| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Fred Carr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Mooring (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Rule (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronald Libby (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - David Santillo (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lane (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Justin McQuesten (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Adam Vanslyke (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | South Carolina | Fred Carr clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-27 |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-27 |
| 19:23 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby gets the rebound | 27-27 |
| 19:07 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Hall | 27-27 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Matthew Lane | 27-30 |
| 18:37 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Samuel Mooring | 29-30 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | 3 seconds is called on Raymond Haddix | 29-30 |
| 18:08 | South Carolina | David Santillo clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 29-30 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-30 |
| 17:47 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Ronald Libby | 29-30 |
| 17:25 | South Carolina | Justin McQuesten is called for the reach on Joseph Rule - foul #2 on Justin McQuesten, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG), Christopher Reny (SF), Thomas Duerr (PF), Clyde Pate (C) Matthew Lane, Justin McQuesten, Adam Vanslyke, Jeffrey Hall | |
| 17:11 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-30 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Ronald Libby denies the turnaround by Clyde Pate | 29-30 |
| 16:55 | South Carolina | Fred Carr grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 16:37 | South Carolina | David Santillo knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Ronald Libby and he's fouled by Clyde Pate - foul #2 on Clyde Pate, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (PG) Raymond Haddix | |
| 16:37 | South Carolina | David Santillo makes the free throw | 32-30 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Matthew Lane hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-33 |
| 16:05 | South Carolina | David Santillo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cory Patterson (SF) Joseph Rule | |
| Subs | Illinois | Justin McQuesten (SG), Adam Vanslyke (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Christopher Reny, Thomas Duerr, Clyde Pate | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Fred Carr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Mooring (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cory Patterson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronald Libby (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - David Santillo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lane (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Justin McQuesten (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gregory Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Adam Vanslyke (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Matthew Lane clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Fred Carr - foul #1 on Fred Carr, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Matthew Lane makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Matthew Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 15:34 | South Carolina | David Santillo misses the jumper from the left side | 32-35 |
| 15:33 | South Carolina | Cory Patterson gets the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 15:18 | South Carolina | David Santillo misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-35 |
| 15:16 | Illinois | Matthew Lane grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall is hacked by David Santillo - foul #2 on David Santillo, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Attaway (SG) Samuel Mooring | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (PG), Raymond Haddix (SG) Matthew Lane, Gregory Roberts | |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Justin McQuesten, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joseph Rule (SF), David McGillicuddy (C) Cory Patterson, David Santillo | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:30 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-35 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix is hacked by Fred Carr - foul #2 on Fred Carr, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez (PG) Fred Carr | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (PG), Clyde Pate (C) Justin McQuesten, Adam Vanslyke | |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Ronald Libby steps in front of the Clyde Pate pass | 32-35 |
| 13:37 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Christopher Reny hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall grabs the offensive board | 35-35 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | Clyde Pate scores on a shot from the left block set up by Christopher Reny | 35-37 |
| 13:16 | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-37 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses the shot from the right block | 37-37 |
| 12:46 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix grabs the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | The jump hook by Jeffrey Hall is blocked by Ronald Libby | 37-37 |
| 12:36 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 12:27 | South Carolina | James Attaway makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 12:00 | Illinois | Christopher Reny knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Matthew Lane | 39-39 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jose Alvarez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Attaway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Rule (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Libby (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 stl. C - David McGillicuddy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lane (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. SF - Christopher Reny (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jeffrey Hall (fairly fresh) 8 reb. C - Clyde Pate (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:58 | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fred Carr (PG), Samuel Mooring (SG), Cory Patterson (SF), Lawrence Summers (PF), David Santillo (C) Jose Alvarez, James Attaway, Joseph Rule, Ronald Libby, David McGillicuddy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG), Justin McQuesten (SF), Adam Vanslyke (PF) Matthew Lane, Christopher Reny, Jeffrey Hall | |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 11:44 | South Carolina | David Santillo pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 11:32 | South Carolina | Lawrence Summers throws it down on a great pass from Fred Carr | 41-39 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix grabs the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 10:59 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses the 3 from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Clyde Pate gets the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Samuel Mooring is called for the reach on Adam Vanslyke - foul #2 on Samuel Mooring, team foul #4 | 41-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ronald Libby (PF) Lawrence Summers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark Weaver (C) Clyde Pate | |
| 10:32 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts is fouled on the floor by Cory Patterson - foul #2 on Cory Patterson, team foul #5 | 41-39 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix buries a turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Samuel Mooring - foul #3 on Samuel Mooring, team foul #6 | 41-41 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the free throw | 41-42 |
| 09:59 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-42 |
| 09:58 | South Carolina | Cory Patterson tips it back up and in | 43-42 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-42 |
| 09:34 | South Carolina | David Santillo gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 09:20 | South Carolina | Fred Carr connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-42 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Mark Weaver misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-42 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix tips it in | 46-44 |
| 08:40 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 08:38 | South Carolina | Fred Carr snags the offensive board | 46-44 |
| 08:33 | South Carolina | David Santillo is hacked by Mark Weaver - foul #1 on Mark Weaver, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez (PG), James Attaway (SG) Fred Carr, Samuel Mooring | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (PG), Christopher Reny (SF), Jeffrey Hall (PF), Clyde Pate (C) Gregory Roberts, Justin McQuesten, Adam Vanslyke, Mark Weaver | |
| 08:07 | South Carolina | James Attaway comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-44 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Christopher Reny grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses long on an open jumpshot from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 08:00 | South Carolina | David Santillo grabs the board | 46-44 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jose Alvarez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Attaway (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Cory Patterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Libby (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 stl. C - David Santillo (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lane (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Raymond Haddix (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. SF - Christopher Reny (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 8 reb. C - Clyde Pate (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | South Carolina | David Santillo knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Clyde Pate loses the ball out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fred Carr (PG), Joseph Rule (SF), David McGillicuddy (PF), Lawrence Summers (C) Jose Alvarez, Cory Patterson, Ronald Libby, David Santillo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner (SF) Raymond Haddix | |
| 06:56 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule can't connect on a floater from the right side | 48-44 |
| 06:54 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy hits the follow up shot | 50-44 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Matthew Lane is hacked by Lawrence Summers - foul #1 on Lawrence Summers, team foul #7 | 50-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring (SG) James Attaway | |
| Subs | Illinois | Justin McQuesten (SG), Gregory Roberts (SF), Adam Vanslyke (PF) Christopher Reny, Johnny Faulkner, Clyde Pate | |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Matthew Lane makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Matthew Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 06:14 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring can't throw it down | 50-46 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 05:53 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts is hacked by David McGillicuddy - foul #1 on David McGillicuddy, team foul #8 | 50-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez (SF), Ronald Libby (PF) Joseph Rule, Lawrence Summers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (SG), Clyde Pate (C) Matthew Lane, Jeffrey Hall | |
| 05:53 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 05:53 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 05:39 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 05:11 | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 04:44 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 52-48 |
| 04:42 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby hits the follow up shot | 54-48 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Jose Alvarez - foul #1 on Jose Alvarez, team foul #9 | 54-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Attaway (SG), Joseph Rule (SF), David Santillo (C) Fred Carr, Samuel Mooring, David McGillicuddy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (PG), Christopher Reny (SG), Jeffrey Hall (C) Gregory Roberts, Raymond Haddix, Clyde Pate | |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten misses the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 04:12 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Matthew Lane - foul #3 on Matthew Lane, team foul #5 | 54-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (SG), Clyde Pate (C) Justin McQuesten, Adam Vanslyke | |
| 04:12 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 04:12 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby misses the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Clyde Pate misses short on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by James Attaway - foul #1 on James Attaway, team foul #10 | 55-49 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Clyde Pate misses the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Clyde Pate makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jose Alvarez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Attaway (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Rule (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Libby (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 4 stl. C - David Santillo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lane (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Haddix (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. SF - Christopher Reny (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 8 reb. C - Clyde Pate (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:57 | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Haddix - foul #1 on Raymond Haddix, team foul #6 | 55-50 |
| 03:42 | South Carolina | David Santillo clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Christopher Reny - foul #2 on Christopher Reny, team foul #7 | 55-50 |
| 03:42 | South Carolina | David Santillo misses the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 03:42 | South Carolina | David Santillo misses the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 03:42 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Hall | 55-50 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Clyde Pate is alone and drills a fadeaway in the paint | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:08 | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez drills a floater in the lane and he's hacked by Clyde Pate - foul #3 on Clyde Pate, team foul #8 | 57-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring (SG), Cory Patterson (SF), David McGillicuddy (PF) James Attaway, Joseph Rule, Ronald Libby | |
| Subs | Illinois | Justin McQuesten (SG), Gregory Roberts (SF) Raymond Haddix, Christopher Reny | |
| 03:08 | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez makes the free throw | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 02:54 | South Carolina | Cory Patterson gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 02:54 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fred Carr (PG), Ronald Libby (PF) Jose Alvarez, David McGillicuddy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke (PF) Clyde Pate | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:29 | South Carolina | Fred Carr misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-52 |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Matthew Lane snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Cory Patterson - foul #3 on Cory Patterson, team foul #11 | 58-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joseph Rule (SF) Cory Patterson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:05 | South Carolina | David Santillo is hacked by Adam Vanslyke - foul #1 on Adam Vanslyke, team foul #9 | 58-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (SG) Gregory Roberts | |
| 02:05 | South Carolina | David Santillo makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 02:05 | South Carolina | David Santillo misses the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall pulls down the rebound | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-54 |
| 01:49 | South Carolina | David Santillo misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 01:48 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby tips it back up and in | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Matthew Lane is fouled on the floor by Ronald Libby - foul #2 on Ronald Libby, team foul #12 | 61-54 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Matthew Lane makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Matthew Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 01:16 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring can't finish the layup but the foul's on Justin McQuesten - foul #4 on Justin McQuesten, team foul #10 | 61-56 |
| 01:16 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 01:16 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring misses the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall snags the defensive board | 62-56 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Matthew Lane double dribbles | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby hits a 3 from straight away | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Raymond Haddix | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:39 | South Carolina | Matthew Lane is called for the reach on Fred Carr in the backcourt - foul #4 on Matthew Lane, team foul #11 | 65-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Attaway (SG), Jose Alvarez (SF), David McGillicuddy (C) Samuel Mooring, Joseph Rule, David Santillo | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:39 | South Carolina | Fred Carr misses the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:39 | South Carolina | Fred Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Matthew Lane is fouled on the floor by Fred Carr - foul #3 on Fred Carr, team foul #13 | 66-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring (SG), Joseph Rule (SF), David Santillo (C) James Attaway, Jose Alvarez, David McGillicuddy | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Matthew Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:29 | South Carolina | Fred Carr is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Lane - foul #5 on Matthew Lane, team foul #12 | 66-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Attaway (SG), Jose Alvarez (SF), David McGillicuddy (C) Samuel Mooring, Joseph Rule, David Santillo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG) Matthew Lane | |
| 00:29 | South Carolina | Fred Carr makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:29 | South Carolina | Fred Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-60 |
| 00:21 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy grabs the defensive rebound | 68-60 |
| 00:21 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-60 |
| 00:19 | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez is hacked by Gregory Roberts in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Roberts, team foul #13 | 68-60 |
| 00:19 | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:19 | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 70-60 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix can't tip it in | 70-60 |
| 00:10 | South Carolina | Fred Carr gets the rebound | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Fred Carr runs out the clock | 70-60 |