| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Short (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Hammons (fresh) PF - Roger Russell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Trevor Riddle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Pelfrey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Alvares (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Jerald Gayton (fresh) 8 pts. C - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Lawrence | Sean Hammons inbounds the ball | 42-43 |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Lawrence | James Johnson blocks the short jumper by Sean Hammons | 42-43 |
| 19:45 | Illinois | James Johnson pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Roger Russell denies the turnaround by John King | 42-43 |
| 19:38 | Lawrence | The rebound goes to Sean Hammons | 42-43 |
| 19:33 | Lawrence | Sean Hammons's pass is intercepted by Robert Pelfrey | 42-43 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | John Alvares is hacked by Jeffrey Short in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Short, team foul #1 | 42-43 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Short - foul #3 on Jeffrey Short, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Andrew Auten (SG) Jeffrey Short | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:04 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Alvares | 42-46 |
| 18:48 | Lawrence | Roger Russell comes up short on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Jerald Gayton - foul #2 on Jerald Gayton, team foul #1 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Timothy Partin (SF) Sean Hammons | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:48 | Lawrence | Roger Russell misses the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 18:48 | Lawrence | Roger Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Andrew Auten takes the ball from Robert Pelfrey in the backcourt | 43-46 |
| 18:24 | Lawrence | Timothy Partin dunks the ball | 45-46 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | Jerald Gayton scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by John King | 45-48 |
| 18:00 | Lawrence | Timothy Partin is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Timothy Partin, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Mark Straker (PG), Michael Doyle (SG), Sean Hammons (SF), Hollis Richards (PF), Morton Baker (C) Lawrence Johnson, Andrew Auten, Timothy Partin, Roger Russell, Trevor Riddle | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alex Brady (PG), Dexter Broadwell (SG), Jeffery Williams (SF), Oscar Hancock (PF) John King, Robert Pelfrey, John Alvares, Jerald Gayton | |
| 17:47 | Illinois | James Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-48 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | James Johnson grabs the offensive board | 45-48 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner (PG) James Johnson | |
| 17:18 | Lawrence | Hollis Richards blows the dunk | 45-48 |
| 17:16 | Lawrence | Mark Straker snags the offensive board | 45-48 |
| 17:03 | Lawrence | Dexter Broadwell picks off the pass by Hollis Richards | 45-48 |
| 16:43 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 16:36 | Lawrence | Michael Doyle misses the turnaround from the left block | 45-51 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeffery Williams | 45-51 |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell is whistled for traveling | 45-51 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Lawrence Johnson (PG), Andrew Auten (SG), Roger Russell (PF), Trevor Riddle (C) Mark Straker, Michael Doyle, Hollis Richards, Morton Baker | |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG), Robert Pelfrey (SG), Jerald Gayton (PF), James Johnson (C) Joshua Faulkner, Jeffery Williams, Dexter Broadwell, Oscar Hancock | |
| 15:58 | Lawrence | Roger Russell is called for traveling | 45-51 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Jeffrey Short (SG), Timothy Partin (PF) Sean Hammons, Roger Russell | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Alvares (SF) Alex Brady | |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Short (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Auten (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Partin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Trevor Riddle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Pelfrey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Alvares (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Jerald Gayton (fresh) 10 pts. C - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:45 | Illinois | John Alvares loses the dribble to Lawrence Johnson | 45-51 |
| 15:26 | Lawrence | Andrew Auten makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Short | 48-51 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | John Alvares scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-53 |
| 14:50 | Lawrence | Jeffrey Short misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Pelfrey - foul #2 on Robert Pelfrey, team foul #2 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Roger Russell (PF) Andrew Auten | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alex Brady (SF) John Alvares | |
| 14:50 | Lawrence | Jeffrey Short misses the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 14:50 | Lawrence | Jeffrey Short makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 14:33 | Illinois | Jerald Gayton double dribbles | 49-53 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Sean Hammons (SF), Hollis Richards (C) Timothy Partin, Trevor Riddle | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffery Williams (SF) Robert Pelfrey | |
| 14:11 | Lawrence | Roger Russell's fadeaway is rejected by Jerald Gayton | 49-53 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | James Johnson pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Jeffery Williams is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Johnson - foul #3 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #4 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Mark Straker (PG), Michael Doyle (SF), Morton Baker (C) Lawrence Johnson, Sean Hammons, Roger Russell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner (PG), Dexter Broadwell (PF), Oscar Hancock (C) John King, Jerald Gayton, James Johnson | |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner is hacked by Michael Doyle - foul #2 on Michael Doyle, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Roger Russell (PF) Hollis Richards | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Alvares (SF) Jeffery Williams | |
| 13:26 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-56 |
| 13:08 | Lawrence | Michael Doyle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-56 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Andrew Auten (PG), Timothy Partin (SF), Trevor Riddle (C) Mark Straker, Michael Doyle, Morton Baker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey (SG), James Johnson (C) Alex Brady, Dexter Broadwell | |
| 12:46 | Illinois | James Johnson hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Alvares | 49-59 |
| 12:28 | Lawrence | Roger Russell misses the jumpshot from the right side | 49-59 |
| 12:26 | Lawrence | The offensive rebound goes to Trevor Riddle | 49-59 |
| 12:08 | Lawrence | Oscar Hancock denies the turnaround by Trevor Riddle | 49-59 |
| 12:06 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock snags the defensive board | 49-59 |
| 12:04 | Illinois | James Johnson is hacked by Andrew Auten in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Auten, team foul #6 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Lawrence Johnson (PG), Sean Hammons (SF), Hollis Richards (PF) Jeffrey Short, Timothy Partin, Roger Russell | |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG), Jeffery Williams (SF), Jerald Gayton (PF) Joshua Faulkner, John Alvares, Oscar Hancock | |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Jerald Gayton banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from James Johnson | 49-61 |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Lawrence Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Auten (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sean Hammons (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Hollis Richards (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Trevor Riddle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Pelfrey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffery Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerald Gayton (fresh) 12 pts. C - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:36 | Lawrence | Sean Hammons makes the floater from close range and he's fouled by Jerald Gayton - foul #3 on Jerald Gayton, team foul #3 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Mark Straker (PG), Michael Doyle (SG) Lawrence Johnson, Andrew Auten | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alex Brady (SG), Dexter Broadwell (SF) Robert Pelfrey, James Johnson | |
| 11:36 | Lawrence | Sean Hammons makes the free throw | 52-61 |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Michael Doyle is called for the reach on Alex Brady in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Doyle, team foul #7 | 52-61 |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Alex Brady misses the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 11:34 | Lawrence | Hollis Richards gets the rebound | 52-61 |
| 11:12 | Lawrence | Sean Hammons loses the dribble to Alex Brady | 52-61 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Hollis Richards - foul #1 on Hollis Richards, team foul #8 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Morton Baker (C) Trevor Riddle | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell misses the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell misses the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 11:07 | Lawrence | Hollis Richards snags the defensive board | 52-61 |
| 10:48 | Lawrence | Sean Hammons clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-61 |
| 10:47 | Lawrence | Sean Hammons gets the offensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 10:35 | Lawrence | Hollis Richards drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Straker | 55-61 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Michael Doyle picks off the pass by Dexter Broadwell in the backcourt | 55-61 |
| 10:32 | Lawrence | Michael Doyle hits the finger roll | 57-61 |
| 10:27 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by John King | 57-63 |
| 09:58 | Lawrence | Hollis Richards misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-63 |
| 09:57 | Illinois | Jeffery Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 57-63 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-63 |
| 09:50 | Lawrence | Hollis Richards snags the defensive board | 57-63 |
| 09:31 | Lawrence | Hollis Richards scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Sean Hammons and he's fouled by Dexter Broadwell - foul #2 on Dexter Broadwell, team foul #4 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Lawrence Johnson (PG), Andrew Auten (SG), Timothy Partin (SF), Roger Russell (PF) Mark Straker, Michael Doyle, Sean Hammons, Morton Baker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner (PG), Robert Pelfrey (SG), John Alvares (SF), Oscar Hancock (PF), James Johnson (C) John King, Dexter Broadwell, Alex Brady, Jerald Gayton, Jeffery Williams | |
| 09:31 | Lawrence | Hollis Richards makes the free throw | 60-63 |
| 09:15 | Illinois | James Johnson connects on the open 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Robert Pelfrey | 60-66 |
| 09:01 | Lawrence | Lawrence Johnson scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Partin and he's fouled by Joshua Faulkner - foul #1 on Joshua Faulkner, team foul #5 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Trevor Riddle (C) Hollis Richards | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:01 | Lawrence | Lawrence Johnson makes the free throw | 63-66 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Roger Russell is called for the reach on Joshua Faulkner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roger Russell, team foul #9 | 63-66 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 08:44 | Lawrence | Andrew Auten scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Trevor Riddle | 66-68 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Lawrence Johnson steps in front of the Robert Pelfrey pass in the backcourt | 66-68 |
| 08:31 | Lawrence | Timothy Partin is denied on a layup by Oscar Hancock | 66-68 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joshua Faulkner | 66-68 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 66-68 |
| 08:22 | Lawrence | Roger Russell gets the rebound | 66-68 |
| 08:09 | Lawrence | Roger Russell is fouled on the floor by Joshua Faulkner - foul #2 on Joshua Faulkner, team foul #6 | 66-68 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Jeffrey Short (SG) Andrew Auten | |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG), Alex Brady (SF), Jerald Gayton (PF) Joshua Faulkner, John Alvares, Oscar Hancock | |
| 07:43 | Lawrence | Jeffrey Short is fouled on the floor by John King - foul #1 on John King, team foul #7 | 66-68 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Sean Hammons (SF) Timothy Partin | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Alvares (SF) Robert Pelfrey | |
| 07:43 | Lawrence | Jeffrey Short makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 07:43 | Lawrence | Jeffrey Short misses the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | James Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 67-68 |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Lawrence Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Short (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sean Hammons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roger Russell (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Trevor Riddle (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alex Brady (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Alvares (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Jerald Gayton (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. C - James Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:26 | Illinois | John Alvares misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 67-68 |
| 07:25 | Lawrence | Roger Russell snags the defensive board | 67-68 |
| 07:09 | Lawrence | Sean Hammons misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-68 |
| 07:08 | Illinois | Jerald Gayton snags the defensive board | 67-68 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | John Alvares is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 67-68 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Andrew Auten (PG) Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell (SG) John King | |
| 06:52 | Lawrence | Roger Russell misses the easy layup | 67-68 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | John Alvares gets the rebound | 67-68 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | John Alvares throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-68 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Morton Baker (C) Trevor Riddle | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner (PG), Robert Pelfrey (SG) Alex Brady, John Alvares | |
| 06:28 | Lawrence | Andrew Auten connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Jeffrey Short | 69-68 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Sean Hammons steals it from James Johnson | 69-68 |
| 06:02 | Lawrence | Andrew Auten buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 71-68 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Auten - foul #3 on Andrew Auten, team foul #10 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Mark Straker (PG), Timothy Partin (SF), Hollis Richards (PF), Trevor Riddle (C) Andrew Auten, Sean Hammons, Roger Russell, Morton Baker | |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG), Jeffery Williams (PF), Oscar Hancock (C) Joshua Faulkner, Jerald Gayton, James Johnson | |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell misses the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 05:57 | Lawrence | Hollis Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 71-69 |
| 05:35 | Lawrence | Robert Pelfrey steals the ball from Jeffrey Short | 71-69 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Hollis Richards is called for the reach on John King - foul #2 on Hollis Richards, team foul #11 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Michael Doyle (C) Trevor Riddle | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alex Brady (SG), John Alvares (SF) Robert Pelfrey, Dexter Broadwell | |
| 05:14 | Illinois | John King misses the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | John King misses the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 05:14 | Lawrence | Timothy Partin snags the defensive board | 71-69 |
| 05:05 | Lawrence | Michael Doyle can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 71-69 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Oscar Hancock | 71-69 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | John Alvares knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Alex Brady | 71-72 |
| 04:46 | Lawrence | Michael Doyle is hacked by Oscar Hancock - foul #2 on Oscar Hancock, team foul #8 | 71-72 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Lawrence Johnson (PG) Mark Straker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerald Gayton (PF), James Johnson (C) Jeffery Williams, Oscar Hancock | |
| 04:46 | Lawrence | Michael Doyle makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 04:46 | Lawrence | Michael Doyle makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Jerald Gayton hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-75 |
| 04:07 | Lawrence | Michael Doyle lays it in | 75-75 |
| 03:44 | Illinois | John Alvares hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from John King | 75-77 |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Lawrence Johnson (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Short (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Partin (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Hollis Richards (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Doyle (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alex Brady (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Alvares (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerald Gayton (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. C - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:16 | Lawrence | Alex Brady picks off the pass by Michael Doyle | 75-77 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Alex Brady lays it in | 75-79 |
| 02:55 | Lawrence | Lawrence Johnson drills a floater from the free throw line | 77-79 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | John Alvares comes up short on the shot from the left block | 77-79 |
| 02:48 | Lawrence | Hollis Richards gets the rebound | 77-79 |
| 02:36 | Lawrence | John King is called for the reach on Lawrence Johnson - foul #2 on John King, team foul #9 | 77-79 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Andrew Auten (SG), Sean Hammons (SF), Roger Russell (PF), Morton Baker (C) Jeffrey Short, Timothy Partin, Hollis Richards, Michael Doyle | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner (PG), Robert Pelfrey (SG), Jeffery Williams (SF), Oscar Hancock (PF) John King, Alex Brady, John Alvares, Jerald Gayton | |
| 02:36 | Lawrence | Lawrence Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 78-79 |
| 02:36 | Lawrence | Lawrence Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 79-79 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner misses long on an open jumpshot from the free throw line | 79-79 |
| 02:14 | Lawrence | Morton Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 79-79 |
| 02:07 | Lawrence | Roger Russell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-79 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Mark Straker (PG) Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell (PF) James Johnson | |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-79 |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alex Brady (PG) Joshua Faulkner | |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Alex Brady misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Mark Straker - foul #3 on Mark Straker, team foul #12 | 79-79 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Lawrence Johnson (PG), Jeffrey Short (SG), Trevor Riddle (C) Mark Straker, Andrew Auten, Morton Baker | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Alvares (SF), Jerald Gayton (PF), James Johnson (C) Jeffery Williams, Dexter Broadwell, Oscar Hancock | |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Alex Brady misses the 1st free throw | 79-79 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Alex Brady makes the 2nd free throw | 79-80 |
| 01:35 | Lawrence | Trevor Riddle lays it in | 81-80 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | John Alvares misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 81-80 |
| 01:18 | Lawrence | The rebound goes to Trevor Riddle | 81-80 |
| 00:58 | Lawrence | Jeffrey Short comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 81-80 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | James Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 81-80 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Alex Brady's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Short in the backcourt | 81-80 |
| 00:53 | Lawrence | Sean Hammons lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeffrey Short | 83-80 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Alex Brady is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Johnson - foul #4 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #13 | 83-80 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Alex Brady makes the 1st free throw | 83-81 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Alex Brady makes the 2nd free throw | 83-82 |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Lawrence | Alex Brady is called for the reach on Lawrence Johnson - foul #2 on Alex Brady, team foul #10 | 83-82 |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG) Alex Brady | |
| 00:22 | Lawrence | Lawrence Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 83-82 |
| 00:22 | Lawrence | Lawrence Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 83-82 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | James Johnson snags the defensive board | 83-82 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | James Johnson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 83-82 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | James Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 83-82 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from the left block | 83-82 |
| 00:01 | Lawrence | Trevor Riddle pulls down the rebound | 83-82 |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Lawrence | Trevor Riddle runs out the clock | 83-82 |