| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Dennis Swofford (fresh) SG - Kevin Begay (fresh) SF - Calvin Somers (fresh) PF - Martin Kane (fresh) C - Mike Warner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) SG - Shane Ferguson (fresh) SF - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) PF - Ryan Linkous (fresh) C - Henry Lambright (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | Baylor | Dennis Swofford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard double dribbles | 0-3 |
| 18:40 | Baylor | Dennis Swofford comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Samuel Birdsell - foul #1 on Samuel Birdsell, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:40 | Baylor | Dennis Swofford misses the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:40 | Baylor | Dennis Swofford makes the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Henry Lambright's pass is intercepted by Dennis Swofford in the backcourt | 1-3 |
| 18:35 | Baylor | Dennis Swofford slams it home | 3-3 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell is hacked by Dennis Swofford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dennis Swofford, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Calvin Somers - foul #1 on Calvin Somers, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:41 | Baylor | Kevin Begay knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 5-5 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 17:14 | Baylor | Mike Warner gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:49 | Baylor | Dennis Swofford misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 16:47 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 16:21 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 15:54 | Baylor | Martin Kane misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ryan Linkous - foul #1 on Ryan Linkous, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Baylor | Donald Saragosa (PG), Christopher Bartz (SG), John Bisbee (SF), Alan Curran (C) Dennis Swofford, Kevin Begay, Calvin Somers, Mike Warner | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:54 | Baylor | Martin Kane makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:54 | Baylor | Martin Kane misses the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:54 | Illinois | Henry Lambright gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Donald Saragosa (fresh) SG - Christopher Bartz (fresh) SF - John Bisbee (fresh) PF - Martin Kane (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Alan Curran (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Samuel Birdsell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shane Ferguson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eddie Gerhard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ryan Linkous (fairly fresh) C - Henry Lambright (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Henry Lambright | 6-10 |
| 15:06 | Baylor | Martin Kane hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 6-10 |
| 15:04 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous snags the defensive board | 6-10 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-13 |
| 14:10 | Baylor | Eddie Gerhard is called for the reach on John Bisbee - foul #1 on Eddie Gerhard, team foul #3 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Baylor | Dennis Swofford (PG), Brent Summers (PF), James Swisher (C) Donald Saragosa, Martin Kane, Alan Curran | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (PG), Michael Zorens (SG), Rickey Anderson (PF), Andrew Lee (C) Samuel Birdsell, Shane Ferguson, Ryan Linkous, Henry Lambright | |
| 13:54 | Baylor | James Swisher connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Bisbee | 9-13 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Andrew Lee | 9-16 |
| 13:24 | Baylor | Rickey Anderson swats the layup by Brent Summers | 9-16 |
| 13:22 | Baylor | Christopher Bartz grabs the offensive board | 9-16 |
| 13:05 | Baylor | John Bisbee makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Dennis Swofford | 11-16 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Bisbee - foul #1 on John Bisbee, team foul #3 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Baylor | Kevin Begay (SG), Calvin Somers (SF), Mike Warner (C) Christopher Bartz, John Bisbee, James Swisher | |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell (PG), Shane Ferguson (SG), Henry Lambright (C) Eric Cooper, Eddie Gerhard, Andrew Lee | |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 12:39 | Baylor | Mike Warner grabs the defensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 12:22 | Baylor | Kevin Begay lays it in on a great pass from Dennis Swofford | 13-17 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell's floater is knocked away by Brent Summers | 13-17 |
| 11:52 | Baylor | Brent Summers snags the defensive board | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Dennis Swofford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Begay (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Calvin Somers (fresh) PF - Brent Summers (fairly fresh) C - Mike Warner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Samuel Birdsell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Shane Ferguson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Zorens (fairly fresh) PF - Rickey Anderson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Henry Lambright (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Baylor | Kevin Begay hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dennis Swofford | 15-17 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 15-17 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson hits the follow up shot | 15-19 |
| 10:37 | Baylor | Mike Warner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 15-19 |
| 10:35 | Baylor | Kevin Begay tips it home | 17-19 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell loses the dribble to Kevin Begay | 17-19 |
| 09:57 | Baylor | Kevin Begay knocks in the runner from the left block | 19-19 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Henry Lambright hits a wide open jumper near the basket on a great pass from Samuel Birdsell | 19-21 |
| 09:16 | Baylor | Calvin Somers knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Swofford | 22-21 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Henry Lambright misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mike Warner - foul #1 on Mike Warner, team foul #4 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Baylor | Donald Saragosa (PG), Christopher Bartz (SG), John Bisbee (SF), Martin Kane (PF), Alan Curran (C) Dennis Swofford, Kevin Begay, Calvin Somers, Brent Summers, Mike Warner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (PG), Tracy Doby (SG), Eddie Gerhard (SF), Ryan Linkous (PF) Samuel Birdsell, Shane Ferguson, Michael Zorens, Rickey Anderson | |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Henry Lambright makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Henry Lambright makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 08:32 | Baylor | The jump hook by Christopher Bartz is blocked by Ryan Linkous | 22-23 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous grabs the defensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | John Bisbee is called for the reach on Tracy Doby - foul #2 on John Bisbee, team foul #5 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Baylor | Bryon Thayer (SF) John Bisbee | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Lee (C) Henry Lambright | |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-23 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Tracy Doby pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Martin Kane - foul #1 on Martin Kane, team foul #6 | 22-23 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Donald Saragosa (fresh) SG - Christopher Bartz (fresh) SF - Bryon Thayer (fresh) PF - Martin Kane (fresh) 1 pts. C - Alan Curran (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Cooper (fresh) SG - Tracy Doby (fresh) SF - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ryan Linkous (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Lee (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Baylor | The jump hook by Martin Kane is blocked by Eddie Gerhard | 22-25 |
| 07:28 | Illinois | Eric Cooper gets the rebound | 22-25 |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Martin Kane takes the ball from Eddie Gerhard | 22-25 |
| 06:52 | Baylor | Alan Curran is fouled on the floor by Ryan Linkous - foul #2 on Ryan Linkous, team foul #4 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Baylor | Dennis Swofford (PG), James Swisher (SG), Mike Warner (C) Donald Saragosa, Christopher Bartz, Alan Curran | |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell (PG), Henry Lambright (C) Eric Cooper, Ryan Linkous | |
| 06:30 | Baylor | Dennis Swofford travels with the ball | 22-25 |
| Subs | Baylor | Calvin Somers (SF) Bryon Thayer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Shane Ferguson (SG), Ryan Linkous (PF) Tracy Doby, Andrew Lee | |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Mike Warner is called for the reach on Samuel Birdsell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mike Warner, team foul #7 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Baylor | Kevin Begay (SG) Mike Warner | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell misses the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 06:27 | Baylor | Calvin Somers snags the defensive board | 22-26 |
| 06:22 | Baylor | The jump hook by Dennis Swofford is blocked by Henry Lambright | 22-26 |
| 06:20 | Baylor | Martin Kane snags the offensive board | 22-26 |
| 05:52 | Baylor | Kevin Begay is fouled on the floor by Ryan Linkous - foul #3 on Ryan Linkous, team foul #5 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Rickey Anderson (PF) Ryan Linkous | |
| 05:40 | Baylor | Calvin Somers is hacked by Rickey Anderson - foul #1 on Rickey Anderson, team foul #6 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Baylor | Donald Saragosa (PG) Dennis Swofford | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:16 | Baylor | Martin Kane knocks in the runner from the baseline | 24-26 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 24-26 |
| 04:57 | Baylor | Martin Kane grabs the defensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 04:32 | Baylor | Martin Kane can't finish the layup but the foul's on Rickey Anderson - foul #2 on Rickey Anderson, team foul #7 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Baylor | Dennis Swofford (PG), Christopher Bartz (SG), Bryon Thayer (SF), Alan Curran (C) Donald Saragosa, Kevin Begay, Calvin Somers, James Swisher | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (PG), Tracy Doby (SG), Andrew Lee (PF) Samuel Birdsell, Shane Ferguson, Rickey Anderson | |
| 04:32 | Baylor | Martin Kane makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 04:32 | Baylor | Martin Kane makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Henry Lambright is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Henry Lambright, team foul #8 | 26-26 |
| 04:05 | Baylor | Alan Curran throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-26 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Andrew Lee is fouled on the floor by Martin Kane - foul #2 on Martin Kane, team foul #8 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Baylor | John Bisbee (SF), Mike Warner (C) Martin Kane, Alan Curran | |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell (PG), Michael Zorens (SG) Eric Cooper, Tracy Doby | |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Andrew Lee makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Andrew Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Dennis Swofford (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Bartz (fresh) SF - John Bisbee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bryon Thayer (fresh) C - Mike Warner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Samuel Birdsell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Zorens (fresh) SF - Eddie Gerhard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Andrew Lee (fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Lambright (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 03:24 | Baylor | Dennis Swofford misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-28 |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Henry Lambright pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell is hacked by Dennis Swofford in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dennis Swofford, team foul #9 | 26-28 |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 03:03 | Baylor | Dennis Swofford comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Henry Lambright - foul #2 on Henry Lambright, team foul #9 | 26-30 |
| 03:03 | Baylor | Dennis Swofford makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 03:03 | Baylor | Dennis Swofford misses the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Henry Lambright gets the rebound | 27-30 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Michael Zorens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-30 |
| Subs | Baylor | Alan Curran (PF) Bryon Thayer | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:39 | Baylor | Mike Warner jams it on a great pass from Christopher Bartz | 29-30 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Henry Lambright is whistled for a carry | 29-30 |
| Subs | Baylor | Donald Saragosa (PG), Kevin Begay (SG), Calvin Somers (SF), Brent Summers (PF) Dennis Swofford, Christopher Bartz, John Bisbee, Alan Curran | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (PG), Shane Ferguson (SG), Rickey Anderson (PF) Samuel Birdsell, Michael Zorens, Andrew Lee | |
| 01:56 | Baylor | Brent Summers misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 29-30 |
| 01:54 | Baylor | Donald Saragosa grabs the offensive board | 29-30 |
| 01:35 | Baylor | Kevin Begay loses the ball out of bounds | 29-30 |
| Subs | Baylor | Martin Kane (PF), Alan Curran (C) Brent Summers, Mike Warner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell (PG), Tracy Doby (SF) Eric Cooper, Eddie Gerhard | |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Alan Curran denies the turnaround by Henry Lambright | 29-30 |
| 01:13 | Baylor | Martin Kane snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 00:50 | Baylor | Donald Saragosa misses the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Henry Lambright - foul #3 on Henry Lambright, team foul #10 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Baylor | Christopher Bartz (SG), John Bisbee (SF) Kevin Begay, Calvin Somers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard (SF), Andrew Lee (PF) Tracy Doby, Henry Lambright | |
| 00:50 | Baylor | Donald Saragosa makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 00:50 | Baylor | Donald Saragosa makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard is fouled in the backcourt by John Bisbee - foul #3 on John Bisbee, team foul #10 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Baylor | Dennis Swofford (PG), Bryon Thayer (SF) Donald Saragosa, John Bisbee | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 00:24 | Baylor | Dennis Swofford makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alan Curran | 33-32 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Christopher Bartz steps in front of the Shane Ferguson pass in the backcourt | 33-32 |
| 00:20 | Baylor | Dennis Swofford banks in the layup on a nice dish by Christopher Bartz | 35-32 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard makes the jump hook near the basket | 35-34 |