| Lineup | BYU | PG - Don Gallant (fresh) SG - James Robertson (fresh) SF - Aaron Woods (fresh) PF - John Parks (fresh) C - Lawrence Jessee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Michael McAlister (fresh) SG - John Boyd (fresh) SF - Walter Turner (fresh) PF - Danny Patterson (fresh) C - Paul Atkins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | BYU | John Parks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | BYU | Aaron Woods throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Walter Turner can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Patterson tips it in | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | BYU | Don Gallant misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Atkins gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael McAlister hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 18:24 | BYU | Lawrence Jessee misses badly on a shot from close range | 0-4 |
| 18:23 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Paul Atkins | 0-4 |
| 18:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael McAlister misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-4 |
| 18:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Atkins gets the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:59 | Illinois-Chicago | John Parks picks off the pass by Michael McAlister | 0-4 |
| 17:44 | BYU | Don Gallant blows the layup but he's fouled by Walter Turner - foul #1 on Walter Turner, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| Subs | BYU | Cody Leatham (SG), Paul Richardson (SF), Joseph Cuellar (PF), Reid Keefe (C) James Robertson, Aaron Woods, John Parks, Lawrence Jessee | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Milton Hughey (C) Paul Atkins | |
| 17:44 | BYU | Don Gallant makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 17:44 | BYU | Don Gallant misses the 2nd free throw | 1-4 |
| 17:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Milton Hughey gets the rebound | 1-4 |
| 17:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Patterson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 1-4 |
| 17:27 | BYU | Paul Richardson grabs the board | 1-4 |
| 17:04 | BYU | Milton Hughey takes the ball from Cody Leatham | 1-4 |
| 16:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Reid Keefe steals it from Milton Hughey | 1-4 |
| 16:43 | BYU | Milton Hughey steals the ball from Paul Richardson in the backcourt | 1-4 |
| 16:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Patterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 1-4 |
| 16:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Milton Hughey grabs the offensive rebound | 1-4 |
| 16:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Walter Turner knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 1-7 |
| 16:10 | BYU | Don Gallant's pass is intercepted by John Boyd in the backcourt | 1-7 |
| 15:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Milton Hughey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 1-7 |
| 15:52 | BYU | Paul Richardson gets the rebound | 1-7 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Don Gallant (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Cody Leatham (fresh) SF - Paul Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Cuellar (fairly fresh) C - Reid Keefe (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Michael McAlister (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Boyd (fairly fresh) SF - Walter Turner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Danny Patterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Milton Hughey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:31 | BYU | Reid Keefe comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Milton Hughey - foul #1 on Milton Hughey, team foul #2 | 1-7 |
| Subs | BYU | Aaron Harbin (PG), James Robertson (SG), Aaron Woods (SF), John Parks (PF) Don Gallant, Cody Leatham, Paul Richardson, Joseph Cuellar | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Delariva (PG), Michael Hunley (SG), Todd Foley (SF), Randy Quick (PF), Paul Atkins (C) Michael McAlister, John Boyd, Walter Turner, Danny Patterson, Milton Hughey | |
| 15:31 | BYU | Reid Keefe misses the 1st free throw | 1-7 |
| 15:31 | BYU | Reid Keefe misses the 2nd free throw | 1-7 |
| 15:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Randy Quick grabs the defensive rebound | 1-7 |
| 15:09 | Illinois-Chicago | John Parks swats the layup by Thomas Delariva | 1-7 |
| 15:07 | BYU | The rebound goes to Aaron Woods | 1-7 |
| 15:02 | BYU | John Parks scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by James Robertson | 3-7 |
| 14:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Randy Quick connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Thomas Delariva and he's fouled by Reid Keefe - foul #1 on Reid Keefe, team foul #1 | 3-9 |
| Subs | BYU | Lawrence Jessee (C) Reid Keefe | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 14:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Randy Quick misses the free throw | 3-9 |
| 14:43 | BYU | John Parks grabs the board | 3-9 |
| 14:22 | BYU | Aaron Woods misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 3-9 |
| 14:21 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Thomas Delariva | 3-9 |
| 14:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Lawrence Jessee steps in front of the Paul Atkins pass | 3-9 |
| 13:59 | BYU | John Parks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-9 |
| Subs | BYU | Don Gallant (PG), Cody Leatham (SG) Aaron Harbin, James Robertson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Newell (SG), Travis Johnson (PF) Michael Hunley, Randy Quick | |
| 13:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Atkins comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Don Gallant - foul #1 on Don Gallant, team foul #2 | 3-9 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael McAlister (PG), John Boyd (SG) Thomas Delariva, Todd Foley | |
| 13:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Atkins makes the 1st free throw | 3-10 |
| 13:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Atkins makes the 2nd free throw | 3-11 |
| 13:40 | BYU | John Boyd is called for the reach on Cody Leatham in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Boyd, team foul #3 | 3-11 |
| 13:15 | BYU | John Parks is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Parks, team foul #3 | 3-11 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Patterson (PF) Paul Atkins | |
| 12:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Patterson clanks a shot in the lane | 3-11 |
| 12:48 | BYU | Lawrence Jessee grabs the defensive rebound | 3-11 |
| 12:34 | BYU | Don Gallant can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-11 |
| 12:32 | BYU | John Parks snags the offensive board | 3-11 |
| 12:11 | BYU | Aaron Woods misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Steven Newell - foul #1 on Steven Newell, team foul #4 | 3-11 |
| Subs | BYU | Aaron Harbin (PG), James Robertson (SG), Joseph Cuellar (PF) Don Gallant, Cody Leatham, John Parks | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Delariva (PG), Michael Hunley (SG), Walter Turner (SF), Milton Hughey (PF), Randy Quick (C) Michael McAlister, John Boyd, Steven Newell, Danny Patterson, Travis Johnson | |
| 12:11 | BYU | Aaron Woods makes the 1st free throw | 4-11 |
| 12:11 | BYU | Aaron Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 11:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Hunley is fouled on the floor by James Robertson - foul #1 on James Robertson, team foul #4 | 5-11 |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Richardson (SF) Aaron Woods | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 11:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Delariva misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-11 |
| 11:37 | BYU | The rebound goes to Lawrence Jessee | 5-11 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Aaron Harbin (fresh) SG - James Robertson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Richardson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Cuellar (fresh) C - Lawrence Jessee (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Thomas Delariva (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Hunley (fresh) SF - Walter Turner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Milton Hughey (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Randy Quick (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:16 | BYU | James Robertson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-11 |
| 11:15 | BYU | James Robertson gets the offensive rebound | 5-11 |
| 10:49 | BYU | James Robertson knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Lawrence Jessee and the foul's on Walter Turner - foul #2 on Walter Turner, team foul #5 | 7-11 |
| Subs | BYU | Reid Keefe (C) Lawrence Jessee | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Boyd (SG), Todd Foley (SF), Danny Patterson (PF), Paul Atkins (C) Michael Hunley, Walter Turner, Milton Hughey, Randy Quick | |
| 10:49 | BYU | James Robertson makes the free throw | 8-11 |
| 10:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Atkins hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Todd Foley | 8-13 |
| 10:16 | BYU | James Robertson is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 10-13 |
| 10:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Delariva misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 10:09 | BYU | The rebound goes to Reid Keefe | 10-13 |
| 09:44 | BYU | Reid Keefe hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Thomas Delariva - foul #1 on Thomas Delariva, team foul #6 | 10-13 |
| Subs | BYU | Don Gallant (PG), Cody Leatham (SG), Aaron Woods (SF), John Parks (PF) Aaron Harbin, James Robertson, Paul Richardson, Joseph Cuellar | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael McAlister (PG), Michael Hunley (SG) Thomas Delariva, John Boyd | |
| 09:44 | BYU | Reid Keefe misses the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 09:44 | BYU | Reid Keefe makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 09:25 | Illinois-Chicago | John Parks is called for the reach on Michael Hunley - foul #2 on John Parks, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | BYU | Joseph Cuellar (PF), Lawrence Jessee (C) John Parks, Reid Keefe | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Johnson (PF) Danny Patterson | |
| 09:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Joseph Cuellar - foul #1 on Joseph Cuellar, team foul #6 | 11-13 |
| 09:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 09:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 08:43 | BYU | Aaron Woods lays it in on a great pass from Joseph Cuellar | 13-14 |
| 08:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael McAlister clanks a shot from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 08:20 | BYU | Lawrence Jessee pulls down the rebound | 13-14 |
| 08:04 | BYU | Aaron Woods clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 13-14 |
| 08:02 | BYU | Don Gallant can't tip it in | 13-14 |
| 08:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Atkins pulls down the rebound | 13-14 |
| 07:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Atkins clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-14 |
| 07:43 | BYU | Joseph Cuellar snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 07:19 | BYU | Aaron Woods makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Don Gallant | 16-14 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Don Gallant (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cody Leatham (fairly fresh) SF - Aaron Woods (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Joseph Cuellar (tiring) C - Lawrence Jessee (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Michael McAlister (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Hunley (fairly fresh) SF - Todd Foley (fairly fresh) PF - Travis Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Paul Atkins (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Lawrence Jessee is called for the reach on Michael McAlister - foul #1 on Lawrence Jessee, team foul #7 | 16-14 |
| Subs | BYU | Aaron Harbin (PG), James Robertson (SG), Paul Richardson (SF), Reid Keefe (C) Don Gallant, Cody Leatham, Aaron Woods, Lawrence Jessee | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Boyd (SG), Steven Newell (SF), Milton Hughey (PF), Randy Quick (C) Michael Hunley, Todd Foley, Travis Johnson, Paul Atkins | |
| 07:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael McAlister makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 07:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael McAlister makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 06:58 | BYU | Aaron Harbin is fouled in the backcourt by Michael McAlister - foul #1 on Michael McAlister, team foul #7 | 16-16 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Delariva (PG) Michael McAlister | |
| 06:58 | BYU | Aaron Harbin misses the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 06:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Milton Hughey grabs the board | 16-16 |
| 06:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Randy Quick scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Thomas Delariva | 16-18 |
| 06:30 | BYU | James Robertson connects on the shot in the lane set up by Joseph Cuellar | 18-18 |
| 06:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Newell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 18-18 |
| 06:14 | BYU | James Robertson pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| 05:45 | BYU | Reid Keefe is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 18-18 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Patterson (PF) Milton Hughey | |
| 05:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Newell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-18 |
| 05:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Patterson snags the offensive board | 18-18 |
| 05:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Delariva comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 18-18 |
| 05:06 | BYU | Paul Richardson gets the rebound | 18-18 |
| 04:43 | BYU | James Robertson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-18 |
| 04:42 | BYU | Paul Richardson misses the tip | 18-18 |
| 04:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 04:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Randy Quick misses long on a jumper near the basket | 18-18 |
| 04:33 | BYU | James Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 04:13 | BYU | Reid Keefe misses the shot from the left block | 18-18 |
| 04:12 | BYU | Aaron Harbin gets the offensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 03:54 | BYU | James Robertson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-18 |
| Subs | BYU | Don Gallant (PG), Cody Leatham (SG), Aaron Woods (SF), John Parks (PF), Lawrence Jessee (C) Aaron Harbin, James Robertson, Paul Richardson, Joseph Cuellar, Reid Keefe | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael McAlister (PG), Michael Hunley (SG), Walter Turner (SF), Milton Hughey (C) Thomas Delariva, John Boyd, Steven Newell, Randy Quick | |
| 03:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Hunley misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 18-18 |
| 03:33 | BYU | Aaron Woods gets the rebound | 18-18 |
| 03:29 | BYU | Michael Hunley picks off the pass by Cody Leatham in the backcourt | 18-18 |
| 03:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael McAlister lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Hunley | 18-20 |
| 03:23 | BYU | Aaron Woods is fouled in the backcourt by Danny Patterson - foul #1 on Danny Patterson, team foul #8 | 18-20 |
| 03:23 | BYU | Aaron Woods makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 03:23 | BYU | Aaron Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 03:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Milton Hughey misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 20-20 |
| 03:05 | BYU | Cody Leatham pulls down the rebound | 20-20 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Don Gallant (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cody Leatham (fresh) SF - Aaron Woods (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Parks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Jessee (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Michael McAlister (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Hunley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Turner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Danny Patterson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Milton Hughey (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:03 | BYU | Danny Patterson is called for the reach on Don Gallant in the backcourt - foul #2 on Danny Patterson, team foul #9 | 20-20 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Johnson (C) Danny Patterson | |
| 03:03 | BYU | Don Gallant makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 03:03 | BYU | Don Gallant makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 02:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Hunley double dribbles | 22-20 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Boyd (SG), Paul Atkins (C) Michael Hunley, Milton Hughey | |
| 02:19 | BYU | Don Gallant connects on the open 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Cody Leatham | 25-20 |
| 02:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Walter Turner loses the dribble to Lawrence Jessee | 25-20 |
| 01:45 | BYU | Aaron Woods makes the fadeaway from the left block | 27-20 |
| 01:29 | Illinois-Chicago | John Boyd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-20 |
| 01:28 | BYU | Lawrence Jessee snags the defensive board | 27-20 |
| 01:03 | BYU | Aaron Woods connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Don Gallant | 29-20 |
| 00:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Walter Turner buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael McAlister | 29-23 |
| 00:25 | BYU | Aaron Woods misses short on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Travis Johnson - foul #1 on Travis Johnson, team foul #10 | 29-23 |
| Subs | BYU | Aaron Harbin (PG), James Robertson (SG), Reid Keefe (C) Don Gallant, Cody Leatham, Lawrence Jessee | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Delariva (PG), Michael Hunley (SG), Todd Foley (SF), Danny Patterson (PF), Milton Hughey (C) Michael McAlister, John Boyd, Walter Turner, Travis Johnson, Paul Atkins | |
| 00:25 | BYU | Aaron Woods makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 00:25 | BYU | Aaron Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 00:25 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Michael Hunley | 30-23 |
| 00:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Delariva buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 00:00 | BYU | Aaron Harbin misses the fullcourt shot | 30-25 |