| Lineup | BYU | PG - Frederick McPartland (fresh) SG - Ryan Crank (fresh) SF - Matt Lampe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ross Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Buntin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Gaunt (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Tommy Hipple (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Stephen Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Wynne (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple inbounds the ball | 22-40 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Michael Wynne buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by William Gaunt | 22-42 |
| 19:28 | BYU | The short jumper by Ross Rogers is denied by Stephen Smith | 22-42 |
| 19:27 | BYU | Ross Rogers snags the offensive board | 22-42 |
| 19:13 | BYU | Frederick McPartland drills a jumpshot from the right side and he's fouled by Michael Wynne - foul #2 on Michael Wynne, team foul #1 | 24-42 |
| 19:13 | BYU | Frederick McPartland makes the free throw | 25-42 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Michael Wynne hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 25-42 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Michael Wynne hits the follow up shot | 25-44 |
| 18:34 | BYU | Ross Rogers hits a floater near the basket | 27-44 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Michael Wynne misses the lay-in | 27-44 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | Michael Wynne tips it back up and in | 27-46 |
| 18:10 | BYU | Ronald Smith's floater is tipped away by Stephen Smith | 27-46 |
| 18:08 | BYU | Ross Rogers tips it in | 29-46 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Michael Wynne drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Tommy Hipple | 29-48 |
| 17:46 | BYU | Frederick McPartland comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 29-48 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | The rebound goes to William Gaunt | 29-48 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | William Buntin is fouled on the floor by Ryan Crank - foul #1 on Ryan Crank, team foul #1 | 29-48 |
| Subs | BYU | David Rapp (PG), Jason Thompson (SG), Larry Frisch (SF), Horace Dias (PF), John Morse (C) Frederick McPartland, Ryan Crank, Matt Lampe, Ross Rogers, Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Wydra (PF) Stephen Smith | |
| 17:17 | Illinois | William Buntin comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 29-48 |
| 17:15 | Illinois | Edward Wydra hits the follow up shot | 29-50 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:06 | BYU | Horace Dias is whistled for a carry | 29-50 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Wilson (PG), Samuel Overturf (SG), Ernest Bode (SF) William Buntin, William Gaunt, Tommy Hipple | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Jason Thompson is called for the reach on Ernest Bode - foul #3 on Jason Thompson, team foul #2 | 29-50 |
| Subs | BYU | Frederick McPartland (PG) Jason Thompson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Michael Wynne throws it down set up by Ernest Bode and he's hacked by John Morse - foul #2 on John Morse, team foul #3 | 29-52 |
| Subs | BYU | Ryan Crank (SG) David Rapp | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Smith (PF) Edward Wydra | |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Michael Wynne misses the free throw | 29-52 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Ernest Bode grabs the offensive board | 29-52 |
| 16:03 | Illinois | Horace Dias steals the ball from Michael Wynne | 29-52 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Frederick McPartland (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ryan Crank (fresh) SF - Larry Frisch (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Horace Dias (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Morse (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Overturf (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ernest Bode (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Stephen Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Wynne (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:58 | BYU | Frederick McPartland buries a jumper from the left side set up by Ryan Crank | 31-52 |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Michael Wynne hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 31-52 |
| 15:37 | BYU | Horace Dias pulls down the rebound | 31-52 |
| 15:27 | BYU | Michael Wynne swats the layup by John Morse | 31-52 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Stephen Smith gets the rebound | 31-52 |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Wynne | 31-54 |
| 14:33 | BYU | Frederick McPartland knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-54 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson is hacked by Ryan Crank - foul #2 on Ryan Crank, team foul #4 | 34-54 |
| Subs | BYU | David Rapp (PG), Jason Thompson (SG), Matt Lampe (SF), Ross Rogers (PF), Ronald Smith (C) Frederick McPartland, Ryan Crank, Larry Frisch, Horace Dias, John Morse | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Buntin (PG), William Gaunt (SG), Tommy Hipple (SF), Edward Wydra (PF), James Brown (C) Daniel Wilson, Samuel Overturf, Ernest Bode, Stephen Smith, Michael Wynne | |
| 13:49 | Illinois | William Buntin makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by William Gaunt | 34-56 |
| 13:36 | BYU | Matt Lampe can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-56 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | James Brown gets the rebound | 34-56 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | William Gaunt makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by William Buntin | 34-59 |
| 13:16 | BYU | Ronald Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-59 |
| 13:02 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by William Gaunt and he's fouled by Matt Lampe - foul #3 on Matt Lampe, team foul #5 | 34-61 |
| 13:02 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple makes the free throw | 34-62 |
| 12:44 | BYU | Ronald Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-62 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Wynne (C) James Brown | |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple misses the 3 from the left wing | 34-62 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Edward Wydra tips it back up and in | 34-64 |
| 12:09 | BYU | David Rapp scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 36-64 |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple comes up short on the jumper from close range | 36-64 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple tips it back up and in | 36-66 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - David Rapp (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jason Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Matt Lampe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ross Rogers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Buntin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Gaunt (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Tommy Hipple (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Wydra (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Wynne (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | BYU | Ross Rogers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-66 |
| Subs | BYU | Frederick McPartland (PG), Ryan Crank (SG), Larry Frisch (SF), Horace Dias (PF), John Morse (C) David Rapp, Jason Thompson, Matt Lampe, Ross Rogers, Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Overturf (SG), Ernest Bode (SF), Stephen Smith (PF) William Gaunt, Tommy Hipple, Edward Wydra | |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Michael Wynne is whistled for traveling | 36-66 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Wilson (PG), James Brown (C) William Buntin, Michael Wynne | |
| 11:00 | BYU | Horace Dias can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Stephen Smith - foul #1 on Stephen Smith, team foul #2 | 36-66 |
| 11:00 | BYU | Horace Dias makes the 1st free throw | 37-66 |
| 11:00 | BYU | Horace Dias makes the 2nd free throw | 38-66 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Smith | 38-69 |
| 10:21 | BYU | Ryan Crank hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-69 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 38-69 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | Horace Dias is called for the reach on Ernest Bode - foul #2 on Horace Dias, team foul #6 | 38-69 |
| Subs | BYU | Matt Lampe (SF), Ross Rogers (PF) Larry Frisch, John Morse | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Buntin (PG), William Gaunt (SG), Tommy Hipple (SF), Michael Wynne (C) Daniel Wilson, Samuel Overturf, Ernest Bode, James Brown | |
| 09:37 | Illinois | William Gaunt clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-69 |
| 09:35 | BYU | Ryan Crank gets the rebound | 38-69 |
| 09:29 | BYU | Matt Lampe scores on a shot from the left block | 40-69 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Buntin | 40-71 |
| 08:51 | BYU | Ross Rogers knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 42-71 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Michael Wynne hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Smith | 42-73 |
| 08:20 | BYU | Tommy Hipple steals it from Ryan Crank | 42-73 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Frederick McPartland - foul #3 on Frederick McPartland, team foul #7 | 42-73 |
| Subs | BYU | David Rapp (PG), Jason Thompson (SG), Larry Frisch (SF), John Morse (PF), Ronald Smith (C) Frederick McPartland, Ryan Crank, Matt Lampe, Ross Rogers, Horace Dias | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Wydra (PF), James Brown (C) Stephen Smith, Michael Wynne | |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple misses the 1st free throw | 42-73 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple makes the 2nd free throw | 42-74 |
| 08:01 | BYU | John Morse misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 42-74 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple snags the defensive board | 42-74 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | William Gaunt makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Tommy Hipple | 42-77 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - David Rapp (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jason Thompson (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Larry Frisch (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Morse (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Buntin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Gaunt (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Tommy Hipple (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Wydra (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | BYU | Larry Frisch can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 42-77 |
| 07:20 | Illinois | James Brown snags the defensive board | 42-77 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple hits the finger roll set up by William Buntin | 42-79 |
| 06:57 | BYU | David Rapp is fouled on the floor by William Buntin - foul #1 on William Buntin, team foul #3 | 42-79 |
| Subs | BYU | Alan Littlefield (C) Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Wilson (PG), Samuel Overturf (SG), Ernest Bode (SF) William Buntin, William Gaunt, Tommy Hipple | |
| 06:48 | BYU | Alan Littlefield connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Morse | 45-79 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Ernest Bode travels with the ball | 45-79 |
| 06:10 | BYU | Larry Frisch misses the 3 from the left wing | 45-79 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | James Brown snags the defensive board | 45-79 |
| 05:53 | Illinois | James Brown is hacked by Alan Littlefield - foul #1 on Alan Littlefield, team foul #8 | 45-79 |
| Subs | BYU | Horace Dias (SF) Jason Thompson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:53 | Illinois | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 45-80 |
| 05:53 | Illinois | James Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 45-80 |
| 05:53 | BYU | The rebound goes to Alan Littlefield | 45-80 |
| 05:41 | BYU | Alan Littlefield misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #4 | 45-80 |
| Subs | BYU | Emil Carl (PF) John Morse | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sam Lamantia (C) James Brown | |
| 05:41 | BYU | Alan Littlefield misses the 1st free throw | 45-80 |
| 05:41 | BYU | Alan Littlefield makes the 2nd free throw | 46-80 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Horace Dias steals it from Samuel Overturf | 46-80 |
| 05:05 | BYU | Horace Dias can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 46-80 |
| 05:04 | Illinois | Edward Wydra snags the defensive board | 46-80 |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Edward Wydra is hacked by Horace Dias - foul #3 on Horace Dias, team foul #9 | 46-80 |
| Subs | BYU | Jason Thompson (SG) Larry Frisch | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Edward Wydra makes the 1st free throw | 46-81 |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Edward Wydra misses the 2nd free throw | 46-81 |
| 04:48 | BYU | Emil Carl snags the defensive board | 46-81 |
| 04:30 | BYU | Sam Lamantia is called for the reach on David Rapp - foul #1 on Sam Lamantia, team foul #5 | 46-81 |
| Subs | BYU | John Morse (PF) Alan Littlefield | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:21 | BYU | Horace Dias's floater is tipped away by Sam Lamantia | 46-81 |
| 04:19 | BYU | Horace Dias misses the tip | 46-81 |
| 04:17 | BYU | John Morse tips it home | 48-81 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Samuel Overturf blows the dunk | 48-81 |
| 03:48 | BYU | Emil Carl pulls down the rebound | 48-81 |
| 03:41 | BYU | Ernest Bode is called for the reach on David Rapp - foul #1 on Ernest Bode, team foul #6 | 48-81 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Brown (C) Sam Lamantia | |
| 03:33 | BYU | David Rapp misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-81 |
| 03:32 | Illinois | James Brown gets the rebound | 48-81 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Jason Thompson (fresh) 3 pf. SG - David Rapp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Emil Carl (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Morse (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Horace Dias (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Wilson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Overturf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ernest Bode (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Edward Wydra (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Edward Wydra banks in the layup | 48-83 |
| 03:12 | BYU | Samuel Overturf takes the ball from Jason Thompson | 48-83 |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Jason Thompson - foul #4 on Jason Thompson, team foul #10 | 48-83 |
| Subs | BYU | Larry Frisch (SF), Alan Littlefield (C) Emil Carl, Horace Dias | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 48-84 |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-84 |
| 03:04 | BYU | John Morse gets the rebound | 48-84 |
| 02:48 | BYU | David Rapp misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-84 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Edward Wydra pulls down the rebound | 48-84 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Samuel Overturf and he's fouled by David Rapp - foul #2 on David Rapp, team foul #11 | 48-86 |
| Subs | BYU | Horace Dias (PF) John Morse | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson misses the free throw | 48-86 |
| 02:30 | BYU | The rebound goes to Horace Dias | 48-86 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:12 | BYU | David Rapp misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-86 |
| 02:10 | BYU | David Rapp can't tip it in | 48-86 |
| 02:08 | BYU | Jason Thompson hits the follow up shot | 50-86 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ernest Bode | 50-88 |
| 01:50 | BYU | Jason Thompson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-88 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | James Brown grabs the board | 50-88 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Jason Thompson picks off the pass by Daniel Wilson in the backcourt | 50-88 |
| 01:44 | BYU | Horace Dias hits the finger roll set up by Jason Thompson | 52-88 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-88 |
| 01:25 | BYU | Horace Dias pulls down the rebound | 52-88 |
| 01:21 | BYU | Jason Thompson hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Alan Littlefield | 55-88 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Horace Dias is called for the reach on Ernest Bode - foul #4 on Horace Dias, team foul #12 | 55-88 |
| Subs | BYU | John Morse (C) Alan Littlefield | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Ernest Bode makes the 1st free throw | 55-89 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Ernest Bode makes the 2nd free throw | 55-90 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | BYU | Larry Frisch is called for a charge - foul #1 on Larry Frisch, team foul #13 | 55-90 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Ernest Bode drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Daniel Wilson and he's fouled by Jason Thompson - foul #5 on Jason Thompson, team foul #14 | 55-92 |
| Subs | BYU | Alan Littlefield (C) Jason Thompson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Ernest Bode makes the free throw | 55-93 |
| 00:19 | BYU | John Morse lays it in and the foul's on Samuel Overturf - foul #2 on Samuel Overturf, team foul #7 | 57-93 |
| 00:19 | BYU | John Morse makes the free throw | 58-93 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson runs out the clock | 58-93 |