| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Shaffer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Pellerin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Lachance (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Santangelo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wesley Prado (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tommy Dehart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jie Huang (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - William Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | John Wolf inbounds the ball | 34-44 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 34-44 |
| 19:39 | Illinois | William Roberts tips it back up and in | 34-46 |
| 19:25 | Alabama | Jie Huang swats the layup by William Pellerin | 34-46 |
| 19:23 | Illinois | John Wolf grabs the board | 34-46 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | William Roberts can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by William Pellerin - foul #1 on William Pellerin, team foul #1 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | Rodney Chan (SG), Vincent Good (SF), Jamaal Widmer (C) Glenn Shaffer, Christopher Lachance, Kenneth Santangelo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (SF) John Wolf | |
| 18:55 | Illinois | William Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | William Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 18:31 | Alabama | Jie Huang denies the turnaround by William Pellerin | 34-47 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte grabs the defensive rebound | 34-47 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | William Roberts drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Tommy Dehart | 34-49 |
| 17:50 | Alabama | Vincent Good misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-49 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Jie Huang pulls down the rebound | 34-49 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Vincent Good is called for the reach on Richard Chiaramonte - foul #3 on Vincent Good, team foul #2 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer (SG), Christopher Lachance (PF) Rodney Chan, Vincent Good | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), John Wolf (SF), Jonah Maness (PF), Antonio Stack (C) Wesley Prado, Richard Chiaramonte, Jie Huang, William Roberts | |
| 17:19 | Illinois | John Wolf buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Keith Jones | 34-51 |
| 16:57 | Alabama | Richard Carter misses long on an open 3 from the left wing | 34-51 |
| 16:55 | Alabama | Jamaal Widmer grabs the offensive rebound | 34-51 |
| 16:45 | Alabama | Richard Carter hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 34-51 |
| 16:44 | Alabama | William Pellerin pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-51 |
| 16:37 | Alabama | William Pellerin buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Carter | 36-51 |
| 16:21 | Illinois | Christopher Lachance steals the ball from Tommy Dehart | 36-51 |
| 16:05 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-51 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Jonah Maness misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Richard Carter - foul #2 on Richard Carter, team foul #3 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | Rodney Chan (SG), Vincent Good (SF) Richard Carter, William Pellerin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (PG), Richard Chiaramonte (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), William Roberts (C) Keith Jones, Tommy Dehart, John Wolf, Antonio Stack | |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Jonah Maness misses the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Jonah Maness makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Glenn Shaffer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Chan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Good (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Lachance (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Jamaal Widmer (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wesley Prado (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Chiaramonte (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Joshua Robertson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jonah Maness (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - William Roberts (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Alabama | Rodney Chan loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (PF) Jonah Maness | |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Jie Huang is hacked by Christopher Lachance - foul #4 on Christopher Lachance, team foul #4 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Pellerin (PF) Christopher Lachance | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 39-52 |
| 15:11 | Alabama | Jamaal Widmer snags the defensive board | 39-52 |
| 14:57 | Alabama | Jamaal Widmer clanks a floater from the right side | 39-52 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Wesley Prado | 39-52 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | William Roberts throws it down on a great pass from Wesley Prado and he's fouled by Jamaal Widmer - foul #3 on Jamaal Widmer, team foul #5 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Carter (PG) Rodney Chan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (SG) Richard Chiaramonte | |
| 14:37 | Illinois | William Roberts makes the free throw | 39-55 |
| 14:33 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Robertson - foul #4 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #1 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Wolf (SF), Antonio Stack (C) Joshua Robertson, William Roberts | |
| 14:19 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Carter | 41-55 |
| 14:04 | Illinois | Wesley Prado misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Glenn Shaffer - foul #1 on Glenn Shaffer, team foul #6 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Alabama | Rodney Chan (SG), Kenneth Santangelo (C) Glenn Shaffer, Jamaal Widmer | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:04 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 14:04 | Illinois | Wesley Prado misses the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| 14:04 | Alabama | William Pellerin grabs the board | 41-56 |
| 13:47 | Alabama | Richard Carter misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-56 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Keith Jones grabs the board | 41-56 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by John Wolf | 41-58 |
| 13:27 | Alabama | Richard Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-58 |
| 13:26 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Santangelo | 41-58 |
| 13:13 | Alabama | William Pellerin double dribbles | 41-58 |
| Subs | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer (SG), Christopher Lachance (PF), Jamaal Widmer (C) Rodney Chan, William Pellerin, Kenneth Santangelo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Jonah Maness (PF), William Roberts (C) Keith Jones, John Wolf, Jie Huang, Antonio Stack | |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Wesley Prado misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-58 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | William Roberts tips it but misses | 41-58 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Wesley Prado tips it back up and in | 41-60 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 12:40 | Alabama | William Roberts takes the ball from Christopher Lachance | 41-60 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | William Roberts misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 41-60 |
| 12:26 | Alabama | Jamaal Widmer gets the rebound | 41-60 |
| 12:20 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Wesley Prado - foul #2 on Wesley Prado, team foul #2 | 41-60 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Pellerin (SF), Kenneth Santangelo (C) Richard Carter, Jamaal Widmer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Dehart (SG) Richard Chiaramonte | |
| 12:20 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer makes the 1st free throw | 42-60 |
| 12:20 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 43-60 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Wesley Prado travels with the ball | 43-60 |
| Subs | Alabama | Rodney Chan (SG) William Pellerin | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 11:46 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-60 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Glenn Shaffer (tiring) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Chan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Good (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Lachance (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Kenneth Santangelo (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wesley Prado (tiring) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Tommy Dehart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Robertson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Jonah Maness (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - William Roberts (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Wesley Prado buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-63 |
| 11:22 | Alabama | Rodney Chan drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-63 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 48-63 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart can't tip it in | 48-63 |
| 11:04 | Alabama | Vincent Good pulls down the rebound | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 10:46 | Alabama | Rodney Chan misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-63 |
| 10:44 | Alabama | Vincent Good tips it back up and in | 50-63 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Wesley Prado can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Rodney Chan - foul #3 on Rodney Chan, team foul #7 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Carter (PG), William Pellerin (SF), Jamaal Widmer (C) Glenn Shaffer, Rodney Chan, Kenneth Santangelo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Jie Huang (PF), Antonio Stack (C) Tommy Dehart, Joshua Robertson, Jonah Maness, William Roberts | |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| 10:16 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Wesley Prado - foul #3 on Wesley Prado, team foul #3 | 50-65 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Dehart (SG) Wesley Prado | |
| 10:16 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance makes the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 10:16 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance makes the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Antonio Stack hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Keith Jones | 52-67 |
| 09:44 | Alabama | William Pellerin misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-67 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Jie Huang pulls down the rebound | 52-67 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Antonio Stack | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 09:23 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance is hacked by Keith Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Keith Jones, team foul #4 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer (SG) Christopher Lachance | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Wolf (SF) Richard Chiaramonte | |
| 09:11 | Alabama | William Pellerin misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-69 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Keith Jones gets the rebound | 52-69 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Jie Huang drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Keith Jones and he's fouled by Vincent Good - foul #4 on Vincent Good, team foul #8 | 52-71 |
| Subs | Alabama | Christopher Lachance (PF) Vincent Good | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the free throw | 52-72 |
| 08:52 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer is fouled in the backcourt by Tommy Dehart - foul #4 on Tommy Dehart, team foul #5 | 52-72 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SF) John Wolf | |
| 08:37 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance is hacked by Jie Huang - foul #1 on Jie Huang, team foul #6 | 52-72 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Santangelo (C) Jamaal Widmer | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Roberts (C) Antonio Stack | |
| 08:27 | Alabama | Kenneth Santangelo misses the wide open floater from the baseline | 52-72 |
| 08:25 | Alabama | Kenneth Santangelo grabs the offensive rebound | 52-72 |
| 08:20 | Alabama | Kenneth Santangelo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-72 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jamaal Widmer (C) Kenneth Santangelo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (PG) Keith Jones | |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Wesley Prado throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-72 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (SG), Jonah Maness (PF) Tommy Dehart, Jie Huang | |
| 08:09 | Alabama | William Pellerin is hacked by Wesley Prado in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wesley Prado, team foul #7 | 52-72 |
| Subs | Alabama | Rodney Chan (SG) Richard Carter | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:09 | Alabama | William Pellerin makes the 1st free throw | 53-72 |
| 08:09 | Alabama | William Pellerin makes the 2nd free throw | 54-72 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Christopher Lachance takes the ball from Richard Chiaramonte | 54-72 |
| 07:51 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-72 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Carter (PG), Vincent Good (SG), Kenneth Santangelo (C) Glenn Shaffer, Rodney Chan, Jamaal Widmer | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Wolf (SF) Joshua Robertson | |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Wesley Prado knocks in the floater from the left block set up by John Wolf | 54-74 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Carter (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vincent Good (tiring) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - William Pellerin (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Lachance (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Kenneth Santangelo (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wesley Prado (tiring) 21 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Chiaramonte (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - John Wolf (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonah Maness (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - William Roberts (tiring) 17 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-74 |
| Subs | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer (SG), Jamaal Widmer (C) Christopher Lachance, Kenneth Santangelo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Antonio Stack (C) William Roberts | |
| 07:15 | Illinois | William Pellerin is called for the reach on John Wolf - foul #2 on William Pellerin, team foul #9 | 54-74 |
| Subs | Alabama | Christopher Lachance (PF), Kenneth Santangelo (C) Richard Carter, Jamaal Widmer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Tommy Dehart (SG), Jie Huang (PF) Wesley Prado, Richard Chiaramonte, Jonah Maness | |
| 07:15 | Illinois | John Wolf makes the 1st free throw | 54-75 |
| 07:15 | Illinois | John Wolf makes the 2nd free throw | 54-76 |
| 06:58 | Alabama | The jump hook by Vincent Good is blocked by Jie Huang | 54-76 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Jie Huang grabs the defensive rebound | 54-76 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart misses short on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Christopher Lachance - foul #5 on Christopher Lachance, team foul #10 | 54-76 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Carter (PG), Rodney Chan (SG), Jamaal Widmer (C) Glenn Shaffer, Christopher Lachance, Kenneth Santangelo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SF) John Wolf | |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart makes the 1st free throw | 54-77 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart makes the 2nd free throw | 54-78 |
| 06:30 | Alabama | The short jumper by Jamaal Widmer is denied by Antonio Stack | 54-78 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Jie Huang gets the rebound | 54-78 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | Keith Jones misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-78 |
| 06:23 | Alabama | Rodney Chan gets the rebound | 54-78 |
| 06:19 | Alabama | Rodney Chan hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-78 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Antonio Stack gets the rebound | 54-78 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Keith Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-78 |
| 06:05 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-78 |
| Subs | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer (SG), Kenneth Santangelo (C) Rodney Chan, Jamaal Widmer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (SG), John Wolf (SF), Jonah Maness (PF), William Roberts (C) Tommy Dehart, Joshua Robertson, Jie Huang, Antonio Stack | |
| 05:44 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer banks in the layup | 56-78 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | John Wolf is fouled on the floor by Vincent Good - foul #5 on Vincent Good, team foul #11 | 56-78 |
| Subs | Alabama | Rodney Chan (SG), Nicolas Hunt (SF), Jamaal Widmer (C) Richard Carter, Vincent Good, Kenneth Santangelo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (PG) Keith Jones | |
| 05:23 | Illinois | John Wolf misses the 1st free throw | 56-78 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | John Wolf makes the 2nd free throw | 56-79 |
| 05:13 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-79 |
| 05:12 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer tips it home | 58-79 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Glenn Shaffer steals the ball from Jonah Maness | 58-79 |
| 04:52 | Alabama | Rodney Chan misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 58-79 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte gets the rebound | 58-79 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte banks in the layup on a great pass from Wesley Prado | 58-81 |
| 04:27 | Alabama | Wesley Prado takes the ball from Glenn Shaffer | 58-81 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Wesley Prado slams it home | 58-83 |
| 04:20 | Alabama | Rodney Chan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-83 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Carter (PG), Kenneth Santangelo (C) Rodney Chan, Jamaal Widmer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Tommy Dehart (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Jie Huang (PF), Antonio Stack (C) Wesley Prado, Richard Chiaramonte, John Wolf, Jonah Maness, William Roberts | |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Keith Jones hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Tommy Dehart | 58-85 |
| 03:41 | Alabama | Kenneth Santangelo misses short on a floater from the left wing | 58-85 |
| 03:40 | Alabama | William Pellerin tips it back up and in | 60-85 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Carter (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Glenn Shaffer (tiring) 22 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicolas Hunt (fairly fresh) PF - William Pellerin (tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Santangelo (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Tommy Dehart (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joshua Robertson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Jie Huang (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. C - Antonio Stack (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:22 | Illinois | Keith Jones drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Jie Huang and he's hacked by Kenneth Santangelo - foul #1 on Kenneth Santangelo, team foul #12 | 60-87 |
| Subs | Alabama | Rodney Chan (SG), Jamaal Widmer (C) Glenn Shaffer, Kenneth Santangelo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (PG) Tommy Dehart | |
| 03:22 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the free throw | 60-88 |
| 03:15 | Alabama | Rodney Chan misses the 3 from straight away | 60-88 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Wesley Prado gets the rebound | 60-88 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Keith Jones misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 60-88 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Jones | 60-88 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:45 | Illinois | William Pellerin takes the ball from Jie Huang | 60-88 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 02:29 | Alabama | Rodney Chan misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-88 |
| 02:28 | Illinois | Wesley Prado gets the rebound | 60-88 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Keith Jones knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Wesley Prado | 60-90 |
| 02:10 | Alabama | William Pellerin hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-90 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Antonio Stack misses long on a jumper from the right block | 63-90 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Jie Huang tips it home | 63-92 |
| 01:38 | Alabama | Joshua Robertson is called for the reach on Rodney Chan - foul #5 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #8 | 63-92 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Santangelo (C) Jamaal Widmer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Dehart (SG), John Wolf (SF), William Roberts (C) Keith Jones, Joshua Robertson, Antonio Stack | |
| 01:38 | Alabama | Rodney Chan makes the 1st free throw | 64-92 |
| 01:38 | Alabama | Rodney Chan makes the 2nd free throw | 65-92 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Wesley Prado lays it in on a great pass from Tommy Dehart | 65-94 |
| 01:12 | Alabama | Richard Carter is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Richard Carter, team foul #13 | 65-94 |
| Subs | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer (SG) Rodney Chan | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Jie Huang can't connect on a runner in the lane | 65-94 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Wesley Prado snags the offensive board | 65-94 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:29 | Illinois | John Wolf is hacked by Nicolas Hunt - foul #1 on Nicolas Hunt, team foul #14 | 65-94 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | John Wolf makes the 1st free throw | 65-95 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | John Wolf makes the 2nd free throw | 65-96 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama 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 (+3) | |
| 00:23 | Alabama | Wesley Prado steals it from Kenneth Santangelo | 65-96 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Wesley Prado runs out the clock | 65-96 |