| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Shane Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Linkous (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Henry Lambright (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Hassan Mattia (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tyrone Yee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dale Hoffman (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Norris (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard inbounds the ball | 28-20 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Paul Norris steps in front of the Eddie Gerhard pass | 28-20 |
| 19:21 | Georgia Tech | Dale Hoffman scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Thomas Brown | 28-22 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Henry Lambright's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Norris | 28-22 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Henry Lambright tips it back up and in | 30-22 |
| 18:48 | Georgia Tech | Thomas Brown misses long on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Eddie Gerhard - foul #2 on Eddie Gerhard, team foul #1 | 30-22 |
| 18:48 | Georgia Tech | Thomas Brown misses the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 18:48 | Georgia Tech | Thomas Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous snags the defensive board | 30-22 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-22 |
| 18:17 | Georgia Tech | Paul Norris lays it in set up by Tyrone Yee | 30-24 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Shane Ferguson | 32-24 |
| 17:41 | Georgia Tech | Paul Norris knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 32-26 |
| 17:22 | Illinois | Henry Lambright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-26 |
| 16:58 | Georgia Tech | Thomas Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 32-26 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Tyrone Yee - foul #3 on Tyrone Yee, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Rickey Anderson (PF) Ryan Linkous | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Donald Huber (PF), Lonnie Pesce (C) Dale Hoffman, Paul Norris | |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 16:28 | Georgia Tech | Thomas Brown misses the lay-in | 34-26 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Henry Lambright gets the rebound | 34-26 |
| 16:21 | Illinois | Donald Huber swats the shot by Shane Ferguson | 34-26 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson grabs the offensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Henry Lambright scores on a fadeaway from close range | 36-26 |
| 15:53 | Georgia Tech | Donald Huber comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 36-26 |
| 15:51 | Georgia Tech | Thomas Brown snags the offensive board | 36-26 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Samuel Birdsell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Shane Ferguson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rickey Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Lambright (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Hassan Mattia (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tyrone Yee (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Brown (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Donald Huber (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Lonnie Pesce (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Georgia Tech | Donald Huber scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Lonnie Pesce and he's fouled by Rickey Anderson - foul #3 on Rickey Anderson, team foul #2 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (PG), Michael Zorens (SG), Ryan Linkous (SF), Andrew Lee (C) Samuel Birdsell, Shane Ferguson, Eddie Gerhard, Henry Lambright | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Dale Hoffman (PF), Paul Norris (C) Thomas Brown, Lonnie Pesce | |
| 15:35 | Georgia Tech | Donald Huber makes the free throw | 36-29 |
| 15:17 | Illinois | Eric Cooper connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Zorens | 38-29 |
| 14:53 | Georgia Tech | Donald Huber hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 38-29 |
| 14:52 | Georgia Tech | Dale Hoffman tips it back up and in | 38-31 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Andrew Lee comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-31 |
| 14:36 | Georgia Tech | The rebound goes to Dale Hoffman | 38-31 |
| 14:20 | Georgia Tech | Rickey Anderson picks off the pass by Dale Hoffman | 38-31 |
| 14:04 | Illinois | Michael Zorens is fouled on the floor by Tyrone Yee - foul #4 on Tyrone Yee, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell (PG), Eddie Gerhard (SF), Henry Lambright (C) Eric Cooper, Rickey Anderson, Andrew Lee | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Thomas Brown (SG), Lonnie Pesce (C) Tyrone Yee, Donald Huber | |
| 13:48 | Illinois | Henry Lambright clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-31 |
| 13:46 | Illinois | Henry Lambright misses the tip | 38-31 |
| 13:45 | Georgia Tech | The rebound goes to Dale Hoffman | 38-31 |
| 13:38 | Georgia Tech | Dale Hoffman is whistled for a carry | 38-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Shane Ferguson (SG) Michael Zorens | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous is fouled on the floor by Dale Hoffman - foul #1 on Dale Hoffman, team foul #3 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Lee (PF) Ryan Linkous | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Tyrone Yee (SG), Donald Huber (PF) Dale Hoffman, Lonnie Pesce | |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Andrew Lee hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 38-31 |
| 12:56 | Georgia Tech | Tyrone Yee grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 12:51 | Georgia Tech | Thomas Brown makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Norris | 38-33 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Hassan Mattia is called for the reach on Henry Lambright - foul #3 on Hassan Mattia, team foul #4 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Rickey Anderson (PF) Andrew Lee | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Lonnie Pesce (C) Paul Norris | |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell is whistled for a carry | 38-33 |
| 12:01 | Georgia Tech | Thomas Brown can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 12:00 | Illinois | Henry Lambright grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Henry Lambright hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 38-33 |
| 11:44 | Georgia Tech | The rebound goes to Donald Huber | 38-33 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Shane Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rickey Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Henry Lambright (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Hassan Mattia (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tyrone Yee (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Huber (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Lonnie Pesce (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:15 | Georgia Tech | Thomas Brown buries a jumper from the left side | 38-35 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | Henry Lambright is denied on a layup by Thomas Brown | 38-35 |
| 10:54 | Georgia Tech | Thomas Brown gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 10:34 | Georgia Tech | Donald Huber hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 38-35 |
| 10:33 | Georgia Tech | Hassan Mattia tips it back up and in | 38-37 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson is hacked by Thomas Brown - foul #3 on Thomas Brown, team foul #5 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (PG), Michael Zorens (SG), Ryan Linkous (PF), Andrew Lee (C) Samuel Birdsell, Shane Ferguson, Rickey Anderson, Henry Lambright | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Paul Norris (SF), Dale Hoffman (PF) Thomas Brown, Donald Huber | |
| 10:13 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 38-37 |
| 10:11 | Georgia Tech | The rebound goes to Dale Hoffman | 38-37 |
| 09:42 | Georgia Tech | Lonnie Pesce loses the dribble to Eric Cooper | 38-37 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | Michael Zorens hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Eric Cooper | 40-37 |
| 09:24 | Georgia Tech | Eddie Gerhard steps in front of the Hassan Mattia pass | 40-37 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Eric Cooper | 42-37 |
| 08:42 | Georgia Tech | Paul Norris banks in the layup | 42-39 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous clanks a shot from the right block | 42-39 |
| 08:25 | Georgia Tech | Dale Hoffman pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 08:06 | Georgia Tech | Dale Hoffman hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Tyrone Yee | 42-41 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Michael Zorens misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 07:59 | Georgia Tech | Tyrone Yee gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 07:41 | Georgia Tech | Lonnie Pesce connects on the floater in the paint set up by Hassan Mattia and he's fouled by Eddie Gerhard - foul #3 on Eddie Gerhard, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell (PG), Shane Ferguson (SG), Rickey Anderson (PF), Henry Lambright (C) Eric Cooper, Michael Zorens, Eddie Gerhard, Andrew Lee | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Thomas Brown (SG) Tyrone Yee | |
| 07:41 | Georgia Tech | Lonnie Pesce misses the free throw | 42-43 |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Henry Lambright gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Shane Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ryan Linkous (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. PF - Rickey Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Henry Lambright (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Hassan Mattia (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Paul Norris (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dale Hoffman (fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. C - Lonnie Pesce (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Henry Lambright is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Henry Lambright, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Donald Huber (SF) Lonnie Pesce | |
| 07:02 | Georgia Tech | Thomas Brown's pass is intercepted by Henry Lambright | 42-43 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous clanks a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Thomas Brown - foul #4 on Thomas Brown, team foul #6 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Tyrone Yee (SG) Dale Hoffman | |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous misses the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 06:25 | Georgia Tech | Rickey Anderson steals it from Paul Norris | 43-43 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 43-43 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous grabs the offensive board | 43-43 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Paul Norris steals the ball from Ryan Linkous | 43-43 |
| 05:21 | Georgia Tech | Donald Huber drills a runner from the baseline | 43-45 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard (SF) Ryan Linkous | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Dale Hoffman (PF), Lonnie Pesce (C) Thomas Brown, Paul Norris | |
| 04:50 | Georgia Tech | Donald Huber's layup is rejected by Henry Lambright | 43-45 |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Henry Lambright snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 04:38 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-45 |
| 04:37 | Georgia Tech | Lonnie Pesce gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 04:18 | Georgia Tech | Samuel Birdsell picks off the pass by Hassan Mattia | 43-45 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson throws it down set up by Samuel Birdsell | 45-45 |
| 04:13 | Georgia Tech | Samuel Birdsell takes the ball from Hassan Mattia in the backcourt | 45-45 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | The jump hook by Samuel Birdsell is blocked by Lonnie Pesce | 45-45 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Rickey Anderson | 47-45 |
| 03:25 | Georgia Tech | Donald Huber is hacked by Henry Lambright - foul #3 on Henry Lambright, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (PG), Michael Zorens (SG), Andrew Lee (PF) Samuel Birdsell, Shane Ferguson, Rickey Anderson | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Thomas Brown (SF), Paul Norris (C) Donald Huber, Lonnie Pesce | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Zorens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Lee (fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Lambright (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Hassan Mattia (tired) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tyrone Yee (tiring) 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Dale Hoffman (fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. C - Paul Norris (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:04 | Georgia Tech | Dale Hoffman misses the lay-in | 47-45 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Henry Lambright | 47-45 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell (PG), Shane Ferguson (SG), Ryan Linkous (PF) Eric Cooper, Michael Zorens, Andrew Lee | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Lonnie Pesce (C) Hassan Mattia | |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Henry Lambright can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Dale Hoffman - foul #2 on Dale Hoffman, team foul #7 | 47-45 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Henry Lambright misses the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Henry Lambright misses the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 02:56 | Georgia Tech | Dale Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 02:36 | Georgia Tech | Shane Ferguson steals it from Tyrone Yee | 47-45 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell slams it home on a nice dish by Shane Ferguson | 49-45 |
| 02:11 | Georgia Tech | Thomas Brown misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Ryan Linkous - foul #2 on Ryan Linkous, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| 02:11 | Georgia Tech | Thomas Brown makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 02:11 | Georgia Tech | Thomas Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Tyrone Yee - foul #5 on Tyrone Yee, team foul #8 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Hassan Mattia (PG) Tyrone Yee | |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 01:40 | Georgia Tech | Paul Norris hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 50-47 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard clanks a shot from the left side | 50-47 |
| 01:27 | Georgia Tech | The rebound goes to Lonnie Pesce | 50-47 |
| 01:05 | Georgia Tech | Hassan Mattia drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Dale Hoffman | 50-49 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-49 |
| 00:57 | Georgia Tech | Paul Norris grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 00:37 | Georgia Tech | Paul Norris's floater is tipped away by Eddie Gerhard | 50-49 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard grabs the defensive rebound | 50-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard is hacked by Hassan Mattia in the backcourt - foul #4 on Hassan Mattia, team foul #9 | 50-49 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 00:09 | Georgia Tech | Hassan Mattia misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-49 |
| 00:08 | Georgia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Norris | 52-49 |
| 00:06 | Georgia Tech | Ryan Linkous takes the ball from Hassan Mattia | 52-49 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Hassan Mattia is called for the reach on Eddie Gerhard in the backcourt - foul #5 on Hassan Mattia, team foul #10 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Donald Honey (PG) Hassan Mattia | |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 00:05 | Georgia Tech | Thomas Brown snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 00:05 | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 52-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Georgia Tech | Donald Honey misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-49 |