Morrisey and the foul's on Daniel Troncoso - foul #2 on Daniel Troncoso, team foul #2 | 33-43 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Robert Buch makes the free throw | 33-44 |
| 18:24 | Rhodes | Steven Worden misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-44 |
| 18:22 | Rhodes | The offensive rebound goes to Alan White | 33-44 |
| 18:11 | Rhodes | Daniel Troncoso misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-44 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Wilkes | 33-44 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | Daniel Troncoso is called for the reach on James Morrisey - foul #3 on Daniel Troncoso, team foul #3 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Rhodes | Benjamin Kessel (PF) Daniel Troncoso | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jessie Schlegel (SG) James Morrisey | |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Benjamin Kessel is called for the reach on Robert Buch - foul #1 on Benjamin Kessel, team foul #4 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Rhodes | Jessie Law (C) Brian Powers | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Sumlin (SG), Mark Speer (SF), George Ellis (PF), Brian Snell (C) Richard Wilkes, Timothy Evan, Robert Buch, Adolph Melgoza | |
| 17:43 | Illinois | Mark Speer is fouled on the floor by Alan White - foul #1 on Alan White, team foul #5 | 33-44 |
| 17:19 | Illinois | Jessie Schlegel is fouled on the floor by Steven Worden - foul #1 on Steven Worden, team foul #6 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Rhodes | James Taylor (PG) Kenneth Conner | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Mark Speer is fouled on the floor by Alan White - foul #2 on Alan White, team foul #7 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Rhodes | Robert Heacock (SG), Marvin Ludkowski (SF) Steven Worden, Alan White | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Mark Speer makes the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Mark Speer makes the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 16:40 | Rhodes | James Taylor makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Robert Heacock | 35-46 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Jessie Schlegel can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 35-46 |
| 16:33 | Rhodes | The rebound goes to Jessie Law | 35-46 |
| 16:16 | Rhodes | Robert Heacock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-46 |
| Subs | Rhodes | Kenneth Conner (PG), Alan White (SF), Brian Powers (C) Robert Heacock, Marvin Ludkowski, Jessie Law | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Wilkes (PG), James Morrisey (SG), Timothy Evan (SF), Robert Buch (PF), Adolph Melgoza (C) Jessie Schlegel, John Sumlin, Mark Speer, George Ellis, Brian Snell | |
| 15:49 | Illinois | Adolph Melgoza misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-46 |
| 15:48 | Rhodes | Benjamin Kessel gets the rebound | 35-46 |
| Lineup | Rhodes | PG - Kenneth Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan White (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Benjamin Kessel (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Brian Powers (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Wilkes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Morrisey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Evan (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Buch (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Adolph Melgoza (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Rhodes | James Taylor buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alan White and he's hacked by James Morrisey - foul #3 on James Morrisey, team foul #1 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Rhodes | Steven Worden (SG), Gregory Harvey (SF), Daniel Troncoso (PF) Kenneth Conner, Alan White, Benjamin Kessel | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:39 | Rhodes | James Taylor misses the free throw | 37-46 |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Robert Buch grabs the defensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 15:20 | Illinois | Timothy Evan scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by James Morrisey | 37-48 |
| 14:55 | Rhodes | Gregory Harvey misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Adolph Melgoza - foul #2 on Adolph Melgoza, team foul #2 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Rhodes | Kenneth Conner (PG) James Taylor | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jessie Schlegel (SG) James Morrisey | |
| 14:55 | Rhodes | Gregory Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 14:55 | Rhodes | Gregory Harvey misses the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Adolph Melgoza grabs the defensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Richard Wilkes's floater is knocked away by Daniel Troncoso | 38-48 |
| 14:36 | Rhodes | Daniel Troncoso grabs the board | 38-48 |
| 14:13 | Rhodes | The short jumper by Gregory Harvey is denied by Robert Buch | 38-48 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Robert Buch snags the defensive board | 38-48 |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Robert Buch comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Troncoso - foul #4 on Daniel Troncoso, team foul #8 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Rhodes | Benjamin Kessel (PF), Jessie Law (C) Daniel Troncoso, Brian Powers | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Sumlin (SG), Mark Speer (SF), Brian Snell (C) Richard Wilkes, Timothy Evan, Adolph Melgoza | |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Robert Buch misses the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Robert Buch makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 13:41 | Rhodes | Jessie Law connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Worden | 40-49 |
| 13:15 | Illinois | Kenneth Conner steals it from Robert Buch | 40-49 |
| 13:10 | Rhodes | Steven Worden hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kenneth Conner | 42-49 |
| 12:51 | Illinois | Mark Speer clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-49 |
| 12:50 | Rhodes | Benjamin Kessel gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 12:45 | Rhodes | Kenneth Conner misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-49 |
| 12:44 | Rhodes | Steven Worden tips it in | 44-49 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Steven Worden is called for the reach on John Sumlin - foul #2 on Steven Worden, team foul #9 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Rhodes | James Taylor (PG), Robert Heacock (SG), Alan White (SF), Christopher Stanley (PF) Kenneth Conner, Steven Worden, Gregory Harvey, Benjamin Kessel | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Morrisey (SG), Adolph Melgoza (C) Jessie Schlegel, Robert Buch | |
| 12:29 | Illinois | John Sumlin makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | John Sumlin misses the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 12:29 | Rhodes | Christopher Stanley snags the defensive board | 44-50 |
| 12:09 | Rhodes | Jessie Law comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 12:08 | Rhodes | Jessie Law grabs the offensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 12:02 | Rhodes | Christopher Stanley drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Heacock | 47-50 |
| 11:57 | Illinois | James Morrisey makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-53 |
| 11:38 | Rhodes | Alan White misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-53 |
| 11:37 | Illinois | John Sumlin pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Rhodes | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Heacock (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Alan White (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Stanley (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jessie Law (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Sumlin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Morrisey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Speer (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Brian Snell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Adolph Melgoza (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Illinois | James Morrisey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-53 |
| 11:30 | Rhodes | James Taylor gets the rebound | 47-53 |
| 11:10 | Rhodes | Christopher Stanley double dribbles | 47-53 |
| Subs | Rhodes | Kenneth Conner (PG), Steven Worden (SG), Gregory Harvey (SF), Benjamin Kessel (PF), Brian Powers (C) James Taylor, Robert Heacock, Alan White, Christopher Stanley, Jessie Law | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Wilkes (PG), Timothy Evan (SF), George Ellis (PF) John Sumlin, Mark Speer, Brian Snell | |
| 10:45 | Illinois | James Morrisey misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-53 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Adolph Melgoza | 47-53 |
| 10:22 | Illinois | Timothy Evan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-53 |
| 10:21 | Rhodes | The rebound goes to Benjamin Kessel | 47-53 |
| 10:01 | Rhodes | Benjamin Kessel lays it up and in and he's fouled by George Ellis - foul #2 on George Ellis, team foul #3 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Rhodes | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jessie Schlegel (SG) James Morrisey | |
| 10:01 | Rhodes | Benjamin Kessel makes the free throw | 50-53 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | Adolph Melgoza misses the 3pt shot from straight away but the foul's on Brian Powers - foul #1 on Brian Powers, team foul #10 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Rhodes | Christopher Stanley (PF) Benjamin Kessel | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Buch (PF) George Ellis | |
| 09:43 | Illinois | Adolph Melgoza makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | Adolph Melgoza makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | Adolph Melgoza makes the 3rd free throw | 50-56 |
| 09:23 | Rhodes | Christopher Stanley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-56 |
| 09:22 | Rhodes | Brian Powers hits the follow up shot | 52-56 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Robert Buch drills a turnaround from close range set up by Jessie Schlegel | 52-58 |
| 08:48 | Rhodes | Brian Powers knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Worden | 54-58 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Timothy Evan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Robert Buch grabs the offensive board | 54-58 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Robert Buch can't throw it down but he's fouled by Christopher Stanley - foul #4 on Christopher Stanley, team foul #11 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Rhodes | James Taylor (PG), Robert Heacock (SG), Alan White (SF), Benjamin Kessel (PF), Jessie Law (C) Kenneth Conner, Steven Worden, Gregory Harvey, Christopher Stanley, Brian Powers | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Sumlin (PG), Joseph Price (SG), Mark Speer (SF), Brian Snell (C) Richard Wilkes, Jessie Schlegel, Timothy Evan, Adolph Melgoza | |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Robert Buch makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Robert Buch makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 07:47 | Rhodes | Alan White drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from James Taylor | 57-60 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Brian Snell comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 57-60 |
| 07:22 | Rhodes | The rebound goes to Benjamin Kessel | 57-60 |
| Lineup | Rhodes | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Heacock (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Alan White (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Benjamin Kessel (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - Jessie Law (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Sumlin (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Price (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Speer (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Buch (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Brian Snell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:05 | Rhodes | Alan White clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-60 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Brian Snell | 57-60 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Robert Heacock steals it from Mark Speer | 57-60 |
| 06:54 | Rhodes | Robert Heacock clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-60 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Robert Buch grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Robert Buch is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Buch, team foul #4 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Rhodes | Kenneth Conner (PG), Steven Worden (SG), Gregory Harvey (SF), Daniel Troncoso (PF), Christopher Stanley (C) James Taylor, Robert Heacock, Alan White, Benjamin Kessel, Jessie Law | |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick Simmons (PG), James Morrisey (SG), George Ellis (PF) John Sumlin, Joseph Price, Robert Buch | |
| 06:25 | Rhodes | Kenneth Conner hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Stanley | 60-60 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | Mark Speer misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-60 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Brian Snell gets the offensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | George Ellis comes up short on the floater in the paint | 60-60 |
| 05:45 | Rhodes | Daniel Troncoso grabs the defensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 05:40 | Rhodes | Gregory Harvey is called for traveling | 60-60 |
| Subs | Rhodes | Brian Powers (C) Christopher Stanley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Wilkes (PG), Timothy Evan (SF), Adolph Melgoza (C) Patrick Simmons, Mark Speer, Brian Snell | |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Richard Wilkes double dribbles | 60-60 |
| Subs | Rhodes | James Taylor (PG) Kenneth Conner | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Sumlin (C) Adolph Melgoza | |
| 04:57 | Rhodes | Steven Worden is fouled on the floor by James Morrisey - foul #4 on James Morrisey, team foul #5 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Rhodes | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jessie Schlegel (SG) James Morrisey | |
| 04:43 | Rhodes | James Taylor misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Wilkes - foul #2 on Richard Wilkes, team foul #6 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Rhodes | Christopher Stanley (SF) Gregory Harvey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Buch (PF) George Ellis | |
| 04:43 | Rhodes | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 04:43 | Rhodes | James Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Robert Buch pulls down the rebound | 61-60 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | James Taylor steals it from Timothy Evan | 61-60 |
| 04:08 | Rhodes | Steven Worden can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-60 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Robert Buch grabs the defensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 03:51 | Illinois | Robert Buch banks in the layup on a great pass from John Sumlin | 61-62 |
| 03:37 | Rhodes | James Taylor comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 61-62 |
| 03:35 | Rhodes | Brian Powers snags the offensive board | 61-62 |
| 03:26 | Rhodes | Daniel Troncoso can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jessie Schlegel - foul #1 on Jessie Schlegel, team foul #7 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Rhodes | Kenneth Conner (PG), Gregory Harvey (SF), Benjamin Kessel (C) Steven Worden, Christopher Stanley, Brian Powers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Price (SG), Mark Speer (SF), Brian Snell (PF), Adolph Melgoza (C) Richard Wilkes, Timothy Evan, Robert Buch, John Sumlin | |
| 03:26 | Rhodes | Daniel Troncoso makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 03:26 | Rhodes | Daniel Troncoso makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Mark Speer can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 63-62 |
| 03:08 | Rhodes | Benjamin Kessel gets the rebound | 63-62 |
| Lineup | Rhodes | PG - Kenneth Conner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Harvey (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Troncoso (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Benjamin Kessel (fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jessie Schlegel (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Price (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Speer (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Brian Snell (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Adolph Melgoza (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:39 | Rhodes | James Taylor connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Kenneth Conner | 65-62 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| Subs | Rhodes | Steven Worden (SG), Brian Powers (C) James Taylor, Daniel Troncoso | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Wilkes (PG), James Morrisey (SG), Timothy Evan (SF), Robert Buch (PF) Jessie Schlegel, Joseph Price, Mark Speer, Brian Snell | |
| 02:23 | Illinois | Adolph Melgoza misses the easy layup | 65-62 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Adolph Melgoza snags the offensive board | 65-62 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Adolph Melgoza misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Brian Powers - foul #2 on Brian Powers, team foul #12 | 65-62 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Adolph Melgoza misses the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Adolph Melgoza misses the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 02:14 | Rhodes | Benjamin Kessel pulls down the rebound | 65-62 |
| 01:56 | Rhodes | Benjamin Kessel misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-62 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | James Morrisey snags the defensive board | 65-62 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Robert Buch misses short on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Kenneth Conner - foul #1 on Kenneth Conner, team foul #13 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Rhodes | Daniel Troncoso (PF) Benjamin Kessel | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Robert Buch misses the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Robert Buch makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 01:37 | Rhodes | Kenneth Conner is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Wilkes - foul #3 on Richard Wilkes, team foul #8 | 65-63 |
| 01:37 | Rhodes | Kenneth Conner makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 01:37 | Rhodes | Kenneth Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Adolph Melgoza hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 67-63 |
| 01:15 | Rhodes | Daniel Troncoso pulls down the rebound | 67-63 |
| 00:58 | Rhodes | Steven Worden can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Morrisey - foul #5 on James Morrisey, team foul #9 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Rhodes | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jessie Schlegel (SG) James Morrisey | |
| 00:58 | Rhodes | Steven Worden makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:58 | Rhodes | Steven Worden makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | Rhodes | Rhodes is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Steven Worden takes the ball from Adolph Melgoza | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | Rhodes | Rhodes is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Rhodes | Jessie Schlegel is called for the reach on Kenneth Conner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jessie Schlegel, team foul #10 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Rhodes | Robert Heacock (SG), Marvin Ludkowski (SF) Steven Worden, Gregory Harvey | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:42 | Rhodes | Kenneth Conner makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:42 | Rhodes | Kenneth Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Rhodes | Rhodes is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Richard Wilkes buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Adolph Melgoza | 71-66 |
| 00:36 | Rhodes | Rhodes calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-66 |
| 00:33 | Rhodes | Jessie Schlegel is called for the reach on Marvin Ludkowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jessie Schlegel, team foul #11 | 71-66 |
| 00:33 | Rhodes | Marvin Ludkowski makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:33 | Rhodes | Marvin Ludkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Adolph Melgoza gets the rebound | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Rhodes | Rhodes is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Richard Wilkes clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-66 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Jessie Schlegel grabs the offensive rebound | 72-66 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Richard Wilkes hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Buch | 72-69 |
| 00:24 | Rhodes | Rhodes calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-69 |
| Subs | Rhodes | Steven Worden (SG), Gregory Harvey (SF), Christopher Stanley (PF) Robert Heacock, Marvin Ludkowski, Daniel Troncoso | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:23 | Rhodes | Richard Wilkes is called for the reach on Kenneth Conner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Wilkes, team foul #12 | 72-69 |
| 00:23 | Rhodes | Kenneth Conner makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:23 | Rhodes | Kenneth Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Timothy Evan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-69 |
| 00:16 | Rhodes | Steven Worden grabs the board | 74-69 |
| 00:14 | Rhodes | Jessie Schlegel is called for the reach on Steven Worden in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jessie Schlegel, team foul #13 | 74-69 |
| Subs | Rhodes | Daniel Troncoso (PF) Christopher Stanley | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:14 | Rhodes | Steven Worden makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:14 | Rhodes | Steven Worden makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Richard Wilkes misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 76-69 |
| 00:06 | Rhodes | The rebound goes to Daniel Troncoso | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | Rhodes | Rhodes is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Rhodes | Kenneth Conner runs out the clock | 76-69 |