| Lineup | Florida | PG - Jack Sturdivant (fresh) SG - Robert Barthel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Piland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Hedrick (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffery Meadow (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Ferguson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ryan Linkous (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Henry Lambright (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard inbounds the ball | 17-21 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-24 |
| 19:15 | Florida | Jeffery Meadow makes the runner in the paint set up by Robert Barthel | 19-24 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson misses long on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Barthel - foul #1 on Robert Barthel, team foul #1 | 19-24 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 18:40 | Florida | Donald Hedrick clanks a runner near the basket | 19-26 |
| 18:39 | Florida | Daniel Piland grabs the offensive board | 19-26 |
| 18:22 | Florida | Robert Barthel clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-26 |
| 18:21 | Florida | Jack Sturdivant tips it but misses | 19-26 |
| 18:19 | Illinois | Henry Lambright snags the defensive board | 19-26 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Daniel Piland is called for the reach on Eddie Gerhard - foul #2 on Daniel Piland, team foul #2 | 19-26 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard is hacked by Daniel Piland - foul #3 on Daniel Piland, team foul #3 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Florida | Allan Warner (PF) Daniel Piland | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:34 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Samuel Birdsell | 19-28 |
| 17:08 | Florida | Donald Hedrick drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Barthel | 22-28 |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson makes the wide open turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Samuel Birdsell out of a doubleteam | 22-30 |
| 16:39 | Florida | Donald Hedrick buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Barthel | 24-30 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the right side set up by Shane Ferguson | 24-32 |
| 15:47 | Florida | Donald Hedrick misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 24-32 |
| 15:45 | Florida | Allan Warner snags the offensive board | 24-32 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Jack Sturdivant (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Barthel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald Hedrick (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Allan Warner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffery Meadow (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Samuel Birdsell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shane Ferguson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ryan Linkous (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Henry Lambright (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:21 | Florida | Jack Sturdivant is fouled on the floor by Samuel Birdsell - foul #1 on Samuel Birdsell, team foul #1 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Florida | James Beale (PG), Charles Anderson (SG), Daniel Piland (SF) Jack Sturdivant, Robert Barthel, Allan Warner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (PG), Michael Zorens (SG), Tracy Doby (SF), Rickey Anderson (PF), Andrew Lee (C) Samuel Birdsell, Shane Ferguson, Eddie Gerhard, Ryan Linkous, Henry Lambright | |
| 15:08 | Florida | James Beale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-32 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eric Cooper | 24-34 |
| 14:22 | Florida | Daniel Piland makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Eric Cooper drills a floater from close range set up by Rickey Anderson | 27-36 |
| 13:52 | Florida | Donald Hedrick hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Tracy Doby - foul #1 on Tracy Doby, team foul #2 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell (PG), Eddie Gerhard (SF), Henry Lambright (C) Eric Cooper, Tracy Doby, Andrew Lee | |
| 13:52 | Florida | Donald Hedrick makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 13:52 | Florida | Donald Hedrick makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard is fouled on the floor by Charles Anderson - foul #1 on Charles Anderson, team foul #4 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Florida | Jack Sturdivant (PG) James Beale | |
| Subs | Illinois | Shane Ferguson (SG), Ryan Linkous (PF) Michael Zorens, Rickey Anderson | |
| 13:19 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 29-36 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous snags the offensive board | 29-36 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Henry Lambright is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Meadow - foul #2 on Jeffery Meadow, team foul #5 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Florida | Carson Tran (C) Jeffery Meadow | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-36 |
| 12:43 | Florida | Donald Hedrick gets the rebound | 29-36 |
| 12:27 | Florida | Charles Anderson buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Henry Lambright blows the wide open layup | 31-36 |
| 12:06 | Florida | Carson Tran grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 11:44 | Florida | Daniel Piland is whistled for traveling | 31-36 |
| Subs | Florida | Robert Barthel (SG), Allan Warner (PF), Jeffery Meadow (C) Charles Anderson, Donald Hedrick, Carson Tran | |
| Subs | Illinois | Rickey Anderson (PF) Ryan Linkous | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Jack Sturdivant (fresh) SG - Robert Barthel (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Daniel Piland (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Allan Warner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffery Meadow (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shane Ferguson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Rickey Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Lambright (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-36 |
| 11:14 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-36 |
| Subs | Florida | James Beale (PG) Jack Sturdivant | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (PG), Michael Zorens (SG) Samuel Birdsell, Shane Ferguson | |
| 10:40 | Florida | Robert Barthel misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-36 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Henry Lambright knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Michael Zorens | 31-38 |
| 10:15 | Florida | Jeffery Meadow misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Henry Lambright - foul #3 on Henry Lambright, team foul #3 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Florida | Donald Hedrick (SF) Daniel Piland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell (PG), Ryan Linkous (PF) Eric Cooper, Henry Lambright | |
| 10:15 | Florida | Jeffery Meadow misses the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 10:15 | Florida | Jeffery Meadow makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Ryan Linkous | 32-40 |
| 09:45 | Florida | Donald Hedrick can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 32-40 |
| 09:44 | Florida | Jeffery Meadow tips it in | 34-40 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Michael Zorens hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Beale - foul #2 on James Beale, team foul #6 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Florida | Jack Sturdivant (PG), Charles Anderson (SG), Carson Tran (C) James Beale, Robert Barthel, Jeffery Meadow | |
| Subs | Illinois | Shane Ferguson (SG) Eddie Gerhard | |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Michael Zorens makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Michael Zorens makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 09:04 | Florida | Donald Hedrick misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Shane Ferguson - foul #1 on Shane Ferguson, team foul #4 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Florida | Daniel Piland (SF) Allan Warner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Henry Lambright (C) Michael Zorens | |
| 09:04 | Florida | Donald Hedrick makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 09:04 | Florida | Donald Hedrick misses the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 35-42 |
| 08:48 | Florida | Donald Hedrick pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| 08:28 | Florida | Carson Tran hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 35-42 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Henry Lambright lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ryan Linkous | 35-44 |
| 07:45 | Florida | Charles Anderson misses the floater from the left wing | 35-44 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | Henry Lambright grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Jack Sturdivant (fresh) SG - Charles Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Piland (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Hedrick (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Carson Tran (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Samuel Birdsell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shane Ferguson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ryan Linkous (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rickey Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Lambright (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Henry Lambright misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-44 |
| 07:36 | Illinois | Henry Lambright tips it but misses | 35-44 |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Henry Lambright pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 07:22 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Charles Anderson | 35-44 |
| 06:57 | Florida | Donald Hedrick makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 37-44 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Henry Lambright hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Jack Sturdivant - foul #2 on Jack Sturdivant, team foul #7 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Florida | Robert Barthel (SG), Allan Warner (PF), Jeffery Meadow (C) Charles Anderson, Donald Hedrick, Carson Tran | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (PG), Eddie Gerhard (SF), Andrew Lee (PF) Samuel Birdsell, Ryan Linkous, Rickey Anderson | |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Henry Lambright makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Henry Lambright misses the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 06:43 | Florida | Jeffery Meadow snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 06:19 | Florida | The jumper by Jack Sturdivant is denied by Andrew Lee | 37-45 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Henry Lambright snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 06:09 | Illinois | Eric Cooper comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Allan Warner - foul #2 on Allan Warner, team foul #8 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Florida | James Beale (PG) Jack Sturdivant | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Zorens (SG) Shane Ferguson | |
| 06:09 | Illinois | Eric Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 06:09 | Illinois | Eric Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:49 | Florida | Jeffery Meadow connects on the runner in the lane set up by Robert Barthel | 39-47 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Michael Zorens knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-49 |
| 05:08 | Florida | Daniel Piland misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 39-49 |
| 05:06 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard snags the defensive board | 39-49 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-49 |
| 04:49 | Florida | James Beale pulls down the rebound | 39-49 |
| 04:37 | Florida | Jeffery Meadow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-49 |
| Subs | Florida | Jack Sturdivant (PG), Donald Hedrick (SF) James Beale, Daniel Piland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell (PG), Shane Ferguson (SG), Ryan Linkous (PF) Eric Cooper, Michael Zorens, Henry Lambright | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Samuel Birdsell | 39-52 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:11 | Florida | Eddie Gerhard picks off the pass by Jack Sturdivant | 39-52 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eddie Gerhard | 39-54 |
| 03:54 | Florida | Donald Hedrick misses the jumper from the right side | 39-54 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell snags the defensive board | 39-54 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-54 |
| 03:21 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Eddie Gerhard | 39-54 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Jack Sturdivant (fresh) SG - Robert Barthel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Donald Hedrick (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Allan Warner (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffery Meadow (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shane Ferguson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ryan Linkous (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Lee (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell jams it against the doubleteam on a nice dish by Eddie Gerhard | 39-56 |
| 02:43 | Florida | Jeffery Meadow's fadeaway is rejected by Ryan Linkous | 39-56 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Andrew Lee pulls down the rebound | 39-56 |
| 02:23 | Illinois | The jump hook by Samuel Birdsell is blocked by Jeffery Meadow | 39-56 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Andrew Lee misses the tip | 39-56 |
| 02:20 | Florida | Jeffery Meadow gets the rebound | 39-56 |
| 02:08 | Florida | Jeffery Meadow hits a floater near the basket | 41-56 |
| 01:47 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from close range | 41-56 |
| 01:46 | Florida | Jeffery Meadow pulls down the rebound | 41-56 |
| 01:32 | Florida | Donald Hedrick hits the finger roll set up by Jack Sturdivant | 43-56 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-56 |
| 01:02 | Florida | Jack Sturdivant grabs the board | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:56 | Florida | Jeffery Meadow is fouled on the floor by Ryan Linkous - foul #3 on Ryan Linkous, team foul #5 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Florida | James Beale (PG), Charles Anderson (SG), Daniel Piland (SF), Carson Tran (C) Jack Sturdivant, Robert Barthel, Donald Hedrick, Jeffery Meadow | |
| Subs | Illinois | Henry Lambright (C) Andrew Lee | |
| 00:53 | Florida | Charles Anderson is whistled for traveling | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Henry Lambright buries a shot from the left side | 43-58 |
| 00:26 | Florida | Carson Tran clanks a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Samuel Birdsell - foul #2 on Samuel Birdsell, team foul #6 | 43-58 |
| 00:26 | Florida | Carson Tran makes the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 00:26 | Florida | Carson Tran misses the 2nd free throw | 44-58 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous pulls down the rebound | 44-58 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell runs out the clock | 44-58 |