| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Matthew Ellis (fresh) SG - Elroy Mitchell (fresh) SF - Thomas Vera (fresh) PF - Dallas Cochran (fresh) C - Douglas Fisk (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Stephen Worsham (fresh) SG - Cristopher English (fresh) SF - John Robinson (fresh) PF - Peter Freedman (fresh) C - Jerome Glickman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Jerome Glickman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Illinois | Stephen Worsham misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:52 | Winthrop | Douglas Fisk pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Winthrop | Douglas Fisk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | John Robinson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Winthrop | Douglas Fisk grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Winthrop | Elroy Mitchell can't connect on a floater from the right block | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Winthrop | Elroy Mitchell snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Winthrop | Matthew Ellis misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Peter Freedman grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | John Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 17:59 | Winthrop | Thomas Vera is called for 3 seconds | 0-0 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Peter Freedman clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | John Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Cristopher English hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 17:31 | Illinois | Stephen Worsham can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 17:29 | Winthrop | Elroy Mitchell gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:10 | Winthrop | Douglas Fisk misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 17:08 | Winthrop | Douglas Fisk gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 16:41 | Winthrop | Matthew Ellis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 16:40 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jerome Glickman | 0-0 |
| 16:23 | Illinois | John Robinson clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Dallas Cochran - foul #1 on Dallas Cochran, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Meadows (PG), Walter Bowen (SG), Frederick Dillon (PF), Michael Tilman (C) Stephen Worsham, Cristopher English, Peter Freedman, Jerome Glickman | |
| 16:23 | Illinois | John Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 16:23 | Illinois | John Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 16:01 | Winthrop | John Robinson steals the ball from Douglas Fisk | 0-2 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Matthew Ellis (fresh) SG - Elroy Mitchell (fresh) SF - Thomas Vera (fresh) PF - Dallas Cochran (fresh) C - Douglas Fisk (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Meadows (fresh) SG - Walter Bowen (fresh) SF - John Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frederick Dillon (fresh) C - Michael Tilman (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Illinois | James Meadows hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Frederick Dillon | 0-4 |
| 15:23 | Winthrop | Dallas Cochran misses the 3 from straight away | 0-4 |
| 15:21 | Winthrop | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Fisk | 0-4 |
| 15:04 | Winthrop | Douglas Fisk misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-4 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Walter Bowen snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 14:52 | Illinois | Michael Tilman buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Walter Bowen | 0-6 |
| 14:34 | Winthrop | Douglas Fisk lays it in | 2-6 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | John Robinson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-6 |
| 14:18 | Winthrop | Dallas Cochran grabs the board | 2-6 |
| 14:02 | Winthrop | Elroy Mitchell makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Walter Bowen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 13:43 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Douglas Fisk | 5-6 |
| 13:22 | Winthrop | Matthew Ellis knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Elroy Mitchell | 7-6 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | James Meadows is fouled on the floor by Elroy Mitchell - foul #1 on Elroy Mitchell, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Oliver Robison (PG), Ronald Gibbons (SG), Patrick Craig (SF), Phillip Chase (PF), Justin Swiger (C) Matthew Ellis, Elroy Mitchell, Thomas Vera, Dallas Cochran, Douglas Fisk | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Worsham (PG), Cristopher English (SG), Peter Freedman (PF), Jerome Glickman (C) Walter Bowen, John Robinson, Frederick Dillon, Michael Tilman | |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Cristopher English hits a 3 from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 12:19 | Winthrop | Oliver Robison is fouled on the floor by Stephen Worsham - foul #1 on Stephen Worsham, team foul #1 | 7-9 |
| 12:09 | Winthrop | James Meadows steals the ball from Justin Swiger | 7-9 |
| 11:58 | Illinois | Cristopher English is fouled on the floor by Justin Swiger - foul #1 on Justin Swiger, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Robinson (SF) James Meadows | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Oliver Robison (fresh) SG - Ronald Gibbons (fresh) SF - Patrick Craig (fresh) PF - Phillip Chase (fresh) C - Justin Swiger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Stephen Worsham (fresh) SG - Cristopher English (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Freedman (fresh) C - Jerome Glickman (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Illinois | Jerome Glickman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 7-9 |
| 11:36 | Winthrop | Patrick Craig grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 11:32 | Winthrop | Oliver Robison drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Ronald Gibbons | 9-9 |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Justin Swiger is called for the reach on Cristopher English - foul #2 on Justin Swiger, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Thomas Vera (SF) Justin Swiger | |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Bowen (SF) John Robinson | |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Cristopher English's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-9 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Meadows (SF) Walter Bowen | |
| 10:46 | Winthrop | Phillip Chase comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jerome Glickman - foul #1 on Jerome Glickman, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Dallas Cochran (PF) Patrick Craig | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:46 | Winthrop | Phillip Chase makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 10:46 | Winthrop | Phillip Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 10:32 | Illinois | Peter Freedman misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 11-9 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Jerome Glickman grabs the offensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Stephen Worsham can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 11-9 |
| 10:25 | Winthrop | Dallas Cochran pulls down the rebound | 11-9 |
| 10:05 | Winthrop | Dallas Cochran knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-9 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | James Meadows clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-9 |
| 09:45 | Winthrop | Oliver Robison snags the defensive board | 14-9 |
| 09:22 | Winthrop | Oliver Robison clanks a shot from the right wing | 14-9 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | James Meadows gets the rebound | 14-9 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Cristopher English misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-9 |
| 09:12 | Winthrop | Thomas Vera snags the defensive board | 14-9 |
| 08:56 | Winthrop | Ronald Gibbons misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 14-9 |
| 08:55 | Winthrop | Dallas Cochran tips it home | 16-9 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Jerome Glickman is fouled on the floor by Phillip Chase - foul #1 on Phillip Chase, team foul #5 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Matthew Ellis (PG), Elroy Mitchell (SG), Patrick Craig (SF), Douglas Fisk (C) Oliver Robison, Ronald Gibbons, Thomas Vera, Phillip Chase | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Leedy (SG), Walter Bowen (SF), Frederick Dillon (PF), Michael Tilman (C) Stephen Worsham, Cristopher English, Peter Freedman, Jerome Glickman | |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Patrick Craig steals it from Walter Bowen | 16-9 |
| 08:00 | Winthrop | Dallas Cochran misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Frederick Dillon - foul #1 on Frederick Dillon, team foul #3 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Robinson (SF) James Meadows | |
| 08:00 | Winthrop | Dallas Cochran makes the 1st free throw | 17-9 |
| 08:00 | Winthrop | Dallas Cochran misses the 2nd free throw | 17-9 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | Frederick Dillon gets the rebound | 17-9 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Matthew Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Elroy Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Craig (fresh) PF - Dallas Cochran (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Fisk (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Walter Bowen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Leedy (fresh) SF - John Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frederick Dillon (fresh) C - Michael Tilman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Jeffrey Leedy is called for traveling | 17-9 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Thomas Vera (SF) Dallas Cochran | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:21 | Winthrop | Matthew Ellis misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Frederick Dillon - foul #2 on Frederick Dillon, team foul #4 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Peter Freedman (PF) Frederick Dillon | |
| 07:21 | Winthrop | Matthew Ellis misses the 1st free throw | 17-9 |
| 07:21 | Winthrop | Matthew Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 18-9 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | John Robinson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-9 |
| 07:02 | Winthrop | Douglas Fisk gets the rebound | 18-9 |
| 06:51 | Winthrop | Elroy Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-9 |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Michael Tilman pulls down the rebound | 18-9 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Peter Freedman knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 18-11 |
| 06:16 | Winthrop | Douglas Fisk is hacked by Michael Tilman - foul #1 on Michael Tilman, team foul #5 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Phillip Chase (PF) Thomas Vera | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Worsham (PG), Cristopher English (SG), Jerome Glickman (C) Walter Bowen, Jeffrey Leedy, Michael Tilman | |
| 06:02 | Winthrop | Jerome Glickman steps in front of the Elroy Mitchell pass | 18-11 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Patrick Craig is called for the reach on John Robinson - foul #1 on Patrick Craig, team foul #6 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Dallas Cochran (PF) Douglas Fisk | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Cristopher English is hacked by Elroy Mitchell - foul #2 on Elroy Mitchell, team foul #7 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Oliver Robison (PG), Ronald Gibbons (SG) Matthew Ellis, Elroy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Meadows (SF) John Robinson | |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Cristopher English makes the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Cristopher English misses the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| 05:36 | Winthrop | Dallas Cochran gets the rebound | 18-12 |
| 05:21 | Winthrop | James Meadows is called for the reach on Oliver Robison - foul #1 on James Meadows, team foul #6 | 18-12 |
| 05:12 | Winthrop | Peter Freedman is called for the reach on Patrick Craig - foul #1 on Peter Freedman, team foul #7 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Tilman (PF) Peter Freedman | |
| 05:12 | Winthrop | Patrick Craig makes the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 05:12 | Winthrop | Patrick Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 20-12 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Phillip Chase picks off the pass by Jerome Glickman | 20-12 |
| 04:29 | Winthrop | Patrick Craig misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-12 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Jerome Glickman snags the defensive board | 20-12 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Michael Tilman hits a jump hook in the paint | 20-14 |
| 03:59 | Winthrop | Phillip Chase misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-14 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | James Meadows snags the defensive board | 20-14 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Oliver Robison (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Gibbons (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Craig (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dallas Cochran (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Phillip Chase (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Stephen Worsham (fairly fresh) SG - Cristopher English (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Meadows (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Tilman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jerome Glickman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Stephen Worsham is fouled on the floor by Oliver Robison - foul #1 on Oliver Robison, team foul #8 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Matthew Ellis (PG), Elroy Mitchell (SG), Thomas Vera (SF), Douglas Fisk (C) Oliver Robison, Ronald Gibbons, Patrick Craig, Phillip Chase | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Robinson (SF), Peter Freedman (PF) James Meadows, Jerome Glickman | |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Stephen Worsham makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Stephen Worsham makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 03:34 | Winthrop | Thomas Vera hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-16 |
| 03:32 | Winthrop | Douglas Fisk can't tip it in | 20-16 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Robinson | 20-16 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Stephen Worsham is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Stephen Worsham, team foul #8 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Phillip Chase (PF) Dallas Cochran | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Meadows (PG), Walter Bowen (SG) Stephen Worsham, Cristopher English | |
| 02:48 | Winthrop | Elroy Mitchell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 20-16 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Walter Bowen grabs the board | 20-16 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | John Robinson is fouled on the floor by Thomas Vera - foul #1 on Thomas Vera, team foul #9 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Patrick Craig (PF) Phillip Chase | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Leedy (C) Michael Tilman | |
| 02:22 | Illinois | John Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | John Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 02:00 | Winthrop | Peter Freedman is called for the reach on Matthew Ellis - foul #2 on Peter Freedman, team foul #9 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Dallas Cochran (PF) Patrick Craig | |
| Subs | Illinois | Cristopher English (SG), Jerome Glickman (C) Walter Bowen, Jeffrey Leedy | |
| 02:00 | Winthrop | Matthew Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 02:00 | Winthrop | Matthew Ellis misses the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Peter Freedman grabs the board | 21-18 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Peter Freedman is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Peter Freedman, team foul #10 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Worsham (PG), Frederick Dillon (PF) James Meadows, Peter Freedman | |
| 01:03 | Winthrop | Elroy Mitchell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-18 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | John Robinson grabs the board | 21-18 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Frederick Dillon loses the dribble to Matthew Ellis | 21-18 |
| 00:42 | Winthrop | Elroy Mitchell hits the finger roll set up by Matthew Ellis | 23-18 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Stephen Worsham scores on a floater from the left side | 23-20 |
| 00:00 | Winthrop | Elroy Mitchell is hacked by Frederick Dillon - foul #3 on Frederick Dillon, team foul #11 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Oliver Robison (PG), Patrick Craig (SF), Phillip Chase (PF), Justin Swiger (C) Matthew Ellis, Thomas Vera, Dallas Cochran, Douglas Fisk | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Meadows (PG), Walter Bowen (SF), Michael Tilman (PF), Jeffrey Leedy (C) Stephen Worsham, John Robinson, Frederick Dillon, Jerome Glickman | |
| 00:00 | Winthrop | Elroy Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 00:00 | Winthrop | Elroy Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |