| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Ryan Ritter (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Wooden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Elizalde (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Peters (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Patrick McCorrison (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mario Klingbeil (fresh) PF - James Owens (fresh) 2 reb. C - Freddy Ross (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil inbounds the ball | 23-30 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:41 | Illinois | James Owens makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Clifton Peters | 23-33 |
| 19:27 | Georgia Tech | Steven Elizalde misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 23-33 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | James Owens pulls down the rebound | 23-33 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Ryan Ritter is called for the reach on Clifton Peters - foul #2 on Ryan Ritter, team foul #1 | 23-33 |
| 18:40 | Illinois | Clifton Peters is hacked by Jerry Bradley - foul #2 on Jerry Bradley, team foul #2 | 23-33 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Freddy Ross hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 23-33 |
| 18:23 | Georgia Tech | Ryan Ritter gets the rebound | 23-33 |
| 17:59 | Georgia Tech | Ryan Ritter misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-33 |
| 17:58 | Georgia Tech | Jerry Bradley pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-33 |
| 17:40 | Georgia Tech | Jerry Bradley dunks the ball on a nice dish by Gary Hughes | 25-33 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | James Owens misses long on a shot in the lane | 25-33 |
| 17:19 | Georgia Tech | Gary Hughes pulls down the rebound | 25-33 |
| 16:58 | Georgia Tech | Robert Wooden hits a wide open floater from the right side on a great pass from Ryan Ritter | 27-33 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Freddy Ross loses the ball out of bounds | 27-33 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Virgilio Lombardi (PG), Lei Tang (SG), Dikembe Arakawa (SF), David Lillis (PF), Mark Brown (C) Ryan Ritter, Jerry Bradley, Gary Hughes, Robert Wooden, Steven Elizalde | |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Welter (PG), Jack Robinson (SG), Larry Stanley (SF), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Ronnie Hickey (C) Clifton Peters, Patrick McCorrison, Mario Klingbeil, James Owens, Freddy Ross | |
| 16:29 | Georgia Tech | Jack Robinson is called for the reach on Mark Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jack Robinson, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| 16:04 | Georgia Tech | Jeremy Santucci picks off the pass by Dikembe Arakawa | 27-33 |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Mark Brown takes the ball from Adam Welter | 27-33 |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Virgilio Lombardi (fresh) SG - Lei Tang (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dikembe Arakawa (fresh) PF - David Lillis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Brown (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Adam Welter (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Stanley (fresh) PF - Jeremy Santucci (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronnie Hickey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Georgia Tech | Lei Tang misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jack Robinson - foul #3 on Jack Robinson, team foul #2 | 27-33 |
| 15:27 | Georgia Tech | Lei Tang makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 15:27 | Georgia Tech | Lei Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci slams it home set up by Jack Robinson | 29-35 |
| 15:00 | Georgia Tech | Lei Tang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-35 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-35 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Ryan Ritter (PG), Jerry Bradley (SG), Gary Hughes (SF), Robert Wooden (PF), Steven Elizalde (C) Virgilio Lombardi, Lei Tang, Dikembe Arakawa, David Lillis, Mark Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), Patrick McCorrison (SG), Mario Klingbeil (SF), James Owens (PF), Richard Grubbs (C) Adam Welter, Jack Robinson, Larry Stanley, Jeremy Santucci, Ronnie Hickey | |
| 14:14 | Georgia Tech | Robert Wooden hits a shot from the right block and he's fouled by James Owens - foul #2 on James Owens, team foul #3 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Freddy Ross (C) Richard Grubbs | |
| 14:14 | Georgia Tech | Robert Wooden misses the free throw | 31-35 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | James Owens snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 13:52 | Illinois | James Owens hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 13:51 | Illinois | Clifton Peters tips it home | 31-37 |
| 13:26 | Georgia Tech | Gary Hughes hits a turnaround near the basket | 33-37 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Clifton Peters's pass is intercepted by Jerry Bradley in the backcourt | 33-37 |
| 13:14 | Georgia Tech | Ryan Ritter misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 33-37 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Patrick McCorrison | 33-37 |
| 12:52 | Illinois | Robert Wooden is called for the reach on Clifton Peters - foul #1 on Robert Wooden, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Virgilio Lombardi (PG), Lei Tang (SG), Dikembe Arakawa (SF), David Lillis (PF), Mark Brown (C) Ryan Ritter, Jerry Bradley, Gary Hughes, Robert Wooden, Steven Elizalde | |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Welter (PG), Jack Robinson (SG), Larry Stanley (SF), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Ronnie Hickey (C) Clifton Peters, Patrick McCorrison, Mario Klingbeil, James Owens, Freddy Ross | |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Dikembe Arakawa picks off the pass by Jack Robinson | 33-37 |
| 12:12 | Georgia Tech | David Lillis is whistled for traveling | 33-37 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Adam Welter hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeremy Santucci and the foul's on Lei Tang - foul #2 on Lei Tang, team foul #4 | 33-39 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Adam Welter makes the free throw | 33-40 |
| 11:34 | Georgia Tech | Dikembe Arakawa misses the jumper from the free throw line | 33-40 |
| 11:33 | Georgia Tech | Mark Brown tips it back up and in | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Virgilio Lombardi (fresh) SG - Lei Tang (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dikembe Arakawa (fresh) PF - David Lillis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Adam Welter (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Stanley (fresh) PF - Jeremy Santucci (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronnie Hickey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci makes the fadeaway from the left side | 35-42 |
| 10:54 | Georgia Tech | David Lillis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-42 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| 10:28 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 10:27 | Georgia Tech | Lei Tang pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| 10:20 | Georgia Tech | Larry Stanley is called for the reach on Dikembe Arakawa in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Stanley, team foul #4 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Ryan Ritter (PG), Jerry Bradley (SG), Gary Hughes (SF), Robert Wooden (PF), Steven Elizalde (C) Virgilio Lombardi, Lei Tang, Dikembe Arakawa, David Lillis, Mark Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), Patrick McCorrison (SG), Mario Klingbeil (SF), James Owens (PF), Freddy Ross (C) Adam Welter, Jack Robinson, Larry Stanley, Jeremy Santucci, Ronnie Hickey | |
| 10:00 | Georgia Tech | Gary Hughes knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Wooden | 37-42 |
| 09:41 | Illinois | James Owens drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Freddy Ross | 37-45 |
| 09:12 | Georgia Tech | Robert Wooden can't connect on an uncontested runner from the baseline | 37-45 |
| 09:10 | Georgia Tech | Robert Wooden can't tip it in | 37-45 |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Clifton Peters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-45 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | David Lillis (C) Steven Elizalde | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:44 | Georgia Tech | Jerry Bradley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-45 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Lei Tang (SF) Gary Hughes | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil loses the dribble to Jerry Bradley | 37-45 |
| 08:07 | Georgia Tech | James Owens swats the layup by Lei Tang | 37-45 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Freddy Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-45 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Virgilio Lombardi (PG), Dikembe Arakawa (SF), Mark Brown (C) Ryan Ritter, Jerry Bradley, Robert Wooden | |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Welter (PG), Jack Robinson (SG), Larry Stanley (SF), Richard Grubbs (C) Clifton Peters, Patrick McCorrison, Mario Klingbeil, Freddy Ross | |
| 07:29 | Georgia Tech | Lei Tang misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-45 |
| 07:28 | Georgia Tech | Dikembe Arakawa tips it in | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Virgilio Lombardi (fresh) SG - Lei Tang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dikembe Arakawa (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Lillis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Adam Welter (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Stanley (fresh) PF - James Owens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Grubbs (fresh) | |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Jack Robinson misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dikembe Arakawa - foul #1 on Dikembe Arakawa, team foul #5 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Jerry Bradley (SG), Gary Hughes (SF), Steven Elizalde (C) Lei Tang, Dikembe Arakawa, David Lillis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci (PF), Ronnie Hickey (C) James Owens, Richard Grubbs | |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Jack Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Jack Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 07:02 | Georgia Tech | Mark Brown snags the defensive board | 39-46 |
| 06:46 | Georgia Tech | Steven Elizalde blows the dunk | 39-46 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci grabs the board | 39-46 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Adam Welter buries a turnaround from the baseline | 39-48 |
| 06:20 | Georgia Tech | Steven Elizalde's pass is intercepted by Larry Stanley in the backcourt | 39-48 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Jack Robinson scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ronnie Hickey | 39-50 |
| 05:43 | Georgia Tech | Virgilio Lombardi connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Brown | 42-50 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Adam Welter and he's hacked by Mark Brown - foul #1 on Mark Brown, team foul #6 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Ryan Ritter (PG), Dikembe Arakawa (SG), Robert Wooden (PF) Virgilio Lombardi, Jerry Bradley, Mark Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), Patrick McCorrison (SG), Mario Klingbeil (SF), Freddy Ross (C) Adam Welter, Jack Robinson, Larry Stanley, Ronnie Hickey | |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci makes the free throw | 42-53 |
| 04:57 | Georgia Tech | Steven Elizalde hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Ryan Ritter | 44-53 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Freddy Ross connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Clifton Peters | 44-55 |
| 04:17 | Georgia Tech | Robert Wooden drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Elizalde | 46-55 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Clifton Peters misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-55 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Dikembe Arakawa is called for the reach on Patrick McCorrison - foul #2 on Dikembe Arakawa, team foul #7 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Jerry Bradley (SG), Lei Tang (SF), David Lillis (C) Dikembe Arakawa, Gary Hughes, Steven Elizalde | |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Welter (PG), James Owens (PF), Ronnie Hickey (C) Clifton Peters, Jeremy Santucci, Freddy Ross | |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 03:39 | Georgia Tech | Patrick McCorrison picks off the pass by David Lillis in the backcourt | 46-57 |
| 03:27 | Illinois | James Owens hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Wooden - foul #2 on Robert Wooden, team foul #8 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Steven Elizalde (C) Robert Wooden | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:27 | Illinois | James Owens misses the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 03:27 | Illinois | James Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Ryan Ritter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Bradley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Lei Tang (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Lillis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Elizalde (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Adam Welter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick McCorrison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Mario Klingbeil (fairly fresh) PF - James Owens (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronnie Hickey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Georgia Tech | David Lillis comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 46-58 |
| 03:07 | Georgia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to David Lillis | 46-58 |
| 02:51 | Georgia Tech | Jerry Bradley is hacked by James Owens - foul #3 on James Owens, team foul #5 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Mark Brown (C) Steven Elizalde | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), Larry Stanley (SF), Richard Grubbs (C) Patrick McCorrison, Mario Klingbeil, Ronnie Hickey | |
| Game Plan | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:39 | Georgia Tech | Mark Brown double dribbles | 46-58 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (SG), Freddy Ross (C) Adam Welter, Richard Grubbs | |
| 02:16 | Illinois | The short jumper by James Owens is denied by David Lillis | 46-58 |
| 02:14 | Georgia Tech | David Lillis grabs the board | 46-58 |
| 02:12 | Georgia Tech | James Owens steals the ball from Ryan Ritter in the backcourt | 46-58 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | James Owens makes the shot from the left side set up by Jack Robinson and he's hacked by David Lillis - foul #3 on David Lillis, team foul #9 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Gary Hughes (SF), Robert Wooden (PF), Steven Elizalde (C) Lei Tang, David Lillis, Mark Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison (SG), Mario Klingbeil (SF) Jack Robinson, Larry Stanley | |
| 01:43 | Illinois | James Owens misses the free throw | 46-60 |
| 01:43 | Georgia Tech | Steven Elizalde grabs the board | 46-60 |
| 01:22 | Georgia Tech | Steven Elizalde misses the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Freddy Ross - foul #1 on Freddy Ross, team foul #6 | 46-60 |
| 01:22 | Georgia Tech | Steven Elizalde makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 01:22 | Georgia Tech | Steven Elizalde makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | James Owens clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-60 |
| 00:51 | Georgia Tech | Jerry Bradley snags the defensive board | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Georgia Tech | Ryan Ritter is fouled in the backcourt by Clifton Peters - foul #1 on Clifton Peters, team foul #7 | 48-60 |
| 00:48 | Georgia Tech | Ryan Ritter makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 00:48 | Georgia Tech | Ryan Ritter makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Clifton Peters is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Ritter - foul #3 on Ryan Ritter, team foul #10 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (SG), Jeremy Santucci (PF) Patrick McCorrison, James Owens | |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Clifton Peters makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Clifton Peters misses the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 00:47 | Georgia Tech | Robert Wooden gets the rebound | 50-61 |
| 00:45 | Georgia Tech | Ryan Ritter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Freddy Ross blows the layup but he's hacked by Jerry Bradley - foul #3 on Jerry Bradley, team foul #11 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison (SG), James Owens (PF) Jack Robinson, Jeremy Santucci | |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Freddy Ross makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Freddy Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 00:13 | Georgia Tech | Jerry Bradley misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Freddy Ross - foul #2 on Freddy Ross, team foul #8 | 50-63 |
| 00:13 | Georgia Tech | Jerry Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 00:13 | Georgia Tech | Jerry Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Clifton Peters runs out the clock | 52-63 |