| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manzi (fresh) SG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) SF - Christopher Lipe (fresh) PF - Raymond Harris (fresh) C - Alvin Haas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) SG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) SF - Ryan Church (fresh) PF - David Williams (fresh) C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Steven Abbott misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:29 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 19:06 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Manzi | 5-0 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 5-0 |
| 18:48 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire snags the defensive board | 5-0 |
| 18:31 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by David Williams - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:31 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas makes the 1st free throw | 6-0 |
| 18:31 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas makes the 2nd free throw | 7-0 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken can't connect on a floater from the left side | 7-0 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | David Williams misses the tip | 7-0 |
| 18:13 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Raymond Harris | 7-0 |
| 18:04 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Carl Dunmire and he's fouled by Anthony McMaken - foul #1 on Anthony McMaken, team foul #2 | 9-0 |
| 18:04 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas makes the free throw | 10-0 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Christopher Lipe - foul #1 on Christopher Lipe, team foul #1 | 10-0 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 1st free throw | 10-1 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 2nd free throw | 10-2 |
| 17:26 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-2 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Allen Baugher (SF), Benjamin Goss (PF) Christopher Lipe, Raymond Harris | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 10-2 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | David Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 10-2 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Steven Abbott knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ryan Church | 10-5 |
| 16:48 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Benjamin Goss | 13-5 |
| 16:43 | Illinois | Allen Baugher takes the ball from David Williams | 13-5 |
| 16:34 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by David Williams - foul #2 on David Williams, team foul #3 | 13-5 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall (SG), Scott Sikes (C) Carl Dunmire, Alvin Haas | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Nichols (SF), Doug Whitten (PF) Ryan Church, David Williams | |
| 16:34 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher misses the 1st free throw | 13-5 |
| 16:34 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher misses the 2nd free throw | 13-5 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera gets the rebound | 13-5 |
| 16:17 | Illinois | Steven Abbott misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 13-5 |
| 16:15 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes snags the defensive board | 13-5 |
| 16:03 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-5 |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken gets the rebound | 13-5 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manzi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Marshall (fresh) SF - Allen Baugher (fresh) PF - Benjamin Goss (fresh) C - Scott Sikes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) SF - James Nichols (fresh) PF - Doug Whitten (fresh) C - Anthony McMaken (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Doug Whitten can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Timothy Marshall - foul #1 on Timothy Marshall, team foul #2 | 13-5 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe (SF), Raymond Harris (PF) Robert Manzi, Benjamin Goss | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), Richard Deady (SF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Steven Abbott, Richard Guerrera, Anthony McMaken | |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Doug Whitten misses the 1st free throw | 13-5 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Doug Whitten makes the 2nd free throw | 13-6 |
| 15:38 | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall is hacked by Doug Whitten - foul #1 on Doug Whitten, team foul #4 | 13-6 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (PG) Timothy Marshall | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:24 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes drills a floater from the right wing set up by Carl Dunmire | 15-6 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Jan Tarver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-6 |
| 15:04 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Raymond Harris | 15-6 |
| 14:55 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 15-6 |
| 14:54 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Sikes | 15-6 |
| 14:48 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dennis Hazelwood - foul #1 on Dennis Hazelwood, team foul #5 | 15-6 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall (PG) Allen Baugher | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Richard Guerrera (SG), Ryan Church (SF) Doug Whitten, Jan Tarver, Richard Deady | |
| 14:48 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes makes the 1st free throw | 16-6 |
| 14:48 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes makes the 2nd free throw | 17-6 |
| 14:34 | Illinois | Steven Abbott can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 17-6 |
| 14:32 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire gets the rebound | 17-6 |
| 14:09 | West Virginia | Dennis Hazelwood is called for the reach on Christopher Lipe - foul #2 on Dennis Hazelwood, team foul #6 | 17-6 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (PG), Benjamin Goss (PF), Alvin Haas (C) Carl Dunmire, Raymond Harris, Scott Sikes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony McMaken (C) Dennis Hazelwood | |
| 14:02 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Benjamin Goss is denied by Ryan Church | 17-6 |
| 14:01 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi tips it but misses | 17-6 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | James Nichols grabs the board | 17-6 |
| 13:46 | Illinois | Steven Abbott misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-6 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken tips it back up and in | 17-8 |
| 13:34 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi's pass is intercepted by Steven Abbott | 17-8 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera hits the finger roll on a great pass from Steven Abbott | 17-10 |
| 13:09 | West Virginia | Ryan Church steals it from Alvin Haas | 17-10 |
| 13:04 | Illinois | Ryan Church hits the finger roll | 17-12 |
| 12:47 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss double dribbles | 17-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (SG), Allen Baugher (SF), Raymond Harris (PF) Timothy Marshall, Christopher Lipe, Benjamin Goss | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), Richard Deady (SF), Doug Whitten (PF) Steven Abbott, Ryan Church, James Nichols | |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Doug Whitten drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Richard Guerrera | 17-14 |
| 12:13 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 17-14 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Jan Tarver grabs the defensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Raymond Harris is called for the reach on Doug Whitten - foul #1 on Raymond Harris, team foul #3 | 17-14 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott Sikes (C) Alvin Haas | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG) Richard Guerrera | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manzi (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Baugher (fresh) PF - Raymond Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Sikes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fresh) SF - Richard Deady (fresh) PF - Doug Whitten (fresh) 3 pts. C - Anthony McMaken (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Jan Tarver | 17-16 |
| 11:25 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher dunks the ball | 19-16 |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Jan Tarver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-16 |
| 11:19 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris pulls down the rebound | 19-16 |
| 11:14 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 19-16 |
| 11:12 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire can't tip it in | 19-16 |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken grabs the defensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | Jan Tarver connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony McMaken | 19-19 |
| 10:42 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 10:41 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes tips it home | 21-19 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Carl Dunmire steals the ball from Jan Tarver | 21-19 |
| 10:20 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris is fouled on the floor by Doug Whitten - foul #2 on Doug Whitten, team foul #7 | 21-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall (PG), Christopher Lipe (SF), Alvin Haas (C) Robert Manzi, Allen Baugher, Scott Sikes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SG), Ryan Church (SF), James Nichols (PF) Jan Tarver, Doug Whitten, Anthony McMaken | |
| 10:20 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris misses the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Richard Deady pulls down the rebound | 21-19 |
| 10:14 | Illinois | Steven Abbott misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 21-19 |
| 10:12 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 09:55 | West Virginia | Richard Guerrera steals it from Christopher Lipe | 21-19 |
| 09:50 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Alvin Haas - foul #1 on Alvin Haas, team foul #4 | 21-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss (PF) Raymond Harris | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony McMaken (C) Richard Deady | |
| 09:50 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 09:50 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 09:50 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss grabs the board | 21-20 |
| 09:43 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas's floater is tipped away by Anthony McMaken | 21-20 |
| 09:41 | Illinois | Ryan Church pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 09:25 | Illinois | James Nichols clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 21-20 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Ryan Church grabs the offensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | Steven Abbott buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Guerrera | 21-23 |
| 08:53 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Ryan Church - foul #1 on Ryan Church, team foul #8 | 21-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (PG), Scott Sikes (C) Timothy Marshall, Alvin Haas | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), Richard Deady (C) Steven Abbott, Anthony McMaken | |
| 08:53 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 08:53 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire misses the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 08:53 | Illinois | James Nichols gets the rebound | 22-23 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-23 |
| 08:39 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes grabs the defensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 08:22 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes loses the ball out of bounds | 22-23 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | James Nichols lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Guerrera | 22-25 |
| 07:57 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 22-25 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera snags the defensive board | 22-25 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Richard Deady can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Scott Sikes - foul #1 on Scott Sikes, team foul #5 | 22-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall (SG), Allen Baugher (SF), Alvin Haas (C) Carl Dunmire, Christopher Lipe, Benjamin Goss | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG) Richard Guerrera | |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Richard Deady misses the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Richard Deady makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manzi (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Marshall (fresh) SF - Allen Baugher (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Sikes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Alvin Haas (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Church (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Deady (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:19 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 24-26 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Steven Abbott is fouled on the floor by Allen Baugher - foul #1 on Allen Baugher, team foul #6 | 24-26 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Harris (PF) Scott Sikes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SG), Anthony McMaken (C) Jan Tarver, Richard Deady | |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera is hacked by Allen Baugher - foul #2 on Allen Baugher, team foul #7 | 24-26 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe (SF) Allen Baugher | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 06:28 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Marshall | 27-28 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Anthony McMaken | 27-30 |
| 06:04 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Manzi, team foul #8 | 27-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (SG), Allen Baugher (SF), Scott Sikes (C) Timothy Marshall, Christopher Lipe, Alvin Haas | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Deady (SG), Doug Whitten (SF), David Williams (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Steven Abbott, Ryan Church, James Nichols, Anthony McMaken | |
| 05:42 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Doug Whitten | 27-32 |
| 05:22 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris misses short on a jumper in the paint | 27-32 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | David Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood hits the finger roll set up by Doug Whitten | 27-34 |
| 04:46 | West Virginia | Doug Whitten steals the ball from Carl Dunmire | 27-34 |
| 04:33 | Illinois | Doug Whitten connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Williams | 27-36 |
| 04:14 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 27-36 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Richard Deady grabs the defensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera jams it and he's hacked by Robert Manzi - foul #2 on Robert Manzi, team foul #9 | 27-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall (PG), Christopher Lipe (SF), Benjamin Goss (PF), Alvin Haas (C) Robert Manzi, Allen Baugher, Raymond Harris, Scott Sikes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), James Nichols (SF), Anthony McMaken (C) Richard Deady, David Williams, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the free throw | 27-39 |
| 03:30 | West Virginia | Richard Guerrera is called for the reach on Benjamin Goss - foul #1 on Richard Guerrera, team foul #9 | 27-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), David Williams (PF) Richard Guerrera, Doug Whitten | |
| 03:30 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss misses the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken gets the rebound | 27-39 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Timothy Marshall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Dunmire (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Lipe (fresh) PF - Benjamin Goss (fresh) C - Alvin Haas (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Williams (fresh) 3 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Illinois | James Nichols misses short on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Timothy Marshall - foul #2 on Timothy Marshall, team foul #10 | 27-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Deady (SF) David Williams | |
| 03:03 | Illinois | James Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | James Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 02:40 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-40 |
| 02:39 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-40 |
| 02:17 | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall's pass is intercepted by James Nichols | 27-40 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Richard Deady is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Richard Deady, team foul #10 | 27-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (PG), Allen Baugher (SG) Timothy Marshall, Carl Dunmire | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Church (SF), David Williams (PF) Richard Deady, James Nichols | |
| 01:47 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 27-40 |
| 01:46 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss hits the follow up shot | 29-40 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Jan Tarver buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by David Williams | 29-43 |
| 01:16 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper in the lane | 31-43 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Jan Tarver clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-43 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | David Williams tips it back up and in | 31-45 |
| 00:44 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-45 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Anthony McMaken | 31-45 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Jan Tarver misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-45 |
| 00:20 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi grabs the defensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-45 |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas snags the offensive board | 31-45 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi travels with the ball | 31-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall (SG), Raymond Harris (PF), Scott Sikes (C) Allen Baugher, Benjamin Goss, Alvin Haas | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (PG), Richard Deady (SG), James Nichols (SF), Doug Whitten (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Steven Abbott, Jan Tarver, Ryan Church, David Williams, Anthony McMaken | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | James Nichols misses short on a halfcourt shot | 31-45 |