| Lineup | Guilford | PG - Loren Huff (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Leslie Stults (fresh) SF - Charles Black (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joshua Kolb (fresh) C - Anthony Allison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Pitts (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alex Swanberg (fresh) SF - Billy Bates (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Stiles (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - David Woody (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Billy Bates inbounds the ball | 30-38 |
| Game Plan | Guilford | Guilford 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 (0) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Joshua Kolb takes the ball from David Woody | 30-38 |
| 19:28 | Guilford | Joshua Kolb is fouled on the floor by David Woody - foul #2 on David Woody, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| 19:17 | Guilford | The jump hook by Joshua Kolb is blocked by David Woody | 30-38 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | David Woody grabs the defensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Leslie Stults is called for the reach on Alex Swanberg - foul #3 on Leslie Stults, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Guilford | John Pauling (SG) Leslie Stults | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Alex Swanberg knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-41 |
| 18:29 | Guilford | Billy Bates picks off the pass by Charles Black | 30-41 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | David Woody hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-41 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Richard Stiles hits the follow up shot | 30-43 |
| 17:55 | Guilford | Loren Huff misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-43 |
| 17:54 | Guilford | Charles Black gets the offensive rebound | 30-43 |
| 17:40 | Guilford | Charles Black's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Stiles | 30-43 |
| 17:39 | Guilford | Anthony Allison gets the offensive rebound | 30-43 |
| 17:22 | Guilford | Anthony Allison steps out of bounds on the baseline | 30-43 |
| Subs | Guilford | Mark Pierson (SG), John Jaynes (SF), Jeffry Starke (PF), Santos Burket (C) Loren Huff, Charles Black, Joshua Kolb, Anthony Allison | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harold Tullos (SG), Nicholas Lundy (SF), Marshall Branam (PF), Matthew Baker (C) Alex Swanberg, Billy Bates, Richard Stiles, David Woody | |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Jeffry Starke is called for the reach on Matthew Baker - foul #1 on Jeffry Starke, team foul #2 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Guilford | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David St. Thomas (PG) Matthew Pitts | |
| 16:47 | Illinois | Nicholas Lundy makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Marshall Branam | 30-45 |
| 16:28 | Guilford | John Pauling can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 30-45 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Marshall Branam | 30-45 |
| 16:09 | Illinois | Harold Tullos clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-45 |
| 16:07 | Guilford | Santos Burket grabs the defensive rebound | 30-45 |
| 15:52 | Guilford | John Jaynes buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Santos Burket | 32-45 |
| Lineup | Guilford | PG - John Pauling (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Pierson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Jaynes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffry Starke (fresh) 2 reb. C - Santos Burket (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David St. Thomas (fresh) SG - Harold Tullos (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Lundy (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Marshall Branam (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Illinois | David St. Thomas misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-45 |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Marshall Branam can't tip it in | 32-45 |
| 15:42 | Guilford | Jeffry Starke pulls down the rebound | 32-45 |
| 15:26 | Guilford | John Jaynes misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Nicholas Lundy - foul #3 on Nicholas Lundy, team foul #2 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Guilford | Loren Huff (PG), Leslie Stults (SG), Joshua Kolb (PF), Darrel Plummer (C) John Pauling, Mark Pierson, Jeffry Starke, Santos Burket | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lee (PG), Alex Swanberg (SG), Billy Bates (SF), Richard Stiles (PF), David Woody (C) David St. Thomas, Harold Tullos, Nicholas Lundy, Marshall Branam, Matthew Baker | |
| 15:26 | Guilford | John Jaynes makes the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 15:26 | Guilford | John Jaynes makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Leslie Stults is called for the reach on Alex Swanberg - foul #4 on Leslie Stults, team foul #3 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Guilford | John Pauling (SG), Charles Black (SF) Leslie Stults, John Jaynes | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:57 | Illinois | David Woody misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 34-45 |
| 14:55 | Guilford | Darrel Plummer pulls down the rebound | 34-45 |
| 14:45 | Guilford | John Pauling makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-45 |
| 14:36 | Illinois | Alex Swanberg scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Billy Bates | 37-48 |
| 14:23 | Guilford | Billy Bates takes the ball from John Pauling | 37-48 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Alex Swanberg clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-48 |
| 13:52 | Guilford | Darrel Plummer pulls down the rebound | 37-48 |
| 13:40 | Guilford | Darrel Plummer connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Loren Huff | 39-48 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | Richard Stiles scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Matthew Lee | 39-50 |
| 13:03 | Guilford | Joshua Kolb knocks in the jump hook in the paint and the foul's on Billy Bates - foul #1 on Billy Bates, team foul #3 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Guilford | Mark Pierson (PG), John Jaynes (SG), Jeffry Starke (SF) Loren Huff, John Pauling, Charles Black | |
| Subs | Illinois | Marshall Branam (SF) Billy Bates | |
| 13:03 | Guilford | Joshua Kolb makes the free throw | 42-50 |
| 12:43 | Illinois | Matthew Lee is hacked by Jeffry Starke - foul #2 on Jeffry Starke, team foul #4 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Guilford | Anthony Allison (PF), Santos Burket (C) Joshua Kolb, Darrel Plummer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Pitts (SG), Nicholas Lundy (SF), Matthew Baker (C) Alex Swanberg, Richard Stiles, David Woody | |
| 12:25 | Illinois | Matthew Baker buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Matthew Pitts | 42-52 |
| 12:21 | Guilford | Jeffry Starke misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 42-52 |
| 12:19 | Illinois | Matthew Baker pulls down the rebound | 42-52 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Matthew Baker can't finish the layup | 42-52 |
| 12:04 | Guilford | Mark Pierson snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| 12:00 | Guilford | Mark Pierson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Jaynes | 45-52 |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Matthew Lee clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-52 |
| 11:30 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Lundy | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Guilford | PG - Mark Pierson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Jaynes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffry Starke (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Anthony Allison (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Santos Burket (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Pitts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Lundy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Marshall Branam (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Matthew Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts is hacked by Santos Burket - foul #1 on Santos Burket, team foul #5 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Guilford | Loren Huff (PG), Charles Black (SF), Darrel Plummer (C) John Jaynes, Jeffry Starke, Santos Burket | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alex Swanberg (SG), Billy Bates (SF), Richard Stiles (PF), David Woody (C) Matthew Lee, Nicholas Lundy, Marshall Branam, Matthew Baker | |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Richard Stiles can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-52 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Billy Bates can't tip it in | 45-52 |
| 10:41 | Guilford | Anthony Allison snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 10:17 | Guilford | Anthony Allison misses long on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Matthew Pitts - foul #1 on Matthew Pitts, team foul #4 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Guilford | John Pauling (SG) Mark Pierson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:17 | Guilford | Anthony Allison makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 10:17 | Guilford | Anthony Allison misses the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Richard Stiles snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 10:13 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-54 |
| 09:54 | Guilford | Alex Swanberg picks off the pass by Loren Huff | 46-54 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts makes the 3 from straight away | 46-57 |
| 09:19 | Guilford | John Pauling hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-57 |
| 09:18 | Guilford | Darrel Plummer tips it back up and in | 48-57 |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 09:07 | Guilford | Anthony Allison grabs the defensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 09:01 | Guilford | Anthony Allison connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from John Pauling | 50-57 |
| 08:45 | Illinois | Billy Bates misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-57 |
| 08:44 | Guilford | Darrel Plummer gets the rebound | 50-57 |
| 08:20 | Guilford | David Woody steals it from Darrel Plummer | 50-57 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Richard Stiles's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Allison | 50-57 |
| 07:59 | Guilford | Anthony Allison snags the defensive board | 50-57 |
| 07:45 | Guilford | John Pauling is fouled on the floor by Alex Swanberg - foul #1 on Alex Swanberg, team foul #5 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Guilford | Mark Pierson (PG), Leslie Stults (SG), Jeffry Starke (SF), Joshua Kolb (PF), Santos Burket (C) Loren Huff, John Pauling, Charles Black, Anthony Allison, Darrel Plummer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lee (PG), Harold Tullos (SG), Nicholas Lundy (SF), Marshall Branam (PF), Matthew Baker (C) Matthew Pitts, Alex Swanberg, Billy Bates, Richard Stiles, David Woody | |
| 07:33 | Guilford | Santos Burket misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 50-57 |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Matthew Baker gets the rebound | 50-57 |
| Lineup | Guilford | PG - Mark Pierson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Leslie Stults (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Jeffry Starke (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joshua Kolb (fresh) 3 pts. C - Santos Burket (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harold Tullos (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Lundy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Marshall Branam (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Matthew Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Marshall Branam is hacked by Joshua Kolb - foul #2 on Joshua Kolb, team foul #6 | 50-57 |
| 07:14 | Illinois | The short jumper by Nicholas Lundy is denied by Jeffry Starke | 50-57 |
| 07:12 | Guilford | Santos Burket grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 06:54 | Guilford | Santos Burket misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-57 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Marshall Branam grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Nicholas Lundy drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Matthew Lee | 50-59 |
| 06:37 | Guilford | Marshall Branam takes the ball from Santos Burket | 50-59 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Nicholas Lundy knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Matthew Lee | 50-62 |
| 05:49 | Guilford | Mark Pierson hits the finger roll | 52-62 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Nicholas Lundy connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Marshall Branam | 52-64 |
| 05:14 | Guilford | Santos Burket comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-64 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Marshall Branam snags the defensive board | 52-64 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Marshall Branam double dribbles | 52-64 |
| Subs | Guilford | Loren Huff (PG), John Pauling (SG), John Jaynes (SF), Darrel Plummer (C) Mark Pierson, Leslie Stults, Jeffry Starke, Santos Burket | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alex Swanberg (SG), Richard Stiles (PF), David Woody (C) Harold Tullos, Nicholas Lundy, Matthew Baker | |
| 04:45 | Guilford | Loren Huff connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from John Pauling | 54-64 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Richard Stiles comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Joshua Kolb - foul #3 on Joshua Kolb, team foul #7 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Guilford | Charles Black (SF) John Jaynes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Pitts (PG), Billy Bates (SF) Matthew Lee, Marshall Branam | |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Richard Stiles misses the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Richard Stiles makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 03:56 | Guilford | Darrel Plummer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Alex Swanberg - foul #2 on Alex Swanberg, team foul #6 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Guilford | Anthony Allison (PF) Joshua Kolb | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:56 | Guilford | Darrel Plummer makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 03:56 | Guilford | Darrel Plummer makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Guilford | Guilford is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Loren Huff - foul #2 on Loren Huff, team foul #8 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Guilford | Leslie Stults (SG) John Pauling | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts makes the free throw | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Guilford | Guilford is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Guilford | Richard Stiles swats the layup by Charles Black | 56-68 |
| 03:14 | Guilford | Anthony Allison tips it home | 58-68 |
| Lineup | Guilford | PG - Loren Huff (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leslie Stults (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Charles Black (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Allison (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Darrel Plummer (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Pitts (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Swanberg (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Billy Bates (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Stiles (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - David Woody (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Illinois | David Woody lays it in | 58-70 |
| 02:39 | Guilford | Billy Bates steals it from Loren Huff | 58-70 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Darrel Plummer denies the turnaround by Richard Stiles | 58-70 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | David Woody grabs the offensive board | 58-70 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Alex Swanberg clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-70 |
| 02:23 | Guilford | Anthony Allison grabs the board | 58-70 |
| 02:01 | Guilford | Loren Huff misses short on a floater from the right side | 58-70 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Billy Bates gets the rebound | 58-70 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts is fouled on the floor by Loren Huff - foul #3 on Loren Huff, team foul #9 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Guilford | John Pauling (PG), Mark Pierson (SG), Jeffry Starke (SF), Santos Burket (C) Loren Huff, Leslie Stults, Charles Black, Darrel Plummer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harold Tullos (SG), Nicholas Lundy (SF), Marshall Branam (PF), Matthew Baker (C) Alex Swanberg, Billy Bates, Richard Stiles, David Woody | |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 58-72 |
| 01:44 | Guilford | Jeffry Starke makes the shot from close range | 60-72 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Nicholas Lundy hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Pitts | 60-74 |
| 01:16 | Guilford | Santos Burket hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Harold Tullos - foul #2 on Harold Tullos, team foul #7 | 60-74 |
| 01:16 | Guilford | Santos Burket makes the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 01:16 | Guilford | Santos Burket makes the 2nd free throw | 62-74 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Harold Tullos can't connect on a floater from the right side | 62-74 |
| 00:54 | Guilford | The rebound goes to Santos Burket | 62-74 |
| Game Plan | Guilford | Guilford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Guilford | Jeffry Starke comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Nicholas Lundy - foul #4 on Nicholas Lundy, team foul #8 | 62-74 |
| 00:50 | Guilford | Jeffry Starke makes the 1st free throw | 63-74 |
| 00:50 | Guilford | Jeffry Starke makes the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | Guilford | Guilford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Harold Tullos is hacked by Mark Pierson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Pierson, team foul #10 | 64-74 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Harold Tullos makes the 1st free throw | 64-75 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Harold Tullos misses the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 00:47 | Guilford | Anthony Allison pulls down the rebound | 64-75 |
| 00:42 | Guilford | Jeffry Starke connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by John Pauling | 66-75 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-75 |
| Subs | Guilford | Loren Huff (PG), Leslie Stults (SG), Charles Black (SF), Joshua Kolb (PF), Darrel Plummer (C) John Pauling, Mark Pierson, Jeffry Starke, Anthony Allison, Santos Burket | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lee (PG), Richard Stiles (PF) Harold Tullos, Nicholas Lundy | |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Matthew Lee is hacked by Loren Huff in the backcourt - foul #4 on Loren Huff, team foul #11 | 66-75 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Matthew Lee makes the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Matthew Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:33 | Guilford | Leslie Stults makes the fadeaway from the left block | 68-77 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Leslie Stults is called for the reach on Matthew Pitts in the backcourt - foul #5 on Leslie Stults, team foul #12 | 68-77 |
| Subs | Guilford | John Pauling (SG) Leslie Stults | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 68-78 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 68-79 |
| 00:25 | Guilford | John Pauling misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Matthew Lee - foul #4 on Matthew Lee, team foul #9 | 68-79 |
| Subs | Guilford | Mark Pierson (SG), Jeffry Starke (SF), Anthony Allison (PF), Santos Burket (C) Loren Huff, Charles Black, Joshua Kolb, Darrel Plummer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harold Tullos (SG), Nicholas Lundy (SF) Matthew Lee, Richard Stiles | |
| 00:25 | Guilford | John Pauling makes the 1st free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:25 | Guilford | John Pauling makes the 2nd free throw | 70-79 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts is hacked by John Pauling in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Pauling, team foul #13 | 70-79 |
| Subs | Guilford | Loren Huff (PG), Charles Black (SF), Joshua Kolb (PF), Darrel Plummer (C) Mark Pierson, Jeffry Starke, Anthony Allison, Santos Burket | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lee (PG), Richard Stiles (PF) Harold Tullos, Nicholas Lundy | |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 70-80 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts misses the 2nd free throw | 70-80 |
| 00:24 | Guilford | Joshua Kolb grabs the defensive rebound | 70-80 |
| 00:17 | Guilford | John Pauling hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 70-80 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Richard Stiles grabs the board | 70-80 |
| Game Plan | Guilford | Guilford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Matthew Lee runs out the clock | 70-80 |