| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Campbell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Glen Fox (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Ben Laffoon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Miner (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Arthur Favorite (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charlie Raffa (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Gibson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | John Boyd inbounds the ball | 47-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Kenneth Miner is called for the reach on Glen Fox - foul #2 on Kenneth Miner, team foul #1 | 47-31 |
| 19:27 | Illinois | John Campbell misses long on a runner in the lane | 47-31 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | John Campbell tips it home | 49-31 |
| 19:13 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Ben Laffoon hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 49-31 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | John Campbell pulls down the rebound | 49-31 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | John Campbell hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 49-31 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | John Campbell grabs the offensive board | 49-31 |
| 18:41 | Illinois | Jan Tarver is fouled on the floor by Michael Gibson - foul #3 on Michael Gibson, team foul #2 | 49-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charles Bell (C) Michael Gibson | |
| 18:30 | Illinois | John Boyd comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Arthur Favorite - foul #1 on Arthur Favorite, team foul #3 | 49-31 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | John Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 50-31 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | John Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 50-31 |
| 18:30 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charlie Raffa snags the defensive board | 50-31 |
| 18:16 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kenneth Miner comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 50-31 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Glen Fox snags the defensive board | 50-31 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Jan Tarver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Scheiber (C) Glen Fox | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| 17:47 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kenneth Miner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-31 |
| 17:28 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 50-31 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | John Campbell misses the tip | 50-31 |
| 17:24 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arthur Favorite grabs the board | 50-31 |
| 17:11 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Frederick Turner steps in front of the Kenneth Miner pass | 50-31 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Jan Tarver lays it in on a great pass from Frederick Turner | 52-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 16:50 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charlie Raffa's layup is rejected by John Campbell | 52-31 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | John Campbell grabs the board | 52-31 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Ryan Church (SG), Paul Weber (SF), Glen Fox (C) Jan Tarver, Frederick Turner, John Boyd, John Campbell | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kyle Reeves (PG), Lance Petersen (SG), Vincent Cabell (SF) Ben Laffoon, Kenneth Miner, Arthur Favorite | |
| 16:21 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Vincent Cabell connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-33 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Lawrence Lamar and the foul's on Vincent Cabell - foul #2 on Vincent Cabell, team foul #4 | 54-33 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses the free throw | 54-33 |
| 16:04 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Vincent Cabell grabs the defensive rebound | 54-33 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ryan Church (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 8 pts. C - Glen Fox (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Kyle Reeves (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Lance Petersen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Vincent Cabell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charlie Raffa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Bell (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kyle Reeves hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Lance Petersen and he's hacked by Paul Weber - foul #1 on Paul Weber, team foul #1 | 54-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Gibson (PF), Martin Solley (C) Charlie Raffa, Charles Bell | |
| 15:55 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kyle Reeves makes the free throw | 54-36 |
| 15:42 | Illinois | Glen Fox is hacked by Vincent Cabell - foul #3 on Vincent Cabell, team foul #5 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG), John Boyd (SF), David Williams (C) Lawrence Lamar, Paul Weber, Glen Fox | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kenneth Miner (SG) Lance Petersen | |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Jan Tarver knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Boyd | 57-36 |
| 15:17 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Martin Solley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-36 |
| 15:15 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Gibson grabs the offensive board | 57-36 |
| 15:04 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kyle Reeves misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-36 |
| 15:03 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Martin Solley hits the follow up shot | 57-38 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Jan Tarver | 59-38 |
| 14:32 | Arkansas, Little Rock | David Williams blocks the jumper by Michael Gibson | 59-38 |
| 14:31 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Vincent Cabell hits the follow up shot | 59-40 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Ryan Church misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-40 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber tips it back up and in | 61-40 |
| 14:05 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Martin Solley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-40 |
| 14:04 | Illinois | David Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 61-40 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Jan Tarver's pass is intercepted by Kyle Reeves in the backcourt | 61-40 |
| 14:01 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kyle Reeves lays it in | 61-42 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | David Williams is fouled on the floor by Michael Gibson - foul #4 on Michael Gibson, team foul #6 | 61-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Frederick Turner (SG), Paul Weber (SF), John Campbell (PF), Glen Fox (C) Jan Tarver, Ryan Church, John Boyd, Edward Scheiber, David Williams | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Ben Laffoon (PG), Arthur Favorite (SF), Charlie Raffa (PF) Kyle Reeves, Vincent Cabell, Michael Gibson | |
| 13:26 | Illinois | Glen Fox loses the dribble to Ben Laffoon | 61-42 |
| 13:23 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kenneth Miner banks in the layup set up by Ben Laffoon | 61-44 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Frederick Turner clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kenneth Miner - foul #3 on Kenneth Miner, team foul #7 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Lance Petersen (SG) Kenneth Miner | |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 1st free throw | 62-44 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Frederick Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| 13:11 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Martin Solley grabs the defensive rebound | 62-44 |
| 12:59 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Campbell picks off the pass by Martin Solley | 62-44 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-44 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | John Campbell tips it in | 64-44 |
| 12:12 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arthur Favorite hits a 3 from the left wing | 64-47 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | John Campbell connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lawrence Lamar | 66-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Campbell (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Glen Fox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Ben Laffoon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lance Petersen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Favorite (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charlie Raffa (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Solley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:50 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charlie Raffa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG), John Boyd (SF), David Williams (C) Lawrence Lamar, Paul Weber, Glen Fox | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kenneth Miner (SG), Vincent Cabell (PF), Charles Bell (C) Lance Petersen, Charlie Raffa, Martin Solley | |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Jan Tarver misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Ben Laffoon - foul #1 on Ben Laffoon, team foul #8 | 66-47 |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Jan Tarver misses the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Jan Tarver makes the 2nd free throw | 67-47 |
| 11:18 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Vincent Cabell can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Jan Tarver - foul #4 on Jan Tarver, team foul #2 | 67-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Church (SG), Edward Scheiber (PF) Frederick Turner, John Campbell | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charlie Raffa (PF) Arthur Favorite | |
| 11:18 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Vincent Cabell makes the 1st free throw | 67-48 |
| 11:18 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Vincent Cabell makes the 2nd free throw | 67-49 |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Jan Tarver can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 67-49 |
| 11:04 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charles Bell pulls down the rebound | 67-49 |
| 10:56 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kenneth Miner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 67-49 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | David Williams snags the defensive board | 67-49 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Jan Tarver can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-49 |
| 10:49 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charlie Raffa pulls down the rebound | 67-49 |
| 10:34 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Ben Laffoon hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Miner | 67-52 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Ryan Church drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jan Tarver and the foul's on Kenneth Miner - foul #4 on Kenneth Miner, team foul #9 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kyle Reeves (PG), Lance Petersen (SG), Martin Solley (C) Ben Laffoon, Kenneth Miner, Vincent Cabell | |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Ryan Church misses the free throw | 69-52 |
| 10:24 | Arkansas, Little Rock | The rebound goes to Charles Bell | 69-52 |
| 10:11 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Lance Petersen can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-52 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber pulls down the rebound | 69-52 |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Ryan Church is hacked by Lance Petersen - foul #1 on Lance Petersen, team foul #10 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Campbell (PF), Glen Fox (C) Edward Scheiber, David Williams | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arthur Favorite (SF) Charlie Raffa | |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Ryan Church makes the 1st free throw | 70-52 |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Ryan Church makes the 2nd free throw | 71-52 |
| 09:49 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Glen Fox is called for the reach on Martin Solley - foul #3 on Glen Fox, team foul #3 | 71-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG) Ryan Church | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| 09:32 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Martin Solley misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-52 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Campbell | 71-52 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Jan Tarver clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-52 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | John Campbell grabs the offensive board | 71-52 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | John Campbell double dribbles | 71-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Ryan Church (SF) Jan Tarver, John Boyd | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Ben Laffoon (PG), Vincent Cabell (PF) Kyle Reeves, Charles Bell | |
| 08:42 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arthur Favorite comes up short on the jumper from close range | 71-52 |
| 08:41 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Martin Solley misses the tip | 71-52 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | John Campbell grabs the board | 71-52 |
| 08:34 | Illinois | Frederick Turner drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Glen Fox | 73-52 |
| 08:18 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Martin Solley can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Glen Fox - foul #4 on Glen Fox, team foul #4 | 73-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Scheiber (PF), David Williams (C) John Campbell, Glen Fox | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charlie Raffa (PF) Arthur Favorite | |
| 08:18 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Martin Solley misses the 1st free throw | 73-52 |
| 08:18 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Martin Solley makes the 2nd free throw | 73-53 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | David Williams clanks a floater from the baseline | 73-53 |
| 08:08 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Martin Solley gets the rebound | 73-53 |
| 08:01 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Ben Laffoon comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 73-53 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Ryan Church pulls down the rebound | 73-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ryan Church (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Ben Laffoon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lance Petersen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Cabell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charlie Raffa (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Solley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:37 | Illinois | David Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 73-53 |
| 07:36 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Martin Solley grabs the board | 73-53 |
| 07:22 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Vincent Cabell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 73-53 |
| 07:20 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charlie Raffa misses the tip | 73-53 |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber pulls down the rebound | 73-53 |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Frederick Turner and he's fouled by Vincent Cabell - foul #4 on Vincent Cabell, team foul #11 | 75-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SF) Frederick Turner | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kyle Reeves (PG), Kenneth Miner (SG), Charles Bell (SF), Michael Gibson (C) Ben Laffoon, Lance Petersen, Vincent Cabell, Martin Solley | |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses the free throw | 75-53 |
| 07:14 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kenneth Miner snags the defensive board | 75-53 |
| 07:07 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charles Bell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Edward Scheiber - foul #2 on Edward Scheiber, team foul #5 | 75-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG) Lawrence Lamar | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| 07:07 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charles Bell makes the 1st free throw | 75-54 |
| 07:07 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charles Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 75-55 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Jan Tarver is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Miner - foul #5 on Kenneth Miner, team foul #12 | 75-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Bustamante (SG), Arthur Favorite (SF) Kenneth Miner, Charles Bell | |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Jan Tarver misses the 1st free throw | 75-55 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Jan Tarver makes the 2nd free throw | 76-55 |
| 06:40 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arthur Favorite is called for traveling | 76-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SG), John Campbell (PF) Ryan Church, David Williams | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charles Bell (C) Charlie Raffa | |
| 06:17 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 76-55 |
| 06:15 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Gibson snags the defensive board | 76-55 |
| 06:10 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charles Bell misses short on a floater from the left side | 76-55 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | John Boyd gets the rebound | 76-55 |
| 05:53 | Illinois | Jan Tarver misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-55 |
| 05:51 | Illinois | John Campbell hits the follow up shot | 78-55 |
| 05:27 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kyle Reeves misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 78-55 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Paul Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 78-55 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Paul Weber double dribbles | 78-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG), David Williams (PF), Glen Fox (C) Paul Weber, John Campbell, Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Ben Laffoon (PG), Lance Petersen (SG), Vincent Cabell (SF), Charlie Raffa (PF) Kyle Reeves, James Bustamante, Arthur Favorite, Michael Gibson | |
| 05:04 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Glen Fox steals the ball from Vincent Cabell | 78-55 |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Jan Tarver is fouled on the floor by Ben Laffoon - foul #2 on Ben Laffoon, team foul #13 | 78-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Bustamante (PG), Michael Gibson (PF) Ben Laffoon, Charlie Raffa | |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Jan Tarver makes the 1st free throw | 79-55 |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Jan Tarver makes the 2nd free throw | 80-55 |
| 04:40 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Gibson loses the dribble to Glen Fox | 80-55 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Jan Tarver loses the dribble to Lance Petersen | 80-55 |
| 04:23 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Lance Petersen jams it | 80-57 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Frederick Turner is hacked by Lance Petersen - foul #2 on Lance Petersen, team foul #14 | 80-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Ryan Church (SF) Jan Tarver, John Boyd | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kyle Reeves (PG) Charles Bell | |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 1st free throw | 81-57 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Frederick Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 81-57 |
| 04:06 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 81-57 |
| 03:53 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Vincent Cabell clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by David Williams - foul #3 on David Williams, team foul #6 | 81-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Campbell (PF) David Williams | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| 03:53 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Vincent Cabell makes the 1st free throw | 81-58 |
| 03:53 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Vincent Cabell makes the 2nd free throw | 81-59 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ryan Church (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Campbell (fresh) 15 pts. 12 reb. C - Glen Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Kyle Reeves (fresh) 10 pts. SG - James Bustamante (fresh) SF - Lance Petersen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vincent Cabell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Gibson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Ryan Church travels with the ball | 81-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SF), Edward Scheiber (C) Frederick Turner, Glen Fox | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| 03:12 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Lance Petersen is whistled for a carry | 81-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charles Bell (C) James Bustamante | |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Ryan Church makes the runner near the basket set up by Lawrence Lamar and he's fouled by Lance Petersen - foul #3 on Lance Petersen, team foul #15 | 83-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG), John Boyd (SF) Lawrence Lamar, Paul Weber | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Thomas Reinhart (SG) Lance Petersen | |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Ryan Church makes the free throw | 84-59 |
| 02:47 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kyle Reeves's pass is intercepted by Jan Tarver in the backcourt | 84-59 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Ryan Church blows the dunk | 84-59 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | John Campbell tips it home | 86-59 |
| 02:18 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Thomas Reinhart comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 86-59 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Scheiber | 86-59 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | John Campbell makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 88-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:29 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Campbell blocks the jumper by Kyle Reeves | 88-59 |
| 01:28 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Vincent Cabell grabs the offensive rebound | 88-59 |
| 01:12 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Gibson misses the 3 from the right corner | 88-59 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Boyd | 88-59 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Ryan Church banks in the layup set up by Jan Tarver | 90-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Thomas Reinhart connects on the 3 from the right wing | 90-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Jan Tarver connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Edward Scheiber | 92-62 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charles Bell is whistled for traveling | 92-62 |