| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (fresh) SG - Arnold Mueller (fresh) SF - Joseph Foster (fresh) PF - Vernon Williams (fresh) C - Frank Narvaez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Charles Borelli (fresh) SG - Ben Lasher (fresh) SF - William Haliburton (fresh) PF - Leroy Littlejohn (fresh) C - Ezekiel Hill (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Vernon Williams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:55 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen is called for traveling in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | TCU | Joseph Foster steals the ball from William Haliburton | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | TCU | Ezekiel Hill gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | TCU | Charles Borelli is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Charles Borelli knocks away the 3 by Frank Narvaez | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | TCU | William Haliburton pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | TCU | Ben Lasher is hacked by Frank Narvaez - foul #1 on Frank Narvaez, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | TCU | Charles Borelli's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Foster | 0-0 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | Joseph Foster is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 18:09 | TCU | Charles Borelli evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 17:53 | Illinois | Vernon Williams blows the wide open dunk | 2-3 |
| 17:51 | TCU | The rebound goes to Ezekiel Hill | 2-3 |
| 17:47 | TCU | Charles Borelli hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 17:46 | TCU | Ezekiel Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:32 | TCU | Ben Lasher can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 17:31 | TCU | William Haliburton gets the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:21 | TCU | Leroy Littlejohn lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Charles Borelli out of a doubleteam | 2-5 |
| 16:55 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen is open and scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Arnold Mueller and he's fouled by Charles Borelli - foul #1 on Charles Borelli, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradly Carrion (SG), Michael Laird (SF), Michael Clark (PF), Harry Thornton (C) Arnold Mueller, Joseph Foster, Vernon Williams, Frank Narvaez | |
| Subs | TCU | Jordan Healy (PG), Daniel Encarnacion (SG), Michael Galloway (SF), Jesse Backman (PF), Albert Kim (C) Charles Borelli, Ben Lasher, William Haliburton, Leroy Littlejohn, Ezekiel Hill | |
| 16:55 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen misses the free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:55 | TCU | Albert Kim grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 16:39 | TCU | Jordan Healy scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jesse Backman and the foul's on Michael Laird - foul #1 on Michael Laird, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| 16:39 | TCU | Jordan Healy makes the free throw | 4-9 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 16:08 | TCU | Jordan Healy's fadeaway is rejected by Harry Thornton | 7-9 |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Michael Clark can't connect on a floater near the basket | 7-9 |
| 15:44 | TCU | Albert Kim grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Bradly Carrion (fresh) SF - Michael Laird (fresh) PF - Michael Clark (fresh) C - Harry Thornton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Jordan Healy (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Daniel Encarnacion (fresh) SF - Michael Galloway (fresh) PF - Jesse Backman (fresh) C - Albert Kim (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | TCU | Daniel Encarnacion is fouled on the floor by Michael Clark - foul #1 on Michael Clark, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Mueller (SG), Frank Narvaez (C) Aaron Olsen, Harry Thornton | |
| Subs | TCU | Leroy Littlejohn (PF), Michael Branham (C) Jesse Backman, Albert Kim | |
| 15:22 | TCU | Jordan Healy misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 15:21 | TCU | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Galloway | 7-9 |
| 15:13 | TCU | Leroy Littlejohn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Foster (SF) Michael Laird | |
| Subs | TCU | William Haliburton (SF) Michael Galloway | |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Leroy Littlejohn picks off the pass by Michael Clark in the backcourt | 7-9 |
| 14:55 | TCU | Leroy Littlejohn misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Frank Narvaez - foul #2 on Frank Narvaez, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Olsen (PG), Vernon Williams (PF) Bradly Carrion, Frank Narvaez | |
| Subs | TCU | Thomas Paschall (SG), Ezekiel Hill (C) Daniel Encarnacion, Michael Branham | |
| 14:55 | TCU | Leroy Littlejohn makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:55 | TCU | Leroy Littlejohn makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 7-11 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Michael Clark tips it in | 9-11 |
| 14:03 | TCU | Michael Clark swats the short shot by Leroy Littlejohn | 9-11 |
| 14:01 | Illinois | Joseph Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Joseph Foster misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right side | 9-11 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Michael Clark grabs the offensive board | 9-11 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Ezekiel Hill takes the ball from Michael Clark | 9-11 |
| 12:58 | TCU | William Haliburton is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Leroy Littlejohn | 9-14 |
| 12:40 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 9-14 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Joseph Foster gets the offensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 12:19 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Aaron Olsen is blocked by Ezekiel Hill | 9-14 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Michael Clark grabs the offensive board | 9-14 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Leroy Littlejohn takes the ball from Michael Clark | 9-14 |
| 11:43 | TCU | Ezekiel Hill knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Thomas Paschall | 9-16 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (tired) 5 pts. SG - Arnold Mueller (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Foster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vernon Williams (tiring) C - Michael Clark (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Jordan Healy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Paschall (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Haliburton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leroy Littlejohn (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Ezekiel Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Joseph Foster loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradly Carrion (PG), Michael Laird (SF), Harry Thornton (C) Aaron Olsen, Joseph Foster, Michael Clark | |
| Subs | TCU | Charles Borelli (PG), Ben Lasher (SG), Michael Galloway (SF), Jesse Backman (PF), Albert Kim (C) Jordan Healy, Thomas Paschall, William Haliburton, Leroy Littlejohn, Ezekiel Hill | |
| 11:34 | TCU | The jumper by Ben Lasher is denied by Harry Thornton | 9-16 |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Vernon Williams snags the defensive board | 9-16 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-16 |
| 11:05 | TCU | Jesse Backman snags the defensive board | 9-16 |
| 11:00 | TCU | Ben Lasher hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Charles Borelli | 9-19 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Vernon Williams can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-19 |
| 10:40 | TCU | Charles Borelli snags the defensive board | 9-19 |
| 10:35 | TCU | Albert Kim double dribbles | 9-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Clark (C) Vernon Williams | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Harry Thornton is hacked by Michael Galloway in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Galloway, team foul #2 | 9-19 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-19 |
| 09:46 | TCU | Ben Lasher is fouled on the floor by Harry Thornton - foul #1 on Harry Thornton, team foul #5 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Olsen (PG), Joseph Foster (SF), Vernon Williams (PF) Arnold Mueller, Michael Laird, Harry Thornton | |
| Subs | TCU | Thomas Paschall (PG), Daniel Encarnacion (SG), William Haliburton (SF), Leroy Littlejohn (PF), Ezekiel Hill (C) Charles Borelli, Ben Lasher, Michael Galloway, Jesse Backman, Albert Kim | |
| 09:31 | TCU | William Haliburton's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Clark | 12-19 |
| 09:30 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion grabs the defensive rebound | 12-19 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion is hacked by Daniel Encarnacion in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Encarnacion, team foul #3 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | TCU | Jordan Healy (PG) Thomas Paschall | |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 14-19 |
| 09:15 | TCU | Ezekiel Hill makes the contested floater in the lane on a nice dish by William Haliburton | 14-21 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen is hacked by Daniel Encarnacion - foul #2 on Daniel Encarnacion, team foul #4 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | TCU | Thomas Paschall (SG) Daniel Encarnacion | |
| 08:45 | Illinois | Michael Clark misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway near the basket | 14-21 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Michael Clark grabs the offensive board | 14-21 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Laird (SG) Aaron Olsen | |
| Subs | TCU | Ben Lasher (SG), Charles Borelli (SF), Jesse Backman (PF), Michael Branham (C) Thomas Paschall, William Haliburton, Leroy Littlejohn, Ezekiel Hill | |
| 08:15 | TCU | Charles Borelli works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 14-21 |
| 08:14 | TCU | Jesse Backman snags the offensive board | 14-21 |
| 08:03 | TCU | Ben Lasher misses the wide open floater in the paint | 14-21 |
| 08:01 | TCU | Charles Borelli tips it back up and in | 14-23 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Joseph Foster can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Borelli - foul #2 on Charles Borelli, team foul #5 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Mueller (PG), Harry Thornton (PF) Bradly Carrion, Vernon Williams | |
| Subs | TCU | Thomas Paschall (PG), Michael Galloway (SF), Ezekiel Hill (PF), Albert Kim (C) Jordan Healy, Charles Borelli, Jesse Backman, Michael Branham | |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Joseph Foster makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Joseph Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 07:45 | TCU | Ben Lasher grabs the defensive rebound | 15-23 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Mueller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Laird (fresh) SF - Joseph Foster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harry Thornton (fresh) 2 blk. C - Michael Clark (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Thomas Paschall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ben Lasher (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Galloway (fresh) PF - Ezekiel Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Kim (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | TCU | Michael Galloway clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-23 |
| 07:28 | TCU | Albert Kim hits the follow up shot | 15-25 |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Joseph Foster is hacked by Ben Lasher in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ben Lasher, team foul #6 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Olsen (PG) Joseph Foster | |
| Subs | TCU | William Haliburton (SF) Michael Galloway | |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Michael Clark lays it up and in and the foul's on Albert Kim - foul #1 on Albert Kim, team foul #7 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Foster (SF) Michael Laird | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Michael Clark makes the free throw | 18-25 |
| 06:46 | TCU | Michael Clark doubles Ezekiel Hill and is called for the reach - foul #2 on Michael Clark, team foul #6 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Vernon Williams (PF) Michael Clark | |
| Subs | TCU | Jordan Healy (PG), Leroy Littlejohn (PF) Ben Lasher, Albert Kim | |
| 06:32 | TCU | Leroy Littlejohn connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Jordan Healy | 18-27 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | Joseph Foster makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 20-27 |
| 06:07 | TCU | Leroy Littlejohn clanks a jump hook in the paint | 20-27 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Harry Thornton grabs the defensive rebound | 20-27 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Joseph Foster knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 22-27 |
| 05:41 | TCU | William Haliburton's fadeaway is rejected by Vernon Williams | 22-27 |
| 05:39 | TCU | William Haliburton grabs the offensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 05:31 | TCU | Ezekiel Hill's floater is tipped away by Vernon Williams | 22-27 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Harry Thornton | 22-27 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Vernon Williams hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Jordan Healy - foul #1 on Jordan Healy, team foul #8 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradly Carrion (PG), Michael Laird (SF), Frank Narvaez (C) Aaron Olsen, Joseph Foster, Harry Thornton | |
| Subs | TCU | Charles Borelli (PG), Ben Lasher (SG), Michael Galloway (SF), Jesse Backman (PF), Albert Kim (C) Jordan Healy, Thomas Paschall, William Haliburton, Leroy Littlejohn, Ezekiel Hill | |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Vernon Williams makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Vernon Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 05:10 | TCU | Jesse Backman grabs the defensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 04:51 | TCU | Ben Lasher can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-27 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Ben Lasher is called for the reach on Arnold Mueller in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ben Lasher, team foul #9 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Clark (PF) Vernon Williams | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:38 | TCU | Charles Borelli misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 25-27 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Michael Clark pulls down the rebound | 25-27 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 25-27 |
| 04:13 | TCU | The rebound goes to Michael Galloway | 25-27 |
| 04:07 | TCU | Charles Borelli misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Michael Clark snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 03:40 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 03:38 | TCU | Charles Borelli grabs the board | 25-27 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Mueller (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradly Carrion (fresh) SF - Michael Laird (fresh) PF - Michael Clark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Narvaez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Charles Borelli (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ben Lasher (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Galloway (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jesse Backman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Albert Kim (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:34 | TCU | Michael Laird steals it from Ben Lasher | 25-27 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez loses the ball out of bounds | 25-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Olsen (PG), Joseph Foster (SF) Arnold Mueller, Michael Laird | |
| Subs | TCU | Jordan Healy (PG), Daniel Encarnacion (SG), William Haliburton (SF), Leroy Littlejohn (PF), Ezekiel Hill (C) Charles Borelli, Ben Lasher, Michael Galloway, Jesse Backman, Albert Kim | |
| 02:55 | TCU | William Haliburton buries a runner in the lane set up by Jordan Healy and he's hacked by Aaron Olsen - foul #1 on Aaron Olsen, team foul #7 | 25-29 |
| 02:55 | TCU | William Haliburton makes the free throw | 25-30 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen loses the dribble to William Haliburton in the backcourt | 25-30 |
| 02:47 | TCU | Daniel Encarnacion banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Haliburton | 25-32 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Daniel Encarnacion - foul #3 on Daniel Encarnacion, team foul #10 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Thornton (PF) Michael Clark | |
| Subs | TCU | Thomas Paschall (SG) Daniel Encarnacion | |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 02:11 | TCU | Thomas Paschall is alone and drills a jumpshot from the right side | 27-34 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Joseph Foster misses the runner from close range | 27-34 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez hits the follow up shot | 29-34 |
| 01:42 | TCU | Bradly Carrion steps in front of the Thomas Paschall pass | 29-34 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion jams it | 31-34 |
| 01:28 | TCU | Leroy Littlejohn banks in the layup set up by Jordan Healy and the foul's on Harry Thornton - foul #2 on Harry Thornton, team foul #8 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Mueller (PG), Michael Laird (SG), Vernon Williams (PF) Aaron Olsen, Bradly Carrion, Harry Thornton | |
| Subs | TCU | Charles Borelli (PG), Ben Lasher (SG) Jordan Healy, Thomas Paschall | |
| 01:28 | TCU | Leroy Littlejohn misses the free throw | 31-36 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Michael Laird grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 00:58 | TCU | Charles Borelli lays it up and in set up by Ezekiel Hill | 34-38 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Leroy Littlejohn swats the dunk try by Vernon Williams | 34-38 |
| 00:34 | TCU | The rebound goes to Charles Borelli | 34-38 |
| 00:29 | TCU | Charles Borelli makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Leroy Littlejohn | 34-41 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Leroy Littlejohn swats the layup by Joseph Foster | 34-41 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Vernon Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | The clock runs out | 34-41 |