| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Justin Trisler (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Leroy Friesen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Mathes (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Matthew Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Philip Mozingo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Samson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Ryan (fresh) PF - Frank Kaiser (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Chandler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Mark Mathes inbounds the ball | 45-35 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:53 | Illinois State | Mark Mathes knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Christopher Nelson | 47-35 |
| 19:50 | Washington | Philip Mozingo is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 47-35 |
| 19:34 | Illinois State | Matthew Smith can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 47-35 |
| 19:33 | Illinois State | Matthew Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 19:16 | Illinois State | Leroy Friesen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 47-35 |
| 19:14 | Washington | Frank Kaiser grabs the board | 47-35 |
| 19:11 | Washington | Justin Trisler takes the ball from Philip Mozingo in the backcourt | 47-35 |
| 18:56 | Illinois State | Randy Ryan is called for the reach on Mark Mathes - foul #1 on Randy Ryan, team foul #1 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Andrew Marks (PG), Peter Caraballo (SG), Jeffrey Rosemond (SF), John Bullard (PF), Gregg Mitchell (C) Justin Trisler, Leroy Friesen, Mark Mathes, Matthew Smith, Christopher Nelson | |
| Subs | Washington | Peter Beard (PG), Peter Lacy (SG), Michael Howard (SF), Raymond Curry (PF), Frederic Best (C) Philip Mozingo, David Samson, Randy Ryan, Frank Kaiser, Brian Chandler | |
| 18:47 | Illinois State | Michael Howard is called for the reach on Jeffrey Rosemond - foul #2 on Michael Howard, team foul #2 | 47-35 |
| 18:30 | Illinois State | Andrew Marks misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-35 |
| 18:28 | Illinois State | Gregg Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 47-35 |
| 18:06 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Rosemond can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 47-35 |
| 18:04 | Washington | The rebound goes to Frederic Best | 47-35 |
| 17:48 | Washington | Frederic Best misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Gregg Mitchell - foul #2 on Gregg Mitchell, team foul #1 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Backus (PG), Dwayne Parrish (SG), Mark Mathes (SF), Matthew Smith (PF), Christopher Nelson (C) Andrew Marks, Peter Caraballo, Jeffrey Rosemond, John Bullard, Gregg Mitchell | |
| Subs | Washington | Philip Mozingo (PG), David Samson (SG), Randy Ryan (SF), Frank Kaiser (PF) Peter Beard, Peter Lacy, Michael Howard, Raymond Curry | |
| 17:48 | Washington | Frederic Best makes the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 17:48 | Washington | Frederic Best makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 17:46 | Illinois State | Dwayne Parrish throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-37 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Washington | Brian Chandler (C) Frederic Best | |
| 17:30 | Washington | Brian Chandler is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Brian Chandler, team foul #3 | 47-37 |
| 17:16 | Illinois State | Christopher Nelson misses short on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Brian Chandler - foul #2 on Brian Chandler, team foul #4 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Justin Trisler (PG) Mark Mathes | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 17:16 | Illinois State | Christopher Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 17:16 | Illinois State | Christopher Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 17:16 | Washington | Randy Ryan grabs the board | 48-37 |
| 17:09 | Washington | David Samson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-37 |
| 17:08 | Washington | Brian Chandler gets the offensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 16:56 | Washington | Brian Chandler makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Philip Mozingo | 48-39 |
| 16:53 | Illinois State | David Samson steps in front of the Dwayne Parrish pass in the backcourt | 48-39 |
| 16:40 | Washington | Frank Kaiser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Andrew Marks (PG), Leroy Friesen (SG), Mark Mathes (SF) Justin Trisler, Dwayne Parrish, William Backus | |
| Subs | Washington | Frederic Best (C) Brian Chandler | |
| 16:27 | Illinois State | Andrew Marks misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Frederic Best - foul #1 on Frederic Best, team foul #5 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Washington | Michael Howard (SG) David Samson | |
| 16:27 | Illinois State | Andrew Marks makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 16:27 | Illinois State | Andrew Marks makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 16:09 | Washington | Christopher Nelson is called for the reach on Frank Kaiser - foul #2 on Christopher Nelson, team foul #2 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Justin Trisler (PG), John Bullard (C) Andrew Marks, Christopher Nelson | |
| Subs | Washington | Peter Lacy (SG), Raymond Curry (PF) Randy Ryan, Frank Kaiser | |
| 15:51 | Washington | Michael Howard knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Philip Mozingo | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Justin Trisler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Leroy Friesen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Mathes (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Matthew Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Bullard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Philip Mozingo (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Lacy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Howard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Raymond Curry (fresh) C - Frederic Best (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Illinois State | John Bullard is whistled for traveling | 50-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeffrey Rosemond (PF) Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | Washington | Peter Beard (PG), Daniel Duke (SG), Randy Ryan (SF), Frank Kaiser (PF), Gary Smitreski (C) Philip Mozingo, Peter Lacy, Michael Howard, Raymond Curry, Frederic Best | |
| 15:24 | Washington | Gary Smitreski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 15:22 | Illinois State | Justin Trisler grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 15:03 | Illinois State | Leroy Friesen knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Mathes | 53-42 |
| 15:00 | Washington | Justin Trisler steps in front of the Peter Beard pass in the backcourt | 53-42 |
| 14:58 | Illinois State | Leroy Friesen misses the lay-in | 53-42 |
| 14:56 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Rosemond grabs the offensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 14:42 | Illinois State | Justin Trisler misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-42 |
| 14:40 | Washington | Randy Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 14:23 | Washington | Daniel Duke is hacked by John Bullard - foul #1 on John Bullard, team foul #3 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Andrew Marks (PG), Dwayne Parrish (SG), Peter Caraballo (SF), Matthew Smith (PF), Gregg Mitchell (C) Justin Trisler, Leroy Friesen, Mark Mathes, Jeffrey Rosemond, John Bullard | |
| Subs | Washington | Philip Mozingo (PG), Peter Lacy (SG), Michael Howard (SF), Raymond Curry (PF) Peter Beard, Daniel Duke, Randy Ryan, Frank Kaiser | |
| 14:12 | Washington | Gary Smitreski is whistled for a carry | 53-42 |
| 13:52 | Illinois State | Dwayne Parrish scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Gregg Mitchell and he's fouled by Peter Lacy - foul #1 on Peter Lacy, team foul #6 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Backus (PF) Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | Washington | David Samson (SF), Brian Chandler (PF) Michael Howard, Raymond Curry | |
| 13:52 | Illinois State | Dwayne Parrish makes the free throw | 56-42 |
| 13:25 | Washington | David Samson drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Peter Lacy and he's fouled by Gregg Mitchell - foul #3 on Gregg Mitchell, team foul #4 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Justin Trisler (PG), Jeffrey Rosemond (SF), Matthew Smith (PF), Christopher Nelson (C) Dwayne Parrish, Peter Caraballo, William Backus, Gregg Mitchell | |
| Subs | Washington | Daniel Duke (SG), Frank Kaiser (PF) Peter Lacy, Brian Chandler | |
| 13:25 | Washington | David Samson makes the free throw | 56-45 |
| 13:07 | Illinois State | Daniel Duke is called for the reach on Andrew Marks - foul #4 on Daniel Duke, team foul #7 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Mark Mathes (SF) Jeffrey Rosemond | |
| Subs | Washington | Michael Howard (SG) Daniel Duke | |
| 13:07 | Illinois State | Andrew Marks makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 13:07 | Illinois State | Andrew Marks misses the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 13:07 | Washington | Frank Kaiser grabs the defensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 13:05 | Washington | Andrew Marks steals it from Philip Mozingo in the backcourt | 57-45 |
| 12:50 | Illinois State | Justin Trisler knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 60-45 |
| 12:43 | Washington | Frank Kaiser blows the wide open layup | 60-45 |
| 12:42 | Illinois State | Matthew Smith snags the defensive board | 60-45 |
| 12:37 | Illinois State | Andrew Marks misses long on a floater near the basket | 60-45 |
| 12:36 | Illinois State | Matthew Smith tips it home | 62-45 |
| 12:07 | Washington | Matthew Smith swats the short shot by Gary Smitreski | 62-45 |
| 12:05 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Christopher Nelson | 62-45 |
| 12:03 | Illinois State | Justin Trisler is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 62-45 |
| 12:03 | Washington | Washington calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Backus (PG), Dwayne Parrish (SG), Peter Caraballo (SF), Jeffrey Rosemond (PF), Gregg Mitchell (C) Justin Trisler, Andrew Marks, Mark Mathes, Matthew Smith, Christopher Nelson | |
| Subs | Washington | Peter Beard (PG), Peter Lacy (SG), Raymond Curry (PF), Frederic Best (C) Philip Mozingo, David Samson, Frank Kaiser, Gary Smitreski | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 11:45 | Washington | Frederic Best misses the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Gregg Mitchell - foul #4 on Gregg Mitchell, team foul #5 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Bullard (PF), Christopher Nelson (C) Dwayne Parrish, Gregg Mitchell | |
| Subs | Washington | Randy Ryan (SF) Michael Howard | |
| 11:45 | Washington | Frederic Best misses the 1st free throw | 62-45 |
| 11:45 | Washington | Frederic Best misses the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| 11:45 | Illinois State | Christopher Nelson snags the defensive board | 62-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - William Backus (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Peter Caraballo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jeffrey Rosemond (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Bullard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Nelson (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Peter Beard (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Peter Lacy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Ryan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Raymond Curry (fresh) C - Frederic Best (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Illinois State | William Backus misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-45 |
| 11:31 | Illinois State | John Bullard misses the tip | 62-45 |
| 11:30 | Illinois State | Peter Caraballo grabs the offensive rebound | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 11:16 | Illinois State | William Backus can't finish the layup | 62-45 |
| 11:14 | Illinois State | John Bullard pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-45 |
| 11:00 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Rosemond hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 62-45 |
| 10:58 | Illinois State | Christopher Nelson misses the tip | 62-45 |
| 10:57 | Washington | Peter Beard pulls down the rebound | 62-45 |
| 10:45 | Washington | Peter Beard misses the 3 from the left corner | 62-45 |
| 10:44 | Illinois State | William Backus grabs the board | 62-45 |
| 10:25 | Illinois State | Christopher Nelson's pass is intercepted by Peter Lacy | 62-45 |
| 10:12 | Washington | Frederic Best lays it up and in set up by Peter Lacy | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 09:59 | Illinois State | John Bullard loses the dribble to Peter Beard | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 09:57 | Washington | Peter Lacy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Andrew Marks (PG), Dwayne Parrish (SG), Mark Mathes (SF), Matthew Smith (PF) William Backus, Peter Caraballo, Jeffrey Rosemond, John Bullard | |
| Subs | Washington | Philip Mozingo (PG), Michael Howard (SG), David Samson (SF), Frank Kaiser (PF), Brian Chandler (C) Peter Beard, Peter Lacy, Randy Ryan, Raymond Curry, Frederic Best | |
| 09:41 | Illinois State | Christopher Nelson misses badly on a floater from the left side | 62-47 |
| 09:39 | Washington | Philip Mozingo pulls down the rebound | 62-47 |
| 09:26 | Washington | Frank Kaiser hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Howard | 62-50 |
| 09:22 | Illinois State | Mark Mathes connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Andrew Marks | 65-50 |
| 08:55 | Washington | Michael Howard connects on the open shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Samson | 65-52 |
| 08:33 | Illinois State | Andrew Marks hits a runner from the right block | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:14 | Washington | Michael Howard makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Philip Mozingo | 67-54 |
| 08:09 | Illinois State | Mark Mathes is hacked by Michael Howard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Howard, team foul #8 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Justin Trisler (PG), Leroy Friesen (SG), Jeffrey Rosemond (PF), John Bullard (C) Andrew Marks, Dwayne Parrish, Matthew Smith, Christopher Nelson | |
| Subs | Washington | Randy Ryan (SF), Gary Smitreski (C) David Samson, Brian Chandler | |
| 08:09 | Illinois State | Mark Mathes makes the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 08:09 | Illinois State | Mark Mathes misses the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 08:09 | Illinois State | John Bullard grabs the offensive board | 68-54 |
| 07:48 | Illinois State | Mark Mathes's floater is tipped away by Gary Smitreski | 68-54 |
| 07:47 | Illinois State | John Bullard tips it back up and in | 70-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Justin Trisler (tiring) 6 pts. 3 stl. SG - Leroy Friesen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Mathes (tiring) 18 pts. PF - Jeffrey Rosemond (tiring) 3 reb. C - John Bullard (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Philip Mozingo (tired) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Howard (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Randy Ryan (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Frank Kaiser (tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Smitreski (tiring) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:37 | Washington | Randy Ryan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-54 |
| 07:35 | Illinois State | John Bullard pulls down the rebound | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 07:18 | Illinois State | Mark Mathes banks in the layup on a nice dish by Justin Trisler | 72-54 |
| 07:14 | Washington | Leroy Friesen steals it from Michael Howard in the backcourt | 72-54 |
| 06:45 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Rosemond jams the wide open dunk | 74-54 |
| 06:35 | Washington | Philip Mozingo is called for traveling | 74-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Andrew Marks (PG), William Backus (SF), Matthew Smith (PF), Gregg Mitchell (C) Justin Trisler, Mark Mathes, Jeffrey Rosemond, John Bullard | |
| Subs | Washington | David Samson (PG), Daniel Duke (SG), Raymond Curry (SF), Frederic Best (PF) Philip Mozingo, Michael Howard, Randy Ryan, Frank Kaiser | |
| 06:19 | Illinois State | Leroy Friesen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-54 |
| 06:17 | Illinois State | William Backus hits the follow up shot | 76-54 |
| 06:09 | Washington | Daniel Duke comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Matthew Smith - foul #2 on Matthew Smith, team foul #6 | 76-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Washington | Brian Chandler (PF) Gary Smitreski | |
| 06:09 | Washington | Daniel Duke makes the 1st free throw | 76-55 |
| 06:09 | Washington | Daniel Duke misses the 2nd free throw | 76-55 |
| 06:09 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Gregg Mitchell | 76-55 |
| 05:53 | Illinois State | Leroy Friesen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Frederic Best - foul #2 on Frederic Best, team foul #9 | 76-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Washington | Peter Beard (PG), Gary Smitreski (C) David Samson, Frederic Best | |
| 05:53 | Illinois State | Leroy Friesen misses the 1st free throw | 76-55 |
| 05:53 | Illinois State | Leroy Friesen makes the 2nd free throw | 77-55 |
| 05:50 | Washington | Leroy Friesen is called for the reach on Raymond Curry in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leroy Friesen, team foul #7 | 77-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Washington | Peter Lacy (SG) Daniel Duke | |
| 05:50 | Washington | Raymond Curry makes the 1st free throw | 77-56 |
| 05:50 | Washington | Raymond Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 77-57 |
| 05:28 | Illinois State | William Backus is fouled on the floor by Gary Smitreski - foul #4 on Gary Smitreski, team foul #10 | 77-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dwayne Parrish (SG) Leroy Friesen | |
| Subs | Washington | Randy Ryan (SF) Raymond Curry | |
| 05:28 | Illinois State | William Backus misses the 1st free throw | 77-57 |
| 05:28 | Illinois State | William Backus makes the 2nd free throw | 78-57 |
| 05:12 | Washington | Gary Smitreski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Mark Mathes (SF), Jeffrey Rosemond (PF) William Backus, Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | Washington | Philip Mozingo (PG), Daniel Duke (SG), Frederic Best (PF) Peter Beard, Peter Lacy, Brian Chandler | |
| 04:52 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Rosemond is hacked by Daniel Duke - foul #5 on Daniel Duke, team foul #11 | 78-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Justin Trisler (PG), Peter Caraballo (SG), Christopher Nelson (C) Andrew Marks, Dwayne Parrish, Gregg Mitchell | |
| Subs | Washington | Peter Lacy (SG) Daniel Duke | |
| 04:52 | Washington | Washington calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-57 |
| 04:52 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Rosemond misses the 1st free throw | 78-57 |
| 04:52 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Rosemond makes the 2nd free throw | 79-57 |
| 04:49 | Washington | Peter Lacy is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Trisler - foul #3 on Justin Trisler, team foul #8 | 79-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dwayne Parrish (SG) Mark Mathes | |
| Subs | Washington | Frank Kaiser (PF) Gary Smitreski | |
| 04:49 | Washington | Peter Lacy misses the 1st free throw | 79-57 |
| 04:49 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Rosemond grabs the defensive rebound | 79-57 |
| 04:28 | Illinois State | Peter Caraballo misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 79-57 |
| 04:27 | Washington | Frederic Best gets the rebound | 79-57 |
| 04:07 | Washington | Randy Ryan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 79-57 |
| 04:06 | Washington | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Kaiser | 79-57 |
| 03:58 | Washington | Frank Kaiser misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 79-57 |
| 03:57 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Christopher Nelson | 79-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Illinois State | Dwayne Parrish banks in the layup set up by Justin Trisler | 81-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Justin Trisler (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dwayne Parrish (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Peter Caraballo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Rosemond (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Nelson (very tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Philip Mozingo (tired) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Peter Lacy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randy Ryan (tired) 3 reb. PF - Frank Kaiser (tired) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Frederic Best (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Washington | Justin Trisler steps in front of the Randy Ryan pass in the backcourt | 81-57 |
| 03:07 | Illinois State | Dwayne Parrish is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 81-57 |
| 03:05 | Washington | Randy Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 81-57 |
| 02:50 | Washington | Frank Kaiser hits a shot near the basket | 81-59 |
| 02:34 | Illinois State | Justin Trisler is fouled on the floor by Philip Mozingo - foul #3 on Philip Mozingo, team foul #12 | 81-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Andrew Marks (SG), William Backus (SF), John Bullard (PF), Gregg Mitchell (C) Dwayne Parrish, Peter Caraballo, Jeffrey Rosemond, Christopher Nelson | |
| Subs | Washington | Peter Beard (PG), Michael Howard (SG), David Samson (SF), Raymond Curry (PF), Brian Chandler (C) Philip Mozingo, Peter Lacy, Randy Ryan, Frank Kaiser, Frederic Best | |
| 02:34 | Illinois State | Justin Trisler makes the 1st free throw | 82-59 |
| 02:34 | Illinois State | Justin Trisler misses the 2nd free throw | 82-59 |
| 02:34 | Washington | The rebound goes to Raymond Curry | 82-59 |
| 02:20 | Washington | Michael Howard makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Peter Beard | 82-62 |
| 02:18 | Illinois State | Justin Trisler throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 82-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Peter Caraballo (SG) Justin Trisler | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 02:03 | Washington | Michael Howard makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Peter Beard | 82-65 |
| 01:38 | Illinois State | John Bullard misses long on a shot near the basket | 82-65 |
| 01:36 | Washington | Michael Howard gets the rebound | 82-65 |
| 01:23 | Washington | Raymond Curry misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gregg Mitchell - foul #5 on Gregg Mitchell, team foul #9 | 82-65 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeffrey Rosemond (SF) Gregg Mitchell | |
| Subs | Washington | Frederic Best (C) Peter Beard | |
| 01:23 | Washington | Raymond Curry misses the 1st free throw | 82-65 |
| 01:23 | Washington | Raymond Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 82-66 |
| 00:54 | Illinois State | Frederic Best is called for the reach on Jeffrey Rosemond - foul #3 on Frederic Best, team foul #13 | 82-66 |
| 00:54 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Rosemond makes the 1st free throw | 83-66 |
| 00:54 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Rosemond makes the 2nd free throw | 84-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Washington | David Samson knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Michael Howard | 84-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Illinois State | Andrew Marks misses badly on a floater from the left side | 84-68 |
| 00:20 | Washington | Frederic Best pulls down the rebound | 84-68 |
| 00:12 | Washington | Brian Chandler misses the wide open shot from the left block but he's hacked by William Backus - foul #3 on William Backus, team foul #10 | 84-68 |
| 00:12 | Washington | Brian Chandler misses the 1st free throw | 84-68 |
| 00:12 | Washington | Brian Chandler makes the 2nd free throw | 84-69 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Andrew Marks runs out the clock | 84-69 |