| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Edward Fox (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) PF - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Summers (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Cowan (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Delbert Powell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Sheets (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jeffery Wicks (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde inbounds the ball | 26-36 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Robert Summers hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 26-36 |
| 19:37 | UConn | Delbert Powell snags the defensive board | 26-36 |
| 19:16 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks is denied on a layup by Robert Summers | 26-36 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio grabs the board | 26-36 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Robert Summers hits a floater from close range set up by Edward Fox and he's hacked by Delbert Powell - foul #2 on Delbert Powell, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Robert Summers makes the free throw | 29-36 |
| 18:44 | UConn | Delbert Powell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-36 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-36 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Robert Summers hits the follow up shot | 31-36 |
| 18:15 | UConn | Terrance Riccio swats the shot by Jeffery Wicks | 31-36 |
| 18:14 | UConn | Frank Sheets tips it back up and in | 31-38 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | Robert Summers misses the dunk | 31-38 |
| 18:00 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio tips it in | 33-38 |
| 17:43 | UConn | Delbert Powell is called for 5 seconds | 33-38 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Robert Summers buries a fadeaway in the lane and he's fouled by Jeffery Wicks - foul #1 on Jeffery Wicks, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Mauk (SF), Eric Bourne (C) Frank Sheets, Sean Smith | |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Robert Summers misses the free throw | 35-38 |
| 17:24 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 17:07 | UConn | Christopher Mauk is hacked by Robert Summers - foul #2 on Robert Summers, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UConn | Hector Martin (PF) Jeffery Wicks | |
| 16:52 | UConn | Jason Cowan connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Delbert Powell | 35-40 |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Edward Fox's floater is tipped away by Hector Martin | 35-40 |
| 16:36 | UConn | Hector Martin gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 16:24 | UConn | Christopher Mauk comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Tomas Wilde - foul #2 on Tomas Wilde, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sam Long (C) Robert Summers | |
| Subs | UConn | Arnold Long (PG), Frank Sheets (SF) Jason Cowan, Delbert Powell | |
| 16:24 | UConn | Christopher Mauk makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 16:24 | UConn | Christopher Mauk makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 16:03 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 16:01 | UConn | Arnold Long throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffery Wicks (PF), Sean Smith (C) Hector Martin, Eric Bourne | |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 15:42 | UConn | Sean Smith gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Fox (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tomas Wilde (fairly fresh) PF - Terrance Riccio (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Sam Long (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Arnold Long (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Mauk (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Sheets (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffery Wicks (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:25 | UConn | Arnold Long drills a jump hook in the paint | 37-44 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Frank Sheets picks off the pass by Terrance Riccio | 37-44 |
| 15:01 | UConn | Christopher Mauk lays it up and in on a nice dish by Frank Sheets | 37-46 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Sam Long clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Sean Smith - foul #4 on Sean Smith, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Cowan (PG), Delbert Powell (SG), Eric Bourne (C) Arnold Long, Frank Sheets, Sean Smith | |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Sam Long makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Sam Long makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 14:22 | UConn | Delbert Powell is hacked by Tomas Wilde - foul #3 on Tomas Wilde, team foul #3 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Booker (PF), Robert Summers (C) Terrance Riccio, Sam Long | |
| Subs | UConn | Hector Martin (SF) Christopher Mauk | |
| 13:59 | UConn | Delbert Powell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Edward Fox - foul #2 on Edward Fox, team foul #4 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Hartsock (SF) Tomas Wilde | |
| Subs | UConn | Arnold Long (SF) Jeffery Wicks | |
| 13:59 | UConn | Delbert Powell makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 13:59 | UConn | Delbert Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips loses the dribble to Jason Cowan | 39-48 |
| 13:31 | UConn | Jason Cowan hits the finger roll | 39-50 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Philip Booker drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Edward Fox | 41-50 |
| 13:02 | UConn | Hector Martin clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-50 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Philip Booker grabs the board | 41-50 |
| 12:46 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Leroy Dickens (SG), Tomas Wilde (SF), Terrance Riccio (PF) Nathaniel Phillips, Edward Fox, Carl Hartsock, Philip Booker | |
| Subs | UConn | Frank Sheets (SF), Jeffery Wicks (PF), Sean Smith (C) Arnold Long, Hector Martin, Eric Bourne | |
| 12:29 | UConn | Jason Cowan makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-53 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Austin Coward hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 41-53 |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses the tip | 41-53 |
| 12:08 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde tips it back up and in | 43-53 |
| 12:05 | UConn | Austin Coward is called for the reach on Jason Cowan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Austin Coward, team foul #5 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Mauk (SG) Delbert Powell | |
| 11:45 | UConn | Frank Sheets misses the 3 from the left corner | 43-53 |
| 11:43 | UConn | Christopher Mauk gets the offensive rebound | 43-53 |
| 11:29 | UConn | Jason Cowan comes up short on the floater from the right block | 43-53 |
| 11:28 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks tips it back up and in | 43-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) SG - Leroy Dickens (fresh) SF - Tomas Wilde (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Terrance Riccio (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Summers (fresh) 23 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Cowan (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Mauk (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Sheets (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffery Wicks (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Sean Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Robert Summers lays it up and in | 45-55 |
| 10:47 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 45-55 |
| 10:46 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks misses the tip | 45-55 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Robert Summers grabs the board | 45-55 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | The short jumper by Robert Summers is denied by Sean Smith | 45-55 |
| 10:22 | UConn | The rebound goes to Frank Sheets | 45-55 |
| 09:59 | UConn | Christopher Mauk makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-57 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Austin Coward drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Tomas Wilde | 48-57 |
| 09:39 | UConn | Christopher Mauk can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 48-57 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Sean Smith takes the ball from Terrance Riccio | 48-57 |
| 08:56 | UConn | Sean Smith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-57 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Robert Summers is denied on a layup by Jeffery Wicks | 48-57 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Robert Summers tips it but misses | 48-57 |
| 08:28 | UConn | Sean Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 08:23 | UConn | Tomas Wilde is called for the reach on Frank Sheets - foul #4 on Tomas Wilde, team foul #6 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG), Edward Fox (SG), Carl Hartsock (SF), Philip Booker (PF), Sam Long (C) Austin Coward, Leroy Dickens, Tomas Wilde, Terrance Riccio, Robert Summers | |
| Subs | UConn | Arnold Long (PG), Delbert Powell (SG), Hector Martin (PF), Eric Bourne (C) Jason Cowan, Christopher Mauk, Jeffery Wicks, Sean Smith | |
| 08:09 | UConn | Hector Martin is hacked by Philip Booker - foul #1 on Philip Booker, team foul #7 | 48-57 |
| 08:09 | UConn | Hector Martin makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 08:09 | UConn | Hector Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Philip Booker hits a floater from the left wing set up by Edward Fox | 50-59 |
| 07:53 | UConn | Hector Martin makes the fadeaway from the right side and he's fouled by Carl Hartsock - foul #1 on Carl Hartsock, team foul #8 | 50-61 |
| 07:53 | UConn | Hector Martin misses the free throw | 50-61 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Philip Booker grabs the board | 50-61 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Fox | 53-61 |
| 07:26 | UConn | Hector Martin misses the lay-in | 53-61 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Edward Fox pulls down the rebound | 53-61 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Fox (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Carl Hartsock (fresh) PF - Philip Booker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Sam Long (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Arnold Long (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Delbert Powell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Sheets (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hector Martin (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Eric Bourne (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips misses the lay-in | 53-61 |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Philip Booker gets the offensive rebound | 53-61 |
| 06:58 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-61 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Carl Hartsock gets the offensive rebound | 53-61 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Carl Hartsock hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Philip Booker | 55-61 |
| 06:20 | UConn | Frank Sheets loses the dribble to Edward Fox | 55-61 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | Philip Booker lays it up and in set up by Edward Fox | 57-61 |
| 06:06 | UConn | Arnold Long is called for 10 seconds | 57-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Cowan (PG), Christopher Mauk (SF), Jeffery Wicks (PF) Arnold Long, Frank Sheets, Hector Martin | |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-61 |
| 05:56 | UConn | Delbert Powell pulls down the rebound | 57-61 |
| 05:45 | UConn | Jason Cowan misses the shot from the free throw line | 57-61 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Edward Fox grabs the board | 57-61 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Philip Booker misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Jeffery Wicks - foul #2 on Jeffery Wicks, team foul #4 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Summers (C) Sam Long | |
| Subs | UConn | Sean Smith (C) Eric Bourne | |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Philip Booker makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Philip Booker misses the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 05:31 | UConn | Christopher Mauk grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 05:15 | UConn | Delbert Powell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tomas Wilde (SF) Carl Hartsock | |
| Subs | UConn | Hector Martin (SF) Delbert Powell | |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips can't connect on a shot from close range | 58-61 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Robert Summers tips it home | 60-61 |
| 04:34 | UConn | The short jumper by Jeffery Wicks is denied by Robert Summers | 60-61 |
| 04:32 | UConn | Sean Smith hits the follow up shot | 60-63 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Jeffery Wicks is called for the reach on Robert Summers - foul #3 on Jeffery Wicks, team foul #5 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Hartsock (SF), Terrance Riccio (PF) Tomas Wilde, Philip Booker | |
| Subs | UConn | Delbert Powell (SG) Jeffery Wicks | |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-63 |
| 03:49 | UConn | Nathaniel Phillips takes the ball from Christopher Mauk | 63-63 |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Robert Summers is fouled on the floor by Sean Smith - foul #5 on Sean Smith, team foul #6 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UConn | Arnold Long (PG), Eric Bourne (C) Jason Cowan, Sean Smith | |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-63 |
| 03:12 | UConn | Eric Bourne pulls down the rebound | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Fox (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Hartsock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terrance Riccio (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Summers (fairly fresh) 27 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Arnold Long (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Delbert Powell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Mauk (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Hector Martin (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Eric Bourne (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:03 | UConn | Hector Martin is hacked by Robert Summers - foul #3 on Robert Summers, team foul #9 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tomas Wilde (SF), Sam Long (C) Carl Hartsock, Robert Summers | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffery Wicks (PF) Christopher Mauk | |
| 03:03 | UConn | Hector Martin makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 03:03 | UConn | Hector Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Sam Long hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 63-65 |
| 02:39 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jeffery Wicks | 63-65 |
| 02:39 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Summers (C) Sam Long | |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Cowan (PG), Frank Sheets (SF) Arnold Long, Hector Martin | |
| 02:20 | UConn | Delbert Powell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 63-65 |
| 02:19 | UConn | Frank Sheets pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-65 |
| 02:03 | UConn | Frank Sheets connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Delbert Powell | 63-67 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Robert Summers makes the jumper in the lane | 65-67 |
| 01:11 | UConn | Tomas Wilde is called for the reach on Frank Sheets - foul #5 on Tomas Wilde, team foul #10 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Hartsock (SF) Tomas Wilde | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 01:11 | UConn | Frank Sheets makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 01:11 | UConn | Frank Sheets makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Robert Summers comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Eric Bourne - foul #2 on Eric Bourne, team foul #7 | 65-69 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Robert Summers misses the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Robert Summers makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:33 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks lays it up and in on a nice dish by Delbert Powell | 66-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio travels with the ball | 66-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Mauk (SG) Delbert Powell | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:24 | UConn | Jason Cowan is fouled in the backcourt by Nathaniel Phillips - foul #2 on Nathaniel Phillips, team foul #11 | 66-71 |
| 00:24 | UConn | Jason Cowan makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:24 | UConn | Jason Cowan misses the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Robert Summers gets the rebound | 66-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Fox | 69-72 |
| 00:20 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-72 |
| 00:18 | UConn | Frank Sheets is hacked by Nathaniel Phillips in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nathaniel Phillips, team foul #12 | 69-72 |
| 00:18 | UConn | Frank Sheets makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:18 | UConn | Frank Sheets makes the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Carl Hartsock misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-74 |
| 00:12 | UConn | Eric Bourne gets the rebound | 69-74 |
| 00:10 | UConn | Eric Bourne is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Fox - foul #3 on Edward Fox, team foul #13 | 69-74 |
| 00:10 | UConn | Eric Bourne makes the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:10 | UConn | Eric Bourne misses the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio pulls down the rebound | 69-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-75 |
| 00:02 | UConn | Frank Sheets pulls down the rebound | 69-75 |
| 00:02 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Frank Sheets runs out the clock | 69-75 |