| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Aguon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 3 pts. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Anthony Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lorenzo Torres (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Gardner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Voss (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Florida | Jeremy Walker inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Florida | Charles Voss is fouled on the floor by Boris Zellous - foul #2 on Boris Zellous, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 19:14 | Florida | Lorenzo Torres buries a floater from the left wing set up by Anthony Anderson | 31-32 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde misses the lay-in | 31-32 |
| 18:54 | Florida | Jeremy Walker pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 18:31 | Florida | Lorenzo Torres comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 18:30 | Florida | Anthony Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 18:17 | Florida | Lorenzo Torres misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Aguon - foul #2 on James Aguon, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Boyer (SG), Edward Fox (SF), Robert Fisher (C) Boris Zellous, James Aguon, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | Florida | Zhu Chin (C) Charles Voss | |
| 18:17 | Florida | Lorenzo Torres makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 18:17 | Florida | Lorenzo Torres makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 17:55 | Florida | The rebound goes to Zhu Chin | 31-34 |
| 17:31 | Florida | Thomas Gardner can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 31-34 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | Edward Fox grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 17:22 | Florida | Anthony Anderson gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 17:03 | Florida | Lorenzo Torres hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Anderson | 31-36 |
| 16:45 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Edward Fox | 34-36 |
| 16:17 | Florida | Lorenzo Torres knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Anthony Anderson and the foul's on Edward Fox - foul #1 on Edward Fox, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| 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 | Florida | Charles Voss (C) Zhu Chin | |
| 16:17 | Florida | Lorenzo Torres misses the free throw | 34-38 |
| 16:17 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Jeremy Walker is called for the reach on James Aguon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeremy Walker, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Florida | Mark Wetzstein (SF) Jeremy Walker | |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Boris Zellous clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey can't tip it in | 34-38 |
| 15:45 | Florida | Charles Voss snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Aguon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Bailey (fresh) 6 reb. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Anthony Anderson (tiring) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lorenzo Torres (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Wetzstein (fresh) PF - Thomas Gardner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Voss (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Florida | Charles Voss's layup is rejected by Andrew Bailey | 34-38 |
| 15:32 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Boris Zellous | 34-38 |
| 15:17 | Illinois | Boris Zellous throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Florida | Donald Fountain (PG), Jeremy Walker (SF), Zhu Chin (PF) Anthony Anderson, Mark Wetzstein, Thomas Gardner | |
| 14:58 | Florida | Lorenzo Torres comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Wayne Foster gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 14:54 | Illinois | Jeremy Walker takes the ball from James Aguon in the backcourt | 34-38 |
| 14:40 | Florida | Jeremy Walker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 14:38 | Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Zhu Chin | 34-38 |
| 14:12 | Florida | A charge is called on Lorenzo Torres - foul #3 on Lorenzo Torres, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Nelson Boyer (SG), Edward Fox (SF), Virgil Polson (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Wayne Foster, Boris Zellous, James Aguon, Andrew Bailey, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | Florida | Jared McCullough (SG), Mark Wetzstein (SF), Don Cleveland (C) Lorenzo Torres, Jeremy Walker, Charles Voss | |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Austin Coward is hacked by Mark Wetzstein in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Wetzstein, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Robert Fisher drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Fox | 36-38 |
| 13:26 | Florida | Nelson Boyer steals the ball from Jared McCullough | 36-38 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Austin Coward hits the finger roll | 38-38 |
| 12:48 | Florida | Mark Wetzstein is fouled on the floor by Nelson Boyer - foul #2 on Nelson Boyer, team foul #4 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tomas Wilde (PF) Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Florida | Anthony Anderson (PG), Lorenzo Torres (SG), Jeremy Walker (SF), Thomas Gardner (PF) Donald Fountain, Jared McCullough, Mark Wetzstein, Don Cleveland | |
| 12:33 | Florida | Lorenzo Torres hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Gardner | 38-40 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 12:09 | Florida | The rebound goes to Thomas Gardner | 38-40 |
| 11:51 | Florida | Lorenzo Torres travels with the ball | 38-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Boris Zellous (SG), James Aguon (SF), Terrance Riccio (C) Austin Coward, Nelson Boyer, Edward Fox, Virgil Polson | |
| Subs | Florida | Charles Voss (C) Zhu Chin | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Aguon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 3 pts. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Anthony Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lorenzo Torres (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeremy Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Gardner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Voss (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-40 |
| 11:30 | Florida | The rebound goes to Charles Voss | 38-40 |
| 11:25 | Florida | Jeremy Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Florida | Donald Fountain (SF) Jeremy Walker | |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Anthony Anderson steals the ball from Boris Zellous in the backcourt | 38-40 |
| 11:07 | Florida | Lorenzo Torres misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-40 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Boris Zellous pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Boris Zellous loses the ball out of bounds | 38-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Andrew Bailey (PF) Wayne Foster, Tomas Wilde | |
| Subs | Florida | Jared McCullough (SG), Mark Wetzstein (SF), Don Cleveland (C) Anthony Anderson, Lorenzo Torres, Charles Voss | |
| 10:25 | Florida | Thomas Gardner is hacked by Andrew Bailey - foul #1 on Andrew Bailey, team foul #5 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Boyer (SG), Edward Fox (SF) Boris Zellous, James Aguon | |
| Subs | Florida | Zhu Chin (PF) Thomas Gardner | |
| 10:05 | Florida | Jared McCullough misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 10:03 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | Austin Coward knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Edward Fox | 40-40 |
| 09:26 | Florida | Donald Fountain can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-40 |
| 09:24 | Florida | Zhu Chin snags the offensive board | 40-40 |
| 09:08 | Florida | Mark Wetzstein misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-40 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey loses the dribble to Jared McCullough | 40-40 |
| 08:32 | Florida | Zhu Chin can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio can't tip it in | 40-40 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey grabs the offensive board | 40-40 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio is wide open and slams it home on a nice dish by Austin Coward | 42-40 |
| 07:34 | Florida | Austin Coward steals it from Jared McCullough | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Nelson Boyer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Fox (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Andrew Bailey (fairly fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Terrance Riccio (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Donald Fountain (tiring) SG - Jared McCullough (fairly fresh) SF - Mark Wetzstein (tiring) PF - Zhu Chin (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Don Cleveland (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Illinois | Austin Coward is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Fountain - foul #1 on Donald Fountain, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Boris Zellous (SG), James Aguon (SF), Tomas Wilde (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Austin Coward, Nelson Boyer, Edward Fox, Andrew Bailey, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | Florida | Anthony Anderson (PG), Lorenzo Torres (SG), Jeremy Walker (SF), Thomas Gardner (PF), Charles Voss (C) Donald Fountain, Jared McCullough, Mark Wetzstein, Zhu Chin, Don Cleveland | |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde hits a fadeaway in the lane | 44-40 |
| 06:54 | Florida | Tomas Wilde blocks the short jumper by Thomas Gardner | 44-40 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Wayne Foster snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Boris Zellous clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 06:28 | Florida | Lorenzo Torres snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 06:03 | Florida | Charles Voss misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 44-40 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Boris Zellous gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 05:55 | Florida | Lorenzo Torres grabs the board | 44-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:40 | Florida | Charles Voss lays it in and he's fouled by Robert Fisher - foul #3 on Robert Fisher, team foul #6 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (PG), Nelson Boyer (SG), Carl Hartsock (SF), Virgil Polson (C) Wayne Foster, Boris Zellous, James Aguon, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 05:40 | Florida | Charles Voss makes the free throw | 44-43 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Virgil Polson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-43 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde tips it in | 46-43 |
| 04:57 | Florida | Thomas Gardner knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Lorenzo Torres | 46-45 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Carl Hartsock loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG) Carl Hartsock | |
| Subs | Florida | Zhu Chin (C) Charles Voss | |
| 04:32 | Florida | Tomas Wilde is called for the reach on Thomas Gardner - foul #1 on Tomas Wilde, team foul #7 | 46-45 |
| 04:32 | Florida | Thomas Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 04:32 | Florida | Thomas Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer misses long on a 3 from the right corner but he's hacked by Thomas Gardner - foul #1 on Thomas Gardner, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (SF), Terrance Riccio (C) Edward Fox, Tomas Wilde | |
| Subs | Florida | Jared McCullough (PG), Paul Paris (SF), Don Cleveland (C) Anthony Anderson, Jeremy Walker, Thomas Gardner | |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer makes the 3rd free throw | 49-47 |
| 03:48 | Florida | Lorenzo Torres is hacked by Nelson Boyer - foul #3 on Nelson Boyer, team foul #8 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG), Andrew Bailey (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Nelson Boyer, Virgil Polson, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | Florida | Donald Fountain (PG), Thomas Gardner (PF) Jared McCullough, Zhu Chin | |
| 03:48 | Florida | Lorenzo Torres makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 03:48 | Florida | Lorenzo Torres misses the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Boris Zellous buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Andrew Bailey | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Aguon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Bailey (fresh) 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Donald Fountain (fairly fresh) SG - Lorenzo Torres (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Paris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Gardner (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Don Cleveland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:09 | Florida | Thomas Gardner's layup is rejected by Andrew Bailey | 51-48 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Boris Zellous gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 03:04 | Illinois | James Aguon is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 51-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (SF) James Aguon | |
| Subs | Florida | Anthony Anderson (PG) Paul Paris | |
| 02:46 | Florida | Donald Fountain drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Anthony Anderson | 51-51 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (SF), Tomas Wilde (PF), Terrance Riccio (C) Edward Fox, Andrew Bailey, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Florida | Jeremy Walker (SF), Charles Voss (C) Donald Fountain, Don Cleveland | |
| 02:28 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde is wide open but clanks a shot from close range | 51-51 |
| 02:26 | Florida | Charles Voss snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:08 | Florida | Jeremy Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-51 |
| 02:06 | Florida | Charles Voss hits the follow up shot | 51-53 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Austin Coward misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Charles Voss - foul #3 on Charles Voss, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 01:36 | Florida | Lorenzo Torres connects on the jumper in the lane and the foul's on Terrance Riccio - foul #2 on Terrance Riccio, team foul #9 | 53-55 |
| 01:36 | Florida | Lorenzo Torres misses the free throw | 53-55 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Austin Coward | 55-55 |
| 01:04 | Florida | Thomas Gardner slams it home | 55-57 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Austin Coward is called for traveling in the backcourt | 55-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:33 | Florida | Thomas Gardner hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jeremy Walker | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Boris Zellous makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:26 | Florida | Charles Voss is hacked by Boris Zellous in the backcourt - foul #3 on Boris Zellous, team foul #10 | 58-59 |
| 00:26 | Florida | Charles Voss makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:26 | Florida | Charles Voss makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Austin Coward hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:03 | Florida | Lorenzo Torres clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-61 |
| 00:02 | Florida | Jeremy Walker hits the follow up shot | 61-63 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Boris Zellous can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 61-63 |