| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wesley Prado (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tommy Dehart (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Wolf (fresh) PF - Jie Huang (fresh) 8 pts. C - William Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Ralph Despres (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Hose (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyrone Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jay Macpherson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Reinhart (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | John Wolf inbounds the ball | 39-26 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:56 | Illinois | Wesley Prado is hacked by Ralph Despres in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ralph Despres, team foul #1 | 39-26 |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Jie Huang is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Wesley Prado | 42-26 |
| 19:14 | Kentucky | John Wolf is called for the reach on Jay Macpherson - foul #2 on John Wolf, team foul #1 | 42-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeremy Hansen (PF) Jay Macpherson | |
| 18:58 | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell is whistled for traveling | 42-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Jonah Maness (PF), Antonio Stack (C) Tommy Dehart, John Wolf, Jie Huang, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Robert Shaw (C) Ralph Despres, Joseph Reinhart | |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Antonio Stack throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-26 |
| 18:37 | Kentucky | Graham Strong can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-26 |
| 18:35 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Hose | 42-26 |
| 18:15 | Kentucky | Joseph Hose misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-26 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Jonah Maness gets the rebound | 42-26 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Antonio Stack makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Wesley Prado | 44-26 |
| 18:01 | Kentucky | Richard Chiaramonte steals the ball from Tyrone Powell in the backcourt | 44-26 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Tommy Dehart (SG), John Wolf (SF), Jie Huang (PF), William Roberts (C) Wesley Prado, Richard Chiaramonte, Joshua Robertson, Jonah Maness, Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ralph Despres (PG), John Jackson (SG), Robert Adkins (SF), Jay Macpherson (PF), Joseph Reinhart (C) Graham Strong, Joseph Hose, Tyrone Powell, Jeremy Hansen, Robert Shaw | |
| 17:39 | Kentucky | Robert Adkins is hacked by Jie Huang in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jie Huang, team foul #2 | 44-26 |
| 17:20 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart knocks in the jumper from the left block and he's fouled by John Wolf - foul #3 on John Wolf, team foul #3 | 44-28 |
| 17:20 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart makes the free throw | 44-29 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jay Macpherson - foul #1 on Jay Macpherson, team foul #2 | 44-29 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the 1st free throw | 45-29 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 46-29 |
| 17:05 | Kentucky | Robert Adkins is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Adkins, team foul #3 | 46-29 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | William Roberts comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by John Jackson - foul #2 on John Jackson, team foul #4 | 46-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SF) John Wolf | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matt Thornton (PG) Ralph Despres | |
| 16:56 | Illinois | William Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 46-29 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | William Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 47-29 |
| 16:38 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart connects on the shot from the right side | 47-31 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart misses short on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by John Jackson - foul #3 on John Jackson, team foul #5 | 47-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (PG), Antonio Stack (C) Keith Jones, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Joseph Hose (SG), Tyrone Powell (SF) Matt Thornton, John Jackson, Robert Adkins | |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart makes the 1st free throw | 48-31 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart makes the 2nd free throw | 49-31 |
| 15:56 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart is open but comes up short on the shot from the right side | 49-31 |
| 15:54 | Kentucky | Joseph Hose hits the follow up shot | 49-33 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wesley Prado (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Tommy Dehart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joshua Robertson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Jie Huang (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. C - Antonio Stack (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Graham Strong (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Hose (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyrone Powell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jay Macpherson (tiring) 2 pts. C - Joseph Reinhart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Jie Huang blows the wide open layup | 49-33 |
| 15:37 | Illinois | Jie Huang grabs the offensive rebound | 49-33 |
| 15:28 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-33 |
| 15:27 | Kentucky | Joseph Hose grabs the board | 49-33 |
| 15:25 | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Jonah Maness (PF), William Roberts (C) Joshua Robertson, Jie Huang, Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ralph Despres (PG), John Jackson (SG), Robert Adkins (SF), Jeremy Hansen (PF), Robert Shaw (C) Graham Strong, Joseph Hose, Tyrone Powell, Jay Macpherson, Joseph Reinhart | |
| 15:18 | Illinois | William Roberts is whistled for traveling | 49-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG) Wesley Prado | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 14:55 | Kentucky | John Jackson blows the layup but he's fouled by Tommy Dehart - foul #2 on Tommy Dehart, team foul #4 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Wolf (SF) Tommy Dehart | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 14:55 | Kentucky | John Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 49-34 |
| 14:55 | Kentucky | John Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-35 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | William Roberts snags the offensive board | 49-35 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Robert Adkins takes the ball from Keith Jones | 49-35 |
| 14:12 | Kentucky | John Jackson connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Robert Adkins | 49-37 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte is fouled in the backcourt by John Jackson - foul #4 on John Jackson, team foul #6 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (PG), Tommy Dehart (SG), Jie Huang (PF), Antonio Stack (C) Keith Jones, Richard Chiaramonte, Jonah Maness, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Joseph Hose (SG), Tyrone Powell (SF), Joseph Reinhart (C) Ralph Despres, John Jackson, Robert Adkins, Robert Shaw | |
| 14:05 | Illinois | Antonio Stack hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Hose - foul #1 on Joseph Hose, team foul #7 | 49-37 |
| 14:05 | Illinois | Antonio Stack misses the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 14:05 | Illinois | Antonio Stack makes the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 13:49 | Kentucky | Graham Strong drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Tyrone Powell | 50-40 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Jie Huang knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Wesley Prado and the foul's on Jeremy Hansen - foul #3 on Jeremy Hansen, team foul #8 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SF) John Wolf | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jay Macpherson (PF) Jeremy Hansen | |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the free throw | 53-40 |
| 13:11 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Jie Huang - foul #4 on Jie Huang, team foul #5 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Roberts (C) Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matt Thornton (PG), John Jackson (SG) Graham Strong, Joseph Hose | |
| 13:11 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart misses the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 13:11 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Jie Huang can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from the baseline | 53-41 |
| 12:54 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart gets the rebound | 53-41 |
| 12:25 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-43 |
| 12:21 | Illinois | Tyrone Powell takes the ball from Tommy Dehart in the backcourt | 53-43 |
| 12:01 | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 53-43 |
| 11:59 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Tyrone Powell | 53-43 |
| 11:38 | Kentucky | John Jackson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 53-43 |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Jie Huang snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wesley Prado (tiring) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Tommy Dehart (tired) 4 pts. SF - Joshua Robertson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Jie Huang (tired) 16 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - William Roberts (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Matt Thornton (fairly fresh) SG - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Tyrone Powell (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jay Macpherson (tired) 2 pts. C - Joseph Reinhart (tired) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart is hacked by Jay Macpherson - foul #2 on Jay Macpherson, team foul #9 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Jonah Maness (PF), Antonio Stack (C) Wesley Prado, Joshua Robertson, Jie Huang, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Ralph Despres (SG), Robert Adkins (SF), Jeremy Hansen (PF), Robert Shaw (C) Matt Thornton, John Jackson, Tyrone Powell, Jay Macpherson, Joseph Reinhart | |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart misses the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 11:18 | Kentucky | Ralph Despres snags the defensive board | 54-43 |
| 10:56 | Kentucky | Graham Strong misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-43 |
| 10:54 | Illinois | Jonah Maness pulls down the rebound | 54-43 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Tommy Dehart and he's fouled by Graham Strong - foul #1 on Graham Strong, team foul #10 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Wolf (SF) Tommy Dehart | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 10:48 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte makes the free throw | 57-43 |
| 10:31 | Kentucky | John Wolf is called for the reach on Robert Adkins - foul #4 on John Wolf, team foul #6 | 57-43 |
| 10:13 | Kentucky | Graham Strong buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Shaw | 57-46 |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Keith Jones misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jeremy Hansen - foul #4 on Jeremy Hansen, team foul #11 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Hose (SG) Graham Strong | |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 09:49 | Kentucky | Joseph Hose hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-46 |
| 09:48 | Kentucky | Jeremy Hansen grabs the offensive board | 59-46 |
| 09:24 | Kentucky | Robert Adkins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-46 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte pulls down the rebound | 59-46 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte is hacked by Joseph Hose in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Hose, team foul #12 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (PG), Joshua Robertson (SF) Keith Jones, John Wolf | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), John Jackson (SG), Tyrone Powell (SF), Joseph Reinhart (C) Ralph Despres, Joseph Hose, Robert Adkins, Robert Shaw | |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte misses the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 09:19 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart grabs the defensive rebound | 60-46 |
| 08:53 | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell loses the ball out of bounds | 60-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Dehart (SG), Jie Huang (PF), William Roberts (C) Richard Chiaramonte, Jonah Maness, Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:37 | Illinois | William Roberts hits a jump hook in the paint | 62-46 |
| 08:11 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-46 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Jie Huang snags the defensive board | 62-46 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Graham Strong is called for the reach on Wesley Prado in the backcourt - foul #2 on Graham Strong, team foul #13 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Wolf (SF), Antonio Stack (C) Tommy Dehart, Joshua Robertson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ralph Despres (PG), Joseph Hose (SG), Robert Adkins (SF), Jay Macpherson (PF), Robert Shaw (C) Graham Strong, John Jackson, Tyrone Powell, Jeremy Hansen, Joseph Reinhart | |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the 2nd free throw | 64-46 |
| 07:43 | Kentucky | Robert Adkins misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 64-46 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Antonio Stack pulls down the rebound | 64-46 |
| 07:32 | Illinois | Wesley Prado knocks in the runner in the paint | 66-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wesley Prado (tiring) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Roberts (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Wolf (tiring) 4 pf. PF - Jie Huang (tired) 16 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Antonio Stack (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Ralph Despres (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Hose (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Adkins (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jay Macpherson (tired) 2 pts. C - Robert Shaw (tiring) | |
| 07:30 | Kentucky | Robert Adkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Richard Chiaramonte (SG), Jonah Maness (PF) Wesley Prado, William Roberts, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matt Thornton (PG) Ralph Despres | |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Jonah Maness is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 66-46 |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Jonah Maness hits the follow up shot | 68-46 |
| 06:52 | Kentucky | Joseph Hose misses long on a floater from the right wing | 68-46 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Antonio Stack gets the rebound | 68-46 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 70-46 |
| 06:46 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Dehart (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), William Roberts (C) Richard Chiaramonte, John Wolf, Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), John Jackson (SG), Jeremy Hansen (PF), Joseph Reinhart (C) Matt Thornton, Joseph Hose, Jay Macpherson, Robert Shaw | |
| 06:20 | Kentucky | John Jackson buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Reinhart and he's fouled by Tommy Dehart - foul #3 on Tommy Dehart, team foul #7 | 70-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (PF) Jonah Maness | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell (SF) Robert Adkins | |
| 06:20 | Kentucky | John Jackson misses the free throw | 70-48 |
| 06:20 | Illinois | William Roberts gets the rebound | 70-48 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart loses the ball out of bounds | 70-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ralph Despres (PG) Tyrone Powell | |
| 05:47 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 70-48 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson grabs the board | 70-48 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (PG), Antonio Stack (C) Tommy Dehart, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell (SF) Graham Strong | |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Keith Jones misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 70-48 |
| 05:36 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Tyrone Powell | 70-48 |
| 05:17 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart is fouled on the floor by Antonio Stack - foul #1 on Antonio Stack, team foul #8 | 70-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonah Maness (PF) Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jay Macpherson (PF) Jeremy Hansen | |
| 05:17 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart makes the 1st free throw | 70-49 |
| 05:17 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart misses the 2nd free throw | 70-49 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Antonio Stack snags the defensive board | 70-49 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Keith Jones misses the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by John Jackson - foul #5 on John Jackson, team foul #14 | 70-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (SF) Joshua Robertson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Adkins (SG), Robert Shaw (C) John Jackson, Joseph Reinhart | |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Keith Jones misses the 1st free throw | 70-49 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 71-49 |
| 04:39 | Kentucky | Robert Adkins is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Tyrone Powell | 71-52 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Antonio Stack clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 71-52 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Wesley Prado snags the offensive board | 71-52 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Antonio Stack is hacked by Tyrone Powell - foul #1 on Tyrone Powell, team foul #15 | 71-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Dehart (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Jie Huang (PF) Keith Jones, Richard Chiaramonte, Jonah Maness | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Joseph Hose (SG), Jeremy Hansen (PF), Joseph Reinhart (C) Ralph Despres, Tyrone Powell, Jay Macpherson, Robert Shaw | |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Antonio Stack makes the 1st free throw | 72-52 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Antonio Stack makes the 2nd free throw | 73-52 |
| 03:48 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart clanks a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Joshua Robertson - foul #1 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #9 | 73-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Roberts (C) Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell (SF) Robert Adkins | |
| 03:48 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart misses the 1st free throw | 73-52 |
| 03:48 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart makes the 2nd free throw | 73-53 |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Tyrone Powell - foul #2 on Tyrone Powell, team foul #16 | 73-53 |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson misses the 1st free throw | 73-53 |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson misses the 2nd free throw | 73-53 |
| 03:28 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Joseph Reinhart | 73-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wesley Prado (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Tommy Dehart (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Robertson (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Jie Huang (tired) 16 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - William Roberts (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Graham Strong (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Hose (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyrone Powell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeremy Hansen (tired) 4 pf. C - Joseph Reinhart (tired) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Kentucky | Joshua Robertson steps in front of the Tyrone Powell pass in the backcourt | 73-53 |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson misses the lay-in | 73-53 |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson tips it back up and in | 75-53 |
| 02:57 | Kentucky | Joseph Hose is hacked by Tommy Dehart - foul #4 on Tommy Dehart, team foul #10 | 75-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (SG) Tommy Dehart | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matt Thornton (PG), Robert Adkins (SF), Robert Shaw (C) Graham Strong, Tyrone Powell, Joseph Reinhart | |
| 02:57 | Kentucky | Joseph Hose misses the 1st free throw | 75-53 |
| 02:57 | Kentucky | Joseph Hose misses the 2nd free throw | 75-53 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Jie Huang grabs the board | 75-53 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | William Roberts misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Jeremy Hansen - foul #5 on Jeremy Hansen, team foul #17 | 75-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Wolf (SF), Antonio Stack (PF) Joshua Robertson, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jay Macpherson (PF) Jeremy Hansen | |
| 02:40 | Illinois | William Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 76-53 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | William Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 76-53 |
| 02:40 | Kentucky | Robert Shaw grabs the board | 76-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:17 | Kentucky | Jay Macpherson is whistled for traveling | 76-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Tommy Dehart (SG), Jonah Maness (PF) Wesley Prado, Richard Chiaramonte, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ralph Despres (SG) Joseph Hose | |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Jonah Maness misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Jay Macpherson - foul #3 on Jay Macpherson, team foul #18 | 76-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (PG), William Roberts (C) Keith Jones, Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Hose (SG), Tyrone Powell (SF), Joseph Reinhart (C) Matt Thornton, Robert Adkins, Robert Shaw | |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Jonah Maness misses the 1st free throw | 76-53 |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Jonah Maness misses the 2nd free throw | 76-53 |
| 01:56 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart grabs the board | 76-53 |
| 01:31 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart loses the dribble to Wesley Prado | 76-53 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Wesley Prado can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ralph Despres - foul #2 on Ralph Despres, team foul #19 | 76-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (PF) Jonah Maness | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Wesley Prado misses the 1st free throw | 76-53 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the 2nd free throw | 77-53 |
| 01:06 | Kentucky | Joseph Hose is hacked by Tommy Dehart in the backcourt - foul #5 on Tommy Dehart, team foul #11 | 77-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Antonio Stack (C) Tommy Dehart | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:06 | Kentucky | Joseph Hose makes the 1st free throw | 77-54 |
| 01:06 | Kentucky | Joseph Hose makes the 2nd free throw | 77-55 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Wesley Prado is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Reinhart - foul #1 on Joseph Reinhart, team foul #20 | 77-55 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the 1st free throw | 78-55 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Wesley Prado misses the 2nd free throw | 78-55 |
| 01:04 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart pulls down the rebound | 78-55 |
| 01:01 | Kentucky | Joseph Hose is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 78-55 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Wesley Prado knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Antonio Stack | 80-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 80-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Antonio Stack is open but misses the lay-in | 80-55 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Jie Huang grabs the offensive rebound | 80-55 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Wesley Prado runs out the clock | 80-55 |