| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Johnny Faulkner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Reny (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Justin McQuesten (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Francis Saylor (fresh) 9 pts. C - Luis Massey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hector Santos (fresh) SG - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Kelson (fresh) PF - Oleg Lazarevic (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Knight (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Luis Massey misses the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Chris Knight - foul #1 on Chris Knight, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Gene Brown (SF), Chad Laforce (PF), Sonny Davis (C) Hector Santos, Lester Kelson, Oleg Lazarevic, Chris Knight | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Luis Massey misses the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Luis Massey makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 19:12 | Auburn | Chad Laforce hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Luis Massey - foul #1 on Luis Massey, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| 19:12 | Auburn | Chad Laforce makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 19:12 | Auburn | Chad Laforce misses the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Francis Saylor grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Reny | 32-31 |
| 18:31 | Auburn | Christopher Reny steals the ball from Sonny Davis | 32-31 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner banks in the layup on a nice dish by Christopher Reny | 34-31 |
| 18:01 | Auburn | Rex Hall is hacked by Johnny Faulkner - foul #1 on Johnny Faulkner, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lester Kelson (SF), Chris Knight (C) Gene Brown, Sonny Davis | |
| 17:45 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Rex Hall | 34-34 |
| 17:21 | Illinois | Luis Massey scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnny Faulkner | 36-34 |
| 16:55 | Auburn | Johnny Faulkner is called for the reach on Chad Laforce - foul #2 on Johnny Faulkner, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke (PF), Clyde Pate (C) Francis Saylor, Luis Massey | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gene Brown (SF), Sonny Davis (C) Lester Kelson, Chris Knight | |
| 16:34 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie makes the fadeaway from the right side and he's hacked by Christopher Reny - foul #1 on Christopher Reny, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG), James Young (SF) Johnny Faulkner, Christopher Reny | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Chris Knight (C) Rex Hall, Sonny Davis | |
| 16:34 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie makes the free throw | 36-37 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Lester Kelson (SF), Sonny Davis (C) Hector Santos, Gene Brown, Chris Knight | |
| 15:56 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Mauricio Yazzie, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gene Brown (SF) Lester Kelson | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Roberts (fresh) SG - Justin McQuesten (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Young (fresh) PF - Adam Vanslyke (fresh) C - Clyde Pate (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rex Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mauricio Yazzie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Brown (fresh) PF - Chad Laforce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Sonny Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-37 |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke tips it home | 38-37 |
| 15:10 | Auburn | Chad Laforce knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Gene Brown and he's hacked by Adam Vanslyke - foul #1 on Adam Vanslyke, team foul #5 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner (PG), Christopher Reny (SG) Gregory Roberts, James Young | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Lester Kelson (SF), Chris Knight (C) Rex Hall, Gene Brown, Sonny Davis | |
| 15:10 | Auburn | Chad Laforce misses the free throw | 38-39 |
| 15:10 | Auburn | Chris Knight grabs the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 14:53 | Auburn | Chad Laforce misses the easy layup | 38-39 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Clyde Pate | 38-39 |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Christopher Reny comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Clyde Pate grabs the offensive board | 38-39 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Clyde Pate hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 38-39 |
| 14:18 | Auburn | Chad Laforce gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 14:05 | Auburn | Chad Laforce buries a turnaround in the paint | 38-41 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke snags the offensive board | 38-41 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | Christopher Reny hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 38-41 |
| 13:22 | Auburn | Lester Kelson snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 13:06 | Auburn | Chris Knight buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-43 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Hector Santos steals it from Johnny Faulkner | 38-43 |
| 12:34 | Auburn | Lester Kelson lays it in on a nice dish by Hector Santos | 38-45 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Lester Kelson is called for the reach on Justin McQuesten - foul #2 on Lester Kelson, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (SG), Francis Saylor (PF), Luis Massey (C) Christopher Reny, Justin McQuesten, Clyde Pate | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Gene Brown (SF), Oleg Lazarevic (PF), Sonny Davis (C) Hector Santos, Lester Kelson, Chad Laforce, Chris Knight | |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Luis Massey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gregory Roberts | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Johnny Faulkner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Adam Vanslyke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Francis Saylor (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Luis Massey (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rex Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mauricio Yazzie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Brown (fresh) PF - Oleg Lazarevic (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Sonny Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie misses long on a jumper from the right side | 40-45 |
| 11:33 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Luis Massey | 40-45 |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Gene Brown - foul #1 on Gene Brown, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Justin McQuesten (SG) Johnny Faulkner | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke misses the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 10:52 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic misses short on a jumper in the paint | 41-45 |
| 10:51 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic gets the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 10:35 | Auburn | Sonny Davis comes up short on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Luis Massey - foul #2 on Luis Massey, team foul #6 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SG) Adam Vanslyke | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SF) Gene Brown | |
| 10:35 | Auburn | Sonny Davis makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 10:35 | Auburn | Sonny Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Christopher Reny makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Luis Massey | 44-47 |
| 09:50 | Auburn | Sonny Davis's layup is rejected by Luis Massey | 44-47 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Luis Massey snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Christopher Reny misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-47 |
| 09:19 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 08:50 | Auburn | Rex Hall is called for traveling | 44-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner (PG), James Young (SF), Adam Vanslyke (PF), Clyde Pate (C) Gregory Roberts, Justin McQuesten, Francis Saylor, Luis Massey | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gene Brown (SF), Chad Laforce (PF), Chris Knight (C) Joseph Lytle, Oleg Lazarevic, Sonny Davis | |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke misses the easy layup but the foul's on Chris Knight - foul #2 on Chris Knight, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 08:21 | Auburn | The jumper by Chad Laforce is denied by Adam Vanslyke | 46-47 |
| 08:19 | Auburn | Rex Hall snags the offensive board | 46-47 |
| 08:00 | Auburn | Chad Laforce comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 46-47 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | James Young pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Clyde Pate | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Johnny Faulkner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Reny (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Young (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Adam Vanslyke (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Clyde Pate (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rex Hall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mauricio Yazzie (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Brown (fresh) PF - Chad Laforce (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Auburn | Chris Knight hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Clyde Pate - foul #2 on Clyde Pate, team foul #7 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (SG), Justin McQuesten (SF) Christopher Reny, James Young | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lester Kelson (SF), Oleg Lazarevic (PF) Gene Brown, Chad Laforce | |
| 07:11 | Auburn | Chris Knight makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 07:11 | Auburn | Chris Knight misses the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner's pass is intercepted by Lester Kelson | 49-48 |
| 06:42 | Auburn | Rex Hall can't finish the layup | 49-48 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Clyde Pate | 49-48 |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Justin McQuesten | 52-48 |
| 06:16 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Clyde Pate grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Lester Kelson is called for the reach on Adam Vanslyke - foul #3 on Lester Kelson, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SG), Francis Saylor (PF), Luis Massey (C) Gregory Roberts, Adam Vanslyke, Clyde Pate | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Joseph Lytle (SF), Chad Laforce (PF), Sonny Davis (C) Rex Hall, Lester Kelson, Oleg Lazarevic, Chris Knight | |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Luis Massey drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Christopher Reny | 54-48 |
| 04:58 | Auburn | Justin McQuesten swats the layup by Chad Laforce | 54-48 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | Christopher Reny snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Christopher Reny is hacked by Mauricio Yazzie - foul #2 on Mauricio Yazzie, team foul #7 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG) Johnny Faulkner | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Dikembe Azim (SG) Hector Santos, Joseph Lytle | |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Christopher Reny misses the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 04:50 | Auburn | Chad Laforce grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 04:29 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Rex Hall | 54-51 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Christopher Reny comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-51 |
| 04:00 | Auburn | Sonny Davis gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 03:36 | Auburn | Rex Hall misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 54-51 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Luis Massey snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Reny (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Justin McQuesten (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Francis Saylor (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Luis Massey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rex Hall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mauricio Yazzie (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chad Laforce (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Sonny Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts's fadeaway is rejected by Sonny Davis | 54-51 |
| 03:12 | Auburn | Rex Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 02:43 | Auburn | Rex Hall comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 54-51 |
| 02:41 | Auburn | Chad Laforce tips it home | 54-53 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner (PG), James Young (SF), Adam Vanslyke (PF), Clyde Pate (C) Christopher Reny, Justin McQuesten, Francis Saylor, Luis Massey | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Lester Kelson (SF), Oleg Lazarevic (PF), Chris Knight (C) Rex Hall, Dikembe Azim, Chad Laforce, Sonny Davis | |
| 02:25 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 02:23 | Illinois | James Young gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 02:23 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SG) Gregory Roberts | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gene Brown (SF) Lester Kelson | |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Christopher Reny hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-53 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner hits the follow up shot | 56-53 |
| 01:40 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-53 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Clyde Pate gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Justin McQuesten (SF), Francis Saylor (PF), Luis Massey (C) James Young, Adam Vanslyke, Clyde Pate | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lester Kelson (SF) Gene Brown | |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 01:16 | Auburn | Hector Santos pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 00:55 | Auburn | Luis Massey is called for the reach on Chris Knight - foul #3 on Luis Massey, team foul #8 | 56-53 |
| 00:55 | Auburn | Chris Knight makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:55 | Auburn | Chris Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Illinois | The jump hook by Justin McQuesten is blocked by Chris Knight | 56-55 |
| 00:32 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 00:11 | Auburn | Chris Knight knocks in the jumper from close range set up by Lester Kelson | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 58-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Lester Kelson misses short on a fullcourt shot | 58-57 |