| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tommy Dehart (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Keith Bell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Porter (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Arboleda (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jeremy Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Rodney Chan (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Pellerin (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Christopher Lachance (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Cole (fresh) C - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance inbounds the ball | 26-23 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Alabama | David Porter is called for the reach on Christopher Lachance - foul #1 on David Porter, team foul #1 | 26-23 |
| 19:28 | Alabama | Rodney Chan is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-26 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Keith Bell | 29-26 |
| 18:58 | Alabama | William Pellerin's pass is intercepted by David Porter in the backcourt | 29-26 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart misses the lay-in | 29-26 |
| 18:55 | Alabama | John Cole gets the rebound | 29-26 |
| 18:33 | Alabama | William Pellerin buries a shot from the free throw line | 29-28 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Keith Bell knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Dikembe Arboleda | 31-28 |
| 17:48 | Alabama | William Pellerin can't finish the uncontested layup | 31-28 |
| 17:47 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance hits the follow up shot | 31-30 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | David Porter misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-30 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda tips it in | 33-30 |
| 17:11 | Alabama | Rodney Chan clanks a jumper from the left side | 33-30 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dikembe Arboleda | 33-30 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Keith Bell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-30 |
| 16:45 | Alabama | Stephen Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 16:27 | Alabama | William Pellerin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 16:26 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance can't tip it in | 33-30 |
| 16:25 | Illinois | Keith Bell snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Stephen Johnson - foul #1 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SF), Jie Huang (PF) David Porter, Dikembe Arboleda | |
| Subs | Alabama | Vincent Good (PG), Mark Marker (SG), Nicolas Hunt (SF), Jamaal Widmer (PF), Kenneth Santangelo (C) Rodney Chan, William Pellerin, Christopher Lachance, John Cole, Stephen Johnson | |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 16:02 | Alabama | Tommy Dehart takes the ball from Nicolas Hunt in the backcourt | 35-30 |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joshua Robertson | 38-30 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tommy Dehart (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Keith Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Robertson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jie Huang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Clark (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Vincent Good (fresh) SG - Mark Marker (fresh) SF - Nicolas Hunt (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jamaal Widmer (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kenneth Santangelo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Alabama | Kenneth Santangelo jams it | 38-32 |
| 15:03 | Illinois | Jie Huang hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Keith Bell | 40-32 |
| 14:51 | Alabama | Jamaal Widmer scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Mark Marker | 40-34 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Jie Huang steps out of bounds on the sideline | 40-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonah Maness (C) Jeremy Clark | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 14:22 | Alabama | Mark Marker misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Jie Huang - foul #1 on Jie Huang, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Christopher Lachance (SF), Stephen Johnson (C) Nicolas Hunt, Kenneth Santangelo | |
| 14:22 | Alabama | Mark Marker makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 14:22 | Alabama | Mark Marker makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 13:57 | Illinois | Jie Huang clanks a 3 from straight away | 40-36 |
| 13:56 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Stephen Johnson | 40-36 |
| 13:52 | Alabama | Jamaal Widmer lays it in set up by Christopher Lachance | 40-38 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson's floater is tipped away by Christopher Lachance | 40-38 |
| 13:28 | Illinois | Jonah Maness misses the tip | 40-38 |
| 13:26 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 13:01 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance lays it in | 40-40 |
| 12:43 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-40 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Keith Bell grabs the offensive board | 40-40 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Jie Huang hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-40 |
| 12:21 | Alabama | Stephen Johnson pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 12:14 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance connects on the open driving attempt from close range set up by Stephen Johnson | 40-42 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jamaal Widmer - foul #2 on Jamaal Widmer, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Porter (SF), Dikembe Arboleda (PF) Joshua Robertson, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rodney Chan (PG), William Pellerin (SG), Nicolas Hunt (SF), John Cole (PF), Kenneth Santangelo (C) Vincent Good, Mark Marker, Christopher Lachance, Jamaal Widmer, Stephen Johnson | |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 11:54 | Alabama | Rodney Chan is fouled in the backcourt by Tommy Dehart - foul #4 on Tommy Dehart, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| 11:40 | Alabama | William Pellerin makes the turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Dikembe Arboleda - foul #1 on Dikembe Arboleda, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| 11:40 | Alabama | William Pellerin makes the free throw | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tommy Dehart (tired) 16 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Keith Bell (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Porter (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Arboleda (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonah Maness (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Rodney Chan (fresh) 7 pts. SG - William Pellerin (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Nicolas Hunt (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Cole (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Santangelo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 10:56 | Alabama | Kenneth Santangelo scores on a shot from close range | 44-47 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Jonah Maness comes up short on the shot in the paint | 44-47 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart tips it back up and in | 46-47 |
| 10:21 | Alabama | Nicolas Hunt clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 46-47 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | David Porter snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 10:00 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 09:58 | Alabama | Nicolas Hunt grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 09:46 | Alabama | William Pellerin hits a shot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Keith Bell - foul #2 on Keith Bell, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (PG), Jeremy Clark (C) Tommy Dehart, Jonah Maness | |
| Subs | Alabama | Christopher Lachance (SF) Nicolas Hunt | |
| 09:46 | Alabama | William Pellerin makes the free throw | 46-50 |
| 09:27 | Illinois | David Porter lays it in set up by Joshua Robertson and he's fouled by William Pellerin - foul #1 on William Pellerin, team foul #3 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jamaal Widmer (PF), Stephen Johnson (C) John Cole, Kenneth Santangelo | |
| 09:27 | Illinois | David Porter makes the free throw | 49-50 |
| 09:11 | Alabama | Rodney Chan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 09:10 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to William Pellerin | 49-50 |
| 08:56 | Alabama | William Pellerin is hacked by Keith Bell - foul #3 on Keith Bell, team foul #6 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (PF) Dikembe Arboleda | |
| Subs | Alabama | Vincent Good (PG) Rodney Chan | |
| 08:36 | Alabama | Vincent Good is hacked by Jeremy Clark - foul #2 on Jeremy Clark, team foul #7 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Dehart (PG) Keith Bell | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Santangelo (C) Stephen Johnson | |
| 08:36 | Alabama | Vincent Good misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 08:05 | Alabama | Jamaal Widmer pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 08:00 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance misses the floater from the left block | 49-50 |
| 07:59 | Alabama | Kenneth Santangelo grabs the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 07:44 | Alabama | William Pellerin misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | David Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tommy Dehart (tired) 20 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joshua Robertson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Porter (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jie Huang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Clark (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Vincent Good (fresh) SG - William Pellerin (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Christopher Lachance (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jamaal Widmer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Santangelo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart is fouled on the floor by Vincent Good - foul #3 on Vincent Good, team foul #4 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (SG), Jonah Maness (C) Tommy Dehart, Jeremy Clark | |
| Subs | Alabama | Mark Marker (SG), Nicolas Hunt (SF), John Cole (PF), Stephen Johnson (C) William Pellerin, Christopher Lachance, Jamaal Widmer, Kenneth Santangelo | |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jonah Maness | 52-50 |
| 06:48 | Alabama | John Cole is hacked by Keith Bell - foul #4 on Keith Bell, team foul #8 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda (PF) Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rodney Chan (PG) Vincent Good | |
| 06:48 | Alabama | John Cole misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Jonah Maness connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 54-50 |
| 05:54 | Alabama | Rodney Chan makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Cole | 54-53 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | David Porter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Dehart (PG), Jeremy Clark (C) Keith Bell, Jonah Maness | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Pellerin (SG), Christopher Lachance (SF), Jamaal Widmer (PF), Kenneth Santangelo (C) Mark Marker, Nicolas Hunt, John Cole, Stephen Johnson | |
| 05:31 | Alabama | William Pellerin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (PF) Dikembe Arboleda | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Jie Huang scores on a floater from the right block and he's fouled by Jamaal Widmer - foul #3 on Jamaal Widmer, team foul #5 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Vincent Good (PG) Rodney Chan | |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the free throw | 56-53 |
| 05:13 | Alabama | Kenneth Santangelo grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 05:11 | Alabama | David Porter picks off the pass by Christopher Lachance in the backcourt | 56-53 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Jie Huang can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-53 |
| 04:44 | Alabama | Vincent Good snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 04:28 | Alabama | Jamaal Widmer's pass is intercepted by David Porter | 56-53 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark travels with the ball | 56-53 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (SG), Dikembe Arboleda (PF) David Porter, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rodney Chan (PG) Vincent Good | |
| 03:54 | Alabama | William Pellerin blows the layup | 56-53 |
| 03:52 | Alabama | Kenneth Santangelo grabs the offensive board | 56-53 |
| 03:46 | Alabama | Rodney Chan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Tommy Dehart - foul #5 on Tommy Dehart, team foul #9 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (SF), Jonah Maness (C) Tommy Dehart, Jeremy Clark | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 03:46 | Alabama | Rodney Chan misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 03:46 | Alabama | Rodney Chan makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 03:22 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson is hacked by Kenneth Santangelo - foul #1 on Kenneth Santangelo, team foul #6 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Cole (PF) Jamaal Widmer | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Robertson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Bell (tired) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jie Huang (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Arboleda (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonah Maness (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Rodney Chan (fresh) 11 pts. SG - William Pellerin (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Christopher Lachance (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Cole (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Santangelo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Jonah Maness drills a driving attempt from close range | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:45 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Porter (SF) Dikembe Arboleda | |
| Subs | Alabama | Vincent Good (PG), Stephen Johnson (C) Rodney Chan, Kenneth Santangelo | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | David Porter tips it in | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:03 | Alabama | William Pellerin connects on the shot in the paint set up by Vincent Good | 60-56 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson drills a 3 from straight away set up by Keith Bell | 63-56 |
| 01:16 | Alabama | William Pellerin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 63-56 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Keith Bell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda (PF), Jeremy Clark (C) Jie Huang, Jonah Maness | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rodney Chan (PG) Vincent Good | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Alabama | Rodney Chan misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-56 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark snags the defensive board | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark is hacked by Rodney Chan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rodney Chan, team foul #7 | 63-56 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:36 | Alabama | Rodney Chan hits a wide open 3 from the right corner set up by Christopher Lachance | 65-59 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson is hacked by Rodney Chan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Rodney Chan, team foul #8 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (PF) Dikembe Arboleda | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson misses the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:35 | Alabama | John Cole gets the rebound | 65-59 |
| 00:32 | Alabama | William Pellerin is fouled in the backcourt by David Porter - foul #2 on David Porter, team foul #10 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda (PF) Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:32 | Alabama | William Pellerin misses the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:32 | Alabama | William Pellerin misses the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dikembe Arboleda | 65-59 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda is hacked by Rodney Chan in the backcourt - foul #5 on Rodney Chan, team foul #9 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Vincent Good (PG) Rodney Chan | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda misses the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:31 | Alabama | John Cole gets the rebound | 65-59 |
| 00:24 | Alabama | William Pellerin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-59 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda gets the rebound | 65-59 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Vincent Good is called for the reach on Dikembe Arboleda in the backcourt - foul #4 on Vincent Good, team foul #10 | 65-59 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda misses the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:19 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Stephen Johnson | 66-59 |
| 00:15 | Alabama | Vincent Good is hacked by Joshua Robertson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #11 | 66-59 |
| 00:15 | Alabama | Vincent Good makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:15 | Alabama | Vincent Good misses the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark gets the rebound | 66-60 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark is hacked by Vincent Good in the backcourt - foul #5 on Vincent Good, team foul #11 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (PF) Dikembe Arboleda | |
| Subs | Alabama | Mark Marker (PG) Vincent Good | |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:10 | Alabama | Joshua Robertson picks off the pass by Christopher Lachance in the backcourt | 68-60 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson lays it up and in | 70-60 |
| 00:05 | Alabama | John Cole can't finish the uncontested layup | 70-60 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Keith Bell gets the rebound | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson runs out the clock | 70-60 |