| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Alonzo Ramirez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jacob Joseph (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dee Meier (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Farris (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ryan Church (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Ryan Church inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken drills a driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by Jacob Joseph - foul #2 on Jacob Joseph, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the free throw | 28-33 |
| 19:19 | Baylor | Dee Meier buries a floater near the basket | 30-33 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera is fouled on the floor by Jacob Joseph - foul #3 on Jacob Joseph, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Baylor | Mario Wink (SG) Jacob Joseph | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Ryan Church clanks a jumper from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 18:53 | Baylor | Dee Meier grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 18:27 | Baylor | Dee Meier hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 30-33 |
| 18:25 | Baylor | Michael Farris pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 18:08 | Baylor | Ronald Williams splits the doubleteam and buries a shot in the paint set up by Mario Wink | 32-33 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera hits the finger roll set up by Steven Abbott | 32-35 |
| 17:22 | Baylor | Dee Meier misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Ryan Church - foul #3 on Ryan Church, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Nichols (SF) Ryan Church | |
| 17:22 | Baylor | Dee Meier makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 17:22 | Baylor | Dee Meier makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 17:04 | Illinois | James Nichols misses the lay-in | 34-35 |
| 17:02 | Illinois | James Nichols gets the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Steven Abbott | 34-37 |
| 16:26 | Baylor | Dee Meier can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-37 |
| 16:24 | Baylor | Ronald Williams tips it home | 36-37 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | James Nichols makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Steven Abbott and he's hacked by Dee Meier - foul #1 on Dee Meier, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Baylor | Matt Ney (PG), Matthew Delrosario (SG), Charles Jeffrey (SF), Harlan Davis (PF), William Lee (C) Alonzo Ramirez, Mario Wink, Dee Meier, Michael Farris, Ronald Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), Ryan Church (SF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Steven Abbott, David Williams, Anthony McMaken | |
| 16:08 | Illinois | James Nichols makes the free throw | 36-40 |
| 15:43 | Baylor | William Lee misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 36-40 |
| 15:42 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Guerrera | 36-40 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Matt Ney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Delrosario (fresh) SF - Charles Jeffrey (fresh) PF - Harlan Davis (fresh) C - William Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ryan Church (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - James Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Illinois | Jan Tarver knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Guerrera | 36-42 |
| 15:14 | Baylor | Matthew Delrosario's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-42 |
| Subs | Baylor | Jacob Joseph (SG) Matthew Delrosario | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG) Richard Guerrera | |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Jan Tarver comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 36-42 |
| 14:56 | Baylor | Harlan Davis grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 14:30 | Baylor | Dennis Hazelwood takes the ball from Matt Ney | 36-42 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Jan Tarver scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Steven Abbott | 36-45 |
| 13:44 | Baylor | William Lee comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-45 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ryan Church | 36-45 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Jacob Joseph steps in front of the Jan Tarver pass | 36-45 |
| 13:15 | Baylor | William Lee double dribbles | 36-45 |
| Subs | Baylor | Alonzo Ramirez (PG), Dee Meier (SF), Michael Farris (PF), Ronald Williams (C) Matt Ney, Charles Jeffrey, Harlan Davis, William Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (PG), David Williams (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Steven Abbott, Ryan Church, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Jan Tarver clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-45 |
| 12:53 | Illinois | David Williams hits the follow up shot | 36-47 |
| 12:29 | Baylor | Dee Meier clanks a jumper in the paint | 36-47 |
| 12:27 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Guerrera | 36-47 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from James Nichols | 36-49 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:02 | Baylor | Anthony McMaken swats the shot by Jacob Joseph | 36-49 |
| 12:00 | Baylor | Dee Meier tips it back up and in | 38-49 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Michael Farris swats the layup by Anthony McMaken | 38-49 |
| 11:43 | Baylor | Dee Meier snags the defensive board | 38-49 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Alonzo Ramirez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jacob Joseph (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dee Meier (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Farris (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Williams (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Nichols (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:36 | Baylor | Jacob Joseph splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Dee Meier | 41-49 |
| 11:24 | Illinois | Jan Tarver can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 41-49 |
| 11:23 | Baylor | Michael Farris grabs the defensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 11:08 | Baylor | Ronald Williams works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 41-49 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera grabs the defensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 10:54 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 41-49 |
| 10:52 | Baylor | Dee Meier snags the defensive board | 41-49 |
| 10:25 | Baylor | Michael Farris can't throw it down but he's hacked by Jan Tarver - foul #2 on Jan Tarver, team foul #2 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Baylor | Matt Ney (PG), Mario Wink (SG), Charles Jeffrey (SF) Alonzo Ramirez, Jacob Joseph, Dee Meier | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Ryan Church (SF) Jan Tarver, James Nichols | |
| 10:25 | Baylor | Michael Farris makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 10:25 | Baylor | Michael Farris makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Steven Abbott | 43-51 |
| 09:43 | Baylor | Ronald Williams double dribbles | 43-51 |
| Subs | Baylor | Harlan Davis (PF), William Lee (C) Michael Farris, Ronald Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Whitten (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) David Williams, Anthony McMaken | |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Ryan Church is hacked by William Lee - foul #2 on William Lee, team foul #4 | 43-51 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Harlan Davis is called for the reach on Ryan Church - foul #2 on Harlan Davis, team foul #5 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Baylor | Alonzo Ramirez (PG) Matt Ney | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera loses the ball out of bounds | 43-51 |
| Subs | Baylor | Jacob Joseph (SG), Dee Meier (SF) Mario Wink, Charles Jeffrey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Deady (SG) Richard Guerrera | |
| 08:42 | Baylor | William Lee can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Steven Abbott is called for 10 seconds | 43-51 |
| Subs | Baylor | Michael Farris (PF), Ronald Williams (C) Harlan Davis, William Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Nichols (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Doug Whitten, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| 08:12 | Baylor | Ronald Williams makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-51 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Steven Abbott misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-51 |
| 07:50 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Ronald Williams | 45-51 |
| 07:47 | Baylor | Alonzo Ramirez is hacked by Steven Abbott in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Abbott, team foul #3 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Baylor | Matt Ney (PG) Alonzo Ramirez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SG), David Williams (PF) Richard Deady, Ryan Church | |
| 07:30 | Baylor | Dee Meier clanks a shot from the right block but the foul's on Steven Abbott - foul #3 on Steven Abbott, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| 07:30 | Baylor | Dee Meier makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 07:30 | Baylor | Dee Meier makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Matt Ney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jacob Joseph (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dee Meier (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Farris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Williams (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-51 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | James Nichols grabs the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Steven Abbott hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by James Nichols and he's fouled by Jacob Joseph - foul #4 on Jacob Joseph, team foul #6 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Baylor | Mario Wink (SG), Charles Jeffrey (SF), William Lee (C) Jacob Joseph, Dee Meier, Ronald Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the free throw | 47-54 |
| 06:35 | Baylor | Michael Farris hits the finger roll | 49-54 |
| 06:12 | Illinois | James Nichols is whistled for traveling | 49-54 |
| Subs | Baylor | Alonzo Ramirez (PG), Harlan Davis (PF) Matt Ney, Michael Farris | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), Ryan Church (SF) Steven Abbott, Anthony McMaken | |
| 05:51 | Baylor | William Lee's fadeaway is rejected by James Nichols | 49-54 |
| 05:50 | Baylor | Harlan Davis tips it back up and in | 51-54 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses the easy layup but the foul's on Alonzo Ramirez - foul #3 on Alonzo Ramirez, team foul #7 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Baylor | Jacob Joseph (SG), Ronald Williams (C) Mario Wink, Harlan Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 05:32 | Baylor | William Lee gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 05:11 | Baylor | William Lee hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alonzo Ramirez and he's hacked by David Williams - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Baylor | Dee Meier (SF) Charles Jeffrey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Whitten (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) David Williams, James Nichols | |
| 05:11 | Baylor | William Lee makes the free throw | 54-55 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 54-55 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony McMaken | 54-55 |
| 04:38 | Illinois | Doug Whitten loses the dribble to Alonzo Ramirez | 54-55 |
| 04:14 | Baylor | Dee Meier can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 54-55 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ryan Church | 54-55 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Ronald Williams - foul #1 on Ronald Williams, team foul #8 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Baylor | Matt Ney (PG), Michael Farris (PF) Alonzo Ramirez, William Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), James Nichols (SF), David Williams (PF) Jan Tarver, Ryan Church, Doug Whitten | |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 03:35 | Baylor | Dee Meier is alone and drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Williams out of the doubleteam | 56-57 |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Matt Ney steps in front of the David Williams pass | 56-57 |
| 03:20 | Baylor | Matt Ney misses the lay-in | 56-57 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Guerrera | 56-57 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Matt Ney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jacob Joseph (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dee Meier (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Farris (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Williams (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Guerrera (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Steven Abbott hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Guerrera | 56-60 |
| 02:48 | Baylor | Jacob Joseph misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-60 |
| 02:47 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Nichols | 56-60 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Steven Abbott drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Nichols | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:19 | Baylor | David Williams is called for the reach on Matt Ney - foul #2 on David Williams, team foul #6 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Baylor | Alonzo Ramirez (PG), Mario Wink (SG), Charles Jeffrey (SF), William Lee (C) Matt Ney, Jacob Joseph, Dee Meier, Ronald Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Richard Guerrera, Anthony McMaken | |
| 02:12 | Baylor | William Lee misses the floater from the right block | 56-63 |
| 02:10 | Baylor | William Lee tips it in | 58-63 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-63 |
| Subs | Baylor | Jacob Joseph (SG) Mario Wink | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SG), Ryan Church (SF), Anthony McMaken (C) Jan Tarver, James Nichols, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Steven Abbott scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Ryan Church | 58-66 |
| 01:50 | Baylor | Baylor calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-66 |
| Subs | Baylor | Dee Meier (SF), Ronald Williams (C) Charles Jeffrey, William Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:33 | Baylor | Ronald Williams splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot in the paint | 58-66 |
| 01:32 | Baylor | Alonzo Ramirez can't tip it in | 58-66 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken grabs the board | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Steven Abbott can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-66 |
| 01:10 | Baylor | Michael Farris gets the rebound | 58-66 |
| 00:54 | Baylor | Jacob Joseph hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-66 |
| 00:52 | Baylor | Ronald Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:49 | Baylor | Jacob Joseph splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Williams | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor 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 man to man (+5) | |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Steven Abbott is fouled in the backcourt by Alonzo Ramirez - foul #4 on Alonzo Ramirez, team foul #9 | 61-66 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 00:42 | Baylor | Anthony McMaken steals it from Michael Farris | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken is hacked by Jacob Joseph in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jacob Joseph, team foul #10 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Baylor | Mario Wink (SG) Jacob Joseph | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:34 | Baylor | Alonzo Ramirez clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-70 |
| 00:33 | Baylor | Ronald Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 61-70 |
| 00:29 | Baylor | Alonzo Ramirez misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-70 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Ryan Church gets the rebound | 61-70 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Ryan Church is hacked by Alonzo Ramirez in the backcourt - foul #5 on Alonzo Ramirez, team foul #11 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Baylor | Matt Ney (PG) Alonzo Ramirez | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Ryan Church makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Ryan Church makes the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:20 | Baylor | Ronald Williams misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-72 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken pulls down the rebound | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Steven Abbott runs out the clock | 61-72 |