| Lineup | Florida | PG - Donald Fountain (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeremy Walker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lance Collins (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Crespo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Florida | Jeremy Walker inbounds the ball | 19-27 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:31 | Florida | Lance Collins can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 19-27 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | Robert Fisher gets the rebound | 19-27 |
| 19:06 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-27 |
| 19:05 | Florida | Donald Fountain grabs the board | 19-27 |
| 18:42 | Florida | Donald Fountain is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Donald Fountain, team foul #1 | 19-27 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Boris Zellous is fouled on the floor by Anthony Anderson - foul #2 on Anthony Anderson, team foul #2 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Florida | Robert Walker (PF), Charles Voss (C) Lance Collins, John Crespo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Denis Banks (PF) Thomas Wainwright | |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-27 |
| 18:07 | Florida | Jeremy Walker gets the rebound | 19-27 |
| 17:39 | Florida | Anthony Anderson is hacked by Virgil Polson - foul #3 on Virgil Polson, team foul #1 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Florida | Jared McCullough (PG), Mark Wetzstein (SG), Don Cleveland (C) Donald Fountain, Anthony Anderson, Jeremy Walker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (PG), James Aguon (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Scott Dollard (C) Wayne Foster, Boris Zellous, Virgil Polson, Robert Fisher | |
| 17:20 | Florida | Jared McCullough hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-27 |
| 16:59 | Illinois | Edward Fox can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-27 |
| 16:58 | Florida | Charles Voss gets the rebound | 22-27 |
| 16:34 | Florida | Mark Wetzstein clanks a floater from the free throw line | 22-27 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Denis Banks | 22-27 |
| 16:03 | Illinois | Edward Fox connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 22-29 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Jared McCullough (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Wetzstein (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Robert Walker (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Voss (fairly fresh) C - Don Cleveland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edward Fox (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Aguon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) PF - Denis Banks (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Scott Dollard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Florida | Robert Walker makes the floater from the free throw line | 24-29 |
| 15:16 | Illinois | Edward Fox makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Andrei Palczewski | 24-31 |
| 14:53 | Florida | Robert Walker can't connect on a runner from the left block | 24-31 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Edward Fox snags the defensive board | 24-31 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Edward Fox is hacked by Robert Walker - foul #1 on Robert Walker, team foul #3 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Florida | Donald Fountain (PG), Anthony Anderson (SG), Jeremy Walker (SF), Lance Collins (PF), John Crespo (C) Jared McCullough, Mark Wetzstein, Robert Walker, Charles Voss, Don Cleveland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Boris Zellous (SG), Virgil Polson (SF), Thomas Wainwright (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Edward Fox, James Aguon, Andrei Palczewski, Denis Banks, Scott Dollard | |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Robert Fisher is whistled for traveling | 24-31 |
| 14:01 | Florida | Donald Fountain buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jeremy Walker | 27-31 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Lance Collins steps in front of the Thomas Wainwright pass | 27-31 |
| 13:23 | Florida | The pull-up jumper by John Crespo is blocked by Virgil Polson | 27-31 |
| 13:22 | Illinois | Virgil Polson snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 12:53 | Illinois | Boris Zellous makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Fisher | 27-34 |
| 12:25 | Florida | Lance Collins misses the easy layup | 27-34 |
| 12:24 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright pulls down the rebound | 27-34 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Boris Zellous is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Virgil Polson | 27-36 |
| 11:53 | Florida | Lance Collins double dribbles | 27-36 |
| Subs | Florida | Jared McCullough (PG), Mark Wetzstein (SG), Robert Walker (SF), Charles Voss (PF), Don Cleveland (C) Donald Fountain, Anthony Anderson, Jeremy Walker, Lance Collins, John Crespo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (PG), James Aguon (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF) Wayne Foster, Boris Zellous, Virgil Polson | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Jared McCullough (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Wetzstein (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Robert Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Voss (fairly fresh) C - Don Cleveland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edward Fox (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Aguon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) PF - Thomas Wainwright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Edward Fox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-36 |
| 11:27 | Florida | Mark Wetzstein hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Edward Fox - foul #1 on Edward Fox, team foul #2 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Denis Banks (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Thomas Wainwright, Robert Fisher | |
| 11:27 | Florida | Mark Wetzstein makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 11:27 | Florida | Mark Wetzstein makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Edward Fox is fouled in the backcourt by Jared McCullough - foul #2 on Jared McCullough, team foul #4 | 29-36 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Edward Fox misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-36 |
| 10:59 | Florida | The rebound goes to Robert Walker | 29-36 |
| 10:36 | Florida | Jared McCullough drills a jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Edward Fox - foul #2 on Edward Fox, team foul #3 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Florida | Anthony Anderson (SG) Robert Walker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG) Edward Fox | |
| 10:36 | Florida | Jared McCullough makes the free throw | 32-36 |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Wayne Foster buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from James Aguon | 32-38 |
| 09:41 | Florida | Anthony Anderson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 09:40 | Florida | Don Cleveland tips it home | 34-38 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Mark Wetzstein steals it from Denis Banks | 34-38 |
| 09:09 | Florida | Mark Wetzstein hits the finger roll | 36-38 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | James Aguon is fouled in the backcourt by Don Cleveland - foul #1 on Don Cleveland, team foul #5 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Florida | Donald Fountain (PG), Kermit Dunn (SG), Jeremy Walker (SF), Lance Collins (PF), John Crespo (C) Jared McCullough, Anthony Anderson, Mark Wetzstein, Charles Voss, Don Cleveland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (PG), Boris Zellous (SG), Virgil Polson (SF), Thomas Wainwright (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Wayne Foster, James Aguon, Andrei Palczewski, Denis Banks, Scott Dollard | |
| 08:48 | Illinois | Boris Zellous buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Fox | 36-41 |
| 08:28 | Florida | Boris Zellous is called for the reach on Kermit Dunn - foul #2 on Boris Zellous, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| 08:06 | Florida | Boris Zellous steals it from Jeremy Walker | 36-41 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | Boris Zellous hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 07:42 | Florida | John Crespo gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Donald Fountain (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kermit Dunn (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jeremy Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lance Collins (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Crespo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edward Fox (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 20 pts. SF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Florida | Donald Fountain hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 36-41 |
| 07:24 | Florida | John Crespo can't tip it in | 36-41 |
| 07:22 | Illinois | Boris Zellous grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 06:58 | Illinois | Edward Fox can't throw it down | 36-41 |
| 06:57 | Florida | Jeremy Walker snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 06:38 | Florida | Lance Collins buries a runner from the right block | 38-41 |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Edward Fox is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 38-41 |
| Subs | Florida | Anthony Anderson (SG), Mark Wetzstein (SF), Robert Walker (PF), Charles Voss (C) Kermit Dunn, Jeremy Walker, Lance Collins, John Crespo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), James Aguon (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Denis Banks (PF) Edward Fox, Boris Zellous, Virgil Polson, Thomas Wainwright | |
| 06:15 | Florida | Robert Walker is called for traveling | 38-41 |
| Subs | Florida | Don Cleveland (C) Donald Fountain | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Dollard (C) Robert Fisher | |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Robert Walker is called for the reach on James Aguon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Walker, team foul #6 | 38-41 |
| 05:53 | Illinois | James Aguon clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mark Wetzstein - foul #4 on Mark Wetzstein, team foul #7 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Florida | Jared McCullough (PG) Mark Wetzstein | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:53 | Illinois | James Aguon makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 05:53 | Illinois | James Aguon misses the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 05:53 | Florida | Charles Voss grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 05:29 | Florida | Anthony Anderson hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jared McCullough | 41-42 |
| 05:04 | Illinois | Wayne Foster's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Voss | 41-42 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Denis Banks tips it in | 41-44 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:46 | Florida | Don Cleveland is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Don Cleveland, team foul #8 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Florida | Mark Wetzstein (PG), Jeremy Walker (SF), John Crespo (C) Jared McCullough, Charles Voss, Don Cleveland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG), Thomas Wainwright (PF), Virgil Polson (C) James Aguon, Denis Banks, Scott Dollard | |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Wayne Foster is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Walker - foul #3 on Robert Walker, team foul #9 | 41-44 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Wayne Foster makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Wayne Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 04:21 | Florida | Anthony Anderson misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Boris Zellous - foul #3 on Boris Zellous, team foul #5 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Florida | Lance Collins (PF) Robert Walker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (PG), Robert Fisher (C) Wayne Foster, Andrei Palczewski | |
| 04:21 | Florida | Anthony Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 04:21 | Florida | Anthony Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Boris Zellous buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Robert Fisher | 42-49 |
| 03:55 | Florida | Mark Wetzstein slams it home on a great pass from Jeremy Walker | 44-49 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Boris Zellous can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 03:26 | Florida | Lance Collins snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Mark Wetzstein (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SG - Anthony Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jeremy Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lance Collins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - John Crespo (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edward Fox (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Boris Zellous (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 3 pf. SF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Florida | Lance Collins lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mark Wetzstein | 46-49 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Boris Zellous hits a 3 from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 02:31 | Florida | Anthony Anderson makes the jumpshot from the left side | 48-52 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Boris Zellous is hacked by Jeremy Walker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeremy Walker, team foul #10 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Florida | Donald Fountain (PG), Kermit Dunn (SG), Robert Walker (SF), Charles Voss (PF), Don Cleveland (C) Mark Wetzstein, Anthony Anderson, Jeremy Walker, Lance Collins, John Crespo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Denis Banks (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Edward Fox, Virgil Polson, Thomas Wainwright, Robert Fisher | |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Boris Zellous makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 02:27 | Florida | Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-53 |
| 02:09 | Florida | Don Cleveland misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 48-53 |
| 02:07 | Florida | Donald Fountain gets the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 01:56 | Florida | Robert Walker makes the fadeaway from the right block | 50-53 |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-53 |
| Subs | Florida | Anthony Anderson (SG), Jeremy Walker (SF), Lance Collins (PF), John Crespo (C) Kermit Dunn, Robert Walker, Charles Voss, Don Cleveland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Virgil Polson (SF), Thomas Wainwright (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Andrei Palczewski, Denis Banks, Scott Dollard | |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Robert Fisher connects on the open jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wayne Foster | 50-55 |
| 01:18 | Florida | Boris Zellous takes the ball from Donald Fountain | 50-55 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Virgil Polson drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Wainwright | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:45 | Florida | Jeremy Walker's pass is intercepted by Wayne Foster | 50-57 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Virgil Polson misses the lay-in | 50-57 |
| 00:39 | Florida | Donald Fountain grabs the board | 50-57 |
| 00:32 | Florida | Donald Fountain clanks a 3 from straight away | 50-57 |
| 00:30 | Florida | Lance Collins pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 00:26 | Florida | Jeremy Walker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-57 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Robert Fisher pulls down the rebound | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Donald Fountain is called for the reach on Robert Fisher in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Fountain, team foul #11 | 50-57 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Robert Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Robert Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Florida | Donald Fountain misses the 3 from the left corner | 50-59 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Fisher | 50-59 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Donald Fountain is called for the reach on Robert Fisher in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Fountain, team foul #12 | 50-59 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:13 | Florida | The rebound goes to Lance Collins | 50-59 |
| 00:07 | Florida | Donald Fountain knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jeremy Walker | 53-59 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Virgil Polson is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Anderson - foul #3 on Anthony Anderson, team foul #13 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Dollard (PF) Thomas Wainwright | |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Virgil Polson makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Virgil Polson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:01 | Florida | Anthony Anderson can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 53-61 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Virgil Polson gets the rebound | 53-61 |