| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Freddy Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Devin Green (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ernest Ward (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - James Gaskins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Pavel Varvodic (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Josef Kaminski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leandro Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jiao-Long Tang (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Hawaii | Josef Kaminski inbounds the ball | 25-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Hawaii | Josef Kaminski makes the jumper from the left side set up by Pavel Varvodic | 25-33 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Freddy Walsh | 27-33 |
| 18:55 | Hawaii | Jiao-Long Tang hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Ernest Ward - foul #1 on Ernest Ward, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| 18:55 | Hawaii | Jiao-Long Tang misses the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 18:55 | Hawaii | Jiao-Long Tang misses the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Martin Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Devin Green makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Freddy Walsh | 30-33 |
| 18:18 | Hawaii | Pavel Varvodic misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Jeffrey Brown - foul #2 on Jeffrey Brown, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| 18:18 | Hawaii | Pavel Varvodic makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 18:18 | Hawaii | Pavel Varvodic makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown can't throw it down against a doubleteam | 30-35 |
| 18:01 | Hawaii | James Gaskins gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| 17:49 | Hawaii | Josef Kaminski is whistled for traveling | 30-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | John Parker (PF), Vyacheslav Karbowski (C) Leandro Russo, Jiao-Long Tang | |
| 17:34 | Illinois | Devin Green works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 17:32 | Hawaii | Vyacheslav Karbowski snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| 17:27 | Hawaii | Pavel Varvodic buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Gaskins | 30-37 |
| 17:15 | Illinois | Josef Kaminski steals the ball from Jeffrey Brown | 30-37 |
| 17:11 | Hawaii | Pavel Varvodic hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Josef Kaminski | 30-39 |
| 17:01 | Illinois | Martin Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (PG), John Ray (SG), James Liberatore (SF), Alfred Dawes (PF), Leonard Schultz (C) Freddy Walsh, Devin Green, Ernest Ward, Jeffrey Brown, Martin Johnson | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Anthony Orme (PG), David Holland (SG), Robert Case (SF) James Gaskins, Pavel Varvodic, Josef Kaminski | |
| 16:39 | Hawaii | Vyacheslav Karbowski knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Anthony Orme | 30-41 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Vyacheslav Karbowski - foul #1 on Vyacheslav Karbowski, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 16:06 | Hawaii | Vyacheslav Karbowski evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by David Holland | 32-43 |
| 15:49 | Illinois | The jumper by Leonard Schultz is denied by Vyacheslav Karbowski | 32-43 |
| 15:48 | Illinois | Alfred Dawes gets the offensive rebound | 32-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wells (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Ray (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Liberatore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alfred Dawes (fresh) 4 reb. C - Leonard Schultz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Anthony Orme (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Holland (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Case (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Parker (fresh) C - Vyacheslav Karbowski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:36 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz makes the wide open jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Ray out of a doubleteam | 34-43 |
| 15:10 | Hawaii | Vyacheslav Karbowski works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 34-43 |
| 15:09 | Hawaii | Anthony Orme tips it back up and in | 34-45 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by John Ray | 36-45 |
| 14:23 | Hawaii | John Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Freddy Walsh (PG), Devin Green (SG), Ernest Ward (SF), Jeffrey Brown (PF), Martin Johnson (C) James Wells, John Ray, James Liberatore, Alfred Dawes, Leonard Schultz | |
| Subs | Hawaii | James Gaskins (PG), Pavel Varvodic (SG), Josef Kaminski (SF), Leandro Russo (PF), Jiao-Long Tang (C) Anthony Orme, David Holland, Robert Case, John Parker, Vyacheslav Karbowski | |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Devin Green splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-45 |
| 14:05 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh hits the follow up shot | 38-45 |
| 14:00 | Hawaii | James Gaskins can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 38-45 |
| 13:58 | Hawaii | Pavel Varvodic gets the offensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 13:43 | Hawaii | James Gaskins drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Jiao-Long Tang | 38-47 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ernest Ward and he's hacked by Leandro Russo - foul #3 on Leandro Russo, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown makes the free throw | 41-47 |
| 13:21 | Hawaii | Devin Green steps in front of the James Gaskins pass in the backcourt | 41-47 |
| 13:05 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 41-47 |
| 13:03 | Hawaii | Jiao-Long Tang grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 12:50 | Hawaii | Josef Kaminski knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Gaskins | 41-49 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Martin Johnson is open but misses the lay-in | 41-49 |
| 12:30 | Hawaii | Pavel Varvodic grabs the defensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 12:10 | Hawaii | Jiao-Long Tang is hacked by Martin Johnson - foul #2 on Martin Johnson, team foul #3 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Liberatore (SF) Ernest Ward | |
| Subs | Hawaii | John Parker (PF), Vyacheslav Karbowski (C) Leandro Russo, Jiao-Long Tang | |
| 11:54 | Hawaii | Vyacheslav Karbowski's floater is tipped away by Jeffrey Brown | 41-49 |
| 11:52 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown snags the defensive board | 41-49 |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Devin Green shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown grabs the offensive board | 41-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Freddy Walsh (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Devin Green (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Liberatore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Brown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Martin Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - James Gaskins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Pavel Varvodic (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Josef Kaminski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Parker (fresh) C - Vyacheslav Karbowski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:28 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Liberatore | 43-49 |
| 11:00 | Hawaii | James Gaskins is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 43-49 |
| 10:59 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on John Parker - foul #1 on John Parker, team foul #3 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (PG), John Ray (SG), Ernest Ward (SF), Leonard Schultz (C) Freddy Walsh, Devin Green, James Liberatore, Martin Johnson | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Anthony Orme (PG), David Holland (SG), Robert Case (SF) James Gaskins, Pavel Varvodic, Josef Kaminski | |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown misses the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 10:41 | Hawaii | Robert Case pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 10:21 | Hawaii | David Holland clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-49 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 10:00 | Illinois | John Ray shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by David Holland - foul #1 on David Holland, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alfred Dawes (PF) Jeffrey Brown | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Leandro Russo (PF), Jiao-Long Tang (C) John Parker, Vyacheslav Karbowski | |
| 10:00 | Illinois | John Ray misses the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 10:00 | Illinois | John Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 09:31 | Hawaii | James Wells steps in front of the David Holland pass | 44-49 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Alfred Dawes lays it in set up by James Wells | 46-49 |
| 09:02 | Hawaii | 3 seconds is called on Leandro Russo | 46-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Freddy Walsh (PG), James Liberatore (SF) James Wells, Ernest Ward | |
| Subs | Hawaii | James Gaskins (PG), Pavel Varvodic (SG) Anthony Orme, David Holland | |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz clanks a shot from the right block | 46-49 |
| 08:41 | Hawaii | James Gaskins snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 08:30 | Hawaii | James Gaskins lays it in set up by Jiao-Long Tang | 46-51 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz connects on the open turnaround from the right block on a great pass from John Ray out of a doubleteam | 48-51 |
| 07:38 | Hawaii | Pavel Varvodic misses badly on a shot from the left side | 48-51 |
| 07:37 | Hawaii | James Gaskins tips it in | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Freddy Walsh (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Ray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Liberatore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alfred Dawes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Leonard Schultz (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - James Gaskins (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Pavel Varvodic (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Case (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leandro Russo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jiao-Long Tang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Illinois | John Ray is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 48-53 |
| 07:19 | Hawaii | Leandro Russo snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 06:51 | Hawaii | Leonard Schultz is called for the reach on Robert Case - foul #3 on Leonard Schultz, team foul #4 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (PG), Devin Green (SG), Ernest Ward (SF), Jeffrey Brown (PF), Martin Johnson (C) Freddy Walsh, John Ray, James Liberatore, Alfred Dawes, Leonard Schultz | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Anthony Orme (PG), David Holland (SG), Josef Kaminski (SF), John Parker (PF), Vyacheslav Karbowski (C) James Gaskins, Pavel Varvodic, Robert Case, Leandro Russo, Jiao-Long Tang | |
| 06:33 | Hawaii | Josef Kaminski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-53 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | James Wells snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on David Holland - foul #2 on David Holland, team foul #5 | 48-53 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 05:48 | Hawaii | Martin Johnson doubles Josef Kaminski and is called for the reach - foul #3 on Martin Johnson, team foul #5 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Freddy Walsh (PG) James Wells | |
| Subs | Hawaii | James Gaskins (PG), Pavel Varvodic (SG) Anthony Orme, David Holland | |
| 05:29 | Hawaii | Vyacheslav Karbowski makes the contested runner in the lane on a nice dish by Pavel Varvodic and the foul's on Martin Johnson - foul #4 on Martin Johnson, team foul #6 | 50-55 |
| 05:29 | Hawaii | Vyacheslav Karbowski makes the free throw | 50-56 |
| 05:16 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the runner near the basket and he's fouled by John Parker - foul #2 on John Parker, team foul #6 | 52-56 |
| 05:16 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown misses the free throw | 52-56 |
| 05:16 | Hawaii | Vyacheslav Karbowski pulls down the rebound | 52-56 |
| 04:52 | Hawaii | Josef Kaminski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Josef Kaminski, team foul #7 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alfred Dawes (PF) Jeffrey Brown | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Devin Green evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-56 |
| 04:40 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Josef Kaminski | 52-56 |
| 04:21 | Hawaii | Pavel Varvodic loses the dribble to Freddy Walsh | 52-56 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Devin Green hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Freddy Walsh | 54-56 |
| 03:49 | Hawaii | Josef Kaminski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Alfred Dawes grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 03:32 | Illinois | Martin Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 54-56 |
| 03:31 | Hawaii | Josef Kaminski grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Freddy Walsh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Devin Green (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ernest Ward (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Alfred Dawes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Martin Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - James Gaskins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Pavel Varvodic (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Josef Kaminski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Parker (fairly fresh) C - Vyacheslav Karbowski (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Hawaii | Josef Kaminski is fouled on the floor by Ernest Ward - foul #2 on Ernest Ward, team foul #7 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (PG), John Ray (SG), James Liberatore (SF), Jeffrey Brown (PF), Leonard Schultz (C) Freddy Walsh, Devin Green, Ernest Ward, Alfred Dawes, Martin Johnson | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Anthony Orme (PG), David Holland (SG), Leandro Russo (PF), Jiao-Long Tang (C) James Gaskins, Pavel Varvodic, John Parker, Vyacheslav Karbowski | |
| 03:17 | Hawaii | Josef Kaminski makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 03:17 | Hawaii | Josef Kaminski makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Leandro Russo - foul #4 on Leandro Russo, team foul #8 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Robert Case (SF) Josef Kaminski | |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | John Ray's floater is knocked away by Jiao-Long Tang | 55-58 |
| 02:39 | Hawaii | Robert Case pulls down the rebound | 55-58 |
| 02:39 | Hawaii | Hawaii calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Freddy Walsh (PG), Devin Green (SG) James Wells, John Ray | |
| Subs | Hawaii | James Gaskins (PG), Pavel Varvodic (SG) Anthony Orme, David Holland | |
| 02:22 | Hawaii | Jeffrey Brown is called for the reach on Pavel Varvodic - foul #3 on Jeffrey Brown, team foul #8 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Martin Johnson (C) Leonard Schultz | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 02:22 | Hawaii | Pavel Varvodic misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Liberatore | 55-58 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Martin Johnson knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Jeffrey Brown out of the doubleteam | 57-58 |
| 01:39 | Hawaii | James Gaskins buries a floater from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Martin Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 57-60 |
| 01:19 | Hawaii | James Gaskins gets the rebound | 57-60 |
| 01:01 | Hawaii | Pavel Varvodic connects on the turnaround in the lane | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Martin Johnson | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Hawaii | James Gaskins misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Martin Johnson - foul #5 on Martin Johnson, team foul #9 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Ward (SF), Leonard Schultz (C) James Liberatore, Martin Johnson | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Josef Kaminski (SF), John Parker (PF) Robert Case, Leandro Russo | |
| 00:23 | Hawaii | James Gaskins makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:23 | Hawaii | James Gaskins makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Devin Green | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Hawaii | John Parker is fouled in the backcourt by Freddy Walsh - foul #3 on Freddy Walsh, team foul #10 | 62-64 |
| 00:16 | Hawaii | John Parker makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:16 | Hawaii | John Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Devin Green shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-66 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh snags the offensive board | 62-66 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | James Gaskins is called for the reach on Freddy Walsh - foul #1 on James Gaskins, team foul #9 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Leandro Russo (PF) John Parker | |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh misses the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:06 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Josef Kaminski | 63-66 |
| 00:03 | Hawaii | Josef Kaminski is fouled in the backcourt by Devin Green - foul #2 on Devin Green, team foul #11 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | John Parker (PF) Leandro Russo | |
| 00:03 | Hawaii | Josef Kaminski makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 00:03 | Hawaii | Josef Kaminski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Devin Green misses short on a halfcourt shot | 63-68 |