| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) SF - James Aguon (fresh) PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Carlos Canchola (fresh) SG - Tsalani Abdulkarim (fresh) SF - Roger Thompson (fresh) PF - Manuel Snowden (fresh) C - Charles Soltero (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Charles Soltero wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:34 | UConn | Manuel Snowden comes up short on the floater in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | UConn | Roger Thompson tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | Austin Coward can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim misses the easy layup but the foul's on Tomas Wilde - foul #1 on Tomas Wilde, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim makes the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Charles Soltero - foul #1 on Charles Soltero, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:43 | UConn | The rebound goes to Charles Soltero | 1-3 |
| 18:17 | UConn | Roger Thompson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 1-3 |
| 18:15 | UConn | Charles Soltero grabs the offensive board | 1-3 |
| 18:01 | UConn | Manuel Snowden comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 1-3 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio pulls down the rebound | 1-3 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Austin Coward connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Tomas Wilde | 4-3 |
| 17:12 | UConn | Roger Thompson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 17:05 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde tips it home | 6-3 |
| 16:49 | UConn | Manuel Snowden buries a jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by Tomas Wilde - foul #2 on Tomas Wilde, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Bailey (PF) Tomas Wilde | |
| Subs | UConn | Wilbur Bruce (C) Charles Soltero | |
| 16:49 | UConn | Manuel Snowden makes the free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | James Aguon drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Boris Zellous | 8-6 |
| 16:05 | UConn | Roger Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Boyer (SG), Edward Fox (SF), Robert Fisher (C) Boris Zellous, James Aguon, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | UConn | Andrei Palczewski (SF), Lee Free (PF) Roger Thompson, Manuel Snowden | |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Austin Coward is whistled for a carry | 8-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Soltero (C) Wilbur Bruce | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nelson Boyer (fresh) SF - Edward Fox (fresh) PF - Andrew Bailey (fresh) C - Robert Fisher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Carlos Canchola (fairly fresh) SG - Tsalani Abdulkarim (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) PF - Lee Free (fresh) C - Charles Soltero (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:23 | UConn | Charles Soltero clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 8-6 |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:16 | Illinois | Robert Fisher's pass is intercepted by Lee Free | 8-6 |
| 14:53 | UConn | Lee Free clanks a 3 from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Robert Fisher grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey travels with the ball | 8-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Boris Zellous (SG), James Aguon (SF), Terrance Riccio (C) Austin Coward, Nelson Boyer, Edward Fox, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | UConn | Roger Thompson (SF) Andrei Palczewski | |
| 14:14 | UConn | Roger Thompson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 14:13 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:00 | UConn | Roger Thompson hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Carlos Canchola | 8-9 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 8-9 |
| 13:52 | UConn | The rebound goes to Roger Thompson | 8-9 |
| 13:30 | UConn | Carlos Canchola's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Virgil Polson (PF) Wayne Foster, Andrew Bailey | |
| Subs | UConn | Delbert Powell (PG), Stephen Riley (SG), Manuel Snowden (PF), Wilbur Bruce (C) Carlos Canchola, Tsalani Abdulkarim, Lee Free, Charles Soltero | |
| 13:07 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio lays it in on a nice dish by Austin Coward and he's hacked by Wilbur Bruce - foul #1 on Wilbur Bruce, team foul #2 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UConn | Andrei Palczewski (SF) Roger Thompson | |
| 13:07 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio makes the free throw | 11-9 |
| 12:42 | UConn | Manuel Snowden drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Delbert Powell | 11-11 |
| 12:26 | Illinois | Boris Zellous makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Austin Coward | 14-11 |
| 12:00 | UConn | Delbert Powell misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 14-11 |
| 11:58 | Illinois | Virgil Polson snags the defensive board | 14-11 |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio is hacked by Manuel Snowden - foul #1 on Manuel Snowden, team foul #3 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Boyer (SG), Edward Fox (SF), Andrew Bailey (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Boris Zellous, James Aguon, Virgil Polson, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (PG), Tsalani Abdulkarim (SG), Roger Thompson (SF), Charles Soltero (C) Delbert Powell, Stephen Riley, Andrei Palczewski, Wilbur Bruce | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nelson Boyer (fresh) SF - Edward Fox (fresh) PF - Andrew Bailey (fresh) C - Robert Fisher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Carlos Canchola (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tsalani Abdulkarim (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Roger Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Manuel Snowden (fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Soltero (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Edward Fox | 16-11 |
| 11:07 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Carlos Canchola | 16-13 |
| 10:59 | Illinois | Carlos Canchola steals the ball from Nelson Boyer | 16-13 |
| 10:34 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 16-13 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer grabs the defensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Austin Coward clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 16-13 |
| 10:23 | UConn | Roger Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 10:03 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim is whistled for traveling | 16-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Virgil Polson (PF) Austin Coward, Andrew Bailey | |
| Subs | UConn | Lee Free (PF), Wilbur Bruce (C) Manuel Snowden, Charles Soltero | |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Lee Free picks off the pass by Robert Fisher | 16-13 |
| 09:34 | UConn | Roger Thompson can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 16-13 |
| 09:33 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce tips it home | 16-15 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Tsalani Abdulkarim is called for the reach on Nelson Boyer - foul #1 on Tsalani Abdulkarim, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG), James Aguon (SF), Terrance Riccio (C) Nelson Boyer, Edward Fox, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | UConn | Delbert Powell (PG), Stephen Riley (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF) Carlos Canchola, Tsalani Abdulkarim, Roger Thompson | |
| 08:48 | Illinois | Boris Zellous can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-15 |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio can't tip it in | 16-15 |
| 08:46 | Illinois | Virgil Polson gets the offensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio's pass is intercepted by Wilbur Bruce | 16-15 |
| 08:11 | UConn | Delbert Powell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-15 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | James Aguon grabs the defensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | James Aguon is fouled on the floor by Andrei Palczewski - foul #1 on Andrei Palczewski, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Andrew Bailey (PF) Wayne Foster, Virgil Polson | |
| Subs | UConn | Manuel Snowden (PF), Charles Soltero (C) Lee Free, Wilbur Bruce | |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 18-15 |
| 07:33 | UConn | Delbert Powell comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 18-15 |
| 07:32 | Illinois | James Aguon grabs the defensive rebound | 18-15 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Aguon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Delbert Powell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Riley (fresh) SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) PF - Manuel Snowden (fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Soltero (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the left side | 20-15 |
| 06:58 | UConn | Stephen Riley is whistled for traveling | 20-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Boyer (SG), Edward Fox (SF), Robert Fisher (C) Boris Zellous, James Aguon, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (PG), Tsalani Abdulkarim (SG), Roger Thompson (SF) Delbert Powell, Stephen Riley, Andrei Palczewski | |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Roger Thompson steals the ball from Robert Fisher | 20-15 |
| 06:22 | UConn | Nelson Boyer steals it from Carlos Canchola | 20-15 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Virgil Polson (PF) Andrew Bailey | |
| Subs | UConn | Lee Free (PF), Wilbur Bruce (C) Manuel Snowden, Charles Soltero | |
| 05:45 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce connects on the turnaround in the paint | 20-17 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 20-17 |
| 05:34 | UConn | The rebound goes to Lee Free | 20-17 |
| 05:29 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-20 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Roger Thompson is called for the reach on Edward Fox - foul #1 on Roger Thompson, team foul #6 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG), James Aguon (SF), Terrance Riccio (C) Nelson Boyer, Edward Fox, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | UConn | Delbert Powell (PG) Carlos Canchola | |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Virgil Polson is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-20 |
| 04:55 | UConn | Lee Free snags the defensive board | 20-20 |
| 04:53 | UConn | Delbert Powell is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 20-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Bailey (PF) Virgil Polson | |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Soltero (C) Wilbur Bruce | |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Roger Thompson steps in front of the Austin Coward pass | 20-20 |
| 04:22 | UConn | Delbert Powell is hacked by Andrew Bailey - foul #1 on Andrew Bailey, team foul #3 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG) Austin Coward | |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Riley (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Manuel Snowden (PF) Tsalani Abdulkarim, Roger Thompson, Lee Free | |
| 04:07 | UConn | Stephen Riley is hacked by Terrance Riccio - foul #1 on Terrance Riccio, team foul #4 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (PG) Delbert Powell | |
| 03:48 | UConn | Manuel Snowden misses the easy layup | 20-20 |
| 03:46 | UConn | Stephen Riley pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 03:24 | UConn | Manuel Snowden lays it in | 20-22 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) SG - Boris Zellous (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Aguon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Carlos Canchola (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Riley (fresh) SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) PF - Manuel Snowden (fresh) 7 pts. C - Charles Soltero (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Manuel Snowden - foul #2 on Manuel Snowden, team foul #7 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Nelson Boyer (SG), Edward Fox (SF), Robert Fisher (C) Wayne Foster, Boris Zellous, James Aguon, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim (SG), Roger Thompson (SF), Wilbur Bruce (C) Stephen Riley, Andrei Palczewski, Charles Soltero | |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 02:50 | UConn | Roger Thompson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 22-22 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Robert Fisher grabs the board | 22-22 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Austin Coward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tomas Wilde (PF) Andrew Bailey | |
| Subs | UConn | Delbert Powell (PG), Lee Free (PF) Carlos Canchola, Manuel Snowden | |
| 02:11 | UConn | Lee Free clanks a 3 from straight away | 22-22 |
| 02:09 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce grabs the offensive board | 22-22 |
| 01:54 | UConn | Delbert Powell drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Lee Free and he's hacked by Austin Coward - foul #1 on Austin Coward, team foul #5 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (SF), Terrance Riccio (C) Edward Fox, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Riley (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Charles Soltero (C) Tsalani Abdulkarim, Roger Thompson, Wilbur Bruce | |
| 01:54 | UConn | Delbert Powell makes the free throw | 22-25 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-25 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio snags the offensive board | 22-25 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | James Aguon is fouled on the floor by Charles Soltero - foul #2 on Charles Soltero, team foul #8 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG) Nelson Boyer | |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (PG), Manuel Snowden (PF) Delbert Powell, Lee Free | |
| 01:20 | Illinois | James Aguon makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | James Aguon makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 01:01 | UConn | Charles Soltero misses the dunk attempt | 24-25 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | Boris Zellous grabs the defensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | James Aguon misses short on a jumper from the right side | 24-25 |
| 00:52 | UConn | Charles Soltero snags the defensive board | 24-25 |
| 00:47 | UConn | Manuel Snowden is whistled for a carry | 24-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG) Austin Coward | |
| Subs | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim (SG), Roger Thompson (SF) Stephen Riley, Andrei Palczewski | |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-25 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses the tip | 24-25 |
| 00:37 | UConn | The rebound goes to Manuel Snowden | 24-25 |
| 00:31 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim is hacked by James Aguon - foul #1 on James Aguon, team foul #6 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (SF) James Aguon | |
| Subs | UConn | Wilbur Bruce (C) Charles Soltero | |
| 00:13 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Wayne Foster - foul #1 on Wayne Foster, team foul #7 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Fisher (C) Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | UConn | Delbert Powell (PG) Carlos Canchola | |
| 00:13 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 00:13 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 24-27 |
| 00:01 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce pulls down the rebound | 24-27 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce misses short on a fullcourt shot | 24-27 |