| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Larry Cheatham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Franklin Slater (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Vaughn Powers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Alfred Haugen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lewis Magnus (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Chad Ybarra (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Blank (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Mike Cooper inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Vaughn Powers buries a jump hook in the paint | 33-30 |
| 19:37 | Wright State | James Harris scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Alfred Haugen | 33-32 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | Vaughn Powers dunks the ball on a nice dish by Larry Cheatham | 35-32 |
| 19:18 | Wright State | Alfred Haugen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 35-32 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | Mike Cooper gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Mike Cooper misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-32 |
| 19:07 | Wright State | The rebound goes to Chad Ybarra | 35-32 |
| 18:46 | Wright State | James Harris can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 18:44 | Wright State | David Blank grabs the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 18:36 | Wright State | Chad Ybarra drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Harris | 35-34 |
| 18:19 | Illinois | Larry Cheatham makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-34 |
| 17:56 | Wright State | Chad Ybarra connects on the runner from close range set up by Lewis Magnus | 38-36 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Franklin Slater is hacked by Alfred Haugen - foul #1 on Alfred Haugen, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wright State | Joe Naranjo (C) David Blank | |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Vaughn Powers buries a fadeaway in the paint | 40-36 |
| 17:19 | Wright State | Alfred Haugen is fouled on the floor by Vaughn Powers - foul #2 on Vaughn Powers, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerome Lorkowski (PF), Nathan Blewett (C) Vaughn Powers, James Hicks | |
| Subs | Wright State | Hans Kuszynski (C) Chad Ybarra | |
| 16:56 | Wright State | Larry Cheatham is called for the reach on Alfred Haugen - foul #2 on Larry Cheatham, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Paras (SG) Franklin Slater | |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| 16:31 | Wright State | Alfred Haugen hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Hans Kuszynski | 40-39 |
| 16:13 | Illinois | Joe Naranjo steals the ball from Brian Paras | 40-39 |
| 15:52 | Wright State | Lewis Magnus blows the layup but he's hacked by Nathan Blewett - foul #1 on Nathan Blewett, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Davis (PG), Franklin Slater (SG), Vaughn Powers (PF), James Hicks (C) Larry Cheatham, Brian Paras, Mike Cooper, Nathan Blewett | |
| Subs | Wright State | Brian Luedtke (PG), John Sargent (SG), Chad Ybarra (PF), David Blank (C) Alfred Haugen, James Harris, Joe Naranjo, Hans Kuszynski | |
| 15:52 | Wright State | Lewis Magnus misses the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 15:52 | Wright State | Lewis Magnus misses the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Vaughn Powers snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Franklin Slater (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jerome Lorkowski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Vaughn Powers (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - James Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Brian Luedtke (fresh) SG - John Sargent (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lewis Magnus (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Chad Ybarra (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Blank (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Illinois | Lewis Magnus is called for the reach on Jerome Lorkowski - foul #3 on Lewis Magnus, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wright State | Frank Moore (SG) Lewis Magnus | |
| 15:19 | Illinois | James Hicks misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 15:17 | Wright State | Frank Moore pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 14:53 | Wright State | Frank Moore is called for 5 seconds | 40-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wright State | Alfred Haugen (PG), James Harris (SG) Brian Luedtke, Frank Moore | |
| 14:34 | Illinois | Vaughn Powers comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 14:33 | Wright State | Chad Ybarra snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 14:29 | Wright State | John Sargent's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Cheatham (PG), Mike Cooper (SF) John Davis, Jerome Lorkowski | |
| Subs | Wright State | Joe Naranjo (C) David Blank | |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Vaughn Powers misses the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Chad Ybarra - foul #1 on Chad Ybarra, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathan Blewett (C) James Hicks | |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Vaughn Powers makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Vaughn Powers makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 14:02 | Wright State | Alfred Haugen is called for traveling | 42-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerome Lorkowski (C) Nathan Blewett | |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Vaughn Powers is hacked by Alfred Haugen - foul #2 on Alfred Haugen, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Paras (SG) Franklin Slater | |
| Subs | Wright State | Lewis Magnus (SF), Hans Kuszynski (C) John Sargent, Chad Ybarra | |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Jerome Lorkowski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Jerome Lorkowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | James Harris picks off the pass by Brian Paras | 42-39 |
| 13:10 | Wright State | Lewis Magnus hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from James Harris | 42-41 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Jerome Lorkowski misses long on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Joe Naranjo - foul #2 on Joe Naranjo, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Hicks (C) Vaughn Powers | |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Jerome Lorkowski makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Jerome Lorkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 12:57 | Wright State | Joe Naranjo snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 12:32 | Wright State | Joe Naranjo misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 12:31 | Illinois | Mike Cooper gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 12:08 | Illinois | Larry Cheatham misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-41 |
| 12:06 | Wright State | Hans Kuszynski snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 12:00 | Wright State | Alfred Haugen hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Harris | 43-44 |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Jerome Lorkowski clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 43-44 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | James Hicks tips it in | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Larry Cheatham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Paras (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mike Cooper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jerome Lorkowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Alfred Haugen (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Harris (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Lewis Magnus (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joe Naranjo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Hans Kuszynski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Wright State | Alfred Haugen scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by James Harris | 45-46 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Jerome Lorkowski misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-46 |
| 11:08 | Illinois | Jerome Lorkowski can't tip it in | 45-46 |
| 11:07 | Wright State | Joe Naranjo gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 10:48 | Wright State | James Harris buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alfred Haugen | 45-48 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Alfred Haugen steals the ball from James Hicks | 45-48 |
| 10:19 | Wright State | Alfred Haugen blows the layup | 45-48 |
| 10:18 | Wright State | James Harris grabs the offensive board | 45-48 |
| 10:00 | Wright State | Alfred Haugen hits a shot from the right wing set up by Joe Naranjo | 45-50 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Mike Cooper comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Mike Cooper grabs the offensive board | 45-50 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Jerome Lorkowski misses short on a jumper from the left block | 45-50 |
| 09:26 | Wright State | James Harris gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 09:19 | Wright State | Hans Kuszynski misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 45-50 |
| 09:17 | Illinois | Mike Cooper pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Alfred Haugen is called for the reach on Larry Cheatham - foul #3 on Alfred Haugen, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Davis (PG), Franklin Slater (SG), Nathan Blewett (SF), Vaughn Powers (PF), Abel Baskerville (C) Larry Cheatham, Brian Paras, Mike Cooper, Jerome Lorkowski, James Hicks | |
| Subs | Wright State | Brian Luedtke (PG), Frank Moore (SG), John Sargent (SF), Chad Ybarra (PF), David Blank (C) Alfred Haugen, James Harris, Lewis Magnus, Joe Naranjo, Hans Kuszynski | |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Nathan Blewett misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | Vaughn Powers tips it in | 47-50 |
| 08:31 | Wright State | Chad Ybarra misses the easy layup but the foul's on Vaughn Powers - foul #3 on Vaughn Powers, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| 08:31 | Wright State | Chad Ybarra makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 08:31 | Wright State | Chad Ybarra makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | David Blank denies the turnaround by Nathan Blewett | 47-52 |
| 08:11 | Wright State | John Sargent pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 08:06 | Wright State | John Sargent clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-52 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Franklin Slater grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Vaughn Powers slams it home | 49-52 |
| 07:49 | Wright State | John Sargent buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Brian Luedtke | 49-55 |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Nathan Blewett buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Franklin Slater | 51-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Franklin Slater (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Nathan Blewett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Vaughn Powers (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Abel Baskerville (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Brian Luedtke (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Sargent (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Chad Ybarra (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - David Blank (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Wright State | Brian Luedtke can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-55 |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Vaughn Powers snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Nathan Blewett jams it on a great pass from Vaughn Powers | 53-55 |
| 06:35 | Wright State | Brian Luedtke is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Brian Luedtke, team foul #7 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Cheatham (PG), Mike Cooper (SF), Jerome Lorkowski (C) John Davis, Nathan Blewett, Abel Baskerville | |
| Subs | Wright State | Alfred Haugen (PG), James Harris (SG), Lewis Magnus (SF) Brian Luedtke, Frank Moore, John Sargent | |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Jerome Lorkowski misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by David Blank - foul #1 on David Blank, team foul #8 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Hicks (C) Vaughn Powers | |
| Subs | Wright State | Hans Kuszynski (C) David Blank | |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Jerome Lorkowski makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Jerome Lorkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 06:01 | Wright State | Alfred Haugen hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James Harris | 55-58 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | James Hicks comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 55-58 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Jerome Lorkowski grabs the offensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Franklin Slater misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-58 |
| 05:25 | Illinois | Mike Cooper snags the offensive board | 55-58 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Franklin Slater drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Cheatham | 58-58 |
| 04:54 | Wright State | Chad Ybarra connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Lewis Magnus | 58-60 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Larry Cheatham misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | James Hicks tips it in | 60-60 |
| 04:20 | Wright State | Hans Kuszynski misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-60 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Hicks | 60-60 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | James Hicks clanks a runner from the left block | 60-60 |
| 04:10 | Wright State | Alfred Haugen grabs the defensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 04:05 | Wright State | James Harris's pass is intercepted by Franklin Slater | 60-60 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Larry Cheatham can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-60 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Franklin Slater tips it home | 62-60 |
| 03:26 | Wright State | Lewis Magnus is called for a backcourt violation | 62-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Davis (PG), Brian Paras (SG), Vaughn Powers (PF), Nathan Blewett (C) Larry Cheatham, Franklin Slater, Mike Cooper, James Hicks | |
| Subs | Wright State | Brian Luedtke (SG), John Sargent (SF), Joe Naranjo (PF), David Blank (C) James Harris, Lewis Magnus, Chad Ybarra, Hans Kuszynski | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Paras (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerome Lorkowski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Vaughn Powers (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Nathan Blewett (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Alfred Haugen (fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Brian Luedtke (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Sargent (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Joe Naranjo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - David Blank (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Vaughn Powers hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 62-60 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Nathan Blewett tips it in | 64-60 |
| 02:50 | Wright State | Joe Naranjo hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Alfred Haugen | 64-62 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Cheatham (PG), Mike Cooper (SF) John Davis, Nathan Blewett | |
| Subs | Wright State | James Harris (SG), Lewis Magnus (SF) Brian Luedtke, John Sargent | |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Jerome Lorkowski hits a turnaround from the baseline | 66-62 |
| 02:13 | Wright State | Lewis Magnus throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Franklin Slater (SG), James Hicks (C) Brian Paras, Jerome Lorkowski | |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Mike Cooper misses badly on a runner near the basket | 66-62 |
| 01:43 | Wright State | The rebound goes to James Harris | 66-62 |
| 01:39 | Wright State | Lewis Magnus hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 66-62 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Larry Cheatham | 66-62 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Franklin Slater connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Cheatham | 69-62 |
| 01:23 | Wright State | David Blank is called for traveling | 69-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wright State | Chad Ybarra (PF) Joe Naranjo | |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Vaughn Powers comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 69-62 |
| 01:02 | Wright State | David Blank grabs the board | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Wright State | David Blank misses badly on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Franklin Slater - foul #1 on Franklin Slater, team foul #5 | 69-62 |
| 00:46 | Wright State | David Blank makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:46 | Wright State | David Blank makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Mike Cooper is fouled in the backcourt by James Harris - foul #2 on James Harris, team foul #9 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Davis (PG), Brian Paras (SG), Nathan Blewett (PF) Larry Cheatham, Franklin Slater, Vaughn Powers | |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Mike Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Mike Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Wright State | James Harris misses the 3 from the right corner | 71-64 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Mike Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 71-64 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-64 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Brian Paras is hacked by James Harris in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Harris, team foul #10 | 71-64 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Brian Paras makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Brian Paras makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:27 | Wright State | James Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-64 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | James Hicks pulls down the rebound | 73-64 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Illinois | John Davis is hacked by Alfred Haugen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alfred Haugen, team foul #11 | 73-64 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | John Davis makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | John Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:19 | Wright State | Mike Cooper swats the layup by Chad Ybarra | 75-64 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Nathan Blewett gets the rebound | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | John Davis runs out the clock | 75-64 |