| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leon Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Blackwell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Moralez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Stanley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David White (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Hohowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hans Zvorsky (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brooks Michelstein (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elbert Burris (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nwa Abdel (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Robert Moralez inbounds the ball | 19-19 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Robert Moralez drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Leon Hall | 21-19 |
| 19:23 | UConn | Elbert Burris misses short on a shot from the right side | 21-19 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Leon Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Leon Hall knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Moralez | 24-19 |
| 18:30 | UConn | James Hohowski is fouled on the floor by Scott Blackwell - foul #2 on Scott Blackwell, team foul #1 | 24-19 |
| 18:16 | UConn | Leon Hall steps in front of the Elbert Burris pass | 24-19 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Leon Hall misses short on a 3 from straight away | 24-19 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Moralez | 24-19 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Leon Hall is fouled on the floor by James Hohowski - foul #1 on James Hohowski, team foul #1 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Johnson (PG), Sidney Wise (SG), Justin Roberts (SF), Michael Jones (C) James Hohowski, Hans Zvorsky, Brooks Michelstein, Nwa Abdel | |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Robert Moralez hits the finger roll | 26-19 |
| 16:50 | UConn | Michael Jones misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-19 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Larry Stanley snags the defensive board | 26-19 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Leon Hall misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-19 |
| 16:17 | Illinois | David White tips it in | 28-19 |
| 15:53 | UConn | Elbert Burris comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Larry Stanley - foul #1 on Larry Stanley, team foul #2 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Schroeder (C) David White | |
| Subs | UConn | James Hohowski (PG), Hans Zvorsky (SG), Brooks Michelstein (SF), Nwa Abdel (C) Richard Johnson, Sidney Wise, Justin Roberts, Michael Jones | |
| 15:53 | UConn | Elbert Burris makes the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 15:53 | UConn | Elbert Burris makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leon Hall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Blackwell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Moralez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Stanley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Schroeder (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Hohowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hans Zvorsky (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brooks Michelstein (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elbert Burris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Nwa Abdel (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:29 | Illinois | Larry Stanley scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Steve Schroeder | 30-21 |
| 15:14 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-21 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Leon Hall | 30-21 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Leon Hall double dribbles | 30-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Girard (PG), Robert Hrabovsky (SG), Phillip Dean (SF), Anthony Golden (PF) Leon Hall, Scott Blackwell, Robert Moralez, Larry Stanley | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Vowels (PF) Elbert Burris | |
| 14:25 | UConn | Nwa Abdel can't finish the layup | 30-21 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Anthony Golden grabs the board | 30-21 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Anthony Golden's pass is intercepted by James Hohowski | 30-21 |
| 14:06 | UConn | James Hohowski is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Hans Zvorsky | 30-24 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Michael Vowels steals it from Steve Schroeder | 30-24 |
| 13:39 | UConn | Anthony Golden is called for the reach on James Hohowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Golden, team foul #3 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Moralez (SF), Larry Stanley (PF), David White (C) Phillip Dean, Anthony Golden, Steve Schroeder | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Johnson (PG), Sidney Wise (SG), Justin Roberts (SF) James Hohowski, Hans Zvorsky, Brooks Michelstein | |
| 13:27 | UConn | Michael Vowels's fadeaway is rejected by David White | 30-24 |
| 13:25 | Illinois | Larry Stanley pulls down the rebound | 30-24 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Larry Stanley clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 12:58 | UConn | The rebound goes to Justin Roberts | 30-24 |
| 12:37 | UConn | Richard Johnson is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Larry Stanley | 30-24 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Robert Moralez hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Michael Girard | 32-24 |
| 11:53 | UConn | Michael Vowels misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Larry Stanley - foul #2 on Larry Stanley, team foul #4 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG), Scott Blackwell (SG), Phillip Dean (SF), Anthony Golden (PF) Michael Girard, Robert Hrabovsky, Robert Moralez, Larry Stanley | |
| Subs | UConn | James Hohowski (PG), Hans Zvorsky (SG), Brooks Michelstein (SF), Michael Jones (C) Richard Johnson, Sidney Wise, Justin Roberts, Nwa Abdel | |
| 11:53 | UConn | Michael Vowels makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 11:53 | UConn | Michael Vowels misses the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Anthony Golden grabs the defensive rebound | 32-25 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leon Hall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Blackwell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Phillip Dean (fresh) PF - Anthony Golden (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David White (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Hohowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hans Zvorsky (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brooks Michelstein (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Vowels (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Illinois | Leon Hall knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Golden | 34-25 |
| 11:26 | UConn | James Hohowski is fouled in the backcourt by David White - foul #1 on David White, team foul #5 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UConn | Elbert Burris (PF) Michael Vowels | |
| 11:03 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky's floater is knocked away by Anthony Golden | 34-25 |
| 11:02 | Illinois | David White grabs the board | 34-25 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | Elbert Burris takes the ball from Scott Blackwell | 34-25 |
| 10:12 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein is hacked by Phillip Dean - foul #1 on Phillip Dean, team foul #6 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Moralez (SF), Larry Stanley (PF), Steve Schroeder (C) Phillip Dean, Anthony Golden, David White | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Johnson (PG), Sidney Wise (SG), Justin Roberts (SF) James Hohowski, Hans Zvorsky, Brooks Michelstein | |
| 09:53 | UConn | Richard Johnson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 34-25 |
| 09:51 | UConn | Elbert Burris tips it home | 34-27 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Michael Jones - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #2 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Girard (PG) Leon Hall | |
| Subs | UConn | Nwa Abdel (C) Michael Jones | |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the free throw | 37-27 |
| 09:29 | UConn | Richard Johnson double dribbles in the backcourt | 37-27 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Elbert Burris swats the layup by Robert Moralez | 37-27 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Michael Girard can't tip it in | 37-27 |
| 09:08 | UConn | Elbert Burris snags the defensive board | 37-27 |
| 09:03 | UConn | Richard Johnson knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Sidney Wise | 37-29 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Michael Girard is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #3 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Van Schreffler (SG) Scott Blackwell | |
| Subs | UConn | James Hohowski (PG) Richard Johnson | |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Larry Stanley makes the shot from the baseline | 39-29 |
| 08:13 | UConn | Elbert Burris misses long on a floater from the right block | 39-29 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Larry Stanley gets the rebound | 39-29 |
| 07:50 | Illinois | Robert Moralez is hacked by Sidney Wise - foul #2 on Sidney Wise, team foul #4 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG), Scott Blackwell (SG), Phillip Dean (SF), Anthony Golden (PF), David White (C) Michael Girard, Van Schreffler, Robert Moralez, Larry Stanley, Steve Schroeder | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Johnson (PG), Hans Zvorsky (SG), Brooks Michelstein (SF), Michael Vowels (PF) James Hohowski, Sidney Wise, Justin Roberts, Elbert Burris | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leon Hall (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Blackwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Phillip Dean (fresh) PF - Anthony Golden (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Hans Zvorsky (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brooks Michelstein (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Vowels (fresh) 1 pts. C - Nwa Abdel (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:28 | Illinois | Leon Hall comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-29 |
| 07:26 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein snags the defensive board | 39-29 |
| 07:05 | UConn | Nwa Abdel drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Richard Johnson and he's hacked by David White - foul #2 on David White, team foul #7 | 39-31 |
| 07:05 | UConn | Nwa Abdel makes the free throw | 39-32 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Phillip Dean is hacked by Brooks Michelstein - foul #3 on Brooks Michelstein, team foul #5 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Moralez (SF) David White | |
| Subs | UConn | James Hohowski (PG), Elbert Burris (PF), Michael Jones (C) Richard Johnson, Michael Vowels, Nwa Abdel | |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Moralez | 41-32 |
| 05:57 | UConn | Michael Jones knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by James Hohowski | 41-34 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Robert Moralez pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Michael Jones steals the ball from Leon Hall | 41-34 |
| 04:50 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Girard (PG), Robert Hrabovsky (SG), Larry Stanley (PF), Steve Schroeder (C) Leon Hall, Scott Blackwell, Robert Moralez, Anthony Golden | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Johnson (PG), Sidney Wise (SG), Justin Roberts (SF), Michael Vowels (PF), Nwa Abdel (C) James Hohowski, Hans Zvorsky, Brooks Michelstein, Elbert Burris, Michael Jones | |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Phillip Dean hits the finger roll | 43-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:22 | UConn | Larry Stanley steals it from Nwa Abdel | 43-34 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Larry Stanley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Justin Roberts - foul #1 on Justin Roberts, team foul #6 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (C) Steve Schroeder | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Larry Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Larry Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 03:49 | UConn | Nwa Abdel hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Richard Johnson | 45-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Girard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Hrabovsky (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Phillip Dean (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Stanley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - David White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sidney Wise (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Justin Roberts (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Michael Vowels (fresh) 1 pts. C - Nwa Abdel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Michael Girard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Van Schreffler (SF) Phillip Dean | |
| Subs | UConn | Elbert Burris (PF) Michael Vowels | |
| 03:26 | UConn | Elbert Burris lays it up and in and the foul's on Larry Stanley - foul #3 on Larry Stanley, team foul #8 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Moralez (SF) Van Schreffler | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 03:26 | UConn | Elbert Burris makes the free throw | 45-39 |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Larry Stanley misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 45-39 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Robert Moralez gets the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Nwa Abdel steals it from Larry Stanley | 45-39 |
| 02:55 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG), Scott Blackwell (SG) Michael Girard, Robert Hrabovsky | |
| Subs | UConn | James Hohowski (PG), Hans Zvorsky (SG), Brooks Michelstein (SF) Richard Johnson, Sidney Wise, Justin Roberts | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:53 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein is hacked by Robert Moralez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Moralez, team foul #9 | 45-39 |
| 02:53 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 02:53 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | The jump hook by Robert Moralez is blocked by Elbert Burris | 45-41 |
| 02:28 | UConn | The rebound goes to Nwa Abdel | 45-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:16 | UConn | Elbert Burris buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Brooks Michelstein | 45-43 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses long on a floater from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Moralez | 45-43 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 45-43 |
| 01:20 | UConn | Elbert Burris gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 00:58 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 00:56 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Nwa Abdel | 45-43 |
| 00:37 | UConn | Elbert Burris connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Hans Zvorsky | 45-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell hits the finger roll set up by Leon Hall | 47-45 |
| 00:10 | UConn | UConn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-45 |
| 00:07 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky loses the dribble to Scott Blackwell in the backcourt | 47-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Leon Hall is hacked by James Hohowski - foul #2 on James Hohowski, team foul #7 | 47-45 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Leon Hall makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Leon Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 00:05 | UConn | Elbert Burris pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 00:03 | UConn | Leon Hall picks off the pass by Brooks Michelstein in the backcourt | 48-45 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Leon Hall runs out the clock | 48-45 |