| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stan Conley (fresh) SF - Steven Steele (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clinton Meyer (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Micheal Fortier (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Craig Atkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - William Reid (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Steven Steele inbounds the ball | 24-25 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Mississippi | Steven Steele misses the jumper in the paint | 24-25 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer gets the offensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Stan Conley | 27-25 |
| 18:46 | Illinois | William Reid lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Zachery Baker | 27-27 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer misses long on a jumper from close range | 27-27 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | William Reid pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 18:19 | Illinois | Zachery Baker's pass is intercepted by Eric Ferguson in the backcourt | 27-27 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer scores on a runner from the right block | 29-27 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | William Reid lays it in set up by Craig Atkinson | 29-29 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi | Craig Atkinson is called for the reach on Robert Smith - foul #3 on Craig Atkinson, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson buries a runner from close range set up by Stan Conley and the foul's on Matthew McDonald - foul #1 on Matthew McDonald, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Marlon Everhart (SF) Micheal Fortier | |
| 17:02 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson makes the free throw | 32-29 |
| 16:45 | Illinois | William Reid is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-31 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi | Steven Steele can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-31 |
| 16:23 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Eric Ferguson - foul #1 on Eric Ferguson, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Barry Davis (SG), William King (PF), Thurman Lewis (C) Eric Ferguson, Stan Conley, Clinton Meyer, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Mann (SF), James Young (C) Matthew McDonald, William Reid | |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 15:47 | Mississippi | Steven Steele lays it in set up by Willie Lewis | 34-33 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Steele (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thurman Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Marlon Everhart (fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Mann (fresh) PF - Craig Atkinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Young (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson throws it down on a great pass from Marlon Everhart and he's hacked by Barry Davis - foul #1 on Barry Davis, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Albert Tseng (PF) Steven Steele | |
| Subs | Illinois | Micheal Fortier (SF) Zachery Baker | |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson misses the free throw | 34-35 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi | William King dunks the ball on a great pass from Barry Davis and he's fouled by Micheal Fortier - foul #2 on Micheal Fortier, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson (PG), Robert Smith (C) Willie Lewis, Thurman Lewis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (SG), Christopher Rossetti (C) Marlon Everhart, Craig Atkinson | |
| 15:00 | Mississippi | William King makes the free throw | 37-35 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Barry Davis picks off the pass by Christopher Rossetti | 37-35 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 13:58 | Illinois | David Mann comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 37-35 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 13:33 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Barry Davis and the foul's on Matthew McDonald - foul #2 on Matthew McDonald, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (SG), Steven Steele (SF), Clinton Meyer (PF) Barry Davis, William King, Albert Tseng | |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachery Baker (PG), William Reid (C) David Mann, Christopher Rossetti | |
| 13:33 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson misses the free throw | 39-35 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | James Young gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | James Young misses the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Robert Smith - foul #3 on Robert Smith, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis (C) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:13 | Illinois | James Young makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | James Young makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by William Reid - foul #1 on William Reid, team foul #5 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG) Eric Ferguson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Marlon Everhart (SG), David Mann (SF), Craig Atkinson (PF) Matthew McDonald, Micheal Fortier, James Young | |
| 12:56 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer misses the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | William Reid grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson is hacked by Stan Conley - foul #2 on Stan Conley, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Willie Lewis | 42-40 |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 42-40 |
| 11:40 | Illinois | William Reid grabs the offensive board | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stan Conley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Steven Steele (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clinton Meyer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Thurman Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Marlon Everhart (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Mann (fresh) PF - Craig Atkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - William Reid (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:25 | Illinois | David Mann makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Marlon Everhart | 42-42 |
| 11:07 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Zachery Baker travels with the ball | 44-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson (PG), Robert Smith (C) Willie Lewis, Thurman Lewis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (SG), Micheal Fortier (SF), James Young (PF) Marlon Everhart, David Mann, Craig Atkinson | |
| 10:29 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Young - foul #1 on James Young, team foul #6 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG) Stan Conley | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:29 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer misses the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Zachery Baker | 45-44 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi | Robert Smith loses the dribble to Micheal Fortier | 45-44 |
| 09:41 | Illinois | Zachery Baker drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Micheal Fortier | 45-47 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Clinton Meyer | 47-47 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Eric Ferguson picks off the pass by Matthew McDonald | 47-47 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi | Barry Davis misses the easy layup | 47-47 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | William Reid is called for traveling | 47-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (SG), William King (SF), Albert Tseng (PF) Barry Davis, Steven Steele, Clinton Meyer | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Mann (PG), Craig Atkinson (PF) Zachery Baker, William Reid | |
| 08:16 | Mississippi | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 47-47 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | David Mann dunks the ball set up by James Young | 47-49 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi | William King misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-49 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 07:18 | Illinois | David Mann loses the ball out of bounds | 47-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Steven Steele (SF), Thurman Lewis (C) Eric Ferguson, Albert Tseng, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachery Baker (PG), Marlon Everhart (SG), Christopher Rossetti (C) Matthew McDonald, Micheal Fortier, James Young | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stan Conley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Steven Steele (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William King (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thurman Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Marlon Everhart (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Mann (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Craig Atkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Christopher Rossetti (fresh) | |
| 06:55 | Mississippi | William King hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-49 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti misses the easy layup | 47-49 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi | Steven Steele grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi | William King hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on David Mann - foul #1 on David Mann, team foul #7 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson (PG), Barry Davis (SG), Clinton Meyer (PF) Willie Lewis, Stan Conley, Steven Steele | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (SG), William Reid (C) David Mann, Christopher Rossetti | |
| 06:13 | Mississippi | William King misses the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi | William King misses the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | William Reid gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | William Reid hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 47-49 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 05:30 | Mississippi | Zachery Baker picks off the pass by Thurman Lewis | 47-49 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Zachery Baker jams it | 47-51 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson travels with the ball | 47-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (SG), Steven Steele (SF), Robert Smith (C) Barry Davis, William King, Thurman Lewis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Micheal Fortier (SF), James Young (PF) Marlon Everhart, Craig Atkinson | |
| 04:40 | Illinois | William Reid is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 47-51 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier tips it back up and in | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 04:26 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook from close range | 47-53 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Zachery Baker snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Robert Smith steals it from Zachery Baker out of a doubleteam | 47-53 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-53 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson hits the follow up shot | 49-53 |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald is fouled on the floor by Robert Smith - foul #4 on Robert Smith, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Barry Davis (SG), William King (PF) Eric Ferguson, Stan Conley, Clinton Meyer | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Mann (PG), Marlon Everhart (SG), Craig Atkinson (PF) Zachery Baker, Matthew McDonald, William Reid | |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart is fouled on the floor by Barry Davis - foul #2 on Barry Davis, team foul #6 | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Steele (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William King (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Mann (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Marlon Everhart (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Micheal Fortier (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Craig Atkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Young (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Illinois | David Mann comes up short on the floater from the right side | 49-53 |
| 03:10 | Mississippi | Robert Smith snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi | Robert Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-53 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Marlon Everhart | 49-53 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson (PG), Stan Conley (SG), Clinton Meyer (PF) Willie Lewis, Barry Davis, William King | |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachery Baker (PG), Matthew McDonald (SG), William Reid (C) David Mann, Marlon Everhart, James Young | |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Zachery Baker works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Steven Steele - foul #1 on Steven Steele, team foul #7 | 49-53 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Zachery Baker misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Zachery Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Eric Ferguson | 51-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:10 | Illinois | William Reid buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Zachery Baker and he's fouled by Robert Smith - foul #5 on Robert Smith, team foul #8 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis (C) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:10 | Illinois | William Reid makes the free throw | 51-57 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi | William Reid blocks the short jumper by Clinton Meyer | 51-57 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | William Reid pulls down the rebound | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:24 | Illinois | William Reid blows the layup | 51-57 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer snags the defensive board | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:00 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis hits a jumper from the left block | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Zachery Baker is whistled for a carry | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Stan Conley gets the offensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-57 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer grabs the offensive board | 53-57 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Eric Ferguson, team foul #9 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Marlon Everhart (SG), James Young (PF) Matthew McDonald, Craig Atkinson | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Illinois | William Reid is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Ferguson - foul #3 on Eric Ferguson, team foul #10 | 53-57 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | William Reid makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | William Reid misses the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Thurman Lewis | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (SG), Craig Atkinson (PF) Marlon Everhart, James Young | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Illinois | William Reid is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Ferguson - foul #4 on Eric Ferguson, team foul #11 | 56-58 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | William Reid makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | William Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-60 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | William Reid gets the rebound | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | William Reid runs out the clock | 56-60 |