| Lineup | Florida | PG - Kenneth Reid (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lorenzo Torres (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Walker (fresh) PF - Thomas Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Hart (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. C - Andrew Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Florida | Jeremy Walker inbounds the ball | 25-24 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Florida | James Hart can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Fisher - foul #2 on Robert Fisher, team foul #1 | 25-24 |
| 19:46 | Florida | James Hart misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 19:46 | Florida | James Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 19:46 | Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Walker | 25-24 |
| 19:30 | Florida | Thomas Gardner misses short on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Nelson Boyer - foul #1 on Nelson Boyer, team foul #2 | 25-24 |
| 19:30 | Florida | Thomas Gardner misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 19:30 | Florida | Thomas Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer gets the rebound | 25-24 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Wayne Foster lays it up and in | 25-26 |
| 18:49 | Florida | Kenneth Reid hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-26 |
| 18:48 | Florida | Thomas Gardner tips it home | 27-26 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 27-26 |
| 18:25 | Florida | Jeremy Walker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-26 |
| 18:24 | Florida | Lorenzo Torres can't tip it in | 27-26 |
| 18:22 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-26 |
| 17:59 | Florida | The rebound goes to Thomas Gardner | 27-26 |
| 17:34 | Florida | Wayne Foster steals the ball from Kenneth Reid | 27-26 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Nathaniel Phillips | 27-28 |
| 17:06 | Florida | James Hart hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Robert Fisher pulls down the rebound | 27-28 |
| 17:01 | Illinois | Wayne Foster is fouled in the backcourt by Lorenzo Torres - foul #2 on Lorenzo Torres, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Florida | Donald Fountain (SG), John Coleman (PF), Zhu Chin (C) Lorenzo Torres, Thomas Gardner, James Hart | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Edward Fox (SG), Sam Long (SF), Terrance Riccio (C) Nathaniel Phillips, Wayne Foster, Nelson Boyer, Andrew Bailey | |
| 16:47 | Illinois | Robert Fisher buries a shot from the right side set up by Austin Coward | 27-30 |
| 16:20 | Florida | Kenneth Reid buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Coleman | 30-30 |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Austin Coward hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 30-30 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Sam Long grabs the offensive board | 30-30 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Kenneth Reid (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Fountain (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Walker (tiring) 2 reb. PF - John Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Zhu Chin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Fox (fresh) SF - Sam Long (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Fisher (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Sam Long | 30-33 |
| 15:40 | Florida | Zhu Chin misses short on a floater from the right side | 30-33 |
| 15:39 | Florida | John Coleman tips it home | 32-33 |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Austin Coward clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-33 |
| 15:21 | Florida | John Coleman grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 14:57 | Florida | John Coleman can't connect on a shot from the right block | 32-33 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Edward Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 14:45 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 32-33 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio tips it back up and in | 32-35 |
| 14:23 | Florida | John Coleman is hacked by Robert Fisher - foul #3 on Robert Fisher, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Florida | Jared McCullough (PG), Lorenzo Torres (SG), Paul Paris (SF), Thomas Gardner (PF), James Hart (C) Kenneth Reid, Donald Fountain, Jeremy Walker, John Coleman, Zhu Chin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG), Wayne Foster (SG), Nelson Boyer (SF), Tomas Wilde (PF), Andrew Bailey (C) Austin Coward, Edward Fox, Sam Long, Robert Fisher, Terrance Riccio | |
| 14:00 | Florida | Thomas Gardner drills a floater in the paint | 34-35 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | Lorenzo Torres is called for the reach on Wayne Foster in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lorenzo Torres, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 13:35 | Florida | James Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 13:10 | Florida | James Hart hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Andrew Bailey | 34-35 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Lorenzo Torres is called for the reach on Andrew Bailey - foul #4 on Lorenzo Torres, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Florida | Jeremy Walker (SF), Charles Voss (C) Paul Paris, James Hart | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Wayne Foster can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 34-35 |
| 12:41 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Nathaniel Phillips | 34-35 |
| 12:26 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 12:25 | Florida | Charles Voss pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 12:21 | Florida | Lorenzo Torres is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Phillips - foul #1 on Nathaniel Phillips, team foul #4 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Florida | Kenneth Reid (PG), Zhu Chin (C) Jared McCullough, Thomas Gardner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (SG), Robert Fisher (PF) Wayne Foster, Tomas Wilde | |
| 11:56 | Florida | Lorenzo Torres buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Voss | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Kenneth Reid (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lorenzo Torres (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jeremy Walker (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Charles Voss (fresh) C - Zhu Chin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Fox (fresh) SF - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Fisher (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Bailey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Nathaniel Phillips, team foul #5 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Florida | Paul Paris (SG), John Coleman (SF), James Hart (C) Lorenzo Torres, Jeremy Walker, Zhu Chin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Sam Long (SF), Terrance Riccio (C) Nathaniel Phillips, Nelson Boyer, Andrew Bailey | |
| 11:07 | Florida | John Coleman clanks a jumper from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Sam Long is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Paris - foul #1 on Paul Paris, team foul #4 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Florida | Donald Fountain (SG) Charles Voss | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (SG), Tomas Wilde (PF) Edward Fox, Robert Fisher | |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Wayne Foster makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Austin Coward and he's fouled by Kenneth Reid - foul #1 on Kenneth Reid, team foul #5 | 37-37 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Wayne Foster misses the free throw | 37-37 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Paul Paris is called for the reach on Sam Long - foul #2 on Paul Paris, team foul #6 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Florida | Jared McCullough (PG), Thomas Gardner (PF), Zhu Chin (C) Kenneth Reid, Paul Paris, James Hart | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Boyer (SF) Sam Long | |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde scores on a shot from the right block | 37-39 |
| 09:59 | Florida | John Coleman can't connect on a shot from the left side | 37-39 |
| 09:57 | Florida | John Coleman grabs the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 09:34 | Florida | John Coleman can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Nelson Boyer - foul #2 on Nelson Boyer, team foul #6 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Florida | Kenneth Reid (PG), Lorenzo Torres (SG), James Hart (C) Jared McCullough, Donald Fountain, Thomas Gardner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG), Edward Fox (SG), Robert Fisher (PF), Andrew Bailey (C) Austin Coward, Wayne Foster, Tomas Wilde, Terrance Riccio | |
| 09:34 | Florida | John Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 09:34 | Florida | John Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 09:03 | Florida | John Coleman misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Nelson Boyer - foul #3 on Nelson Boyer, team foul #7 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Florida | Charles Voss (PF) Zhu Chin | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:03 | Florida | John Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 09:03 | Florida | John Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Edward Fox is hacked by Lorenzo Torres in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lorenzo Torres, team foul #7 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Florida | Paul Paris (SG), Jeremy Walker (SF) Lorenzo Torres, John Coleman | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Edward Fox makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Edward Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 08:48 | Florida | Charles Voss's floater is tipped away by Andrew Bailey | 41-44 |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Nathaniel Phillips | 41-47 |
| 07:55 | Florida | Jeremy Walker misses the turnaround from the right block | 41-47 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Kenneth Reid (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Paris (fresh) SF - Jeremy Walker (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Charles Voss (fairly fresh) C - James Hart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Fox (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nelson Boyer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Robert Fisher (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Bailey (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:36 | Illinois | Edward Fox loses the dribble to James Hart | 41-47 |
| 07:10 | Florida | Paul Paris scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 43-47 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Edward Fox misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Paul Paris - foul #3 on Paul Paris, team foul #8 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Florida | Jared McCullough (PG), Donald Fountain (SG), Thomas Gardner (PF), Zhu Chin (C) Kenneth Reid, Paul Paris, Charles Voss, James Hart | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Sam Long (SF), Tomas Wilde (PF), Terrance Riccio (C) Nathaniel Phillips, Nelson Boyer, Robert Fisher, Andrew Bailey | |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Edward Fox misses the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Edward Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 06:28 | Florida | Jared McCullough clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 06:26 | Illinois | Sam Long snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Terrance Riccio | 43-51 |
| 05:55 | Florida | Jeremy Walker misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-51 |
| 05:53 | Florida | Jeremy Walker misses the tip | 43-51 |
| 05:51 | Florida | Thomas Gardner hits the follow up shot | 45-51 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Terrance Riccio | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:13 | Florida | Donald Fountain hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Sam Long gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Thomas Gardner takes the ball from Sam Long in the backcourt | 45-53 |
| 05:00 | Florida | Jeremy Walker hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-53 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde grabs the defensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-53 |
| Subs | Florida | John Coleman (SF), James Hart (C) Jeremy Walker, Zhu Chin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG), Wayne Foster (SG), Nelson Boyer (SF) Austin Coward, Edward Fox, Sam Long | |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Nathaniel Phillips and he's hacked by John Coleman - foul #2 on John Coleman, team foul #9 | 45-55 |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses the free throw | 45-55 |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde gets the offensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 45-55 |
| 04:33 | Florida | James Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 04:28 | Florida | John Coleman is whistled for a carry | 45-55 |
| Subs | Florida | Kenneth Reid (PG) Donald Fountain | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Nelson Boyer | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:53 | Florida | James Hart hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 45-58 |
| 03:51 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio pulls down the rebound | 45-58 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Kenneth Reid (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared McCullough (fairly fresh) SF - John Coleman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Gardner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Hart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Terrance Riccio (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-58 |
| 03:23 | Florida | Thomas Gardner gets the rebound | 45-58 |
| 03:09 | Florida | Kenneth Reid loses the ball out of bounds | 45-58 |
| Subs | Florida | Donald Fountain (SG), Paul Paris (SF), Charles Voss (PF), Zhu Chin (C) Jared McCullough, John Coleman, Thomas Gardner, James Hart | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Fisher (PF), Andrew Bailey (C) Tomas Wilde, Terrance Riccio | |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Wayne Foster | 45-61 |
| 02:31 | Florida | Kenneth Reid misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-61 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Robert Fisher grabs the board | 45-61 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Donald Fountain steals the ball from Robert Fisher in the backcourt | 45-61 |
| 02:11 | Florida | Kenneth Reid can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 45-61 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey snags the defensive board | 45-61 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Wayne Foster's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Reid in the backcourt | 45-61 |
| 02:01 | Florida | Kenneth Reid lays it in | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips buries a jumper from the right side set up by Nelson Boyer | 47-63 |
| 01:19 | Florida | Kenneth Reid's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-63 |
| Subs | Florida | Jeremy Walker (SF), Thomas Gardner (PF), James Hart (C) Paul Paris, Charles Voss, Zhu Chin | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Donald Fountain takes the ball from Nelson Boyer in the backcourt | 47-63 |
| 01:11 | Florida | Donald Fountain banks in the layup | 49-63 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-63 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Bailey | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Nathaniel Phillips | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | Florida | Donald Fountain buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Kenneth Reid | 52-65 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips runs out the clock | 52-65 |