| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Clyde Dames (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randell Hamilton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Callas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Anders (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Dustin Concepcion (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Fortier (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Craig Atkinson (fresh) C - William Reid (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Baylor | Henry Callas inbounds the ball | 33-33 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Baylor | Dustin Concepcion makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Clyde Dames | 35-33 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Zachery Baker clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | William Reid snags the offensive board | 35-33 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew McDonald | 35-35 |
| 18:34 | Baylor | Christopher Anders's floater is tipped away by Craig Atkinson | 35-35 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald misses the shot from the right side | 35-35 |
| 18:12 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Dustin Concepcion | 35-35 |
| 18:07 | Baylor | Clyde Dames is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Clyde Dames, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| 17:53 | Illinois | William Reid drills a floater from the left side set up by Micheal Fortier | 35-37 |
| 17:32 | Baylor | Randell Hamilton loses the dribble to William Reid | 35-37 |
| 17:18 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald is whistled for a carry | 35-37 |
| 16:55 | Baylor | Christopher Anders misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Craig Atkinson - foul #3 on Craig Atkinson, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Marlon Everhart (SF) Micheal Fortier | |
| 16:55 | Baylor | Christopher Anders makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 16:55 | Baylor | Christopher Anders misses the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 16:55 | Illinois | The rebound goes to William Reid | 36-37 |
| 16:40 | Illinois | Zachery Baker can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Clyde Dames - foul #2 on Clyde Dames, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Mann (SF), James Young (PF), Christopher Rossetti (C) Matthew McDonald, Craig Atkinson, William Reid | |
| 16:40 | Illinois | Zachery Baker makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 16:40 | Illinois | Zachery Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 16:11 | Baylor | Clyde Dames misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-39 |
| 16:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Young | 36-39 |
| 15:48 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Dustin Concepcion - foul #1 on Dustin Concepcion, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (SG), Micheal Fortier (SF) Zachery Baker, Marlon Everhart | |
| 15:48 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti misses the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 15:48 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Clyde Dames (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randell Hamilton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Callas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Anders (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Dustin Concepcion (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Mann (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Micheal Fortier (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Young (fresh) C - Christopher Rossetti (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Baylor | Randell Hamilton's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Rossetti | 36-40 |
| 15:28 | Illinois | David Mann snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 15:21 | Illinois | James Young knocks in the fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by Dustin Concepcion - foul #2 on Dustin Concepcion, team foul #4 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Reid (C) Christopher Rossetti | |
| 15:21 | Illinois | James Young makes the free throw | 36-43 |
| 14:52 | Baylor | Henry Callas misses long on a floater in the lane | 36-43 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | William Reid pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | David Mann's floater is tipped away by Dustin Concepcion | 36-43 |
| 14:31 | Baylor | Dustin Concepcion snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 14:08 | Baylor | Clyde Dames comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-43 |
| 14:07 | Illinois | William Reid grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 13:46 | Baylor | Christopher Anders grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 13:26 | Baylor | Dustin Concepcion hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 36-43 |
| 13:25 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 13:02 | Illinois | James Young is fouled on the floor by Christopher Anders - foul #2 on Christopher Anders, team foul #5 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Baylor | Stanley Webb (SG) Randell Hamilton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachery Baker (PG), Marlon Everhart (SG), Keith Zhanel (SF), Craig Atkinson (PF), Christopher Rossetti (C) David Mann, Matthew McDonald, Micheal Fortier, James Young, William Reid | |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart is fouled on the floor by Stanley Webb - foul #2 on Stanley Webb, team foul #6 | 36-43 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | Keith Zhanel misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Stanley Webb - foul #3 on Stanley Webb, team foul #7 | 36-43 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | Keith Zhanel makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | Keith Zhanel makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 11:59 | Baylor | Dustin Concepcion drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stanley Webb | 38-45 |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Zachery Baker splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 11:35 | Baylor | Christopher Anders pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Clyde Dames (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Webb (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Henry Callas (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Anders (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Dustin Concepcion (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Zhanel (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Marlon Everhart (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Craig Atkinson (fresh) 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Christopher Rossetti (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:13 | Baylor | Clyde Dames drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-45 |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Zachery Baker is whistled for a carry | 41-45 |
| Subs | Baylor | Gary Scranton (PG), Randell Hamilton (SG), Anthony Elson (PF), Charles Keyes (C) Clyde Dames, Henry Callas, Christopher Anders, Dustin Concepcion | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (SG), Micheal Fortier (SF), William Reid (C) Keith Zhanel, Marlon Everhart, Christopher Rossetti | |
| 10:43 | Baylor | Anthony Elson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-45 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Stanley Webb - foul #4 on Stanley Webb, team foul #8 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Baylor | Henry Callas (SF) Stanley Webb | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier misses the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 09:51 | Baylor | Henry Callas is called for traveling | 41-46 |
| Subs | Baylor | Clyde Dames (PG), Christopher Anders (PF) Gary Scranton, Anthony Elson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:34 | Illinois | William Reid banks in the layup and he's hacked by Charles Keyes - foul #1 on Charles Keyes, team foul #9 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Baylor | Gary Scranton (SF), Dustin Concepcion (C) Henry Callas, Charles Keyes | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Young (PF) Craig Atkinson | |
| 09:34 | Illinois | William Reid misses the free throw | 41-48 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | James Young pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 09:24 | Illinois | Zachery Baker can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 41-48 |
| 09:23 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Christopher Anders | 41-48 |
| 08:54 | Baylor | Randell Hamilton is fouled on the floor by Matthew McDonald - foul #2 on Matthew McDonald, team foul #2 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Mann (PG), Marlon Everhart (SF) Zachery Baker, Micheal Fortier | |
| 08:37 | Baylor | Gary Scranton clanks a jumper from the right side | 41-48 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | William Reid misses long on a floater from the left block | 41-48 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | David Mann tips it but misses | 41-48 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | James Young tips it home | 41-50 |
| 07:50 | Baylor | Dustin Concepcion hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Clyde Dames | 43-50 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | David Mann buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Marlon Everhart | 43-52 |
| 07:19 | Baylor | Christopher Anders connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Clyde Dames (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randell Hamilton (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Gary Scranton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Anders (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Dustin Concepcion (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Mann (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew McDonald (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marlon Everhart (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Young (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Reid (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 07:14 | Illinois | David Mann grabs the offensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-52 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | James Young grabs the offensive board | 45-52 |
| 06:40 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald is called for traveling | 45-52 |
| Subs | Baylor | Stanley Webb (SG), Henry Callas (SF), Anthony Elson (PF), Charles Keyes (C) Randell Hamilton, Gary Scranton, Christopher Anders, Dustin Concepcion | |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachery Baker (PG), Micheal Fortier (SF), Craig Atkinson (PF) David Mann, Matthew McDonald, William Reid | |
| 06:19 | Baylor | Henry Callas hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Elson | 48-52 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | James Young misses the floater from just outside the lane | 48-52 |
| 06:06 | Baylor | Charles Keyes pulls down the rebound | 48-52 |
| 05:45 | Baylor | Anthony Elson misses short on a shot in the lane | 48-52 |
| 05:44 | Baylor | Henry Callas pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 05:25 | Baylor | Anthony Elson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Craig Atkinson - foul #4 on Craig Atkinson, team foul #3 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Baylor | Gary Scranton (PG), Dustin Concepcion (C) Clyde Dames, Charles Keyes | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Mann (SG), Christopher Rossetti (C) Marlon Everhart, James Young | |
| 05:25 | Baylor | Anthony Elson makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 05:25 | Baylor | Anthony Elson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 05:25 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti misses short on a floater from close range but the foul's on Stanley Webb - foul #5 on Stanley Webb, team foul #10 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Baylor | Randell Hamilton (SG), Christopher Anders (PF) Stanley Webb, Anthony Elson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 04:52 | Baylor | Gary Scranton is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Gary Scranton, team foul #11 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (SG), William Reid (C) David Mann, Christopher Rossetti | |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson connects on the open shot from just outside the lane set up by Micheal Fortier out of the doubleteam | 49-56 |
| 04:03 | Baylor | Gary Scranton misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 49-56 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Zachery Baker works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Craig Atkinson | 49-59 |
| 03:16 | Baylor | Christopher Anders knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Dustin Concepcion | 51-59 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Gary Scranton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Randell Hamilton (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Henry Callas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Anders (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Dustin Concepcion (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Micheal Fortier (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Atkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - William Reid (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Henry Callas - foul #2 on Henry Callas, team foul #12 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Baylor | Clyde Dames (PG), Anthony Elson (PF), Charles Keyes (C) Gary Scranton, Christopher Anders, Dustin Concepcion | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Young (PF) Craig Atkinson | |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:52 | Baylor | Baylor calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-61 |
| Subs | Baylor | Christopher Anders (PF), Dustin Concepcion (C) Anthony Elson, Charles Keyes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Craig Atkinson (PF) James Young | |
| 02:44 | Baylor | Dustin Concepcion can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on William Reid - foul #1 on William Reid, team foul #4 | 51-61 |
| 02:44 | Baylor | Dustin Concepcion makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 02:44 | Baylor | Dustin Concepcion makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Zachery Baker is hacked by Dustin Concepcion - foul #3 on Dustin Concepcion, team foul #13 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Baylor | Gary Scranton (SG) Randell Hamilton | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Zachery Baker makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Zachery Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 02:17 | Baylor | Dustin Concepcion double dribbles | 53-63 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | William Reid is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Zachery Baker | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:47 | Baylor | Dustin Concepcion hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Clyde Dames | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Zachery Baker splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Christopher Anders - foul #3 on Christopher Anders, team foul #14 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Baylor | Randell Hamilton (SG) Gary Scranton | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Zachery Baker misses the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Zachery Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 01:09 | Baylor | Clyde Dames can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-66 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | William Reid gets the rebound | 55-66 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | William Reid throws it down set up by Matthew McDonald | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Baylor | Christopher Anders can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Craig Atkinson - foul #5 on Craig Atkinson, team foul #5 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Young (PF) Craig Atkinson | |
| 00:32 | Baylor | Christopher Anders makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 00:32 | Baylor | Christopher Anders makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Matthew McDonald | 57-70 |
| 00:03 | Baylor | James Young swats the short shot by Christopher Anders | 57-70 |
| 00:01 | Baylor | Christopher Anders grabs the offensive rebound | 57-70 |
| 00:00 | Baylor | The clock runs out | 57-70 |