| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Victor Mayorga (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clinton Booth (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hurst (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Craig Zucker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Shing Wang (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Peters (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick McCorrison (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Mario Klingbeil (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Owens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Freddy Ross (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil inbounds the ball | 36-37 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil misses the dunk but he's hacked by James Hurst - foul #2 on James Hurst, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 19:45 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Shing Wang | 36-38 |
| 19:39 | South Florida | Victor Mayorga is hacked by Clifton Peters - foul #3 on Clifton Peters, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| 19:24 | South Florida | Victor Mayorga's pass is intercepted by Clifton Peters | 36-38 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Clifton Peters hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Craig Zucker - foul #3 on Craig Zucker, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | South Florida | Robert Sanders (SF), Andrew Sustaita (PF) James Hurst, Craig Zucker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (SG), Larry Stanley (SF) Patrick McCorrison, Mario Klingbeil | |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Clifton Peters makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Clifton Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 18:45 | South Florida | Victor Mayorga comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 36-40 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Freddy Ross gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Freddy Ross drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Larry Stanley | 36-42 |
| 17:57 | South Florida | Shing Wang is whistled for a carry | 36-42 |
| Subs | South Florida | Vincent Richardson (PG), Clayton Whitney (SG), James Hurst (SF), Thomas Flood (C) Victor Mayorga, Clinton Booth, Robert Sanders, Shing Wang | |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Welter (PG), Patrick McCorrison (SG), Mario Klingbeil (SF), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Ronnie Hickey (C) Clifton Peters, Jack Robinson, Larry Stanley, James Owens, Freddy Ross | |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci misses the lay-in | 36-42 |
| 17:40 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Andrew Sustaita | 36-42 |
| 17:28 | South Florida | Patrick McCorrison picks off the pass by Clayton Whitney | 36-42 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Adam Welter hits the finger roll on a great pass from Patrick McCorrison | 36-44 |
| 17:09 | South Florida | Clayton Whitney comes up short on the floater from close range | 36-44 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Adam Welter gets the rebound | 36-44 |
| 17:03 | Illinois | Adam Welter is hacked by Vincent Richardson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vincent Richardson, team foul #3 | 36-44 |
| Subs | South Florida | Victor Mayorga (PG), Clinton Booth (SG), Boris Vilkoski (SF), Shing Wang (C) Vincent Richardson, Clayton Whitney, James Hurst, Andrew Sustaita | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Owens (PF), Richard Grubbs (C) Jeremy Santucci, Ronnie Hickey | |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison banks in the layup on a nice dish by Mario Klingbeil | 36-46 |
| 16:29 | South Florida | Victor Mayorga is hacked by Richard Grubbs - foul #1 on Richard Grubbs, team foul #2 | 36-46 |
| Subs | South Florida | Robert Sanders (SG), Andrew Sustaita (PF) Clinton Booth, Thomas Flood | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG) Adam Welter | |
| 16:20 | South Florida | Patrick McCorrison takes the ball from Victor Mayorga | 36-46 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Clifton Peters | 36-48 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Victor Mayorga (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Boris Vilkoski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Sustaita (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Shing Wang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Peters (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Patrick McCorrison (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Mario Klingbeil (tiring) 9 pts. PF - James Owens (tiring) 3 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Richard Grubbs (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:51 | South Florida | Andrew Sustaita can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the right wing | 36-48 |
| 15:50 | South Florida | Andrew Sustaita grabs the offensive rebound | 36-48 |
| 15:37 | South Florida | Robert Sanders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-48 |
| Subs | South Florida | Vincent Richardson (PG), Clayton Whitney (SG), James Hurst (SF), Craig Zucker (PF) Victor Mayorga, Robert Sanders, Boris Vilkoski, Andrew Sustaita | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (SG), Larry Stanley (SF), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Ronnie Hickey (C) Patrick McCorrison, Mario Klingbeil, James Owens, Richard Grubbs | |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Jack Robinson double dribbles in the backcourt | 36-48 |
| 15:28 | South Florida | Craig Zucker hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Jeremy Santucci - foul #1 on Jeremy Santucci, team foul #3 | 36-48 |
| 15:28 | South Florida | Craig Zucker misses the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 15:28 | South Florida | Craig Zucker makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 15:03 | Illinois | Clifton Peters can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-48 |
| 15:02 | South Florida | Shing Wang grabs the defensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 14:58 | South Florida | Clifton Peters picks off the pass by Craig Zucker in the backcourt | 37-48 |
| 14:36 | Illinois | Clifton Peters drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jack Robinson | 37-51 |
| 14:32 | South Florida | Clayton Whitney is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clayton Whitney, team foul #4 | 37-51 |
| Subs | South Florida | Victor Mayorga (PG), Clinton Booth (SG), Thomas Flood (C) Vincent Richardson, Clayton Whitney, Shing Wang | |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Welter (PG), Freddy Ross (C) Clifton Peters, Ronnie Hickey | |
| 14:15 | Illinois | Freddy Ross double dribbles | 37-51 |
| Subs | South Florida | Robert Sanders (SF) James Hurst | |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison (SG), Mario Klingbeil (SF), James Owens (PF) Jack Robinson, Larry Stanley, Jeremy Santucci | |
| 14:06 | South Florida | Thomas Flood is open but comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 37-51 |
| 14:04 | Illinois | Freddy Ross snags the defensive board | 37-51 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | James Owens hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 37-51 |
| 13:58 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-51 |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Craig Zucker denies the turnaround by James Owens | 37-51 |
| 13:41 | South Florida | Craig Zucker grabs the defensive rebound | 37-51 |
| 13:37 | South Florida | Victor Mayorga misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-51 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | James Owens pulls down the rebound | 37-51 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison misses the runner from close range | 37-51 |
| 13:30 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Robert Sanders | 37-51 |
| 13:25 | South Florida | James Owens swats the short shot by Clinton Booth | 37-51 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | Freddy Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 37-51 |
| 13:15 | Illinois | Freddy Ross misses the easy layup | 37-51 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Adam Welter tips it back up and in | 37-53 |
| 13:00 | South Florida | Clinton Booth is whistled for traveling | 37-53 |
| Subs | South Florida | Vincent Richardson (PG), Clayton Whitney (SG), Boris Vilkoski (SF), Shing Wang (C) Victor Mayorga, Clinton Booth, Robert Sanders, Thomas Flood | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), Jack Robinson (SG), Larry Stanley (SF), Jeremy Santucci (PF) Adam Welter, Patrick McCorrison, Mario Klingbeil, James Owens | |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Jack Robinson is fouled in the backcourt by Clayton Whitney - foul #3 on Clayton Whitney, team foul #5 | 37-53 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci drills a shot from the baseline set up by Clifton Peters | 37-55 |
| 12:25 | South Florida | Boris Vilkoski banks in the layup set up by Vincent Richardson | 39-55 |
| 12:21 | Illinois | Larry Stanley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-55 |
| Subs | South Florida | Victor Mayorga (PG), Andrew Sustaita (PF) Vincent Richardson, Craig Zucker | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:05 | South Florida | The jump hook by Andrew Sustaita is blocked by Jeremy Santucci | 39-55 |
| 12:04 | South Florida | Boris Vilkoski tips it home | 41-55 |
| 11:43 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci misses the jump hook from the baseline | 41-55 |
| 11:42 | South Florida | Andrew Sustaita grabs the board | 41-55 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Victor Mayorga (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clayton Whitney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Boris Vilkoski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Sustaita (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Shing Wang (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Peters (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jack Robinson (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Stanley (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Santucci (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Freddy Ross (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:31 | South Florida | Andrew Sustaita misses the floater from the right side | 41-55 |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Jack Robinson gets the rebound | 41-55 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Clifton Peters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-55 |
| Subs | South Florida | Vincent Richardson (PG), Clinton Booth (SG), James Hurst (SF), Craig Zucker (PF), Thomas Flood (C) Victor Mayorga, Clayton Whitney, Boris Vilkoski, Andrew Sustaita, Shing Wang | |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Welter (PG), Patrick McCorrison (SG), Mario Klingbeil (SF), James Owens (PF), Ronnie Hickey (C) Clifton Peters, Jack Robinson, Larry Stanley, Jeremy Santucci, Freddy Ross | |
| 11:04 | South Florida | Vincent Richardson is fouled in the backcourt by Ronnie Hickey - foul #1 on Ronnie Hickey, team foul #4 | 41-55 |
| 10:54 | South Florida | Thomas Flood is denied on a layup by Mario Klingbeil | 41-55 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | James Owens grabs the board | 41-55 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Clinton Booth - foul #2 on Clinton Booth, team foul #6 | 41-55 |
| Subs | South Florida | Robert Sanders (PG) Vincent Richardson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison makes the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison misses the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| 10:23 | South Florida | Thomas Flood pulls down the rebound | 41-56 |
| 10:20 | South Florida | James Hurst loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-56 |
| Subs | South Florida | Shing Wang (C) Thomas Flood | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Grubbs (C) Ronnie Hickey | |
| 09:51 | Illinois | James Hurst steps in front of the Patrick McCorrison pass | 41-56 |
| 09:37 | South Florida | Shing Wang is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Clinton Booth | 43-56 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Adam Welter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-56 |
| Subs | South Florida | Victor Mayorga (PG), Andrew Sustaita (PF), Thomas Flood (C) Robert Sanders, Craig Zucker, Shing Wang | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), Jack Robinson (SG), Larry Stanley (SF), Ronnie Hickey (C) Adam Welter, Patrick McCorrison, Mario Klingbeil, Richard Grubbs | |
| 09:14 | South Florida | Victor Mayorga drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-56 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Jack Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-56 |
| Subs | South Florida | Clayton Whitney (SG), Robert Sanders (SF) Clinton Booth, James Hurst | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci (PF) James Owens | |
| 09:00 | South Florida | Thomas Flood blows the layup but the foul's on Ronnie Hickey - foul #2 on Ronnie Hickey, team foul #5 | 46-56 |
| 09:00 | South Florida | Thomas Flood makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 09:00 | South Florida | Thomas Flood misses the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeremy Santucci | 47-56 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Andrew Sustaita swats the shot by Clifton Peters | 47-56 |
| 08:42 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Andrew Sustaita | 47-56 |
| 08:36 | South Florida | Thomas Flood hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Victor Mayorga | 49-56 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Clifton Peters is hacked by Thomas Flood - foul #1 on Thomas Flood, team foul #7 | 49-56 |
| Subs | South Florida | Vincent Richardson (PG), Clinton Booth (SG), Boris Vilkoski (SF), Craig Zucker (PF), Shing Wang (C) Victor Mayorga, Clayton Whitney, Robert Sanders, Andrew Sustaita, Thomas Flood | |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison (SG), Mario Klingbeil (SF), James Owens (PF), Freddy Ross (C) Jack Robinson, Larry Stanley, Jeremy Santucci, Ronnie Hickey | |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Clifton Peters makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Clifton Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 07:55 | South Florida | Clinton Booth is hacked by Patrick McCorrison - foul #4 on Patrick McCorrison, team foul #6 | 49-58 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Welter (PG), Richard Grubbs (C) Clifton Peters, Freddy Ross | |
| 07:38 | South Florida | Vincent Richardson hits a shot from close range and he's hacked by Mario Klingbeil - foul #2 on Mario Klingbeil, team foul #7 | 51-58 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-58 |
| 07:38 | South Florida | Vincent Richardson makes the free throw | 52-58 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Vincent Richardson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Clinton Booth (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Boris Vilkoski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Zucker (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Shing Wang (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Adam Welter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Patrick McCorrison (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Mario Klingbeil (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Owens (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Richard Grubbs (fresh) | |
| 07:09 | Illinois | James Owens loses the dribble to Boris Vilkoski | 52-58 |
| 06:59 | South Florida | Craig Zucker banks in the layup | 54-58 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-60 |
| 06:28 | South Florida | Adam Welter takes the ball from Vincent Richardson in the backcourt | 54-60 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 54-60 |
| 06:06 | South Florida | Clinton Booth grabs the board | 54-60 |
| 06:06 | South Florida | South Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-60 |
| Subs | South Florida | Victor Mayorga (PG), Clayton Whitney (SG), James Hurst (SF), Andrew Sustaita (PF) Vincent Richardson, Clinton Booth, Boris Vilkoski, Craig Zucker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), Jack Robinson (SG), Larry Stanley (SF), Freddy Ross (PF), Ronnie Hickey (C) Adam Welter, Patrick McCorrison, Mario Klingbeil, James Owens, Richard Grubbs | |
| 05:59 | South Florida | Victor Mayorga hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-60 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Freddy Ross pulls down the rebound | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Freddy Ross lays it up and in and the foul's on Andrew Sustaita - foul #3 on Andrew Sustaita, team foul #8 | 54-62 |
| Subs | South Florida | Thomas Flood (C) Shing Wang | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Freddy Ross makes the free throw | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 05:18 | South Florida | Thomas Flood comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 54-63 |
| 05:16 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Clifton Peters | 54-63 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Jack Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-63 |
| Subs | South Florida | Robert Sanders (SF) James Hurst | |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Welter (PG), Jeremy Santucci (PF) Clifton Peters, Ronnie Hickey | |
| 04:59 | South Florida | Clayton Whitney misses the 3 from the right corner | 54-63 |
| 04:58 | South Florida | Robert Sanders tips it in | 56-63 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Jack Robinson is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-63 |
| 04:52 | South Florida | Andrew Sustaita pulls down the rebound | 56-63 |
| 04:47 | South Florida | Clayton Whitney connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Thomas Flood | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Freddy Ross is open and scores on a runner from the left block | 59-65 |
| 04:18 | South Florida | Victor Mayorga comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-65 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci snags the defensive board | 59-65 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Adam Welter scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Larry Stanley | 59-67 |
| 03:53 | South Florida | Thomas Flood comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-67 |
| 03:52 | South Florida | Thomas Flood snags the offensive board | 59-67 |
| 03:26 | South Florida | Robert Sanders hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Clayton Whitney | 61-67 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Victor Mayorga (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clayton Whitney (tiring) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Sanders (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Sustaita (tired) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Flood (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Adam Welter (tiring) 10 pts. SG - Jack Robinson (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Stanley (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Santucci (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Freddy Ross (tiring) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Jack Robinson makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Adam Welter | 61-70 |
| 03:03 | South Florida | Larry Stanley is called for the reach on Victor Mayorga in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Stanley, team foul #8 | 61-70 |
| Subs | South Florida | Clinton Booth (SG), James Hurst (SF), Craig Zucker (PF), Shing Wang (C) Clayton Whitney, Robert Sanders, Andrew Sustaita, Thomas Flood | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), Patrick McCorrison (SG), Mario Klingbeil (SF), James Owens (PF), Ronnie Hickey (C) Adam Welter, Jack Robinson, Larry Stanley, Jeremy Santucci, Freddy Ross | |
| 03:03 | South Florida | Victor Mayorga makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 03:03 | South Florida | Victor Mayorga makes the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil misses the dunk | 63-70 |
| 02:43 | South Florida | Shing Wang grabs the board | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:40 | South Florida | Clinton Booth's pass is intercepted by Patrick McCorrison in the backcourt | 63-70 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Clifton Peters clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-70 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Ronnie Hickey misses the tip | 63-70 |
| 02:08 | Illinois | Clifton Peters gets the offensive rebound | 63-70 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Ronnie Hickey can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Shing Wang - foul #3 on Shing Wang, team foul #9 | 63-70 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-70 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Ronnie Hickey makes the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Ronnie Hickey misses the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| 01:41 | South Florida | Clinton Booth snags the defensive board | 63-71 |
| 01:22 | South Florida | The short jumper by Clinton Booth is denied by Ronnie Hickey | 63-71 |
| 01:21 | South Florida | Shing Wang tips it in | 65-71 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | James Owens buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-74 |
| 00:59 | South Florida | James Hurst misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-74 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Ronnie Hickey pulls down the rebound | 65-74 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 65-74 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Freddy Ross (C) Ronnie Hickey | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Victor Mayorga is called for the reach on Clifton Peters in the backcourt - foul #3 on Victor Mayorga, team foul #10 | 65-74 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (SG), Jeremy Santucci (PF) Patrick McCorrison, James Owens | |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Clifton Peters makes the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Clifton Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:51 | South Florida | Clinton Booth misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 65-76 |
| 00:49 | South Florida | Shing Wang tips it home | 67-76 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci is hacked by Victor Mayorga in the backcourt - foul #4 on Victor Mayorga, team foul #11 | 67-76 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci misses the 1st free throw | 67-76 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci makes the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:46 | South Florida | Victor Mayorga is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 67-77 |
| Subs | South Florida | Vincent Richardson (PG), Clayton Whitney (SG), Robert Sanders (SF), Andrew Sustaita (PF), Thomas Flood (C) Victor Mayorga, Clinton Booth, James Hurst, Craig Zucker, Shing Wang | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Jack Robinson is hacked by Clayton Whitney - foul #4 on Clayton Whitney, team foul #12 | 67-77 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Jack Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 67-78 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Jack Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-79 |
| 00:40 | South Florida | Thomas Flood connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Vincent Richardson | 69-79 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Clifton Peters scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Jack Robinson | 69-81 |
| 00:11 | South Florida | Clayton Whitney misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 69-81 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Clifton Peters pulls down the rebound | 69-81 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Clifton Peters runs out the clock | 69-81 |