| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Gaunt (fresh) SG - James Wilson (fresh) SF - Richard Ingrassia (fresh) PF - Christopher Bryant (fresh) C - Michael Wynne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Michael Gregory (fresh) SG - Judson Kelch (fresh) SF - Matthew Nichols (fresh) PF - Robert Smith (fresh) C - Christopher Easley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Michael Wynne wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:51 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia misses the wide open driving attempt from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | TX State-San Marcos | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Richard Ingrassia - foul #1 on Richard Ingrassia, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | TX State-San Marcos | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:27 | TX State-San Marcos | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | William Gaunt lays it in on a nice dish by James Wilson | 4-2 |
| 19:02 | TX State-San Marcos | Robert Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Michael Wynne grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 18:42 | Illinois | William Gaunt clanks a jumper from the baseline | 4-2 |
| 18:40 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | Judson Kelch is called for the reach on James Wilson - foul #1 on Judson Kelch, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Michael Wynne blows the layup but he's hacked by Judson Kelch - foul #2 on Judson Kelch, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Wilson (PG), Clyde Lanier (SG), Tommy Hipple (SF), Stephen Smith (PF) William Gaunt, James Wilson, Richard Ingrassia, Christopher Bryant | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | William Baker (SG), Roy Hauer (PF) Judson Kelch, Robert Smith | |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Michael Wynne makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Michael Wynne makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:37 | TX State-San Marcos | Michael Gregory's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Wynne | 6-2 |
| 17:36 | TX State-San Marcos | Matthew Nichols misses the tip | 6-2 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Michael Wynne grabs the board | 6-2 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier is fouled in the backcourt by William Baker - foul #1 on William Baker, team foul #3 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Brown (C) Michael Wynne | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Joseph Grantham (SG), Albert Vancleave (SF), Eugene Stanford (C) Michael Gregory, Matthew Nichols, Christopher Easley | |
| 17:21 | Illinois | Stephen Smith hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Clyde Lanier | 8-2 |
| 17:04 | TX State-San Marcos | Eugene Stanford comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-2 |
| 17:03 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Stephen Smith | 8-2 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Stephen Smith blows the layup but he's fouled by Roy Hauer - foul #1 on Roy Hauer, team foul #4 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Gaunt (PG), James Wilson (SG) Daniel Wilson, Clyde Lanier | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Robert Smith (PF) Eugene Stanford | |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Stephen Smith misses the 1st free throw | 8-2 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Stephen Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 8-2 |
| 16:50 | TX State-San Marcos | Albert Vancleave grabs the defensive rebound | 8-2 |
| 16:33 | TX State-San Marcos | William Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-2 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | James Wilson snags the defensive board | 8-2 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | William Gaunt hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 10-2 |
| 16:00 | TX State-San Marcos | Joseph Grantham misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 10-2 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Stephen Smith gets the rebound | 10-2 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Gaunt (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tommy Hipple (fresh) PF - Stephen Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - William Baker (fresh) SG - Joseph Grantham (fresh) SF - Albert Vancleave (fresh) PF - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roy Hauer (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Illinois | Stephen Smith misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-2 |
| 15:35 | TX State-San Marcos | Roy Hauer grabs the defensive rebound | 10-2 |
| 15:14 | TX State-San Marcos | Robert Smith misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #2 | 10-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Wilson (PG), Clyde Lanier (SG), Richard Ingrassia (SF), Christopher Bryant (PF), Michael Wynne (C) William Gaunt, James Wilson, Tommy Hipple, Stephen Smith, James Brown | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Michael Gregory (PG), Guillermo Rojas (SG), Matthew Nichols (SF), Christopher Easley (C) William Baker, Joseph Grantham, Albert Vancleave, Roy Hauer | |
| 15:14 | TX State-San Marcos | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 10-3 |
| 15:14 | TX State-San Marcos | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| 14:53 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson's dunk attempt is rejected by Christopher Easley | 10-4 |
| 14:52 | TX State-San Marcos | Christopher Easley pulls down the rebound | 10-4 |
| 14:38 | TX State-San Marcos | Matthew Nichols scores on a turnaround in the paint | 10-6 |
| 14:36 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Eugene Stanford (PF) Robert Smith | |
| 14:28 | TX State-San Marcos | Michael Gregory's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-6 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier is called for traveling | 10-6 |
| 13:50 | TX State-San Marcos | Matthew Nichols scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Easley | 10-9 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 10-9 |
| 13:22 | Illinois | Michael Wynne pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson is hacked by Christopher Easley - foul #1 on Christopher Easley, team foul #5 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Gaunt (PG), James Wilson (SG), Tommy Hipple (SF), Stephen Smith (PF), James Brown (C) Daniel Wilson, Clyde Lanier, Richard Ingrassia, Christopher Bryant, Michael Wynne | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Jack Hollingsworth (PG), William Baker (SG), Joseph Grantham (SF), Albert Vancleave (PF) Michael Gregory, Guillermo Rojas, Matthew Nichols, Eugene Stanford | |
| 12:50 | Illinois | William Gaunt makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by James Brown | 12-9 |
| 12:33 | TX State-San Marcos | Jack Hollingsworth misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 12:32 | TX State-San Marcos | Christopher Easley misses the tip | 12-9 |
| 12:31 | Illinois | William Gaunt gets the rebound | 12-9 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Joseph Grantham swats the short shot by Stephen Smith | 12-9 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple tips it but misses | 12-9 |
| 12:12 | TX State-San Marcos | Joseph Grantham gets the rebound | 12-9 |
| 12:06 | TX State-San Marcos | Christopher Easley can't finish the layup | 12-9 |
| 12:04 | Illinois | Stephen Smith snags the defensive board | 12-9 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | William Gaunt misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jack Hollingsworth - foul #1 on Jack Hollingsworth, team foul #6 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Roy Hauer (PF), Eugene Stanford (C) Joseph Grantham, Christopher Easley | |
| 11:48 | Illinois | William Gaunt makes the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | William Gaunt misses the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 11:48 | TX State-San Marcos | Roy Hauer gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Gaunt (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tommy Hipple (fresh) PF - Stephen Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Jack Hollingsworth (fresh) SG - William Baker (fairly fresh) SF - Albert Vancleave (fresh) PF - Roy Hauer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eugene Stanford (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | TX State-San Marcos | William Baker is hacked by James Wilson - foul #1 on James Wilson, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Wynne (C) James Brown | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Robert Smith (PF) Albert Vancleave | |
| 11:16 | TX State-San Marcos | Tommy Hipple steals it from Robert Smith | 13-9 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | William Gaunt misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-9 |
| 11:01 | TX State-San Marcos | Roy Hauer grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 10:55 | TX State-San Marcos | Eugene Stanford is whistled for a carry | 13-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Wilson (PG), Clyde Lanier (SG), Richard Ingrassia (SF), Christopher Bryant (PF) William Gaunt, James Wilson, Tommy Hipple, Stephen Smith | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Michael Gregory (PG), Matthew Nichols (SF) Jack Hollingsworth, Robert Smith | |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson is open and scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Wynne | 15-9 |
| 10:29 | TX State-San Marcos | Eugene Stanford misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Clyde Lanier - foul #1 on Clyde Lanier, team foul #4 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Robert Smith (PF) Roy Hauer | |
| 10:29 | TX State-San Marcos | Eugene Stanford misses the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 10:29 | TX State-San Marcos | Eugene Stanford makes the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Robert Smith steals it from Daniel Wilson in the backcourt | 15-10 |
| 10:19 | TX State-San Marcos | Richard Ingrassia is called for the reach on Matthew Nichols - foul #2 on Richard Ingrassia, team foul #5 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Hipple (SF) Richard Ingrassia | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Joseph Grantham (SG), Albert Vancleave (C) William Baker, Eugene Stanford | |
| 09:59 | TX State-San Marcos | Michael Gregory misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-10 |
| 09:57 | TX State-San Marcos | Albert Vancleave grabs the offensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 09:45 | TX State-San Marcos | Tommy Hipple steps in front of the Albert Vancleave pass | 15-10 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple is fouled on the floor by Matthew Nichols - foul #1 on Matthew Nichols, team foul #7 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Gaunt (PG), James Wilson (SG), James Brown (C) Daniel Wilson, Clyde Lanier, Michael Wynne | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Jack Hollingsworth (PG), Christopher Easley (C) Michael Gregory, Matthew Nichols | |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple makes the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple misses the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 09:40 | TX State-San Marcos | Albert Vancleave grabs the board | 16-10 |
| 09:27 | TX State-San Marcos | Jack Hollingsworth blows the layup | 16-10 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant pulls down the rebound | 16-10 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Christopher Easley picks off the pass by William Gaunt | 16-10 |
| 08:45 | TX State-San Marcos | Jack Hollingsworth misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-10 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant snags the defensive board | 16-10 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | William Gaunt is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Hollingsworth - foul #2 on Jack Hollingsworth, team foul #8 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clyde Lanier (SG), Stephen Smith (PF) James Wilson, Christopher Bryant | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Michael Gregory (PG), Guillermo Rojas (SG), Matthew Nichols (SF), Roy Hauer (PF), Eugene Stanford (C) Jack Hollingsworth, Joseph Grantham, Albert Vancleave, Robert Smith, Christopher Easley | |
| 08:41 | Illinois | William Gaunt makes the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | William Gaunt makes the 2nd free throw | 18-10 |
| 08:30 | TX State-San Marcos | Guillermo Rojas misses short on a shot from the left side | 18-10 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Stephen Smith gets the rebound | 18-10 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | William Gaunt is hacked by Guillermo Rojas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Guillermo Rojas, team foul #9 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Wynne (C) James Brown | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | | |
| 08:27 | Illinois | William Gaunt misses the 1st free throw | 18-10 |
| 08:27 | TX State-San Marcos | Guillermo Rojas grabs the board | 18-10 |
| 08:06 | TX State-San Marcos | Matthew Nichols hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Clyde Lanier - foul #2 on Clyde Lanier, team foul #6 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Wilson (PG), James Wilson (SG) William Gaunt, Clyde Lanier | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | | |
| 08:06 | TX State-San Marcos | Matthew Nichols makes the free throw | 18-13 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple blows the layup but the foul's on Roy Hauer - foul #2 on Roy Hauer, team foul #10 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Robert Smith (PF), Christopher Easley (C) Roy Hauer, Eugene Stanford | |
| 07:44 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple makes the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple misses the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 07:44 | TX State-San Marcos | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 19-13 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tommy Hipple (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Wynne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Michael Gregory (fairly fresh) SG - Guillermo Rojas (fresh) SF - Matthew Nichols (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Easley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | TX State-San Marcos | Matthew Nichols's pass is intercepted by Stephen Smith | 19-13 |
| 07:26 | Illinois | James Wilson is hacked by Guillermo Rojas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Guillermo Rojas, team foul #11 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Brown (C) Michael Wynne | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | William Baker (SG) Guillermo Rojas | |
| 07:26 | Illinois | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 07:26 | Illinois | James Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-13 |
| 07:24 | TX State-San Marcos | James Wilson steps in front of the Michael Gregory pass in the backcourt | 21-13 |
| 07:22 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple can't throw it down | 21-13 |
| 07:20 | Illinois | James Wilson grabs the offensive board | 21-13 |
| 07:12 | Illinois | James Brown misses the floater from the right block | 21-13 |
| 07:11 | TX State-San Marcos | Christopher Easley gets the rebound | 21-13 |
| 07:07 | TX State-San Marcos | Michael Gregory comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-13 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | James Wilson gets the rebound | 21-13 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Gregory - foul #1 on Michael Gregory, team foul #12 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Bryant (PF) Stephen Smith | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | | |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 22-13 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-13 |
| 06:47 | TX State-San Marcos | Michael Gregory drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-16 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Tommy Hipple | 26-16 |
| 06:17 | TX State-San Marcos | Tommy Hipple is called for the reach on Matthew Nichols - foul #1 on Tommy Hipple, team foul #7 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Gaunt (PG), Michael Wynne (C) Daniel Wilson, James Brown | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Albert Vancleave (PF), Eugene Stanford (C) Robert Smith, Christopher Easley | |
| 06:17 | TX State-San Marcos | Matthew Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 26-16 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | Michael Wynne gets the rebound | 26-16 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Albert Vancleave steals it from Tommy Hipple | 26-16 |
| 05:48 | TX State-San Marcos | Michael Gregory is whistled for a carry | 26-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Smith (PF) Christopher Bryant | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Joseph Grantham (SG), Christopher Easley (C) William Baker, Matthew Nichols | |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Stephen Smith lays it up and in on a great pass from William Gaunt | 28-16 |
| 05:24 | TX State-San Marcos | Joseph Grantham drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Michael Gregory | 28-18 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Stephen Smith makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Tommy Hipple and he's fouled by Christopher Easley - foul #2 on Christopher Easley, team foul #13 | 30-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | William Baker (PG), Matthew Nichols (SF), Robert Smith (PF) Michael Gregory, Eugene Stanford, Christopher Easley | |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Stephen Smith makes the free throw | 31-18 |
| 05:03 | TX State-San Marcos | Tommy Hipple takes the ball from Robert Smith | 31-18 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple can't finish the layup | 31-18 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Stephen Smith tips it home | 33-18 |
| 04:32 | TX State-San Marcos | Albert Vancleave misses short on a floater from the left wing | 33-18 |
| 04:31 | TX State-San Marcos | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Smith | 33-18 |
| 04:21 | TX State-San Marcos | Robert Smith comes up short on the floater in the lane | 33-18 |
| 04:20 | TX State-San Marcos | Albert Vancleave misses the tip | 33-18 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | William Gaunt gets the rebound | 33-18 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | William Gaunt can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right side | 33-18 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | James Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 33-18 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Stephen Smith can't finish the layup | 33-18 |
| 03:46 | TX State-San Marcos | Matthew Nichols snags the defensive board | 33-18 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Gaunt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Wilson (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Hipple (tired) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Stephen Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Wynne (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - William Baker (tiring) SG - Joseph Grantham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Nichols (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Vancleave (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 03:41 | TX State-San Marcos | Albert Vancleave misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Michael Wynne - foul #1 on Michael Wynne, team foul #8 | 33-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Wilson (PG), Clyde Lanier (SG), Richard Ingrassia (SF), Christopher Bryant (PF), James Brown (C) William Gaunt, James Wilson, Tommy Hipple, Stephen Smith, Michael Wynne | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Jack Hollingsworth (PG), Judson Kelch (SG), Roy Hauer (PF), Eugene Stanford (C) William Baker, Joseph Grantham, Matthew Nichols, Robert Smith | |
| 03:41 | TX State-San Marcos | Albert Vancleave makes the 1st free throw | 33-19 |
| 03:41 | TX State-San Marcos | Albert Vancleave makes the 2nd free throw | 33-20 |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Eugene Stanford is called for the reach on Daniel Wilson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eugene Stanford, team foul #14 | 33-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Christopher Easley (C) Albert Vancleave | |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 34-20 |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-20 |
| 03:39 | TX State-San Marcos | Roy Hauer grabs the board | 34-20 |
| 03:21 | TX State-San Marcos | Roy Hauer is hacked by Daniel Wilson - foul #1 on Daniel Wilson, team foul #9 | 34-20 |
| 03:21 | TX State-San Marcos | Roy Hauer makes the 1st free throw | 34-21 |
| 03:21 | TX State-San Marcos | Roy Hauer makes the 2nd free throw | 34-22 |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Clyde Lanier | 37-22 |
| 02:32 | TX State-San Marcos | Judson Kelch scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jack Hollingsworth | 37-24 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Gaunt (PG) Daniel Wilson | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Guillermo Rojas (SG), Albert Vancleave (SF) Judson Kelch, Eugene Stanford | |
| 02:12 | TX State-San Marcos | Albert Vancleave drills a floater from the left block | 37-26 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | William Gaunt is hacked by Guillermo Rojas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Guillermo Rojas, team foul #15 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Wynne (C) James Brown | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Michael Gregory (PG), Judson Kelch (SG) Jack Hollingsworth, Guillermo Rojas | |
| 02:10 | Illinois | William Gaunt makes the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | William Gaunt misses the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 02:10 | TX State-San Marcos | Roy Hauer pulls down the rebound | 38-26 |
| 02:04 | TX State-San Marcos | Judson Kelch clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-26 |
| 02:03 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia gets the rebound | 38-26 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier banks in the layup | 40-26 |
| 01:40 | TX State-San Marcos | Christopher Easley knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Albert Vancleave | 40-28 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | William Gaunt connects on the open shot in the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Bryant | 42-28 |
| 00:55 | TX State-San Marcos | Judson Kelch misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-28 |
| 00:54 | TX State-San Marcos | Roy Hauer tips it home | 42-30 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier blows the layup | 42-30 |
| 00:27 | TX State-San Marcos | Roy Hauer gets the rebound | 42-30 |
| 00:02 | TX State-San Marcos | Roy Hauer is whistled for a carry | 42-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Wilson (PG), James Wilson (SG), Stephen Smith (PF), James Brown (C) William Gaunt, Clyde Lanier, Christopher Bryant, Michael Wynne | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Jack Hollingsworth (PG), William Baker (SG), Joseph Grantham (SF), Robert Smith (PF), Eugene Stanford (C) Michael Gregory, Judson Kelch, Albert Vancleave, Roy Hauer, Christopher Easley | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 42-30 |