| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Reed Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SG - Wesley Prado (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Chiaramonte (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Erin Nguyen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jie Huang (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Richard Dildy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Harper (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leon Moser (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Alfonzo Ortiz (fresh) C - Ellis Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas | Leon Moser inbounds the ball | 51-32 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Texas | Leon Moser misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-32 |
| 19:43 | Texas | Alfonzo Ortiz grabs the offensive board | 51-32 |
| 19:32 | Texas | Richard Harper hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ellis Brown | 51-35 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Reed Phillips travels in the backcourt | 51-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Texas | Brian Hardwick (PG) Richard Dildy | |
| 19:19 | Texas | Leon Moser's floater is knocked away by Reed Phillips | 51-35 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 51-35 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Jie Huang connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Erin Nguyen and the foul's on Alfonzo Ortiz - foul #2 on Alfonzo Ortiz, team foul #1 | 53-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF) Reed Phillips, Wesley Prado, Richard Chiaramonte | |
| Subs | Texas | Thomas Howton (SF), Frankie Barkley (PF), Billy Carpenter (C) Leon Moser, Alfonzo Ortiz, Ellis Brown | |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the free throw | 53-35 |
| 19:12 | Texas | Richard Harper snags the defensive board | 53-35 |
| 18:57 | Texas | Richard Harper clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-35 |
| 18:55 | Texas | Thomas Howton misses the tip | 53-35 |
| 18:53 | Texas | Thomas Howton gets the offensive rebound | 53-35 |
| 18:45 | Texas | Billy Carpenter can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-35 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Jie Huang snags the defensive board | 53-35 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Stanley Huff is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jie Huang | 55-35 |
| 18:27 | Texas | Brian Hardwick is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Frankie Barkley | 55-38 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Stanley Huff is hacked by Thomas Howton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Howton, team foul #2 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Eric Thomas (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), William Roberts (C) Keith Jones, Stanley Huff, Joshua Robertson, Erin Nguyen, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Texas | Richard Dildy (PG), Leon Moser (SF), Alfonzo Ortiz (PF), Ryan Chamberlain (C) Brian Hardwick, Thomas Howton, Frankie Barkley, Billy Carpenter | |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Eric Thomas misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-38 |
| 18:14 | Texas | Leon Moser snags the defensive board | 55-38 |
| 18:08 | Texas | Reed Phillips steps in front of the Ryan Chamberlain pass | 55-38 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Reed Phillips jams it | 57-38 |
| 18:03 | Texas | Leon Moser is hacked by Eric Thomas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Thomas, team foul #1 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Texas | Brian Hardwick (SG), Ellis Brown (C) Richard Harper, Alfonzo Ortiz | |
| 17:41 | Texas | Ellis Brown hits a wide open jumper from the left wing | 57-40 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Wesley Prado is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Hardwick - foul #1 on Brian Hardwick, team foul #3 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Erin Nguyen (PF), Todd Raub (C) Eric Thomas, Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Texas | Alfonzo Ortiz (PF) Ryan Chamberlain | |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-40 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Todd Raub gets the offensive rebound | 57-40 |
| 17:18 | Illinois | Todd Raub misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 57-40 |
| 17:17 | Texas | Brian Hardwick snags the defensive board | 57-40 |
| 17:13 | Texas | Richard Dildy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Stanley Huff (SG) Reed Phillips, Wesley Prado | |
| Subs | Texas | Richard Harper (SG), Thomas Howton (SF), Frankie Barkley (PF), Billy Carpenter (C) Brian Hardwick, Leon Moser, Alfonzo Ortiz, Ellis Brown | |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Richard Chiaramonte, team foul #2 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), Jie Huang (C) Richard Chiaramonte, Erin Nguyen, Todd Raub | |
| Subs | Texas | Leon Moser (SF) Thomas Howton | |
| 16:47 | Texas | Richard Dildy is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Dildy, team foul #4 | 57-40 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Stanley Huff is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Stanley Huff, team foul #3 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Wesley Prado (SG) Keith Jones, Stanley Huff | |
| Subs | Texas | Brian Hardwick (SG), Alfonzo Ortiz (PF), Ellis Brown (C) Richard Harper, Frankie Barkley, Billy Carpenter | |
| 16:32 | Texas | Richard Dildy loses the dribble to Joshua Robertson in the backcourt | 57-40 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Wesley Prado can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-40 |
| 16:13 | Illinois | Antonio Stack grabs the offensive rebound | 57-40 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Richard Dildy steals it from Jie Huang | 57-40 |
| 16:03 | Texas | Richard Dildy throws it down | 57-42 |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Jie Huang double dribbles | 57-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Erin Nguyen (PF), William Roberts (C) Eric Thomas, Antonio Stack, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Texas | Richard Harper (SG), Thomas Howton (SF) Richard Dildy, Leon Moser | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Reed Phillips (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. SG - Wesley Prado (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Joshua Robertson (fairly fresh) PF - Erin Nguyen (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Roberts (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Brian Hardwick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Harper (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Howton (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Alfonzo Ortiz (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ellis Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Texas | Richard Harper can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 57-42 |
| 15:40 | Illinois | William Roberts pulls down the rebound | 57-42 |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Wesley Prado loses the dribble to Alfonzo Ortiz in the backcourt | 57-42 |
| 15:33 | Texas | Richard Harper drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Brian Hardwick | 57-45 |
| 15:13 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 57-45 |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Reed Phillips hits the follow up shot | 59-45 |
| 14:57 | Texas | Brian Hardwick misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-45 |
| 14:55 | Texas | The offensive rebound goes to Ellis Brown | 59-45 |
| 14:44 | Texas | Richard Harper is whistled for traveling | 59-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Antonio Stack (PF), Todd Raub (C) Reed Phillips, Wesley Prado, Erin Nguyen, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Texas | Richard Dildy (PG), Leon Moser (SF), Frankie Barkley (PF), Billy Carpenter (C) Richard Harper, Thomas Howton, Alfonzo Ortiz, Ellis Brown | |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Stanley Huff connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Keith Jones | 62-45 |
| 14:21 | Texas | Keith Jones steps in front of the Leon Moser pass in the backcourt | 62-45 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Keith Jones scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Stanley Huff and he's fouled by Richard Dildy - foul #4 on Richard Dildy, team foul #5 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (SF), Jie Huang (C) Joshua Robertson, Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Texas | Richard Harper (SG) Richard Dildy | |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Keith Jones misses the free throw | 64-45 |
| 14:10 | Texas | Frankie Barkley grabs the defensive rebound | 64-45 |
| 13:52 | Texas | Stanley Huff steals it from Richard Harper | 64-45 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Stanley Huff hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Jie Huang and he's hacked by Richard Harper - foul #4 on Richard Harper, team foul #6 | 66-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Antonio Stack (PF) Keith Jones, Todd Raub | |
| Subs | Texas | Thomas Howton (SG), Ryan Chamberlain (C) Richard Harper, Billy Carpenter | |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Stanley Huff makes the free throw | 67-45 |
| 13:37 | Texas | Eric Thomas steps in front of the Brian Hardwick pass | 67-45 |
| 13:22 | Illinois | Eric Thomas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-45 |
| 13:21 | Illinois | Jie Huang pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-45 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Antonio Stack misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 67-45 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Antonio Stack can't tip it in | 67-45 |
| 13:08 | Texas | Frankie Barkley grabs the board | 67-45 |
| 13:04 | Texas | Thomas Howton is hacked by Stanley Huff - foul #4 on Stanley Huff, team foul #4 | 67-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), William Roberts (C) Reed Phillips, Stanley Huff, Eric Thomas, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Texas | Richard Dildy (PG), Richard Harper (SG), Alfonzo Ortiz (PF), Billy Carpenter (C) Brian Hardwick, Leon Moser, Frankie Barkley, Ryan Chamberlain | |
| 12:53 | Texas | Richard Harper clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-45 |
| 12:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Chiaramonte | 67-45 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Dildy - foul #5 on Richard Dildy, team foul #7 | 67-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Todd Raub (PF) Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Texas | Brian Hardwick (PG) Richard Dildy | |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte misses the 1st free throw | 67-45 |
| 12:48 | Texas | Billy Carpenter grabs the board | 67-45 |
| 12:24 | Texas | Brian Hardwick connects on the 3 from straight away | 67-48 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 67-48 |
| 12:12 | Texas | The rebound goes to Thomas Howton | 67-48 |
| 12:10 | Texas | Brian Hardwick is hacked by Keith Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Keith Jones, team foul #5 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Erin Nguyen (PF) Keith Jones, Wesley Prado, Todd Raub | |
| Subs | Texas | Leon Moser (SF), Frankie Barkley (PF), Ellis Brown (C) Thomas Howton, Alfonzo Ortiz, Billy Carpenter | |
| 11:58 | Texas | Frankie Barkley makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ellis Brown | 67-50 |
| 11:43 | Illinois | Richard Harper is called for the reach on Stanley Huff - foul #5 on Richard Harper, team foul #8 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Antonio Stack (PF), Jie Huang (C) Erin Nguyen, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Texas | Thomas Howton (SG) Richard Harper | |
| 11:43 | Illinois | Stanley Huff makes the 1st free throw | 68-50 |
| 11:43 | Illinois | Stanley Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 69-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Reed Phillips (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. SG - Stanley Huff (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Richard Chiaramonte (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Antonio Stack (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jie Huang (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Brian Hardwick (tired) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Howton (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Leon Moser (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Frankie Barkley (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - Ellis Brown (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Texas | Thomas Howton connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Brian Hardwick and he's fouled by Reed Phillips - foul #1 on Reed Phillips, team foul #6 | 69-52 |
| 11:34 | Texas | Thomas Howton makes the free throw | 69-53 |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Reed Phillips is denied on a dunk by Frankie Barkley | 69-53 |
| 11:20 | Texas | The rebound goes to Ellis Brown | 69-53 |
| 11:17 | Texas | Brian Hardwick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Wesley Prado (SG) Reed Phillips, Stanley Huff | |
| Subs | Texas | Alfonzo Ortiz (PF) Frankie Barkley | |
| 11:08 | Illinois | Antonio Stack misses the floater from the left block | 69-53 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte grabs the offensive rebound | 69-53 |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 69-53 |
| 11:00 | Texas | Leon Moser gets the rebound | 69-53 |
| 11:00 | Texas | Texas calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Todd Raub (PF) Keith Jones, Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Texas | Ryan Chamberlain (C) Ellis Brown | |
| 10:50 | Texas | Thomas Howton loses the dribble to Todd Raub | 69-53 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte is alone and drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Eric Thomas | 71-53 |
| 10:20 | Texas | Leon Moser can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 71-53 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Jie Huang gets the rebound | 71-53 |
| 10:14 | Illinois | Eric Thomas is open and scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Wesley Prado | 74-53 |
| 10:05 | Texas | Leon Moser can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-53 |
| 10:03 | Illinois | Todd Raub grabs the board | 74-53 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | Ryan Chamberlain takes the ball from Richard Chiaramonte | 74-53 |
| 09:41 | Texas | Thomas Howton is hacked by Jie Huang in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jie Huang, team foul #7 | 74-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), William Roberts (C) Eric Thomas, Wesley Prado, Richard Chiaramonte, Todd Raub, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Texas | Frankie Barkley (PF), Billy Carpenter (C) Alfonzo Ortiz, Ryan Chamberlain | |
| 09:41 | Texas | Thomas Howton makes the 1st free throw | 74-54 |
| 09:41 | Texas | Thomas Howton makes the 2nd free throw | 74-55 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | Brian Hardwick is called for the reach on Keith Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Hardwick, team foul #9 | 74-55 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 1st free throw | 75-55 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 76-55 |
| 09:22 | Texas | Billy Carpenter misses the lay-in | 76-55 |
| 09:20 | Texas | Billy Carpenter can't tip it in | 76-55 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | William Roberts snags the defensive board | 76-55 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | William Roberts makes the floater from the left side set up by Keith Jones | 78-55 |
| 08:55 | Texas | Frankie Barkley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 78-55 |
| 08:53 | Illinois | William Roberts snags the defensive board | 78-55 |
| 08:46 | Illinois | Brian Hardwick is called for the reach on Keith Jones - foul #3 on Brian Hardwick, team foul #10 | 78-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Erin Nguyen (PF) Stanley Huff, Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Texas | Ellis Brown (C) Billy Carpenter | |
| 08:46 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 1st free throw | 79-55 |
| 08:46 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 80-55 |
| 08:25 | Texas | Leon Moser is fouled on the floor by Keith Jones - foul #2 on Keith Jones, team foul #8 | 80-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SG), Todd Raub (C) Keith Jones, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| 08:25 | Texas | Leon Moser misses the 1st free throw | 80-55 |
| 08:25 | Texas | Ellis Brown gets the offensive rebound | 80-55 |
| 08:13 | Texas | Frankie Barkley misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Erin Nguyen - foul #2 on Erin Nguyen, team foul #9 | 80-55 |
| 08:13 | Texas | Frankie Barkley misses the 1st free throw | 80-55 |
| 08:13 | Texas | Frankie Barkley makes the 2nd free throw | 80-56 |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Todd Raub throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), William Roberts (C) Stanley Huff, Joshua Robertson, Erin Nguyen, Todd Raub | |
| Subs | Texas | Alfonzo Ortiz (SF), Billy Carpenter (C) Leon Moser, Ellis Brown | |
| 07:30 | Texas | William Roberts swats the shot by Brian Hardwick | 80-56 |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Wesley Prado gets the rebound | 80-56 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Reed Phillips (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. SG - Wesley Prado (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Chiaramonte (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Antonio Stack (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - William Roberts (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Brian Hardwick (very tired) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Howton (very tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfonzo Ortiz (tired) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frankie Barkley (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. C - Billy Carpenter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Reed Phillips comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Brian Hardwick - foul #4 on Brian Hardwick, team foul #11 | 80-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Texas | Leon Moser (SF) Frankie Barkley | |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 81-56 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 81-56 |
| 07:24 | Texas | Alfonzo Ortiz pulls down the rebound | 81-56 |
| 07:09 | Texas | The jump hook by Thomas Howton is blocked by Antonio Stack | 81-56 |
| 07:08 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte grabs the defensive rebound | 81-56 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the easy open layup | 81-56 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | William Roberts misses the tip | 81-56 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Antonio Stack | 81-56 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Reed Phillips is open and buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Wesley Prado | 83-56 |
| 06:36 | Texas | Billy Carpenter connects on the floater in the paint | 83-58 |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Eric Thomas (SF), Erin Nguyen (PF), Jie Huang (C) Reed Phillips, Wesley Prado, Richard Chiaramonte, Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Texas | Frankie Barkley (PF), Ellis Brown (C) Alfonzo Ortiz, Billy Carpenter | |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Stanley Huff is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Howton - foul #2 on Thomas Howton, team foul #12 | 83-58 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Stanley Huff makes the 1st free throw | 84-58 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Stanley Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 85-58 |
| 06:11 | Texas | Brian Hardwick can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 85-58 |
| 06:10 | Texas | Thomas Howton grabs the offensive rebound | 85-58 |
| 06:02 | Texas | Frankie Barkley can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Erin Nguyen - foul #3 on Erin Nguyen, team foul #10 | 85-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Todd Raub (PF) Erin Nguyen | |
| Subs | Texas | Ryan Chamberlain (PF) Leon Moser | |
| 06:02 | Texas | Frankie Barkley misses the 1st free throw | 85-58 |
| 06:02 | Texas | Frankie Barkley misses the 2nd free throw | 85-58 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Todd Raub pulls down the rebound | 85-58 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Stanley Huff buries a shot from the right wing set up by Keith Jones | 87-58 |
| 05:44 | Texas | Brian Hardwick loses the dribble to Stanley Huff in the backcourt | 87-58 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Todd Raub is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Stanley Huff | 89-58 |
| 05:22 | Texas | Ellis Brown clanks a turnaround near the basket | 89-58 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Stanley Huff | 89-58 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Keith Jones connects on the open floater from the left block on a nice dish by Stanley Huff | 91-58 |
| 04:57 | Texas | Brian Hardwick's fadeaway is rejected by Jie Huang | 91-58 |
| 04:55 | Texas | Ellis Brown grabs the offensive board | 91-58 |
| 04:44 | Texas | Brian Hardwick comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 91-58 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Eric Thomas pulls down the rebound | 91-58 |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Brian Hardwick steals the ball from Keith Jones in the backcourt | 91-58 |
| 04:27 | Texas | Brian Hardwick comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 91-58 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Todd Raub pulls down the rebound | 91-58 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | Stanley Huff is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Howton - foul #3 on Thomas Howton, team foul #13 | 91-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), William Roberts (C) Keith Jones, Eric Thomas, Todd Raub, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Texas | Leon Moser (SF), Alfonzo Ortiz (PF), Billy Carpenter (C) Frankie Barkley, Ryan Chamberlain, Ellis Brown | |
| 04:23 | Illinois | Stanley Huff makes the 1st free throw | 92-58 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | Stanley Huff misses the 2nd free throw | 92-58 |
| 04:23 | Texas | Alfonzo Ortiz snags the defensive board | 92-58 |
| 04:06 | Texas | Leon Moser misses short on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Antonio Stack - foul #1 on Antonio Stack, team foul #11 | 92-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (SG) Stanley Huff | |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| 04:06 | Texas | Leon Moser misses the 1st free throw | 92-58 |
| 04:06 | Texas | Leon Moser makes the 2nd free throw | 92-59 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | William Roberts blows the dunk | 92-59 |
| 03:51 | Illinois | Antonio Stack hits the follow up shot | 94-59 |
| 03:30 | Texas | Alfonzo Ortiz is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Alfonzo Ortiz, team foul #14 | 94-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Erin Nguyen (PF), Todd Raub (C) Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Reed Phillips (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. SG - Wesley Prado (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Robertson (fairly fresh) PF - Erin Nguyen (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Todd Raub (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Brian Hardwick (very tired) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Howton (very tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leon Moser (very tired) 11 pts. PF - Alfonzo Ortiz (tired) 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Billy Carpenter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Todd Raub clanks a shot from the free throw line | 94-59 |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Wesley Prado can't tip it in | 94-59 |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Reed Phillips grabs the offensive board | 94-59 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Wesley Prado | 96-59 |
| 02:44 | Texas | Leon Moser hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 96-59 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Wesley Prado | 96-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Wesley Prado can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Howton - foul #4 on Thomas Howton, team foul #15 | 96-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), William Roberts (C) Reed Phillips, Joshua Robertson, Erin Nguyen, Todd Raub | |
| Subs | Texas | Ellis Brown (C) Billy Carpenter | |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the 1st free throw | 97-59 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the 2nd free throw | 98-59 |
| 02:15 | Texas | Brian Hardwick is called for a charge - foul #5 on Brian Hardwick, team foul #16 | 98-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Texas | Frankie Barkley (SF), Ryan Chamberlain (PF) Brian Hardwick, Alfonzo Ortiz | |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Frankie Barkley steps in front of the Wesley Prado pass | 98-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 01:56 | Texas | Richard Chiaramonte picks off the pass by Ellis Brown in the backcourt | 98-59 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Keith Jones is fouled on the floor by Leon Moser - foul #1 on Leon Moser, team foul #17 | 98-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Erin Nguyen (PF), Jie Huang (C) Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Texas | Alfonzo Ortiz (SF) Ryan Chamberlain | |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Keith Jones misses the 1st free throw | 98-59 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 99-59 |
| 01:41 | Texas | Thomas Howton double dribbles in the backcourt | 99-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG) Keith Jones | |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses short on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Leon Moser - foul #2 on Leon Moser, team foul #18 | 99-59 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 100-59 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 101-59 |
| 01:17 | Texas | Ellis Brown is denied on a layup by Jie Huang | 101-59 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte pulls down the rebound | 101-59 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Leon Moser is called for the reach on Wesley Prado in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leon Moser, team foul #19 | 101-59 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Wesley Prado misses the 1st free throw | 101-59 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the 2nd free throw | 102-59 |
| 01:05 | Texas | Ellis Brown is fouled on the floor by Wesley Prado - foul #2 on Wesley Prado, team foul #12 | 102-59 |
| 01:05 | Texas | Ellis Brown makes the 1st free throw | 102-60 |
| 01:05 | Texas | Ellis Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 102-61 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte is hacked by Leon Moser in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leon Moser, team foul #20 | 102-61 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte makes the 1st free throw | 103-61 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte makes the 2nd free throw | 104-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:57 | Texas | Leon Moser misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 104-61 |
| 00:55 | Texas | Alfonzo Ortiz gets the offensive rebound | 104-61 |
| 00:52 | Texas | Leon Moser clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 104-61 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte grabs the defensive rebound | 104-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Reed Phillips buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Richard Chiaramonte | 106-61 |
| 00:39 | Texas | Ellis Brown makes the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 106-64 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Ellis Brown steps in front of the Reed Phillips pass | 106-64 |
| 00:10 | Texas | Ellis Brown is open but misses the lay-in | 106-64 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Wesley Prado gets the rebound | 106-64 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Reed Phillips runs out the clock | 106-64 |