| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Louis Haley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Griffin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anderson Zwagerman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Drazen Zedian (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Walborn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leon Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Blackwell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Moralez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Stanley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David White (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Robert Moralez inbounds the ball | 20-18 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Larry Stanley knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Leon Hall | 20-20 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi | Scott Blackwell steals it from Jonathan Griffin in the backcourt | 20-20 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | Leon Hall throws it down on a great pass from Scott Blackwell | 20-22 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian misses long on a floater from the right wing | 20-22 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Walborn | 20-22 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Jonathan Griffin | 22-22 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-22 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi | Robert Moralez swats the short shot by Drazen Zedian | 22-22 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David White | 22-22 |
| 17:43 | Illinois | Larry Stanley comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 22-22 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | David White tips it home | 22-24 |
| 17:23 | Mississippi | Joseph Walborn connects on the turnaround in the lane | 24-24 |
| 17:02 | Illinois | Robert Moralez comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 24-24 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Larry Stanley grabs the offensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 16:45 | Illinois | Leon Hall makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Larry Stanley | 24-26 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-26 |
| 15:55 | Illinois | Larry Stanley is called for traveling | 27-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi (PG), Bryan Towers (SG), James Cobb (SF), James Oppenheim (PF), Nicholas Romaine (C) Louis Haley, Jonathan Griffin, Anderson Zwagerman, Drazen Zedian, Joseph Walborn | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Schroeder (C) David White | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Angel Lombardi (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bryan Towers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Cobb (fresh) PF - James Oppenheim (fresh) C - Nicholas Romaine (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leon Hall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Blackwell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Moralez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Stanley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Steve Schroeder (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Mississippi | Bryan Towers can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 27-26 |
| 15:38 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Leon Hall | 27-26 |
| 15:18 | Illinois | James Oppenheim swats the short shot by Steve Schroeder | 27-26 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi | Nicholas Romaine snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-26 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Leon Hall can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Bryan Towers - foul #1 on Bryan Towers, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Hrabovsky (SG), Phillip Dean (SF), Anthony Golden (PF), David White (C) Scott Blackwell, Robert Moralez, Larry Stanley, Steve Schroeder | |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Leon Hall makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Leon Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi | Nicholas Romaine is called for traveling | 29-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin (SG), Anderson Zwagerman (SF) Bryan Towers, James Cobb | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Girard (PG) Leon Hall | |
| 13:32 | Illinois | James Oppenheim steals the ball from Phillip Dean | 29-28 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Anderson Zwagerman | 32-28 |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Jonathan Griffin takes the ball from Phillip Dean | 32-28 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jonathan Griffin | 34-28 |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Phillip Dean's floater is tipped away by Anderson Zwagerman | 34-28 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman grabs the board | 34-28 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Hrabovsky - foul #1 on Robert Hrabovsky, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bryan Towers (SG), James Cobb (SF), Drazen Zedian (PF), Joseph Walborn (C) Jonathan Griffin, Anderson Zwagerman, James Oppenheim, Nicholas Romaine | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG), Scott Blackwell (SG), Robert Moralez (SF), Larry Stanley (PF), Steve Schroeder (C) Michael Girard, Robert Hrabovsky, Phillip Dean, Anthony Golden, David White | |
| 11:50 | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi misses the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Larry Stanley snags the defensive board | 35-28 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Angel Lombardi (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Bryan Towers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Cobb (fresh) PF - Drazen Zedian (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Walborn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leon Hall (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Blackwell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Moralez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Stanley (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Steve Schroeder (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Robert Moralez is hacked by James Cobb - foul #1 on James Cobb, team foul #2 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Louis Haley (PG) Angel Lombardi | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell buries a jumper from the left side | 35-30 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi | Joseph Walborn tips it back up and in | 37-30 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Drazen Zedian swats the short shot by Robert Moralez | 37-30 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Robert Moralez tips it home | 37-32 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi | Bryan Towers loses the dribble to Scott Blackwell | 37-32 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Larry Stanley blows the layup | 37-32 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian grabs the board | 37-32 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi | Bryan Towers can't connect on an uncontested jump hook in the lane | 37-32 |
| 09:27 | Illinois | Robert Moralez grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Robert Moralez scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Leon Hall | 37-34 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi | James Cobb comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Moralez - foul #2 on Robert Moralez, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin (SG), James Oppenheim (PF), Nicholas Romaine (C) Bryan Towers, Drazen Zedian, Joseph Walborn | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Girard (PG), Robert Hrabovsky (SG), Anthony Golden (PF), David White (C) Leon Hall, Scott Blackwell, Larry Stanley, Steve Schroeder | |
| 08:37 | Mississippi | James Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi | James Cobb misses the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim snags the offensive board | 38-34 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi | Nicholas Romaine's layup is rejected by David White | 38-34 |
| 08:25 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin snags the offensive board | 38-34 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi | James Cobb loses the dribble to Robert Moralez | 38-34 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Anthony Golden misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-34 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi | Nicholas Romaine grabs the board | 38-34 |
| 07:24 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Girard - foul #2 on Michael Girard, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi (PG), Anderson Zwagerman (SF) Louis Haley, James Cobb | |
| Subs | Illinois | Phillip Dean (SF), Larry Stanley (PF) Robert Moralez, Anthony Golden | |
| 07:24 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 07:24 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Larry Stanley gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Angel Lombardi (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Jonathan Griffin (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anderson Zwagerman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Oppenheim (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Nicholas Romaine (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Girard (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Hrabovsky (fresh) SF - Phillip Dean (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Stanley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - David White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Larry Stanley buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-36 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian (PF), Joseph Walborn (C) James Oppenheim, Nicholas Romaine | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG), Van Schreffler (SG) Michael Girard, Robert Hrabovsky | |
| 06:26 | Illinois | Drazen Zedian swats the short shot by Larry Stanley | 39-36 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin blows the layup but he's hacked by Van Schreffler - foul #2 on Van Schreffler, team foul #4 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (SG), Anthony Golden (PF) Van Schreffler, Larry Stanley | |
| 05:59 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Joseph Walborn - foul #2 on Joseph Walborn, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bryan Towers (SG) Jonathan Griffin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Girard (PG), Robert Moralez (SF) Leon Hall, David White | |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Girard - foul #3 on Michael Girard, team foul #5 | 41-38 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi | Michael Girard picks off the pass by Angel Lombardi | 41-38 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell jams it set up by Michael Girard | 41-40 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi | Anthony Golden swats the layup by Drazen Zedian | 41-40 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Drazen Zedian | 41-40 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi | Joseph Walborn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Louis Haley (PG), Jonathan Griffin (SG), James Oppenheim (PF), Nicholas Romaine (C) Angel Lombardi, Bryan Towers, Drazen Zedian, Joseph Walborn | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Stanley (PF), Steve Schroeder (C) Anthony Golden, Phillip Dean | |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 41-40 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi | Nicholas Romaine is hacked by Steve Schroeder - foul #1 on Steve Schroeder, team foul #6 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG), Robert Hrabovsky (SG), Phillip Dean (SF) Michael Girard, Scott Blackwell, Robert Moralez | |
| 03:28 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin can't finish the layup | 41-40 |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Phillip Dean snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Louis Haley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anderson Zwagerman (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Oppenheim (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Nicholas Romaine (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leon Hall (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Hrabovsky (fresh) SF - Phillip Dean (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Stanley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Steve Schroeder (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Leon Hall buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Hrabovsky | 41-43 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-43 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman tips it but misses | 41-43 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi | Nicholas Romaine snags the offensive board | 41-43 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Cobb (SF), Drazen Zedian (PF), Joseph Walborn (C) Anderson Zwagerman, James Oppenheim, Nicholas Romaine | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (SG), Robert Moralez (SF), David White (C) Robert Hrabovsky, Phillip Dean, Steve Schroeder | |
| 02:28 | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David White - foul #1 on David White, team foul #7 | 41-43 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian misses the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian misses the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 02:28 | Illinois | Larry Stanley gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Robert Moralez misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 41-43 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin is whistled for a carry | 41-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman (SF) James Cobb | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Joseph Walborn swats the layup by Leon Hall | 41-43 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi | Joseph Walborn pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Robert Moralez misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 44-43 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jonathan Griffin | 44-43 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Mississippi | Louis Haley is hacked by Leon Hall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leon Hall, team foul #8 | 44-43 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi | Louis Haley misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Larry Stanley pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Robert Moralez is fouled on the floor by Anderson Zwagerman - foul #1 on Anderson Zwagerman, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Leon Hall misses short on a shot in the paint | 44-43 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Joseph Walborn | 44-43 |