Last updated at 7:53 a.m. on Sunday, March 1, 2009.
| The Road to Normal | ||||||
| Regional Finals | Sectionals | Super-Sectionals | State Final Tournament | State Champion | ||
| Chicago (Holy Trinity) | Chicago (Holy Trinity) 63-49  | 
Elmhurst (Timothy Christian) 48-35  | 
 Addison (Driscoll) 47-23  | 
 Addison (Driscoll) 54-35  | 
Addison (Driscoll) 44-29  | 
Addison (Driscoll) 40-35  | 
| Chicago (Providence-St. Mel) | ||||||
| Melrose Park (Walther Lutheran) |  Elmhurst (Timothy Christian) 29-28  | 
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| Elmhurst (Timothy Christian) | ||||||
| Chicago (Latin) | Chicago (Latin) 55-46  | 
 Addison (Driscoll) 72-50  | 
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| Chicago (St. Benedict) | ||||||
| Addison (Driscoll) |  Addison (Driscoll) 73-40  | 
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| Des Plaines (Willows Academy) | ||||||
| Kankakee (McNamara) |  Kankakee (McNamara) 40-27  | 
 Kankakee (McNamara) 56-33  | 
Kankakee (McNamara) 59-48  | 
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| Coal City | ||||||
| Peotone | Peotone 43-30  | 
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| Momence | ||||||
| Ottawa (Marquette) |  Elgin (St. Edward) 60-44  | 
Elgin (St. Edward) 60-45  | 
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| Elgin (St. Edward) | ||||||
| Chicago (CICS/Longwood) | Palos Heights (Chicago Christian) 60-26  | 
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| Palos Heights (Chicago Christian) | ||||||
| Bismarck (B.-Henning) | Bismarck (B.-Henning) 52-49  | 
Bloomington (Central Catholic) 80-51  | 
Tolono (Unity) 40-38  | 
Olney (East Richland) 38-33  | 
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| Clifton (Central) | ||||||
| Bloomington (Central Catholic) |  Bloomington (Central Catholic) 60-42  | 
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| Fairbury (Prairie Central) | ||||||
| Tolono (Unity) |  Tolono (Unity) 54-32  | 
 Tolono (Unity) 53-46  | 
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| Maroa (M.-Forsyth) | ||||||
| Champaign (St. Thomas More) | Champaign (St. Thomas More) 44-35  | 
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| St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) | ||||||
| Paris | Paris 45-30  | 
Vandalia 33-29  | 
 Olney (East Richland) 33-29  | 
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| Marshall | ||||||
| Vandalia |  Vandalia 37-30  | 
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| Teutopolis | ||||||
| Olney (East Richland) |  Olney (East Richland) 48-36  | 
 Olney (East Richland) 57-32  | 
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| Robinson | ||||||
| Carmi (C.-White County) | Fairfield 50-33  | 
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| Fairfield | ||||||
| Carlinville |  Carlinville 47-35  | 
 Carlinville 49-34  | 
Carlinville 50-47  | 
Nashville 39-34  | 
Hamilton (West Hancock Coop) 32-26  | 
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| Litchfield | ||||||
| Pittsfield | Pittsfield 42-36  | 
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| Waverly | ||||||
| Piasa (Southwestern) | Piasa (Southwestern) 48-31  | 
Pleasant Plains 45-41  | 
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| Edwardsville (Metro-East Lutheran) | ||||||
| Pleasant Plains |  Pleasant Plains 54-44  | 
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| Petersburg (PORTA) | ||||||
| Sparta |  Freeburg 46-35  | 
Freeburg 41-31  | 
 Nashville 49-40  | 
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| Freeburg | ||||||
| West Frankfort (Frankfort) | Pinckneyville 55-50  | 
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| Pinckneyville | ||||||
| Herrin (H.S.) | Metropolis (Massac County) 44-36  | 
 Nashville 26-23  | 
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| Metropolis (Massac County) | ||||||
| Nashville |  Nashville 41-26  | 
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| Breese (Central) | ||||||
| Canton |  Hamilton 52-42  | 
 Hamilton 44-31  | 
 Hamilton 56-49  | 
 Hamilton (West Hancock Coop) 50-41  | 
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| Hamilton | ||||||
| Knoxville | Knoxville 55-39  | 
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| Taylor Ridge (Rockridge) | ||||||
| Peoria (P. Christian) | Chillicothe (Illinois Valley Central) 41-23  | 
Liberty 82-59  | 
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| Chillicothe (Illinois Valley Central) | ||||||
| Liberty |  Liberty 59-31  | 
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| Camp Point (Central) | ||||||
| Rockford (R. Christian) | Rockford (R. Christian) 47-41  | 
 Sterling (Newman Central Catholic) 46-29  | 
Sterling (Newman Central Catholic) 55-54  | 
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| Mendota | ||||||
| Sterling (Newman Central Catholic) |  Sterling (Newman Central Catholic) 53-31  | 
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| Rock Falls | ||||||
| Rockford (Lutheran) | Rockford (Lutheran) 46-42  | 
Peru (St. Bede) 54-39  | 
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| Stillman Valley | ||||||
| Peru (St. Bede) |  Peru (St. Bede) 39-36  | 
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| Amboy | ||||||