| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Garrett Garwood (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Michael Clute (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Coca (fresh) PF - Dominick Green (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Slocumb (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Watkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Wimbish (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdo (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Greenberg (fresh) 6 pts. C - Joshua Headen (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo inbounds the ball | 31-38 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Illinois | Robert Greenberg blows the layup but he's hacked by David Coca - foul #2 on David Coca, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| 19:50 | Illinois | Robert Greenberg makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 19:50 | Illinois | Robert Greenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 19:50 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Dominick Green | 31-39 |
| 19:35 | St. Bonaventure | Garrett Garwood misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 31-39 |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Robert Greenberg snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | Michael Wimbish's pass is intercepted by Dominick Green | 31-39 |
| 18:51 | St. Bonaventure | William Slocumb is denied on a layup by Joshua Headen | 31-39 |
| 18:50 | St. Bonaventure | Dominick Green tips it in | 33-39 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Michael Wimbish hits a floater from the right block | 33-41 |
| 18:12 | St. Bonaventure | Dominick Green misses long on a jumper from the right side | 33-41 |
| 18:10 | St. Bonaventure | Dominick Green tips it home | 35-41 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Robert Greenberg buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-44 |
| 17:30 | St. Bonaventure | Dikembe Abdo is called for the reach on David Coca - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdo, team foul #1 | 35-44 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Charles Betts (PG), Ronald Rosado (SF), William Harvey (PF), Anthony Tackett (C) Garrett Garwood, David Coca, Dominick Green, William Slocumb | |
| Subs | Illinois | Irvin McMarlin (PG), Raul Martin (SG), Russell Jarrard (PF) John Watkins, Michael Wimbish, Robert Greenberg | |
| 17:10 | St. Bonaventure | William Harvey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Joshua Headen - foul #3 on Joshua Headen, team foul #2 | 35-44 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Robert Enger (PG) Michael Clute | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Gregg (SF), Adolfo Barrios (C) Dikembe Abdo, Joshua Headen | |
| 17:10 | St. Bonaventure | William Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 17:10 | St. Bonaventure | William Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | William Harvey steals the ball from Michael Gregg | 37-44 |
| 16:35 | St. Bonaventure | William Harvey lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Betts | 39-44 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Irvin McMarlin is hacked by Robert Enger - foul #1 on Robert Enger, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Garrett Garwood (PG), David Coca (SF), Dominick Green (PF), William Slocumb (C) Robert Enger, Ronald Rosado, William Harvey, Anthony Tackett | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Watkins (PG) Irvin McMarlin | |
| 16:16 | Illinois | David Coca steals it from Michael Gregg | 39-44 |
| 16:13 | St. Bonaventure | David Coca lays it up and in | 41-44 |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Russell Jarrard can't throw it down | 41-44 |
| 15:51 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to William Slocumb | 41-44 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Garrett Garwood (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Charles Betts (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Coca (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dominick Green (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - William Slocumb (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Watkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raul Martin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Gregg (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Russell Jarrard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Adolfo Barrios (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | St. Bonaventure | Garrett Garwood comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 15:30 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to Dominick Green | 41-44 |
| 15:17 | St. Bonaventure | Dominick Green misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Russell Jarrard - foul #2 on Russell Jarrard, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Michael Clute (SG) Charles Betts | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Wimbish (SG), Dikembe Abdo (SF), Robert Greenberg (PF), Joshua Headen (C) Raul Martin, Michael Gregg, Russell Jarrard, Adolfo Barrios | |
| 15:17 | St. Bonaventure | Dominick Green misses the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 15:17 | St. Bonaventure | Dominick Green misses the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 15:17 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 15:04 | Illinois | Robert Greenberg misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-44 |
| 15:03 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to David Coca | 41-44 |
| 14:47 | St. Bonaventure | William Slocumb misses the easy layup | 41-44 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Joshua Headen grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Robert Greenberg misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Dominick Green - foul #3 on Dominick Green, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Charles Betts (PG), Ronald Rosado (SF), William Harvey (PF), Anthony Tackett (C) Garrett Garwood, David Coca, Dominick Green, William Slocumb | |
| Subs | Illinois | Irvin McMarlin (PG) John Watkins | |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Robert Greenberg misses the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Robert Greenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 14:20 | St. Bonaventure | William Harvey snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| 14:03 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Betts hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Michael Clute | 44-44 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Irvin McMarlin misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 13:45 | St. Bonaventure | William Harvey gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 13:29 | St. Bonaventure | William Harvey misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 13:28 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Betts snags the offensive board | 44-44 |
| 13:18 | St. Bonaventure | Anthony Tackett is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Anthony Tackett, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| 13:05 | Illinois | Michael Wimbish drills a jumper from the baseline and he's hacked by Michael Clute - foul #2 on Michael Clute, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| 13:05 | Illinois | Michael Wimbish misses the free throw | 44-46 |
| 13:05 | St. Bonaventure | William Harvey grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 12:45 | St. Bonaventure | Anthony Tackett is fouled on the floor by Irvin McMarlin - foul #1 on Irvin McMarlin, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Garrett Garwood (PG), David Coca (SF), Dominick Green (PF) Charles Betts, Ronald Rosado, Anthony Tackett | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Watkins (PG), Raul Martin (SG), Russell Jarrard (PF) Irvin McMarlin, Michael Wimbish, Robert Greenberg | |
| 12:31 | St. Bonaventure | Garrett Garwood makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Michael Clute | 47-46 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Raul Martin hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from John Watkins | 47-48 |
| 12:10 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Clute comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-48 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdo | 47-48 |
| 12:01 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo clanks a shot from the baseline | 47-48 |
| 12:00 | St. Bonaventure | David Coca grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 11:55 | St. Bonaventure | Garrett Garwood misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 11:53 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to William Harvey | 47-48 |
| 11:38 | St. Bonaventure | Joshua Headen steals it from David Coca | 47-48 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Garrett Garwood (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Michael Clute (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - David Coca (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dominick Green (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - William Harvey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Watkins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raul Martin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dikembe Abdo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Russell Jarrard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joshua Headen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:17 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo loses the ball out of bounds | 47-48 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Charles Betts (SG), William Slocumb (C) Michael Clute, William Harvey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Wimbish (SG), Robert Greenberg (PF) Dikembe Abdo, Joshua Headen | |
| 10:56 | St. Bonaventure | Garrett Garwood comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 10:54 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to David Coca | 47-48 |
| 10:39 | St. Bonaventure | Russell Jarrard is called for the reach on William Slocumb - foul #3 on Russell Jarrard, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Robert Enger (PG), Ronald Rosado (SF), Anthony Tackett (PF) Garrett Garwood, David Coca, Dominick Green | |
| Subs | Illinois | Irvin McMarlin (PG) John Watkins | |
| 10:19 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Greenberg is called for the reach on Ronald Rosado - foul #1 on Robert Greenberg, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Gregg (SF) Raul Martin | |
| 10:04 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Greenberg steals the ball from Robert Enger | 47-48 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | Irvin McMarlin makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Wimbish | 47-50 |
| 09:25 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Rosado buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Enger | 50-50 |
| 09:15 | Illinois | Robert Greenberg misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 09:14 | St. Bonaventure | William Slocumb grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 08:59 | St. Bonaventure | Anthony Tackett steps out of bounds on the baseline | 50-50 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Garrett Garwood (PG), Michael Clute (SG), David Coca (SF), Dominick Green (PF) Robert Enger, Charles Betts, Ronald Rosado, Anthony Tackett | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Watkins (PG), Dikembe Abdo (SF), Raul Martin (PF), Joshua Headen (C) Irvin McMarlin, Michael Wimbish, Robert Greenberg, Russell Jarrard | |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Raul Martin is fouled on the floor by Michael Clute - foul #3 on Michael Clute, team foul #6 | 50-50 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | William Harvey (C) William Slocumb | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:38 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo clanks a runner from close range | 50-50 |
| 08:37 | St. Bonaventure | Dominick Green gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 08:20 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Clute buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Michael Clute is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdo - foul #4 on Michael Clute, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Charles Betts (SG) Michael Clute | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 07:48 | St. Bonaventure | Garrett Garwood clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Joshua Headen snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Dominick Green swats the shot by Joshua Headen | 53-52 |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo grabs the offensive board | 53-52 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Garrett Garwood (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Charles Betts (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Coca (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dominick Green (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - William Harvey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Watkins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Gregg (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdo (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Raul Martin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Headen (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from John Watkins | 53-54 |
| 07:04 | St. Bonaventure | Raul Martin takes the ball from Dominick Green | 53-54 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-54 |
| 06:49 | St. Bonaventure | Garrett Garwood gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 06:31 | St. Bonaventure | Dominick Green comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-54 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdo | 53-54 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Michael Gregg misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-54 |
| 06:06 | St. Bonaventure | Dominick Green pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| 06:00 | St. Bonaventure | William Harvey double dribbles | 53-54 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Robert Enger (PG), Michael Clute (SG), Ronald Rosado (SF), Anthony Tackett (PF), William Slocumb (C) Garrett Garwood, Charles Betts, David Coca, Dominick Green, William Harvey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Irvin McMarlin (PG), Michael Wimbish (SG), Timothy Strange (SF), Robert Greenberg (PF), Russell Jarrard (C) John Watkins, Michael Gregg, Dikembe Abdo, Raul Martin, Joshua Headen | |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Anthony Tackett is called for the reach on Timothy Strange - foul #2 on Anthony Tackett, team foul #8 | 53-54 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Timothy Strange makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Timothy Strange makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 05:31 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Clute's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-56 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Timothy Strange is hacked by Anthony Tackett - foul #3 on Anthony Tackett, team foul #9 | 53-56 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Timothy Strange misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 05:08 | St. Bonaventure | William Slocumb gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| 04:53 | St. Bonaventure | William Slocumb misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Russell Jarrard - foul #4 on Russell Jarrard, team foul #7 | 53-56 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Charles Betts (PG) Robert Enger | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo (SF) Timothy Strange | |
| 04:53 | St. Bonaventure | William Slocumb makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 04:53 | St. Bonaventure | William Slocumb misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 04:41 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Michael Wimbish is blocked by Anthony Tackett | 54-56 |
| 04:39 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Rosado grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 04:32 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Clute clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-56 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Robert Greenberg snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Michael Wimbish is whistled for traveling | 54-56 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | David Coca (SF), Dominick Green (PF) Ronald Rosado, Anthony Tackett | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Headen (C) Russell Jarrard | |
| 03:55 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Betts scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by David Coca | 57-56 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Irvin McMarlin is called for a backcourt violation | 57-56 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Garrett Garwood (PG), Anthony Tackett (C) Charles Betts, William Slocumb | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Watkins (PG), Michael Gregg (SG), Russell Jarrard (PF) Irvin McMarlin, Michael Wimbish, Robert Greenberg | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Garrett Garwood (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Michael Clute (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Coca (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dominick Green (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Tackett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Watkins (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Gregg (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdo (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. PF - Russell Jarrard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Joshua Headen (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:17 | St. Bonaventure | John Watkins picks off the pass by Dominick Green | 57-56 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo banks in the layup set up by John Watkins | 57-58 |
| 02:55 | St. Bonaventure | Garrett Garwood misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Gregg - foul #1 on Michael Gregg, team foul #8 | 57-58 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Rosado (SG), Robert Enger (SF), William Harvey (C) Michael Clute, David Coca, Anthony Tackett | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raul Martin (SG) Dikembe Abdo | |
| 02:55 | St. Bonaventure | Garrett Garwood misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 02:55 | St. Bonaventure | Garrett Garwood makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Michael Clute (SG), David Coca (SF), William Slocumb (C) Ronald Rosado, Robert Enger, William Harvey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Wimbish (SG), Dikembe Abdo (SF), Robert Greenberg (PF) Raul Martin, Michael Gregg, Russell Jarrard | |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Joshua Headen misses the dunk attempt | 58-58 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo can't tip it in | 58-58 |
| 02:32 | St. Bonaventure | William Slocumb snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| 02:27 | St. Bonaventure | Dominick Green is fouled on the floor by John Watkins - foul #1 on John Watkins, team foul #9 | 58-58 |
| 02:27 | St. Bonaventure | Dominick Green misses the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Joshua Headen snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Michael Wimbish comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-58 |
| 02:03 | St. Bonaventure | Garrett Garwood gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 01:46 | St. Bonaventure | Dominick Green drills a turnaround from close range | 60-58 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Robert Greenberg can't throw it down | 60-58 |
| 01:24 | St. Bonaventure | David Coca pulls down the rebound | 60-58 |
| 01:07 | St. Bonaventure | Garrett Garwood misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Robert Greenberg pulls down the rebound | 60-58 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Robert Greenberg comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 60-58 |
| 00:48 | St. Bonaventure | Dominick Green snags the defensive board | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | St. Bonaventure | Garrett Garwood comes up short on the floater from the right side | 60-58 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdo | 60-58 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Dominick Green is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdo - foul #4 on Dominick Green, team foul #10 | 60-58 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo misses the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo misses the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:09 | St. Bonaventure | William Slocumb grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:06 | St. Bonaventure | William Slocumb is hacked by Michael Wimbish in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Wimbish, team foul #10 | 60-58 |
| 00:06 | St. Bonaventure | William Slocumb makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:06 | St. Bonaventure | William Slocumb misses the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Joshua Headen gets the rebound | 61-58 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure 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) | |
| 00:01 | Illinois | William Slocumb steals the ball from Joshua Headen | 61-58 |
| 00:00 | St. Bonaventure | William Slocumb runs out the clock | 61-58 |