| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Church (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - David Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Boykin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Szczesny Stepnoski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronny Hubbell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Barrier (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Roberto Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:46 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa can't finish the layup | 30-27 |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Steven Abbott grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Steven Abbott hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Richard Guerrera | 33-27 |
| 19:06 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Robert Boykin | 33-29 |
| 18:42 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 33-29 |
| 18:40 | Illinois | David Williams gets the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Steven Abbott and the foul's on Roberto Costa - foul #2 on Roberto Costa, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the free throw | 36-29 |
| 18:04 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-29 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken grabs the board | 36-29 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the floater from the right block | 38-29 |
| 17:27 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Anthony McMaken - foul #1 on Anthony McMaken, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Nichols (SF) Ryan Church | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott (SG), Yong Chu (PF) Szczesny Stepnoski, Paul Barrier | |
| 17:27 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa misses the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 17:27 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 17:05 | Illinois | Steven Abbott buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-30 |
| 16:43 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-30 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | David Williams grabs the board | 41-30 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-30 |
| 16:25 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera gets the offensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera buries a shot from the left wing | 43-30 |
| 16:05 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu loses the ball out of bounds | 43-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Whitten (PG), Jan Tarver (SG), Ryan Church (SF) Steven Abbott, Richard Guerrera, Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb (PG), Szczesny Stepnoski (SG), Paul Barrier (PF), David Swarey (C) Robert Boykin, Jeff Scott, Ronny Hubbell, Roberto Costa | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Doug Whitten (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fresh) SF - Ryan Church (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - David Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - James Nichols (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Alan Lamb (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Szczesny Stepnoski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Yong Chu (fresh) PF - Paul Barrier (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Swarey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Illinois | James Nichols scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Jan Tarver | 45-30 |
| 15:25 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier is whistled for traveling | 45-30 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by David Williams is blocked by David Swarey | 45-30 |
| 15:09 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier gets the rebound | 45-30 |
| 15:02 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu clanks a turnaround from the right block | 45-30 |
| 15:01 | Illinois | James Nichols snags the defensive board | 45-30 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | James Nichols hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 45-30 |
| 14:44 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier gets the rebound | 45-30 |
| 14:39 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski misses long on an open 3 from the left wing | 45-30 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Doug Whitten gets the rebound | 45-30 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | James Nichols comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 45-30 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Ryan Church tips it in | 47-30 |
| 13:56 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-30 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Nichols | 47-30 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Jan Tarver drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Doug Whitten | 50-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 13:13 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier is hacked by David Williams - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #2 | 50-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Richard Guerrera (SG), Dennis Hazelwood (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Jan Tarver, Ryan Church, David Williams, James Nichols | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin (PG), Jeff Scott (SG), Ronny Hubbell (SF), Gonzalo Gonzales (PF), Roberto Costa (C) Alan Lamb, Szczesny Stepnoski, Yong Chu, Paul Barrier, David Swarey | |
| 13:03 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell blows the layup | 50-30 |
| 13:02 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa tips it home | 50-32 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jeff Scott - foul #3 on Jeff Scott, team foul #2 | 50-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Deady (SF) Doug Whitten | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 1st free throw | 51-32 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 2nd free throw | 52-32 |
| 12:13 | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott's pass is intercepted by Anthony McMaken | 52-32 |
| 11:54 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken misses long on a shot from the left block | 52-32 |
| 11:53 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Gonzalo Gonzales | 52-32 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Deady (fresh) PF - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Boykin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeff Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ronny Hubbell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gonzalo Gonzales (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roberto Costa (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:48 | New Mexico State | Anthony McMaken steals it from Robert Boykin | 52-32 |
| 11:37 | Illinois | Steven Abbott hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-32 |
| 11:36 | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales pulls down the rebound | 52-32 |
| 11:17 | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott is hacked by Anthony McMaken - foul #2 on Anthony McMaken, team foul #3 | 52-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Nichols (SF), David Williams (PF) Richard Deady, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski (SG) Jeff Scott | |
| 11:08 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 52-32 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | James Nichols gets the rebound | 52-32 |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Steven Abbott can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-32 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken tips it back up and in | 54-32 |
| 10:27 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa hits a shot from the right block set up by Szczesny Stepnoski | 54-34 |
| 10:00 | Illinois | James Nichols knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 56-34 |
| 09:44 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-34 |
| 09:42 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa grabs the offensive rebound | 56-34 |
| 09:36 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 56-34 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera pulls down the rebound | 56-34 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Steven Abbott misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-34 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | David Williams tips it back up and in | 58-34 |
| 08:55 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-34 |
| 08:53 | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales grabs the offensive board | 58-34 |
| 08:41 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Boykin | 58-36 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Richard Guerrera | 61-36 |
| 08:23 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-36 |
| 08:21 | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales hits the follow up shot | 61-38 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | David Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Whitten (PG), Jan Tarver (SG), Ryan Church (SF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Steven Abbott, Richard Guerrera, David Williams, Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb (PG), Jeff Scott (SG), Yong Chu (SF), Paul Barrier (PF), David Swarey (C) Robert Boykin, Szczesny Stepnoski, Ronny Hubbell, Gonzalo Gonzales, Roberto Costa | |
| 07:49 | New Mexico State | Ryan Church is called for the reach on Jeff Scott - foul #4 on Ryan Church, team foul #4 | 61-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Doug Whitten (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Church (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - James Nichols (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Alan Lamb (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jeff Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Yong Chu (fresh) PF - Paul Barrier (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - David Swarey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:38 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the baseline | 61-40 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Jan Tarver hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-40 |
| 07:23 | Illinois | James Nichols tips it home | 63-40 |
| 07:00 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu buries a floater in the lane set up by David Swarey | 63-42 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Jan Tarver knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ryan Church | 66-42 |
| 06:34 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu is alone and drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Alan Lamb | 66-44 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | Jeff Scott steals it from Jan Tarver | 66-44 |
| 06:05 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Jan Tarver - foul #1 on Jan Tarver, team foul #5 | 66-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Richard Guerrera (SG), David Williams (PF) Doug Whitten, Jan Tarver, James Nichols | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 06:05 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier misses the 1st free throw | 66-44 |
| 06:05 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier makes the 2nd free throw | 66-45 |
| 05:49 | Illinois | Steven Abbott drills a shot from the left side set up by Ryan Church and he's hacked by Alan Lamb - foul #1 on Alan Lamb, team foul #3 | 68-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony McMaken (C) Dennis Hazelwood | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales (PF) Paul Barrier | |
| 05:49 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the free throw | 69-45 |
| 05:25 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Ryan Church - foul #5 on Ryan Church, team foul #6 | 69-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Whitten (SF) Ryan Church | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 05:25 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb makes the 1st free throw | 69-46 |
| 05:25 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb makes the 2nd free throw | 69-47 |
| 05:06 | Illinois | Steven Abbott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-47 |
| 05:04 | New Mexico State | David Swarey snags the defensive board | 69-47 |
| 04:51 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 69-47 |
| 04:50 | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales grabs the offensive board | 69-47 |
| 04:45 | New Mexico State | Anthony McMaken denies the turnaround by Yong Chu | 69-47 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | David Williams pulls down the rebound | 69-47 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Steven Abbott knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Guerrera | 72-47 |
| 04:12 | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott buries a floater from the right side | 72-49 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | David Williams drills a runner near the basket set up by Doug Whitten | 74-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Doug Whitten (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - David Williams (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony McMaken (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Alan Lamb (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeff Scott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Yong Chu (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gonzalo Gonzales (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - David Swarey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:41 | New Mexico State | Doug Whitten is called for the reach on Alan Lamb - foul #1 on Doug Whitten, team foul #7 | 74-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), James Nichols (SF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Steven Abbott, David Williams, Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 03:41 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb makes the 1st free throw | 74-50 |
| 03:41 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb makes the 2nd free throw | 74-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Doug Whitten misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Jeff Scott - foul #4 on Jeff Scott, team foul #4 | 74-51 |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Doug Whitten misses the 1st free throw | 74-51 |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Doug Whitten makes the 2nd free throw | 75-51 |
| 03:03 | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales connects on the shot from the left side set up by Yong Chu | 75-53 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Jan Tarver buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Dennis Hazelwood | 77-53 |
| 02:24 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu is whistled for traveling | 77-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Anthony McMaken (C) Richard Guerrera, Doug Whitten | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood is fouled on the floor by Gonzalo Gonzales - foul #1 on Gonzalo Gonzales, team foul #5 | 77-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SG), David Williams (PF) Jan Tarver, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Steven Abbott drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Guerrera | 80-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:28 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu double dribbles | 80-53 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Steven Abbott misses the shot from the left block | 80-53 |
| 00:59 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu gets the rebound | 80-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales is fouled on the floor by David Williams - foul #2 on David Williams, team foul #8 | 80-53 |
| 00:54 | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 80-54 |
| 00:54 | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 80-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Steven Abbott | 82-55 |
| 00:25 | New Mexico State | David Swarey is denied on a layup by Anthony McMaken | 82-55 |
| 00:24 | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales tips it home | 82-57 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Steven Abbott runs out the clock | 82-57 |