| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) SG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) SF - Ryan Church (fresh) PF - David Williams (fresh) C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Harold Phillips (fresh) SG - Mario Renz (fresh) SF - Lee Burchette (fresh) PF - Charles Lemay (fresh) C - Jeffery Daniels (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Illinois | David Williams connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Abbott and he's fouled by Charles Lemay - foul #1 on Charles Lemay, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:47 | Illinois | David Williams makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:28 | Texas Tech | Mario Renz is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Williams | 3-0 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | Steven Abbott misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 3-0 |
| 19:10 | Texas Tech | Charles Lemay snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 19:03 | Texas Tech | Mario Renz makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Harold Phillips | 3-3 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken can't throw it down against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Lee Burchette - foul #1 on Lee Burchette, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:21 | Texas Tech | Mario Renz is fouled on the floor by Ryan Church - foul #1 on Ryan Church, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 17:58 | Texas Tech | Charles Lemay works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 5-3 |
| 17:56 | Texas Tech | Lee Burchette pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:42 | Texas Tech | Jeffery Daniels is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Lemay out of a doubleteam | 5-5 |
| 17:31 | Illinois | Steven Abbott double dribbles | 5-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), James Nichols (SF), Doug Whitten (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Steven Abbott, Ryan Church, David Williams, Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 17:18 | Texas Tech | Richard Guerrera takes the ball from Charles Lemay after a doubleteam | 5-5 |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood is hacked by Jeffery Daniels - foul #1 on Jeffery Daniels, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Deady (SF) Richard Guerrera | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Doug Whitten clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Lee Burchette - foul #2 on Lee Burchette, team foul #4 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Nicholas Nolan (SF) Lee Burchette | |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Doug Whitten misses the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Doug Whitten makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:33 | Texas Tech | Charles Lemay buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Harold Phillips and he's fouled by James Nichols - foul #1 on James Nichols, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG) Richard Deady | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 16:33 | Texas Tech | Charles Lemay makes the free throw | 6-8 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | Charles Lemay picks off the pass by Dennis Hazelwood | 6-8 |
| 15:54 | Texas Tech | Doug Whitten takes the ball from Mario Renz after a doubleteam | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fresh) SF - James Nichols (fresh) PF - Doug Whitten (fresh) 1 pts. C - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Harold Phillips (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mario Renz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nicholas Nolan (fresh) PF - Charles Lemay (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Jeffery Daniels (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Illinois | James Nichols clanks a jump hook in the lane | 6-8 |
| 15:45 | Texas Tech | Mario Renz grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 15:29 | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Lemay out of a doubleteam | 6-10 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | Steven Abbott hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Harold Phillips - foul #1 on Harold Phillips, team foul #5 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SG), Ryan Church (SF), David Williams (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Jan Tarver, James Nichols, Doug Whitten, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Kyle Zierden (PG), Robert Story (SG), Aubrey Johnson (PF), Ben Huffman (C) Harold Phillips, Mario Renz, Charles Lemay, Jeffery Daniels | |
| 15:15 | Illinois | Steven Abbott misses the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:50 | Texas Tech | Aubrey Johnson hits a shot from the left side set up by Robert Story | 7-12 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken lays it in despite the doubleteam on a nice dish by Richard Guerrera and he's fouled by Ben Huffman - foul #1 on Ben Huffman, team foul #6 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG) Steven Abbott | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the free throw | 10-12 |
| 14:12 | Texas Tech | Robert Story lays it up and in on a nice dish by Nicholas Nolan | 10-14 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Nicholas Nolan - foul #1 on Nicholas Nolan, team foul #7 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips (PG) Nicholas Nolan | |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 13:51 | Texas Tech | Robert Story can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-14 |
| 13:49 | Texas Tech | Aubrey Johnson grabs the offensive board | 12-14 |
| 13:30 | Texas Tech | Aubrey Johnson is hacked by David Williams - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #3 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), James Nichols (SF) Jan Tarver, Ryan Church | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Mario Renz (SG), Charles Lemay (PF) Kyle Zierden, Aubrey Johnson | |
| 13:23 | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips buries a floater from the right wing | 12-16 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | James Nichols comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 12-16 |
| 13:07 | Texas Tech | Mario Renz grabs the defensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 13:02 | Texas Tech | Mario Renz comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-16 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken grabs the defensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Steven Abbott misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-16 |
| 12:41 | Illinois | David Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ben Huffman - foul #2 on Ben Huffman, team foul #8 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Whitten (PF) David Williams | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Nicholas Nolan (SF), Jeffery Daniels (C) Robert Story, Ben Huffman | |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 12:15 | Texas Tech | Jeffery Daniels dunks the ball on a great pass from Harold Phillips | 14-18 |
| 11:55 | Illinois | Steven Abbott comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-18 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | James Nichols tips it home | 16-18 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Doug Whitten (fresh) 1 pts. C - Anthony McMaken (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Harold Phillips (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mario Renz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Nicholas Nolan (fresh) PF - Charles Lemay (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jeffery Daniels (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Texas Tech | Mario Renz knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Jeffery Daniels | 16-20 |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by James Nichols | 18-20 |
| 11:08 | Texas Tech | Jeffery Daniels misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Richard Guerrera - foul #1 on Richard Guerrera, team foul #4 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), Ryan Church (SF), David Williams (PF) Steven Abbott, Richard Guerrera, Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Kyle Zierden (PG), Robert Story (SG), Aubrey Johnson (PF) Harold Phillips, Mario Renz, Charles Lemay | |
| 11:08 | Texas Tech | Jeffery Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 11:08 | Texas Tech | Jeffery Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 10:53 | Illinois | James Nichols loses the ball out of bounds | 18-22 |
| 10:34 | Texas Tech | Aubrey Johnson is whistled for a carry | 18-22 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Nicholas Nolan is called for the reach on Ryan Church - foul #2 on Nicholas Nolan, team foul #9 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Mario Renz (SG) Nicholas Nolan | |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Ryan Church misses the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 10:18 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Jeffery Daniels | 18-22 |
| 10:00 | Texas Tech | Kyle Zierden clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 18-22 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Nichols | 18-22 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | Jan Tarver misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-22 |
| 09:41 | Illinois | James Nichols pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | James Nichols knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Jan Tarver and he's hacked by Aubrey Johnson - foul #1 on Aubrey Johnson, team foul #10 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Richard Guerrera (SG), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Doug Whitten, Jan Tarver, David Williams | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips (PG), Charles Lemay (PF), Robert Thompson (C) Robert Story, Aubrey Johnson, Jeffery Daniels | |
| 09:21 | Illinois | James Nichols makes the free throw | 21-22 |
| 09:10 | Texas Tech | Charles Lemay knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Thompson | 21-24 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Steven Abbott is fouled on the floor by Charles Lemay - foul #2 on Charles Lemay, team foul #11 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Deady (SF), Anthony McMaken (C) Ryan Church, James Nichols | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jeffery Daniels (C) Charles Lemay | |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 08:33 | Texas Tech | Mario Renz is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 23-24 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood snags the defensive board | 23-24 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera is called for traveling | 23-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Whitten (SF) Richard Deady | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Robert Story (SF), Aubrey Johnson (PF) Kyle Zierden, Jeffery Daniels | |
| 08:03 | Texas Tech | Mario Renz clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-24 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Steven Abbott hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-24 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Doug Whitten (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Harold Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mario Renz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Story (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Aubrey Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Thompson (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Church (SF), David Williams (PF) Doug Whitten, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 26-24 |
| 07:12 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to David Williams | 26-24 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Steven Abbott is fouled on the floor by Aubrey Johnson - foul #2 on Aubrey Johnson, team foul #12 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Nichols (C) Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Kyle Zierden (SF), Jeffery Daniels (C) Robert Story, Aubrey Johnson | |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 06:38 | Texas Tech | Steven Abbott steps in front of the Mario Renz pass | 28-24 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera lays it in on a nice dish by Steven Abbott | 30-24 |
| 06:26 | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | James Nichols snags the defensive board | 30-24 |
| 06:12 | Illinois | David Williams misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt near the basket | 30-24 |
| 06:11 | Texas Tech | Robert Thompson pulls down the rebound | 30-24 |
| 06:04 | Texas Tech | Mario Renz scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harold Phillips and he's fouled by Richard Guerrera - foul #2 on Richard Guerrera, team foul #5 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Whitten (PG), Jan Tarver (SG), Anthony McMaken (C) Steven Abbott, Richard Guerrera, Ryan Church | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Robert Story (SF) Harold Phillips | |
| 06:04 | Texas Tech | Mario Renz makes the free throw | 30-27 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken throws it down | 32-27 |
| 05:34 | Texas Tech | Kyle Zierden buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Mario Renz | 32-29 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken's layup is rejected by Robert Thompson | 32-29 |
| 05:19 | Texas Tech | Jeffery Daniels pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 05:02 | Texas Tech | Mario Renz is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-29 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | David Williams grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 32-29 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Doug Whitten | 32-29 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Richard Guerrera (SG), Ryan Church (SF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Doug Whitten, Jan Tarver, David Williams, Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips (PG) Kyle Zierden | |
| 04:11 | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 04:10 | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 03:59 | Texas Tech | Jeffery Daniels is denied on a layup by James Nichols | 32-29 |
| 03:57 | Texas Tech | Jeffery Daniels tips it in | 32-31 |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Steven Abbott | 35-31 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Church (fresh) PF - James Nichols (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Harold Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mario Renz (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Story (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Thompson (tiring) C - Jeffery Daniels (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-31 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Jeffery Daniels swats the layup by Richard Guerrera | 35-31 |
| 03:07 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Robert Thompson | 35-31 |
| 02:45 | Texas Tech | Robert Story is whistled for traveling | 35-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Whitten (SF), Anthony McMaken (C) Ryan Church, James Nichols | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Nicholas Nolan (SG), Lee Burchette (SF), Charles Lemay (PF), Ben Huffman (C) Mario Renz, Robert Story, Robert Thompson, Jeffery Daniels | |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Doug Whitten loses the dribble to Nicholas Nolan | 35-31 |
| 02:22 | Texas Tech | Lee Burchette misses the easy layup | 35-31 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Doug Whitten snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-31 |
| 02:03 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Hazelwood | 35-31 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Steven Abbott hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Anthony McMaken out of a doubleteam | 38-31 |
| 01:25 | Texas Tech | Ben Huffman misses the dunk attempt | 38-31 |
| 01:23 | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips hits the follow up shot | 38-33 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Steven Abbott | 40-33 |
| 00:49 | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Steven Abbott is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-33 |
| 00:41 | Texas Tech | Lee Burchette grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 00:24 | Texas Tech | Charles Lemay loses the dribble to Anthony McMaken | 40-33 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken is hacked by Ben Huffman - foul #3 on Ben Huffman, team foul #13 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), Ryan Church (SF), David Williams (PF) Steven Abbott, Richard Guerrera, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Kyle Zierden (PG), Robert Story (SG), Aubrey Johnson (PF), Jeffery Daniels (C) Harold Phillips, Nicholas Nolan, Charles Lemay, Ben Huffman | |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 00:04 | Texas Tech | Robert Story knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Kyle Zierden | 42-36 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Jan Tarver misses the halfcourt shot | 42-36 |