| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brad Wynne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Everett Kinney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdo (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alphonse Marino (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Harry Gill (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Duane Velasco (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Leo Robertson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Eugene Chisholm (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Dooley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christoper Wilkes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo inbounds the ball | 35-42 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Eugene Chisholm steps in front of the Alphonse Marino pass | 35-42 |
| 19:08 | UNC Asheville | Leo Robertson loses the dribble to Brad Wynne | 35-42 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | Brad Wynne hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Everett Kinney | 37-42 |
| 18:39 | UNC Asheville | Leo Robertson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Everett Kinney grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Harry Gill misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Christoper Wilkes - foul #1 on Christoper Wilkes, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Harry Gill misses the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Harry Gill misses the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 18:17 | UNC Asheville | Charles Dooley gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 18:06 | UNC Asheville | Eugene Chisholm makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Duane Velasco | 37-44 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Everett Kinney misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-44 |
| 17:49 | UNC Asheville | The rebound goes to Eugene Chisholm | 37-44 |
| 17:25 | UNC Asheville | Christoper Wilkes misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-44 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdo | 37-44 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino is denied on a layup by Christoper Wilkes | 37-44 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Everett Kinney pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 16:45 | Illinois | Everett Kinney misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 37-44 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo tips it home | 39-44 |
| 16:26 | UNC Asheville | Duane Velasco is hacked by Brad Wynne - foul #3 on Brad Wynne, team foul #1 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Strange (PG), Raul Martin (SG), Jessie Biddle (SF), Robert Greenberg (PF), Russell Jarrard (C) Brad Wynne, Everett Kinney, Dikembe Abdo, Alphonse Marino, Harry Gill | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Arthur Newman (PG), Marcus Beeman (SG), John Rosen (PF), Douglas Sturdivant (C) Duane Velasco, Leo Robertson, Charles Dooley, Christoper Wilkes | |
| 16:10 | UNC Asheville | Arthur Newman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-44 |
| 16:09 | UNC Asheville | Eugene Chisholm snags the offensive board | 39-44 |
| 15:51 | UNC Asheville | Douglas Sturdivant is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Douglas Sturdivant, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Robert Webster (SF) Eugene Chisholm | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timothy Strange (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Raul Martin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jessie Biddle (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Greenberg (fresh) C - Russell Jarrard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Arthur Newman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcus Beeman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Webster (fresh) PF - John Rosen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Douglas Sturdivant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Illinois | Raul Martin hits a shot from the left block | 41-44 |
| 15:12 | UNC Asheville | Robert Webster is denied on a layup by Robert Greenberg | 41-44 |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Russell Jarrard scores on a floater near the basket | 43-44 |
| 14:29 | UNC Asheville | Robert Webster is whistled for a carry | 43-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brad Wynne (PG), Dikembe Abdo (SF), Alphonse Marino (PF) Timothy Strange, Robert Greenberg, Russell Jarrard | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Leo Robertson (SG), Eugene Chisholm (SF), Charles Dooley (PF) Marcus Beeman, Robert Webster, John Rosen | |
| 14:14 | Illinois | A charge is called on Raul Martin - foul #2 on Raul Martin, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Gregg (SG) Raul Martin | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Christoper Wilkes (C) Douglas Sturdivant | |
| 14:00 | UNC Asheville | Jessie Biddle steps in front of the Christoper Wilkes pass | 43-44 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-44 |
| 13:32 | UNC Asheville | Leo Robertson gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 13:14 | UNC Asheville | Christoper Wilkes misses short on a 3 from straight away | 43-44 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Gregg | 43-44 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo misses the easy layup | 43-44 |
| 12:55 | UNC Asheville | Leo Robertson pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 12:27 | UNC Asheville | Christoper Wilkes double dribbles | 43-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Everett Kinney (SG), Raul Martin (SF), Robert Greenberg (PF), Harry Gill (C) Michael Gregg, Dikembe Abdo, Alphonse Marino, Jessie Biddle | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Duane Velasco (PG), Douglas Sturdivant (C) Arthur Newman, Christoper Wilkes | |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Harry Gill hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Duane Velasco - foul #2 on Duane Velasco, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Harry Gill misses the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Harry Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 11:55 | UNC Asheville | Eugene Chisholm misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 11:54 | UNC Asheville | Douglas Sturdivant pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 11:36 | UNC Asheville | Duane Velasco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | John Rosen (PF) Charles Dooley | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brad Wynne (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Everett Kinney (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raul Martin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Greenberg (fresh) C - Harry Gill (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Duane Velasco (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Leo Robertson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Eugene Chisholm (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Rosen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Douglas Sturdivant (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Illinois | Robert Greenberg travels with the ball | 44-44 |
| 11:02 | UNC Asheville | Douglas Sturdivant comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Harry Gill - foul #1 on Harry Gill, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Strange (PG), Dikembe Abdo (SF), Alphonse Marino (PF) Brad Wynne, Raul Martin, Robert Greenberg | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Marcus Beeman (SG), Christoper Wilkes (C) Leo Robertson, John Rosen | |
| 11:02 | UNC Asheville | Douglas Sturdivant misses the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 11:02 | UNC Asheville | Douglas Sturdivant makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 10:47 | Illinois | Everett Kinney lays it up and in set up by Timothy Strange | 46-45 |
| 10:36 | UNC Asheville | Alphonse Marino takes the ball from Douglas Sturdivant | 46-45 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Timothy Strange is hacked by Duane Velasco - foul #3 on Duane Velasco, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Russell Jarrard (C) Harry Gill | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Arthur Newman (SG), John Rosen (SF), Charles Dooley (PF) Marcus Beeman, Eugene Chisholm, Douglas Sturdivant | |
| 10:14 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raul Martin (SG), Jessie Biddle (C) Everett Kinney, Russell Jarrard | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Marcus Beeman (SG) Duane Velasco | |
| 09:58 | UNC Asheville | Charles Dooley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 09:57 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle misses long on a floater from the right side | 46-45 |
| 09:37 | UNC Asheville | Christoper Wilkes grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 09:16 | UNC Asheville | John Rosen is hacked by Jessie Biddle - foul #2 on Jessie Biddle, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brad Wynne (PG), Russell Jarrard (C) Dikembe Abdo, Alphonse Marino | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Leo Robertson (SG), Eugene Chisholm (SF), Douglas Sturdivant (C) Marcus Beeman, John Rosen, Christoper Wilkes | |
| 09:06 | UNC Asheville | Leo Robertson is hacked by Raul Martin - foul #3 on Raul Martin, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Everett Kinney (SG), Robert Greenberg (PF), Harry Gill (C) Timothy Strange, Raul Martin, Russell Jarrard | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Duane Velasco (PG) Arthur Newman | |
| 08:42 | UNC Asheville | Leo Robertson is fouled on the floor by Robert Greenberg - foul #1 on Robert Greenberg, team foul #6 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo (SF) Jessie Biddle | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | John Rosen (PF) Charles Dooley | |
| 08:28 | UNC Asheville | Robert Greenberg is called for the reach on John Rosen - foul #2 on Robert Greenberg, team foul #7 | 46-45 |
| 08:28 | UNC Asheville | John Rosen makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 08:28 | UNC Asheville | John Rosen misses the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Harry Gill grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Douglas Sturdivant takes the ball from Brad Wynne | 46-46 |
| 07:59 | UNC Asheville | Leo Robertson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Robert Greenberg gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Everett Kinney comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Leo Robertson - foul #1 on Leo Robertson, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jessie Biddle (SF), Alphonse Marino (PF), Russell Jarrard (C) Dikembe Abdo, Robert Greenberg, Harry Gill | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Arthur Newman (PG), Charles Dooley (PF), Christoper Wilkes (C) Duane Velasco, John Rosen, Douglas Sturdivant | |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Everett Kinney makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Everett Kinney misses the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 07:39 | UNC Asheville | The rebound goes to Christoper Wilkes | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brad Wynne (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Everett Kinney (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jessie Biddle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alphonse Marino (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Russell Jarrard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Arthur Newman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leo Robertson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Eugene Chisholm (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Dooley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christoper Wilkes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:19 | UNC Asheville | Eugene Chisholm is denied on a layup by Russell Jarrard | 47-46 |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 07:08 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle makes the 3 from straight away | 50-46 |
| 06:46 | UNC Asheville | Arthur Newman misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-46 |
| 06:44 | UNC Asheville | Charles Dooley gets the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 06:33 | UNC Asheville | Christoper Wilkes can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Russell Jarrard - foul #1 on Russell Jarrard, team foul #8 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Strange (SG) Everett Kinney | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| 06:33 | UNC Asheville | Christoper Wilkes misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 06:33 | UNC Asheville | Christoper Wilkes misses the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino loses the dribble to Eugene Chisholm | 50-46 |
| 05:58 | UNC Asheville | Arthur Newman clanks a floater near the basket | 50-46 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Timothy Strange | 50-46 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Arthur Newman - foul #1 on Arthur Newman, team foul #6 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raul Martin (SG), Dikembe Abdo (SF), Harry Gill (C) Brad Wynne, Alphonse Marino, Russell Jarrard | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Duane Velasco (PG), John Rosen (PF), Douglas Sturdivant (C) Leo Robertson, Charles Dooley, Christoper Wilkes | |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 05:13 | UNC Asheville | Duane Velasco is fouled on the floor by Harry Gill - foul #2 on Harry Gill, team foul #9 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Greenberg (PF) Jessie Biddle | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Marcus Beeman (SG), Robert Webster (SF) Arthur Newman, Eugene Chisholm | |
| 05:13 | UNC Asheville | Duane Velasco makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 05:13 | UNC Asheville | Duane Velasco makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Raul Martin misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo snags the offensive board | 52-48 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Marcus Beeman is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdo - foul #1 on Marcus Beeman, team foul #7 | 52-48 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo misses the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 04:51 | UNC Asheville | Douglas Sturdivant grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 04:45 | UNC Asheville | Duane Velasco buries a turnaround from close range | 53-50 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Timothy Strange misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 04:19 | UNC Asheville | Douglas Sturdivant gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 03:53 | UNC Asheville | Marcus Beeman's pass is intercepted by Raul Martin | 53-50 |
| 03:32 | Illinois | Harry Gill blows the layup | 53-50 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Timothy Strange can't tip it in | 53-50 |
| 03:28 | UNC Asheville | John Rosen gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 03:28 | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brad Wynne (PG), Everett Kinney (SG), Alphonse Marino (PF) Timothy Strange, Raul Martin, Robert Greenberg | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Leo Robertson (SG), Eugene Chisholm (SF), Charles Dooley (PF), Christoper Wilkes (C) Marcus Beeman, Robert Webster, John Rosen, Douglas Sturdivant | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brad Wynne (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Everett Kinney (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdo (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alphonse Marino (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Harry Gill (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Duane Velasco (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leo Robertson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Eugene Chisholm (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Dooley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Christoper Wilkes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:59 | UNC Asheville | Charles Dooley makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Christoper Wilkes | 53-53 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Christoper Wilkes is called for the reach on Everett Kinney - foul #2 on Christoper Wilkes, team foul #8 | 53-53 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Everett Kinney makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Everett Kinney makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 02:36 | UNC Asheville | Charles Dooley makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Leo Robertson | 55-55 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Everett Kinney is fouled on the floor by Christoper Wilkes - foul #3 on Christoper Wilkes, team foul #9 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jessie Biddle (C) Harry Gill | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Everett Kinney makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Everett Kinney makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 02:11 | UNC Asheville | Charles Dooley is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Charles Dooley, team foul #10 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Arthur Newman (PG) Duane Velasco | |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Everett Kinney can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 01:51 | UNC Asheville | Christoper Wilkes snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| 01:34 | UNC Asheville | Christoper Wilkes knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Arthur Newman | 57-57 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino is fouled on the floor by Charles Dooley - foul #2 on Charles Dooley, team foul #11 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Gill (C) Jessie Biddle | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Duane Velasco (PG) Arthur Newman | |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:58 | UNC Asheville | Christoper Wilkes misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-57 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino can't throw it down but he's hacked by Eugene Chisholm - foul #3 on Eugene Chisholm, team foul #12 | 59-57 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:35 | UNC Asheville | Christoper Wilkes grabs the defensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 00:15 | UNC Asheville | Eugene Chisholm clanks a floater from the left side | 60-57 |
| 00:13 | UNC Asheville | Christoper Wilkes tips it back up and in | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Brad Wynne is hacked by Duane Velasco in the backcourt - foul #4 on Duane Velasco, team foul #13 | 60-59 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Brad Wynne makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Brad Wynne makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:03 | UNC Asheville | Charles Dooley's pass is intercepted by Harry Gill | 62-59 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Harry Gill runs out the clock | 62-59 |