| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Reed Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SG - Wesley Prado (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Chiaramonte (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Erin Nguyen (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jie Huang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Glenn Shaffer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Pellerin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Lachance (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Harry Nolin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte inbounds the ball | 37-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Illinois | Reed Phillips shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Jie Huang | 39-40 |
| 19:37 | Alabama | Harry Nolin is open but comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 39-40 |
| 19:36 | Alabama | Harry Nolin tips it home | 39-42 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Reed Phillips is whistled for a carry | 39-42 |
| 19:16 | Alabama | William Pellerin is called for 10 seconds | 39-42 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Wesley Prado | 41-42 |
| 18:56 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer misses short on an open driving attempt from close range | 41-42 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Reed Phillips can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but he's fouled by Christopher Lachance - foul #3 on Christopher Lachance, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SF), William Roberts (C) Richard Chiaramonte, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jamaal Widmer (PF), Michael Kolb (C) Christopher Lachance, Harry Nolin | |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 18:43 | Alabama | Reed Phillips picks off the pass by William Pellerin in the backcourt | 43-42 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | William Roberts is fouled on the floor by Jamaal Widmer - foul #3 on Jamaal Widmer, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Stanley Huff (SG) Reed Phillips, Wesley Prado | |
| Subs | Alabama | Lawrence Jones (PG), Rodney Chan (SG), Vincent Good (SF) Glenn Shaffer, Richard Carter, William Pellerin | |
| 18:20 | Illinois | William Roberts is open and scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Keith Jones | 45-42 |
| 18:11 | Alabama | Michael Kolb misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-42 |
| 18:09 | Alabama | Vincent Good snags the offensive board | 45-42 |
| 17:51 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | William Roberts hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Keith Jones | 47-45 |
| 17:42 | Alabama | Keith Jones steps in front of the Lawrence Jones pass in the backcourt | 47-45 |
| 17:34 | Illinois | Rodney Chan is called for the reach on Stanley Huff - foul #2 on Rodney Chan, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), Jie Huang (C) Keith Jones, Stanley Huff, Joshua Robertson, Erin Nguyen, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Carter (SG), William Pellerin (SF), Christopher Lachance (PF), Harry Nolin (C) Rodney Chan, Vincent Good, Jamaal Widmer, Michael Kolb | |
| 17:18 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte's pass is intercepted by Richard Carter | 47-45 |
| 17:15 | Alabama | Richard Carter slams it home | 47-47 |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 17:03 | Alabama | William Pellerin grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 16:51 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones is fouled on the floor by Jie Huang - foul #4 on Jie Huang, team foul #1 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Todd Raub (C) Reed Phillips, Richard Chiaramonte, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer (PG), Vincent Good (SF) Lawrence Jones, William Pellerin | |
| 16:27 | Alabama | Harry Nolin misses badly on a floater from close range | 47-47 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Todd Raub snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Todd Raub connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Keith Jones and the foul's on Harry Nolin - foul #3 on Harry Nolin, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SG), William Roberts (C) Wesley Prado, Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rodney Chan (SG), Jamaal Widmer (PF), Michael Kolb (C) Richard Carter, Christopher Lachance, Harry Nolin | |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Todd Raub misses the free throw | 49-47 |
| 16:19 | Alabama | Jamaal Widmer gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 16:01 | Alabama | Michael Kolb misses badly on the uncontested floater in the lane | 49-47 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Todd Raub snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stanley Huff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Robertson (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Todd Raub (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - William Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Glenn Shaffer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Chan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Good (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jamaal Widmer (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Kolb (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Illinois | Rodney Chan takes the ball from Stanley Huff after a doubleteam | 49-47 |
| 15:53 | Alabama | Stanley Huff is called for the reach on Rodney Chan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stanley Huff, team foul #2 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Eric Thomas (SF) Keith Jones, Joshua Robertson | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Pellerin (SF) Vincent Good | |
| 15:44 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Rodney Chan | 49-50 |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Reed Phillips loses the dribble to Glenn Shaffer in the backcourt | 49-50 |
| 15:35 | Alabama | Rodney Chan connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Glenn Shaffer | 49-52 |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Reed Phillips evades the doubleteam and hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Stanley Huff | 51-52 |
| 15:28 | Alabama | Reed Phillips picks off the pass by William Pellerin in the backcourt | 51-52 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Jamaal Widmer steals the ball from Todd Raub | 51-52 |
| 14:54 | Alabama | Todd Raub blocks the short jumper by Rodney Chan | 51-52 |
| 14:52 | Illinois | Stanley Huff grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Reed Phillips lays it up and in on a great pass from Eric Thomas | 53-52 |
| 14:43 | Alabama | William Pellerin is fouled in the backcourt by Stanley Huff - foul #2 on Stanley Huff, team foul #3 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Erin Nguyen (PF), Antonio Stack (C) Reed Phillips, Stanley Huff, Eric Thomas, Todd Raub, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Alabama | Lawrence Jones (PG), Richard Carter (SG), Vincent Good (SF), Christopher Lachance (PF), Harry Nolin (C) Glenn Shaffer, Rodney Chan, William Pellerin, Jamaal Widmer, Michael Kolb | |
| 14:20 | Alabama | Richard Chiaramonte steps in front of the Vincent Good pass | 53-52 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte hits a floater from the left wing set up by Antonio Stack | 55-52 |
| 14:03 | Alabama | Keith Jones picks off the pass by Lawrence Jones | 55-52 |
| 13:58 | Illinois | Keith Jones lays it up and in | 57-52 |
| 13:42 | Alabama | Vincent Good drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Carter | 57-54 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-54 |
| 13:34 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones grabs the board | 57-54 |
| 13:32 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Jones - foul #3 on Keith Jones, team foul #4 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Joshua Robertson (SF), William Roberts (C) Keith Jones, Richard Chiaramonte, Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 13:12 | Alabama | Eric Thomas is called for the reach on Richard Carter - foul #2 on Eric Thomas, team foul #5 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Jie Huang (C) Eric Thomas, Wesley Prado, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer (PG), William Pellerin (SF) Lawrence Jones, Vincent Good | |
| 12:59 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Harry Nolin | 57-56 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Stanley Huff is hacked by Richard Carter - foul #2 on Richard Carter, team foul #5 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Antonio Stack (PF) Erin Nguyen | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Kolb (C) Harry Nolin | |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Stanley Huff hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Reed Phillips | 59-56 |
| 12:21 | Alabama | Richard Carter clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-56 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Jie Huang gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Jie Huang is fouled on the floor by William Pellerin - foul #3 on William Pellerin, team foul #6 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF) Reed Phillips, Stanley Huff, Joshua Robertson | |
| Subs | Alabama | Lawrence Jones (PG), Rodney Chan (SG), Vincent Good (SF) Glenn Shaffer, Richard Carter, William Pellerin | |
| 12:01 | Illinois | Jie Huang is called for traveling | 59-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (SG), Todd Raub (PF) Wesley Prado, Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jamaal Widmer (PF) Christopher Lachance | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Richard Chiaramonte (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Todd Raub (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jie Huang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Chan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vincent Good (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jamaal Widmer (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Kolb (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Keith Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 11:19 | Illinois | Jie Huang is hacked by Jamaal Widmer - foul #4 on Jamaal Widmer, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Joshua Robertson (SF) Eric Thomas, Richard Chiaramonte | |
| Subs | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer (PG), Richard Carter (SG), William Pellerin (SF), Christopher Lachance (PF), Harry Nolin (C) Lawrence Jones, Rodney Chan, Vincent Good, Jamaal Widmer, Michael Kolb | |
| 11:19 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 11:19 | Alabama | Harry Nolin gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 11:02 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-56 |
| 11:01 | Alabama | Harry Nolin misses the tip | 59-56 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Reed Phillips grabs the board | 59-56 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | Reed Phillips comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 59-56 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Reed Phillips tips it in | 61-56 |
| 10:44 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance drills a driving attempt from the right block | 61-58 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Jie Huang is whistled for a carry | 61-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (SG), Antonio Stack (PF), William Roberts (C) Keith Jones, Todd Raub, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 10:16 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 61-58 |
| 10:15 | Illinois | William Roberts pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Harry Nolin swats the short shot by Antonio Stack | 61-58 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | Reed Phillips snags the offensive board | 61-58 |
| 09:53 | Illinois | William Roberts is whistled for a carry | 61-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF) Reed Phillips, Joshua Robertson | |
| Subs | Alabama | Lawrence Jones (PG), Rodney Chan (SG), Vincent Good (SF), Michael Kolb (C) Glenn Shaffer, Richard Carter, William Pellerin, Harry Nolin | |
| 09:28 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance lays it in | 61-60 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Antonio Stack loses the dribble to Vincent Good | 61-60 |
| 09:10 | Alabama | Vincent Good is called for traveling in the backcourt | 61-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SG), Erin Nguyen (PF), Jie Huang (C) Wesley Prado, Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer (PG) Rodney Chan | |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Jie Huang can't finish the layup | 61-60 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Chiaramonte | 61-60 |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Christopher Lachance swats the short shot by Richard Chiaramonte | 61-60 |
| 08:46 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte grabs the offensive board | 61-60 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the easy layup | 61-60 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Jie Huang tips it back up and in | 63-60 |
| 08:23 | Alabama | The jumper by Christopher Lachance is denied by Erin Nguyen | 63-60 |
| 08:22 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance gets the offensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 07:58 | Alabama | Michael Kolb misses the open dunk | 63-60 |
| 07:57 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-60 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Thomas (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Huff (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Chiaramonte (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Erin Nguyen (tiring) 4 reb. C - Jie Huang (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Glenn Shaffer (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vincent Good (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Lachance (tired) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Kolb (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance is fouled on the floor by Jie Huang - foul #5 on Jie Huang, team foul #6 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), Todd Raub (C) Eric Thomas, Stanley Huff, Richard Chiaramonte, Erin Nguyen, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rodney Chan (PG), Richard Carter (SG), William Pellerin (SF), Jamaal Widmer (PF), Harry Nolin (C) Glenn Shaffer, Lawrence Jones, Vincent Good, Christopher Lachance, Michael Kolb | |
| 07:18 | Alabama | Harry Nolin buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by William Pellerin | 63-62 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Reed Phillips evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Joshua Robertson | 65-62 |
| 06:52 | Alabama | Todd Raub swats the layup by Harry Nolin | 65-62 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Reed Phillips snags the defensive board | 65-62 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Wesley Prado clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Pellerin - foul #4 on William Pellerin, team foul #8 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Roberts (C) Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 06:25 | Alabama | Richard Carter buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Harry Nolin | 67-65 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Reed Phillips can't finish the layup but the foul's on Rodney Chan - foul #3 on Rodney Chan, team foul #9 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Antonio Stack (PF) Wesley Prado, Joshua Robertson, Todd Raub | |
| Subs | Alabama | Lawrence Jones (PG) Rodney Chan | |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 05:49 | Alabama | Richard Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-65 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte grabs the board | 68-65 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte is whistled for traveling | 68-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Erin Nguyen (PF) Reed Phillips, Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer (PG), Vincent Good (SF), Michael Kolb (C) Richard Carter, William Pellerin, Harry Nolin | |
| 05:17 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-68 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Stanley Huff misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 68-68 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | William Roberts tips it home | 70-68 |
| 05:07 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones is called for traveling in the backcourt | 70-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF) Stanley Huff, Richard Chiaramonte | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen lays it up and in set up by William Roberts and he's hacked by Vincent Good - foul #2 on Vincent Good, team foul #10 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Todd Raub (C) William Roberts | |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Carter (SG) Lawrence Jones | |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen makes the free throw | 73-68 |
| 04:36 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt from the baseline | 73-68 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 73-68 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Keith Jones travels with the ball | 73-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Antonio Stack (PF) Wesley Prado, Erin Nguyen | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rodney Chan (PG), Harry Nolin (C) Glenn Shaffer, Michael Kolb | |
| 04:04 | Alabama | Harry Nolin loses the ball out of bounds | 73-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), William Roberts (C) Keith Jones, Joshua Robertson, Todd Raub | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Pellerin (SF), Christopher Lachance (PF) Vincent Good, Jamaal Widmer | |
| 03:51 | Illinois | Reed Phillips drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Wesley Prado | 75-68 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Reed Phillips (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. SG - Wesley Prado (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Antonio Stack (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Roberts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Rodney Chan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Carter (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Pellerin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Christopher Lachance (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Harry Nolin (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:30 | Alabama | Richard Carter hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Harry Nolin | 75-71 |
| 03:21 | Illinois | Christopher Lachance picks off the pass by Eric Thomas | 75-71 |
| 03:07 | Alabama | Richard Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-71 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Reed Phillips pulls down the rebound | 75-71 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Eric Thomas drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Reed Phillips | 78-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:45 | Alabama | Richard Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 78-71 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Reed Phillips | 78-71 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SF), Todd Raub (C) Eric Thomas, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer (PG), Lawrence Jones (SG), Vincent Good (SF), Jamaal Widmer (PF), Michael Kolb (C) Rodney Chan, Richard Carter, William Pellerin, Christopher Lachance, Harry Nolin | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Antonio Stack hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Todd Raub | 80-71 |
| 02:25 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer's pass is intercepted by Wesley Prado in the backcourt | 80-71 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Antonio Stack scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 82-71 |
| 02:13 | Alabama | Joshua Robertson is called for the reach on Vincent Good in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #7 | 82-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Erin Nguyen (PF) Reed Phillips, Wesley Prado, Joshua Robertson, Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 02:13 | Alabama | Vincent Good makes the 1st free throw | 82-72 |
| 02:13 | Alabama | Vincent Good makes the 2nd free throw | 82-73 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Antonio Stack (PF) Keith Jones, Stanley Huff, Erin Nguyen | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Pellerin (SF) Vincent Good | |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Todd Raub's layup is rejected by Michael Kolb | 82-73 |
| 01:55 | Alabama | The rebound goes to William Pellerin | 82-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:53 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 82-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Erin Nguyen (PF), William Roberts (C) Antonio Stack, Todd Raub | |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Carter (SG), Christopher Lachance (PF), Harry Nolin (C) Lawrence Jones, Jamaal Widmer, Michael Kolb | |
| 01:39 | Illinois | William Pellerin steps in front of the Richard Chiaramonte pass | 82-73 |
| 01:17 | Alabama | Harry Nolin lays it in on a nice dish by Christopher Lachance | 82-75 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Reed Phillips scores on a floater in the paint set up by Wesley Prado | 84-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Alabama | Richard Carter scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Glenn Shaffer | 84-78 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Richard Carter is called for the reach on Richard Chiaramonte in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Carter, team foul #11 | 84-78 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Antonio Stack (PF) Reed Phillips, Wesley Prado, Erin Nguyen | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte makes the 1st free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte makes the 2nd free throw | 86-78 |
| 00:46 | Alabama | Keith Jones is called for the reach on Glenn Shaffer - foul #4 on Keith Jones, team foul #8 | 86-78 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Erin Nguyen (PF) Keith Jones, Stanley Huff, Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:46 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer misses the 1st free throw | 86-78 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen grabs the board | 86-78 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen is hacked by Glenn Shaffer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Glenn Shaffer, team foul #12 | 86-78 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Antonio Stack (C) Reed Phillips, Wesley Prado, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen misses the 2nd free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:43 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance grabs the defensive rebound | 87-78 |
| 00:38 | Alabama | Richard Chiaramonte picks off the pass by Richard Carter | 87-78 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 87-78 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Roberts (C) Erin Nguyen | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Richard Carter is called for the reach on Antonio Stack in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Carter, team foul #13 | 87-78 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Antonio Stack makes the 1st free throw | 88-78 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Antonio Stack makes the 2nd free throw | 89-78 |
| 00:31 | Alabama | Harry Nolin can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on William Roberts - foul #3 on William Roberts, team foul #9 | 89-78 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Erin Nguyen (PF) Keith Jones, Stanley Huff, Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:31 | Alabama | Harry Nolin makes the 1st free throw | 89-79 |
| 00:31 | Alabama | Harry Nolin makes the 2nd free throw | 89-80 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Wesley Prado is fouled in the backcourt by Glenn Shaffer - foul #2 on Glenn Shaffer, team foul #14 | 89-80 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Antonio Stack (PF) Reed Phillips, Erin Nguyen | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the 1st free throw | 90-80 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Wesley Prado misses the 2nd free throw | 90-80 |
| 00:30 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance grabs the defensive rebound | 90-80 |
| 00:25 | Alabama | Richard Carter buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Glenn Shaffer | 90-83 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 90-83 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SG) Wesley Prado | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Richard Carter is called for the reach on Antonio Stack in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Carter, team foul #15 | 90-83 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Lawrence Jones (SG) Richard Carter | |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Antonio Stack misses the 1st free throw | 90-83 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Antonio Stack makes the 2nd free throw | 91-83 |
| 00:15 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 91-83 |
| 00:13 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Jones | 91-83 |
| 00:09 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 91-83 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | William Roberts gets the rebound | 91-83 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 91-83 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Keith Jones runs out the clock | 91-83 |