| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Heath Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy Newland (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Kiel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dean Buterbaugh (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Moronta (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tommy Dehart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Bell (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Porter (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dikembe Arboleda (fresh) 3 pf. C - Jeremy Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kansas | Joseph Kiel inbounds the ball | 25-25 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:58 | Kansas | Tommy Dehart is called for the reach on Heath Cooper in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tommy Dehart, team foul #1 | 25-25 |
| 19:47 | Kansas | Heath Cooper connects on the floater from the right block | 27-25 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | David Porter drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Keith Bell | 27-27 |
| 18:55 | Kansas | Joseph Kiel misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Dikembe Arboleda - foul #4 on Dikembe Arboleda, team foul #2 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (PF) Dikembe Arboleda | |
| 18:55 | Kansas | Joseph Kiel makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 18:55 | Kansas | Joseph Kiel makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's fouled by Billy Newland - foul #2 on Billy Newland, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonah Maness (C) Jeremy Clark | |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 18:16 | Kansas | Heath Cooper's floater is tipped away by Jie Huang | 29-29 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Jonah Maness snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | Jonah Maness connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Tommy Dehart | 29-31 |
| 17:50 | Kansas | Joseph Kiel is fouled in the backcourt by David Porter - foul #1 on David Porter, team foul #3 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Powell (SF), Marc Thorp (PF), Kevin Suitt (C) Joseph Kiel, Dean Buterbaugh, Mark Moronta | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SF) David Porter | |
| 17:43 | Kansas | Kevin Suitt buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Heath Cooper | 31-31 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from the right block | 31-31 |
| 17:12 | Kansas | Kevin Suitt grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 17:00 | Kansas | Billy Newland misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 16:59 | Kansas | Marc Thorp grabs the offensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 16:47 | Kansas | Robert Powell is fouled on the floor by Jie Huang - foul #2 on Jie Huang, team foul #4 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Anderson (PG), Raymond Stevens (SG) Heath Cooper, Billy Newland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Clark (C) Jonah Maness | |
| 16:34 | Kansas | Marc Thorp hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Raymond Stevens and he's fouled by Jeremy Clark - foul #2 on Jeremy Clark, team foul #5 | 33-31 |
| 16:34 | Kansas | Marc Thorp makes the free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Jie Huang is called for traveling | 34-31 |
| Subs | Kansas | Dean Buterbaugh (PF) Kevin Suitt | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Porter (SF) Tommy Dehart | |
| 15:57 | Kansas | Raymond Stevens misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 34-31 |
| 15:55 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeremy Clark | 34-31 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Michael Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Stevens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Powell (fresh) PF - Dean Buterbaugh (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Marc Thorp (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Keith Bell (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - David Porter (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jie Huang (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeremy Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson is fouled on the floor by Michael Anderson - foul #2 on Michael Anderson, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Kansas | Joseph Kiel (SF), Mark Moronta (C) Robert Powell, Marc Thorp | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Dehart (PG) Keith Bell | |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Joseph Kiel steals the ball from Tommy Dehart | 34-31 |
| 15:04 | Kansas | Joseph Kiel lays it up and in | 36-31 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-31 |
| 14:34 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 14:11 | Illinois | Dean Buterbaugh is called for the reach on Jie Huang - foul #1 on Dean Buterbaugh, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Kansas | Heath Cooper (PG), Billy Newland (SG), Robert Harrison (PF) Michael Anderson, Raymond Stevens, Dean Buterbaugh | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (SG), Jonah Maness (PF) Joshua Robertson, Jie Huang | |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Joseph Kiel blocks the short jumper by David Porter | 36-31 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Keith Bell grabs the offensive board | 36-31 |
| 13:25 | Illinois | David Porter comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-31 |
| 13:23 | Kansas | Mark Moronta gets the rebound | 36-31 |
| 13:16 | Kansas | Billy Newland is called for a charge - foul #3 on Billy Newland, team foul #4 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Powell (SF), Marc Thorp (PF), Kevin Suitt (C) Joseph Kiel, Robert Harrison, Mark Moronta | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda (PF) Jeremy Clark | |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-31 |
| 13:00 | Kansas | Heath Cooper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-31 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SF) David Porter | |
| 12:31 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 36-31 |
| 12:29 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Billy Newland | 36-31 |
| 12:08 | Kansas | Heath Cooper clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 36-31 |
| 12:06 | Kansas | Marc Thorp tips it back up and in | 38-31 |
| 11:37 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Tommy Dehart | 38-33 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Heath Cooper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy Newland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Robert Powell (fresh) PF - Marc Thorp (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Suitt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tommy Dehart (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Keith Bell (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Joshua Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dikembe Arboleda (fairly fresh) 4 pf. C - Jonah Maness (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Kansas | Kevin Suitt is hacked by Jonah Maness - foul #1 on Jonah Maness, team foul #6 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Anderson (PG), Raymond Stevens (SG), Dean Buterbaugh (PF), Mark Moronta (C) Heath Cooper, Billy Newland, Marc Thorp, Kevin Suitt | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Porter (SF), Jeremy Clark (C) Joshua Robertson, Jonah Maness | |
| 11:21 | Kansas | Michael Anderson is fouled on the floor by Tommy Dehart - foul #4 on Tommy Dehart, team foul #7 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Harrison (SF) Robert Powell | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:21 | Kansas | Michael Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 38-33 |
| 10:54 | Kansas | Dean Buterbaugh grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 10:42 | Kansas | Dean Buterbaugh hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeremy Clark | 38-33 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner but he's hacked by Michael Anderson - foul #3 on Michael Anderson, team foul #5 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Kansas | Heath Cooper (PG), Billy Newland (SG), Joseph Kiel (SF), Kevin Suitt (C) Michael Anderson, Raymond Stevens, Dean Buterbaugh, Mark Moronta | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SF), Jonah Maness (C) David Porter, Jeremy Clark | |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart misses the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart makes the 3rd free throw | 38-35 |
| 10:24 | Kansas | Billy Newland is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Bell - foul #1 on Keith Bell, team foul #8 | 38-35 |
| 10:24 | Kansas | Billy Newland misses the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Jonah Maness gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Keith Bell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-35 |
| Subs | Kansas | Marc Thorp (PF) Robert Harrison | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Porter (SF), Jie Huang (PF) Tommy Dehart, Dikembe Arboleda | |
| 09:40 | Kansas | Joseph Kiel comes up short on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on David Porter - foul #2 on David Porter, team foul #9 | 38-35 |
| 09:40 | Kansas | Joseph Kiel makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 09:40 | Kansas | Joseph Kiel makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Jonah Maness is called for a backcourt violation | 40-35 |
| Subs | Kansas | Dean Buterbaugh (PF) Kevin Suitt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Clark (C) Jonah Maness | |
| 08:54 | Kansas | Heath Cooper misses badly on a shot in the lane | 40-35 |
| 08:53 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Keith Bell is open and scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from David Porter | 40-37 |
| 08:15 | Kansas | Joshua Robertson takes the ball from Billy Newland | 40-37 |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from David Porter | 40-39 |
| 07:45 | Kansas | Heath Cooper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-39 |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Anderson (PG), Raymond Stevens (SG), Robert Powell (SF), Robert Harrison (PF), Mark Moronta (C) Heath Cooper, Billy Newland, Joseph Kiel, Dean Buterbaugh, Marc Thorp | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Dehart (PG), Dikembe Arboleda (PF), Jonah Maness (C) David Porter, Jie Huang, Jeremy Clark | |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Michael Anderson - foul #4 on Michael Anderson, team foul #6 | 40-39 |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda misses the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Michael Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Raymond Stevens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Powell (fresh) PF - Robert Harrison (fresh) C - Mark Moronta (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tommy Dehart (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Keith Bell (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joshua Robertson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dikembe Arboleda (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. C - Jonah Maness (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Kansas | Raymond Stevens misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Keith Bell - foul #2 on Keith Bell, team foul #10 | 40-40 |
| 07:03 | Kansas | Raymond Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 07:03 | Kansas | Raymond Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from straight away | 42-43 |
| 06:31 | Kansas | Michael Anderson comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Keith Bell - foul #3 on Keith Bell, team foul #11 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Porter (SG) Keith Bell | |
| 06:31 | Kansas | Michael Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 06:31 | Kansas | Michael Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Tommy Dehart and he's fouled by Michael Anderson - foul #5 on Michael Anderson, team foul #7 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Kansas | Heath Cooper (PG), Billy Newland (SG), Dean Buterbaugh (PF), Kevin Suitt (C) Michael Anderson, Raymond Stevens, Robert Harrison, Mark Moronta | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (PF), Jeremy Clark (C) Dikembe Arboleda, Jonah Maness | |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson misses the free throw | 42-45 |
| 06:04 | Kansas | Dean Buterbaugh pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 05:48 | Kansas | Heath Cooper is hacked by David Porter - foul #3 on David Porter, team foul #12 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Kansas | Joseph Kiel (SF), Marc Thorp (C) Robert Powell, Kevin Suitt | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:48 | Kansas | Heath Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 05:48 | Kansas | Heath Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Jie Huang works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 44-45 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Jie Huang tips it but misses | 44-45 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | Jie Huang tips it home | 44-47 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:12 | Kansas | Joseph Kiel misses short on a floater from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 05:10 | Kansas | Dean Buterbaugh pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 05:05 | Kansas | Joseph Kiel connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Billy Newland | 46-47 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark loses the dribble to Heath Cooper | 46-47 |
| 04:32 | Kansas | Heath Cooper slams it home | 48-47 |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Jie Huang is fouled on the floor by Dean Buterbaugh - foul #2 on Dean Buterbaugh, team foul #8 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Kansas | Raymond Stevens (SG), Robert Powell (SF), Robert Harrison (PF), Mark Moronta (C) Billy Newland, Joseph Kiel, Dean Buterbaugh, Marc Thorp | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (SG), Dikembe Arboleda (PF), Jonah Maness (C) David Porter, Joshua Robertson, Jeremy Clark | |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:01 | Kansas | Raymond Stevens scores on a turnaround from close range | 50-49 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 50-49 |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the tip | 50-49 |
| 03:32 | Kansas | Raymond Stevens gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Kansas | Heath Cooper is fouled in the backcourt by Tommy Dehart - foul #5 on Tommy Dehart, team foul #13 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (PG), David Porter (SF) Tommy Dehart, Jie Huang | |
| 03:30 | Kansas | Heath Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 03:30 | Kansas | Heath Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Jonah Maness gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 03:01 | Illinois | The jump hook by Jonah Maness is blocked by Robert Powell | 51-49 |
| 03:00 | Kansas | Robert Harrison snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 03:00 | Kansas | Kansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-49 |
| Subs | Kansas | Billy Newland (SG), Dean Buterbaugh (PF) Raymond Stevens, Robert Harrison | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Heath Cooper (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Billy Newland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Robert Powell (fresh) PF - Dean Buterbaugh (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Moronta (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Robertson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Keith Bell (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Porter (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Arboleda (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. C - Jonah Maness (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Kansas | Billy Newland travels in the backcourt | 51-49 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-49 |
| Subs | Kansas | Joseph Kiel (SF) Robert Powell | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:27 | Kansas | Heath Cooper is hacked by Keith Bell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Keith Bell, team foul #14 | 51-49 |
| 02:27 | Kansas | Heath Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 02:27 | Kansas | Heath Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from the right side and he's hacked by Heath Cooper - foul #1 on Heath Cooper, team foul #9 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (PF) Dikembe Arboleda | |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson makes the free throw | 53-52 |
| 01:40 | Kansas | Dean Buterbaugh misses the jump hook in the lane | 53-52 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Jie Huang pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | Jie Huang hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 01:16 | Kansas | Billy Newland gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 00:54 | Kansas | Dean Buterbaugh connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Heath Cooper | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Jie Huang splits the doubleteam and buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Joshua Robertson and he's fouled by Dean Buterbaugh - foul #3 on Dean Buterbaugh, team foul #10 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Clark (C) Jonah Maness | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the free throw | 55-55 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Kansas | Heath Cooper connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Billy Newland and he's fouled by Joshua Robertson - foul #2 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #15 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda (PF) Jie Huang | |
| 00:04 | Kansas | Heath Cooper misses the free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Keith Bell can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 57-55 |