| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Moorefield (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Preston (fresh) PF - Harry Gilyard (fresh) 3 reb. C - Henry Weaver (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wesley Prado (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tommy Dehart (fresh) SF - John Wolf (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jie Huang (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - William Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | John Wolf inbounds the ball | 31-37 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Illinois | Wesley Prado misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Paul Moorefield - foul #2 on Paul Moorefield, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| 19:49 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 19:49 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 19:47 | West Virginia | Tommy Dehart picks off the pass by Melvin Phillips in the backcourt | 31-39 |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart throws it down | 31-41 |
| 19:20 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips drills a shot from the left side set up by Paul Moorefield | 33-41 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Wesley Prado hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from William Roberts | 33-43 |
| 18:48 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips lays it up and in set up by Paul Moorefield | 35-43 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | William Roberts can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 35-43 |
| 18:29 | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard pulls down the rebound | 35-43 |
| 18:08 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips's pass is intercepted by Jie Huang | 35-43 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | John Wolf misses the dunk | 35-43 |
| 17:53 | Illinois | William Roberts can't tip it in | 35-43 |
| 17:52 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver grabs the board | 35-43 |
| 17:37 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-43 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | William Roberts snags the defensive board | 35-43 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Wesley Prado evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-43 |
| 17:12 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver pulls down the rebound | 35-43 |
| 16:53 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-43 |
| 16:52 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver tips it back up and in | 37-43 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | Wesley Prado knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Jie Huang | 37-45 |
| 16:16 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Moorefield | 40-45 |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Wesley Prado buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by John Wolf | 40-47 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Moorefield (tiring) 5 ast. SF - Richard Preston (tiring) PF - Harry Gilyard (tiring) 4 reb. C - Henry Weaver (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wesley Prado (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tommy Dehart (tiring) 2 pts. SF - John Wolf (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Jie Huang (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - William Roberts (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver's layup is rejected by Jie Huang | 40-47 |
| 15:36 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield tips it back up and in | 42-47 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Wesley Prado evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Henry Weaver - foul #3 on Henry Weaver, team foul #2 | 42-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher (SG), William Harned (SF), Billy Bryant (PF), James Johnson (C) Paul Moorefield, Richard Preston, Harry Gilyard, Henry Weaver | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Jonah Maness (PF), Antonio Stack (C) Tommy Dehart, John Wolf, Jie Huang, William Roberts | |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Wesley Prado misses the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 14:57 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 42-48 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Antonio Stack pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Wesley Prado's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Lawrence McClatcher | 42-48 |
| 14:41 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher is hacked by Richard Chiaramonte in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Chiaramonte, team foul #1 | 42-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG) Wesley Prado | |
| 14:22 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Jonah Maness - foul #1 on Jonah Maness, team foul #2 | 42-48 |
| 14:22 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 14:22 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Keith Jones misses short on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Billy Bryant - foul #2 on Billy Bryant, team foul #3 | 44-48 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Keith Jones misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 13:52 | West Virginia | James Johnson blows the layup | 44-49 |
| 13:51 | Illinois | Antonio Stack grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte clanks a shot from the left block | 44-49 |
| 13:38 | West Virginia | Billy Bryant pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 13:12 | West Virginia | Keith Jones picks off the pass by William Harned | 44-49 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte is fouled on the floor by Lawrence McClatcher - foul #1 on Lawrence McClatcher, team foul #4 | 44-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield (SG), Richard Preston (SF), Harry Gilyard (PF), Henry Weaver (C) Melvin Phillips, William Harned, Billy Bryant, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (PG), Tommy Dehart (SG), John Wolf (SF), Jie Huang (PF), William Roberts (C) Keith Jones, Richard Chiaramonte, Joshua Robertson, Jonah Maness, Antonio Stack | |
| 12:40 | Illinois | Wesley Prado misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 44-49 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | Jie Huang grabs the offensive board | 44-49 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | John Wolf is fouled on the floor by Richard Preston - foul #1 on Richard Preston, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Jie Huang drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Wesley Prado | 44-51 |
| 12:12 | West Virginia | Wesley Prado picks off the pass by Richard Preston in the backcourt | 44-51 |
| 12:01 | Illinois | Jie Huang hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Wesley Prado and the foul's on Harry Gilyard - foul #3 on Harry Gilyard, team foul #6 | 44-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (PG) Lawrence McClatcher | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF) Wesley Prado, John Wolf | |
| 12:01 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the free throw | 44-53 |
| 12:01 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver snags the defensive board | 44-53 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Moorefield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Richard Preston (tiring) PF - Harry Gilyard (tiring) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Henry Weaver (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Tommy Dehart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Chiaramonte (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jie Huang (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - William Roberts (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | West Virginia | William Roberts blocks the short jumper by Henry Weaver | 44-53 |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | William Roberts slams it home on a nice dish by Keith Jones and he's fouled by Harry Gilyard - foul #4 on Harry Gilyard, team foul #7 | 44-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Johnson (C) Harry Gilyard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SF) Richard Chiaramonte | |
| 11:22 | Illinois | William Roberts misses the free throw | 44-55 |
| 11:22 | West Virginia | James Johnson gets the rebound | 44-55 |
| 11:08 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Henry Weaver is blocked by Jie Huang | 44-55 |
| 11:07 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver grabs the offensive board | 44-55 |
| 10:46 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 46-55 |
| 10:21 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson is called for traveling | 46-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher (SG), William Harned (SF), Billy Bryant (PF) Paul Moorefield, Richard Preston, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (PG), Jonah Maness (PF), Antonio Stack (C) Keith Jones, Jie Huang, William Roberts | |
| 10:02 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver makes the wide open jumper from the left block on a great pass from Melvin Phillips | 48-55 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Wesley Prado drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Robertson | 48-57 |
| 09:40 | West Virginia | Tommy Dehart is called for the reach on Lawrence McClatcher in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tommy Dehart, team foul #3 | 48-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield (SG) Melvin Phillips | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Wolf (SF) Joshua Robertson | |
| 09:19 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-57 |
| 09:18 | Illinois | Antonio Stack grabs the board | 48-57 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Antonio Stack knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Wolf and he's fouled by Paul Moorefield - foul #3 on Paul Moorefield, team foul #8 | 48-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Preston (SF), James Johnson (PF) William Harned, Billy Bryant | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (SF) John Wolf | |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Antonio Stack makes the free throw | 48-60 |
| 08:53 | West Virginia | Richard Chiaramonte steals the ball from Richard Preston in the backcourt | 48-60 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Wesley Prado | 48-62 |
| 08:19 | West Virginia | James Johnson scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Lawrence McClatcher | 50-62 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Lawrence McClatcher is called for the reach on Richard Chiaramonte - foul #2 on Lawrence McClatcher, team foul #9 | 50-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (PG) Paul Moorefield | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Jie Huang (PF) Wesley Prado, Tommy Dehart, Jonah Maness | |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte misses the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 08:07 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver grabs the defensive rebound | 50-62 |
| 07:50 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 50-62 |
| 07:48 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence McClatcher | 50-62 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Preston (tiring) PF - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Henry Weaver (tired) 17 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Chiaramonte (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Joshua Robertson (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Jie Huang (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Antonio Stack (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:27 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver's floater is tipped away by Jie Huang | 50-62 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte pulls down the rebound | 50-62 |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Antonio Stack clanks a jumper in the lane | 50-62 |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte misses the tip | 50-62 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte tips it home | 50-64 |
| 06:41 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-64 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson snags the defensive board | 50-64 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Melvin Phillips is called for the reach on Keith Jones - foul #2 on Melvin Phillips, team foul #10 | 50-64 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield (SG), William Harned (SF), Harry Gilyard (PF), Billy Bryant (C) Lawrence McClatcher, Richard Preston, James Johnson, Henry Weaver | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (PG), Jonah Maness (PF), William Roberts (C) Richard Chiaramonte, Jie Huang, Antonio Stack | |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 50-66 |
| 06:06 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Joshua Robertson - foul #2 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #4 | 50-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Dehart (SG), John Wolf (SF) Keith Jones, Joshua Robertson | |
| 06:06 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 50-66 |
| 06:06 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 51-66 |
| 06:06 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 3rd free throw | 52-66 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Wesley Prado buries a jump hook from close range and the foul's on William Harned - foul #1 on William Harned, team foul #11 | 52-68 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the free throw | 52-69 |
| 05:29 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-69 |
| 05:28 | Illinois | Jonah Maness pulls down the rebound | 52-69 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Wesley Prado drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-71 |
| 04:52 | West Virginia | William Harned is hacked by Wesley Prado - foul #1 on Wesley Prado, team foul #5 | 52-71 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher (PG), James Johnson (C) Melvin Phillips, Billy Bryant | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Jie Huang (PF) Wesley Prado, John Wolf, Jonah Maness | |
| 04:39 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-71 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Keith Jones misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 52-71 |
| 04:28 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher snags the defensive board | 52-71 |
| 04:26 | West Virginia | Keith Jones steals it from Paul Moorefield in the backcourt | 52-71 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Keith Jones is fouled on the floor by James Johnson - foul #4 on James Johnson, team foul #12 | 52-71 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Preston (SF) William Harned | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (SG), Antonio Stack (C) Tommy Dehart, William Roberts | |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 1st free throw | 52-72 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 52-73 |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 52-73 |
| 03:59 | West Virginia | Richard Preston tips it but misses | 52-73 |
| 03:57 | West Virginia | James Johnson tips it back up and in | 54-73 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Paul Moorefield picks off the pass by Antonio Stack | 54-73 |
| 03:37 | West Virginia | Richard Preston hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Paul Moorefield | 56-73 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence McClatcher (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Moorefield (tired) 2 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Preston (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Harry Gilyard (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Chiaramonte (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. SF - Joshua Robertson (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Jie Huang (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Antonio Stack (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Illinois | James Johnson blocks the jumper by Jie Huang | 56-73 |
| 03:22 | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard grabs the defensive rebound | 56-73 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:18 | West Virginia | Joshua Robertson is called for the reach on Lawrence McClatcher in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #6 | 56-73 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (PG), Billy Bryant (SF), Henry Weaver (C) Paul Moorefield, Richard Preston, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (PG), John Wolf (SF) Keith Jones, Joshua Robertson | |
| 02:59 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 56-73 |
| 02:57 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver tips it back up and in | 58-73 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Wesley Prado is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-73 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte snags the offensive board | 58-73 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Jie Huang drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Wesley Prado | 58-75 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 02:17 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-75 |
| 02:15 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Chiaramonte | 58-75 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte blows the wide open layup but he's hacked by Lawrence McClatcher - foul #3 on Lawrence McClatcher, team foul #13 | 58-75 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Harned (SF) Billy Bryant | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SF), Jonah Maness (PF), William Roberts (C) John Wolf, Jie Huang, Antonio Stack | |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte misses the 1st free throw | 58-75 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte makes the 2nd free throw | 58-76 |
| 01:56 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Melvin Phillips | 60-76 |
| 01:47 | Illinois | William Roberts clanks a floater in the lane | 60-76 |
| 01:45 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Lawrence McClatcher | 60-76 |
| 01:36 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver knocks in the shot from close range | 62-76 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Wesley Prado shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 62-76 |
| 01:26 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Henry Weaver | 62-76 |
| 01:19 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by William Roberts - foul #3 on William Roberts, team foul #7 | 62-76 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield (SG), Richard Preston (SF) Lawrence McClatcher, William Harned | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Dehart (SG), John Wolf (SF), Jie Huang (PF) Richard Chiaramonte, Joshua Robertson, Jonah Maness | |
| 01:19 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 63-76 |
| 01:19 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver misses the 2nd free throw | 63-76 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | Jie Huang pulls down the rebound | 63-76 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Wesley Prado hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 63-76 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | William Roberts tips it in | 63-78 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:54 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips is hacked by Jie Huang in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jie Huang, team foul #8 | 63-78 |
| 00:54 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 63-78 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | William Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 63-78 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Jie Huang can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 63-78 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Jie Huang gets the offensive rebound | 63-78 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Wesley Prado runs out the clock | 63-78 |