| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Brian Campbell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Proctor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clyde Thompson (fresh) PF - Daniel Hamel (fresh) C - Steven Geoghegan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Garrison (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Mount (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Graig Gilliland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona | Clyde Thompson inbounds the ball | 24-31 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Arizona | Clyde Thompson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-31 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Clifton Peters | 27-33 |
| 19:04 | Arizona | Brian Campbell misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 19:03 | Arizona | Clyde Thompson tips it but misses | 27-33 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount pulls down the rebound | 27-33 |
| 18:40 | Illinois | John Garrison shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-33 |
| 18:39 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland grabs the offensive board | 27-33 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | John Garrison drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from James Owens | 27-35 |
| 18:03 | Arizona | Carl Proctor hits a floater from the right block and the foul's on John Garrison - foul #2 on John Garrison, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ted Glasser (PG), Jeffrey Borders (SF), Glenn Hanson (PF), Thomas Sliger (C) Brian Campbell, Clyde Thompson, Daniel Hamel, Steven Geoghegan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred Zeh (PG), Jack Robinson (SG), Ralph Williams (SF), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Logan Powers (C) Clifton Peters, John Garrison, Kenneth Mount, James Owens, Graig Gilliland | |
| 18:03 | Arizona | Carl Proctor makes the free throw | 30-35 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Fred Zeh buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jeremy Santucci | 30-38 |
| 17:12 | Arizona | Jeremy Santucci is called for the reach on Glenn Hanson - foul #2 on Jeremy Santucci, team foul #2 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Arizona | Brian Campbell (PG), Dwight Stone (SG), William Hart (C) Ted Glasser, Carl Proctor, Thomas Sliger | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:58 | Arizona | Jeffrey Borders is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-38 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Brian Campbell picks off the pass by Jeremy Santucci | 32-38 |
| 16:13 | Arizona | Brian Campbell buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Glenn Hanson | 35-38 |
| 15:49 | Illinois | Jeffrey Borders is called for the reach on Ralph Williams - foul #2 on Jeffrey Borders, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Arizona | Carl Proctor (SG), Steven Geoghegan (C) Brian Campbell, William Hart | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), John Garrison (SG), Kenneth Mount (SF), James Owens (PF), Graig Gilliland (C) Fred Zeh, Jack Robinson, Ralph Williams, Jeremy Santucci, Logan Powers | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Dwight Stone (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Carl Proctor (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffrey Borders (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Glenn Hanson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Geoghegan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Garrison (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Mount (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Graig Gilliland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Illinois | Clifton Peters scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-41 |
| 15:17 | Arizona | Carl Proctor comes up short on the shot from the left side | 35-41 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | James Owens gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Clifton Peters misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 14:48 | Arizona | Steven Geoghegan snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 14:43 | Arizona | Carl Proctor scores on a shot from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 14:22 | Illinois | John Garrison misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-41 |
| 14:20 | Arizona | Carl Proctor grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 14:11 | Arizona | Glenn Hanson scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Carl Proctor | 39-41 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | John Garrison is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-41 |
| 13:42 | Arizona | Steven Geoghegan pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 13:40 | Arizona | Glenn Hanson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 39-41 |
| Subs | Arizona | Brian Campbell (PG), Thomas Sliger (C) Carl Proctor, Steven Geoghegan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred Zeh (SG), Ralph Williams (SF), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Logan Powers (C) John Garrison, Kenneth Mount, James Owens, Graig Gilliland | |
| 13:15 | Illinois | Dwight Stone steps in front of the Clifton Peters pass | 39-41 |
| 13:12 | Arizona | Dwight Stone lays it in | 41-41 |
| 12:51 | Illinois | Fred Zeh connects on the shot from the right side | 41-43 |
| 12:48 | Arizona | Dwight Stone throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-43 |
| Subs | Arizona | Carl Proctor (SG), Clyde Thompson (SF), Daniel Hamel (PF) Dwight Stone, Jeffrey Borders, Glenn Hanson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (SG) Clifton Peters | |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Jack Robinson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-45 |
| 12:18 | Arizona | Clyde Thompson scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Carl Proctor | 44-45 |
| 11:54 | Illinois | Fred Zeh can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 11:52 | Illinois | Jack Robinson grabs the offensive board | 44-45 |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Fred Zeh misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 11:25 | Arizona | Thomas Sliger gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Brian Campbell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Proctor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clyde Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Hamel (fresh) C - Thomas Sliger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Fred Zeh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ralph Williams (fairly fresh) PF - Jeremy Santucci (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Logan Powers (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:22 | Arizona | Clyde Thompson's pass is intercepted by Logan Powers in the backcourt | 44-45 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Thomas Sliger steals the ball from Jack Robinson | 44-45 |
| 10:49 | Arizona | Jack Robinson is called for the reach on Thomas Sliger - foul #2 on Jack Robinson, team foul #3 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ted Glasser (PG), Dwight Stone (SG), Jeffrey Borders (SF), Glenn Hanson (PF), Steven Geoghegan (C) Brian Campbell, Carl Proctor, Clyde Thompson, Daniel Hamel, Thomas Sliger | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), John Garrison (SG), Kenneth Mount (SF), James Owens (PF), Graig Gilliland (C) Fred Zeh, Jack Robinson, Ralph Williams, Jeremy Santucci, Logan Powers | |
| 10:37 | Arizona | Dwight Stone travels with the ball | 44-45 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | Clifton Peters buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from John Garrison | 44-48 |
| 09:55 | Arizona | Clifton Peters picks off the pass by Steven Geoghegan | 44-48 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount banks in the layup set up by Clifton Peters | 44-50 |
| 09:30 | Arizona | Glenn Hanson drills a turnaround from close range set up by Dwight Stone | 46-50 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | James Owens hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Garrison | 46-52 |
| 08:58 | Arizona | Graig Gilliland blocks the jumper by Steven Geoghegan | 46-52 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | James Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | John Garrison can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 08:35 | Arizona | Jeffrey Borders snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 08:26 | Arizona | A charge is called on Jeffrey Borders - foul #3 on Jeffrey Borders, team foul #2 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Arizona | Brian Campbell (PG), Carl Proctor (SG), William Hart (C) Ted Glasser, Dwight Stone, Steven Geoghegan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred Zeh (PG), Jack Robinson (SG) Clifton Peters, John Garrison | |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Jack Robinson loses the dribble to Carl Proctor | 46-52 |
| 08:07 | Arizona | Fred Zeh picks off the pass by Carl Proctor in the backcourt | 46-52 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | James Owens buries a floater near the basket | 46-54 |
| 07:30 | Arizona | Jeffrey Borders is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Jeffrey Borders, team foul #3 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Arizona | Steven Geoghegan (C) William Hart | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Garrison (SG), Ralph Williams (SF), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Logan Powers (C) Jack Robinson, Kenneth Mount, James Owens, Graig Gilliland | |
| 07:13 | Illinois | The jump hook by Jeremy Santucci is blocked by Steven Geoghegan | 46-54 |
| 07:11 | Arizona | Glenn Hanson snags the defensive board | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Brian Campbell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Proctor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Borders (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Glenn Hanson (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Geoghegan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Fred Zeh (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Garrison (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ralph Williams (fresh) PF - Jeremy Santucci (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Logan Powers (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:09 | Arizona | Brian Campbell is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Zeh - foul #1 on Fred Zeh, team foul #4 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Arizona | Daniel Hamel (PF) Glenn Hanson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:59 | Arizona | Carl Proctor is hacked by Ralph Williams - foul #1 on Ralph Williams, team foul #5 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Arizona | Glenn Hanson (PF) Daniel Hamel | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:48 | Arizona | John Garrison steals the ball from Brian Campbell | 46-54 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-54 |
| 06:21 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Glenn Hanson | 46-54 |
| 05:59 | Arizona | Jeffrey Borders clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ralph Williams - foul #2 on Ralph Williams, team foul #6 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Arizona | Daniel Hamel (PF), Thomas Sliger (C) Glenn Hanson, Steven Geoghegan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), Jack Robinson (SG), Kenneth Mount (SF), James Owens (PF), Graig Gilliland (C) Fred Zeh, John Garrison, Ralph Williams, Jeremy Santucci, Logan Powers | |
| 05:59 | Arizona | Jeffrey Borders misses the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 05:59 | Arizona | Jeffrey Borders misses the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kenneth Mount | 46-54 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Clifton Peters makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jack Robinson | 46-57 |
| 05:18 | Arizona | Jeffrey Borders hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Brian Campbell | 49-57 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | James Owens's floater is knocked away by Thomas Sliger | 49-57 |
| 04:51 | Arizona | Daniel Hamel grabs the defensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 04:49 | Arizona | Carl Proctor is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Robinson - foul #3 on Jack Robinson, team foul #7 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Arizona | Clyde Thompson (SF), Glenn Hanson (PF), Steven Geoghegan (C) Jeffrey Borders, Daniel Hamel, Thomas Sliger | |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred Zeh (SG) Jack Robinson | |
| 04:49 | Arizona | Carl Proctor makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 04:49 | Arizona | Carl Proctor makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Steven Geoghegan is called for the reach on Fred Zeh - foul #1 on Steven Geoghegan, team foul #4 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Arizona | Dwight Stone (SG) Carl Proctor | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Garrison (SG), Jeremy Santucci (PF) Clifton Peters, James Owens | |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-57 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Williams (SF), Logan Powers (C) Kenneth Mount, Graig Gilliland | |
| 04:02 | Arizona | Steven Geoghegan misses the jumper from the baseline | 51-57 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Fred Zeh | 51-57 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Ralph Williams connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Fred Zeh | 51-59 |
| 03:38 | Arizona | Glenn Hanson connects on the runner in the lane | 53-59 |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Glenn Hanson - foul #2 on Glenn Hanson, team foul #5 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ted Glasser (PG), Carl Proctor (SG), Jeffrey Borders (SF) Brian Campbell, Dwight Stone, Clyde Thompson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), Jack Robinson (SG) Fred Zeh, John Garrison | |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 03:09 | Arizona | Steven Geoghegan's layup is rejected by Logan Powers | 53-61 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Logan Powers gets the rebound | 53-61 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Ted Glasser (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Proctor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Borders (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Glenn Hanson (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Geoghegan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Peters (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jack Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ralph Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeremy Santucci (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Logan Powers (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Clifton Peters comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 53-61 |
| 02:39 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Steven Geoghegan | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:33 | Arizona | Steven Geoghegan lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ted Glasser | 55-61 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-61 |
| Subs | Arizona | Brian Campbell (PG), Daniel Hamel (PF), William Hart (C) Ted Glasser, Glenn Hanson, Steven Geoghegan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred Zeh (PG), James Owens (PF) Clifton Peters, Jeremy Santucci | |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Fred Zeh is fouled on the floor by Brian Campbell - foul #3 on Brian Campbell, team foul #6 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Arizona | Dwight Stone (SG), Thomas Sliger (C) Carl Proctor, William Hart | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Mount (SF), Graig Gilliland (C) Ralph Williams, Logan Powers | |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Jeffrey Borders is called for the reach on Kenneth Mount - foul #5 on Jeffrey Borders, team foul #7 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Arizona | Carl Proctor (SG), Clyde Thompson (SF), Glenn Hanson (PF) Dwight Stone, Jeffrey Borders, Daniel Hamel | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 01:41 | Arizona | Thomas Sliger comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 55-63 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount snags the defensive board | 55-63 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-63 |
| Subs | Arizona | Daniel Hamel (PF), Steven Geoghegan (C) Glenn Hanson, Thomas Sliger | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), John Garrison (SG) Fred Zeh, Jack Robinson | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:18 | Illinois | John Garrison works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Daniel Hamel - foul #2 on Daniel Hamel, team foul #8 | 55-63 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | John Garrison makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | John Garrison makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:02 | Arizona | Brian Campbell misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-65 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland grabs the defensive rebound | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:59 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Campbell - foul #4 on Brian Campbell, team foul #9 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci (PF) James Owens | |
| 00:59 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland misses the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:59 | Arizona | Steven Geoghegan snags the defensive board | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona 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 fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Arizona | Clifton Peters steps in front of the Carl Proctor pass in the backcourt | 55-65 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | John Garrison banks in the layup on a great pass from Clifton Peters | 55-67 |
| 00:49 | Arizona | Carl Proctor's layup is rejected by Graig Gilliland | 55-67 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Garrison | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona 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 fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Clifton Peters misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-67 |
| 00:21 | Arizona | Daniel Hamel pulls down the rebound | 55-67 |
| 00:16 | Arizona | Steven Geoghegan makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Brian Campbell | 57-67 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Clifton Peters runs out the clock | 57-67 |