| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) SF - James Aguon (fresh) PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Glenn Stockdale (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edwin Bronson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Woodward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Mickle (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Hunt (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | James Aguon inbounds the ball | 25-26 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses short on a runner from the right block | 25-26 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Austin Coward tips it back up and in | 27-26 |
| 19:02 | BYU | Matthew Mickle knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Glenn Stockdale | 27-28 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | James Aguon is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Woodward - foul #3 on Gerald Woodward, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | BYU | Gregory Marsh (SF) Gerald Woodward | |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Gregory Marsh picks off the pass by Terrance Riccio | 27-28 |
| 18:05 | BYU | Edwin Bronson scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Glenn Stockdale | 27-31 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 27-31 |
| 17:35 | BYU | Matthew Mickle grabs the defensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 17:30 | BYU | Edwin Bronson scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-34 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Glenn Stockdale steps in front of the Boris Zellous pass in the backcourt | 27-34 |
| 17:10 | BYU | Tomas Wilde is called for the reach on Matthew Mickle - foul #2 on Tomas Wilde, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Nelson Boyer (SG), Edward Fox (SF), Andrew Bailey (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Austin Coward, Boris Zellous, James Aguon, Tomas Wilde, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | BYU | Robert Reynolds (PG), Kenneth Wright (SG), Frank Evans (C) Glenn Stockdale, Edwin Bronson, William Hunt | |
| 16:55 | BYU | Kenneth Wright comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 27-34 |
| 16:53 | BYU | Gregory Marsh hits the follow up shot | 27-36 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Robert Fisher can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 27-36 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey grabs the offensive board | 27-36 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | Wayne Foster makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Fox | 29-36 |
| 15:52 | BYU | Matthew Mickle misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Fisher - foul #1 on Robert Fisher, team foul #2 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG) Wayne Foster | |
| Subs | BYU | Gerald Woodward (SF) Gregory Marsh | |
| 15:52 | BYU | Matthew Mickle makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 15:52 | BYU | Matthew Mickle makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Edward Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Bailey (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Robert Reynolds (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Wright (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gerald Woodward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Mickle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Evans (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Robert Fisher hits a jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Frank Evans - foul #1 on Frank Evans, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tomas Wilde (PF) Andrew Bailey | |
| Subs | BYU | Kevin Johnston (PF) Matthew Mickle | |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses the free throw | 31-38 |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 15:20 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Nelson Boyer | 33-38 |
| 14:51 | BYU | Kevin Johnston hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 33-38 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Nelson Boyer | 33-38 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Robert Reynolds steps in front of the Nelson Boyer pass | 33-38 |
| 14:06 | BYU | Kenneth Wright is whistled for traveling | 33-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Boris Zellous (SG), James Aguon (SF), Andrew Bailey (PF), Terrance Riccio (C) Austin Coward, Nelson Boyer, Edward Fox, Tomas Wilde, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | BYU | Glenn Stockdale (PG), Edwin Bronson (SG), William Hunt (C) Robert Reynolds, Kenneth Wright, Frank Evans | |
| 14:04 | Illinois | Boris Zellous is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Woodward - foul #4 on Gerald Woodward, team foul #3 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | BYU | Gregory Marsh (SF) Gerald Woodward | |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Gregory Marsh steals the ball from Andrew Bailey | 33-38 |
| 13:53 | BYU | Glenn Stockdale's pass is intercepted by Wayne Foster in the backcourt | 33-38 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio connects on the jumper in the lane and he's fouled by Gregory Marsh - foul #3 on Gregory Marsh, team foul #4 | 35-38 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses the free throw | 35-38 |
| 13:41 | BYU | William Hunt snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 13:13 | BYU | William Hunt misses the lay-in | 35-38 |
| 13:11 | BYU | Gregory Marsh tips it back up and in | 35-40 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Kevin Johnston is called for the reach on Andrew Bailey - foul #4 on Kevin Johnston, team foul #5 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG) Wayne Foster | |
| Subs | BYU | Matthew Mickle (PF) Kevin Johnston | |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Austin Coward misses badly on the uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 35-40 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | James Aguon grabs the offensive board | 35-40 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Austin Coward clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 12:22 | BYU | Gregory Marsh gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 12:11 | BYU | Edwin Bronson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 35-40 |
| 12:10 | Illinois | James Aguon snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Austin Coward hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Boris Zellous | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Aguon (fairly fresh) PF - Andrew Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Terrance Riccio (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Glenn Stockdale (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Edwin Bronson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Marsh (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Mickle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Hunt (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:39 | BYU | Edwin Bronson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 11:38 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 11:19 | Illinois | Austin Coward clanks a floater from the left side | 38-40 |
| 11:17 | BYU | Matthew Mickle grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 10:48 | BYU | Edwin Bronson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 10:46 | BYU | Gregory Marsh tips it but misses | 38-40 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 10:29 | Illinois | Boris Zellous drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Terrance Riccio | 41-40 |
| 10:15 | BYU | Edwin Bronson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 41-40 |
| 10:14 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | Austin Coward knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 09:29 | BYU | Edwin Bronson hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 09:17 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 08:52 | BYU | William Hunt drills a jump hook in the lane | 46-45 |
| 08:34 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey makes the wide open floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Matthew Mickle - foul #1 on Matthew Mickle, team foul #6 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Nelson Boyer (SG), Edward Fox (SF), Robert Fisher (C) Austin Coward, Boris Zellous, James Aguon, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | BYU | Robert Reynolds (PG), Kenneth Wright (SG), Frank Evans (C) Glenn Stockdale, Edwin Bronson, William Hunt | |
| 08:34 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey makes the free throw | 49-45 |
| 08:12 | BYU | Matthew Mickle makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Robert Reynolds | 49-47 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Nelson Boyer | 51-47 |
| 07:42 | BYU | Matthew Mickle is hacked by Andrew Bailey - foul #1 on Andrew Bailey, team foul #3 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tomas Wilde (PF) Andrew Bailey | |
| Subs | BYU | Gerald Woodward (SF), Kevin Johnston (PF) Gregory Marsh, Matthew Mickle | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Robert Reynolds (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Wright (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gerald Woodward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kevin Johnston (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Frank Evans (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | BYU | Kevin Johnston misses the jumper in the paint | 51-47 |
| 07:23 | BYU | Gerald Woodward gets the offensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 07:07 | BYU | Kevin Johnston comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Edward Fox pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Edward Fox comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Kevin Johnston - foul #5 on Kevin Johnston, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Virgil Polson (C) Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | BYU | Matthew Mickle (PF) Kevin Johnston | |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Edward Fox misses the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Edward Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 06:35 | BYU | Tomas Wilde denies the turnaround by Matthew Mickle | 52-47 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Edward Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Wayne Foster is hacked by Robert Reynolds in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Reynolds, team foul #8 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | BYU | Edwin Bronson (SG) Robert Reynolds | |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Wayne Foster makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Wayne Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 06:04 | BYU | Gerald Woodward's pass is intercepted by Edward Fox | 54-47 |
| 05:42 | Illinois | Gerald Woodward denies the turnaround by Tomas Wilde | 54-47 |
| 05:41 | BYU | Kenneth Wright pulls down the rebound | 54-47 |
| 05:12 | BYU | The short jumper by Frank Evans is denied by Virgil Polson | 54-47 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde lays it up and in set up by Edward Fox | 56-47 |
| 04:28 | BYU | Kenneth Wright makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Edwin Bronson | 56-49 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | Edward Fox misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Gerald Woodward - foul #5 on Gerald Woodward, team foul #9 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Carl Hartsock (SG), Robert Fisher (C) Wayne Foster, Nelson Boyer, Virgil Polson | |
| Subs | BYU | Robert Reynolds (PG), Gregory Marsh (SF), William Hunt (C) Kenneth Wright, Gerald Woodward, Frank Evans | |
| 04:08 | Illinois | Edward Fox misses the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | Edward Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 03:46 | BYU | Edwin Bronson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-49 |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Edward Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:40 | Illinois | Edward Fox is hacked by Robert Reynolds in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Reynolds, team foul #10 | 57-49 |
| 03:40 | Illinois | Edward Fox makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 03:40 | Illinois | Edward Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Hartsock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Edward Fox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Tomas Wilde (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Robert Reynolds (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edwin Bronson (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Marsh (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Mickle (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - William Hunt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:15 | BYU | Edwin Bronson makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Marsh | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Edward Fox can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-52 |
| 02:52 | BYU | The rebound goes to Edwin Bronson | 59-52 |
| 02:52 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG), James Aguon (SF), Terrance Riccio (C) Carl Hartsock, Edward Fox, Tomas Wilde | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:29 | BYU | Robert Reynolds is fouled on the floor by Terrance Riccio - foul #2 on Terrance Riccio, team foul #4 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Virgil Polson (PF) Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | BYU | Kenneth Wright (SG) Edwin Bronson | |
| 02:13 | BYU | Matthew Mickle knocks in the floater in the lane | 59-54 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 01:56 | BYU | Kenneth Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 01:56 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tomas Wilde (PF) Virgil Polson | |
| Subs | BYU | Glenn Stockdale (PG), Edwin Bronson (SG) Robert Reynolds, Kenneth Wright | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:49 | BYU | Gregory Marsh is whistled for a carry | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 01:45 | Illinois | William Hunt steps in front of the Boris Zellous pass in the backcourt | 59-54 |
| 01:26 | BYU | Edwin Bronson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-54 |
| 01:24 | BYU | Edwin Bronson pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 01:24 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-54 |
| 01:11 | BYU | Edwin Bronson buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Matthew Mickle picks off the pass by Terrance Riccio in the backcourt | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:41 | BYU | Edwin Bronson misses the floater from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 00:39 | BYU | Gregory Marsh grabs the offensive board | 59-57 |
| 00:39 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 59-57 |
| 00:21 | BYU | Matthew Mickle lays it in on a nice dish by Gregory Marsh and he's fouled by Terrance Riccio - foul #3 on Terrance Riccio, team foul #5 | 59-59 |
| 00:21 | BYU | Matthew Mickle misses the free throw | 59-59 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde grabs the defensive rebound | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Austin Coward misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 59-59 |
| 00:00 | BYU | Matthew Mickle grabs the board | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Aguon (fresh) PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Glenn Stockdale (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Edwin Bronson (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Marsh (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Mickle (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - William Hunt (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde wins the tip | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Gregory Marsh is called for the reach on Terrance Riccio in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gregory Marsh, team foul #11 | 59-59 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 04:58 | BYU | The rebound goes to Matthew Mickle | 60-59 |
| 04:44 | BYU | Gregory Marsh is hacked by Boris Zellous - foul #2 on Boris Zellous, team foul #6 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | BYU | Frank Evans (C) William Hunt | |
| 04:17 | BYU | Matthew Mickle misses the lay-in | 60-59 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Austin Coward pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Boris Zellous and he's hacked by Glenn Stockdale - foul #2 on Glenn Stockdale, team foul #12 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | BYU | Kenneth Wright (SG) Edwin Bronson | |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde misses the free throw | 62-59 |
| 03:59 | BYU | Matthew Mickle grabs the board | 62-59 |
| 03:33 | BYU | Gregory Marsh misses the floater from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 03:31 | BYU | Frank Evans grabs the offensive board | 62-59 |
| 03:06 | BYU | Frank Evans hits the finger roll | 62-61 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Austin Coward can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-61 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio tips it in | 64-61 |
| 02:52 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 64-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | BYU | Edwin Bronson (SG), William Hunt (C) Kenneth Wright, Frank Evans | |
| 02:23 | BYU | Matthew Mickle misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Tomas Wilde - foul #3 on Tomas Wilde, team foul #7 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Boyer (SG) Boris Zellous | |
| Subs | BYU | Kenneth Wright (PG) Glenn Stockdale | |
| 02:23 | BYU | Matthew Mickle makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 02:23 | BYU | Matthew Mickle makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Nelson Boyer | 66-63 |
| 02:07 | BYU | BYU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 66-63 |
| 01:46 | BYU | William Hunt blows the layup but the foul's on Austin Coward - foul #3 on Austin Coward, team foul #8 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG) Nelson Boyer | |
| Subs | BYU | Glenn Stockdale (PG) Kenneth Wright | |
| 01:46 | BYU | William Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 01:46 | BYU | William Hunt misses the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Terrance Riccio | 66-64 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Boris Zellous throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-64 |
| 01:34 | BYU | BYU calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 66-64 |
| 01:10 | BYU | Edwin Bronson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-64 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Boris Zellous grabs the board | 66-64 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Austin Coward is alone and drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Boris Zellous | 68-64 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Aguon (fairly fresh) PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Terrance Riccio (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Glenn Stockdale (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Edwin Bronson (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Marsh (tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 stl. 4 pf. PF - Matthew Mickle (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - William Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:39 | BYU | Matthew Mickle hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 68-64 |
| 00:37 | BYU | Glenn Stockdale snags the offensive board | 68-64 |
| 00:34 | BYU | William Hunt makes the shot from the right side | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Austin Coward is hacked by Edwin Bronson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edwin Bronson, team foul #13 | 68-66 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:27 | BYU | William Hunt is whistled for a carry | 70-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (SF) James Aguon | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Glenn Stockdale is called for the reach on Austin Coward in the backcourt - foul #3 on Glenn Stockdale, team foul #14 | 70-66 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:18 | BYU | Edwin Bronson is called for traveling | 72-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Boyer (SG), Carl Hartsock (SF), Andrew Bailey (C) Boris Zellous, Edward Fox, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Carl Hartsock is fouled in the backcourt by Edwin Bronson - foul #2 on Edwin Bronson, team foul #15 | 72-66 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Carl Hartsock misses the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Carl Hartsock misses the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:15 | BYU | Matthew Mickle snags the defensive board | 72-66 |
| 00:08 | BYU | Gregory Marsh can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-66 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey gets the rebound | 72-66 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 72-66 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Glenn Stockdale is called for the reach on Austin Coward in the backcourt - foul #4 on Glenn Stockdale, team foul #16 | 72-66 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:00 | BYU | Edwin Bronson connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-69 |