| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kelly Walker (fresh) SF - Andre Esposito (fresh) PF - Richard Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Marty McClenic (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jerrod Strothers (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joseph Nolan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Furman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Barreto (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Crow (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Robert Furman inbounds the ball | 22-19 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Belmont | Kelly Walker steals the ball from Larry Barreto | 22-19 |
| 19:27 | Illinois | Richard Grant hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Nicholas Drouin | 24-19 |
| 19:18 | Belmont | Howard Crow hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jerrod Strothers | 24-21 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Andre Esposito connects on the floater in the paint set up by Marty McClenic | 26-21 |
| 18:47 | Belmont | Howard Crow clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-21 |
| 18:46 | Belmont | Robert Furman snags the offensive board | 26-21 |
| 18:25 | Belmont | Larry Barreto hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-21 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Andre Esposito | 26-21 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Richard Grant connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-21 |
| 17:43 | Belmont | Robert Furman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joseph Nolan | 29-23 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Marty McClenic misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Howard Crow - foul #1 on Howard Crow, team foul #1 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Timothy Hadlock (PF) Larry Barreto | |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Marty McClenic makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Marty McClenic misses the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 17:30 | Belmont | Timothy Hadlock snags the defensive board | 30-23 |
| 17:09 | Belmont | Jerrod Strothers misses badly on a floater from the left side | 30-23 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Andre Esposito snags the defensive board | 30-23 |
| 16:43 | Illinois | Kelly Walker's pass is intercepted by Joseph Nolan | 30-23 |
| 16:25 | Belmont | Howard Crow can't finish the layup | 30-23 |
| 16:23 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Marty McClenic | 30-23 |
| 16:17 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Kelly Walker | 32-23 |
| 16:08 | Belmont | Howard Crow misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 32-23 |
| 16:06 | Belmont | Howard Crow can't tip it in | 32-23 |
| 16:04 | Belmont | Timothy Hadlock pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-23 |
| 15:47 | Belmont | Robert Furman comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-23 |
| 15:45 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Marty McClenic | 32-23 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kelly Walker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andre Esposito (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Grant (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Marty McClenic (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jerrod Strothers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Nolan (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Furman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Hadlock (fresh) 3 reb. C - Howard Crow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Richard Grant | 34-23 |
| 14:59 | Belmont | Jerrod Strothers misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-23 |
| 14:57 | Belmont | Robert Furman tips it but misses | 34-23 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Richard Grant gets the rebound | 34-23 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Kelly Walker is fouled on the floor by Joseph Nolan - foul #2 on Joseph Nolan, team foul #2 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Barry Hoffman (PG), Gary Thomas (SG), Thomas Collins (SF), Joey Troiano (PF), William Martini (C) Nicholas Drouin, Kelly Walker, Andre Esposito, Richard Grant, Marty McClenic | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Renfro (PG), Daniel Snell (SG), Larry Barreto (SF), James Gwin (PF), Clayton Rood (C) Jerrod Strothers, Joseph Nolan, Robert Furman, Timothy Hadlock, Howard Crow | |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman misses short on a floater near the basket | 34-23 |
| 14:24 | Belmont | James Gwin pulls down the rebound | 34-23 |
| 14:18 | Belmont | Larry Barreto lays it up and in and he's hacked by Barry Hoffman - foul #1 on Barry Hoffman, team foul #1 | 34-25 |
| 14:18 | Belmont | Larry Barreto makes the free throw | 34-26 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Clayton Rood - foul #1 on Clayton Rood, team foul #3 | 34-26 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman misses the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman misses the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 14:02 | Belmont | Clayton Rood grabs the defensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 13:46 | Belmont | Daniel Snell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-26 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Joey Troiano grabs the board | 34-26 |
| 13:22 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman misses the driving attempt from the right block | 34-26 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | William Martini grabs the offensive board | 34-26 |
| 13:03 | Illinois | Thomas Collins misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Larry Barreto - foul #1 on Larry Barreto, team foul #4 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jerrod Strothers (PG) Clayton Rood | |
| 13:03 | Illinois | Thomas Collins makes the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 13:03 | Illinois | Thomas Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 13:03 | Belmont | James Gwin grabs the defensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 12:41 | Belmont | James Gwin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-26 |
| 12:39 | Belmont | Daniel Snell grabs the offensive board | 35-26 |
| 12:15 | Belmont | Daniel Snell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-26 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | William Martini snags the defensive board | 35-26 |
| 11:55 | Illinois | William Martini can't finish the layup | 35-26 |
| 11:54 | Belmont | James Gwin pulls down the rebound | 35-26 |
| 11:29 | Belmont | James Gwin is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on James Gwin, team foul #5 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin (PG), Andre Esposito (SF), Richard Grant (PF), Marty McClenic (C) Barry Hoffman, Thomas Collins, Joey Troiano, William Martini | |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Nolan (SG), Robert Furman (SF), Timothy Hadlock (PF), Howard Crow (C) Ernest Renfro, Daniel Snell, James Gwin, Larry Barreto | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Andre Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Grant (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Marty McClenic (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jerrod Strothers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Nolan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Furman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Hadlock (fresh) 3 reb. C - Howard Crow (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Gary Thomas | 38-26 |
| 11:00 | Belmont | Howard Crow scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Jerrod Strothers | 38-28 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Andre Esposito's pass is intercepted by Robert Furman | 38-28 |
| 10:12 | Belmont | Howard Crow scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Nolan | 38-30 |
| 09:50 | Illinois | Richard Grant knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-30 |
| 09:45 | Belmont | Jerrod Strothers connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Furman | 40-33 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 09:22 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Timothy Hadlock | 40-33 |
| 09:05 | Belmont | Timothy Hadlock clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Marty McClenic pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Andre Esposito hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-33 |
| 08:43 | Belmont | Howard Crow grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 08:31 | Belmont | Robert Furman knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 40-35 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Richard Grant banks in the layup on a nice dish by Marty McClenic and the foul's on Timothy Hadlock - foul #1 on Timothy Hadlock, team foul #6 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Walker (PG), Barry Hoffman (SG), Thomas Collins (SF), William Martini (C) Nicholas Drouin, Gary Thomas, Andre Esposito, Marty McClenic | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Renfro (PG), Bryan Jantz (SG), Daniel Snell (SF), Larry Barreto (PF), Clayton Rood (C) Jerrod Strothers, Joseph Nolan, Robert Furman, Timothy Hadlock, Howard Crow | |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Richard Grant makes the free throw | 43-35 |
| 07:49 | Belmont | Larry Barreto misses short on a floater in the paint | 43-35 |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Richard Grant grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 07:28 | Illinois | Richard Grant misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Richard Grant tips it home | 45-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kelly Walker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Barry Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Thomas Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Grant (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - William Martini (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ernest Renfro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Bryan Jantz (fresh) SF - Daniel Snell (fresh) PF - Larry Barreto (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Clayton Rood (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Belmont | Daniel Snell makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin (PG), Andre Esposito (SF) Barry Hoffman, Richard Grant | |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Nolan (SG), James Gwin (PF), Howard Crow (C) Bryan Jantz, Daniel Snell, Clayton Rood | |
| 06:33 | Belmont | Larry Barreto comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 06:32 | Belmont | Joseph Nolan hits the follow up shot | 45-40 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Andre Esposito misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Howard Crow - foul #2 on Howard Crow, team foul #7 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Thomas (SG), Marty McClenic (C) Kelly Walker, William Martini | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jerrod Strothers (PG), Robert Furman (SF) Ernest Renfro, Larry Barreto | |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Andre Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Andre Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 05:51 | Belmont | Howard Crow clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 05:49 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin grabs the board | 47-40 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Marty McClenic is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Marty McClenic, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| 05:23 | Belmont | Jerrod Strothers misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Nicholas Drouin - foul #1 on Nicholas Drouin, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| 05:23 | Belmont | Jerrod Strothers misses the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 05:23 | Belmont | Jerrod Strothers makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Andre Esposito banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gary Thomas | 49-41 |
| 04:48 | Belmont | Howard Crow misses the jumper in the lane | 49-41 |
| 04:46 | Illinois | Thomas Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Marty McClenic's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Walker (PG), Barry Hoffman (SF), Richard Grant (PF), William Martini (C) Nicholas Drouin, Andre Esposito, Thomas Collins, Marty McClenic | |
| Subs | Belmont | Larry Barreto (C) Howard Crow | |
| 04:14 | Belmont | James Gwin makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Larry Barreto | 49-44 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Kelly Walker connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Richard Grant | 52-44 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:32 | Belmont | Robert Furman misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 52-44 |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Gary Thomas snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Kelly Walker and he's hacked by Robert Furman - foul #2 on Robert Furman, team foul #8 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin (PG), Andre Esposito (SF), Marty McClenic (C) Kelly Walker, Gary Thomas, William Martini | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Renfro (PG), Daniel Snell (SG), Timothy Hadlock (PF), Howard Crow (C) Jerrod Strothers, Joseph Nolan, Robert Furman, James Gwin | |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman makes the free throw | 55-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Barry Hoffman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Andre Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Grant (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Marty McClenic (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ernest Renfro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Snell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Barreto (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Hadlock (fresh) 4 reb. C - Howard Crow (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Belmont | Timothy Hadlock misses short on a floater from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 02:53 | Belmont | Ernest Renfro tips it in | 55-46 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Andre Esposito hits a runner in the lane | 57-46 |
| 02:12 | Belmont | Larry Barreto buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Ernest Renfro | 57-49 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Marty McClenic's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Barreto | 57-49 |
| 01:57 | Belmont | Timothy Hadlock grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 01:57 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Thomas (SG) Barry Hoffman | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jerrod Strothers (PG), Joseph Nolan (SG), Robert Furman (SF), James Gwin (PF) Ernest Renfro, Daniel Snell, Larry Barreto, Timothy Hadlock | |
| 01:46 | Belmont | Andre Esposito takes the ball from Robert Furman | 57-49 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Marty McClenic drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Nicholas Drouin | 59-49 |
| 01:15 | Belmont | Robert Furman misses the easy layup | 59-49 |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Richard Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Marty McClenic is fouled on the floor by James Gwin - foul #5 on James Gwin, team foul #9 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Walker (PG), Barry Hoffman (SG), Thomas Collins (SF), Joey Troiano (PF) Nicholas Drouin, Gary Thomas, Andre Esposito, Richard Grant | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Renfro (PG), Daniel Snell (SG), Larry Barreto (SF), Timothy Hadlock (PF), Clayton Rood (C) Jerrod Strothers, Joseph Nolan, Robert Furman, James Gwin, Howard Crow | |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Marty McClenic makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Marty McClenic makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Belmont | Ernest Renfro hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Snell | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman is hacked by Daniel Snell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Snell, team foul #10 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Martini (C) Marty McClenic | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman misses the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 00:45 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Timothy Hadlock | 62-51 |
| 00:40 | Belmont | Larry Barreto misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-51 |
| 00:39 | Belmont | Timothy Hadlock snags the offensive board | 62-51 |
| 00:35 | Belmont | Clayton Rood misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Thomas Collins - foul #1 on Thomas Collins, team foul #4 | 62-51 |
| 00:35 | Belmont | Clayton Rood misses the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 00:35 | Belmont | Clayton Rood makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Illinois | William Martini double dribbles | 62-52 |
| 00:01 | Belmont | Larry Barreto hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-52 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kelly Walker | 62-52 |