| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Kenneth Cote (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Renner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Penn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Dillard (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Strong (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Matthew Lane (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Reny (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gary Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Vanslyke (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Christopher Reny inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Matthew Lane clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Strong - foul #1 on Thomas Strong, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Matthew Lane makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Matthew Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 19:18 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard slams it home on a nice dish by Kenneth Cote | 29-29 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 29-29 |
| 18:59 | Baylor | Thomas Renner pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| 18:54 | Baylor | Thomas Renner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 18:52 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard hits the follow up shot | 31-29 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 18:25 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard gets the rebound | 31-29 |
| 18:19 | Baylor | Christopher Reny steps in front of the Kenneth Cote pass | 31-29 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | Gary Bradley scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Raymond Haddix | 31-31 |
| 17:43 | Baylor | Thomas Strong misses the easy layup but the foul's on Adam Vanslyke - foul #2 on Adam Vanslyke, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 17:43 | Baylor | Thomas Strong misses the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 17:43 | Baylor | Thomas Strong makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 17:21 | Illinois | Gary Bradley tips it in | 32-33 |
| 17:15 | Baylor | Thomas Strong misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 32-33 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Raymond Haddix | 32-33 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 16:50 | Baylor | John Penn gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 16:44 | Baylor | John Penn double dribbles | 32-33 |
| Subs | Baylor | Donald Hughes (PG), Blake Loggins (SG), Harold Kirkland (SF), Henry Conroy (PF), Brady Frazier (C) Kenneth Cote, Thomas Renner, John Penn, Thomas Dillard, Thomas Strong | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SG), James Young (SF), Jeffrey Hall (PF), Clyde Pate (C) Matthew Lane, Christopher Reny, Gary Bradley, Adam Vanslyke | |
| 16:23 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses the 3 from the right corner | 32-33 |
| 16:21 | Illinois | Richard Burns snags the offensive board | 32-33 |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Richard Burns is hacked by Donald Hughes - foul #1 on Donald Hughes, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG) Raymond Haddix | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Donald Hughes (fresh) SG - Blake Loggins (fresh) SF - Harold Kirkland (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Henry Conroy (fresh) C - Brady Frazier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Roberts (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Burns (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Young (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 1 pts. C - Clyde Pate (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts travels with the ball | 32-33 |
| Subs | Baylor | Kenneth Cote (PG), Thomas Renner (SG), Thomas Strong (C) Donald Hughes, Blake Loggins, Brady Frazier | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG) James Young | |
| 15:07 | Baylor | Thomas Renner knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Matthew Lane can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 15:01 | Baylor | Kenneth Cote pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 14:55 | Baylor | Thomas Renner connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Harold Kirkland | 38-33 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by Henry Conroy - foul #3 on Henry Conroy, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Baylor | John Penn (SF), Thomas Dillard (PF) Harold Kirkland, Henry Conroy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SF), Gary Bradley (PF), Adam Vanslyke (C) Richard Burns, Jeffrey Hall, Clyde Pate | |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts makes the free throw | 38-36 |
| 14:14 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard double dribbles | 38-36 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (PG) Gregory Roberts | |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Christopher Reny clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Gary Bradley grabs the offensive board | 38-36 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | The jumper by Matthew Lane is denied by Thomas Strong | 38-36 |
| 13:18 | Baylor | Thomas Strong grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 13:12 | Baylor | Thomas Strong is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Thomas Strong, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Baylor | Donald Hughes (PG), Harold Kirkland (SG), Brady Frazier (C) Kenneth Cote, Thomas Renner, Thomas Strong | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SG) Matthew Lane | |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-36 |
| 12:55 | Baylor | Brady Frazier pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 12:46 | Baylor | Harold Kirkland misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Christopher Reny - foul #3 on Christopher Reny, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall (PF) Christopher Reny | |
| 12:46 | Baylor | Harold Kirkland makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 12:46 | Baylor | Harold Kirkland makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Gary Bradley double dribbles | 40-36 |
| 12:01 | Baylor | Adam Vanslyke blocks the jumper by John Penn | 40-36 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | Richard Burns gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix hits a fadeaway in the paint | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Donald Hughes (fresh) SG - Harold Kirkland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Penn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Dillard (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Brady Frazier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - Richard Burns (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Gary Bradley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 1 pts. C - Adam Vanslyke (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Baylor | John Penn misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-38 |
| 11:24 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard tips it home | 42-38 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Richard Burns clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Donald Hughes - foul #2 on Donald Hughes, team foul #5 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Baylor | Kenneth Cote (PG), Thomas Renner (SG), Henry Conroy (PF), Thomas Strong (C) Donald Hughes, John Penn, Thomas Dillard, Brady Frazier | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SF), Clyde Pate (C) Gary Bradley, Adam Vanslyke | |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Richard Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 10:55 | Baylor | Thomas Renner scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Strong | 45-39 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Harold Kirkland - foul #1 on Harold Kirkland, team foul #6 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Baylor | Blake Loggins (SF) Harold Kirkland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (PG) Raymond Haddix | |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall misses the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 10:17 | Baylor | Thomas Renner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 45-40 |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Christopher Reny gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Thomas Strong blocks the short jumper by Richard Burns | 45-40 |
| 09:48 | Baylor | Kenneth Cote pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 09:34 | Baylor | Thomas Renner buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Henry Conroy | 47-40 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Richard Burns comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Thomas Renner - foul #2 on Thomas Renner, team foul #7 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Baylor | John Penn (SF), Thomas Dillard (PF) Blake Loggins, Henry Conroy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (PG), Gary Bradley (PF), Adam Vanslyke (C) Christopher Reny, Jeffrey Hall, Clyde Pate | |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Richard Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 08:59 | Baylor | John Penn clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-41 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Matthew Lane | 47-41 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-41 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Gary Bradley tips it home | 47-43 |
| 08:16 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard's layup is rejected by Adam Vanslyke | 47-43 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Matthew Lane snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Gary Bradley comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 47-43 |
| 07:43 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Kenneth Cote (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Renner (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - John Penn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Dillard (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Thomas Strong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - Matthew Lane (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Burns (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Bradley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Adam Vanslyke (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:25 | Baylor | Kenneth Cote drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Renner | 50-43 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses the runner from close range | 50-43 |
| 07:08 | Illinois | Matthew Lane tips it but misses | 50-43 |
| 07:07 | Baylor | John Penn gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 06:51 | Baylor | John Penn misses the easy layup | 50-43 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix grabs the board | 50-43 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses badly on a floater in the lane | 50-43 |
| 06:23 | Baylor | Thomas Strong gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 06:04 | Baylor | Kenneth Cote misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 50-43 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Richard Burns grabs the board | 50-43 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:46 | Illinois | Gary Bradley hits a turnaround in the paint | 50-45 |
| 05:25 | Baylor | Thomas Renner hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-45 |
| 05:08 | Baylor | John Penn snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| 04:54 | Baylor | Thomas Renner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-45 |
| Subs | Baylor | Donald Hughes (PG), Blake Loggins (SG), Harold Kirkland (SF), Henry Conroy (PF), Brady Frazier (C) Kenneth Cote, Thomas Renner, John Penn, Thomas Dillard, Thomas Strong | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (SG), Christopher Reny (SF), Jeffrey Hall (PF), Clyde Pate (C) Matthew Lane, Richard Burns, Gary Bradley, Adam Vanslyke | |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts buries a floater from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 04:32 | Baylor | Brady Frazier clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Clyde Pate - foul #2 on Clyde Pate, team foul #3 | 53-47 |
| 04:32 | Baylor | Brady Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 04:32 | Baylor | Brady Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Clyde Pate knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 55-49 |
| 04:05 | Baylor | Harold Kirkland misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-49 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Clyde Pate pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Henry Conroy steps in front of the Raymond Haddix pass | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Baylor | Donald Hughes misses the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Clyde Pate - foul #3 on Clyde Pate, team foul #4 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG) Raymond Haddix | |
| 03:23 | Baylor | Donald Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 03:23 | Baylor | Donald Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Donald Hughes (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Blake Loggins (fresh) SF - Harold Kirkland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Henry Conroy (fresh) 3 pf. C - Brady Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Lane (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Reny (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clyde Pate (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Donald Hughes picks off the pass by Matthew Lane | 56-49 |
| 03:04 | Baylor | Henry Conroy lays it in set up by Donald Hughes | 58-49 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Matthew Lane comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 02:55 | Baylor | Blake Loggins snags the defensive board | 58-49 |
| 02:55 | Baylor | Baylor calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-49 |
| Subs | Baylor | Kenneth Cote (PG), Thomas Renner (SG), John Penn (SF), Thomas Dillard (PF), Thomas Strong (C) Donald Hughes, Blake Loggins, Harold Kirkland, Henry Conroy, Brady Frazier | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Bradley (PF), Adam Vanslyke (C) Jeffrey Hall, Clyde Pate | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:29 | Baylor | Kenneth Cote clanks a runner from close range | 58-49 |
| 02:28 | Baylor | John Penn hits the follow up shot | 60-49 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | The jumper by Gregory Roberts is denied by Thomas Renner | 60-49 |
| 02:11 | Baylor | The rebound goes to John Penn | 60-49 |
| 01:52 | Baylor | Thomas Renner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-49 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke snags the defensive board | 60-49 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Christopher Reny knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Gregory Roberts and he's fouled by John Penn - foul #2 on John Penn, team foul #8 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (PG) Gregory Roberts | |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Christopher Reny misses the free throw | 60-51 |
| 01:40 | Baylor | John Penn grabs the board | 60-51 |
| 01:16 | Baylor | Thomas Renner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 01:14 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard grabs the offensive board | 60-51 |
| 00:54 | Baylor | Thomas Renner connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John Penn | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Thomas Dillard steals the ball from Raymond Haddix | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Baylor | Thomas Renner makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Strong | 65-51 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke misses the dunk | 65-51 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix gets the offensive rebound | 65-51 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke is fouled on the floor by Thomas Strong - foul #3 on Thomas Strong, team foul #9 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Baylor | Donald Hughes (PG), Blake Loggins (SG), Harold Kirkland (SF), Henry Conroy (PF), Brady Frazier (C) Kenneth Cote, Thomas Renner, John Penn, Thomas Dillard, Thomas Strong | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke misses the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 00:16 | Baylor | Brady Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 65-51 |
| 00:00 | Baylor | Donald Hughes runs out the clock | 65-51 |