| Lineup | Texas | PG - Joe Strong (fresh) SG - Nicholas Gomes (fresh) SF - Arthur Griffin (fresh) PF - Christopher Cooper (fresh) C - Trevor Adame (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) SF - Richard Burns (fresh) PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) C - Gary Bradley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Texas | Trevor Adame wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Texas | Joe Strong is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Illinois | Edward Schrader misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | Edward Schrader misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | Texas | Joe Strong misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Schrader | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Nicholas Gomes steps in front of the Roger Maciel pass | 0-2 |
| 18:23 | Texas | Joe Strong lays it in on a great pass from Nicholas Gomes | 2-2 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Gary Bradley can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Joe Strong - foul #1 on Joe Strong, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:50 | Texas | Joe Strong hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-4 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | Richard Burns is hacked by Arthur Griffin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Arthur Griffin, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Texas | Albert Madison (PG), Charles Christensen (SG), Andrew Dreyer (SF), William Wolcott (PF), Bernard Delahoussaye (C) Joe Strong, Nicholas Gomes, Arthur Griffin, Christopher Cooper, Trevor Adame | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:18 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses long on an open shot from the left block | 2-4 |
| 17:17 | Texas | Bernard Delahoussaye pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:48 | Texas | William Wolcott blows the layup but he's fouled by Gary Bradley - foul #1 on Gary Bradley, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Texas | Joe Strong (PG) Albert Madison | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall (C) Gary Bradley | |
| 16:48 | Texas | William Wolcott makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:48 | Texas | William Wolcott makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:21 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall double dribbles | 4-4 |
| Subs | Texas | Nicholas Gomes (SG), Christopher Cooper (PF), Trevor Adame (C) Charles Christensen, William Wolcott, Bernard Delahoussaye | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SF) Richard Burns | |
| 16:11 | Texas | Christopher Cooper misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 4-4 |
| 16:10 | Texas | Christopher Cooper hits the follow up shot | 6-4 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Roger Maciel knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Edward Schrader and he's fouled by Joe Strong - foul #2 on Joe Strong, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Texas | Albert Madison (PG), Arthur Griffin (SF) Joe Strong, Andrew Dreyer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (SG), Gary Bradley (PF) Edward Schrader, Raymond Haddix | |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses the free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:46 | Texas | Christopher Cooper pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Albert Madison (fresh) SG - Nicholas Gomes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arthur Griffin (fresh) PF - Christopher Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Trevor Adame (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kwabena Abdel (fresh) SF - Matthew Lane (fresh) PF - Gary Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) | |
| 15:17 | Texas | Arthur Griffin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-6 |
| 15:16 | Texas | Trevor Adame grabs the offensive board | 6-6 |
| 14:57 | Texas | Trevor Adame knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Nicholas Gomes | 8-6 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Christopher Cooper - foul #1 on Christopher Cooper, team foul #4 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Texas | Charles Christensen (SG), William Wolcott (PF), Bernard Delahoussaye (C) Nicholas Gomes, Christopher Cooper, Trevor Adame | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Richard Burns (SF), Raymond Haddix (PF) Roger Maciel, Gary Bradley, Jeffrey Hall | |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:35 | Texas | William Wolcott grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:09 | Texas | Bernard Delahoussaye misses the easy layup | 8-6 |
| 14:08 | Texas | William Wolcott grabs the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 13:54 | Texas | Charles Christensen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Edward Schrader - foul #1 on Edward Schrader, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Texas | Andrew Dreyer (SF) Arthur Griffin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Bradley (C) Matthew Lane | |
| 13:54 | Texas | Charles Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 13:54 | Texas | Charles Christensen misses the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix gets the rebound | 9-6 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Albert Madison picks off the pass by Kwabena Abdel in the backcourt | 9-6 |
| 13:48 | Texas | Albert Madison hits the finger roll | 11-6 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 11-6 |
| 13:22 | Texas | The rebound goes to William Wolcott | 11-6 |
| 13:09 | Texas | Albert Madison comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 11-6 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Schrader | 11-6 |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Gary Bradley connects on the open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 11-8 |
| 12:20 | Texas | Charles Christensen's floater is knocked away by Raymond Haddix | 11-8 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Gary Bradley gets the rebound | 11-8 |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Gary Bradley comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 11-8 |
| 11:47 | Texas | William Wolcott snags the defensive board | 11-8 |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Albert Madison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Christensen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Andrew Dreyer (fairly fresh) PF - William Wolcott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bernard Delahoussaye (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kwabena Abdel (fairly fresh) SG - Edward Schrader (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Burns (fairly fresh) PF - Raymond Haddix (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Texas | Albert Madison loses the ball out of bounds | 11-8 |
| Subs | Texas | Tony Barnes (PG), Nicholas Gomes (SG), Arthur Griffin (SF), Christopher Cooper (PF), Trevor Adame (C) Albert Madison, Charles Christensen, Andrew Dreyer, William Wolcott, Bernard Delahoussaye | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Matthew Lane (SF), Clyde Pate (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Kwabena Abdel, Richard Burns, Raymond Haddix, Gary Bradley | |
| 11:30 | Illinois | Edward Schrader connects on the 3 from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 11:05 | Texas | Clyde Pate is called for the reach on Trevor Adame - foul #1 on Clyde Pate, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| 10:44 | Texas | Arthur Griffin loses the dribble to Edward Schrader | 11-11 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Roger Maciel and the foul's on Arthur Griffin - foul #2 on Arthur Griffin, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Texas | Andrew Dreyer (SF) Arthur Griffin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF) Edward Schrader | |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall misses the free throw | 11-13 |
| 10:25 | Texas | Christopher Cooper snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| 09:59 | Texas | Christopher Cooper hits a jumper from the right side | 13-13 |
| 09:30 | Illinois | Matthew Lane can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 13-13 |
| 09:28 | Texas | The rebound goes to Christopher Cooper | 13-13 |
| 09:06 | Texas | Trevor Adame clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Clyde Pate - foul #2 on Clyde Pate, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Texas | Albert Madison (PG), Charles Christensen (SG), William Wolcott (SF), Bernard Delahoussaye (PF) Tony Barnes, Nicholas Gomes, Andrew Dreyer, Christopher Cooper | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (SG), Raymond Haddix (PF), Gary Bradley (C) Matthew Lane, Clyde Pate, Jeffrey Hall | |
| 09:06 | Texas | Trevor Adame makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 09:06 | Texas | Trevor Adame makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Roger Maciel can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 15-13 |
| 08:36 | Texas | William Wolcott pulls down the rebound | 15-13 |
| 08:26 | Texas | Kwabena Abdel is called for the reach on William Wolcott - foul #1 on Kwabena Abdel, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Texas | Andrew Dreyer (SF) Trevor Adame | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG) Roger Maciel | |
| 08:10 | Texas | Albert Madison misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kwabena Abdel - foul #2 on Kwabena Abdel, team foul #6 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG) Kwabena Abdel | |
| 08:10 | Texas | Albert Madison misses the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 08:10 | Texas | Albert Madison makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-13 |
| 07:46 | Texas | Albert Madison buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 18-13 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | Roger Maciel is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Madison - foul #1 on Albert Madison, team foul #6 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Texas | Trevor Adame (C) Bernard Delahoussaye | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Albert Madison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Christensen (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Andrew Dreyer (fresh) PF - William Wolcott (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Trevor Adame (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Burns (fairly fresh) PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Illinois | William Wolcott steals it from Roger Maciel | 18-13 |
| 07:14 | Texas | Albert Madison misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 18-13 |
| 07:12 | Texas | William Wolcott pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 06:54 | Texas | Charles Christensen buries a 3 from the right wing | 21-13 |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Edward Schrader clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 21-13 |
| 06:27 | Texas | Trevor Adame grabs the board | 21-13 |
| 06:11 | Texas | Andrew Dreyer is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Andrew Dreyer, team foul #7 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Texas | Tony Barnes (PG), Nicholas Gomes (SG), Christopher Cooper (PF), Bernard Delahoussaye (C) Albert Madison, Charles Christensen, William Wolcott, Trevor Adame | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Richard Burns, Gary Bradley | |
| 06:09 | Illinois | Edward Schrader throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-13 |
| 05:46 | Texas | Nicholas Gomes buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 23-13 |
| 05:28 | Illinois | Christopher Cooper denies the turnaround by Matthew Lane | 23-13 |
| 05:26 | Texas | Christopher Cooper pulls down the rebound | 23-13 |
| 05:06 | Texas | Christopher Cooper buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Tony Barnes | 25-13 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Roger Maciel connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-16 |
| 04:20 | Texas | Christopher Cooper misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Raymond Haddix - foul #1 on Raymond Haddix, team foul #7 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Texas | Albert Madison (PG), William Wolcott (SF), Trevor Adame (C) Tony Barnes, Andrew Dreyer, Bernard Delahoussaye | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Bradley (C) Jeffrey Hall | |
| 04:20 | Texas | Christopher Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 25-16 |
| 04:20 | Texas | Christopher Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 25-16 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Gary Bradley grabs the board | 25-16 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Edward Schrader hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-16 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | Gary Bradley snags the offensive board | 25-16 |
| 03:33 | Illinois | The short jumper by Matthew Lane is denied by Christopher Cooper | 25-16 |
| 03:32 | Texas | Christopher Cooper grabs the board | 25-16 |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Albert Madison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Nicholas Gomes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Wolcott (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Christopher Cooper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Trevor Adame (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Lane (fairly fresh) PF - Raymond Haddix (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Texas | Albert Madison is hacked by Roger Maciel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roger Maciel, team foul #8 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Texas | Charles Christensen (SG), Arthur Griffin (SF) Nicholas Gomes, Christopher Cooper | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (PG), Richard Burns (SF), Clyde Pate (PF) Roger Maciel, Matthew Lane, Raymond Haddix | |
| 03:30 | Texas | Albert Madison misses the 1st free throw | 25-16 |
| 03:30 | Texas | Trevor Adame pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-16 |
| 03:14 | Texas | Charles Christensen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-16 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel gets the rebound | 25-16 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Charles Christensen picks off the pass by Kwabena Abdel in the backcourt | 25-16 |
| 03:07 | Texas | Albert Madison lays it in on a great pass from Charles Christensen | 27-16 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Richard Burns lays it in on a great pass from Gary Bradley | 27-18 |
| 02:38 | Texas | Gary Bradley blocks the short jumper by Trevor Adame | 27-18 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Clyde Pate pulls down the rebound | 27-18 |
| 02:08 | Illinois | Edward Schrader misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 27-18 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Gary Bradley gets the offensive rebound | 27-18 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Edward Schrader misses short on a floater from the left side | 27-18 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Gary Bradley hits the follow up shot | 27-20 |
| 01:35 | Texas | Albert Madison is whistled for a carry | 27-20 |
| Subs | Texas | Joe Strong (PG), Tony Barnes (SG), Christopher Cooper (PF), Bernard Delahoussaye (C) Albert Madison, Charles Christensen, William Wolcott, Trevor Adame | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG), Raymond Haddix (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Edward Schrader, Clyde Pate, Gary Bradley | |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 27-20 |
| 01:04 | Texas | Bernard Delahoussaye gets the rebound | 27-20 |
| 00:45 | Texas | Joe Strong hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-20 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Strong - foul #3 on Joe Strong, team foul #8 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Texas | Nicholas Gomes (SG), Andrew Dreyer (SF) Joe Strong, Arthur Griffin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG) Richard Burns | |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 00:13 | Texas | Tony Barnes knocks in the floater from the baseline and the foul's on Roger Maciel - foul #2 on Roger Maciel, team foul #9 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Clyde Pate (PF) Kwabena Abdel, Raymond Haddix | |
| 00:13 | Texas | Tony Barnes misses the free throw | 32-22 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Hall | 32-22 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Edward Schrader is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-25 |
| 00:00 | Texas | Tony Barnes comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 32-25 |