| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Matt Kimball (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chen Huang (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clifton Stallcup (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Micheal Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Salvatore Montoya (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Bachman (fresh) SG - Harlan Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Reed Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Richard Chiaramonte (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Theodore Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Reed Phillips inbounds the ball | 35-23 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:36 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman is fouled on the floor by Salvatore Montoya - foul #2 on Salvatore Montoya, team foul #1 | 35-23 |
| 19:20 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 35-23 |
| 19:19 | Virginia | Chen Huang grabs the board | 35-23 |
| 18:59 | Virginia | Clifton Stallcup clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-23 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman grabs the board | 35-23 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Micheal Davis picks off the pass by Theodore Coleman | 35-23 |
| 18:25 | Virginia | Theodore Coleman picks off the pass by Matt Kimball in the backcourt | 35-23 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Harlan Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-23 |
| Subs | Virginia | Andrew Beal (SF), Robert Ligon (PF) Clifton Stallcup, Micheal Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Pfarr (SG), Stanley Huff (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), William Roberts (C) Harlan Williams, Reed Phillips, Richard Chiaramonte, Theodore Coleman | |
| 18:06 | Virginia | Antonio Stack is called for the reach on Chen Huang in the backcourt - foul #1 on Antonio Stack, team foul #1 | 35-23 |
| 17:56 | Virginia | Antonio Stack steals the ball from Chen Huang | 35-23 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-23 |
| 17:26 | Virginia | Robert Ligon snags the defensive board | 35-23 |
| 17:23 | Virginia | Roy Pfarr steps in front of the Andrew Beal pass in the backcourt | 35-23 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Roy Pfarr | 35-26 |
| 16:49 | Virginia | Salvatore Montoya misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 35-26 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | William Roberts grabs the board | 35-26 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr clanks a floater from the left wing | 35-26 |
| 16:26 | Virginia | Andrew Beal grabs the defensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 16:22 | Virginia | Andrew Beal misses long on a 3 from the right corner but he's hacked by Stanley Huff - foul #2 on Stanley Huff, team foul #2 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Virginia | Arthur Stubbs (PG), Clifton Stallcup (SF), Micheal Davis (PF), Frank Baker (C) Matt Kimball, Chen Huang, Robert Ligon, Salvatore Montoya | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Harlan Williams (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Richard Chiaramonte (PF), Theodore Coleman (C) Nicholas Bachman, Roy Pfarr, Stanley Huff, Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| 16:22 | Virginia | Andrew Beal makes the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 16:22 | Virginia | Andrew Beal makes the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 16:22 | Virginia | Andrew Beal makes the 3rd free throw | 38-26 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the shot from the right wing | 38-26 |
| 16:03 | Virginia | Clifton Stallcup grabs the defensive rebound | 38-26 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Arthur Stubbs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Beal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Clifton Stallcup (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Micheal Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harlan Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Reed Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Richard Chiaramonte (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Theodore Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:39 | Virginia | Micheal Davis misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 38-26 |
| 15:38 | Virginia | Clifton Stallcup tips it back up and in | 40-26 |
| 15:18 | Illinois | Reed Phillips drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Eric Thomas | 40-28 |
| 15:05 | Virginia | Theodore Coleman swats the short shot by Arthur Stubbs | 40-28 |
| 15:03 | Virginia | Arthur Stubbs gets the offensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 14:45 | Virginia | Andrew Beal is fouled on the floor by Harlan Williams - foul #3 on Harlan Williams, team foul #3 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Nielsen (SG), Stephen Stewart (PF), Robert Ligon (C) Andrew Beal, Micheal Davis, Frank Baker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Roy Pfarr (SG), Stanley Huff (SF) Eric Thomas, Harlan Williams, Reed Phillips | |
| 14:26 | Virginia | John Nielsen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-28 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman pulls down the rebound | 40-28 |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-28 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 13:50 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman is hacked by Arthur Stubbs - foul #1 on Arthur Stubbs, team foul #2 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Virginia | Matt Kimball (PG), Chen Huang (SG), Salvatore Montoya (C) Arthur Stubbs, John Nielsen, Clifton Stallcup | |
| Subs | Illinois | Antonio Stack (PF), William Roberts (C) Richard Chiaramonte, Theodore Coleman | |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Nicholas Bachman and he's hacked by Chen Huang - foul #1 on Chen Huang, team foul #3 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Virginia | Micheal Davis (PF) Robert Ligon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG) Nicholas Bachman | |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr makes the free throw | 40-31 |
| 13:19 | Virginia | Matt Kimball scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by William Roberts - foul #2 on William Roberts, team foul #4 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harlan Williams (SG) Roy Pfarr | |
| 13:19 | Virginia | Matt Kimball misses the free throw | 42-31 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | The rebound goes to William Roberts | 42-31 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Antonio Stack is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Antonio Stack, team foul #5 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Virginia | Clifton Stallcup (SF) Stephen Stewart | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (SF), Theodore Coleman (C) Stanley Huff, William Roberts | |
| 12:38 | Virginia | Chen Huang misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-31 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Eric Thomas gets the rebound | 42-31 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Matt Kimball is called for the reach on Eric Thomas - foul #2 on Matt Kimball, team foul #4 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Virginia | Arthur Stubbs (PG), Andrew Beal (SF), Robert Ligon (PF), Frank Baker (C) Matt Kimball, Clifton Stallcup, Micheal Davis, Salvatore Montoya | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Richard Chiaramonte (PF) Eric Thomas, Antonio Stack | |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Reed Phillips | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Arthur Stubbs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chen Huang (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Beal (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Ligon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Bachman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harlan Williams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Reed Phillips (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Richard Chiaramonte (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Theodore Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Virginia | Frank Baker hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 42-34 |
| 11:23 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman gets the rebound | 42-34 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Reed Phillips clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-34 |
| 11:11 | Virginia | Arthur Stubbs snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 11:08 | Virginia | Chen Huang is hacked by Harlan Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Harlan Williams, team foul #6 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Nielsen (SG), Stephen Stewart (PF) Chen Huang, Robert Ligon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Pfarr (SG), Stanley Huff (SF), William Roberts (C) Harlan Williams, Reed Phillips, Theodore Coleman | |
| 10:53 | Virginia | Arthur Stubbs is whistled for traveling | 42-34 |
| 10:27 | Illinois | Stanley Huff clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-34 |
| 10:26 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Stephen Stewart | 42-34 |
| 10:11 | Virginia | Arthur Stubbs can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 10:10 | Virginia | Stephen Stewart grabs the offensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 10:01 | Virginia | Andrew Beal buries a jumpshot from the left side | 44-34 |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-34 |
| 09:45 | Virginia | Frank Baker gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 09:23 | Virginia | Frank Baker misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte grabs the board | 44-34 |
| 09:17 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | William Roberts misses the tip | 44-34 |
| 09:15 | Virginia | John Nielsen snags the defensive board | 44-34 |
| 09:01 | Virginia | Andrew Beal slams it home on a great pass from John Nielsen and the foul's on Stanley Huff - foul #3 on Stanley Huff, team foul #7 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Virginia | Matt Kimball (PG), Clifton Stallcup (SF), Micheal Davis (PF), Salvatore Montoya (C) Arthur Stubbs, John Nielsen, Stephen Stewart, Frank Baker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Harlan Williams (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), Theodore Coleman (C) Nicholas Bachman, Roy Pfarr, Stanley Huff, Richard Chiaramonte, William Roberts | |
| 09:01 | Virginia | Andrew Beal misses the free throw | 46-34 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman grabs the board | 46-34 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman's fadeaway is rejected by Micheal Davis | 46-34 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Reed Phillips grabs the offensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Reed Phillips hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Harlan Williams | 46-36 |
| 07:50 | Virginia | Matt Kimball misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-36 |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Reed Phillips pulls down the rebound | 46-36 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Matt Kimball (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Beal (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Clifton Stallcup (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Micheal Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Salvatore Montoya (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harlan Williams (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Reed Phillips (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Antonio Stack (fresh) 2 reb. C - Theodore Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Clifton Stallcup is called for the reach on Reed Phillips - foul #2 on Clifton Stallcup, team foul #5 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Virginia | Chen Huang (SG) Andrew Beal | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Roy Pfarr (SG), Stanley Huff (SF) Eric Thomas, Harlan Williams, Reed Phillips | |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr is whistled for a carry | 46-36 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Nielsen (PG), Arthur Stubbs (SF), Robert Ligon (C) Matt Kimball, Clifton Stallcup, Salvatore Montoya | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (PF) Antonio Stack | |
| 06:41 | Virginia | Chen Huang misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 46-36 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-36 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Huff | 46-36 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-36 |
| 06:00 | Virginia | Robert Ligon grabs the defensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 05:36 | Virginia | Micheal Davis clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 46-36 |
| 05:34 | Virginia | Micheal Davis can't tip it in | 46-36 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman gets the rebound | 46-36 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman is hacked by Micheal Davis - foul #1 on Micheal Davis, team foul #6 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Virginia | Matt Kimball (PG), Clifton Stallcup (SF), Stephen Stewart (PF), Salvatore Montoya (C) John Nielsen, Arthur Stubbs, Micheal Davis, Robert Ligon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Harlan Williams (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), William Roberts (C) Nicholas Bachman, Roy Pfarr, Stanley Huff, Richard Chiaramonte, Theodore Coleman | |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Eric Thomas's pass is intercepted by Clifton Stallcup | 46-36 |
| 04:36 | Virginia | Clifton Stallcup misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-36 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | Antonio Stack grabs the board | 46-36 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Reed Phillips banks in the layup on a nice dish by Eric Thomas | 46-38 |
| 04:10 | Virginia | Matt Kimball hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 46-38 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Harlan Williams | 46-38 |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Eric Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-38 |
| 03:38 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Salvatore Montoya | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Matt Kimball (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chen Huang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clifton Stallcup (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Salvatore Montoya (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harlan Williams (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Reed Phillips (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Antonio Stack (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - William Roberts (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Virginia | Salvatore Montoya misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on William Roberts - foul #3 on William Roberts, team foul #8 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Virginia | Andrew Beal (SG), Arthur Stubbs (SF), Robert Ligon (PF) Chen Huang, Clifton Stallcup, Stephen Stewart | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Roy Pfarr (SG), Stanley Huff (SF), Richard Chiaramonte (PF), Theodore Coleman (C) Eric Thomas, Harlan Williams, Reed Phillips, Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| 03:16 | Virginia | Salvatore Montoya misses the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 03:16 | Virginia | Salvatore Montoya makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman's pass is intercepted by Andrew Beal | 47-38 |
| 02:58 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-38 |
| Subs | Virginia | Clifton Stallcup (SF) Arthur Stubbs | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harlan Williams (SG) Roy Pfarr | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 02:29 | Virginia | The jumper by Clifton Stallcup is denied by Stanley Huff | 47-38 |
| 02:27 | Virginia | Clifton Stallcup tips it home | 49-38 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Harlan Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-38 |
| Subs | Virginia | Chen Huang (SG), Micheal Davis (PF) Andrew Beal, Robert Ligon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (SF) Stanley Huff | |
| 02:11 | Virginia | Richard Chiaramonte steps in front of the Matt Kimball pass in the backcourt | 49-38 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman hits a 3 from straight away | 49-41 |
| 01:48 | Virginia | Harlan Williams steps in front of the Clifton Stallcup pass | 49-41 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte misses short on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Micheal Davis - foul #2 on Micheal Davis, team foul #7 | 49-41 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte misses the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte misses the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 01:42 | Virginia | Salvatore Montoya snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 01:38 | Virginia | Chen Huang is fouled in the backcourt by Harlan Williams - foul #5 on Harlan Williams, team foul #9 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Pfarr (SG) Harlan Williams | |
| 01:38 | Virginia | Chen Huang misses the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Theodore Coleman | 49-41 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman can't throw it down but the foul's on Micheal Davis - foul #3 on Micheal Davis, team foul #8 | 49-41 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 00:58 | Virginia | Matt Kimball is hacked by Nicholas Bachman - foul #1 on Nicholas Bachman, team foul #10 | 49-43 |
| 00:58 | Virginia | Matt Kimball makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 00:58 | Virginia | Matt Kimball makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman clanks a 3 from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 00:49 | Virginia | Micheal Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:47 | Virginia | Nicholas Bachman is called for the reach on Micheal Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nicholas Bachman, team foul #11 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Virginia | Andrew Beal (SG) Chen Huang | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:47 | Virginia | Micheal Davis misses the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 00:47 | Virginia | Micheal Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Reed Phillips pulls down the rebound | 51-43 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr double dribbles | 51-43 |
| Subs | Virginia | Stephen Stewart (PF) Micheal Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:41 | Virginia | Nicholas Bachman is called for the reach on Clifton Stallcup in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nicholas Bachman, team foul #12 | 51-43 |
| 00:41 | Virginia | Clifton Stallcup makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 00:41 | Virginia | Clifton Stallcup makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-43 |
| 00:32 | Virginia | Salvatore Montoya grabs the board | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:08 | Virginia | Andrew Beal misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Reed Phillips - foul #2 on Reed Phillips, team foul #13 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Virginia | Micheal Davis (PF) Stephen Stewart | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:08 | Virginia | Andrew Beal makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 00:08 | Virginia | Andrew Beal makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Bachman | 55-46 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Matt Kimball runs out the clock | 55-46 |