| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Shea (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Shane Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ryan Linkous (fresh) 1 pts. C - Rickey Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Brown | PG - Gary Desoto (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jerrod Willey (fresh) PF - Norman Stern (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Jason Feltner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Brown | Brown is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 31-29 |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson tips it home | 33-29 |
| 19:28 | Brown | Gary Desoto loses the dribble to Shane Ferguson | 33-29 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-29 |
| 19:10 | Brown | Norman Stern grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 18:53 | Brown | Mark Edwards misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 18:35 | Brown | The rebound goes to Norman Stern | 33-29 |
| 18:16 | Brown | Jason Feltner misses short on a shot from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Brian Shea | 35-29 |
| 17:35 | Brown | Jerrod Willey misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 35-29 |
| 17:34 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Brian Shea throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Kruse (PG), Scott Staton (SF), Henry Lambright (PF), Arthur Drown (C) Brian Shea, Shane Ferguson, Ryan Linkous, Rickey Anderson | |
| Subs | Brown | Paul Farmer (PG), Robert Acton (SF), James Ungvarsky (C) Gary Desoto, Jerrod Willey, Jason Feltner | |
| 17:07 | Brown | Paul Farmer is called for a charge - foul #2 on Paul Farmer, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Mark Edwards is called for the reach on Eddie Gerhard - foul #3 on Mark Edwards, team foul #2 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Brown | David Hill (SF), Sheldon Briggs (C) Mark Edwards, Norman Stern | |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Henry Lambright is whistled for traveling | 35-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Shea (PG) Eddie Gerhard | |
| Subs | Brown | | |
| 16:02 | Brown | Paul Farmer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Henry Lambright grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Shea (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Staton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Kruse (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Henry Lambright (fresh) 3 reb. C - Arthur Drown (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Brown | PG - Paul Farmer (fresh) SG - Robert Acton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Hill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Ungvarsky (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sheldon Briggs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Brian Shea misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 35-29 |
| 15:46 | Brown | The rebound goes to Sheldon Briggs | 35-29 |
| 15:28 | Brown | Robert Acton misses the shot in the paint | 35-29 |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Brian Shea grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Richard Kruse knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Scott Staton and he's fouled by David Hill - foul #2 on David Hill, team foul #3 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell (SG), Shane Ferguson (SF), Ryan Linkous (PF), Rickey Anderson (C) Brian Shea, Scott Staton, Henry Lambright, Arthur Drown | |
| Subs | Brown | Gary Desoto (PG), Mark Edwards (SG), Jerrod Willey (SF), Norman Stern (PF), Jason Feltner (C) Paul Farmer, Robert Acton, David Hill, James Ungvarsky, Sheldon Briggs | |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Richard Kruse makes the free throw | 38-29 |
| 15:00 | Brown | Jason Feltner dunks the ball | 38-31 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Gary Desoto steals the ball from Rickey Anderson | 38-31 |
| 14:39 | Brown | Gary Desoto hits the finger roll | 38-33 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell double dribbles | 38-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard (SG) Ryan Linkous | |
| Subs | Brown | | |
| 14:21 | Brown | Jason Feltner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 14:19 | Brown | Jerrod Willey tips it in | 38-35 |
| 14:07 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard misses the jumpshot from the left side | 38-35 |
| 14:05 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell misses the tip | 38-35 |
| 14:04 | Brown | Norman Stern grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 13:40 | Brown | Richard Kruse steals the ball from Jason Feltner | 38-35 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | Mark Edwards picks off the pass by Shane Ferguson | 38-35 |
| 13:10 | Brown | Gary Desoto misses the easy layup | 38-35 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Samuel Birdsell | 38-35 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Richard Kruse misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell can't tip it in | 38-35 |
| 12:52 | Brown | Gary Desoto grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 12:38 | Brown | Eddie Gerhard knocks away the 3 by Mark Edwards | 38-35 |
| 12:36 | Brown | Norman Stern misses the tip | 38-35 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 12:19 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell misses short on a 3 from straight away | 38-35 |
| 12:18 | Brown | The rebound goes to Jason Feltner | 38-35 |
| 12:01 | Brown | Norman Stern misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 38-35 |
| 11:59 | Brown | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Edwards | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Kruse (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie Gerhard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Shane Ferguson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Samuel Birdsell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Rickey Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Brown | PG - Gary Desoto (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Edwards (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jerrod Willey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norman Stern (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 13 reb. C - Jason Feltner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:40 | Brown | Gary Desoto hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Norman Stern | 38-37 |
| 11:30 | Illinois | Richard Kruse lays it in on a great pass from Samuel Birdsell | 40-37 |
| 11:08 | Brown | Norman Stern makes the turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Rickey Anderson - foul #1 on Rickey Anderson, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Shea (PG), Scott Staton (SF), Ryan Linkous (PF), Henry Lambright (C) Richard Kruse, Shane Ferguson, Samuel Birdsell, Rickey Anderson | |
| Subs | Brown | Paul Farmer (PG), Robert Acton (SG), James Ungvarsky (SF), Sheldon Briggs (C) Gary Desoto, Mark Edwards, Jerrod Willey, Jason Feltner | |
| 11:08 | Brown | Norman Stern makes the free throw | 40-40 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-40 |
| 10:48 | Brown | Sheldon Briggs pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 10:44 | Brown | Robert Acton misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ryan Linkous - foul #1 on Ryan Linkous, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Brown | David Hill (SF) Norman Stern | |
| 10:44 | Brown | Robert Acton makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 10:44 | Brown | Robert Acton misses the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Henry Lambright grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Scott Staton scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 42-41 |
| 10:02 | Brown | Paul Farmer misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-41 |
| 10:00 | Brown | Sheldon Briggs tips it home | 42-43 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Scott Staton travels with the ball | 42-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Brown | Mark Edwards (SG) David Hill | |
| 09:18 | Brown | Mark Edwards buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Farmer | 42-46 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Henry Lambright knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Brian Shea | 44-46 |
| 08:51 | Brown | Paul Farmer loses the ball out of bounds | 44-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell (SG), Richard Kruse (SF) Eddie Gerhard, Scott Staton | |
| Subs | Brown | Gary Desoto (PG), Norman Stern (PF) Paul Farmer, Sheldon Briggs | |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Richard Kruse comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Acton - foul #1 on Robert Acton, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Staton (SG) Ryan Linkous | |
| Subs | Brown | David Hill (SF), Dennis Foster (C) Robert Acton, James Ungvarsky | |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Richard Kruse makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Richard Kruse makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 08:21 | Brown | David Hill misses the floater from the free throw line | 46-46 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Henry Lambright grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Brian Shea makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Richard Kruse | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Shea (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scott Staton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Kruse (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. PF - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Henry Lambright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Brown | PG - Gary Desoto (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Hill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Norman Stern (fresh) 12 pts. 13 reb. C - Dennis Foster (fresh) | |
| 07:38 | Brown | Norman Stern misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Brian Shea grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Brian Shea misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-46 |
| 07:23 | Brown | Norman Stern grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 07:03 | Brown | Mark Edwards is hacked by Richard Kruse - foul #2 on Richard Kruse, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Shane Ferguson (SF), Ryan Linkous (PF), Rickey Anderson (C) Brian Shea, Scott Staton, Henry Lambright | |
| Subs | Brown | Robert Acton (SG), Jerrod Willey (SF), James Ungvarsky (C) Mark Edwards, David Hill, Dennis Foster | |
| 06:48 | Brown | Norman Stern misses the runner from the baseline | 49-46 |
| 06:47 | Brown | James Ungvarsky tips it in | 49-48 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Richard Kruse misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 06:22 | Brown | Norman Stern pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 06:07 | Brown | Samuel Birdsell is called for the reach on Robert Acton - foul #4 on Samuel Birdsell, team foul #4 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Staton (PG), Eddie Gerhard (SG) Richard Kruse, Samuel Birdsell | |
| Subs | Brown | Paul Farmer (PG), Jason Feltner (C) Gary Desoto, Norman Stern | |
| 05:58 | Brown | James Ungvarsky can't finish the layup | 49-48 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson is fouled on the floor by Paul Farmer - foul #3 on Paul Farmer, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Brown | Mark Edwards (SG) Robert Acton | |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Scott Staton | 51-48 |
| 04:51 | Brown | Paul Farmer buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Ungvarsky | 51-50 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Scott Staton misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Jerrod Willey - foul #2 on Jerrod Willey, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Shea (PG), Richard Kruse (SF), Samuel Birdsell (PF), Henry Lambright (C) Eddie Gerhard, Shane Ferguson, Ryan Linkous, Rickey Anderson | |
| Subs | Brown | Gary Desoto (PG), Robert Acton (SF), Norman Stern (PF) Paul Farmer, Jerrod Willey, James Ungvarsky | |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Scott Staton misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Scott Staton makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 04:15 | Brown | Robert Acton comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Henry Lambright gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Brian Shea's pass is intercepted by Norman Stern | 52-50 |
| 03:43 | Brown | Norman Stern makes the 3 from the left corner | 52-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Shea (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scott Staton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Kruse (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. PF - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Henry Lambright (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Brown | PG - Gary Desoto (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Acton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Norman Stern (fresh) 15 pts. 15 reb. C - Jason Feltner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Richard Kruse | 55-53 |
| 03:11 | Brown | Robert Acton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 03:10 | Brown | Gary Desoto tips it but misses | 55-53 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell grabs the board | 55-53 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Brian Shea | 58-53 |
| 02:26 | Brown | Robert Acton connects on the floater in the paint | 58-55 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard (SG), Shane Ferguson (SF), Rickey Anderson (C) Scott Staton, Richard Kruse, Henry Lambright | |
| Subs | Brown | Jerrod Willey (SF), James Ungvarsky (C) Robert Acton, Jason Feltner | |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard tips it home | 60-55 |
| 01:42 | Brown | Jerrod Willey misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-55 |
| 01:41 | Brown | James Ungvarsky gets the offensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 01:29 | Brown | Gary Desoto misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-55 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard gets the rebound | 60-55 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Mark Edwards is called for the reach on Brian Shea - foul #4 on Mark Edwards, team foul #7 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Brown | Jason Feltner (C) James Ungvarsky | |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Brian Shea makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Brian Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 01:04 | Brown | Shane Ferguson steals the ball from Mark Edwards | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Brown | Brown is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 62-55 |
| 00:45 | Brown | The rebound goes to Jason Feltner | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Brown | Brown is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Brown | Mark Edwards can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 62-55 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Brown | Brown is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Desoto - foul #2 on Gary Desoto, team foul #8 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Kruse (SG), Ryan Linkous (PF) Eddie Gerhard, Samuel Birdsell | |
| Subs | Brown | | |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:30 | Brown | Jerrod Willey makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-58 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Staton (SG), Samuel Birdsell (PF) Shane Ferguson, Rickey Anderson | |
| Subs | Brown | | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Gary Desoto is called for the reach on Brian Shea in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Desoto, team foul #9 | 64-58 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Brian Shea makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Brian Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:20 | Brown | Jerrod Willey misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-58 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell grabs the board | 66-58 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Rickey Anderson (C) Samuel Birdsell | |
| Subs | Brown | | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Brown | Brown is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Mark Edwards is called for the reach on Scott Staton in the backcourt - foul #5 on Mark Edwards, team foul #10 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Brown | Robert Acton (SG) Mark Edwards | |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Scott Staton misses the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Scott Staton makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:10 | Brown | Robert Acton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-58 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous pulls down the rebound | 67-58 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Brown | Brown is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Brian Shea runs out the clock | 67-58 |