| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Conner (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Boyd (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Frederick Viers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M, CC | PG - Christopher Goode (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dominick Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Lomeli (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Witte (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera inbounds the ball | 36-22 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M, CC | Texas A&M, CC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd loses the dribble to Christopher Goode | 36-22 |
| 19:25 | Texas A&M, CC | Christopher Goode misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Anthony McMaken - foul #1 on Anthony McMaken, team foul #1 | 36-22 |
| 19:25 | Texas A&M, CC | Christopher Goode misses the 1st free throw | 36-22 |
| 19:25 | Texas A&M, CC | Christopher Goode makes the 2nd free throw | 36-23 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-23 |
| 19:11 | Texas A&M, CC | John Miller snags the defensive board | 36-23 |
| 18:49 | Texas A&M, CC | John Miller knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-26 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Michael Conner misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 36-26 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd tips it home | 38-26 |
| 18:29 | Texas A&M, CC | Charles Witte can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 38-26 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken grabs the defensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Michael Conner drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jeremy Boyd and the foul's on Dominick Lewis - foul #1 on Dominick Lewis, team foul #1 | 40-26 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Michael Conner makes the free throw | 41-26 |
| 18:01 | Texas A&M, CC | John Miller is fouled on the floor by Anthony McMaken - foul #2 on Anthony McMaken, team foul #2 | 41-26 |
| 17:54 | Texas A&M, CC | Richard Guerrera takes the ball from John Miller | 41-26 |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd makes the fadeaway from the left side | 43-26 |
| 17:29 | Texas A&M, CC | John Miller blows the layup | 43-26 |
| 17:28 | Illinois | Frederick Viers grabs the defensive rebound | 43-26 |
| 16:59 | Illinois | Michael Conner makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Richard Guerrera | 46-26 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M, CC | Texas A&M, CC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 16:52 | Texas A&M, CC | Charles Lomeli misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-26 |
| 16:51 | Texas A&M, CC | Dominick Lewis tips it in | 46-28 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Michael Conner drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Frederick Viers | 49-28 |
| 16:15 | Texas A&M, CC | Charles Lomeli evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from close range | 49-28 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Frederick Viers gets the rebound | 49-28 |
| 15:55 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Michael Conner and he's hacked by Charles Lomeli - foul #3 on Charles Lomeli, team foul #2 | 51-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Mena (SG), Melvin Cobb (SF), Alex Millner (PF) Jeremy Boyd, Richard Guerrera, Frederick Viers | |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | Robert Poe (PG), David Laplant (SG), James Wojtanowski (SF), Brian Wedgeworth (PF), Walter Burns (C) Christopher Goode, Dominick Lewis, Charles Lomeli, John Miller, Charles Witte | |
| 15:55 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken misses the free throw | 51-28 |
| 15:55 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Melvin Cobb | 51-28 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Conner (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Mena (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Melvin Cobb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Alex Millner (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M, CC | PG - Robert Poe (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Laplant (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wojtanowski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Brian Wedgeworth (fresh) C - Walter Burns (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Michael Conner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-28 |
| 15:39 | Texas A&M, CC | David Laplant pulls down the rebound | 51-28 |
| 15:34 | Texas A&M, CC | Walter Burns's pass is intercepted by Melvin Cobb | 51-28 |
| 15:17 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb misses the easy layup | 51-28 |
| 15:16 | Texas A&M, CC | James Wojtanowski snags the defensive board | 51-28 |
| 15:07 | Texas A&M, CC | Walter Burns's layup is rejected by Alex Millner | 51-28 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken grabs the defensive rebound | 51-28 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Michael Conner hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-28 |
| 14:46 | Texas A&M, CC | James Wojtanowski misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-28 |
| 14:44 | Texas A&M, CC | Robert Poe tips it back up and in | 54-30 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-30 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Alex Millner pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-30 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Alex Millner loses the dribble to Robert Poe | 54-30 |
| 14:01 | Texas A&M, CC | Robert Poe clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-30 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken gets the rebound | 54-30 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | James Wojtanowski is called for the reach on Melvin Cobb - foul #1 on James Wojtanowski, team foul #3 | 54-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd (SG) Michael Conner | |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | Dominick Lewis (SG), Charles Witte (C) James Wojtanowski, Walter Burns | |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Alex Millner misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 54-30 |
| 13:33 | Texas A&M, CC | The rebound goes to David Laplant | 54-30 |
| 13:10 | Texas A&M, CC | Brian Wedgeworth misses short on an open shot from the left wing | 54-30 |
| 13:09 | Texas A&M, CC | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Poe | 54-30 |
| 13:01 | Texas A&M, CC | Robert Poe is hacked by Alex Millner - foul #1 on Alex Millner, team foul #3 | 54-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Conner (PG), Richard Guerrera (SF) Melvin Cobb, Paul Mena | |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | Christopher Goode (PG), Charles Lomeli (SF), John Miller (PF) Robert Poe, David Laplant, Brian Wedgeworth | |
| 12:49 | Texas A&M, CC | John Miller jams it and he's fouled by Anthony McMaken - foul #3 on Anthony McMaken, team foul #4 | 54-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Viers (PF) Alex Millner | |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | | |
| 12:49 | Texas A&M, CC | John Miller misses the free throw | 54-32 |
| 12:49 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Frederick Viers | 54-32 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | Michael Conner connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Richard Guerrera and he's hacked by Christopher Goode - foul #3 on Christopher Goode, team foul #4 | 56-32 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | Michael Conner makes the free throw | 57-32 |
| 12:10 | Texas A&M, CC | Christopher Goode clanks a 3 from the right corner | 57-32 |
| 12:09 | Texas A&M, CC | John Miller tips it in | 57-34 |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Michael Conner makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Anthony McMaken | 59-34 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Conner (fairly fresh) 32 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Boyd (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 4 ast. PF - Frederick Viers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Anthony McMaken (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M, CC | PG - Christopher Goode (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dominick Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Lomeli (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Miller (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Witte (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Texas A&M, CC | Dominick Lewis's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Frederick Viers | 59-34 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Frederick Viers comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Dominick Lewis - foul #2 on Dominick Lewis, team foul #5 | 59-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Cobb (PG), Paul Mena (SG) Michael Conner, Jeremy Boyd | |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | Robert Poe (SG), Brian Wedgeworth (PF) Dominick Lewis, John Miller | |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Frederick Viers makes the 1st free throw | 60-34 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Frederick Viers makes the 2nd free throw | 61-34 |
| 10:46 | Texas A&M, CC | Robert Poe scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Christopher Goode | 61-36 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Paul Mena misses short on a shot from the left wing | 61-36 |
| 10:40 | Texas A&M, CC | Robert Poe grabs the board | 61-36 |
| 10:24 | Texas A&M, CC | Christopher Goode misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 61-36 |
| 10:22 | Texas A&M, CC | Charles Witte tips it in | 61-38 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | Frederick Viers is called for traveling | 61-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd (SG), Jerry Young (PF), Alex Millner (C) Richard Guerrera, Frederick Viers, Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | Dominick Lewis (SG), David Laplant (SF), Walter Burns (C) Christopher Goode, Charles Lomeli, Charles Witte | |
| 09:44 | Texas A&M, CC | Robert Poe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-38 |
| 09:42 | Texas A&M, CC | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Burns | 61-38 |
| 09:32 | Texas A&M, CC | Robert Poe is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Poe, team foul #6 | 61-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | James Wojtanowski (SF), John Miller (PF) Robert Poe, Walter Burns | |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Miller - foul #1 on John Miller, team foul #7 | 61-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Conner (PG) Paul Mena | |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | Walter Burns (C) Brian Wedgeworth | |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 62-38 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 62-38 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd gets the offensive rebound | 62-38 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Michael Conner drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Jeremy Boyd | 64-38 |
| 08:38 | Texas A&M, CC | Dominick Lewis works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-38 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Jerry Young grabs the defensive rebound | 64-38 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | John Miller is called for the reach on Jerry Young - foul #2 on John Miller, team foul #8 | 64-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SF) Melvin Cobb | |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | Charles Lomeli (SF), Charles Witte (C) James Wojtanowski, Walter Burns | |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Jerry Young misses the 1st free throw | 64-38 |
| 08:30 | Texas A&M, CC | Charles Witte snags the defensive board | 64-38 |
| 08:22 | Texas A&M, CC | Charles Witte comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 64-38 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera pulls down the rebound | 64-38 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd is fouled on the floor by Charles Witte - foul #2 on Charles Witte, team foul #9 | 64-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony McMaken (C) Jerry Young | |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | Christopher Goode (PG), Robert Poe (SG) David Laplant, Dominick Lewis | |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 65-38 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 66-38 |
| 07:51 | Texas A&M, CC | Alex Millner takes the ball from Charles Lomeli | 66-38 |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Michael Conner clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-38 |
| 07:32 | Texas A&M, CC | John Miller gets the rebound | 66-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Conner (fairly fresh) 34 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Boyd (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 4 ast. PF - Alex Millner (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony McMaken (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M, CC | PG - Christopher Goode (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Poe (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Lomeli (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Miller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Witte (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Texas A&M, CC | Christopher Goode's fadeaway is rejected by Alex Millner | 66-38 |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera pulls down the rebound | 66-38 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Michael Conner makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Jeremy Boyd | 68-38 |
| 06:47 | Texas A&M, CC | Charles Lomeli misses long on a shot from the left wing | 68-38 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Alex Millner grabs the board | 68-38 |
| 06:40 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 68-38 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Alex Millner tips it back up and in | 70-38 |
| 06:13 | Texas A&M, CC | Charles Witte hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Goode and he's hacked by Anthony McMaken - foul #4 on Anthony McMaken, team foul #5 | 70-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Cobb (PG), Paul Mena (SG), Frederick Viers (PF), Jerry Young (C) Michael Conner, Jeremy Boyd, Alex Millner, Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | David Laplant (PG), Scott Arnold (SG), James Wojtanowski (SF), Brian Wedgeworth (PF) Christopher Goode, Robert Poe, Charles Lomeli, John Miller | |
| 06:13 | Texas A&M, CC | Charles Witte makes the free throw | 70-41 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses long on a floater from the left wing | 70-41 |
| 05:44 | Texas A&M, CC | Brian Wedgeworth grabs the defensive rebound | 70-41 |
| 05:40 | Texas A&M, CC | David Laplant hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 70-41 |
| 05:38 | Texas A&M, CC | David Laplant misses the tip | 70-41 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Paul Mena gets the rebound | 70-41 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | Paul Mena hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Scott Arnold - foul #1 on Scott Arnold, team foul #10 | 70-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Conner (PG), Alex Millner (C) Richard Guerrera, Jerry Young | |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | Walter Burns (C) Charles Witte | |
| 05:19 | Illinois | Paul Mena misses the 1st free throw | 70-41 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | Paul Mena misses the 2nd free throw | 70-41 |
| 05:19 | Texas A&M, CC | Walter Burns gets the rebound | 70-41 |
| 05:06 | Texas A&M, CC | James Wojtanowski is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on James Wojtanowski, team foul #11 | 70-41 |
| 04:46 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb can't finish the layup | 70-41 |
| 04:45 | Texas A&M, CC | Walter Burns pulls down the rebound | 70-41 |
| 04:41 | Texas A&M, CC | Scott Arnold throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd (SG) Michael Conner | |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | | |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Melvin Cobb | 72-41 |
| 04:04 | Texas A&M, CC | David Laplant clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-41 |
| 04:02 | Texas A&M, CC | David Laplant pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-41 |
| 03:53 | Texas A&M, CC | Scott Arnold can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 72-41 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | Frederick Viers grabs the board | 72-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M, CC | Texas A&M, CC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Mena | 74-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Melvin Cobb (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Boyd (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Mena (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Frederick Viers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Alex Millner (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M, CC | PG - David Laplant (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Arnold (fairly fresh) SF - James Wojtanowski (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Brian Wedgeworth (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Walter Burns (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Texas A&M, CC | David Laplant lays it in set up by Brian Wedgeworth | 74-43 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb is hacked by Brian Wedgeworth - foul #2 on Brian Wedgeworth, team foul #12 | 74-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Conner (PG), Richard Guerrera (SF), Anthony McMaken (C) Jeremy Boyd, Paul Mena, Frederick Viers | |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | Robert Poe (PG), Gregory Snelson (C) Scott Arnold, Walter Burns | |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 75-43 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 76-43 |
| 02:30 | Texas A&M, CC | David Laplant makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Poe | 76-46 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 78-46 |
| 01:59 | Texas A&M, CC | David Laplant can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Anthony McMaken - foul #5 on Anthony McMaken, team foul #6 | 78-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd (SG), Frederick Viers (PF) Melvin Cobb, Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | Walter Burns (C) Gregory Snelson | |
| 01:59 | Texas A&M, CC | David Laplant misses the 1st free throw | 78-46 |
| 01:59 | Texas A&M, CC | David Laplant makes the 2nd free throw | 78-47 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Frederick Viers hits the finger roll set up by Richard Guerrera | 80-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M, CC | Texas A&M, CC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:20 | Texas A&M, CC | Robert Poe hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 80-47 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Frederick Viers | 80-47 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | Alex Millner banks in the layup on a great pass from Jeremy Boyd and he's hacked by James Wojtanowski - foul #3 on James Wojtanowski, team foul #13 | 82-47 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | Alex Millner misses the free throw | 82-47 |
| 00:59 | Texas A&M, CC | Walter Burns snags the defensive board | 82-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M, CC | Texas A&M, CC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Texas A&M, CC | Brian Wedgeworth misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 82-47 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Alex Millner grabs the defensive rebound | 82-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M, CC | Texas A&M, CC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 82-47 |
| 00:32 | Texas A&M, CC | Walter Burns grabs the board | 82-47 |
| 00:25 | Texas A&M, CC | Brian Wedgeworth scores on a shot from the right wing | 82-49 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Michael Conner runs out the clock | 82-49 |