| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Reed Phillips (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SG - Wesley Prado (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Chiaramonte (fresh) PF - Erin Nguyen (fresh) C - Jie Huang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Kenny Callahan (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Vachon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ira Wisnewski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeff Howlett (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Dominick Profitt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Texas A&M | Ira Wisnewski inbounds the ball | 44-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Texas A&M | Ira Wisnewski travels with the ball | 44-47 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Jie Huang buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Reed Phillips | 46-47 |
| 19:30 | Texas A&M | Ira Wisnewski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-47 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-47 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | Reed Phillips grabs the offensive board | 46-47 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Kenny Callahan takes the ball from Wesley Prado | 46-47 |
| 18:33 | Texas A&M | Robert Vachon knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 18:12 | Illinois | Wesley Prado misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-50 |
| 18:10 | Texas A&M | Ira Wisnewski gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 18:04 | Texas A&M | Dominick Profitt makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Jeff Howlett | 46-52 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses short on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Ira Wisnewski - foul #3 on Ira Wisnewski, team foul #1 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), William Roberts (C) Wesley Prado, Richard Chiaramonte, Erin Nguyen, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Jerald Ponds (PG), Robert Carter (SG), Cilombo Abdullah (SF), Hugh Schantz (PF), Eric Reiner (C) Kenny Callahan, Robert Vachon, Ira Wisnewski, Jeff Howlett, Dominick Profitt | |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 17:26 | Texas A&M | Jerald Ponds hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Cilombo Abdullah | 48-54 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | William Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG) Reed Phillips | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 16:54 | Texas A&M | Eric Reiner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-54 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Keith Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Cilombo Abdullah is called for the reach on Keith Jones - foul #1 on Cilombo Abdullah, team foul #2 | 48-54 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | William Roberts misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Eric Reiner - foul #2 on Eric Reiner, team foul #3 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Erin Nguyen (PF) Stanley Huff, Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Jeff Howlett (PF), Dominick Profitt (C) Hugh Schantz, Eric Reiner | |
| 16:32 | Illinois | William Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | William Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 16:32 | Texas A&M | Dominick Profitt snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 16:17 | Texas A&M | Jerald Ponds hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 48-54 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | The rebound goes to William Roberts | 48-54 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | The short jumper by Erin Nguyen is denied by Dominick Profitt | 48-54 |
| 16:03 | Illinois | William Roberts tips it home | 50-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Keith Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Robertson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Erin Nguyen (fairly fresh) C - William Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Jerald Ponds (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Carter (fairly fresh) SF - Cilombo Abdullah (fairly fresh) PF - Jeff Howlett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Dominick Profitt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Texas A&M | Robert Carter misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 50-54 |
| 15:54 | Illinois | William Roberts gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Keith Jones drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Erin Nguyen | 52-54 |
| 15:28 | Texas A&M | Eric Thomas picks off the pass by Jerald Ponds | 52-54 |
| 15:18 | Illinois | Robert Carter steals it from Eric Thomas | 52-54 |
| 15:02 | Texas A&M | Jerald Ponds misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by William Roberts - foul #1 on William Roberts, team foul #1 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), Jie Huang (C) Eric Thomas, Keith Jones, Joshua Robertson, Erin Nguyen, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Robert Vachon (SG), Ira Wisnewski (SF), Hugh Schantz (PF), Eric Reiner (C) Robert Carter, Cilombo Abdullah, Jeff Howlett, Dominick Profitt | |
| 15:02 | Texas A&M | Jerald Ponds makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 15:02 | Texas A&M | Jerald Ponds makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | Reed Phillips can't throw it down | 52-56 |
| 14:46 | Texas A&M | Eric Reiner gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| 14:44 | Texas A&M | Reed Phillips steps in front of the Ira Wisnewski pass in the backcourt | 52-56 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Wesley Prado is hacked by Ira Wisnewski - foul #4 on Ira Wisnewski, team foul #4 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Kenny Callahan (PG), Edwin Echols (SG) Jerald Ponds, Ira Wisnewski | |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Antonio Stack misses the dunk | 52-56 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | Antonio Stack tips it in | 54-56 |
| 13:54 | Texas A&M | Eric Reiner loses the dribble to Jie Huang | 54-56 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Antonio Stack misses the driving attempt from close range | 54-56 |
| 13:48 | Texas A&M | Eric Reiner snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 13:44 | Texas A&M | Kenny Callahan misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 13:42 | Texas A&M | Eric Reiner snags the offensive board | 54-56 |
| 13:27 | Texas A&M | Hugh Schantz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Erin Nguyen (PF), Todd Raub (C) Reed Phillips, Wesley Prado, Antonio Stack, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Robert Carter (SF), Jeff Howlett (PF), Dominick Profitt (C) Edwin Echols, Hugh Schantz, Eric Reiner | |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Todd Raub hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Stanley Huff | 56-56 |
| 12:52 | Texas A&M | Robert Vachon misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-56 |
| 12:50 | Texas A&M | Jeff Howlett hits the follow up shot | 56-58 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Jeff Howlett is called for the reach on Erin Nguyen - foul #3 on Jeff Howlett, team foul #5 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Jie Huang (C) Eric Thomas, Richard Chiaramonte, Erin Nguyen | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Ira Wisnewski (SF) Robert Carter | |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Stanley Huff buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jie Huang | 59-58 |
| 12:14 | Texas A&M | Todd Raub steals it from Ira Wisnewski in the backcourt | 59-58 |
| 12:03 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson double dribbles | 59-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (SG), Antonio Stack (PF) Stanley Huff, Todd Raub | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Edwin Echols (SG), Eric Reiner (C) Robert Vachon, Dominick Profitt | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wesley Prado (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Robertson (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Antonio Stack (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jie Huang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Kenny Callahan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Edwin Echols (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Ira Wisnewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jeff Howlett (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Eric Reiner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Texas A&M | Eric Reiner misses the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Jie Huang - foul #3 on Jie Huang, team foul #2 | 59-58 |
| 11:38 | Texas A&M | Eric Reiner makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 11:38 | Texas A&M | Eric Reiner makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Keith Jones misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-60 |
| 11:24 | Illinois | Jie Huang can't tip it in | 59-60 |
| 11:23 | Illinois | Jie Huang tips it back up and in | 61-60 |
| 11:20 | Texas A&M | Joshua Robertson is called for the reach on Kenny Callahan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #3 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (SF), William Roberts (C) Joshua Robertson, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 11:11 | Texas A&M | Edwin Echols misses short on a runner from close range but the foul's on Wesley Prado - foul #3 on Wesley Prado, team foul #4 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG) Keith Jones | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Jerald Ponds (PG), Cilombo Abdullah (SF), Hugh Schantz (PF) Kenny Callahan, Ira Wisnewski, Jeff Howlett | |
| 11:11 | Texas A&M | Edwin Echols makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 11:11 | Texas A&M | Edwin Echols makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | Eric Thomas buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-62 |
| 10:38 | Texas A&M | Hugh Schantz is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Edwin Echols | 64-64 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Eric Reiner denies the turnaround by William Roberts | 64-64 |
| 10:24 | Texas A&M | Eric Reiner grabs the board | 64-64 |
| 10:17 | Texas A&M | Eric Reiner drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Jerald Ponds | 64-66 |
| 10:00 | Illinois | Eric Thomas hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Reed Phillips | 67-66 |
| 09:36 | Texas A&M | Eric Thomas is called for the reach on Hugh Schantz - foul #2 on Eric Thomas, team foul #5 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Erin Nguyen (PF), Todd Raub (C) Reed Phillips, Wesley Prado, Eric Thomas, Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Robert Vachon (PG), Robert Carter (SG), Ira Wisnewski (SF), Jeff Howlett (PF), Dominick Profitt (C) Jerald Ponds, Edwin Echols, Cilombo Abdullah, Hugh Schantz, Eric Reiner | |
| 09:17 | Texas A&M | Dominick Profitt's pass is intercepted by Joshua Robertson | 67-66 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Keith Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-66 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Todd Raub tips it home | 69-66 |
| 08:28 | Texas A&M | Jeff Howlett double dribbles | 69-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Jie Huang (C) Joshua Robertson, Erin Nguyen | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Kenny Callahan (PG), Cilombo Abdullah (SF) Robert Carter, Ira Wisnewski | |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses short on a floater near the basket | 69-66 |
| 08:00 | Texas A&M | Jeff Howlett grabs the defensive rebound | 69-66 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Huff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Chiaramonte (fresh) PF - Todd Raub (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jie Huang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Kenny Callahan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Vachon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Cilombo Abdullah (fresh) PF - Jeff Howlett (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Dominick Profitt (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:52 | Texas A&M | Kenny Callahan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-66 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Jie Huang gets the rebound | 69-66 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Stanley Huff evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-66 |
| 07:44 | Texas A&M | Kenny Callahan gets the rebound | 69-66 |
| 07:40 | Texas A&M | Robert Vachon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Erin Nguyen (PF) Keith Jones, Stanley Huff, Todd Raub | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Ira Wisnewski (PF) Jeff Howlett | |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte buries a jump hook in the paint | 71-66 |
| 07:15 | Texas A&M | Robert Vachon hits a jumper in the paint | 71-68 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Wesley Prado connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-68 |
| 06:55 | Texas A&M | Robert Vachon knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-71 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Wesley Prado | 76-71 |
| 06:20 | Texas A&M | Cilombo Abdullah is whistled for traveling | 76-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Eric Thomas (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), William Roberts (C) Joshua Robertson, Richard Chiaramonte, Erin Nguyen, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Jerald Ponds (PG), Robert Carter (SG), Hugh Schantz (PF), Eric Reiner (C) Kenny Callahan, Robert Vachon, Cilombo Abdullah, Dominick Profitt | |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Eric Thomas comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 76-71 |
| 06:00 | Texas A&M | Ira Wisnewski grabs the board | 76-71 |
| 05:46 | Texas A&M | Eric Reiner is denied on a layup by Antonio Stack | 76-71 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Reed Phillips snags the defensive board | 76-71 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Reed Phillips works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 76-71 |
| 05:26 | Texas A&M | Jerald Ponds grabs the board | 76-71 |
| 05:21 | Texas A&M | Robert Carter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-71 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | Reed Phillips grabs the board | 76-71 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Eric Reiner steps in front of the William Roberts pass | 76-71 |
| 05:05 | Texas A&M | Eric Reiner slams it home | 76-73 |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Antonio Stack drills a floater near the basket | 78-73 |
| 04:43 | Texas A&M | Robert Carter knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jerald Ponds | 78-76 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Reed Phillips evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Ira Wisnewski - foul #5 on Ira Wisnewski, team foul #6 | 78-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Todd Raub (PF), Jie Huang (C) Wesley Prado, Eric Thomas, Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Kenny Callahan (PG), Edwin Echols (SG), Robert Vachon (SF), Jeff Howlett (PF), Dominick Profitt (C) Jerald Ponds, Robert Carter, Ira Wisnewski, Hugh Schantz, Eric Reiner | |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 79-76 |
| 04:16 | Texas A&M | Robert Vachon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 79-76 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Stanley Huff grabs the defensive rebound | 79-76 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Dominick Profitt steps in front of the Reed Phillips pass | 79-76 |
| 04:03 | Texas A&M | Robert Vachon is hacked by Joshua Robertson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #6 | 79-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG) Reed Phillips | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Cilombo Abdullah (SF) Robert Vachon | |
| 03:49 | Texas A&M | Kenny Callahan loses the dribble to Todd Raub | 79-76 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Huff (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Todd Raub (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Jie Huang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Kenny Callahan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Edwin Echols (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cilombo Abdullah (fresh) PF - Jeff Howlett (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Dominick Profitt (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Keith Jones knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jie Huang | 81-76 |
| 03:26 | Texas A&M | Jeff Howlett's fadeaway is rejected by Todd Raub | 81-76 |
| 03:25 | Texas A&M | Kenny Callahan snags the offensive board | 81-76 |
| 03:01 | Texas A&M | Kenny Callahan makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 81-79 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-79 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), William Roberts (C) Keith Jones, Joshua Robertson, Todd Raub, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Jerald Ponds (PG), Robert Vachon (SG), Robert Carter (SF), Hugh Schantz (PF), Eric Reiner (C) Kenny Callahan, Edwin Echols, Cilombo Abdullah, Jeff Howlett, Dominick Profitt | |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Stanley Huff shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 84-79 |
| 02:40 | Texas A&M | Eric Reiner comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by William Roberts - foul #2 on William Roberts, team foul #7 | 84-79 |
| 02:40 | Texas A&M | Eric Reiner makes the 1st free throw | 84-80 |
| 02:40 | Texas A&M | Eric Reiner makes the 2nd free throw | 84-81 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Stanley Huff is hacked by Hugh Schantz - foul #2 on Hugh Schantz, team foul #7 | 84-81 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Stanley Huff makes the 1st free throw | 85-81 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Stanley Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 86-81 |
| 02:11 | Texas A&M | Robert Vachon is open and scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Jerald Ponds | 86-83 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 86-83 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (SG) Stanley Huff | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte throws a bad pass out of bounds | 86-83 |
| Subs | Illinois | Erin Nguyen (PF), Jie Huang (C) Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Kenny Callahan (PG), Jeff Howlett (PF), Dominick Profitt (C) Jerald Ponds, Hugh Schantz, Eric Reiner | |
| 01:36 | Texas A&M | Robert Carter loses the dribble to Jie Huang | 86-83 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Dominick Profitt is called for the reach on Reed Phillips - foul #2 on Dominick Profitt, team foul #8 | 86-83 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 87-83 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 88-83 |
| 00:57 | Texas A&M | Kenny Callahan connects on the 3 from the left wing | 88-86 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jeff Howlett - foul #4 on Jeff Howlett, team foul #9 | 88-86 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 89-86 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 90-86 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Texas A&M | Wesley Prado picks off the pass by Kenny Callahan in the backcourt | 90-86 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte dunks the ball on a great pass from Wesley Prado | 92-86 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Texas A&M | Robert Carter comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 92-86 |
| 00:17 | Texas A&M | Jeff Howlett gets the offensive rebound | 92-86 |
| 00:15 | Texas A&M | Robert Carter connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Vachon | 92-89 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Jie Huang is hacked by Kenny Callahan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenny Callahan, team foul #10 | 92-89 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SG), Eric Thomas (SF), Antonio Stack (PF) Wesley Prado, Richard Chiaramonte, Erin Nguyen | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the 1st free throw | 92-89 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the 2nd free throw | 92-89 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Thomas | 92-89 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 92-89 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Eric Thomas is hacked by Dominick Profitt - foul #3 on Dominick Profitt, team foul #11 | 92-89 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Eric Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 93-89 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Eric Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 94-89 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Texas A&M | Robert Carter is hacked by Eric Thomas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Thomas, team foul #8 | 94-89 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Erin Nguyen (PF) Stanley Huff, Eric Thomas, Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 00:06 | Texas A&M | Robert Carter makes the 1st free throw | 94-90 |
| 00:06 | Texas A&M | Robert Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 94-90 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Wesley Prado pulls down the rebound | 94-90 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Wesley Prado is hacked by Kenny Callahan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenny Callahan, team foul #12 | 94-90 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (SF), Antonio Stack (PF) Richard Chiaramonte, Erin Nguyen | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the 1st free throw | 95-90 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the 2nd free throw | 96-90 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Texas A&M | Robert Carter misses short on a halfcourt shot | 96-90 |