| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tommy Dehart (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Porter (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Arboleda (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeremy Clark (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Richard Harper (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Howton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Justin Ferree (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Carl Milligan (fresh) C - Earnest Walters (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | David Porter inbounds the ball | 25-28 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart hits a shot near the basket set up by Keith Bell | 27-28 |
| 19:07 | Texas | Thomas Howton misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Jeremy Clark - foul #3 on Jeremy Clark, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (PF), Jonah Maness (C) Dikembe Arboleda, Jeremy Clark | |
| Subs | Texas | Alfonzo Ortiz (PF) Carl Milligan | |
| 19:07 | Texas | Thomas Howton makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 19:07 | Texas | Thomas Howton makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Jie Huang's pass is intercepted by Richard Harper in the backcourt | 27-30 |
| 18:59 | Texas | Richard Harper hits the finger roll | 27-32 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to David Porter | 27-32 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | Keith Bell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SF) David Porter | |
| Subs | Texas | William Ivy (PG), Frankie Barkley (SG), Todd Turberville (SF), Nathan Cain (C) Richard Harper, Thomas Howton, Justin Ferree, Earnest Walters | |
| 17:56 | Texas | Joshua Robertson denies the turnaround by William Ivy | 27-32 |
| 17:55 | Texas | Nathan Cain pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 17:26 | Texas | Frankie Barkley travels with the ball | 27-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda (PF), Jeremy Clark (C) Jie Huang, Jonah Maness | |
| Subs | Texas | Carl Milligan (PF), David Bynum (C) Alfonzo Ortiz, Nathan Cain | |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart's pass is intercepted by Frankie Barkley in the backcourt | 27-32 |
| 17:23 | Texas | Frankie Barkley lays it in | 27-34 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Carl Milligan picks off the pass by Tommy Dehart in the backcourt | 27-34 |
| 17:00 | Texas | Frankie Barkley drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Carl Milligan | 27-37 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 27-37 |
| 16:33 | Texas | William Ivy grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 16:09 | Texas | David Bynum loses the ball out of bounds | 27-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Porter (SF) Joshua Robertson | |
| Subs | Texas | Richard Harper (PG), Thomas Howton (SG), Justin Ferree (SF), Earnest Walters (C) William Ivy, Frankie Barkley, Todd Turberville, David Bynum | |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart buries a shot in the paint set up by Keith Bell | 29-37 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tommy Dehart (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Bell (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Porter (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Arboleda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeremy Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Richard Harper (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Howton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Justin Ferree (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Carl Milligan (fairly fresh) C - Earnest Walters (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Texas | Thomas Howton is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Arboleda - foul #1 on Dikembe Arboleda, team foul #2 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (PF), Jonah Maness (C) Dikembe Arboleda, Jeremy Clark | |
| Subs | Texas | Alfonzo Ortiz (SF), Nathan Cain (PF) Justin Ferree, Carl Milligan | |
| 15:14 | Texas | Richard Harper drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Howton | 29-40 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Jonah Maness connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 31-40 |
| 14:26 | Texas | Thomas Howton hits a fadeaway from the left side | 31-42 |
| 13:57 | Illinois | Jie Huang buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jonah Maness | 34-42 |
| 13:55 | Texas | Richard Harper is fouled in the backcourt by Tommy Dehart - foul #2 on Tommy Dehart, team foul #3 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (PG), Dikembe Arboleda (PF), Jeremy Clark (C) Tommy Dehart, Jie Huang, Jonah Maness | |
| Subs | Texas | William Ivy (PG), Frankie Barkley (SG), Justin Ferree (SF), Carl Milligan (PF) Richard Harper, Thomas Howton, Alfonzo Ortiz, Nathan Cain | |
| 13:34 | Texas | William Ivy hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the free throw line | 34-42 |
| 13:32 | Texas | Earnest Walters hits the follow up shot | 34-44 |
| 13:04 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by David Porter | 36-44 |
| 13:01 | Texas | Carl Milligan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Dehart (PG) Keith Bell | |
| Subs | Texas | David Bynum (C) Earnest Walters | |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson drills a fadeaway from the right block | 38-44 |
| 12:16 | Texas | William Ivy misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by David Porter - foul #2 on David Porter, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (SG), Jie Huang (PF), Jonah Maness (C) David Porter, Dikembe Arboleda, Jeremy Clark | |
| Subs | Texas | Thomas Howton (SG), Todd Turberville (SF), Alfonzo Ortiz (PF), Earnest Walters (C) Frankie Barkley, Justin Ferree, Carl Milligan, David Bynum | |
| 12:16 | Texas | William Ivy makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 12:16 | Texas | William Ivy makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 12:03 | Illinois | Keith Bell is fouled on the floor by Earnest Walters - foul #3 on Earnest Walters, team foul #1 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Texas | Richard Harper (PG) William Ivy | |
| 11:43 | Illinois | Earnest Walters steals the ball from Keith Bell | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tommy Dehart (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Bell (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Robertson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jie Huang (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonah Maness (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Richard Harper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Howton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Todd Turberville (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alfonzo Ortiz (fresh) 5 pts. C - Earnest Walters (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | Texas | Jonah Maness steals the ball from Thomas Howton in the backcourt | 38-46 |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Alfonzo Ortiz steals it from Jie Huang | 38-46 |
| 11:05 | Texas | Earnest Walters hits a wide open jumper from close range on a great pass from Richard Harper | 38-48 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-48 |
| 10:34 | Texas | Todd Turberville pulls down the rebound | 38-48 |
| 10:13 | Texas | Todd Turberville is fouled on the floor by Keith Bell - foul #4 on Keith Bell, team foul #5 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Porter (SF), Dikembe Arboleda (PF), Jeremy Clark (C) Tommy Dehart, Jie Huang, Jonah Maness | |
| Subs | Texas | William Ivy (PG), Frankie Barkley (SG), Justin Ferree (SF), Carl Milligan (PF), Nathan Cain (C) Richard Harper, Thomas Howton, Todd Turberville, Alfonzo Ortiz, Earnest Walters | |
| 09:50 | Texas | William Ivy connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Frankie Barkley | 38-50 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | David Porter buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-50 |
| 09:19 | Texas | Keith Bell is called for the reach on Frankie Barkley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Keith Bell, team foul #6 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Dehart (PG) Keith Bell | |
| Subs | Texas | Thomas Howton (SG), David Bynum (C) Justin Ferree, Nathan Cain | |
| 08:55 | Texas | Frankie Barkley connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-53 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart buries a fadeaway from the right side | 42-53 |
| 08:09 | Texas | William Ivy comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Tommy Dehart - foul #3 on Tommy Dehart, team foul #7 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (PF), Jonah Maness (C) Dikembe Arboleda, Jeremy Clark | |
| Subs | Texas | Justin Ferree (SF), Alfonzo Ortiz (PF), Earnest Walters (C) Frankie Barkley, Carl Milligan, David Bynum | |
| 08:09 | Texas | William Ivy makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 08:09 | Texas | William Ivy misses the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Jonah Maness snags the defensive board | 42-54 |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Jie Huang clanks a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Justin Ferree - foul #1 on Justin Ferree, team foul #2 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Texas | Richard Harper (PG) William Ivy | |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 07:48 | Texas | Earnest Walters gets the rebound | 43-54 |
| 07:32 | Texas | Thomas Howton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Texas | Frankie Barkley (SG), Nathan Cain (C) Thomas Howton, Earnest Walters | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tommy Dehart (very tired) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Robertson (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Porter (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jie Huang (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonah Maness (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Richard Harper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frankie Barkley (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Ferree (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Alfonzo Ortiz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Nathan Cain (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Illinois | David Porter is fouled in the backcourt by Nathan Cain - foul #4 on Nathan Cain, team foul #3 | 43-54 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson is hacked by Frankie Barkley - foul #2 on Frankie Barkley, team foul #4 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda (PF) Tommy Dehart | |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Nathan Cain denies the turnaround by Jonah Maness | 43-54 |
| 06:44 | Texas | The rebound goes to Frankie Barkley | 43-54 |
| 06:15 | Texas | Richard Harper misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-54 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Jie Huang grabs the defensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 43-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Dehart (PG), Jeremy Clark (C) Dikembe Arboleda, Jonah Maness | |
| Subs | Texas | William Ivy (PG), Thomas Howton (SG), Todd Turberville (SF), David Bynum (C) Richard Harper, Frankie Barkley, Justin Ferree, Nathan Cain | |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-54 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | Jie Huang tips it in | 45-54 |
| 05:52 | Texas | William Ivy is hacked by Tommy Dehart in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tommy Dehart, team foul #8 | 45-54 |
| 05:52 | Texas | William Ivy makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 05:52 | Texas | William Ivy misses the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark gets the rebound | 45-55 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-55 |
| 05:31 | Texas | Todd Turberville snags the defensive board | 45-55 |
| 05:29 | Texas | Joshua Robertson is called for the reach on Thomas Howton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #9 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda (PF) David Porter | |
| Subs | Texas | Carl Milligan (PF), Earnest Walters (C) Alfonzo Ortiz, David Bynum | |
| 05:29 | Texas | Thomas Howton makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 05:29 | Texas | Thomas Howton makes the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Carl Milligan picks off the pass by Tommy Dehart in the backcourt | 45-57 |
| 05:16 | Texas | William Ivy buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Earnest Walters | 45-59 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart's pass is intercepted by William Ivy | 45-59 |
| 04:50 | Texas | William Ivy lays it up and in | 45-61 |
| 04:38 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 45-61 |
| 04:36 | Texas | Earnest Walters grabs the defensive rebound | 45-61 |
| 04:32 | Texas | William Ivy is fouled in the backcourt by Tommy Dehart - foul #5 on Tommy Dehart, team foul #10 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Porter (SG), Jonah Maness (C) Tommy Dehart, Jeremy Clark | |
| Subs | Texas | Frankie Barkley (SF), Alfonzo Ortiz (PF) Todd Turberville, Carl Milligan | |
| 04:32 | Texas | William Ivy makes the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 04:32 | Texas | William Ivy makes the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | Jonah Maness misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-63 |
| 04:06 | Texas | The rebound goes to Earnest Walters | 45-63 |
| 03:45 | Texas | Thomas Howton is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Alfonzo Ortiz | 45-66 |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Thomas Howton is called for the reach on Joshua Robertson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Howton, team foul #5 | 45-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Texas | Richard Harper (PG), Justin Ferree (SF), David Bynum (C) William Ivy, Thomas Howton, Earnest Walters | |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Jie Huang comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 45-66 |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson grabs the offensive rebound | 45-66 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Robertson (tired) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Porter (very tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jie Huang (tired) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Arboleda (very tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonah Maness (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Richard Harper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frankie Barkley (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Ferree (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Alfonzo Ortiz (tiring) 5 pts. C - David Bynum (fresh) | |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson hits a jumpshot from the left side | 47-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:35 | Texas | Alfonzo Ortiz misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-66 |
| 02:34 | Texas | David Bynum hits the follow up shot | 47-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Richard Harper steps in front of the Jie Huang pass in the backcourt | 47-68 |
| 02:11 | Texas | Frankie Barkley misses badly on a shot from the left block | 47-68 |
| 02:10 | Texas | Richard Harper snags the offensive board | 47-68 |
| 01:54 | Texas | Richard Harper misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-68 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Jonah Maness gets the rebound | 47-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 01:49 | Illinois | A charge is called on Jie Huang - foul #2 on Jie Huang, team foul #11 | 47-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Clark (C) Jonah Maness | |
| Subs | Texas | Thomas Howton (SG), Carl Milligan (PF), Earnest Walters (C) Frankie Barkley, Alfonzo Ortiz, David Bynum | |
| 01:34 | Texas | Thomas Howton hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Earnest Walters | 47-70 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Jie Huang loses the dribble to Thomas Howton | 47-70 |
| 01:22 | Texas | David Porter is called for the reach on Thomas Howton in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Porter, team foul #12 | 47-70 |
| 01:22 | Texas | Thomas Howton makes the 1st free throw | 47-71 |
| 01:22 | Texas | Thomas Howton makes the 2nd free throw | 47-72 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-72 |
| 01:07 | Texas | Earnest Walters grabs the defensive rebound | 47-72 |
| 00:38 | Texas | Earnest Walters hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper in the lane | 47-72 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Jie Huang pulls down the rebound | 47-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:30 | Illinois | David Porter hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-72 |
| 00:29 | Texas | Thomas Howton pulls down the rebound | 47-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Texas | Richard Harper runs out the clock | 47-72 |