| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Bert Sharon (fresh) SG - Lawrence Northcutt (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dale Bernardo (fresh) PF - Melvin Maye (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Heroux (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Richard Burns inbounds the ball | 46-25 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:56 | Illinois | Bert Sharon is called for the reach on Roger Maciel in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bert Sharon, team foul #1 | 46-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Scott Gregory (PG) Bert Sharon | |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Gary Bradley is called for traveling | 46-25 |
| 19:25 | TX State-San Marcos | Scott Gregory is hacked by Edward Schrader - foul #2 on Edward Schrader, team foul #1 | 46-25 |
| 19:16 | TX State-San Marcos | Lawrence Northcutt comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 46-25 |
| 19:14 | TX State-San Marcos | Lawrence Northcutt gets the offensive rebound | 46-25 |
| 18:56 | TX State-San Marcos | Lawrence Northcutt makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Dale Bernardo and he's fouled by Roger Maciel - foul #1 on Roger Maciel, team foul #2 | 46-27 |
| 18:56 | TX State-San Marcos | Lawrence Northcutt misses the free throw | 46-27 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix gets the rebound | 46-27 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Edward Schrader is hacked by Dale Bernardo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dale Bernardo, team foul #2 | 46-27 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Edward Schrader misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-27 |
| 18:45 | TX State-San Marcos | Scott Gregory pulls down the rebound | 46-27 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 18:24 | TX State-San Marcos | Lawrence Northcutt clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Edward Schrader - foul #3 on Edward Schrader, team foul #3 | 46-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG), Jeffrey Hall (C) Edward Schrader, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Donald Lankford (PG), Wilfred Wills (PF), Jeremy Sanmiguel (C) Dale Bernardo, Melvin Maye, Joseph Heroux | |
| 18:24 | TX State-San Marcos | Lawrence Northcutt makes the 1st free throw | 46-28 |
| 18:24 | TX State-San Marcos | Lawrence Northcutt makes the 2nd free throw | 46-29 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Roger Maciel buries a 3 from straight away set up by Jeffrey Hall | 49-29 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 17:54 | TX State-San Marcos | Lawrence Northcutt scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Wilfred Wills | 49-32 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Lawrence Northcutt is called for the reach on Matthew Lane - foul #3 on Lawrence Northcutt, team foul #3 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (SG), Clyde Pate (PF) Richard Burns, Raymond Haddix | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Keith Augustine (PG), Dale Bernardo (SF) Lawrence Northcutt, Scott Gregory | |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF) Roger Maciel | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Melvin Maye (PF) Dale Bernardo | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 17:04 | TX State-San Marcos | Melvin Maye clanks a runner near the basket | 49-32 |
| 17:02 | TX State-San Marcos | Keith Augustine tips it but misses | 49-32 |
| 17:01 | Illinois | Richard Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 49-32 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeremy Sanmiguel - foul #1 on Jeremy Sanmiguel, team foul #4 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Gary Bradley (PF) Richard Burns, Clyde Pate | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Dale Bernardo (SF), Joseph Heroux (C) Donald Lankford, Jeremy Sanmiguel | |
| 16:49 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall makes the 1st free throw | 50-32 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 51-32 |
| 16:31 | TX State-San Marcos | Melvin Maye banks in the layup and the foul's on Kwabena Abdel - foul #2 on Kwabena Abdel, team foul #4 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF), Raymond Haddix (PF) Matthew Lane, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Scott Gregory (SG) Wilfred Wills | |
| 16:31 | TX State-San Marcos | Melvin Maye makes the free throw | 51-35 |
| 16:11 | Illinois | Gary Bradley banks in the layup on a great pass from Roger Maciel | 53-35 |
| 15:53 | TX State-San Marcos | Keith Augustine can't finish the layup | 53-35 |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix snags the defensive board | 53-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kwabena Abdel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Burns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Keith Augustine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Gregory (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dale Bernardo (fairly fresh) PF - Melvin Maye (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Heroux (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Gary Bradley hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook in the lane | 53-35 |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Richard Burns tips it back up and in | 55-35 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 15:37 | TX State-San Marcos | Dale Bernardo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-35 |
| 15:36 | TX State-San Marcos | Melvin Maye tips it home | 55-37 |
| 15:17 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel lays it up and in set up by Roger Maciel | 57-37 |
| 15:03 | TX State-San Marcos | Keith Augustine misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-37 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel grabs the board | 57-37 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 14:47 | Illinois | Gary Bradley slams it home on a nice dish by Raymond Haddix and the foul's on Keith Augustine - foul #1 on Keith Augustine, team foul #5 | 59-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Matthew Lane (SF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Kwabena Abdel, Richard Burns, Raymond Haddix | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Bert Sharon (PG), Lawrence Northcutt (SG), Donald Lankford (SF), Wilfred Wills (PF), Harold Higuchi (C) Keith Augustine, Scott Gregory, Dale Bernardo, Melvin Maye, Joseph Heroux | |
| 14:47 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the free throw | 60-37 |
| 14:30 | TX State-San Marcos | Bert Sharon buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Lawrence Northcutt | 60-40 |
| 14:01 | Illinois | Edward Schrader can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-40 |
| 13:59 | TX State-San Marcos | Donald Lankford pulls down the rebound | 60-40 |
| 13:45 | TX State-San Marcos | Lawrence Northcutt makes the jumper from the right wing | 60-42 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 13:24 | Illinois | Matthew Lane is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Northcutt - foul #4 on Lawrence Northcutt, team foul #6 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (PF) Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Scott Gregory (SG), Dale Bernardo (SF), Jeremy Sanmiguel (C) Lawrence Northcutt, Donald Lankford, Harold Higuchi | |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Matthew Lane buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Roger Maciel | 62-42 |
| 13:00 | TX State-San Marcos | Wilfred Wills can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-42 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix gets the rebound | 62-42 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Edward Schrader is fouled in the backcourt by Bert Sharon - foul #4 on Bert Sharon, team foul #7 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (PG), Richard Burns (SF), Clyde Pate (PF) Roger Maciel, Matthew Lane, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Donald Lankford (SG), Melvin Maye (PF) Bert Sharon, Wilfred Wills | |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Edward Schrader makes the 1st free throw | 63-42 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Edward Schrader makes the 2nd free throw | 64-42 |
| 12:39 | TX State-San Marcos | Scott Gregory misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-42 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Richard Burns snags the defensive board | 64-42 |
| 12:31 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-42 |
| 12:30 | TX State-San Marcos | Dale Bernardo grabs the board | 64-42 |
| 12:24 | TX State-San Marcos | Jeremy Sanmiguel misses short on a 3 from straight away | 64-42 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel grabs the defensive rebound | 64-42 |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Edward Schrader drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Kwabena Abdel | 66-42 |
| 11:52 | TX State-San Marcos | Richard Burns swats the short shot by Jeremy Sanmiguel | 66-42 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Burns | 66-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kwabena Abdel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Burns (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clyde Pate (fresh) C - Raymond Haddix (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Scott Gregory (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Lankford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Bernardo (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Melvin Maye (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Sanmiguel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left wing | 66-42 |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel tips it home | 68-42 |
| 11:14 | TX State-San Marcos | Scott Gregory misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-42 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix grabs the board | 68-42 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Edward Schrader connects on the open 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Kwabena Abdel | 71-42 |
| 10:42 | TX State-San Marcos | Scott Gregory misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 71-42 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix gets the rebound | 71-42 |
| 10:21 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel lays it up and in set up by Richard Burns | 73-42 |
| 10:04 | TX State-San Marcos | Jeremy Sanmiguel jams it | 73-44 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | Edward Schrader is open but comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 73-44 |
| 09:37 | TX State-San Marcos | Scott Gregory snags the defensive board | 73-44 |
| 09:23 | TX State-San Marcos | Dale Bernardo misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 73-44 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Edward Schrader grabs the defensive rebound | 73-44 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Dale Bernardo takes the ball from Raymond Haddix in the backcourt | 73-44 |
| 09:09 | TX State-San Marcos | Scott Gregory throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Matthew Lane (SF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Kwabena Abdel, Richard Burns, Clyde Pate | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Keith Augustine (PG), Wilfred Wills (SF), Harold Higuchi (PF), Joseph Heroux (C) Donald Lankford, Dale Bernardo, Melvin Maye, Jeremy Sanmiguel | |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Roger Maciel connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 75-44 |
| 08:40 | TX State-San Marcos | Keith Augustine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Bradley (PF) Raymond Haddix | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | | |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Roger Maciel | 77-44 |
| 08:05 | TX State-San Marcos | Scott Gregory buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 77-47 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Edward Schrader connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 80-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 11 pts. 8 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (tiring) 23 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Lane (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Bradley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 blk. C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Keith Augustine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Gregory (tired) 5 pts. SF - Wilfred Wills (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Higuchi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Joseph Heroux (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | TX State-San Marcos | Scott Gregory connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 80-49 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses the easy layup | 80-49 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Edward Schrader hits the follow up shot | 82-49 |
| 06:36 | TX State-San Marcos | Wilfred Wills is whistled for traveling | 82-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF), Raymond Haddix (PF) Edward Schrader, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Donald Lankford (SG), Gerald Galaviz (C) Harold Higuchi, Joseph Heroux | |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Wilfred Wills swats the short shot by Richard Burns | 82-49 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | Gary Bradley pulls down the offensive rebound | 82-49 |
| 05:51 | Illinois | Gary Bradley connects on the open driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Raymond Haddix | 84-49 |
| 05:44 | TX State-San Marcos | Keith Augustine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 84-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (SG) Matthew Lane | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | | |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses the easy open layup | 84-49 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Richard Burns can't tip it in | 84-49 |
| 05:12 | TX State-San Marcos | Wilfred Wills grabs the defensive rebound | 84-49 |
| 04:57 | TX State-San Marcos | Keith Augustine is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Keith Augustine, team foul #8 | 84-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Clyde Pate (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Roger Maciel, Raymond Haddix, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Harold Higuchi (PF), Jeremy Sanmiguel (C) Scott Gregory, Gerald Galaviz | |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Keith Augustine is called for the reach on Kwabena Abdel in the backcourt - foul #3 on Keith Augustine, team foul #9 | 84-49 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel makes the 1st free throw | 85-49 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel misses the 2nd free throw | 85-49 |
| 04:55 | TX State-San Marcos | Jeremy Sanmiguel pulls down the rebound | 85-49 |
| 04:47 | TX State-San Marcos | Wilfred Wills drills a shot in the paint | 85-51 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel is fouled on the floor by Keith Augustine - foul #4 on Keith Augustine, team foul #10 | 85-51 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel makes the 1st free throw | 86-51 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel makes the 2nd free throw | 87-51 |
| 04:15 | TX State-San Marcos | Keith Augustine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 87-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Matthew Lane (SF) Kwabena Abdel, Richard Burns | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Scott Gregory (SG) Keith Augustine | |
| 04:08 | Illinois | Donald Lankford is called for the reach on Roger Maciel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Lankford, team foul #11 | 87-51 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | Roger Maciel makes the 1st free throw | 88-51 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | Roger Maciel makes the 2nd free throw | 89-51 |
| 03:47 | TX State-San Marcos | Scott Gregory is whistled for a carry | 89-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Bradley (C) Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses short on an open shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Jeremy Sanmiguel - foul #2 on Jeremy Sanmiguel, team foul #12 | 89-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (PF) Clyde Pate | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Keith Augustine (PG) Jeremy Sanmiguel | |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 90-51 |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 91-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (tiring) 25 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Lane (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Haddix (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Gary Bradley (tiring) 15 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Keith Augustine (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Donald Lankford (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Gregory (tired) 7 pts. PF - Wilfred Wills (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Higuchi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:18 | TX State-San Marcos | Donald Lankford's pass is intercepted by Edward Schrader | 91-51 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Matthew Lane connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Edward Schrader | 93-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:33 | TX State-San Marcos | Gary Bradley denies the turnaround by Scott Gregory | 93-51 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Edward Schrader pulls down the rebound | 93-51 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Wilfred Wills steps in front of the Matthew Lane pass in the backcourt | 93-51 |
| 02:21 | TX State-San Marcos | Harold Higuchi is denied on a layup by Raymond Haddix | 93-51 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Gary Bradley gets the rebound | 93-51 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses long on a turnaround from close range | 93-51 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix snags the offensive board | 93-51 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Roger Maciel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 93-51 |
| 01:36 | TX State-San Marcos | The rebound goes to Wilfred Wills | 93-51 |
| 01:16 | TX State-San Marcos | Keith Augustine misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 93-51 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gary Bradley | 93-51 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Roger Maciel is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 93-51 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Gary Bradley hits the follow up shot | 95-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:47 | TX State-San Marcos | Keith Augustine misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 95-51 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Gary Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 95-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 95-51 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix grabs the offensive rebound | 95-51 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Roger Maciel runs out the clock | 95-51 |