| Lineup | Texas | PG - Wayne McNeill (fresh) SG - Mike Custard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Thorpe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Prince (fresh) 7 pts. C - Anton Barrington (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wendell Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Hadley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bryan Fichter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Milligan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Richards (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas | Daniel Thorpe inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Texas | Wayne McNeill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-27 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | Bryan Fichter drills a shot from the free throw line | 30-29 |
| 18:47 | Texas | Mike Custard shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Anton Barrington | 33-29 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Mike Custard takes the ball from Joseph Milligan | 33-29 |
| 18:17 | Texas | Anton Barrington connects on the floater from the free throw line and the foul's on Bryan Fichter - foul #3 on Bryan Fichter, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| 18:17 | Texas | Anton Barrington misses the free throw | 35-29 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joseph Milligan | 35-29 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Donald Hadley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-29 |
| 17:48 | Texas | Anton Barrington grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 17:43 | Texas | Mike Custard comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Joseph Milligan grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Ryan Richards misses short on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Anton Barrington - foul #2 on Anton Barrington, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Texas | Frederick Cockrum (SF) Daniel Thorpe | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Ryan Richards misses the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Ryan Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 16:56 | Texas | Nathan Prince can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 35-30 |
| 16:54 | Texas | Nathan Prince tips it home | 37-30 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | Donald Hadley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-30 |
| 16:32 | Texas | Anton Barrington grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 16:05 | Texas | Frederick Cockrum connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Wayne McNeill | 39-30 |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Joseph Milligan is called for traveling | 39-30 |
| Subs | Texas | Gary Prindle (PG), Travis Heckman (SG), Daniel Thorpe (SF), Richard Gilliland (PF), Wilbur Fuchs (C) Wayne McNeill, Mike Custard, Frederick Cockrum, Nathan Prince, Anton Barrington | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dusty Beeler (PG), Billy Swann (SG), Frederick Dicus (PF) Wendell Williams, Donald Hadley, Joseph Milligan | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Gary Prindle (fresh) SG - Travis Heckman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Thorpe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Gilliland (fresh) C - Wilbur Fuchs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dusty Beeler (fresh) SG - Billy Swann (fresh) SF - Bryan Fichter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frederick Dicus (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ryan Richards (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Texas | Gary Prindle hits a fadeaway in the lane | 41-30 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Bryan Fichter makes the contested fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dusty Beeler | 41-32 |
| 14:44 | Texas | Daniel Thorpe clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-32 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus grabs the board | 41-32 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Ryan Richards misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-32 |
| 14:19 | Texas | The rebound goes to Richard Gilliland | 41-32 |
| 13:57 | Texas | Richard Gilliland comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Bryan Fichter - foul #4 on Bryan Fichter, team foul #2 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Texas | Mike Custard (SG), Frederick Cockrum (SF), Anton Barrington (C) Travis Heckman, Daniel Thorpe, Wilbur Fuchs | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wendell Williams (PG), Donald Hadley (SG), Joseph Milligan (PF) Dusty Beeler, Bryan Fichter, Ryan Richards | |
| 13:57 | Texas | Richard Gilliland makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 13:57 | Texas | Richard Gilliland makes the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 13:28 | Illinois | Wendell Williams scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 13:01 | Texas | Mike Custard double dribbles | 43-35 |
| Subs | Texas | Wayne McNeill (PG), Nathan Prince (PF) Gary Prindle, Richard Gilliland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dusty Beeler (SF), Ryan Richards (C) Billy Swann, Frederick Dicus | |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Wayne McNeill steals the ball from Wendell Williams | 43-35 |
| 12:14 | Texas | Nathan Prince can't finish the layup | 43-35 |
| 12:12 | Texas | Anton Barrington snags the offensive board | 43-35 |
| 11:51 | Texas | Wayne McNeill is fouled on the floor by Dusty Beeler - foul #3 on Dusty Beeler, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Texas | Daniel Thorpe (SF) Frederick Cockrum | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Fichter (SF), Billy Swann (PF), Frederick Dicus (C) Wendell Williams, Joseph Milligan, Ryan Richards | |
| 11:28 | Texas | Daniel Thorpe misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-35 |
| 11:26 | Illinois | Donald Hadley pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Wayne McNeill (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mike Custard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Daniel Thorpe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Prince (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Anton Barrington (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dusty Beeler (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Donald Hadley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bryan Fichter (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Billy Swann (fresh) C - Frederick Dicus (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 10:59 | Illinois | Bryan Fichter is whistled for traveling | 43-35 |
| Subs | Texas | Travis Heckman (SG), Richard Gilliland (C) Mike Custard, Anton Barrington | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Milligan (PF) Donald Hadley | |
| 10:30 | Texas | Frederick Dicus is called for the reach on Richard Gilliland - foul #2 on Frederick Dicus, team foul #4 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wendell Williams (PG) Dusty Beeler | |
| 10:02 | Texas | Richard Gilliland is hacked by Joseph Milligan - foul #1 on Joseph Milligan, team foul #5 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Texas | Gary Prindle (PG) Wayne McNeill | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Hadley (SG), Ryan Richards (C) Billy Swann, Frederick Dicus | |
| 09:40 | Texas | Daniel Thorpe can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 43-35 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Joseph Milligan grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Ryan Richards throws it down on a great pass from Donald Hadley | 43-37 |
| 08:55 | Texas | Daniel Thorpe hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 43-37 |
| 08:53 | Illinois | Ryan Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Joseph Milligan lays it in set up by Ryan Richards | 43-39 |
| 08:24 | Texas | Nathan Prince drills a jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Bryan Fichter - foul #5 on Bryan Fichter, team foul #6 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Texas | Wayne McNeill (PG), Mike Custard (SG), Frederick Cockrum (SF), Anton Barrington (C) Gary Prindle, Travis Heckman, Daniel Thorpe, Richard Gilliland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dusty Beeler (PG), Billy Swann (SF), Frederick Dicus (PF) Wendell Williams, Bryan Fichter, Joseph Milligan | |
| 08:24 | Texas | Nathan Prince misses the free throw | 45-39 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Donald Hadley | 45-39 |
| 08:03 | Illinois | Donald Hadley drills a floater from the free throw line | 45-41 |
| 07:42 | Texas | Billy Swann picks off the pass by Nathan Prince | 45-41 |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Ryan Richards is fouled on the floor by Anton Barrington - foul #3 on Anton Barrington, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Texas | Richard Gilliland (PF) Nathan Prince | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wendell Williams (PG) Donald Hadley | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Wayne McNeill (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mike Custard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Frederick Cockrum (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Gilliland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Anton Barrington (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wendell Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Swann (fresh) SF - Dusty Beeler (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Frederick Dicus (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Richards (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Ryan Richards misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 45-41 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler snags the offensive board | 45-41 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus can't connect on a shot from the left side | 45-41 |
| 06:37 | Texas | Richard Gilliland gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 06:18 | Texas | Wendell Williams takes the ball from Anton Barrington | 45-41 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | Texas | Gary Prindle (PG), Daniel Thorpe (SF) Wayne McNeill, Frederick Cockrum | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Hadley (SG), Joseph Milligan (PF) Billy Swann, Ryan Richards | |
| 05:35 | Texas | Anton Barrington is whistled for traveling | 45-41 |
| Subs | Texas | Nathan Prince (PF) Richard Gilliland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Richards (C) Frederick Dicus | |
| 05:06 | Illinois | Ryan Richards hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 45-41 |
| 05:05 | Texas | Anton Barrington pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 04:49 | Texas | Mike Custard shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 04:48 | Texas | Anton Barrington can't tip it in | 45-41 |
| 04:47 | Texas | Nathan Prince tips it home | 47-41 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Anton Barrington denies the turnaround by Ryan Richards | 47-41 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Donald Hadley hits the follow up shot | 47-43 |
| 04:17 | Texas | Nathan Prince drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Gary Prindle and he's hacked by Joseph Milligan - foul #2 on Joseph Milligan, team foul #7 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Texas | Wayne McNeill (PG), Travis Heckman (SG), Richard Gilliland (C) Gary Prindle, Mike Custard, Anton Barrington | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Turner (PG), Billy Swann (SF), Frederick Dicus (C) Wendell Williams, Dusty Beeler, Ryan Richards | |
| 04:17 | Texas | Nathan Prince makes the free throw | 50-43 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Donald Hadley is fouled on the floor by Daniel Thorpe - foul #3 on Daniel Thorpe, team foul #3 | 50-43 |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Joseph Milligan lays it in on a nice dish by Donald Hadley and the foul's on Travis Heckman - foul #2 on Travis Heckman, team foul #4 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Texas | Frederick Cockrum (SF) Daniel Thorpe | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Joseph Milligan misses the free throw | 50-45 |
| 03:31 | Texas | The rebound goes to Nathan Prince | 50-45 |
| 03:05 | Texas | Frederick Dicus denies the turnaround by Nathan Prince | 50-45 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Donald Hadley pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Wayne McNeill (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Travis Heckman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Cockrum (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nathan Prince (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Gilliland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles Turner (fresh) SG - Donald Hadley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Swann (fresh) PF - Joseph Milligan (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Frederick Dicus (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Donald Hadley is fouled on the floor by Nathan Prince as he's doubleteamed - foul #1 on Nathan Prince, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Texas | Mike Custard (SG) Travis Heckman | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Billy Swann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | Texas | Anton Barrington (C) Richard Gilliland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wendell Williams (PG), Dusty Beeler (SF) Charles Turner, Donald Hadley | |
| 02:27 | Texas | Mike Custard is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-45 |
| Subs | Texas | Daniel Thorpe (SF) Frederick Cockrum | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Richards (C) Frederick Dicus | |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Ryan Richards misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Anton Barrington - foul #4 on Anton Barrington, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Ryan Richards misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Ryan Richards misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 02:07 | Texas | Anton Barrington grabs the board | 50-45 |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:40 | Texas | Wayne McNeill is fouled on the floor by Dusty Beeler - foul #4 on Dusty Beeler, team foul #8 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Hadley (SG) Dusty Beeler | |
| 01:40 | Texas | Wayne McNeill makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 01:40 | Texas | Wayne McNeill makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Wendell Williams can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 01:26 | Texas | Mike Custard snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 00:58 | Texas | Nathan Prince misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 52-45 |
| 00:57 | Texas | Anton Barrington tips it but misses | 52-45 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Wendell Williams | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Billy Swann buries a jumper in the lane | 52-47 |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:47 | Texas | Donald Hadley is called for the reach on Mike Custard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Hadley, team foul #9 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Texas | Frederick Cockrum (SF) Daniel Thorpe | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:47 | Texas | Mike Custard makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 00:47 | Texas | Mike Custard makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Donald Hadley shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Billy Swann | 54-50 |
| 00:39 | Texas | Frederick Cockrum is fouled in the backcourt by Wendell Williams - foul #1 on Wendell Williams, team foul #10 | 54-50 |
| 00:39 | Texas | Frederick Cockrum makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 00:39 | Texas | Frederick Cockrum makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Donald Hadley shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 56-50 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Joseph Milligan pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Ryan Richards loses the dribble to Mike Custard | 56-50 |
| 00:24 | Texas | Mike Custard dunks the ball | 58-50 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Wendell Williams is hacked by Wayne McNeill - foul #3 on Wayne McNeill, team foul #7 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Texas | Daniel Thorpe (SF) Frederick Cockrum | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Wendell Williams makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Wendell Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:15 | Texas | Wendell Williams is called for the reach on Mike Custard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wendell Williams, team foul #11 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Texas | Gary Prindle (PG), Frederick Cockrum (SF) Wayne McNeill, Nathan Prince | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:15 | Texas | Mike Custard misses the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:15 | Texas | Mike Custard makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Donald Hadley travels with the ball | 59-52 |
| Subs | Texas | Wayne McNeill (PG), Nathan Prince (PF) Gary Prindle, Daniel Thorpe | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:08 | Texas | Donald Hadley is called for the reach on Mike Custard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Hadley, team foul #12 | 59-52 |
| 00:08 | Texas | Mike Custard misses the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:08 | Texas | Mike Custard misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Ryan Richards gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Donald Hadley hits a 3 from the left corner | 59-55 |
| 00:00 | Texas | Wayne McNeill runs out the clock | 59-55 |