| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Reed Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Wesley Prado (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Chiaramonte (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Erin Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jie Huang (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Nathan Cochran (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Keith Bradley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Gibbons (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffery Threatt (fresh) 7 pts. C - John Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte inbounds the ball | 32-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the easy open layup | 32-39 |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Jie Huang grabs the offensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Wesley Prado misses short on a shot from the right side | 32-39 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen snags the offensive board | 32-39 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Wesley Prado | 34-39 |
| 18:51 | Arkansas | John Miller can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jie Huang - foul #3 on Jie Huang, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), William Roberts (C) Reed Phillips, Wesley Prado, Richard Chiaramonte, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Earl Bouffard (PG), Jess Collison (SG), John Sipes (SF), Matthew Clever (PF) Nathan Cochran, Keith Bradley, Frank Gibbons, Jeffery Threatt | |
| 18:51 | Arkansas | John Miller makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 18:51 | Arkansas | John Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson is fouled on the floor by Jess Collison - foul #3 on Jess Collison, team foul #1 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Daniel Flaherty (SG), David Mattson (C) Jess Collison, John Miller | |
| 18:16 | Illinois | Keith Jones is open and scores on a jump hook from the left block | 36-41 |
| 18:12 | Arkansas | Joshua Robertson is called for the reach on John Sipes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Antonio Stack (PF) Erin Nguyen | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 17:55 | Arkansas | Earl Bouffard comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 36-41 |
| 17:54 | Arkansas | Matthew Clever pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 17:43 | Arkansas | Earl Bouffard misses short on a shot from the left side | 36-41 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Keith Jones | 36-41 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Keith Jones hits the finger roll on a great pass from Antonio Stack | 38-41 |
| 17:15 | Arkansas | David Mattson is whistled for a carry | 38-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Todd Raub (C) Keith Jones, Stanley Huff, Joshua Robertson, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Nathan Cochran (PG), Keith Bradley (SG), Frank Gibbons (SF), Jeffery Threatt (PF), Daniel Williams (C) Earl Bouffard, Daniel Flaherty, John Sipes, Matthew Clever, David Mattson | |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Reed Phillips is hacked by Jeffery Threatt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffery Threatt, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (C) Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the wide open jump hook near the basket | 40-41 |
| 16:52 | Arkansas | Wesley Prado is called for the reach on Frank Gibbons in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wesley Prado, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| 16:35 | Arkansas | Jie Huang picks off the pass by Keith Bradley | 40-41 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte lays it up and in | 42-41 |
| 16:18 | Arkansas | Nathan Cochran's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (SF), Erin Nguyen (PF), Antonio Stack (C) Richard Chiaramonte, Todd Raub, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Miller (C) Daniel Williams | |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Reed Phillips is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Erin Nguyen | 44-41 |
| 15:41 | Arkansas | Antonio Stack is called for the reach on John Miller - foul #1 on Antonio Stack, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (C) Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jess Collison (SG), Daniel Flaherty (SF), David Mattson (C) Keith Bradley, Frank Gibbons, John Miller | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Reed Phillips (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Wesley Prado (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Thomas (fresh) PF - Erin Nguyen (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jie Huang (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Nathan Cochran (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jess Collison (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Flaherty (fresh) PF - Jeffery Threatt (tiring) 7 pts. C - David Mattson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:21 | Arkansas | Jeffery Threatt travels with the ball | 44-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Todd Raub (PF) Reed Phillips, Eric Thomas, Erin Nguyen | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Daniel Williams (PF) Jeffery Threatt | |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Jie Huang can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 44-41 |
| 15:12 | Arkansas | Daniel Flaherty grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 14:52 | Arkansas | Nathan Cochran misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Todd Raub | 44-41 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Flaherty - foul #1 on Daniel Flaherty, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SG), Antonio Stack (PF) Wesley Prado, Todd Raub | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Earl Bouffard (PG), Keith Bradley (SG), Frank Gibbons (SF), Matthew Clever (PF), John Miller (C) Nathan Cochran, Jess Collison, Daniel Flaherty, Daniel Williams, David Mattson | |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Frank Gibbons steps in front of the Jie Huang pass | 44-41 |
| 14:11 | Arkansas | Frank Gibbons misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-41 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Jie Huang pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Stanley Huff misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-41 |
| 14:04 | Illinois | Antonio Stack tips it back up and in | 46-41 |
| 13:40 | Arkansas | Frank Gibbons knocks in the turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Stanley Huff - foul #1 on Stanley Huff, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Todd Raub (PF), William Roberts (C) Keith Jones, Stanley Huff, Joshua Robertson, Antonio Stack, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Sipes (PG), Jess Collison (SG), Daniel Williams (PF), David Mattson (C) Earl Bouffard, Keith Bradley, Matthew Clever, John Miller | |
| 13:40 | Arkansas | Frank Gibbons misses the free throw | 46-43 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | William Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Wesley Prado hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Thomas | 48-43 |
| 13:32 | Arkansas | David Mattson is fouled in the backcourt by William Roberts - foul #2 on William Roberts, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Nathan Cochran (PG) Frank Gibbons | |
| 13:17 | Arkansas | Nathan Cochran can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 48-43 |
| 13:15 | Arkansas | Daniel Williams grabs the offensive board | 48-43 |
| 12:52 | Arkansas | Daniel Williams can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 12:51 | Arkansas | David Mattson tips it home | 48-45 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Todd Raub travels with the ball | 48-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Erin Nguyen (PF) Eric Thomas, Wesley Prado, Todd Raub | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Daniel Flaherty (SG), Jeffery Threatt (PF), John Miller (C) Jess Collison, Daniel Williams, David Mattson | |
| 12:16 | Arkansas | William Roberts is called for the reach on Daniel Flaherty - foul #3 on William Roberts, team foul #7 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Earl Bouffard (PG), Frank Gibbons (SF) Nathan Cochran, John Sipes | |
| 12:16 | Arkansas | Daniel Flaherty misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 12:00 | Illinois | Stanley Huff can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 11:59 | Arkansas | Earl Bouffard pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 11:31 | Arkansas | John Miller hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Reed Phillips (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Stanley Huff (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Chiaramonte (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Erin Nguyen (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Roberts (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Earl Bouffard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Flaherty (fairly fresh) SF - Frank Gibbons (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffery Threatt (tiring) 7 pts. C - John Miller (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Stanley Huff comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Frank Gibbons - foul #4 on Frank Gibbons, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), Jie Huang (C) Reed Phillips, Richard Chiaramonte, Erin Nguyen, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Nathan Cochran (PG), Keith Bradley (SG), John Sipes (SF), David Mattson (C) Earl Bouffard, Daniel Flaherty, Frank Gibbons, John Miller | |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Stanley Huff misses the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Stanley Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 10:42 | Arkansas | Nathan Cochran is called for traveling | 49-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Todd Raub (C) Stanley Huff, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Daniel Williams (PF) Jeffery Threatt | |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Eric Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Nathan Cochran - foul #4 on Nathan Cochran, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| 10:29 | Illinois | Todd Raub comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 10:27 | Arkansas | John Sipes gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 10:06 | Arkansas | Eric Thomas picks off the pass by Nathan Cochran | 49-47 |
| 09:55 | Illinois | Todd Raub buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Thomas | 51-47 |
| 09:51 | Arkansas | Nathan Cochran can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-47 |
| 09:50 | Arkansas | David Mattson tips it home | 51-49 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Todd Raub blows the dunk | 51-49 |
| 09:30 | Arkansas | David Mattson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 09:26 | Arkansas | Eric Thomas is called for the reach on Keith Bradley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Thomas, team foul #8 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Erin Nguyen (PF), Jie Huang (C) Eric Thomas, Keith Jones, Joshua Robertson, Antonio Stack, Todd Raub | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Earl Bouffard (PG), Frank Gibbons (SF), Matthew Clever (PF), John Miller (C) Nathan Cochran, John Sipes, Daniel Williams, David Mattson | |
| 09:26 | Arkansas | Keith Bradley misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 09:26 | Arkansas | Matthew Clever grabs the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 09:11 | Arkansas | John Miller clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-49 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Reed Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Reed Phillips connects on the open floater from the baseline set up by Erin Nguyen and he's fouled by Frank Gibbons - foul #5 on Frank Gibbons, team foul #6 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jess Collison (SG), Daniel Flaherty (SF) Keith Bradley, Frank Gibbons | |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the free throw | 54-49 |
| 08:34 | Arkansas | Earl Bouffard misses the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 54-49 |
| 08:32 | Arkansas | Jess Collison hits the follow up shot | 54-51 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Reed Phillips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Antonio Stack (PF), William Roberts (C) Erin Nguyen, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jeffery Threatt (PF), David Mattson (C) Matthew Clever, John Miller | |
| 08:14 | Arkansas | William Roberts denies the turnaround by Jeffery Threatt | 54-51 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Antonio Stack | 54-51 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Antonio Stack can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 54-51 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | William Roberts tips it but misses | 54-51 |
| 08:03 | Arkansas | Jess Collison grabs the board | 54-51 |
| 07:34 | Arkansas | Earl Bouffard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-51 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (SF), Erin Nguyen (PF), Jie Huang (C) Richard Chiaramonte, Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Nathan Cochran (PG), John Sipes (SF), Matthew Clever (PF), Daniel Williams (C) Earl Bouffard, Daniel Flaherty, Jeffery Threatt, David Mattson | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Reed Phillips (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Wesley Prado (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Erin Nguyen (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jie Huang (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Nathan Cochran (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jess Collison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Sipes (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Matthew Clever (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Williams (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Arkansas | Nathan Cochran is hacked by Eric Thomas - foul #2 on Eric Thomas, team foul #9 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Todd Raub (PF) Reed Phillips, Wesley Prado, Erin Nguyen | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Keith Bradley (SG) Jess Collison | |
| 07:10 | Arkansas | Nathan Cochran misses the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Todd Raub | 54-51 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Eric Thomas can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-51 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson tips it back up and in | 56-51 |
| 06:35 | Arkansas | Eric Thomas is called for the reach on Keith Bradley - foul #3 on Eric Thomas, team foul #10 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Antonio Stack (PF) Eric Thomas, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jeffery Threatt (PF), John Miller (C) Matthew Clever, Daniel Williams | |
| 06:35 | Arkansas | Keith Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 06:35 | Arkansas | Keith Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Stanley Huff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-53 |
| 06:16 | Arkansas | Jeffery Threatt misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-53 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Stanley Huff gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Keith Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 56-53 |
| 06:09 | Arkansas | John Sipes pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 05:53 | Arkansas | Jeffery Threatt hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-56 |
| 05:51 | Illinois | Stanley Huff double dribbles in the backcourt | 56-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Erin Nguyen (PF), William Roberts (C) Keith Jones, Stanley Huff, Antonio Stack, Todd Raub | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Earl Bouffard (PG), Jess Collison (SG), Daniel Flaherty (SF), Daniel Williams (PF), David Mattson (C) Nathan Cochran, Keith Bradley, John Sipes, Jeffery Threatt, John Miller | |
| 05:31 | Arkansas | The short jumper by Daniel Williams is denied by William Roberts | 56-56 |
| 05:29 | Arkansas | David Mattson can't tip it in | 56-56 |
| 05:28 | Arkansas | David Mattson tips it back up and in | 56-58 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson is hacked by Daniel Flaherty - foul #2 on Daniel Flaherty, team foul #7 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Jie Huang (C) Reed Phillips, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Matthew Clever (PF) Daniel Williams | |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 04:40 | Arkansas | David Mattson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Keith Jones - foul #2 on Keith Jones, team foul #11 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SG), Eric Thomas (SF), Antonio Stack (PF) Wesley Prado, Joshua Robertson, Erin Nguyen | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Nathan Cochran (PG), Keith Bradley (SG), John Sipes (SF), Jeffery Threatt (PF) Earl Bouffard, Jess Collison, Daniel Flaherty, Matthew Clever | |
| 04:40 | Arkansas | David Mattson makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 04:40 | Arkansas | David Mattson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 04:38 | Illinois | Stanley Huff is hacked by Jeffery Threatt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffery Threatt, team foul #8 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Miller (C) David Mattson | |
| 04:38 | Illinois | Stanley Huff misses the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 04:38 | Arkansas | Jeffery Threatt grabs the defensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 04:19 | Arkansas | Jeffery Threatt's pass is intercepted by Eric Thomas | 58-60 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Eric Thomas throws it down | 60-60 |
| 03:51 | Arkansas | Nathan Cochran can't connect on an uncontested jumper from just outside the lane | 60-60 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Jie Huang snags the defensive board | 60-60 |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Eric Thomas connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Antonio Stack | 63-60 |
| 03:33 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Todd Raub (PF), William Roberts (C) Keith Jones, Stanley Huff, Antonio Stack, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Earl Bouffard (PG), Jess Collison (SG), Daniel Flaherty (SF), Daniel Williams (PF), David Mattson (C) Nathan Cochran, Keith Bradley, John Sipes, Jeffery Threatt, John Miller | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Reed Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Wesley Prado (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Todd Raub (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Earl Bouffard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jess Collison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Flaherty (fresh) PF - Daniel Williams (fresh) 6 reb. C - David Mattson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Arkansas | Earl Bouffard comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 63-60 |
| 03:10 | Illinois | William Roberts pulls down the rebound | 63-60 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Reed Phillips is open and lays it up and in set up by Todd Raub | 65-60 |
| 02:49 | Arkansas | David Mattson is open and lays it up and in | 65-62 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Earl Bouffard steps in front of the Reed Phillips pass in the backcourt | 65-62 |
| 02:25 | Arkansas | Daniel Williams misses short on a shot from the right wing | 65-62 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Todd Raub snags the defensive board | 65-62 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Eric Thomas makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from William Roberts | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:14 | Arkansas | William Roberts is called for the reach on Daniel Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Roberts, team foul #12 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Antonio Stack (PF) Wesley Prado, Eric Thomas, Todd Raub | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Nathan Cochran (PG), Keith Bradley (SG), Matthew Clever (SF) Earl Bouffard, Jess Collison, Daniel Flaherty | |
| 02:14 | Arkansas | Daniel Williams misses the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 02:14 | Arkansas | Daniel Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Stanley Huff misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-63 |
| 02:03 | Illinois | William Roberts hits the follow up shot | 70-63 |
| 01:47 | Arkansas | Nathan Cochran can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 70-63 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Reed Phillips | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Reed Phillips is alone and drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Joshua Robertson | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 01:23 | Arkansas | Daniel Williams clanks a jump hook from the right block | 72-63 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | The rebound goes to William Roberts | 72-63 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Stanley Huff hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Reed Phillips | 75-63 |
| 01:13 | Arkansas | Matthew Clever's pass is intercepted by Stanley Huff in the backcourt | 75-63 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Reed Phillips is alone and drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Antonio Stack | 77-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:48 | Arkansas | Daniel Williams knocks in the shot from the left wing | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Nathan Cochran is called for the reach on Reed Phillips in the backcourt - foul #5 on Nathan Cochran, team foul #9 | 77-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Erin Nguyen (PF), Jie Huang (C) Stanley Huff, Joshua Robertson, Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Earl Bouffard (PG), John Sipes (SF), Jeffery Threatt (PF), John Miller (C) Nathan Cochran, Matthew Clever, Daniel Williams, David Mattson | |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 78-65 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 79-65 |
| 00:41 | Arkansas | Reed Phillips steps in front of the Earl Bouffard pass in the backcourt | 79-65 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Reed Phillips dunks the ball | 81-65 |
| 00:35 | Arkansas | Jeffery Threatt misses long on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 81-65 |
| 00:34 | Arkansas | John Miller gets the offensive rebound | 81-65 |
| 00:32 | Arkansas | Jeffery Threatt misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 81-65 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Jie Huang gets the rebound | 81-65 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Reed Phillips runs out the clock | 81-65 |