Last updated at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 12, 2009.
| The Road to Normal | ||||||
| Regional Finals | Sectionals | Super-Sectionals | State Final Tournament | State Champion | ||
| River Forest (Trinity) |  River Forest (Trinity) 51-17  | 
River Forest (Trinity) 62-33  | 
 Chicago (Marshall) 53-40  | 
Chicago (Marshall) 40-37  | 
Peoria (Richwoods) 50-35  | 
Peoria (Richwoods) 56-19  | 
| Bensenville (Fenton) | ||||||
| Elmwood Park | Chicago (North Lawndale Charter) 51-31  | 
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| Chicago (North Lawndale Charter) | ||||||
| Chicago (Marshall) |  Chicago (Marshall) 53-30  | 
 Chicago (Marshall) 67-31  | 
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| Chicago (Payton) | ||||||
| River Grove (Guerin) | Chicago (Crane) 69-45  | 
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| Chicago (Crane) | ||||||
| Lombard (Montini) |  Lombard (Montini) 78-30  | 
 Lombard (Montini) 48-39  | 
Lombard (Montini) 55-38  | 
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| LaGrange Park (Nazareth Academy) | ||||||
| Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) 53-40  | 
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| Chicago (University) | ||||||
| Riverside (R.-Brookfield) | Westchester (St. Joseph) 73-51  | 
West Chicago (Wheaton Academy) 49-46  | 
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| Westchester (St. Joseph) | ||||||
| West Chicago (Wheaton Academy) |  West Chicago (Wheaton Academy) 66-52  | 
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| Chicago (Hope) | ||||||
| Ottawa (Twp.) | Ottawa (Twp.) 38-28  | 
Metamora 55-50  | 
 Peoria (Richwoods) 63-41  | 
 Peoria (Richwoods) 56-47  | 
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| Morris | ||||||
| Morton |  Metamora 71-63  | 
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| Metamora | ||||||
| Peoria (Richwoods) |  Peoria (Richwoods) 62-41  | 
 Peoria (Richwoods) 59-28  | 
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| Peoria (H.S.) | ||||||
| Rock Island (H.S.) | Rock Island (H.S.) 65-44  | 
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| Galesburg (H.S.) | ||||||
| Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) |  Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) 82-37  | 
 Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) 61-46  | 
Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) 61-33  | 
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| Midlothian (Bremen) | ||||||
| Chicago (Harlan) | Chicago (Harlan) 52-33  | 
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| Oak Forest | ||||||
| Lemont (H.S.) |  Lemont (H.S.) 36-34  | 
Lemont (H.S.) 57-52  | 
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| Joliet (Catholic Academy) | ||||||
| Richton Park (Rich South) | Richton Park (Rich South) 62-43  | 
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| Tinley Park (H.S.) | ||||||
| Salem | Salem 55-51  | 
Highland 69-55  | 
Breese (Mater Dei) 69-67  | 
Springfield (H.S.) 66-62  | 
Freeport (H.S.) 64-43  | 
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| Effingham (H.S.) | ||||||
| Quincy (Notre Dame) |  Highland 42-41  | 
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| Highland | ||||||
| Belleville (Althoff) |  Breese (Mater Dei) 50-48  | 
 Breese (Mater Dei) 58-50  | 
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| Breese (Mater Dei) | ||||||
| Carbondale | Carbondale 51-29  | 
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| Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | ||||||
| Urbana (H.S.) | Urbana (H.S.) 36-34  | 
Decatur (MacArthur) 63-48  | 
 Springfield (H.S.) 79-54  | 
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| Danville (H.S.) | ||||||
| Chatham (Glenwood) |  Decatur (MacArthur) 68-54  | 
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| Decatur (MacArthur) | ||||||
| Normal (University) | Bloomington (H.S.) 47-45  | 
 Springfield (H.S.) 61-42  | 
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| Bloomington (H.S.) | ||||||
| Springfield (H.S.) |  Springfield (H.S.) 61-48  | 
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| Springfield (Southeast) | ||||||
| Hampshire | Hampshire 48-34  | 
 Freeport (H.S.) 54-47  | 
 Freeport (H.S.) 55-47  | 
 Freeport (H.S.) 53-52  | 
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| Burlington (Central) | ||||||
| Freeport (H.S.) |  Freeport (H.S.) 48-34  | 
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| Sterling (H.S.) | ||||||
| Crystal Lake (Central) | Crystal Lake (Central) 43-31  | 
Oswego (H.S.) 37-23  | 
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| Belvidere (H.S.) | ||||||
| Aurora (Rosary) |  Oswego (H.S.) 47-35  | 
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| Oswego (H.S.) | ||||||
| Chicago (Sullivan) | Chicago (Sullivan) 47-31  | 
 Johnsburg 78-43  | 
Johnsburg 59-41  | 
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| Chicago (Uplift) | ||||||
| Johnsburg |  Johnsburg 50-45  | 
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| Wauconda | ||||||
| Chicago (Gordon Tech) | Norridge (Ridgewood) 41-39  | 
Grayslake (Central) 59-32  | 
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| Norridge (Ridgewood) | ||||||
| Grayslake (Central) |  Grayslake (Central) 58-38  | 
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| Antioch | ||||||