| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Adam Welter (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Patrick McCorrison (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Mario Klingbeil (fresh) 4 stl. PF - Larry Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Freddy Ross (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Richard McIver (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Irvin (fresh) SF - James Traxler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vincent Meeker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lonnie Thomas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil inbounds the ball | 41-22 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Nathan Irvin is called for the reach on Mario Klingbeil - foul #1 on Nathan Irvin, team foul #1 | 41-22 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Nathan Irvin - foul #2 on Nathan Irvin, team foul #2 | 41-22 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil misses the 1st free throw | 41-22 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil makes the 2nd free throw | 42-22 |
| 18:56 | Virginia | Mario Klingbeil steals the ball from James Traxler | 42-22 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Larry Stanley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-22 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Freddy Ross tips it back up and in | 44-22 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:12 | Virginia | Nathan Irvin misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Patrick McCorrison - foul #2 on Patrick McCorrison, team foul #1 | 44-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), Jack Robinson (SG), James Owens (SF), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Richard Grubbs (C) Adam Welter, Patrick McCorrison, Mario Klingbeil, Larry Stanley, Freddy Ross | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 18:12 | Virginia | Nathan Irvin misses the 1st free throw | 44-22 |
| 18:12 | Virginia | Nathan Irvin makes the 2nd free throw | 44-23 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | Clifton Peters travels with the ball | 44-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Thomas Pierson (SG), Douglas Pinkham (SF), Tom Washington (PF) Nathan Irvin, James Traxler, Vincent Meeker | |
| 17:43 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-23 |
| 17:42 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas snags the offensive board | 44-23 |
| 17:25 | Virginia | Tom Washington clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Grubbs - foul #1 on Richard Grubbs, team foul #2 | 44-23 |
| 17:25 | Virginia | Tom Washington misses the 1st free throw | 44-23 |
| 17:25 | Virginia | Tom Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 44-23 |
| 17:25 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham grabs the offensive board | 44-23 |
| 17:13 | Virginia | Richard McIver misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-23 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Clifton Peters snags the defensive board | 44-23 |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci blows the layup | 44-23 |
| 17:02 | Illinois | Richard Grubbs grabs the offensive board | 44-23 |
| 16:40 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 44-23 |
| 16:38 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas gets the rebound | 44-23 |
| 16:33 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Tom Washington | 44-25 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Richard McIver is called for the reach on Richard Grubbs - foul #1 on Richard McIver, team foul #3 | 44-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Welter (PG), Patrick McCorrison (SG), Mario Klingbeil (SF), Larry Stanley (PF), Freddy Ross (C) Clifton Peters, Jack Robinson, James Owens, Jeremy Santucci, Richard Grubbs | |
| Subs | Virginia | Nathan Irvin (SG), James Traxler (SF), Vincent Meeker (PF), James Orr (C) Richard McIver, Douglas Pinkham, Tom Washington, Lonnie Thomas | |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 44-25 |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison tips it back up and in | 46-25 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Adam Welter (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Patrick McCorrison (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Mario Klingbeil (fresh) 1 pts. 5 stl. PF - Larry Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Freddy Ross (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Thomas Pierson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Irvin (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Traxler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vincent Meeker (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Orr (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-25 |
| 15:32 | Illinois | Freddy Ross grabs the board | 46-25 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Freddy Ross can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Orr - foul #1 on James Orr, team foul #4 | 46-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard McIver (PG), Douglas Pinkham (SG) Thomas Pierson, Nathan Irvin | |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Freddy Ross misses the 1st free throw | 46-25 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Freddy Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 46-25 |
| 15:07 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker pulls down the rebound | 46-25 |
| 14:47 | Virginia | James Orr is fouled on the floor by Patrick McCorrison - foul #3 on Patrick McCorrison, team foul #3 | 46-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG) Adam Welter | |
| Subs | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas (C) James Orr | |
| 14:32 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 46-25 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Freddy Ross snags the defensive board | 46-25 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Clifton Peters connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Mario Klingbeil | 48-25 |
| 14:21 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Freddy Ross - foul #1 on Freddy Ross, team foul #4 | 48-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Owens (SF), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Ronnie Hickey (C) Mario Klingbeil, Larry Stanley, Freddy Ross | |
| Subs | Virginia | Nathan Irvin (SG), Tom Washington (PF) James Traxler, Vincent Meeker | |
| 14:03 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas loses the dribble to James Owens | 48-25 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison banks in the layup set up by James Owens | 50-25 |
| 13:53 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Ronnie Hickey - foul #1 on Ronnie Hickey, team foul #5 | 50-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (SG) Patrick McCorrison | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 13:53 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 50-25 |
| 13:53 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 50-26 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Ronnie Hickey loses the dribble to Nathan Irvin | 50-26 |
| 13:32 | Virginia | Nathan Irvin blows the layup | 50-26 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Ronnie Hickey grabs the defensive rebound | 50-26 |
| 13:02 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 50-26 |
| 13:00 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Lonnie Thomas | 50-26 |
| 12:38 | Virginia | Richard McIver connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Nathan Irvin | 50-28 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | James Owens misses the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Douglas Pinkham - foul #2 on Douglas Pinkham, team foul #5 | 50-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Welter (PG), Patrick McCorrison (SG), Larry Stanley (PF), Freddy Ross (C) Clifton Peters, Jack Robinson, Jeremy Santucci, Ronnie Hickey | |
| Subs | Virginia | Thomas Pierson (PG), James Traxler (SF), Vincent Meeker (PF), James Orr (C) Richard McIver, Douglas Pinkham, Tom Washington, Lonnie Thomas | |
| 12:15 | Illinois | James Owens makes the 1st free throw | 51-28 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | James Owens misses the 2nd free throw | 51-28 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Freddy Ross snags the offensive board | 51-28 |
| 11:58 | Illinois | Freddy Ross is fouled on the floor by Vincent Meeker - foul #2 on Vincent Meeker, team foul #6 | 51-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil (SF) James Owens | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 11:35 | Illinois | James Orr steals the ball from Patrick McCorrison | 51-28 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Adam Welter (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Patrick McCorrison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Mario Klingbeil (fresh) 1 pts. 5 stl. PF - Larry Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Freddy Ross (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Thomas Pierson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Irvin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Traxler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vincent Meeker (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Orr (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Virginia | Patrick McCorrison is called for the reach on Nathan Irvin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Patrick McCorrison, team foul #6 | 51-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard McIver (PG) Nathan Irvin | |
| 11:20 | Virginia | Richard McIver misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-28 |
| 11:19 | Illinois | Freddy Ross snags the defensive board | 51-28 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Vincent Meeker steals the ball from Adam Welter | 51-28 |
| 10:40 | Virginia | James Orr misses the jump hook from close range | 51-28 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Larry Stanley gets the rebound | 51-28 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Adam Welter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Grubbs (C) Freddy Ross | |
| Subs | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham (SG), Lonnie Thomas (C) Richard McIver, James Orr | |
| 10:19 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker lays it up and in | 51-30 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Lonnie Thomas - foul #3 on Lonnie Thomas, team foul #7 | 51-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG) Adam Welter | |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard McIver (PG), Nathan Irvin (SG), Tom Washington (PF) Thomas Pierson, James Traxler, Vincent Meeker | |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison misses the 1st free throw | 51-30 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison misses the 2nd free throw | 51-30 |
| 09:52 | Virginia | Lonnie Thomas pulls down the rebound | 51-30 |
| 09:42 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Patrick McCorrison - foul #5 on Patrick McCorrison, team foul #7 | 51-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (SG), James Owens (SF), Jeremy Santucci (PF) Patrick McCorrison, Mario Klingbeil, Larry Stanley | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 09:42 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham makes the 1st free throw | 51-31 |
| 09:42 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham makes the 2nd free throw | 51-32 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Nathan Irvin is called for the reach on Jack Robinson - foul #3 on Nathan Irvin, team foul #8 | 51-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Freddy Ross (C) Richard Grubbs | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Jack Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 52-32 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Jack Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-32 |
| 09:19 | Virginia | Tom Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 52-32 |
| 09:04 | Virginia | Richard McIver loses the dribble to Jeremy Santucci | 52-32 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | James Owens misses the lay-in | 52-32 |
| 08:35 | Virginia | Tom Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 52-32 |
| 08:27 | Virginia | Richard McIver buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Tom Washington and the foul's on Clifton Peters - foul #1 on Clifton Peters, team foul #8 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Welter (PG), Mario Klingbeil (SF), Larry Stanley (PF), Ronnie Hickey (C) Clifton Peters, James Owens, Jeremy Santucci, Freddy Ross | |
| Subs | Virginia | Thomas Pierson (SG), James Traxler (SF), Vincent Meeker (PF) Nathan Irvin, Douglas Pinkham, Tom Washington | |
| 08:27 | Virginia | Richard McIver misses the free throw | 52-34 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Larry Stanley snags the defensive board | 52-34 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Jack Robinson | 54-34 |
| 07:55 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Grubbs (C) Ronnie Hickey | |
| Subs | Virginia | James Orr (C) Lonnie Thomas | |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil's pass is intercepted by James Traxler | 54-34 |
| 07:31 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson misses the lay-in | 54-34 |
| 07:29 | Virginia | James Orr snags the offensive board | 54-34 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Adam Welter (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jack Robinson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mario Klingbeil (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 stl. PF - Larry Stanley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Grubbs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Richard McIver (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Pierson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Traxler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vincent Meeker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Orr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Virginia | James Traxler misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-34 |
| 07:17 | Illinois | Larry Stanley grabs the board | 54-34 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Jack Robinson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Adam Welter | 56-34 |
| 06:50 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-34 |
| 06:48 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker gets the offensive rebound | 56-34 |
| 06:31 | Virginia | Richard McIver is fouled on the floor by Adam Welter - foul #2 on Adam Welter, team foul #9 | 56-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (SG), James Owens (SF), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Freddy Ross (C) Jack Robinson, Mario Klingbeil, Larry Stanley, Richard Grubbs | |
| Subs | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham (SF), Tom Washington (PF) James Traxler, Vincent Meeker | |
| 06:31 | Virginia | Richard McIver makes the 1st free throw | 56-35 |
| 06:31 | Virginia | Richard McIver makes the 2nd free throw | 56-36 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Owens | 58-36 |
| 05:58 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson makes the 3 from the left wing | 58-39 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | James Owens misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-39 |
| 05:37 | Virginia | Tom Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 58-39 |
| 05:28 | Virginia | Richard McIver misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Adam Welter - foul #3 on Adam Welter, team foul #10 | 58-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (SG) Adam Welter | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 05:28 | Virginia | Richard McIver misses the 1st free throw | 58-39 |
| 05:28 | Virginia | Richard McIver makes the 2nd free throw | 58-40 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Thomas Pierson steps in front of the James Owens pass | 58-40 |
| 04:50 | Virginia | James Orr's pass is intercepted by Jack Robinson | 58-40 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Clifton Peters splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the left wing | 61-40 |
| 04:13 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-40 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Freddy Ross pulls down the rebound | 61-40 |
| 03:51 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-40 |
| 03:49 | Virginia | Tom Washington pulls down the rebound | 61-40 |
| 03:31 | Virginia | James Orr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Welter (PG), Mario Klingbeil (SF), Larry Stanley (PF), Richard Grubbs (C) Clifton Peters, James Owens, Jeremy Santucci, Freddy Ross | |
| Subs | Virginia | Nathan Irvin (SG) Richard McIver | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Adam Welter (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jack Robinson (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mario Klingbeil (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 stl. PF - Larry Stanley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Grubbs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Thomas Pierson (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Irvin (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Douglas Pinkham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tom Washington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James Orr (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Richard Grubbs scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Thomas Pierson - foul #2 on Thomas Pierson, team foul #9 | 63-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (SG) Jack Robinson | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Richard Grubbs misses the free throw | 63-40 |
| 03:03 | Virginia | Tom Washington gets the rebound | 63-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:54 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 63-40 |
| 02:52 | Virginia | James Orr tips it back up and in | 63-42 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil makes the floater from the baseline set up by Clifton Peters | 65-42 |
| 02:32 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Pierson, team foul #10 | 65-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronnie Hickey (C) Richard Grubbs | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Clifton Peters splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-42 |
| 02:11 | Virginia | Tom Washington snags the defensive board | 65-42 |
| 02:09 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-42 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Clifton Peters buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Larry Stanley | 67-42 |
| 01:34 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Mario Klingbeil - foul #1 on Mario Klingbeil, team foul #11 | 67-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (SG), Freddy Ross (C) Clifton Peters, Ronnie Hickey | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 01:34 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham makes the 1st free throw | 67-43 |
| 01:34 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham makes the 2nd free throw | 67-44 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Freddy Ross can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 67-44 |
| 01:12 | Virginia | Tom Washington snags the defensive board | 67-44 |
| 01:08 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-44 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil grabs the defensive rebound | 67-44 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | James Orr steals the ball from Freddy Ross | 67-44 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Douglas Pinkham | 67-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Adam Welter runs out the clock | 67-47 |