| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Cowan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Delbert Powell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnold Long (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lee Free (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Bourne (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Foster (fresh) SF - Nelson Boyer (fresh) PF - Andrew Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Arnold Long inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | UConn | Delbert Powell drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Cowan | 34-28 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 19:23 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey misses the tip | 34-28 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey grabs the offensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Wayne Foster drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nathaniel Phillips | 34-30 |
| 18:50 | UConn | Delbert Powell misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-30 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-30 |
| 18:37 | UConn | Arnold Long pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 18:15 | UConn | Jason Cowan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-30 |
| 17:46 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey is fouled on the floor by Lee Free - foul #3 on Lee Free, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-33 |
| 17:25 | UConn | Robert Fisher is called for the reach on Eric Bourne - foul #2 on Robert Fisher, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tomas Wilde (PF) Andrew Bailey | |
| 17:09 | UConn | Delbert Powell connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jason Cowan | 40-33 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Wayne Foster | 40-36 |
| 16:27 | UConn | Arnold Long misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Wayne Foster - foul #1 on Wayne Foster, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Wilbur Bruce (C) Eric Bourne | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Edward Fox (SG) Nathaniel Phillips, Wayne Foster | |
| 16:27 | UConn | Arnold Long makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 16:27 | UConn | Arnold Long makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | Edward Fox comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 16:03 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Cowan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Delbert Powell (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnold Long (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lee Free (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Wilbur Bruce (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Fox (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:39 | UConn | Arnold Long comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 42-36 |
| 15:37 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Tomas Wilde | 42-36 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | Austin Coward buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 15:02 | UConn | Delbert Powell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 15:00 | UConn | Lee Free can't tip it in | 42-39 |
| 14:58 | UConn | Jason Cowan tips it in | 44-39 |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Austin Coward drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Edward Fox | 44-42 |
| 14:15 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Cowan | 47-42 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde misses the fadeaway from the right side | 47-42 |
| 13:52 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 13:26 | UConn | Tomas Wilde picks off the pass by Delbert Powell | 47-42 |
| 13:03 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-42 |
| 13:01 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jason Cowan | 47-42 |
| 12:52 | UConn | Delbert Powell comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-42 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Edward Fox is denied on a layup by Lee Free | 47-42 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Robert Fisher tips it home | 47-44 |
| 12:05 | UConn | Lee Free misses the shot from the free throw line | 47-44 |
| 12:04 | UConn | Jason Cowan tips it but misses | 47-44 |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Robert Fisher gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Cowan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Delbert Powell (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnold Long (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Lee Free (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Wilbur Bruce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Fox (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Nelson Boyer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tomas Wilde (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Fisher (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:54 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 11:52 | Illinois | Edward Fox snags the offensive board | 47-44 |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 11:27 | UConn | Jason Cowan pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 11:22 | UConn | Nelson Boyer picks off the pass by Delbert Powell | 47-44 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Austin Coward misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-44 |
| 11:02 | UConn | Delbert Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 10:38 | UConn | Jason Cowan is hacked by Robert Fisher - foul #3 on Robert Fisher, team foul #3 | 47-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Earl Knapp (SG), Stephen Riley (SF), Eric Bourne (C) Delbert Powell, Arnold Long, Wilbur Bruce | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG), Wayne Foster (SG), Sam Long (SF), Andrew Bailey (PF), Terrance Riccio (C) Austin Coward, Edward Fox, Nelson Boyer, Tomas Wilde, Robert Fisher | |
| 10:12 | UConn | Wayne Foster picks off the pass by Stephen Riley | 47-44 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Wayne Foster | 47-46 |
| 09:39 | UConn | Stephen Riley is fouled on the floor by Andrew Bailey - foul #1 on Andrew Bailey, team foul #4 | 47-46 |
| 09:23 | UConn | Lee Free hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-46 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey tips it in | 47-48 |
| 08:53 | UConn | Sam Long steals it from Eric Bourne | 47-48 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Sam Long hits the finger roll | 47-50 |
| 08:28 | UConn | Lee Free is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Lee Free, team foul #2 | 47-50 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 47-50 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio snags the offensive board | 47-50 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey is fouled on the floor by Lee Free - foul #5 on Lee Free, team foul #3 | 47-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Delbert Powell (SG), Wilbur Bruce (PF) Earl Knapp, Lee Free | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Boyer (SF) Terrance Riccio | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Cowan (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Delbert Powell (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Riley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - Wilbur Bruce (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Bourne (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Andrew Bailey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Sam Long (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Illinois | Wayne Foster loses the ball out of bounds | 47-50 |
| 07:23 | UConn | Eric Bourne's pass is intercepted by Nelson Boyer | 47-50 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips is fouled on the floor by Wilbur Bruce as he's doubleteamed - foul #4 on Wilbur Bruce, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Arnold Long (PG) Jason Cowan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Edward Fox (SG), Tomas Wilde (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Nathaniel Phillips, Wayne Foster, Andrew Bailey, Sam Long | |
| 06:56 | Illinois | Robert Fisher drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Edward Fox | 47-52 |
| 06:40 | UConn | Eric Bourne makes the shot from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Robert Fisher travels with the ball | 49-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Earl Knapp (SG) Delbert Powell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG), Terrance Riccio (C) Austin Coward, Robert Fisher | |
| 05:57 | UConn | Arnold Long hits a turnaround from close range | 51-52 |
| 05:30 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Earl Knapp - foul #1 on Earl Knapp, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Cowan (PG) Arnold Long | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (SG) Edward Fox | |
| 05:30 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 05:30 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 05:17 | UConn | Jason Cowan loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 51-54 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sam Long (SF) Nelson Boyer | |
| 05:04 | Illinois | Wayne Foster is hacked by Earl Knapp - foul #2 on Earl Knapp, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Delbert Powell (PG) Jason Cowan | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Wayne Foster and he's fouled by Eric Bourne - foul #2 on Eric Bourne, team foul #7 | 51-56 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Cowan (PG) Earl Knapp | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Bailey (PF) Tomas Wilde | |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses the free throw | 51-56 |
| 04:45 | UConn | Eric Bourne grabs the defensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 04:26 | UConn | Delbert Powell is called for traveling | 51-56 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Boyer (SF), Robert Fisher (C) Sam Long, Terrance Riccio | |
| 04:04 | Illinois | 3 seconds is called on Robert Fisher | 51-56 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG) Nathaniel Phillips | |
| 03:42 | UConn | Robert Fisher takes the ball from Delbert Powell | 51-56 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Cowan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Delbert Powell (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Riley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - Wilbur Bruce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Eric Bourne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Wayne Foster can't finish the layup | 51-56 |
| 03:33 | UConn | Stephen Riley gets the rebound | 51-56 |
| 03:10 | UConn | Robert Fisher steals the ball from Eric Bourne | 51-56 |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Austin Coward misses the floater from the free throw line | 51-56 |
| 03:00 | UConn | Delbert Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 03:00 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-56 |
| Subs | UConn | Arnold Long (PG), Earl Knapp (SF) Jason Cowan, Wilbur Bruce | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG) Austin Coward | |
| 02:35 | UConn | Delbert Powell buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer is fouled on the floor by Earl Knapp - foul #3 on Earl Knapp, team foul #8 | 53-56 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 02:20 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-58 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Cowan (PG) Earl Knapp | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:59 | UConn | Delbert Powell makes the wide open 3 from the left corner set up by Stephen Riley | 56-58 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-60 |
| 01:10 | UConn | Arnold Long buries a runner from the baseline | 58-60 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips is hacked by Stephen Riley - foul #1 on Stephen Riley, team foul #9 | 58-60 |
| Subs | UConn | Wilbur Bruce (PF) Stephen Riley | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:35 | UConn | Delbert Powell misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-62 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips snags the defensive board | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Jason Cowan is called for the reach on Nathaniel Phillips in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jason Cowan, team foul #10 | 58-62 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (SG), Tomas Wilde (PF) Wayne Foster, Andrew Bailey | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:25 | UConn | Jason Cowan shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-64 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Robert Fisher grabs the board | 58-64 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-64 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (SG), Sam Long (PF) Nathaniel Phillips, Tomas Wilde | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Cowan - foul #4 on Jason Cowan, team foul #11 | 58-64 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:14 | UConn | Jason Cowan evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left corner | 61-66 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Delbert Powell is called for the reach on Nelson Boyer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Delbert Powell, team foul #12 | 61-66 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:06 | UConn | Arnold Long misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-68 |
| 00:05 | UConn | Jason Cowan grabs the offensive rebound | 61-68 |
| 00:03 | UConn | Jason Cowan shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 61-68 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer snags the defensive board | 61-68 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer runs out the clock | 61-68 |