| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Ted Pack (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Angel Lombardi (fresh) SF - James Cobb (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Drazen Zedian (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Forrester (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ernest Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Blackwell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick McCorrison (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Larry Stanley (fresh) 4 reb. C - David White (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 30-26 |
| 19:43 | Mississippi | David Forrester snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi | David Forrester can't finish the layup but he's hacked by David White - foul #1 on David White, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi | David Forrester makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi | David Forrester makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-26 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | Ernest Miller tips it back up and in | 32-28 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi | David White steals it from Ted Pack | 32-28 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Larry Stanley buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Scott Blackwell and the foul's on Drazen Zedian - foul #3 on Drazen Zedian, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Romaine (PF) Drazen Zedian | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG), Jack Robinson (SG), Mario Klingbeil (SF), Robert Moralez (C) Ernest Miller, Scott Blackwell, Patrick McCorrison, David White | |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Larry Stanley makes the free throw | 32-31 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi | Ted Pack throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Golden (PF) Larry Stanley | |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Robert Moralez misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Nicholas Romaine - foul #1 on Nicholas Romaine, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bryan Towers (SG) Angel Lombardi | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Robert Moralez makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Robert Moralez makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi | Ted Pack misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Anthony Golden pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | Jack Robinson makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Leon Hall | 32-36 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi | Ted Pack is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Ted Pack, team foul #3 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (PG), Joseph Walborn (C) Ted Pack, David Forrester | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Miller (PG), Scott Blackwell (SG), Patrick McCorrison (SF), Larry Stanley (PF) Leon Hall, Jack Robinson, Mario Klingbeil, Anthony Golden | |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi | Bryan Towers grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 16:23 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Scott Blackwell | 32-36 |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Robert Moralez misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 32-36 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi | Nicholas Romaine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi (SG) Bryan Towers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (SG), Mario Klingbeil (SF), David White (C) Scott Blackwell, Patrick McCorrison, Robert Moralez | |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Jack Robinson can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Dwight Ray - foul #1 on Dwight Ray, team foul #4 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Oppenheim (SF), Drazen Zedian (PF) James Cobb, Nicholas Romaine | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Golden (PF) Larry Stanley | |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Jack Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Jack Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dwight Ray (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Angel Lombardi (fresh) SF - James Oppenheim (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Drazen Zedian (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Walborn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ernest Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Klingbeil (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Golden (fresh) 2 reb. C - David White (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:18 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 34-37 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Jack Robinson can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Walborn - foul #1 on Joseph Walborn, team foul #5 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ted Pack (PG), David Forrester (C) Dwight Ray, Joseph Walborn | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG), Patrick McCorrison (SF) Ernest Miller, Mario Klingbeil | |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Jack Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Jack Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim's fadeaway is rejected by Patrick McCorrison | 34-39 |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Anthony Golden grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Angel Lombardi is called for the reach on Patrick McCorrison - foul #2 on Angel Lombardi, team foul #6 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (SG), Mario Klingbeil (SF), Larry Stanley (PF), Robert Moralez (C) Jack Robinson, Patrick McCorrison, Anthony Golden, David White | |
| 13:57 | Illinois | Robert Moralez buries a turnaround from the right block | 34-41 |
| 13:32 | Mississippi | Ted Pack misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 34-41 |
| 13:31 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim hits the follow up shot | 36-41 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | Leon Hall comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi | Ted Pack gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ted Pack | 38-41 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Robert Moralez travels with the ball | 38-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (PG), Bryan Towers (SG), Nicholas Romaine (PF), Joseph Walborn (C) Ted Pack, Angel Lombardi, Drazen Zedian, David Forrester | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Miller (PG), Leon Skinner (SG), Patrick McCorrison (SF), Phillip Dean (PF), David White (C) Leon Hall, Scott Blackwell, Mario Klingbeil, Larry Stanley, Robert Moralez | |
| 12:11 | Mississippi | Ernest Miller steals the ball from Dwight Ray | 38-41 |
| 11:54 | Illinois | Ernest Miller can't connect on a runner in the lane | 38-41 |
| 11:52 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison tips it back up and in | 38-43 |
| 11:38 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Oppenheim | 41-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dwight Ray (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Towers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Oppenheim (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Romaine (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joseph Walborn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ernest Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leon Skinner (fresh) SF - Patrick McCorrison (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Phillip Dean (fresh) 2 pts. C - David White (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Ernest Miller | 41-45 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Ernest Miller | 41-47 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ted Pack (PG), Drazen Zedian (PF), David Forrester (C) Dwight Ray, Nicholas Romaine, Joseph Walborn | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (PG), Scott Blackwell (SG), Mario Klingbeil (SF), Larry Stanley (PF), Robert Moralez (C) Ernest Miller, Leon Skinner, Patrick McCorrison, Phillip Dean, David White | |
| 10:25 | Illinois | David Forrester steps in front of the Jack Robinson pass | 41-47 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim double dribbles | 41-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi (SG) Bryan Towers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG) Jack Robinson | |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Leon Hall hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Scott Blackwell | 41-49 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Mario Klingbeil - foul #1 on Mario Klingbeil, team foul #2 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Romaine (PF) Drazen Zedian | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Miller (PG), Jack Robinson (SG), Patrick McCorrison (SF), David White (C) Leon Hall, Scott Blackwell, Mario Klingbeil, Robert Moralez | |
| 09:04 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Larry Stanley connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Jack Robinson | 43-51 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi | David Forrester banks in the layup set up by Nicholas Romaine | 45-51 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Ernest Miller buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jack Robinson | 45-53 |
| 08:08 | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi is hacked by David White in the backcourt - foul #2 on David White, team foul #3 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (PG), Bryan Towers (SG), James Cobb (SF), Joseph Walborn (C) Ted Pack, Angel Lombardi, James Oppenheim, David Forrester | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Skinner (SF), Anthony Golden (PF), Phillip Dean (C) Patrick McCorrison, Larry Stanley, David White | |
| 07:49 | Mississippi | Bryan Towers can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jack Robinson - foul #3 on Jack Robinson, team foul #4 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (SG) Jack Robinson | |
| 07:49 | Mississippi | Bryan Towers makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi | Bryan Towers makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 47-53 |
| 07:25 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dwight Ray (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Towers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Cobb (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Nicholas Romaine (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joseph Walborn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ernest Miller (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scott Blackwell (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Leon Skinner (fresh) PF - Anthony Golden (fresh) 3 reb. C - Phillip Dean (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray is hacked by Scott Blackwell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Blackwell, team foul #5 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian (PF) Nicholas Romaine | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG), Mario Klingbeil (SF), Robert Moralez (C) Ernest Miller, Leon Skinner, Phillip Dean | |
| 07:03 | Mississippi | James Cobb misses the wide open shot from the baseline | 47-53 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian tips it in | 49-53 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | James Cobb is called for the reach on Robert Moralez - foul #3 on James Cobb, team foul #7 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ted Pack (PG), Angel Lombardi (SG), David Forrester (C) Dwight Ray, Bryan Towers, Joseph Walborn | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (SG), Patrick McCorrison (SF), Phillip Dean (PF) Scott Blackwell, Mario Klingbeil, Anthony Golden | |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Robert Moralez misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi | David Forrester grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi | Ted Pack is fouled on the floor by Leon Hall - foul #1 on Leon Hall, team foul #6 | 49-53 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-53 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi | David Forrester tips it in | 51-53 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Leon Hall misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-53 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi | Patrick McCorrison blocks the short jumper by James Cobb | 51-53 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Leon Hall snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Oppenheim (SF), Nicholas Romaine (PF) James Cobb, Drazen Zedian | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Miller (PG), Scott Blackwell (SG), Larry Stanley (PF), David White (C) Leon Hall, Jack Robinson, Phillip Dean, Robert Moralez | |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Ernest Miller hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Patrick McCorrison | 51-55 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-55 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 51-57 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Scott Blackwell - foul #3 on Scott Blackwell, team foul #7 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil (SF), Robert Moralez (C) Patrick McCorrison, David White | |
| 03:53 | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Robert Moralez clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Nicholas Romaine - foul #2 on Nicholas Romaine, team foul #8 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (PG), Bryan Towers (SG) Ted Pack, Angel Lombardi | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (SG) Scott Blackwell | |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Robert Moralez makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Robert Moralez misses the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 03:36 | Mississippi | David Forrester grabs the defensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 03:17 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim's fadeaway is rejected by Jack Robinson | 53-58 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim can't tip it in | 53-58 |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Larry Stanley snags the defensive board | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dwight Ray (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Towers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Oppenheim (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Romaine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - David Forrester (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ernest Miller (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jack Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mario Klingbeil (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Stanley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Moralez (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Robert Moralez can't connect on a runner near the basket | 53-58 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Dwight Ray | 53-58 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ted Pack (PG), Angel Lombardi (SG), James Cobb (SF), Drazen Zedian (PF) Dwight Ray, Bryan Towers, James Oppenheim, Nicholas Romaine | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (SG), Patrick McCorrison (SF), David White (C) Jack Robinson, Mario Klingbeil, Robert Moralez | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:33 | Mississippi | David Forrester travels with the ball | 53-58 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Larry Stanley knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Patrick McCorrison | 53-60 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi | Larry Stanley blocks the short jumper by David Forrester | 53-60 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Ernest Miller pulls down the rebound | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Ernest Miller is hacked by Ted Pack in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ted Pack, team foul #9 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Oppenheim (SF) James Cobb | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (SG), Mario Klingbeil (SF), Phillip Dean (PF) Scott Blackwell, Patrick McCorrison, Larry Stanley | |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Ernest Miller misses the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian pulls down the rebound | 53-60 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim knocks in the shot from the right side and the foul's on Phillip Dean - foul #2 on Phillip Dean, team foul #8 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (SG), Patrick McCorrison (SF), Larry Stanley (PF) Jack Robinson, Mario Klingbeil, Phillip Dean | |
| 01:25 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim misses the free throw | 55-60 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Larry Stanley pulls down the rebound | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Mississippi | David Forrester connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Ted Pack | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Ernest Miller can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 57-60 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | David Forrester grabs the board | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | Ted Pack makes the wide open 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Angel Lombardi | 60-60 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 60-60 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison hits the follow up shot | 60-62 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 60-62 |