| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Timothy Giczewski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Akim Zellmann (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emmanuel Liu (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) 3 pts. C - George Phair (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eugene Boyle (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Charles Howland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Saylors (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle inbounds the ball | 23-37 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle misses the wide open driving attempt in the lane | 23-37 |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks hits the follow up shot | 23-39 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:29 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu travels with the ball | 23-39 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | David Saylors misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Timothy Giczewski - foul #3 on Timothy Giczewski, team foul #1 | 23-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (PG) Timothy Giczewski | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:16 | Illinois | David Saylors misses the 1st free throw | 23-39 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | David Saylors misses the 2nd free throw | 23-39 |
| 19:16 | UNLV | George Phair grabs the defensive rebound | 23-39 |
| 18:56 | UNLV | George Phair makes the jump hook from the baseline | 25-39 |
| 18:39 | Illinois | David Saylors connects on the open shot in the lane on a nice dish by Eugene Boyle | 25-41 |
| 18:19 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-41 |
| 18:18 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada gets the offensive rebound | 25-41 |
| 18:00 | UNLV | George Phair lays it in | 27-41 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Charles Howland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Allan Bartels (SG), James Haynes (SF), John Carlson (PF) Akim Zellmann, Emmanuel Liu, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy McGibbon (PG), John Giancola (SF), Steven Bennett (PF), Paul Wason (C) Bruce Hicks, Eugene Boyle, Charles Howland, David Saylors | |
| 17:45 | UNLV | George Phair drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Dan Boyer | 29-41 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | John Giancola is open and buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Randy McGibbon | 29-44 |
| 17:13 | UNLV | George Phair can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 29-44 |
| 17:11 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to John Carlson | 29-44 |
| 17:04 | UNLV | John Carlson makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Allan Bartels | 31-44 |
| 17:01 | Illinois | James Haynes is called for the reach on Randy McGibbon in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Haynes, team foul #2 | 31-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (SG), Dikembe Awada (PF) Dan Boyer, George Phair | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG), Eugene Boyle (SF) Anthony Stevens, John Giancola | |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Akim Zellmann picks off the pass by Randy McGibbon | 31-44 |
| 16:51 | UNLV | James Haynes dunks the ball on a nice dish by Akim Zellmann | 33-44 |
| 16:41 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle dunks the ball on a great pass from Steven Bennett | 33-46 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 16:23 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-46 |
| 16:21 | Illinois | Paul Wason pulls down the rebound | 33-46 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle misses the wide open runner in the paint | 33-46 |
| 16:08 | UNLV | Allan Bartels gets the rebound | 33-46 |
| 15:49 | UNLV | Allan Bartels comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-46 |
| 15:47 | UNLV | James Haynes can't tip it in | 33-46 |
| 15:45 | UNLV | James Haynes tips it back up and in | 35-46 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Allan Bartels (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Akim Zellmann (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Haynes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Awada (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Carlson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy McGibbon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Boyle (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Steven Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Wason (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook in the paint | 35-46 |
| 15:31 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada snags the defensive board | 35-46 |
| 15:24 | UNLV | Allan Bartels hits the finger roll | 37-46 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Paul Wason throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), Dan Boyer (SG), Emmanuel Liu (SF), George Phair (C) Allan Bartels, Akim Zellmann, James Haynes, John Carlson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Stevens (SG), John Giancola (SF), Charles Howland (PF), David Saylors (C) Randy McGibbon, Eugene Boyle, Steven Bennett, Paul Wason | |
| 15:05 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 15:04 | UNLV | George Phair tips it in | 39-46 |
| 14:54 | Illinois | David Saylors's fadeaway is rejected by Dikembe Awada | 39-46 |
| 14:53 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Emmanuel Liu | 39-46 |
| 14:26 | UNLV | Dan Boyer is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Dan Boyer, team foul #3 | 39-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (SG), John Carlson (PF) Dan Boyer, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Boyle (SF) Bruce Hicks | |
| 14:15 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle misses the floater from the right block | 39-46 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens grabs the offensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 13:58 | UNLV | John Carlson pulls down the rebound | 39-46 |
| 13:36 | UNLV | John Carlson misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Charles Howland - foul #2 on Charles Howland, team foul #1 | 39-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (PG) Timothy Giczewski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy McGibbon (PG), Steven Bennett (SF), David Fielder (PF), Paul Wason (C) Anthony Stevens, Eugene Boyle, Charles Howland, David Saylors | |
| 13:36 | UNLV | John Carlson misses the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 13:36 | UNLV | John Carlson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Paul Wason pulls down the rebound | 39-46 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Akim Zellmann is called for the reach on John Giancola in the backcourt - foul #1 on Akim Zellmann, team foul #4 | 39-46 |
| 13:25 | Illinois | The short jumper by David Fielder is denied by George Phair | 39-46 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Steven Bennett tips it in | 39-48 |
| 13:06 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-48 |
| 13:03 | Illinois | Emmanuel Liu is called for the reach on Steven Bennett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Emmanuel Liu, team foul #5 | 42-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dikembe Awada (PF) John Carlson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Stevens (SG) John Giancola | |
| 12:56 | Illinois | David Fielder banks in the layup on a great pass from Anthony Stevens and he's hacked by Dikembe Awada - foul #2 on Dikembe Awada, team foul #6 | 42-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | Allan Bartels (SG) Akim Zellmann | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:56 | Illinois | David Fielder makes the free throw | 42-51 |
| 12:37 | UNLV | Dan Boyer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-51 |
| 12:36 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada hits the follow up shot | 44-51 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Paul Wason | 44-54 |
| 12:03 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-54 |
| 12:01 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Randy McGibbon | 44-54 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon is hacked by Emmanuel Liu - foul #4 on Emmanuel Liu, team foul #7 | 44-54 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), Akim Zellmann (SG), James Haynes (SF), John Carlson (C) Dan Boyer, Allan Bartels, Emmanuel Liu, George Phair | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG), Eugene Boyle (SF), Charles Howland (PF), David Saylors (C) Anthony Stevens, Steven Bennett, David Fielder, Paul Wason | |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 11:43 | UNLV | John Carlson is whistled for a carry | 44-56 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Giancola (SG) Randy McGibbon | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Timothy Giczewski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Akim Zellmann (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Haynes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Awada (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Carlson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Giancola (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Eugene Boyle (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Charles Howland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Saylors (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Illinois | David Saylors hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Bruce Hicks | 44-58 |
| 11:17 | UNLV | James Haynes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-58 |
| Subs | UNLV | George Phair (C) Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:00 | Illinois | John Giancola lays it in | 44-60 |
| 10:43 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-60 |
| 10:28 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from John Giancola | 47-62 |
| 10:12 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the left block | 49-62 |
| 09:53 | Illinois | David Saylors hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 49-62 |
| 09:52 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski grabs the defensive rebound | 49-62 |
| 09:44 | UNLV | John Giancola swats the short shot by George Phair | 49-62 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | David Saylors pulls down the rebound | 49-62 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 49-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (PG), Allan Bartels (SF), Dikembe Awada (PF) Timothy Giczewski, James Haynes, George Phair | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy McGibbon (PG), Anthony Stevens (SG), Steven Bennett (SF), David Fielder (PF), Paul Wason (C) Bruce Hicks, John Giancola, Eugene Boyle, Charles Howland, David Saylors | |
| 09:22 | UNLV | John Carlson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-62 |
| 09:20 | UNLV | John Carlson hits the follow up shot | 51-62 |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Steven Bennett misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 51-62 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Paul Wason pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-62 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Steven Bennett connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Paul Wason | 51-64 |
| 08:31 | UNLV | Dan Boyer is hacked by Paul Wason - foul #2 on Paul Wason, team foul #2 | 51-64 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Haynes (SF), George Phair (C) Akim Zellmann, John Carlson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG) Randy McGibbon | |
| 08:16 | UNLV | James Haynes clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-64 |
| 08:14 | UNLV | Allan Bartels pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-64 |
| 07:55 | UNLV | Steven Bennett is called for the reach on James Haynes - foul #1 on Steven Bennett, team foul #3 | 51-64 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), Akim Zellmann (SG), Emmanuel Liu (SF) Dan Boyer, Allan Bartels, James Haynes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Boyle (SF), Charles Howland (PF), David Saylors (C) Steven Bennett, David Fielder, Paul Wason | |
| 07:31 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Charles Howland - foul #3 on Charles Howland, team foul #4 | 51-64 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Carlson (PF) Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy McGibbon (SG) Anthony Stevens | |
| 07:31 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 07:31 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Timothy Giczewski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Akim Zellmann (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Emmanuel Liu (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Carlson (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - George Phair (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy McGibbon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Boyle (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Charles Howland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - David Saylors (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Giczewski - foul #4 on Timothy Giczewski, team foul #8 | 53-64 |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| 07:12 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by David Saylors - foul #1 on David Saylors, team foul #5 | 53-66 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Giancola (SG) Bruce Hicks | |
| 07:12 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski makes the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 07:12 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 07:08 | Illinois | John Giancola is hacked by Akim Zellmann in the backcourt - foul #2 on Akim Zellmann, team foul #9 | 55-66 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (SG) Akim Zellmann | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:08 | Illinois | John Giancola misses the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 07:08 | UNLV | John Carlson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-66 |
| 06:39 | UNLV | Dan Boyer makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-66 |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Dan Boyer steals the ball from John Giancola in the backcourt | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 06:07 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eugene Boyle - foul #3 on Eugene Boyle, team foul #6 | 58-66 |
| Subs | UNLV | Allan Bartels (SG), Dikembe Awada (PF) Dan Boyer, George Phair | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG), Anthony Stevens (SG), Steven Bennett (PF), Paul Wason (C) Randy McGibbon, Eugene Boyle, Charles Howland, David Saylors | |
| 06:07 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 06:07 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Emmanuel Liu steps in front of the Anthony Stevens pass in the backcourt | 60-66 |
| 05:41 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu travels with the ball | 60-66 |
| 05:30 | Illinois | John Giancola misses short on an open floater from the baseline | 60-66 |
| 05:29 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada grabs the defensive rebound | 60-66 |
| 05:12 | UNLV | John Carlson scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-66 |
| 05:04 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Giancola | 63-69 |
| 04:42 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski loses the ball out of bounds | 63-69 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (PG), Akim Zellmann (SG), James Haynes (SF), George Phair (C) Timothy Giczewski, Allan Bartels, Emmanuel Liu, John Carlson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy McGibbon (PG), Eugene Boyle (SF), David Fielder (PF) Bruce Hicks, John Giancola, Steven Bennett | |
| 04:29 | Illinois | David Fielder hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Eugene Boyle | 63-71 |
| 04:04 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-71 |
| 04:03 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada tips it back up and in | 65-71 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by James Haynes - foul #2 on James Haynes, team foul #10 | 65-71 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Carlson (PF) Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG), Steven Bennett (PF), David Saylors (C) Anthony Stevens, David Fielder, Paul Wason | |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle makes the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:30 | UNLV | George Phair misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by David Saylors - foul #2 on David Saylors, team foul #7 | 65-73 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Howland (PF) Steven Bennett | |
| 03:30 | UNLV | George Phair misses the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 03:30 | UNLV | George Phair makes the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Dan Boyer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Akim Zellmann (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Haynes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Carlson (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - George Phair (tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy McGibbon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Boyle (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Howland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - David Saylors (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Illinois | David Saylors lays it up and in on a great pass from Bruce Hicks and he's fouled by George Phair - foul #3 on George Phair, team foul #11 | 66-75 |
| Subs | UNLV | Allan Bartels (SF) James Haynes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Bennett (SF) Eugene Boyle | |
| 03:15 | Illinois | David Saylors misses the free throw | 66-75 |
| 03:15 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Allan Bartels | 66-75 |
| 03:04 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-75 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Charles Howland gets the rebound | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-75 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), Emmanuel Liu (SF), Dikembe Awada (PF) Dan Boyer, Allan Bartels, George Phair | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Stevens (SG), Eugene Boyle (SF) Randy McGibbon, Steven Bennett | |
| 02:45 | Illinois | David Saylors comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-75 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Charles Howland snags the offensive board | 66-75 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Akim Zellmann steps in front of the David Saylors pass | 66-75 |
| 02:25 | UNLV | Anthony Stevens picks off the pass by Akim Zellmann out of a doubleteam | 66-75 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens banks in the layup | 66-77 |
| 02:14 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 66-77 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Charles Howland grabs the board | 66-77 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:49 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bruce Hicks | 66-80 |
| 01:43 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 66-80 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | David Saylors snags the defensive board | 66-80 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Charles Howland misses long on a shot from the baseline | 66-80 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Howland | 66-80 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | David Saylors clanks a floater from the right side | 66-80 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to David Saylors | 66-80 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 66-82 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:23 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski misses the floater from the left wing | 66-82 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Charles Howland snags the defensive board | 66-82 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks runs out the clock | 66-82 |