| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Reed Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Wesley Prado (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Chiaramonte (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Erin Nguyen (fresh) C - Jie Huang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Arthur Stubbs (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jerry Schaefer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Al Long (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Raymond Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Micheal Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Al Long inbounds the ball | 38-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:57 | Virginia | Arthur Stubbs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-40 |
| 19:50 | Illinois | Wesley Prado misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jerry Schaefer - foul #4 on Jerry Schaefer, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Isaac Kanagy (SG) Jerry Schaefer | |
| 19:50 | Illinois | Wesley Prado misses the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 19:50 | Illinois | Wesley Prado misses the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 19:50 | Virginia | Raymond Brooks snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 19:31 | Virginia | Arthur Stubbs hits the finger roll set up by Al Long and he's fouled by Erin Nguyen - foul #1 on Erin Nguyen, team foul #1 | 38-42 |
| 19:31 | Virginia | Arthur Stubbs makes the free throw | 38-43 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | Isaac Kanagy picks off the pass by Reed Phillips in the backcourt | 38-43 |
| 19:25 | Virginia | Al Long blows the layup | 38-43 |
| 19:23 | Virginia | Raymond Brooks hits the follow up shot | 38-45 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte lays it up and in on a nice dish by Erin Nguyen | 40-45 |
| 18:50 | Virginia | Erin Nguyen is called for the reach on Arthur Stubbs - foul #2 on Erin Nguyen, team foul #2 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SF), William Roberts (C) Richard Chiaramonte, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 18:33 | Virginia | Arthur Stubbs connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-47 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Reed Phillips connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Joshua Robertson | 42-47 |
| 17:40 | Virginia | Arthur Stubbs lays it in | 42-49 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | Reed Phillips works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 17:27 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Isaac Kanagy | 42-49 |
| 17:04 | Virginia | Al Long comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Joshua Robertson - foul #2 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #3 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), Jie Huang (C) Reed Phillips, Wesley Prado, Joshua Robertson, Erin Nguyen, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Virginia | Peter Price (PG), Matt Kimball (SG), Kris Barnes (C) Arthur Stubbs, Isaac Kanagy, Micheal Davis | |
| 17:04 | Virginia | Al Long makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 17:04 | Virginia | Al Long misses the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Antonio Stack snags the defensive board | 42-50 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses long on a floater from the right block | 42-50 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Antonio Stack tips it home | 44-50 |
| 16:29 | Virginia | Al Long buries a runner in the paint | 44-52 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Stanley Huff hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-52 |
| 16:12 | Virginia | Raymond Brooks pulls down the rebound | 44-52 |
| 16:05 | Virginia | Antonio Stack steals the ball from Peter Price in the backcourt | 44-52 |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Jie Huang comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Kris Barnes - foul #1 on Kris Barnes, team foul #2 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Todd Raub (PF) Keith Jones, Stanley Huff, Richard Chiaramonte, Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Virginia | Arthur Stubbs (PG), Isaac Kanagy (SF), Micheal Davis (C) Peter Price, Al Long, Kris Barnes | |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 15:41 | Virginia | Raymond Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wesley Prado (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Todd Raub (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jie Huang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Arthur Stubbs (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. 4 stl. SG - Matt Kimball (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Isaac Kanagy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Raymond Brooks (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Micheal Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:15 | Virginia | Raymond Brooks comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Todd Raub - foul #1 on Todd Raub, team foul #4 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Erin Nguyen (PF) Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Virginia | Al Long (SF) Matt Kimball | |
| 15:15 | Virginia | Raymond Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 15:15 | Virginia | Raymond Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Eric Thomas misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-53 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Todd Raub tips it back up and in | 47-53 |
| 14:38 | Virginia | Micheal Davis misses the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Todd Raub - foul #2 on Todd Raub, team foul #5 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Antonio Stack (PF), William Roberts (C) Wesley Prado, Joshua Robertson, Erin Nguyen, Todd Raub | |
| Subs | Virginia | Kris Barnes (PF) Raymond Brooks | |
| 14:38 | Virginia | Micheal Davis makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 14:38 | Virginia | Micheal Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Antonio Stack pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 14:27 | Illinois | Eric Thomas comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | William Roberts can't tip it in | 47-54 |
| 14:24 | Virginia | Kris Barnes pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 14:22 | Virginia | Kris Barnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF) Keith Jones, Eric Thomas | |
| Subs | Virginia | Peter Price (SG) Al Long | |
| 14:11 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte steps out of bounds on the sideline | 47-54 |
| 14:09 | Virginia | Peter Price is hacked by Stanley Huff in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stanley Huff, team foul #6 | 47-54 |
| 13:43 | Virginia | Antonio Stack steps in front of the Micheal Davis pass | 47-54 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Antonio Stack hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Reed Phillips | 49-54 |
| 13:08 | Virginia | Richard Chiaramonte takes the ball from Peter Price | 49-54 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | William Roberts is called for a charge - foul #1 on William Roberts, team foul #7 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Keith Jones (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Todd Raub (PF), Jie Huang (C) Reed Phillips, Stanley Huff, Richard Chiaramonte, Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Virginia | Jerry Schaefer (SG), Matt Kimball (SF), Raymond Brooks (PF) Peter Price, Isaac Kanagy, Kris Barnes | |
| 12:38 | Virginia | Micheal Davis misses the turnaround from close range | 49-54 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jie Huang | 49-54 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 12:14 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Micheal Davis | 49-54 |
| 12:00 | Virginia | Arthur Stubbs hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jerry Schaefer | 49-57 |
| 11:43 | Illinois | Eric Thomas drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Todd Raub | 52-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Todd Raub (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jie Huang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Arthur Stubbs (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jerry Schaefer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Matt Kimball (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Raymond Brooks (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Micheal Davis (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:14 | Virginia | Todd Raub swats the layup by Micheal Davis | 52-57 |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Eric Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | Matt Kimball steals the ball from Keith Jones | 52-57 |
| 10:52 | Virginia | Matt Kimball lays it up and in | 52-59 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Eric Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Stubbs - foul #2 on Arthur Stubbs, team foul #3 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Erin Nguyen (PF), William Roberts (C) Eric Thomas, Keith Jones, Joshua Robertson, Todd Raub, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Virginia | Peter Price (PG), Al Long (SF), Kris Barnes (C) Arthur Stubbs, Matt Kimball, Micheal Davis | |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen can't throw it down but the foul's on Raymond Brooks - foul #1 on Raymond Brooks, team foul #4 | 52-59 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen misses the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 10:28 | Virginia | William Roberts is called for the reach on Peter Price in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Roberts, team foul #8 | 53-59 |
| 10:28 | Virginia | Peter Price misses the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 10:28 | Illinois | The rebound goes to William Roberts | 53-59 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Reed Phillips blows the dunk against the doubleteam | 53-59 |
| 10:16 | Virginia | Jerry Schaefer pulls down the rebound | 53-59 |
| 09:51 | Virginia | Jerry Schaefer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 53-59 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | William Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the layup against the doubleteam but the foul's on Peter Price - foul #1 on Peter Price, team foul #5 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Antonio Stack (PF), Jie Huang (C) Erin Nguyen, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Virginia | Arthur Stubbs (PG), Isaac Kanagy (SF) Peter Price, Raymond Brooks | |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 09:30 | Virginia | Jerry Schaefer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-59 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Isaac Kanagy steals it from Antonio Stack | 55-59 |
| 09:05 | Virginia | Isaac Kanagy lays it in | 55-61 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Wesley Prado misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Kris Barnes - foul #2 on Kris Barnes, team foul #6 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Joshua Robertson (SF) Reed Phillips, Richard Chiaramonte | |
| Subs | Virginia | Matt Kimball (SF) Isaac Kanagy | |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Wesley Prado misses the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 08:59 | Virginia | Al Long snags the defensive board | 56-61 |
| 08:40 | Virginia | Jerry Schaefer's fadeaway is rejected by Antonio Stack | 56-61 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Keith Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Arthur Stubbs is called for the reach on Keith Jones - foul #3 on Arthur Stubbs, team foul #7 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SG), Todd Raub (C) Wesley Prado, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Virginia | Micheal Davis (C) Kris Barnes | |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 08:16 | Virginia | Micheal Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Erin Nguyen (PF) Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Virginia | Peter Price (SG), Raymond Brooks (PF) Jerry Schaefer, Al Long | |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Todd Raub makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Erin Nguyen and he's fouled by Micheal Davis - foul #2 on Micheal Davis, team foul #8 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG) Keith Jones | |
| Subs | Virginia | Isaac Kanagy (SF) Matt Kimball | |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Todd Raub makes the free throw | 61-61 |
| 08:03 | Virginia | Stanley Huff is called for the reach on Peter Price in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stanley Huff, team foul #9 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Roberts (C) Todd Raub | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 08:03 | Virginia | Peter Price makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 08:03 | Virginia | Peter Price makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Arthur Stubbs steals it from Joshua Robertson | 61-63 |
| 07:47 | Virginia | Isaac Kanagy banks in the layup on a nice dish by Arthur Stubbs | 61-65 |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Joshua Robertson | 63-65 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stanley Huff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Robertson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Erin Nguyen (tiring) 3 pts. C - William Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Arthur Stubbs (tiring) 16 pts. 8 ast. 5 stl. 3 pf. SG - Peter Price (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Isaac Kanagy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Brooks (tired) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Micheal Davis (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:26 | Virginia | Arthur Stubbs loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Todd Raub (PF) Joshua Robertson, Erin Nguyen | |
| Subs | Virginia | Jerry Schaefer (SG), Kris Barnes (C) Peter Price, Micheal Davis | |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Todd Raub misses short on an open jumper from the baseline | 63-65 |
| 07:20 | Illinois | William Roberts tips it home | 65-65 |
| 06:59 | Virginia | Arthur Stubbs clanks a shot from the left wing | 65-65 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Reed Phillips gets the rebound | 65-65 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Reed Phillips jams it set up by Eric Thomas | 67-65 |
| 06:32 | Virginia | Arthur Stubbs can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 67-65 |
| 06:31 | Virginia | Kris Barnes tips it but misses | 67-65 |
| 06:30 | Virginia | Jerry Schaefer misses the tip | 67-65 |
| 06:28 | Illinois | William Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | Reed Phillips is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Kris Barnes | 67-65 |
| 06:02 | Virginia | William Roberts swats the short shot by Arthur Stubbs | 67-65 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Todd Raub grabs the defensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Stanley Huff buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Reed Phillips | 70-65 |
| 05:37 | Virginia | Jerry Schaefer misses short on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Eric Thomas - foul #3 on Eric Thomas, team foul #10 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), Jie Huang (C) Reed Phillips, Stanley Huff, Eric Thomas, Todd Raub, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Virginia | Peter Price (PG), Matt Kimball (SF), Al Long (PF), Micheal Davis (C) Arthur Stubbs, Isaac Kanagy, Raymond Brooks, Kris Barnes | |
| 05:37 | Virginia | Jerry Schaefer makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 05:37 | Virginia | Jerry Schaefer makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | Antonio Stack throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Erin Nguyen (PF) Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 05:00 | Virginia | Jerry Schaefer buries a fadeaway from the right side | 70-69 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Wesley Prado connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Keith Jones | 72-69 |
| 04:20 | Virginia | Jerry Schaefer misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 72-69 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Keith Jones grabs the board | 72-69 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Wesley Prado hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Erin Nguyen | 74-69 |
| 03:39 | Virginia | Jerry Schaefer buries a runner from close range set up by Matt Kimball | 74-71 |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Antonio Stack misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jerry Schaefer - foul #5 on Jerry Schaefer, team foul #9 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Jie Huang (C) Keith Jones, Richard Chiaramonte, Erin Nguyen | |
| Subs | Virginia | Arthur Stubbs (PG), Isaac Kanagy (SG), Kris Barnes (C) Peter Price, Jerry Schaefer, Micheal Davis | |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Antonio Stack makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Antonio Stack makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Reed Phillips (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Wesley Prado (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Antonio Stack (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jie Huang (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Arthur Stubbs (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 ast. 5 stl. 3 pf. SG - Isaac Kanagy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Matt Kimball (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Al Long (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Kris Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Virginia | Matt Kimball misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 76-71 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Antonio Stack grabs the board | 76-71 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Reed Phillips | 78-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:41 | Virginia | Isaac Kanagy misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Joshua Robertson - foul #3 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #11 | 78-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SG), Todd Raub (PF) Wesley Prado, Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Virginia | Raymond Brooks (PF) Matt Kimball | |
| 02:41 | Virginia | Isaac Kanagy makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 02:41 | Virginia | Isaac Kanagy misses the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Todd Raub snags the defensive board | 78-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Stanley Huff hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Reed Phillips | 81-72 |
| 02:08 | Virginia | Isaac Kanagy is fouled on the floor by Todd Raub - foul #3 on Todd Raub, team foul #12 | 81-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (SF) Joshua Robertson | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 02:08 | Virginia | Isaac Kanagy makes the 1st free throw | 81-73 |
| 02:08 | Virginia | Isaac Kanagy makes the 2nd free throw | 81-74 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (SF) Eric Thomas | |
| Subs | Virginia | Peter Price (SG) Al Long | |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Isaac Kanagy - foul #1 on Isaac Kanagy, team foul #10 | 81-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (SG), Erin Nguyen (PF) Stanley Huff, Todd Raub | |
| Subs | Virginia | Al Long (SF), Micheal Davis (C) Peter Price, Kris Barnes | |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte makes the 1st free throw | 82-74 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte makes the 2nd free throw | 83-74 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:32 | Virginia | Arthur Stubbs misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 83-74 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Jie Huang gets the rebound | 83-74 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Reed Phillips | 85-74 |
| 01:12 | Virginia | Micheal Davis is alone and drills a floater from close range set up by Al Long | 85-76 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen is fouled on the floor by Raymond Brooks - foul #2 on Raymond Brooks, team foul #11 | 85-76 |
| 00:55 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 85-76 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen misses the 1st free throw | 85-76 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen misses the 2nd free throw | 85-76 |
| 00:55 | Virginia | Micheal Davis grabs the board | 85-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:49 | Virginia | Isaac Kanagy misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 85-76 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Jie Huang grabs the defensive rebound | 85-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Jie Huang is hacked by Isaac Kanagy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Isaac Kanagy, team foul #12 | 85-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Antonio Stack (PF) Reed Phillips, Wesley Prado, Erin Nguyen | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the 1st free throw | 85-76 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the 2nd free throw | 85-76 |
| 00:47 | Virginia | Raymond Brooks gets the rebound | 85-76 |
| 00:40 | Virginia | Isaac Kanagy comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 85-76 |
| 00:39 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Stubbs | 85-76 |
| 00:36 | Virginia | Isaac Kanagy drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Micheal Davis | 85-79 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 85-79 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Stanley Huff is hacked by Arthur Stubbs in the backcourt - foul #4 on Arthur Stubbs, team foul #13 | 85-79 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG) Keith Jones | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Stanley Huff makes the 1st free throw | 86-79 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Stanley Huff misses the 2nd free throw | 86-79 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Antonio Stack gets the offensive rebound | 86-79 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Al Long is called for the reach on Antonio Stack - foul #3 on Al Long, team foul #14 | 86-79 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG) Eric Thomas | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Antonio Stack makes the 1st free throw | 87-79 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Antonio Stack misses the 2nd free throw | 87-79 |
| 00:31 | Virginia | Raymond Brooks grabs the board | 87-79 |
| 00:24 | Virginia | Isaac Kanagy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 87-79 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Antonio Stack pulls down the rebound | 87-79 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 87-79 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Stubbs - foul #5 on Arthur Stubbs, team foul #15 | 87-79 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Matt Kimball (SG) Arthur Stubbs | |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte misses the 1st free throw | 87-79 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte makes the 2nd free throw | 88-79 |
| 00:15 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 88-79 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Erin Nguyen (PF) Keith Jones, Stanley Huff, Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 00:12 | Virginia | Matt Kimball misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 88-79 |
| 00:10 | Virginia | Micheal Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 88-79 |
| 00:06 | Virginia | Matt Kimball misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 88-79 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Jie Huang gets the rebound | 88-79 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Reed Phillips runs out the clock | 88-79 |