| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Sumlin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Morrisey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Evan (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Marcus Padgett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Middlebrooks (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePauw | PG - Michael Nordman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Frigo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Folger (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Colclough (fresh) 4 pts. C - Norman Mull (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Timothy Evan inbounds the ball | 45-43 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePauw | DePauw is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Illinois | James Morrisey's pass is intercepted by Norman Mull | 45-43 |
| 19:26 | DePauw | Michael Nordman clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Marcus Padgett - foul #2 on Marcus Padgett, team foul #1 | 45-43 |
| 19:26 | DePauw | Michael Nordman makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 19:26 | DePauw | Michael Nordman makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | John Sumlin makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Marcus Padgett | 47-45 |
| 19:12 | DePauw | David Folger's pass is intercepted by James Morrisey | 47-45 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | John Sumlin misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 18:58 | DePauw | The rebound goes to Norman Mull | 47-45 |
| 18:52 | DePauw | Michael Nordman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-45 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | John Sumlin comes up short on the floater from close range | 47-45 |
| 18:34 | DePauw | The rebound goes to Paul Frigo | 47-45 |
| 18:16 | DePauw | Paul Frigo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Christopher Middlebrooks grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | James Morrisey is hacked by David Folger in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Folger, team foul #1 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Ellis (PF), Dale Harris (C) Marcus Padgett, Christopher Middlebrooks | |
| Subs | DePauw | John Harris (PG), Neil Hugley (SG), Justin Graves (SF), Henry Huston (PF), John Belair (C) Michael Nordman, Paul Frigo, David Folger, Gerald Colclough, Norman Mull | |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Dale Harris buries a turnaround in the paint | 49-45 |
| 17:35 | DePauw | Neil Hugley can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 17:33 | DePauw | Henry Huston gets the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 17:23 | DePauw | Neil Hugley misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Timothy Evan - foul #2 on Timothy Evan, team foul #2 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | DePauw | Michael Nordman (PG) Justin Graves | |
| 17:23 | DePauw | Neil Hugley makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 17:23 | DePauw | Neil Hugley makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | John Sumlin's pass is intercepted by Henry Huston | 49-47 |
| 16:58 | DePauw | Henry Huston drills a fadeaway from the left block | 49-49 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | George Ellis double dribbles | 49-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Crockett (C) John Sumlin | |
| Subs | DePauw | Gordon Owens (SG), David Folger (SF), Justin Graves (PF), Norman Mull (C) Neil Hugley, John Harris, Henry Huston, John Belair | |
| 16:26 | DePauw | Gordon Owens's layup is rejected by Stephen Crockett | 49-49 |
| 16:25 | DePauw | Norman Mull tips it home | 49-51 |
| 16:11 | Illinois | Stephen Crockett drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 15:51 | DePauw | Gordon Owens misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-51 |
| 15:49 | Illinois | Dale Harris snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Ellis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SG - James Morrisey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Evan (tiring) 11 pts. PF - Dale Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Stephen Crockett (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePauw | PG - Michael Nordman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Owens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Folger (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Justin Graves (fresh) C - Norman Mull (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Gordon Owens steps in front of the George Ellis pass in the backcourt | 52-51 |
| 15:39 | DePauw | Justin Graves loses the dribble to James Morrisey | 52-51 |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Timothy Evan is fouled in the backcourt by Gordon Owens - foul #2 on Gordon Owens, team foul #2 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick Simmons (PG), Robert Darcy (SG), Marcus Padgett (PF), Christopher Middlebrooks (C) George Ellis, James Morrisey, Dale Harris, Stephen Crockett | |
| Subs | DePauw | John Harris (PG), Paul Frigo (SG), Gerald Colclough (PF), Henry Huston (C) Michael Nordman, Gordon Owens, David Folger, Norman Mull | |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Marcus Padgett is hacked by John Harris - foul #1 on John Harris, team foul #3 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | DePauw | Michael Husted (PG) Justin Graves | |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Marcus Padgett misses long on a floater near the basket | 52-51 |
| 15:00 | DePauw | John Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 14:32 | DePauw | Christopher Middlebrooks swats the short shot by John Harris | 52-51 |
| 14:30 | DePauw | Gerald Colclough tips it in | 52-53 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Timothy Evan is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Evan, team foul #3 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Sumlin (SF) Timothy Evan | |
| Subs | DePauw | David Folger (SF), John Belair (C) John Harris, Henry Huston | |
| 14:14 | DePauw | The short jumper by Gerald Colclough is denied by Marcus Padgett | 52-53 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Robert Darcy pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 14:07 | Illinois | John Sumlin blows the layup but the foul's on Gerald Colclough - foul #3 on Gerald Colclough, team foul #4 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Pendergast (PF), Stephen Crockett (C) Marcus Padgett, Christopher Middlebrooks | |
| Subs | DePauw | Michael Nordman (PG), Neil Hugley (SG), Norman Mull (C) Michael Husted, Paul Frigo, Gerald Colclough | |
| 14:07 | Illinois | John Sumlin makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 14:07 | Illinois | John Sumlin misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 14:07 | DePauw | Norman Mull snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 13:51 | DePauw | Stephen Crockett steps in front of the Norman Mull pass | 53-53 |
| 13:28 | Illinois | Patrick Simmons connects on the 3 from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 12:59 | DePauw | David Folger hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Stephen Crockett is open and scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Patrick Simmons | 58-55 |
| 12:19 | DePauw | Gary Pendergast swats the shot by John Belair | 58-55 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Patrick Simmons pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Neil Hugley takes the ball from John Sumlin | 58-55 |
| 12:01 | DePauw | John Belair throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Morrisey (SG), George Ellis (SF), Marcus Padgett (PF), Christopher Middlebrooks (C) Robert Darcy, John Sumlin, Gary Pendergast, Stephen Crockett | |
| Subs | DePauw | John Harris (PG), Paul Frigo (SG), Justin Graves (SF), Gerald Colclough (PF), Henry Huston (C) Michael Nordman, Neil Hugley, David Folger, John Belair, Norman Mull | |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Patrick Simmons drills a 3 from straight away set up by James Morrisey | 61-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Patrick Simmons (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Morrisey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Ellis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marcus Padgett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Middlebrooks (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePauw | PG - John Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Frigo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Graves (fresh) PF - Gerald Colclough (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Henry Huston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | DePauw | Paul Frigo misses long on a 3 from straight away | 61-55 |
| 11:28 | Illinois | George Ellis snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Marcus Padgett blows the layup but he's fouled by Gerald Colclough - foul #4 on Gerald Colclough, team foul #5 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | DePauw | Michael Husted (PG), Norman Mull (C) John Harris, Gerald Colclough | |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Marcus Padgett makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Marcus Padgett misses the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 11:00 | DePauw | Henry Huston gets the rebound | 62-55 |
| 10:35 | DePauw | Henry Huston misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 62-55 |
| 10:34 | DePauw | Norman Mull pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 10:24 | DePauw | Justin Graves knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Michael Husted | 62-58 |
| 10:22 | Illinois | James Morrisey is hacked by Paul Frigo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Frigo, team foul #6 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Evan (SF), Dale Harris (C) George Ellis, Christopher Middlebrooks | |
| Subs | DePauw | Michael Nordman (PG), Gordon Owens (SG), David Folger (SF) Michael Husted, Paul Frigo, Justin Graves | |
| 10:01 | Illinois | James Morrisey misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Norman Mull - foul #1 on Norman Mull, team foul #7 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Pendergast (PF) Marcus Padgett | |
| Subs | DePauw | | |
| 10:01 | Illinois | James Morrisey makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | James Morrisey makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 09:41 | DePauw | Gordon Owens is called for traveling | 64-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | DePauw | John Harris (SF) David Folger | |
| 09:37 | Illinois | James Morrisey is fouled in the backcourt by Gordon Owens - foul #3 on Gordon Owens, team foul #8 | 64-58 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | James Morrisey makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | James Morrisey makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 09:17 | DePauw | Dale Harris takes the ball from John Harris | 66-58 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | James Morrisey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Ellis (PF) Gary Pendergast | |
| Subs | DePauw | Neil Hugley (SG), Justin Graves (PF) Gordon Owens, Henry Huston | |
| 09:05 | DePauw | John Harris is whistled for a carry | 66-58 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | James Morrisey is fouled in the backcourt by Neil Hugley - foul #3 on Neil Hugley, team foul #9 | 66-58 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | James Morrisey makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | James Morrisey makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 08:52 | DePauw | Justin Graves makes the jumper from the left wing | 68-60 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | James Morrisey is hacked by Neil Hugley - foul #4 on Neil Hugley, team foul #10 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Darcy (PG), Christopher Middlebrooks (C) Patrick Simmons, Dale Harris | |
| Subs | DePauw | Michael Husted (PG), Paul Frigo (SG), David Folger (SF), John Belair (C) Michael Nordman, Neil Hugley, John Harris, Norman Mull | |
| 08:43 | Illinois | James Morrisey makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | James Morrisey misses the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 08:43 | DePauw | John Belair grabs the defensive rebound | 69-60 |
| 08:20 | DePauw | Timothy Evan steals it from David Folger | 69-60 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Timothy Evan hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by James Morrisey | 71-60 |
| 08:03 | DePauw | Justin Graves can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-60 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Timothy Evan pulls down the rebound | 71-60 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | George Ellis hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right block | 71-60 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | George Ellis grabs the offensive rebound | 71-60 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Christopher Middlebrooks scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by James Morrisey | 73-60 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Darcy (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - James Morrisey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Evan (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - George Ellis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Middlebrooks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePauw | PG - Michael Husted (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Frigo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Folger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Justin Graves (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - John Belair (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | DePauw | Justin Graves misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-60 |
| 07:28 | DePauw | John Belair grabs the offensive board | 73-60 |
| 07:11 | DePauw | Paul Frigo is hacked by George Ellis - foul #1 on George Ellis, team foul #4 | 73-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick Simmons (PG), Dale Harris (SF), Marcus Padgett (PF), Stephen Crockett (C) Robert Darcy, Timothy Evan, George Ellis, Christopher Middlebrooks | |
| Subs | DePauw | Michael Nordman (PG), Neil Hugley (SG), John Harris (SF), Gerald Colclough (PF), Norman Mull (C) Michael Husted, Paul Frigo, David Folger, Justin Graves, John Belair | |
| 06:57 | DePauw | Neil Hugley scores on a jumper from the left side set up by John Harris | 73-62 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Marcus Padgett buries a shot near the basket set up by Stephen Crockett | 75-62 |
| 06:10 | DePauw | John Harris throws it down set up by Michael Nordman and the foul's on Stephen Crockett - foul #1 on Stephen Crockett, team foul #5 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Sumlin (SG) James Morrisey | |
| Subs | DePauw | Gordon Owens (SG), Henry Huston (C) Neil Hugley, Norman Mull | |
| 06:10 | DePauw | John Harris misses the free throw | 75-64 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Marcus Padgett snags the defensive board | 75-64 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | John Sumlin drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Stephen Crockett | 78-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePauw | DePauw is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:36 | DePauw | John Harris misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 78-64 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | John Sumlin snags the defensive board | 78-64 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Michael Nordman is called for the reach on Patrick Simmons in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Nordman, team foul #11 | 78-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Evan (SF), Gary Pendergast (PF), Christopher Middlebrooks (C) Dale Harris, Marcus Padgett, Stephen Crockett | |
| Subs | DePauw | David Folger (SF), Justin Graves (PF) John Harris, Gerald Colclough | |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Patrick Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 79-64 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Patrick Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 80-64 |
| 05:19 | DePauw | David Folger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 80-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Darcy (PG) Patrick Simmons | |
| Subs | DePauw | Michael Husted (PG), Paul Frigo (SG), Norman Mull (C) Michael Nordman, Gordon Owens, Henry Huston | |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Justin Graves is called for the reach on Gary Pendergast - foul #1 on Justin Graves, team foul #12 | 80-64 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Gary Pendergast makes the 1st free throw | 81-64 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Gary Pendergast makes the 2nd free throw | 82-64 |
| 04:51 | DePauw | Paul Frigo drills a jumper from close range set up by David Folger and he's hacked by Robert Darcy - foul #4 on Robert Darcy, team foul #6 | 82-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Morrisey (SG), George Ellis (SF) John Sumlin, Timothy Evan | |
| Subs | DePauw | | |
| 04:51 | DePauw | Paul Frigo makes the free throw | 82-67 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Christopher Middlebrooks comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 82-67 |
| 04:29 | DePauw | Justin Graves pulls down the rebound | 82-67 |
| 04:15 | DePauw | Michael Husted is hacked by Christopher Middlebrooks - foul #2 on Christopher Middlebrooks, team foul #7 | 82-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick Simmons (PG), Marcus Padgett (PF) Robert Darcy, Christopher Middlebrooks | |
| Subs | DePauw | Neil Hugley (SG), Henry Huston (PF), John Belair (C) Paul Frigo, Justin Graves, Norman Mull | |
| 04:15 | DePauw | Michael Husted misses the 1st free throw | 82-67 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Marcus Padgett | 82-67 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | James Morrisey is hacked by Neil Hugley - foul #5 on Neil Hugley, team foul #13 | 82-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Evan (SF), Stephen Crockett (C) George Ellis, Gary Pendergast | |
| Subs | DePauw | Michael Nordman (PG), Gordon Owens (SG), Gerald Colclough (PF) Michael Husted, Neil Hugley, John Belair | |
| 03:54 | Illinois | James Morrisey makes the 1st free throw | 83-67 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | James Morrisey makes the 2nd free throw | 84-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePauw | DePauw is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:41 | DePauw | Marcus Padgett is called for the reach on Gerald Colclough - foul #3 on Marcus Padgett, team foul #8 | 84-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dale Harris (C) Stephen Crockett | |
| Subs | DePauw | | |
| 03:41 | DePauw | Gerald Colclough makes the 1st free throw | 84-68 |
| 03:41 | DePauw | Gerald Colclough makes the 2nd free throw | 84-69 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Patrick Simmons (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Morrisey (tiring) 15 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Evan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Marcus Padgett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Dale Harris (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePauw | PG - Michael Nordman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gordon Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Folger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Colclough (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. C - Henry Huston (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePauw | DePauw is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Patrick Simmons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 84-69 |
| 03:21 | DePauw | David Folger grabs the board | 84-69 |
| 03:16 | DePauw | Gordon Owens clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 84-69 |
| 03:14 | DePauw | Henry Huston snags the offensive board | 84-69 |
| 03:06 | DePauw | Marcus Padgett is called for the reach on David Folger - foul #4 on Marcus Padgett, team foul #9 | 84-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Sumlin (SG), Stephen Crockett (C) James Morrisey, Marcus Padgett | |
| Subs | DePauw | Justin Graves (PF), John Belair (C) Gerald Colclough, Henry Huston | |
| 03:06 | DePauw | David Folger makes the 1st free throw | 84-70 |
| 03:06 | DePauw | David Folger makes the 2nd free throw | 84-71 |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Timothy Evan loses the dribble to Michael Nordman in the backcourt | 84-71 |
| 02:59 | DePauw | Justin Graves misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 84-71 |
| 02:57 | DePauw | John Belair tips it back up and in | 84-73 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Darcy (SG), George Ellis (SF), Christopher Middlebrooks (C) Patrick Simmons, Timothy Evan, Stephen Crockett | |
| Subs | DePauw | Paul Frigo (SG), John Harris (SF), Gerald Colclough (PF) Gordon Owens, David Folger, Justin Graves | |
| 02:52 | Illinois | George Ellis is hacked by Paul Frigo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Frigo, team foul #14 | 84-73 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | George Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 85-73 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | George Ellis misses the 2nd free throw | 85-73 |
| 02:52 | DePauw | Gerald Colclough gets the rebound | 85-73 |
| 02:52 | DePauw | DePauw calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 85-73 |
| 02:44 | DePauw | John Harris comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 85-73 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dale Harris | 85-73 |
| 02:38 | Illinois | George Ellis buries a fadeaway in the paint | 87-73 |
| 02:32 | DePauw | Paul Frigo buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 87-76 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Christopher Middlebrooks drills a jumper from the baseline and the foul's on John Belair - foul #1 on John Belair, team foul #15 | 89-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick Simmons (PG), Marcus Padgett (PF) Robert Darcy, Dale Harris | |
| Subs | DePauw | David Folger (SF), Norman Mull (C) John Harris, John Belair | |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Christopher Middlebrooks makes the free throw | 90-76 |
| 01:56 | DePauw | Paul Frigo makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Nordman | 90-78 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Michael Nordman is called for the reach on John Sumlin - foul #4 on Michael Nordman, team foul #16 | 90-78 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Darcy (SG), Dale Harris (PF), Stephen Crockett (C) Patrick Simmons, Marcus Padgett, Christopher Middlebrooks | |
| Subs | DePauw | Michael Husted (PG), John Harris (SG), Justin Graves (SF), Henry Huston (PF), John Belair (C) Michael Nordman, Paul Frigo, David Folger, Gerald Colclough, Norman Mull | |
| 01:44 | Illinois | John Sumlin makes the 1st free throw | 91-78 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | John Sumlin makes the 2nd free throw | 92-78 |
| 01:27 | DePauw | John Belair misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 92-78 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | The rebound goes to George Ellis | 92-78 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Robert Darcy is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 92-78 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | Stephen Crockett pulls down the offensive rebound | 92-78 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | George Ellis can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Justin Graves - foul #2 on Justin Graves, team foul #17 | 92-78 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | George Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 93-78 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | George Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 94-78 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePauw | DePauw is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:56 | DePauw | John Harris hits a jumper from the left side | 94-80 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePauw | DePauw is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Stephen Crockett knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 96-80 |
| 00:23 | DePauw | John Harris misses long on a floater from the baseline | 96-80 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Stephen Crockett gets the rebound | 96-80 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | John Sumlin runs out the clock | 96-80 |