| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Danny Manders (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Brian Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Rexroad (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Lohman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - George Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wendell Williams (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Billy Swann (fresh) SF - Charles Turner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frederick Dicus (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ryan Richards (fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Baylor | Kenneth Rexroad inbounds the ball | 25-23 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Baylor | George Campbell is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on George Campbell, team foul #1 | 25-23 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Daniel Lohman takes the ball from Ryan Richards | 25-23 |
| 18:53 | Baylor | Danny Manders hits a runner from the right block | 27-23 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Ryan Richards hits a jumper from the right side | 27-25 |
| 18:06 | Baylor | George Campbell buries a fadeaway from the right block | 29-25 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Wendell Williams buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-28 |
| 17:45 | Baylor | Danny Manders loses the dribble to Frederick Dicus | 29-28 |
| 17:21 | Illinois | Ryan Richards misses the lay-in | 29-28 |
| 17:19 | Illinois | Ryan Richards tips it home | 29-30 |
| 16:54 | Baylor | Danny Manders is whistled for a carry | 29-30 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Ryan Richards misses the easy layup | 29-30 |
| 16:33 | Baylor | George Campbell pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 16:18 | Baylor | George Campbell makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brian Bryant | 31-30 |
| 15:53 | Illinois | Daniel Lohman is called for the reach on Ryan Richards - foul #3 on Daniel Lohman, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Baylor | Larry Neal (SG), Henry Hunt (SF), John Wise (PF), Philip Cordon (C) Brian Bryant, Kenneth Rexroad, Daniel Lohman, George Campbell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Fichter (C) Ryan Richards | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Danny Manders (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Larry Neal (fresh) SF - Henry Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Wise (fresh) C - Philip Cordon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wendell Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Swann (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frederick Dicus (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Bryan Fichter (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Illinois | Billy Swann is hacked by Danny Manders - foul #1 on Danny Manders, team foul #3 | 31-30 |
| 15:19 | Illinois | Billy Swann's pass is intercepted by Larry Neal | 31-30 |
| 14:50 | Baylor | Danny Manders misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Wendell Williams - foul #2 on Wendell Williams, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Baylor | Daniel Lohman (PF) John Wise | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:50 | Baylor | Danny Manders makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 14:50 | Baylor | Danny Manders makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Henry Hunt is called for the reach on Charles Turner - foul #1 on Henry Hunt, team foul #4 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Baylor | Brian Bryant (SG), Kenneth Rexroad (SF) Danny Manders, Philip Cordon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Richards (C) Bryan Fichter | |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Ryan Richards is denied on a layup by Henry Hunt | 33-30 |
| 14:10 | Baylor | Kenneth Rexroad grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 13:51 | Baylor | Daniel Lohman misses the turnaround from close range | 33-30 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Wendell Williams pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 13:25 | Illinois | Daniel Lohman denies the turnaround by Ryan Richards | 33-30 |
| 13:24 | Baylor | Larry Neal grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 12:57 | Baylor | Frederick Dicus blocks the short jumper by Daniel Lohman | 33-30 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Ryan Richards hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 33-30 |
| 12:36 | Baylor | Daniel Lohman grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 12:12 | Baylor | Brian Bryant scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Brian Bryant steps in front of the Wendell Williams pass in the backcourt | 35-30 |
| 11:49 | Baylor | Daniel Lohman hits a shot from the right block | 37-30 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Larry Neal (fairly fresh) SG - Brian Bryant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. SF - Kenneth Rexroad (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Lohman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Henry Hunt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wendell Williams (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Swann (tiring) SF - Charles Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frederick Dicus (tiring) 3 reb. C - Ryan Richards (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Ryan Richards's fadeaway is rejected by Henry Hunt | 37-30 |
| 11:21 | Baylor | Henry Hunt snags the defensive board | 37-30 |
| 10:55 | Baylor | Daniel Lohman connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Larry Neal | 39-30 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Ryan Richards drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Wendell Williams and the foul's on Brian Bryant - foul #1 on Brian Bryant, team foul #5 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Baylor | Danny Manders (PG), Philip Cordon (SF), John Wise (PF), George Campbell (C) Larry Neal, Kenneth Rexroad, Daniel Lohman, Henry Hunt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Hadley (PG), Dusty Beeler (SG), Bryan Fichter (SF), Joseph Milligan (PF) Wendell Williams, Billy Swann, Charles Turner, Frederick Dicus | |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Ryan Richards misses the free throw | 39-32 |
| 10:36 | Baylor | Philip Cordon gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 10:17 | Baylor | George Campbell can't throw it down | 39-32 |
| 10:16 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Bryan Fichter misses the turnaround in the paint | 39-32 |
| 10:09 | Baylor | Brian Bryant snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 09:55 | Baylor | Danny Manders clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-32 |
| 09:54 | Baylor | John Wise grabs the offensive board | 39-32 |
| 09:39 | Baylor | George Campbell misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ryan Richards - foul #2 on Ryan Richards, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Turner (SF) Ryan Richards | |
| 09:39 | Baylor | George Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 09:39 | Baylor | George Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Donald Hadley lays it in set up by Charles Turner | 40-34 |
| 08:51 | Baylor | Philip Cordon is fouled on the floor by Charles Turner - foul #3 on Charles Turner, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Baylor | Kenneth Rexroad (SF) Philip Cordon | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:32 | Baylor | John Wise hits a turnaround from the baseline | 42-34 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Donald Hadley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-34 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | Joseph Milligan tips it back up and in | 42-36 |
| 07:47 | Baylor | Kenneth Rexroad's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | Baylor | Larry Neal (SG), Daniel Lohman (PF) Brian Bryant, John Wise | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wendell Williams (PG), Billy Swann (SG) Dusty Beeler, Charles Turner | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Danny Manders (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Larry Neal (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Rexroad (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Lohman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - George Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wendell Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Billy Swann (fairly fresh) SF - Donald Hadley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bryan Fichter (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Milligan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Joseph Milligan is hacked by George Campbell - foul #3 on George Campbell, team foul #6 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Dicus (PF), Ryan Richards (C) Donald Hadley, Joseph Milligan | |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Ryan Richards can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Larry Neal - foul #1 on Larry Neal, team foul #7 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Baylor | Henry Hunt (C) George Campbell | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Ryan Richards makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Ryan Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 06:36 | Baylor | Henry Hunt knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Daniel Lohman | 44-38 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | Bryan Fichter misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 44-38 |
| 06:22 | Baylor | Henry Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 06:02 | Baylor | Kenneth Rexroad misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-38 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | Bryan Fichter is denied on a layup by Daniel Lohman | 44-38 |
| 05:55 | Baylor | Daniel Lohman pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 05:27 | Baylor | Bryan Fichter denies the turnaround by Danny Manders | 44-38 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Bryan Fichter is hacked by Henry Hunt - foul #2 on Henry Hunt, team foul #8 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Baylor | Brian Bryant (SG), George Campbell (C) Larry Neal, Kenneth Rexroad | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Hadley (PG), Dusty Beeler (SG), Charles Turner (SF), Joseph Milligan (C) Wendell Williams, Billy Swann, Frederick Dicus, Ryan Richards | |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Bryan Fichter makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Bryan Fichter misses the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Charles Turner snags the offensive board | 44-39 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Donald Hadley makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Dusty Beeler and he's hacked by George Campbell - foul #4 on George Campbell, team foul #9 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Richards (C) Bryan Fichter | |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Donald Hadley misses the free throw | 44-41 |
| 04:39 | Baylor | Daniel Lohman gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 04:17 | Baylor | George Campbell connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Brian Bryant | 46-41 |
| 03:51 | Illinois | Joseph Milligan buries a fadeaway from the right block | 46-43 |
| 03:26 | Baylor | Daniel Lohman is hacked by Joseph Milligan - foul #2 on Joseph Milligan, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Baylor | Larry Neal (PG), Philip Cordon (SF), John Wise (PF) Danny Manders, Henry Hunt, Daniel Lohman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wendell Williams (PG), Billy Swann (SG) Dusty Beeler, Ryan Richards | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Larry Neal (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Bryant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - Philip Cordon (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Wise (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Campbell (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wendell Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Billy Swann (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Milligan (fresh) 6 pts. C - Donald Hadley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 03:10 | Baylor | Philip Cordon misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 46-43 |
| 03:08 | Baylor | The offensive rebound goes to George Campbell | 46-43 |
| 02:44 | Baylor | John Wise can't finish the layup but the foul's on Joseph Milligan - foul #3 on Joseph Milligan, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Baylor | Kenneth Rexroad (SF) Philip Cordon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Dicus (PF), Bryan Fichter (C) Joseph Milligan, Donald Hadley | |
| 02:44 | Baylor | John Wise makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 02:44 | Baylor | John Wise makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Wendell Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-43 |
| 02:22 | Baylor | Brian Bryant is fouled on the floor by Frederick Dicus - foul #3 on Frederick Dicus, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Baylor | Henry Hunt (SF) Brian Bryant | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:04 | Baylor | George Campbell blows the dunk | 48-43 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Charles Turner grabs the board | 48-43 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Bryan Fichter hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Henry Hunt - foul #3 on Henry Hunt, team foul #10 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Baylor | Danny Manders (PG), Brian Bryant (SG), Daniel Lohman (PF) Larry Neal, Henry Hunt, John Wise | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Richards (C) Charles Turner | |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Bryan Fichter misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Bryan Fichter makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:19 | Baylor | Daniel Lohman makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Kenneth Rexroad blocks the jumper by Bryan Fichter | 50-44 |
| 00:53 | Baylor | Danny Manders pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:51 | Baylor | Wendell Williams is called for the reach on Danny Manders in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wendell Williams, team foul #7 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Baylor | Philip Cordon (SF) Kenneth Rexroad | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Turner (SF) Bryan Fichter | |
| 00:51 | Baylor | Danny Manders makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 00:51 | Baylor | Danny Manders makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Wendell Williams comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Turner | 52-44 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-44 |
| 00:39 | Baylor | Daniel Lohman snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 00:38 | Baylor | Wendell Williams is called for the reach on Daniel Lohman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wendell Williams, team foul #8 | 52-44 |
| 00:38 | Baylor | Daniel Lohman misses the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus gets the rebound | 52-44 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Brian Bryant steals the ball from Wendell Williams | 52-44 |
| 00:30 | Baylor | George Campbell is fouled in the backcourt by Wendell Williams - foul #5 on Wendell Williams, team foul #9 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Hadley (PG) Wendell Williams | |
| 00:30 | Baylor | George Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 00:30 | Baylor | George Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Daniel Lohman swats the short shot by Donald Hadley | 54-44 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Charles Turner snags the offensive board | 54-44 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | George Campbell steps in front of the Ryan Richards pass | 54-44 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Baylor | Danny Manders runs out the clock | 54-44 |