| Lineup | Florida | PG - John Gabriel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Harper (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Bailey (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Michael Ham (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Eugene Loy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wesley Prado (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Robertson (fresh) PF - Todd Raub (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jie Huang (fresh) 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Floyd Bailey picks off the pass by Keith Jones | 26-28 |
| 19:18 | Florida | Richard Harper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-28 |
| Subs | Florida | Cameron Cole (SG), Lyle Guy (SF) Richard Harper, Floyd Bailey | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Keith Jones lays it up and in | 26-30 |
| 18:23 | Florida | Eugene Loy clanks a floater in the lane | 26-30 |
| 18:21 | Florida | Lyle Guy grabs the offensive board | 26-30 |
| 17:59 | Florida | Michael Ham is whistled for traveling | 26-30 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Harper (SG), Floyd Bailey (SF), Hugh Kail (C) John Gabriel, Lyle Guy, Eugene Loy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Reed Phillips (SF) Keith Jones, Joshua Robertson | |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Reed Phillips comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-30 |
| 17:38 | Florida | Michael Ham gets the rebound | 26-30 |
| 17:09 | Florida | Richard Harper misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-30 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Todd Raub pulls down the rebound | 26-30 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Floyd Bailey - foul #2 on Floyd Bailey, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Florida | Lyle Guy (PF), Eugene Loy (C) Michael Ham, Hugh Kail | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 16:52 | Florida | Eugene Loy snags the defensive board | 26-31 |
| 16:50 | Florida | Eric Thomas steals the ball from Richard Harper in the backcourt | 26-31 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Wesley Prado can't finish the layup | 26-31 |
| 16:46 | Florida | Floyd Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 16:39 | Florida | Floyd Bailey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-31 |
| Subs | Florida | John Gabriel (PG) Richard Harper | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG) Eric Thomas | |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Jie Huang is whistled for traveling | 26-31 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Harper (SG) John Gabriel | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SF) Reed Phillips | |
| 15:59 | Florida | Cameron Cole comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-31 |
| 15:57 | Illinois | Jie Huang grabs the board | 26-31 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Cameron Cole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Harper (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Bailey (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Lyle Guy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Loy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wesley Prado (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Robertson (fresh) PF - Todd Raub (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jie Huang (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Todd Raub connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Wesley Prado | 26-33 |
| 15:08 | Florida | Todd Raub takes the ball from Lyle Guy | 26-33 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by Keith Jones | 26-35 |
| 14:35 | Florida | Lyle Guy connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Harper | 28-35 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 28-35 |
| 14:19 | Florida | Lyle Guy gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 13:56 | Florida | Cameron Cole can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-35 |
| 13:55 | Florida | Lyle Guy tips it home | 30-35 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson banks in the layup | 30-37 |
| 13:01 | Florida | Todd Raub is called for the reach on Lyle Guy - foul #3 on Todd Raub, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Florida | John Gabriel (PG), Michael Ham (PF), Hugh Kail (C) Cameron Cole, Lyle Guy, Eugene Loy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), William Roberts (C) Keith Jones, Wesley Prado, Joshua Robertson, Todd Raub, Jie Huang | |
| 12:48 | Florida | John Gabriel knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Ham | 32-37 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Eric Thomas connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Stanley Huff | 32-40 |
| 12:00 | Florida | John Gabriel is fouled on the floor by Reed Phillips - foul #2 on Reed Phillips, team foul #2 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Florida | Cameron Cole (SG) Richard Harper | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:51 | Florida | Hugh Kail hits the finger roll | 34-40 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - John Gabriel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cameron Cole (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Floyd Bailey (tiring) 5 reb. PF - Michael Ham (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Hugh Kail (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Thomas (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SG - Stanley Huff (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reed Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Antonio Stack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Eric Thomas connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Reed Phillips | 34-43 |
| 11:34 | Florida | Reed Phillips steps in front of the Hugh Kail pass in the backcourt | 34-43 |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Eric Thomas misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 34-43 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Antonio Stack | 34-43 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Eric Thomas drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Stanley Huff | 34-46 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 10:47 | Florida | Hugh Kail is open and buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Floyd Bailey | 36-46 |
| 10:21 | Illinois | Eric Thomas misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-46 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | William Roberts snags the offensive board | 36-46 |
| 09:55 | Illinois | Reed Phillips hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Floyd Bailey - foul #3 on Floyd Bailey, team foul #2 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Harper (SG), Lyle Guy (PF), Eugene Loy (C) Cameron Cole, Floyd Bailey, Hugh Kail | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Todd Raub (PF), Kris Barnes (C) Eric Thomas, Stanley Huff, Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| 09:55 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 09:55 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 09:55 | Florida | Lyle Guy pulls down the rebound | 36-46 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 09:53 | Florida | Keith Jones is called for the reach on John Gabriel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Keith Jones, team foul #3 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (SF) Reed Phillips | |
| 09:45 | Florida | Wesley Prado steps in front of the Michael Ham pass | 36-46 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 36-46 |
| 09:15 | Florida | Richard Harper gets the rebound | 36-46 |
| 09:12 | Florida | Keith Jones is called for the reach on Eugene Loy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Keith Jones, team foul #4 | 36-46 |
| 08:53 | Florida | Lyle Guy is wide open and dunks the ball | 38-46 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-46 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Keith Jones tips it but misses | 38-46 |
| 08:28 | Florida | Lyle Guy grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 08:09 | Florida | Keith Jones swats the dunk try by Lyle Guy | 38-46 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | Kris Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte's pass is intercepted by Richard Harper | 38-46 |
| 07:44 | Florida | Michael Ham lays it in set up by Richard Harper | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - John Gabriel (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Harper (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Ham (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Lyle Guy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Eugene Loy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wesley Prado (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Richard Chiaramonte (fairly fresh) PF - Todd Raub (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kris Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by John Gabriel - foul #1 on John Gabriel, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Florida | Cameron Cole (PG), Floyd Bailey (SF) John Gabriel, Lyle Guy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Antonio Stack (PF), Jie Huang (C) Keith Jones, Wesley Prado, Todd Raub, Kris Barnes | |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte misses the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 07:24 | Florida | The rebound goes to Eugene Loy | 40-47 |
| 07:18 | Florida | Richard Harper is hacked by Stanley Huff in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stanley Huff, team foul #5 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SF) Richard Chiaramonte | |
| 07:02 | Florida | Richard Harper drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Cameron Cole | 43-47 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Eric Thomas comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 06:42 | Florida | Michael Ham pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 06:13 | Florida | Eugene Loy misses the shot in the lane | 43-47 |
| 06:12 | Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Cameron Cole | 43-47 |
| 05:54 | Florida | Eugene Loy misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 43-47 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Jie Huang grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Stanley Huff misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-47 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Jie Huang tips it back up and in | 43-49 |
| 05:02 | Florida | Eugene Loy clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joshua Robertson - foul #1 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #6 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Florida | John Gabriel (PG), Lyle Guy (PF) Richard Harper, Michael Ham | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Todd Raub (PF), William Roberts (C) Eric Thomas, Stanley Huff, Joshua Robertson, Antonio Stack, Jie Huang | |
| 05:02 | Florida | Eugene Loy makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 05:02 | Florida | Eugene Loy makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 04:33 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Roberts | 45-51 |
| 04:10 | Florida | Floyd Bailey is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 03:51 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-51 |
| 03:49 | Florida | Floyd Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 03:29 | Florida | Cameron Cole scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - John Gabriel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cameron Cole (tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Floyd Bailey (tired) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lyle Guy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Eugene Loy (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wesley Prado (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Reed Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. PF - Todd Raub (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Reed Phillips can't connect on a runner from close range | 51-51 |
| 02:59 | Florida | Floyd Bailey snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 02:59 | Florida | Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-51 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Harper (SG), Michael Ham (SF), Hugh Kail (C) Cameron Cole, Floyd Bailey, Eugene Loy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Jie Huang (C) Keith Jones, Wesley Prado, Reed Phillips, William Roberts | |
| 02:33 | Florida | Michael Ham is hacked by Joshua Robertson - foul #2 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #7 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Florida | Floyd Bailey (SF) Lyle Guy | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:33 | Florida | Michael Ham makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 02:33 | Florida | Michael Ham makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-51 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Stanley Huff can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 53-51 |
| 02:14 | Florida | Richard Harper gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 02:12 | Florida | Richard Harper is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 53-51 |
| Subs | Florida | Cameron Cole (PG), Lyle Guy (PF) John Gabriel, Floyd Bailey | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:47 | Illinois | Stanley Huff is hacked by Hugh Kail - foul #1 on Hugh Kail, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Florida | John Gabriel (PG), Floyd Bailey (SF), Eugene Loy (C) Cameron Cole, Lyle Guy, Hugh Kail | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Wesley Prado (SG) Eric Thomas, Stanley Huff | |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-51 |
| 01:20 | Florida | John Gabriel grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 00:52 | Florida | Michael Ham drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Gabriel | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Floyd Bailey is called for the reach on Joshua Robertson - foul #4 on Floyd Bailey, team foul #5 | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Todd Raub is fouled on the floor by Eugene Loy - foul #1 on Eugene Loy, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Wesley Prado is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Wesley Prado, team foul #8 | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:32 | Florida | Richard Harper is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Jones - foul #4 on Keith Jones, team foul #9 | 56-51 |
| 00:32 | Florida | Richard Harper makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:32 | Florida | Richard Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson is fouled on the floor by Floyd Bailey - foul #5 on Floyd Bailey, team foul #7 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Florida | Lyle Guy (PF) Floyd Bailey | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:25 | Florida | Wesley Prado is called for the reach on Richard Harper in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wesley Prado, team foul #10 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Florida | Cameron Cole (SF) Lyle Guy | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:25 | Florida | Richard Harper makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:25 | Florida | Richard Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson grabs the board | 59-53 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Jie Huang hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-53 |
| 00:18 | Florida | Cameron Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:16 | Florida | Cameron Cole is hacked by Keith Jones in the backcourt - foul #5 on Keith Jones, team foul #11 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG) Keith Jones | |
| 00:16 | Florida | Cameron Cole makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:16 | Florida | Cameron Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Eric Thomas | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:08 | Florida | John Gabriel is hacked by Eric Thomas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Thomas, team foul #12 | 61-56 |
| 00:08 | Florida | John Gabriel makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:08 | Florida | John Gabriel makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-56 |
| 00:00 | Florida | John Gabriel pulls down the rebound | 63-56 |