| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Peters (fresh) SG - John Garrison (fresh) SF - Kenneth Mount (fresh) PF - James Owens (fresh) C - Graig Gilliland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Bobbitt (fresh) SG - Robert Meador (fresh) SF - Tony Brown (fresh) PF - Todd Dombrosky (fresh) C - Lupe Lopez (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | John Garrison grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | John Garrison misses the 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | UConn | Tony Brown is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Clifton Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 18:13 | UConn | Tony Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:11 | UConn | David Bobbitt is hacked by Clifton Peters in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clifton Peters, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 17:52 | UConn | David Bobbitt misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | James Owens gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Clifton Peters misses short on a 3 from the right corner but he's fouled by David Bobbitt - foul #1 on David Bobbitt, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Clifton Peters makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Clifton Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Clifton Peters makes the 3rd free throw | 3-0 |
| 17:06 | UConn | David Bobbitt misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-0 |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Clifton Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 16:47 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 3-0 |
| 16:45 | UConn | Tony Brown snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 16:16 | UConn | Lupe Lopez misses the jumper from the right block | 3-0 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | Clifton Peters grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | John Garrison hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-0 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Peters (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Garrison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Mount (fairly fresh) PF - James Owens (fairly fresh) C - Graig Gilliland (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Bobbitt (fresh) SG - Robert Meador (fresh) SF - Tony Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Todd Dombrosky (fresh) C - Lupe Lopez (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | UConn | David Bobbitt connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Todd Dombrosky | 6-3 |
| 14:59 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Clifton Peters | 8-3 |
| 14:39 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky's layup is rejected by James Owens | 8-3 |
| 14:38 | UConn | Lupe Lopez tips it back up and in | 8-5 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Robert Meador picks off the pass by John Garrison | 8-5 |
| 13:53 | UConn | Robert Meador makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from David Bobbitt | 8-7 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | Todd Dombrosky is called for the reach on Clifton Peters - foul #1 on Todd Dombrosky, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | UConn | Dennis Curry (PG), Michael Scott (SG), Francis Adams (SF), Raymond Harris (PF), Roderick Forrest (C) David Bobbitt, Robert Meador, Tony Brown, Todd Dombrosky, Lupe Lopez | |
| 13:04 | Illinois | Fred Zeh knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ralph Williams | 11-7 |
| 13:01 | UConn | Michael Scott is hacked by Jack Robinson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jack Robinson, team foul #2 | 11-7 |
| 12:46 | UConn | Raymond Harris makes the jumpshot from the right side | 11-9 |
| 12:30 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci misses the lay-in | 11-9 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci tips it in | 13-9 |
| 12:07 | UConn | Francis Adams connects on the shot from the left side | 13-11 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Jack Robinson is fouled on the floor by Michael Scott - foul #1 on Michael Scott, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UConn | Tony Brown (SF), Lupe Lopez (C) Francis Adams, Roderick Forrest | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Fred Zeh (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jack Robinson (fresh) SF - Ralph Williams (fresh) PF - Jeremy Santucci (fresh) 2 pts. C - Logan Powers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Dennis Curry (fresh) SG - Michael Scott (fresh) SF - Tony Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raymond Harris (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lupe Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Fred Zeh can't finish the layup | 13-11 |
| 11:23 | UConn | Tony Brown gets the rebound | 13-11 |
| 11:04 | UConn | Tony Brown connects on the floater from close range set up by Dennis Curry and the foul's on Ralph Williams - foul #1 on Ralph Williams, team foul #3 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), Kenneth Mount (SF), James Owens (PF), Graig Gilliland (C) Jack Robinson, Ralph Williams, Jeremy Santucci, Logan Powers | |
| Subs | UConn | David Bobbitt (PG), Ben Clayson (SG), Roderick Forrest (C) Dennis Curry, Michael Scott, Raymond Harris | |
| 11:04 | UConn | Tony Brown makes the free throw | 13-14 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland's fadeaway is rejected by Lupe Lopez | 13-14 |
| 10:47 | UConn | Lupe Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 10:26 | UConn | David Bobbitt misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-14 |
| 10:24 | UConn | Roderick Forrest tips it back up and in | 13-16 |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Clifton Peters drills a floater from the left wing | 15-16 |
| 09:40 | UConn | David Bobbitt misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 15-16 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount grabs the board | 15-16 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Roderick Forrest steals the ball from Clifton Peters | 15-16 |
| 08:50 | UConn | Ben Clayson connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by David Bobbitt | 15-19 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount is fouled on the floor by Roderick Forrest - foul #1 on Roderick Forrest, team foul #4 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Garrison (PG), Jack Robinson (SG), Ralph Williams (SF), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Logan Powers (C) Clifton Peters, Fred Zeh, Kenneth Mount, James Owens, Graig Gilliland | |
| Subs | UConn | Dennis Curry (PG), Robert Meador (SG), Francis Adams (SF), Todd Dombrosky (PF) David Bobbitt, Ben Clayson, Tony Brown, Roderick Forrest | |
| 07:57 | Illinois | John Garrison hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-19 |
| 07:55 | UConn | Lupe Lopez pulls down the rebound | 15-19 |
| 07:51 | UConn | Robert Meador buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Dennis Curry | 15-21 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | John Garrison drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Jeremy Santucci and he's fouled by Todd Dombrosky - foul #2 on Todd Dombrosky, team foul #5 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UConn | Raymond Harris (PF) Todd Dombrosky | |
| 07:33 | Illinois | John Garrison makes the free throw | 18-21 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Garrison (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jack Robinson (fresh) SF - Ralph Williams (fresh) PF - Jeremy Santucci (fresh) 2 pts. C - Logan Powers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Dennis Curry (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Meador (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Francis Adams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Harris (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lupe Lopez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | UConn | Lupe Lopez misses the easy layup but the foul's on Logan Powers - foul #1 on Logan Powers, team foul #4 | 18-21 |
| 07:11 | UConn | Lupe Lopez misses the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 07:11 | UConn | Lupe Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | John Garrison misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-22 |
| 06:43 | UConn | Raymond Harris pulls down the rebound | 18-22 |
| 06:14 | UConn | Raymond Harris lays it in | 18-24 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | John Garrison misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-24 |
| 05:53 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci hits the follow up shot | 20-24 |
| 05:47 | UConn | Logan Powers is called for the reach on Francis Adams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Logan Powers, team foul #5 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred Zeh (PG), Kenneth Mount (SF), James Owens (PF), Graig Gilliland (C) Jack Robinson, Ralph Williams, Jeremy Santucci, Logan Powers | |
| Subs | UConn | David Bobbitt (PG), Michael Scott (SG), Tony Brown (SF), Roderick Forrest (C) Dennis Curry, Robert Meador, Francis Adams, Lupe Lopez | |
| 05:18 | UConn | Tony Brown makes the floater from the right side set up by Michael Scott | 20-26 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount makes the jump hook in the lane | 22-26 |
| 04:35 | UConn | Tony Brown blows the layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Mount - foul #1 on Kenneth Mount, team foul #6 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG) John Garrison | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 04:35 | UConn | Tony Brown makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 04:35 | UConn | Tony Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Graig Gilliland | 22-27 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | James Owens misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-27 |
| 04:04 | UConn | The rebound goes to David Bobbitt | 22-27 |
| 04:02 | UConn | David Bobbitt throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Williams (SF), Jeremy Santucci (PF) Kenneth Mount, James Owens | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Meador (SG), Lupe Lopez (C) Michael Scott, Roderick Forrest | |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Lupe Lopez - foul #1 on Lupe Lopez, team foul #6 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UConn | Todd Dombrosky (PF) Raymond Harris | |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland misses the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 03:34 | UConn | Graig Gilliland steps in front of the David Bobbitt pass in the backcourt | 23-27 |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci blows the layup but the foul's on Todd Dombrosky - foul #3 on Todd Dombrosky, team foul #7 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (SG), Logan Powers (C) Fred Zeh, Graig Gilliland | |
| Subs | UConn | Dennis Curry (PG), Francis Adams (SF), Raymond Harris (PF) David Bobbitt, Tony Brown, Todd Dombrosky | |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci misses the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Peters (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Robinson (fresh) SF - Ralph Williams (fresh) PF - Jeremy Santucci (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Logan Powers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Dennis Curry (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Meador (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Francis Adams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Lupe Lopez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:55 | UConn | Lupe Lopez makes the wide open driving attempt near the basket | 24-29 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Clifton Peters misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Lupe Lopez - foul #2 on Lupe Lopez, team foul #8 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Mount (SF), James Owens (PF) Ralph Williams, Jeremy Santucci | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Scott (SG), Roderick Forrest (C) Robert Meador, Raymond Harris | |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Clifton Peters makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Clifton Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 02:08 | UConn | Francis Adams misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-29 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount loses the dribble to Dennis Curry | 26-29 |
| 01:31 | UConn | Lupe Lopez drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Scott | 26-31 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | James Owens knocks in the jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Roderick Forrest - foul #2 on Roderick Forrest, team foul #9 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred Zeh (PG), John Garrison (SG), Graig Gilliland (C) Clifton Peters, Jack Robinson, Logan Powers | |
| Subs | UConn | David Bobbitt (PG), Tony Brown (SF) Dennis Curry, Francis Adams | |
| 01:10 | Illinois | James Owens misses the free throw | 28-31 |
| 01:10 | UConn | Roderick Forrest gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| 01:08 | UConn | Kenneth Mount takes the ball from Michael Scott in the backcourt | 28-31 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount lays it in | 30-31 |
| 01:02 | UConn | Fred Zeh steals it from Michael Scott in the backcourt | 30-31 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | John Garrison blows the dunk | 30-31 |
| 00:58 | UConn | David Bobbitt pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 00:39 | UConn | Lupe Lopez hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook near the basket | 30-31 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | James Owens snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | John Garrison clanks a runner in the lane but the foul's on Roderick Forrest - foul #3 on Roderick Forrest, team foul #10 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Williams (SF), Jeremy Santucci (PF) Kenneth Mount, James Owens | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Meador (SG), Raymond Harris (PF) Michael Scott, Roderick Forrest | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | John Garrison makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | John Garrison makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 00:08 | UConn | Lupe Lopez can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Graig Gilliland - foul #1 on Graig Gilliland, team foul #7 | 32-31 |
| 00:08 | UConn | Lupe Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 00:08 | UConn | Lupe Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Fred Zeh misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 32-33 |
| 00:02 | UConn | Tony Brown gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Tony Brown misses long on a fullcourt shot | 32-33 |