| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. SG - Matthew Lane (fresh) 16 pts. 3 stl. SF - Christopher Reny (fresh) 4 ast. PF - Gary Bradley (fresh) 6 pts. C - Adam Vanslyke (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Roman Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francis Aiken (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Henry McNatt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcus Villarreal (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Christopher Reny inbounds the ball | 42-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Billy Smith is called for the reach on Raymond Haddix - foul #1 on Billy Smith, team foul #1 | 42-30 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-30 |
| 19:20 | Southern Methodist | Henry McNatt gets the rebound | 42-30 |
| 18:57 | Southern Methodist | Francis Aiken clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Adam Vanslyke - foul #1 on Adam Vanslyke, team foul #1 | 42-30 |
| 18:57 | Southern Methodist | Francis Aiken makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 18:57 | Southern Methodist | Francis Aiken makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses short on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Billy Smith - foul #2 on Billy Smith, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF) Christopher Reny | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jessie Bailey (PG), Clay Brown (SG), Dustin Marsh (SF), Robert Wayman (PF), Robert Curran (C) Roman Brown, Francis Aiken, Billy Smith, Henry McNatt, Marcus Villarreal | |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 18:26 | Southern Methodist | Jessie Bailey is fouled on the floor by Raymond Haddix - foul #1 on Raymond Haddix, team foul #2 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall (PF), Clyde Pate (C) Gary Bradley, Adam Vanslyke | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 18:20 | Southern Methodist | Jessie Bailey can't finish the layup | 43-32 |
| 18:18 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall snags the defensive board | 43-32 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Matthew Lane | 46-32 |
| 17:46 | Southern Methodist | Dustin Marsh misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-32 |
| 17:45 | Southern Methodist | Robert Wayman hits the follow up shot | 46-34 |
| 17:31 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall's pass is intercepted by Jessie Bailey | 46-34 |
| 17:16 | Southern Methodist | Dustin Marsh misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 46-34 |
| 17:15 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Clyde Pate | 46-34 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Wayman - foul #1 on Robert Wayman, team foul #3 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SF), Gary Bradley (PF), Adam Vanslyke (C) Matthew Lane, Jeffrey Hall, Clyde Pate | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Roman Brown (PG), Francis Aiken (SG), Billy Smith (SF), Henry McNatt (PF), Marcus Villarreal (C) Jessie Bailey, Clay Brown, Dustin Marsh, Robert Wayman, Robert Curran | |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 16:49 | Southern Methodist | Marcus Villarreal misses the dunk but he's fouled by Raymond Haddix - foul #2 on Raymond Haddix, team foul #3 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (SG) Richard Burns | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 16:49 | Southern Methodist | Marcus Villarreal misses the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 16:49 | Southern Methodist | Marcus Villarreal misses the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke snags the defensive board | 48-34 |
| 16:47 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-34 |
| 16:32 | Southern Methodist | Henry McNatt can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Christopher Reny - foul #2 on Christopher Reny, team foul #4 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG) Raymond Haddix | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 16:32 | Southern Methodist | Henry McNatt makes the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 16:32 | Southern Methodist | Henry McNatt makes the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses short on a runner from the baseline | 48-36 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Gary Bradley grabs the offensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Billy Smith is called for the reach on Christopher Reny - foul #3 on Billy Smith, team foul #4 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Young (SF), Jeffrey Hall (PF) Christopher Reny, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jessie Bailey (PG), Patrick Rogers (SG), Dustin Marsh (SF) Roman Brown, Francis Aiken, Billy Smith | |
| 16:03 | Illinois | Matthew Lane is called for traveling | 48-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clyde Pate (C) Adam Vanslyke | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Clay Brown (SG) Patrick Rogers | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Roberts (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Matthew Lane (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Young (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Clyde Pate (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Jessie Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Clay Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dustin Marsh (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Henry McNatt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcus Villarreal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Southern Methodist | Clay Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-36 |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall gets the rebound | 48-36 |
| 15:20 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 48-36 |
| 15:18 | Southern Methodist | Marcus Villarreal grabs the board | 48-36 |
| 15:04 | Southern Methodist | Clay Brown misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Matthew Lane - foul #1 on Matthew Lane, team foul #5 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (PG), Richard Burns (SG), Adam Vanslyke (C) Gregory Roberts, Matthew Lane, Clyde Pate | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Francis Aiken (SG), Billy Smith (SF), Robert Wayman (PF), Robert Curran (C) Jessie Bailey, Dustin Marsh, Henry McNatt, Marcus Villarreal | |
| 15:04 | Southern Methodist | Clay Brown makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 15:04 | Southern Methodist | Clay Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by James Young | 50-38 |
| 14:26 | Southern Methodist | Clay Brown is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Clay Brown, team foul #5 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SF), Gary Bradley (PF) James Young, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Roman Brown (PG) Clay Brown | |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Robert Curran is called for the reach on Christopher Reny in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Curran, team foul #6 | 50-38 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Roman Brown picks off the pass by Gary Bradley | 50-38 |
| 14:11 | Southern Methodist | Francis Aiken hits the finger roll set up by Roman Brown | 50-40 |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix is hacked by Roman Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roman Brown, team foul #7 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clyde Pate (C) Adam Vanslyke | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jessie Bailey (SG), Patrick Rogers (SF), Henry McNatt (PF) Francis Aiken, Billy Smith, Robert Curran | |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 14:00 | Southern Methodist | Robert Wayman double dribbles | 52-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Marcus Villarreal (C) Robert Wayman | |
| 13:57 | Illinois | Roman Brown picks off the pass by Richard Burns in the backcourt | 52-40 |
| 13:55 | Southern Methodist | Roman Brown jams it | 52-42 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses the fadeaway near the basket | 52-42 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Bradley | 52-42 |
| 13:21 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-42 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | Richard Burns tips it back up and in | 54-42 |
| 12:54 | Southern Methodist | Marcus Villarreal misses long on a 3 from straight away | 54-42 |
| 12:53 | Illinois | Gary Bradley pulls down the rebound | 54-42 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Richard Burns is hacked by Patrick Rogers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Rogers, team foul #8 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG), James Young (SF), Jeffrey Hall (PF), Adam Vanslyke (C) Raymond Haddix, Christopher Reny, Gary Bradley, Clyde Pate | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Francis Aiken (SG), Billy Smith (SF), Robert Wayman (PF), Dustin Marsh (C) Jessie Bailey, Patrick Rogers, Henry McNatt, Marcus Villarreal | |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 12:50 | Southern Methodist | Robert Wayman gets the rebound | 54-42 |
| 12:38 | Southern Methodist | Robert Wayman clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-42 |
| 12:36 | Southern Methodist | Billy Smith tips it home | 54-44 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts is hacked by Roman Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roman Brown, team foul #9 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG) Richard Burns | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 12:33 | Southern Methodist | Dustin Marsh grabs the board | 54-44 |
| 12:20 | Southern Methodist | Billy Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-44 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Matthew Lane clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-44 |
| 12:07 | Southern Methodist | Billy Smith snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| 11:48 | Southern Methodist | Adam Vanslyke denies the turnaround by Billy Smith | 54-44 |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall gets the rebound | 54-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Roberts (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Matthew Lane (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Young (fairly fresh) PF - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. C - Adam Vanslyke (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Roman Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Francis Aiken (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Robert Wayman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Dustin Marsh (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Illinois | James Young misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall tips it back up and in | 56-44 |
| 11:16 | Southern Methodist | The pull-up jumper by Robert Wayman is blocked by Adam Vanslyke | 56-44 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke grabs the defensive rebound | 56-44 |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall travels with the ball | 56-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (PG), Christopher Reny (SF), Gary Bradley (PF), Clyde Pate (C) Gregory Roberts, James Young, Jeffrey Hall, Adam Vanslyke | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jessie Bailey (PG), Clay Brown (SG), Robert Curran (SF), Henry McNatt (PF), Marcus Villarreal (C) Roman Brown, Francis Aiken, Billy Smith, Robert Wayman, Dustin Marsh | |
| 10:44 | Southern Methodist | Marcus Villarreal loses the dribble to Gary Bradley | 56-44 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-44 |
| 10:37 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Robert Curran | 56-44 |
| 10:24 | Southern Methodist | Marcus Villarreal misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-44 |
| 10:23 | Southern Methodist | Robert Curran pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-44 |
| 10:12 | Southern Methodist | Marcus Villarreal misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 56-44 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Matthew Lane pulls down the rebound | 56-44 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Matthew Lane | 59-44 |
| 09:46 | Southern Methodist | Robert Curran comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-44 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | Matthew Lane grabs the board | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Christopher Reny is fouled on the floor by Robert Curran - foul #3 on Robert Curran, team foul #10 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SG), Jeffrey Hall (PF) Matthew Lane, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Roman Brown (PG), Francis Aiken (SG), Patrick Rogers (SF), Dustin Marsh (C) Jessie Bailey, Clay Brown, Robert Curran, Marcus Villarreal | |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Christopher Reny makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Christopher Reny makes the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 09:15 | Southern Methodist | Francis Aiken misses badly on a shot from the right side | 61-44 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 61-44 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall is called for traveling | 61-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (SG), Adam Vanslyke (C) Christopher Reny, Clyde Pate | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Billy Smith (SF), Robert Wayman (PF), Marcus Villarreal (C) Francis Aiken, Henry McNatt, Dustin Marsh | |
| 08:31 | Southern Methodist | Billy Smith misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 61-44 |
| 08:30 | Southern Methodist | Patrick Rogers gets the offensive rebound | 61-44 |
| 08:23 | Southern Methodist | Jeffrey Hall is called for the reach on Marcus Villarreal - foul #2 on Jeffrey Hall, team foul #6 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG), Gary Bradley (PF) Raymond Haddix, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jessie Bailey (PG), Francis Aiken (SG) Roman Brown, Patrick Rogers | |
| 08:12 | Southern Methodist | Robert Wayman comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Matthew Lane - foul #2 on Matthew Lane, team foul #7 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Young (SF) Matthew Lane | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 08:12 | Southern Methodist | Robert Wayman makes the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 08:12 | Southern Methodist | Robert Wayman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Gary Bradley throws it down set up by Gregory Roberts and he's hacked by Marcus Villarreal - foul #3 on Marcus Villarreal, team foul #11 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG) Richard Burns | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Clay Brown (PG), Dustin Marsh (PF) Jessie Bailey, Marcus Villarreal | |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the free throw | 64-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Roberts (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Matthew Lane (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Young (fresh) PF - Gary Bradley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Adam Vanslyke (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Clay Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francis Aiken (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Dustin Marsh (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Wayman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Southern Methodist | Robert Wayman can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 64-46 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | James Young gets the rebound | 64-46 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses the open dunk | 64-46 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Adam Vanslyke | 64-46 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Matthew Lane | 66-46 |
| 06:28 | Southern Methodist | Clay Brown misses the shot from the left wing | 66-46 |
| 06:27 | Southern Methodist | Robert Wayman grabs the offensive board | 66-46 |
| 06:20 | Southern Methodist | Adam Vanslyke steps in front of the Francis Aiken pass | 66-46 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | James Young travels in the backcourt | 66-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (PG), Richard Burns (SG), Christopher Reny (SF), Jeffrey Hall (PF), Clyde Pate (C) Gregory Roberts, Matthew Lane, James Young, Gary Bradley, Adam Vanslyke | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jessie Bailey (PG), Patrick Rogers (SG), Robert Curran (SF), Henry McNatt (PF), Marcus Villarreal (C) Clay Brown, Francis Aiken, Billy Smith, Dustin Marsh, Robert Wayman | |
| 06:08 | Southern Methodist | Robert Curran knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Patrick Rogers and he's hacked by Raymond Haddix - foul #3 on Raymond Haddix, team foul #8 | 66-48 |
| 06:08 | Southern Methodist | Robert Curran makes the free throw | 66-49 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Richard Burns is hacked by Robert Curran in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Curran, team foul #12 | 66-49 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Richard Burns makes the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 67-49 |
| 06:04 | Southern Methodist | Marcus Villarreal pulls down the rebound | 67-49 |
| 05:45 | Southern Methodist | Henry McNatt misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 67-49 |
| 05:43 | Southern Methodist | Jessie Bailey grabs the offensive rebound | 67-49 |
| 05:32 | Southern Methodist | Patrick Rogers can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Burns - foul #1 on Richard Burns, team foul #9 | 67-49 |
| 05:32 | Southern Methodist | Patrick Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 05:32 | Southern Methodist | Patrick Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall snags the defensive board | 67-50 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses the easy layup | 67-50 |
| 05:01 | Southern Methodist | Henry McNatt grabs the board | 67-50 |
| 04:47 | Southern Methodist | Richard Burns is called for the reach on Patrick Rogers - foul #2 on Richard Burns, team foul #10 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG) Christopher Reny | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Roman Brown (PG), Billy Smith (SF) Jessie Bailey, Robert Curran | |
| 04:47 | Southern Methodist | Patrick Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 04:47 | Southern Methodist | Patrick Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses long on an open jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Henry McNatt - foul #3 on Henry McNatt, team foul #13 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Bradley (PF), Adam Vanslyke (C) Jeffrey Hall, Clyde Pate | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Francis Aiken (SG), Dustin Marsh (C) Patrick Rogers, Marcus Villarreal | |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Matthew Lane makes the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Matthew Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 69-52 |
| 04:03 | Southern Methodist | Francis Aiken is fouled on the floor by Matthew Lane - foul #3 on Matthew Lane, team foul #11 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SF) Richard Burns | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Clay Brown (PG) Roman Brown | |
| 04:03 | Southern Methodist | Francis Aiken makes the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 04:03 | Southern Methodist | Francis Aiken makes the 2nd free throw | 69-54 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Matthew Lane hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 69-54 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Gary Bradley pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Gary Bradley is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Gary Bradley, team foul #12 | 69-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jessie Bailey (PG), Robert Wayman (PF) Francis Aiken, Henry McNatt | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Haddix (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Lane (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Reny (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Gary Bradley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Adam Vanslyke (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Jessie Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Clay Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Robert Wayman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Dustin Marsh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Southern Methodist | Clay Brown hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jessie Bailey | 69-56 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Jessie Bailey is called for the reach on Raymond Haddix in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jessie Bailey, team foul #14 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Young (SF), Clyde Pate (PF) Christopher Reny, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Roman Brown (PG), Marcus Villarreal (C) Clay Brown, Billy Smith | |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 2nd free throw | 71-56 |
| 02:59 | Southern Methodist | Jessie Bailey misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-56 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke grabs the board | 71-56 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Matthew Lane knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Raymond Haddix | 74-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:24 | Southern Methodist | Dustin Marsh can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 74-56 |
| 02:23 | Illinois | James Young gets the rebound | 74-56 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Jessie Bailey steals it from Matthew Lane in the backcourt | 74-56 |
| 02:13 | Southern Methodist | Clyde Pate is called for the reach on Robert Wayman - foul #2 on Clyde Pate, team foul #13 | 74-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (SG), Richard Burns (SF), Jeffrey Hall (PF) Matthew Lane, James Young, Clyde Pate | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Clay Brown (SG), Robert Curran (SF) Roman Brown, Marcus Villarreal | |
| 02:13 | Southern Methodist | Robert Wayman misses the 1st free throw | 74-56 |
| 02:13 | Southern Methodist | Robert Wayman misses the 2nd free throw | 74-56 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall snags the defensive board | 74-56 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Richard Burns double dribbles in the backcourt | 74-56 |
| 01:56 | Southern Methodist | Jessie Bailey knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-59 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix connects on the jumper from the left block | 76-59 |
| 01:20 | Southern Methodist | Robert Curran makes the 3 from the left wing | 76-62 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall is hacked by Robert Wayman - foul #2 on Robert Wayman, team foul #15 | 76-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG), Christopher Reny (SF) Gregory Roberts, Richard Burns | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 00:59 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall makes the 1st free throw | 77-62 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 78-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Southern Methodist | Robert Wayman knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Jessie Bailey | 78-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix is fouled on the floor by Jessie Bailey - foul #4 on Jessie Bailey, team foul #16 | 78-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Bradley (PF) Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 1st free throw | 79-64 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 2nd free throw | 80-64 |
| 00:20 | Southern Methodist | Robert Curran misses the lay-in | 80-64 |
| 00:19 | Southern Methodist | Robert Curran tips it home | 80-66 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix runs out the clock | 80-66 |