| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - John Sweatt (fresh) SG - Everett Leddy (fresh) SF - Brandon Stark (fresh) PF - Robert Paquette (fresh) C - John Reiter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) SG - John Pledger (fresh) SF - James Young (fresh) PF - John Stich (fresh) C - Ronald Sink (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Ronald Sink wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Illinois | John Pledger misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Georgia Tech | Brandon Stark snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Georgia Tech | John Sweatt makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | James Young can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 3-0 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Sink | 3-0 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Ronald Sink blows the layup but he's fouled by John Reiter - foul #1 on John Reiter, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Ronald Sink misses the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Ronald Sink makes the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:41 | Georgia Tech | John Reiter hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 5-1 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | James Young makes the fadeaway from the right side | 5-3 |
| 17:54 | Georgia Tech | John Reiter's layup is rejected by Ronald Sink | 5-3 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | John Stich snags the defensive board | 5-3 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Sweatt - foul #1 on John Sweatt, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Matthew Clyburn (PG), Jason Turner (SG), James Weakley (SF), Robert Stayton (PF) John Sweatt, Everett Leddy, Brandon Stark, Robert Paquette | |
| Subs | Illinois | Floyd Kent (C) Ronald Sink | |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:19 | Georgia Tech | John Reiter misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 5-5 |
| 17:18 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | James Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-5 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | John Sweatt (PG), Brandon Stark (SF) Matthew Clyburn, James Weakley | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:35 | Georgia Tech | Matthew McDonald steals the ball from John Reiter | 5-5 |
| 16:17 | Illinois | James Young can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Jason Turner - foul #1 on Jason Turner, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Everett Leddy (SG), Bill Hale (PF) Jason Turner, Robert Stayton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (PG), Robert Perham (SG) Matthew McDonald, John Pledger | |
| 16:17 | Illinois | James Young makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:17 | Illinois | James Young misses the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:17 | Georgia Tech | Brandon Stark pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:11 | Georgia Tech | John Sweatt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-6 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Darren Krueger (SF) Brandon Stark | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Newell (SF), Ronald Sink (PF) James Young, John Stich | |
| 15:49 | Illinois | Robert Perham misses long on a shot from the right side | 5-6 |
| 15:48 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Newell | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - John Sweatt (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Everett Leddy (fresh) SF - Darren Krueger (fresh) PF - Bill Hale (fresh) C - John Reiter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) SG - Robert Perham (fresh) SF - Larry Newell (fresh) PF - Ronald Sink (fresh) 1 pts. C - Floyd Kent (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Illinois | Robert Perham hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Darren Krueger - foul #1 on Darren Krueger, team foul #4 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Matthew Clyburn (PG), Jason Turner (SG), Brandon Stark (SF), Robert Paquette (PF) John Sweatt, Everett Leddy, Darren Krueger, Bill Hale | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:32 | Illinois | Robert Perham makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:32 | Illinois | Robert Perham makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:11 | Georgia Tech | Robert Paquette's floater is tipped away by Ronald Sink | 5-8 |
| 15:09 | Illinois | Floyd Kent gets the rebound | 5-8 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Robert Perham is called for traveling | 5-8 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | John Sweatt (PG), Everett Leddy (SG), Robert Stayton (PF) Matthew Clyburn, Jason Turner, Robert Paquette | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (PG) Robert Perham | |
| 14:40 | Georgia Tech | Brandon Stark knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by John Sweatt | 7-8 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Floyd Kent throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Robert Paquette (PF) Robert Stayton | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Pledger (SG), James Young (SF), John Stich (PF) Sebastian Jackson, Larry Newell, Ronald Sink | |
| 14:19 | Georgia Tech | John Reiter drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from John Sweatt | 9-8 |
| 13:57 | Illinois | John Stich's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Paquette | 9-8 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Floyd Kent | 9-8 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Brandon Stark is called for the reach on James Young - foul #1 on Brandon Stark, team foul #5 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Jason Turner (SG), Robert Stayton (PF) Everett Leddy, Robert Paquette | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Sink (C) Floyd Kent | |
| 13:21 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Pledger | 9-11 |
| 12:58 | Georgia Tech | Jason Turner clanks a shot from the free throw line | 9-11 |
| 12:57 | Georgia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Stark | 9-11 |
| 12:39 | Georgia Tech | John Reiter misses the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Ronald Sink - foul #1 on Ronald Sink, team foul #1 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Matthew Clyburn (PG), Everett Leddy (SG), James Weakley (SF), Robert Paquette (PF) John Sweatt, Jason Turner, Brandon Stark, Robert Stayton | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:39 | Georgia Tech | John Reiter makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 12:39 | Georgia Tech | John Reiter makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | James Young misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 11-11 |
| 12:16 | Georgia Tech | Robert Paquette pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 11:56 | Georgia Tech | John Pledger picks off the pass by James Weakley | 11-11 |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 11-13 |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Matthew Clyburn (fresh) SG - Everett Leddy (fresh) SF - James Weakley (fresh) PF - Robert Paquette (fresh) C - John Reiter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew McDonald (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Pledger (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Young (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Stich (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Sink (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:20 | Georgia Tech | Robert Paquette connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Matthew Clyburn | 13-13 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | John Pledger misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 13-13 |
| 10:58 | Georgia Tech | John Reiter pulls down the rebound | 13-13 |
| 10:53 | Georgia Tech | James Weakley misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-13 |
| 10:52 | Georgia Tech | Robert Paquette gets the offensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 10:25 | Georgia Tech | Everett Leddy connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Clyburn | 16-13 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | John Pledger is hacked by James Weakley - foul #1 on James Weakley, team foul #6 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | John Sweatt (PG), Jason Turner (SG), Brandon Stark (SF), Robert Stayton (PF) Matthew Clyburn, Everett Leddy, James Weakley, Robert Paquette | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (PG), Robert Perham (SG), Larry Newell (SF), Floyd Kent (C) Matthew McDonald, John Pledger, James Young, Ronald Sink | |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson is called for traveling | 16-13 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Everett Leddy (SG), Bill Hale (PF) Jason Turner, Robert Stayton | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:09 | Georgia Tech | John Reiter makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Brandon Stark | 18-13 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | John Stich drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Sebastian Jackson and he's hacked by John Sweatt - foul #2 on John Sweatt, team foul #7 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Matthew Clyburn (PG), Jason Turner (SG), Robert Stayton (PF) John Sweatt, Everett Leddy, Bill Hale | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:40 | Illinois | John Stich makes the free throw | 18-16 |
| 08:20 | Georgia Tech | John Reiter blows the dunk | 18-16 |
| 08:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Larry Newell | 18-16 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | A charge is called on John Stich - foul #1 on John Stich, team foul #2 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | John Sweatt (PG), Everett Leddy (SG), Robert Paquette (PF) Matthew Clyburn, Jason Turner, Robert Stayton | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:52 | Georgia Tech | John Sweatt connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Brandon Stark | 21-16 |
| 07:32 | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by John Reiter - foul #2 on John Reiter, team foul #8 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Jason Turner (SG), Bill Hale (PF), Darren Krueger (C) Everett Leddy, Robert Paquette, John Reiter | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (PG), John Pledger (SG), James Young (PF) Robert Perham, Larry Newell, John Stich | |
| 07:32 | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 07:32 | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - John Sweatt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Turner (fresh) SF - Brandon Stark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bill Hale (fresh) C - Darren Krueger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Pledger (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Young (fresh) 3 pts. C - Floyd Kent (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Georgia Tech | Sebastian Jackson is called for the reach on John Sweatt - foul #1 on Sebastian Jackson, team foul #3 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Everett Leddy (SG), Robert Paquette (PF) Jason Turner, Bill Hale | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:46 | Georgia Tech | Everett Leddy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-18 |
| 06:45 | Georgia Tech | Brandon Stark tips it home | 23-18 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Floyd Kent is fouled on the floor by Darren Krueger - foul #2 on Darren Krueger, team foul #9 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Matthew Clyburn (PG), Robert Stayton (PF), Bill Hale (C) John Sweatt, Robert Paquette, Darren Krueger | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Stich (PF) Sebastian Jackson | |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Floyd Kent misses the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 06:24 | Georgia Tech | The rebound goes to Robert Stayton | 23-18 |
| 06:09 | Georgia Tech | Brandon Stark can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 23-18 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | John Stich gets the rebound | 23-18 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | John Pledger is fouled on the floor by Everett Leddy - foul #1 on Everett Leddy, team foul #10 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | John Sweatt (PG), Jason Turner (SG), Robert Paquette (PF) Matthew Clyburn, Everett Leddy, Bill Hale | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Sink (C) Floyd Kent | |
| 05:52 | Illinois | John Pledger makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | John Pledger makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 05:30 | Georgia Tech | Brandon Stark can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-20 |
| 05:28 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Matthew McDonald | 23-20 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Ronald Sink is denied on a layup by Robert Paquette | 23-20 |
| 05:05 | Georgia Tech | Brandon Stark pulls down the rebound | 23-20 |
| 04:36 | Georgia Tech | John Sweatt misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-20 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | James Young grabs the board | 23-20 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Robert Paquette blocks the short jumper by James Young | 23-20 |
| 04:19 | Georgia Tech | John Sweatt gets the rebound | 23-20 |
| 03:57 | Georgia Tech | Robert Paquette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-20 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Everett Leddy (SG), Bill Hale (PF), John Reiter (C) Jason Turner, Robert Paquette, Robert Stayton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (PG), Robert Perham (SG), Larry Newell (SF), Floyd Kent (C) Matthew McDonald, John Pledger, James Young, Ronald Sink | |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Robert Perham misses the easy layup | 23-20 |
| 03:35 | Georgia Tech | Bill Hale grabs the board | 23-20 |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - John Sweatt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Everett Leddy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brandon Stark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bill Hale (fresh) C - John Reiter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Perham (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Newell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Stich (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Kent (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Georgia Tech | John Reiter misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Floyd Kent - foul #1 on Floyd Kent, team foul #4 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Robert Paquette (PF) Bill Hale | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:20 | Georgia Tech | John Reiter makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 03:20 | Georgia Tech | John Reiter makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | John Stich hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 25-20 |
| 02:57 | Georgia Tech | John Reiter pulls down the rebound | 25-20 |
| 02:43 | Georgia Tech | John Sweatt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-20 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Larry Newell gets the rebound | 25-20 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Robert Perham is blocked by Brandon Stark | 25-20 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Floyd Kent | 25-20 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-20 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Bill Hale (PF) Robert Paquette | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (PG), John Pledger (SG), James Young (PF) Robert Perham, Larry Newell, John Stich | |
| 02:05 | Georgia Tech | Everett Leddy misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-20 |
| 02:04 | Georgia Tech | Brandon Stark tips it back up and in | 27-20 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | John Pledger drills a shot from the left side set up by Sebastian Jackson | 27-22 |
| 01:35 | Georgia Tech | John Pledger is called for the reach on John Sweatt - foul #1 on John Pledger, team foul #5 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Robert Paquette (PF) Bill Hale | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:17 | Georgia Tech | Brandon Stark's layup is rejected by Floyd Kent | 27-22 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Young | 27-22 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | John Pledger buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Matthew McDonald | 27-25 |
| 00:39 | Georgia Tech | Brandon Stark can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Sebastian Jackson - foul #2 on Sebastian Jackson, team foul #6 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Darren Krueger (SF), Robert Stayton (PF) Robert Paquette, John Reiter | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Sink (C) Floyd Kent | |
| 00:39 | Georgia Tech | Brandon Stark makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 00:39 | Georgia Tech | Brandon Stark misses the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Ronald Sink grabs the board | 28-25 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | James Young buries a turnaround from close range | 28-27 |
| 00:05 | Georgia Tech | Everett Leddy hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 28-27 |
| 00:03 | Georgia Tech | John Sweatt snags the offensive board | 28-27 |
| 00:01 | Georgia Tech | Everett Leddy clanks a 3 from the right corner | 28-27 |
| 00:00 | Georgia Tech | Brandon Stark pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-27 |