| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) SG - Roosevelt Smith (fresh) SF - Michael Andrews (fresh) PF - Joshua West (fresh) C - Willard O'Neal (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Gary Moss (fresh) SG - Christian Hennig (fresh) SF - Ronald Madrid (fresh) PF - Timothy Elwell (fresh) C - Paul Murphy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Joshua West is open and buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from George Mazzella and he's fouled by Christian Hennig - foul #1 on Christian Hennig, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Joshua West makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:23 | Lawrence | Paul Murphy connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Christian Hennig | 3-2 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | Michael Andrews misses short on a floater from the left side | 3-2 |
| 18:55 | Lawrence | Timothy Elwell grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 18:51 | Lawrence | Gary Moss can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | Joshua West misses long on a shot from the left side | 3-2 |
| 18:21 | Lawrence | Timothy Elwell grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:54 | Lawrence | The pull-up jumper by Timothy Elwell is blocked by Willard O'Neal | 3-2 |
| 17:53 | Lawrence | Timothy Elwell tips it in | 3-4 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (PG), Walter Glover (SG), Jeffrey McCann (SF), Thomas Choudhury (PF), Laurence Taylor (C) George Mazzella, Roosevelt Smith, Michael Andrews, Joshua West, Willard O'Neal | |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| 17:16 | Lawrence | Timothy Elwell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 17:15 | Illinois | Laurence Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Ronald Madrid - foul #1 on Ronald Madrid, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lawrence | James Clark (PG), Michael Strack (SG), Roger Bosefski (SF), Michael McRae (PF), Michael Shumpert (C) Gary Moss, Christian Hennig, Ronald Madrid, Timothy Elwell, Paul Murphy | |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:23 | Lawrence | Michael McRae connects on the shot near the basket set up by James Clark | 5-6 |
| 15:54 | Illinois | Michael Strack is called for the reach on Walter Glover - foul #1 on Michael Strack, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Roosevelt Smith (SG), Michael Andrews (SF), Joshua West (PF), Willard O'Neal (C) Kevin Hancock, Walter Glover, Jeffrey McCann, Thomas Choudhury, Laurence Taylor | |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roosevelt Smith (fresh) SF - Michael Andrews (fresh) PF - Joshua West (fresh) 3 pts. C - Willard O'Neal (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - James Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Strack (fresh) SF - Roger Bosefski (fresh) PF - Michael McRae (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Shumpert (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith is whistled for traveling | 5-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Ronald Madrid (SF) Roger Bosefski | |
| 15:14 | Lawrence | Michael Strack hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on George Mazzella - foul #1 on George Mazzella, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Gary Moss (PG), Timothy Elwell (PF), Paul Murphy (C) James Clark, Michael McRae, Michael Shumpert | |
| 15:14 | Lawrence | Michael Strack misses the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:14 | Lawrence | Michael Strack makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith is open and buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Willard O'Neal | 8-7 |
| 14:39 | Lawrence | Ronald Madrid travels with the ball | 8-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann (SF) Michael Andrews | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Christian Hennig (SG) Michael Strack | |
| 14:37 | Illinois | George Mazzella loses the dribble to Christian Hennig in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| 14:36 | Lawrence | Christian Hennig can't throw it down | 8-7 |
| 14:34 | Lawrence | Gary Moss misses the tip | 8-7 |
| 14:32 | Lawrence | Paul Murphy tips it home | 8-9 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Paul Murphy - foul #1 on Paul Murphy, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (PG), Walter Glover (SG) George Mazzella, Roosevelt Smith | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Michael McRae (SF) Ronald Madrid | |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:54 | Lawrence | Christian Hennig hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Walter Glover - foul #1 on Walter Glover, team foul #2 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury (PF), Laurence Taylor (C) Joshua West, Willard O'Neal | |
| Subs | Lawrence | James Clark (PG) Gary Moss | |
| 13:54 | Lawrence | Christian Hennig makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:54 | Lawrence | Christian Hennig makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:48 | Illinois | Christian Hennig picks off the pass by Kevin Hancock in the backcourt | 10-11 |
| 13:24 | Lawrence | Christian Hennig misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Walter Glover - foul #2 on Walter Glover, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Corey Conaway (SG), Michael Andrews (SF) Walter Glover, Jeffrey McCann | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Roger Bosefski (SF), Michael Shumpert (C) Timothy Elwell, Paul Murphy | |
| 13:24 | Lawrence | Christian Hennig makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:24 | Lawrence | Christian Hennig makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 13:22 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock is fouled in the backcourt by James Clark - foul #1 on James Clark, team foul #5 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Michael Strack (SG) Christian Hennig | |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Michael McRae is called for the reach on Corey Conaway - foul #1 on Michael McRae, team foul #6 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG) Kevin Hancock | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Ronald Madrid (SF) Roger Bosefski | |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Michael Strack steals the ball from Michael Andrews | 10-13 |
| 12:38 | Lawrence | Michael Strack can't finish the layup | 10-13 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Michael Andrews hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-13 |
| 12:10 | Lawrence | Michael Strack gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| 12:08 | Lawrence | James Clark's pass is intercepted by Corey Conaway in the backcourt | 10-13 |
| 12:06 | Illinois | Corey Conaway lays it in | 12-13 |
| 11:55 | Lawrence | James Clark misses short on a jumper from the left side | 12-13 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Laurence Taylor gets the rebound | 12-13 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Corey Conaway (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Andrews (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Choudhury (fresh) C - Laurence Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - James Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Strack (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Ronald Madrid (fresh) PF - Michael McRae (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Shumpert (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Illinois | George Mazzella can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Shumpert - foul #1 on Michael Shumpert, team foul #7 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith (SG), Jeffrey McCann (SF), Joshua West (PF), Willard O'Neal (C) Corey Conaway, Michael Andrews, Thomas Choudhury, Laurence Taylor | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Gary Moss (PG), Christian Hennig (SG), Roger Bosefski (SF), Timothy Elwell (PF), Paul Murphy (C) James Clark, Michael Strack, Ronald Madrid, Michael McRae, Michael Shumpert | |
| 11:24 | Illinois | George Mazzella misses the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 11:24 | Illinois | George Mazzella makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 11:09 | Lawrence | Paul Murphy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (PG) George Mazzella | |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Joshua West hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 13-13 |
| 10:49 | Lawrence | Christian Hennig grabs the defensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 10:26 | Lawrence | Roger Bosefski misses short on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Kevin Hancock - foul #1 on Kevin Hancock, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| 10:26 | Lawrence | Roger Bosefski misses the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 10:26 | Lawrence | Roger Bosefski misses the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann gets the rebound | 13-13 |
| 10:03 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey McCann | 16-13 |
| 09:49 | Lawrence | Timothy Elwell misses short on a shot from the left side | 16-13 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal grabs the board | 16-13 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Timothy Elwell steps in front of the Kevin Hancock pass in the backcourt | 16-13 |
| 09:28 | Lawrence | Gary Moss misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-13 |
| 09:27 | Lawrence | Paul Murphy grabs the offensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 09:08 | Lawrence | Kevin Hancock is called for the reach on Gary Moss - foul #2 on Kevin Hancock, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Corey Conaway (SG), Michael Andrews (SF), Thomas Choudhury (PF) Kevin Hancock, Roosevelt Smith, Jeffrey McCann, Joshua West | |
| Subs | Lawrence | James Clark (PG), Michael Strack (SG), Ronald Madrid (SF), Michael McRae (PF), Michael Shumpert (C) Gary Moss, Christian Hennig, Roger Bosefski, Timothy Elwell, Paul Murphy | |
| 08:54 | Lawrence | James Clark comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 16-13 |
| 08:53 | Illinois | George Mazzella snags the defensive board | 16-13 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal double dribbles | 16-13 |
| 08:18 | Lawrence | James Clark connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Michael Strack | 16-16 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | George Mazzella is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Mazzella, team foul #6 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Oatman (PG), Laurence Taylor (C) George Mazzella, Willard O'Neal | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Richard Belmont (PG) Michael Strack | |
| 07:58 | Lawrence | Richard Belmont makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Clark | 16-19 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | John Oatman is hacked by Michael Shumpert in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Shumpert, team foul #8 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua West (PF) Thomas Choudhury | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Stewart Monaco (PF) Michael Shumpert | |
| 07:56 | Illinois | John Oatman makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | John Oatman makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:35 | Lawrence | Richard Belmont loses the dribble to Michael Andrews | 18-19 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Oatman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Corey Conaway (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Andrews (fairly fresh) PF - Joshua West (fresh) 3 pts. C - Laurence Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Richard Belmont (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Madrid (fresh) PF - Stewart Monaco (fresh) C - Michael McRae (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Corey Conaway comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 18-19 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Michael Andrews grabs the offensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Laurence Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith (SG), Jeffrey McCann (SF), Thomas Choudhury (PF), Willard O'Neal (C) Corey Conaway, Michael Andrews, Joshua West, Laurence Taylor | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Gary Moss (PG), Christian Hennig (SG), Roger Bosefski (SF), Timothy Elwell (PF), Paul Murphy (C) Richard Belmont, James Clark, Ronald Madrid, Stewart Monaco, Michael McRae | |
| 06:42 | Lawrence | Christian Hennig misses short on a 3 from straight away | 18-19 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann gets the rebound | 18-19 |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-19 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal hits the follow up shot | 20-19 |
| 06:07 | Lawrence | Gary Moss misses badly on a shot from the left block | 20-19 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal pulls down the rebound | 20-19 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 20-19 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal hits the follow up shot | 22-19 |
| 05:25 | Lawrence | Christian Hennig drills a jump hook in the paint | 22-21 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury scores on a driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by Timothy Elwell - foul #1 on Timothy Elwell, team foul #9 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Corey Conaway (SG) Roosevelt Smith | |
| Subs | Lawrence | James Clark (PG), Michael Strack (SG), Ronald Madrid (SF), Stewart Monaco (PF) Gary Moss, Christian Hennig, Roger Bosefski, Timothy Elwell | |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury makes the free throw | 25-21 |
| 04:44 | Lawrence | Paul Murphy misses short on a shot from the baseline | 25-21 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Corey Conaway pulls down the rebound | 25-21 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Corey Conaway clanks a jumper from the right side | 25-21 |
| 04:18 | Lawrence | The rebound goes to Paul Murphy | 25-21 |
| 04:00 | Lawrence | Michael Strack misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-21 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Willard O'Neal | 25-21 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Corey Conaway loses the dribble to Paul Murphy in the backcourt | 25-21 |
| 03:40 | Lawrence | Michael Strack comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 25-21 |
| 03:39 | Lawrence | Stewart Monaco gets the offensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 03:27 | Lawrence | James Clark is whistled for a carry | 25-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Roosevelt Smith (SG), Michael Andrews (SF), Joshua West (PF), Laurence Taylor (C) John Oatman, Corey Conaway, Jeffrey McCann, Thomas Choudhury, Willard O'Neal | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Gary Moss (PG), Michael McRae (SF), Timothy Elwell (PF), Michael Shumpert (C) Michael Strack, Ronald Madrid, Stewart Monaco, Paul Murphy | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roosevelt Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Andrews (fresh) PF - Joshua West (fresh) 3 pts. C - Laurence Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Gary Moss (fresh) SG - James Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael McRae (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Elwell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Shumpert (fresh) | |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith is open and buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-21 |
| 02:35 | Lawrence | Michael McRae scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by James Clark | 28-23 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Michael Andrews hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the free throw line | 28-23 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Joshua West pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Joshua West is fouled on the floor by Timothy Elwell - foul #2 on Timothy Elwell, team foul #10 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Glover (SG) Roosevelt Smith | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Michael Strack (PG), Christian Hennig (SG), Ronald Madrid (SF), Stewart Monaco (PF) Gary Moss, James Clark, Timothy Elwell, Michael Shumpert | |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Joshua West misses the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Joshua West makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 01:29 | Lawrence | Michael Strack throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (PG), Corey Conaway (SF), Willard O'Neal (C) George Mazzella, Michael Andrews, Laurence Taylor | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Paul Murphy (C) Michael McRae | |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-23 |
| 01:08 | Lawrence | Paul Murphy pulls down the rebound | 29-23 |
| 00:55 | Lawrence | Christian Hennig scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-26 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Joshua West is hacked by Stewart Monaco in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stewart Monaco, team foul #11 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann (C) Willard O'Neal | |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Joshua West misses the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Joshua West misses the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 00:53 | Lawrence | The rebound goes to Paul Murphy | 29-26 |
| 00:31 | Lawrence | Joshua West is called for the reach on Michael Strack - foul #1 on Joshua West, team foul #7 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Roosevelt Smith (SG), Thomas Choudhury (PF) Kevin Hancock, Walter Glover, Joshua West | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Timothy Elwell (PF) Stewart Monaco | |
| 00:31 | Lawrence | Michael Strack misses the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | George Mazzella scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Jeffrey McCann | 31-26 |
| 00:03 | Lawrence | Paul Murphy misses the jump hook in the lane | 31-26 |
| 00:01 | Lawrence | Paul Murphy snags the offensive board | 31-26 |
| 00:00 | Lawrence | The clock runs out | 31-26 |