| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Gary Moss (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Christian Hennig (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jonathan Nee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Elwell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Timothy (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Andrews (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gail Honea (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jordan Lopes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Michael Andrews inbounds the ball | 36-29 |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Michael Andrews buries a floater from the left side and he's hacked by Paul Murphy - foul #2 on Paul Murphy, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Michael Andrews makes the free throw | 36-32 |
| 19:31 | Lawrence | Michael Timothy steals the ball from Timothy Elwell | 36-32 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Michael Timothy lays it in | 36-34 |
| 19:13 | Lawrence | Jonathan Nee knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes buries a turnaround in the lane | 39-36 |
| 18:43 | Lawrence | Gary Moss is fouled on the floor by George Mazzella - foul #1 on George Mazzella, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Lawrence | James Clark (PG), Michael Strack (SG), Michael McRae (PF), Michael Shumpert (C) Gary Moss, Christian Hennig, Timothy Elwell, Paul Murphy | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:19 | Lawrence | Jonathan Nee scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Clark | 42-36 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes is fouled on the floor by Michael Shumpert - foul #1 on Michael Shumpert, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Oatman (PG), David Thomsen (SG), Joshua West (SF), Willard O'Neal (PF) George Mazzella, Michael Timothy, Michael Andrews, Gail Honea | |
| 17:49 | Illinois | John Oatman can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Jonathan Nee - foul #2 on Jonathan Nee, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Gary Moss (PG), Johnathan Roberts (PF) Michael Strack, Jonathan Nee | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury (C) Jordan Lopes | |
| 17:49 | Illinois | John Oatman makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | John Oatman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 17:25 | Lawrence | Johnathan Roberts clanks a jump hook from close range | 42-38 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 17:19 | Illinois | John Oatman clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-38 |
| 17:17 | Lawrence | Michael Shumpert pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 17:10 | Lawrence | James Clark scores on a runner from the left block | 44-38 |
| 17:02 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal's pass is intercepted by Gary Moss | 44-38 |
| 16:58 | Lawrence | Gary Moss lays it up and in | 46-38 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Joshua West is hacked by Michael McRae in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael McRae, team foul #4 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Michael Strack (PG), Christian Hennig (SG), Jonathan Nee (SF), Timothy Elwell (PF), Paul Murphy (C) Gary Moss, James Clark, Michael McRae, Johnathan Roberts, Michael Shumpert | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Timothy (SG), Jordan Lopes (C) David Thomsen, Thomas Choudhury | |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 46-38 |
| 16:45 | Lawrence | Christian Hennig snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| 16:34 | Lawrence | Timothy Elwell buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Jonathan Nee | 49-38 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Michael Timothy hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 16:10 | Lawrence | Christian Hennig can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Willard O'Neal - foul #3 on Willard O'Neal, team foul #2 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), David Thomsen (SF), Gail Honea (PF) John Oatman, Joshua West, Willard O'Neal | |
| 16:10 | Lawrence | Christian Hennig misses the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 16:10 | Lawrence | Christian Hennig misses the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Gail Honea snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 16:03 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Paul Murphy - foul #3 on Paul Murphy, team foul #5 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Richard Belmont (PG), Johnathan Roberts (C) Michael Strack, Paul Murphy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Andrews (SF) David Thomsen | |
| 16:03 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 16:03 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes misses the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 16:03 | Lawrence | Johnathan Roberts gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 15:44 | Lawrence | Timothy Elwell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 49-42 |
| 15:42 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Richard Belmont (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Christian Hennig (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jonathan Nee (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Elwell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnathan Roberts (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Timothy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Michael Andrews (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gail Honea (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jordan Lopes (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Michael Timothy scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by George Mazzella | 49-44 |
| 15:03 | Lawrence | Jonathan Nee misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 15:01 | Illinois | Gail Honea grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | George Mazzella is fouled on the floor by Timothy Elwell - foul #1 on Timothy Elwell, team foul #6 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Gary Moss (PG), James Clark (SG), Roger Bosefski (SF), Michael McRae (PF), Paul Murphy (C) Richard Belmont, Christian Hennig, Jonathan Nee, Timothy Elwell, Johnathan Roberts | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Oatman (PG), David Thomsen (SG), Joshua West (SF), Willard O'Neal (PF), Thomas Choudhury (C) George Mazzella, Michael Timothy, Michael Andrews, Gail Honea, Jordan Lopes | |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury makes the shot near the basket and the foul's on Paul Murphy - foul #4 on Paul Murphy, team foul #7 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Michael Shumpert (C) Paul Murphy | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury makes the free throw | 49-47 |
| 14:00 | Lawrence | Michael McRae hits a runner in the lane set up by Gary Moss and he's fouled by Thomas Choudhury - foul #3 on Thomas Choudhury, team foul #3 | 51-47 |
| 14:00 | Lawrence | Michael McRae misses the free throw | 51-47 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Willard O'Neal | 51-47 |
| 13:58 | Illinois | Joshua West loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-47 |
| 13:35 | Lawrence | Gary Moss hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 13:34 | Lawrence | Michael Shumpert tips it back up and in | 53-47 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | David Thomsen is hacked by James Clark - foul #3 on James Clark, team foul #8 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Michael Strack (PG), Richard Belmont (SG), Jonathan Nee (SF), Timothy Elwell (PF), Johnathan Roberts (C) Gary Moss, James Clark, Roger Bosefski, Michael McRae, Michael Shumpert | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (SG), Jeffrey McCann (SF), Gail Honea (PF), Jordan Lopes (C) John Oatman, Joshua West, Willard O'Neal, Thomas Choudhury | |
| 13:13 | Illinois | David Thomsen makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | David Thomsen makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 13:02 | Lawrence | Timothy Elwell misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | David Thomsen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-49 |
| 12:53 | Lawrence | Richard Belmont gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 12:47 | Lawrence | Gail Honea steals it from Johnathan Roberts | 53-49 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes is open and scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Kevin Hancock | 53-51 |
| 12:09 | Lawrence | Jonathan Nee is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey McCann - foul #1 on Jeffrey McCann, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Lawrence | James Clark (PG), Michael McRae (C) Richard Belmont, Johnathan Roberts | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Michael Timothy (SG), Michael Andrews (SF), Thomas Choudhury (PF) David Thomsen, Kevin Hancock, Jeffrey McCann, Gail Honea | |
| 11:48 | Lawrence | Michael Strack is hacked by Michael Timothy - foul #1 on Michael Timothy, team foul #5 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Gary Moss (PG) Michael Strack | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua West (PF) Thomas Choudhury | |
| 11:25 | Lawrence | James Clark can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 53-51 |
| 11:24 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Gary Moss (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jonathan Nee (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Elwell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael McRae (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Timothy (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Michael Andrews (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua West (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jordan Lopes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Gary Moss is called for the reach on George Mazzella in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Moss, team foul #9 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Christian Hennig (SG) James Clark | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willard O'Neal (PF) Jordan Lopes | |
| 11:20 | Illinois | George Mazzella makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 11:20 | Illinois | George Mazzella makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 11:10 | Lawrence | Jonathan Nee comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 53-53 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Timothy | 53-53 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Christian Hennig is called for the reach on Michael Timothy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christian Hennig, team foul #10 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Roger Bosefski (SF), Johnathan Roberts (PF) Jonathan Nee, Timothy Elwell | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Michael Timothy makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Michael Timothy makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 10:58 | Lawrence | Michael Timothy steals the ball from Gary Moss | 53-55 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Michael Timothy is hacked by Gary Moss - foul #3 on Gary Moss, team foul #11 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Michael Shumpert (C) Michael McRae | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann (SF), Gail Honea (PF) Michael Andrews, Joshua West | |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Michael Timothy makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Michael Timothy misses the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 10:41 | Lawrence | Michael Shumpert grabs the board | 53-56 |
| 10:22 | Lawrence | Gary Moss scores on a shot from the free throw line | 55-56 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | George Mazzella misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-56 |
| 10:16 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal grabs the offensive board | 55-56 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | George Mazzella can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 10:01 | Lawrence | Michael Shumpert pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 09:45 | Lawrence | Christian Hennig misses short on a jumper from the right side | 55-56 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | Gail Honea snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | George Mazzella comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-56 |
| 09:37 | Lawrence | Roger Bosefski snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 09:17 | Lawrence | Michael Timothy steals it from Christian Hennig | 55-56 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Michael Timothy lays it up and in and he's fouled by Christian Hennig - foul #2 on Christian Hennig, team foul #12 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Lawrence | James Clark (PG), Michael Strack (SG), Jonathan Nee (SF), Timothy Elwell (PF), Michael McRae (C) Gary Moss, Christian Hennig, Roger Bosefski, Johnathan Roberts, Michael Shumpert | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Oatman (PG), Michael Andrews (SF), Joshua West (PF), Jordan Lopes (C) George Mazzella, Jeffrey McCann, Gail Honea, Willard O'Neal | |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Michael Timothy misses the free throw | 55-58 |
| 09:13 | Lawrence | Michael McRae grabs the board | 55-58 |
| 08:47 | Lawrence | Jonathan Nee scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Clark | 58-58 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | James Clark steals the ball from John Oatman | 58-58 |
| 08:09 | Lawrence | Michael Andrews is called for the reach on Jonathan Nee - foul #2 on Michael Andrews, team foul #6 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Thomsen (SG), Thomas Choudhury (PF) Michael Timothy, Michael Andrews | |
| 07:57 | Lawrence | Jonathan Nee's floater is tipped away by Jordan Lopes | 58-58 |
| 07:55 | Lawrence | Timothy Elwell gets the offensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 07:44 | Lawrence | Michael McRae misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 07:42 | Lawrence | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Elwell | 58-58 |
| 07:21 | Lawrence | Thomas Choudhury swats the short shot by Timothy Elwell | 58-58 |
| 07:19 | Illinois | John Oatman grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - James Clark (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Michael Strack (fairly fresh) SF - Jonathan Nee (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Elwell (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael McRae (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Oatman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Thomsen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joshua West (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Choudhury (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Jordan Lopes (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael McRae - foul #2 on Michael McRae, team foul #13 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Richard Belmont (PG), Christian Hennig (SG), Paul Murphy (C) James Clark, Michael Strack, Michael McRae | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (SG), Jeffrey McCann (SF), Gail Honea (PF) John Oatman, Joshua West, Thomas Choudhury | |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 06:48 | Lawrence | Timothy Elwell misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 58-60 |
| 06:47 | Lawrence | Paul Murphy misses the tip | 58-60 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gail Honea | 58-60 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Richard Belmont picks off the pass by Kevin Hancock in the backcourt | 58-60 |
| 06:24 | Lawrence | Christian Hennig drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Richard Belmont | 61-60 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes can't finish the uncontested layup | 61-60 |
| 05:55 | Lawrence | Paul Murphy gets the rebound | 61-60 |
| 05:35 | Lawrence | Paul Murphy's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey McCann | 61-60 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-60 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Gary Moss (PG), James Clark (SG), Johnathan Roberts (PF) Richard Belmont, Christian Hennig, Timothy Elwell | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Michael Timothy (SG), Michael Andrews (SF) David Thomsen, Kevin Hancock, Jeffrey McCann | |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Michael Timothy's pass is intercepted by Gary Moss in the backcourt | 61-60 |
| 05:19 | Lawrence | George Mazzella steals it from Johnathan Roberts | 61-60 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Michael Andrews's pass is intercepted by Gary Moss | 61-60 |
| 04:46 | Lawrence | Paul Murphy misses long on a jumper from the right side | 61-60 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes gets the rebound | 61-60 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Michael Andrews misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 61-60 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Gail Honea hits a turnaround from the baseline | 61-62 |
| 03:49 | Lawrence | Jonathan Nee misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 61-62 |
| 03:47 | Lawrence | Gary Moss tips it home | 63-62 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Gary Moss takes the ball from Michael Andrews in the backcourt | 63-62 |
| 03:34 | Lawrence | James Clark knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Nee | 65-62 |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Michael Andrews hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away but the foul's on Jonathan Nee - foul #3 on Jonathan Nee, team foul #14 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Michael Strack (PG), Richard Belmont (SG), Roger Bosefski (SF), Michael McRae (PF), Michael Shumpert (C) Gary Moss, James Clark, Jonathan Nee, Johnathan Roberts, Paul Murphy | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Oatman (PG), David Thomsen (SG), Willard O'Neal (PF), Joshua West (C) George Mazzella, Michael Timothy, Gail Honea, Jordan Lopes | |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Michael Andrews misses the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Michael Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Michael Andrews makes the 3rd free throw | 65-64 |
| 03:09 | Lawrence | Michael Shumpert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-64 |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury (C) Michael Andrews | |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Michael Strack (fresh) SG - Richard Belmont (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Bosefski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael McRae (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Shumpert (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Oatman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Thomsen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joshua West (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Willard O'Neal (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Choudhury (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 02:55 | Illinois | David Thomsen makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Oatman | 65-67 |
| 02:55 | Lawrence | Lawrence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Christian Hennig (SG), Jonathan Nee (SF) Richard Belmont, Roger Bosefski | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Michael Timothy (SG), Jordan Lopes (C) John Oatman, David Thomsen, Thomas Choudhury | |
| 02:37 | Lawrence | Michael Strack is whistled for a carry | 65-67 |
| Subs | Lawrence | James Clark (PG) Michael Strack | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Gary Moss (PG), Paul Murphy (C) James Clark, Michael Shumpert | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Andrews (SF), Gail Honea (PF) Joshua West, Willard O'Neal | |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Jonathan Nee is called for the reach on Michael Timothy - foul #4 on Jonathan Nee, team foul #15 | 65-67 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Michael Timothy makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Michael Timothy makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 02:03 | Lawrence | Christian Hennig misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-69 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Michael Andrews gets the rebound | 65-69 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Michael Timothy misses the wide open shot near the basket | 65-69 |
| 01:56 | Lawrence | Christian Hennig grabs the board | 65-69 |
| 01:52 | Lawrence | Christian Hennig buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Gary Moss | 68-69 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Michael Timothy connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-72 |
| 01:15 | Lawrence | Jonathan Nee misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 68-72 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Michael Timothy grabs the defensive rebound | 68-72 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Michael Timothy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-72 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Timothy Elwell (PF) Michael McRae | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:53 | Lawrence | Timothy Elwell is fouled on the floor by Jordan Lopes - foul #1 on Jordan Lopes, team foul #7 | 68-72 |
| 00:53 | Lawrence | Timothy Elwell misses the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jordan Lopes | 68-72 |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | George Mazzella drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Timothy | 68-74 |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Lawrence | Jonathan Nee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-74 |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Christian Hennig is called for the reach on Michael Timothy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christian Hennig, team foul #16 | 68-74 |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Thomsen (SF), Willard O'Neal (PF) Michael Andrews, Gail Honea | |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Michael Timothy makes the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Michael Timothy makes the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Lawrence | Jonathan Nee hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Moss | 71-76 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-76 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | George Mazzella is hacked by Gary Moss in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gary Moss, team foul #17 | 71-76 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | George Mazzella makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | George Mazzella makes the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Lawrence | Jonathan Nee connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Christian Hennig | 74-78 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal is hacked by Gary Moss in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gary Moss, team foul #18 | 74-78 |
| Subs | Lawrence | James Clark (PG) Gary Moss | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Andrews (SF) David Thomsen | |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal makes the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:00 | Lawrence | Jonathan Nee can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 74-80 |