| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Lewis Rutledge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Howard (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Maxwell (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Arevalo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Marmon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 3 pf. PF - John Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Glen Fox (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | John Boyd inbounds the ball | 33-47 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Glen Fox drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Jan Tarver | 33-49 |
| 19:24 | Virginia | The short jumper by Eric Maxwell is denied by John Campbell | 33-49 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | John Campbell pulls down the rebound | 33-49 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | Jan Tarver misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-49 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | John Campbell tips it in | 33-51 |
| 18:53 | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Jan Tarver - foul #2 on Jan Tarver, team foul #1 | 33-51 |
| Subs | Virginia | Tommy Haupt (SG) Ralph Howard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Scheiber (C) Glen Fox | |
| 18:53 | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge misses the 1st free throw | 33-51 |
| 18:53 | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge makes the 2nd free throw | 34-51 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Frederick Turner is hacked by Tommy Haupt in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tommy Haupt, team foul #1 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Virginia | Fred Moses (SG) Tommy Haupt | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Jan Tarver hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Campbell | 34-54 |
| 18:15 | Virginia | William Arevalo clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-54 |
| 18:14 | Virginia | Robert Marmon snags the offensive board | 34-54 |
| 18:08 | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 34-54 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | John Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 34-54 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | Robert Marmon steals the ball from Frederick Turner | 34-54 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:45 | Virginia | Fred Moses is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Fred Moses, team foul #2 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Bostick (PF), Harold Fowler (C) William Arevalo, Robert Marmon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Ryan Church (SG), Paul Weber (SF), David Williams (C) Jan Tarver, Frederick Turner, John Boyd, John Campbell | |
| 17:34 | Illinois | Ryan Church misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-54 |
| 17:32 | Virginia | Richard Bostick gets the rebound | 34-54 |
| 17:26 | Virginia | Richard Bostick can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-54 |
| 17:24 | Virginia | Harold Fowler snags the offensive board | 34-54 |
| 17:18 | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-54 |
| 17:17 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber grabs the board | 34-54 |
| 17:02 | Illinois | Ryan Church misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Fred Moses - foul #2 on Fred Moses, team foul #3 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ralph Howard (SG), William Arevalo (PF) Fred Moses, Eric Maxwell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Glen Fox (C) Edward Scheiber | |
| 17:02 | Illinois | Ryan Church makes the 1st free throw | 34-55 |
| 17:02 | Illinois | Ryan Church makes the 2nd free throw | 34-56 |
| 16:50 | Virginia | Ralph Howard comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 34-56 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | David Williams snags the defensive board | 34-56 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Paul Weber's pass is intercepted by Lewis Rutledge | 34-56 |
| 16:18 | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge buries a jumper from the free throw line | 36-56 |
| 16:09 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar is fouled on the floor by William Arevalo - foul #3 on William Arevalo, team foul #4 | 36-56 |
| Subs | Virginia | Donald Shaddix (SG), Eric Maxwell (SF), Robert Marmon (C) Ralph Howard, Richard Bostick, Harold Fowler | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG), Michael Collins (SG), John Boyd (SF), John Campbell (PF) Lawrence Lamar, Ryan Church, Paul Weber, David Williams | |
| 16:03 | Illinois | John Campbell makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by Jan Tarver and he's hacked by William Arevalo - foul #4 on William Arevalo, team foul #5 | 36-58 |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Bostick (PF) William Arevalo | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:03 | Illinois | John Campbell misses the free throw | 36-58 |
| 16:03 | Virginia | Richard Bostick pulls down the rebound | 36-58 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Lewis Rutledge (tiring) 7 pts. 3 stl. SG - Donald Shaddix (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Maxwell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Richard Bostick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Marmon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Collins (fresh) SF - John Boyd (fresh) 3 pf. PF - John Campbell (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Glen Fox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Virginia | Donald Shaddix hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-58 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Glen Fox pulls down the rebound | 36-58 |
| 15:49 | Illinois | Michael Collins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-58 |
| 15:37 | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Lewis Rutledge, team foul #6 | 36-58 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Glen Fox hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 36-58 |
| 15:24 | Virginia | Donald Shaddix pulls down the rebound | 36-58 |
| 15:17 | Virginia | Robert Marmon can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Glen Fox - foul #2 on Glen Fox, team foul #2 | 36-58 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ralph Howard (PG) Lewis Rutledge | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG), Edward Scheiber (PF), David Williams (C) Michael Collins, John Campbell, Glen Fox | |
| 15:17 | Virginia | Robert Marmon misses the 1st free throw | 36-58 |
| 15:17 | Virginia | Robert Marmon misses the 2nd free throw | 36-58 |
| 15:17 | Illinois | John Boyd gets the rebound | 36-58 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Jan Tarver misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-58 |
| 15:05 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell gets the rebound | 36-58 |
| 14:55 | Virginia | Ralph Howard misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 36-58 |
| 14:54 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell tips it home | 38-58 |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Jan Tarver loses the dribble to Donald Shaddix | 38-58 |
| 14:22 | Virginia | Donald Shaddix misses the easy layup | 38-58 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Boyd | 38-58 |
| 14:05 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber knocks in the runner from close range set up by Jan Tarver and the foul's on Robert Marmon - foul #1 on Robert Marmon, team foul #7 | 38-60 |
| Subs | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge (PG), Fred Moses (SG), Harold Fowler (PF) Ralph Howard, Donald Shaddix, Richard Bostick | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Ryan Church (SG), Paul Weber (SF), Glen Fox (C) Jan Tarver, Frederick Turner, John Boyd, David Williams | |
| 14:05 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the free throw | 38-61 |
| 13:50 | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 38-61 |
| 13:49 | Virginia | Harold Fowler snags the offensive board | 38-61 |
| 13:30 | Virginia | Ryan Church steps in front of the Fred Moses pass | 38-61 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | Glen Fox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-61 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Campbell (PF) Edward Scheiber | |
| 13:10 | Virginia | Harold Fowler makes the fadeaway from the left side | 40-61 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | Ryan Church loses the dribble to Lewis Rutledge in the backcourt | 40-61 |
| 13:05 | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge lays it up and in | 42-61 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar is alone and throws it down on a nice dish by Ryan Church | 42-63 |
| 12:43 | Virginia | Fred Moses is hacked by Glen Fox - foul #3 on Glen Fox, team foul #3 | 42-63 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ralph Howard (SG), Tommy Haupt (SF), William Arevalo (PF) Fred Moses, Eric Maxwell, Robert Marmon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Deady (SF), David Williams (PF) Paul Weber, John Campbell | |
| 12:29 | Virginia | Glen Fox denies the turnaround by Harold Fowler | 42-63 |
| 12:27 | Illinois | Richard Deady snags the defensive board | 42-63 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Ryan Church clanks a turnaround in the paint | 42-63 |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Richard Deady grabs the offensive board | 42-63 |
| 11:57 | Illinois | Ryan Church is open and scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Lawrence Lamar | 42-65 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Lewis Rutledge (tiring) 9 pts. 4 stl. SG - Ralph Howard (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Haupt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - William Arevalo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Harold Fowler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Church (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Deady (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Glen Fox (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:48 | Virginia | Tommy Haupt banks in the layup set up by Lewis Rutledge | 44-65 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Richard Deady's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-65 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Marmon (C) Harold Fowler | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG), Frederick Turner (SG), John Boyd (SF), John Campbell (C) Lawrence Lamar, Ryan Church, Richard Deady, Glen Fox | |
| 11:34 | Virginia | Ralph Howard misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Frederick Turner - foul #1 on Frederick Turner, team foul #4 | 44-65 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Scheiber (C) David Williams | |
| 11:34 | Virginia | Ralph Howard makes the 1st free throw | 45-65 |
| 11:34 | Virginia | Ralph Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 46-65 |
| 11:31 | Illinois | William Arevalo is called for the reach on Jan Tarver in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Arevalo, team foul #8 | 46-65 |
| Subs | Virginia | Donald Shaddix (SG), Richard Bostick (PF) Ralph Howard, William Arevalo | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Jan Tarver makes the 1st free throw | 46-66 |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Jan Tarver makes the 2nd free throw | 46-67 |
| 11:15 | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the right wing | 46-67 |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber snags the defensive board | 46-67 |
| 11:11 | Illinois | John Campbell is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Bostick - foul #1 on Richard Bostick, team foul #9 | 46-67 |
| Subs | Virginia | Fred Moses (PG), Eric Maxwell (SF) Lewis Rutledge, Tommy Haupt | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:11 | Illinois | John Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 46-68 |
| 11:11 | Illinois | John Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-69 |
| 11:03 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell makes the shot in the lane | 48-69 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Frederick Turner is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Shaddix - foul #4 on Donald Shaddix, team foul #10 | 48-69 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Glen Fox (C) Edward Scheiber | |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 1st free throw | 48-70 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 48-71 |
| 10:46 | Virginia | John Boyd picks off the pass by Richard Bostick | 48-71 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Jan Tarver hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Campbell | 48-74 |
| 10:10 | Virginia | Donald Shaddix misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-74 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Campbell | 48-74 |
| 09:57 | Illinois | John Boyd is fouled on the floor by Donald Shaddix - foul #5 on Donald Shaddix, team foul #11 | 48-74 |
| Subs | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge (PG), Ralph Howard (SG), Tommy Haupt (SF), Harold Fowler (C) Fred Moses, Donald Shaddix, Eric Maxwell, Robert Marmon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Collins (PG), Paul Weber (SG), Edward Scheiber (PF), David Williams (C) Jan Tarver, Frederick Turner, John Campbell, Glen Fox | |
| 09:57 | Illinois | John Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 48-75 |
| 09:57 | Illinois | John Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 48-75 |
| 09:57 | Virginia | Ralph Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 48-75 |
| 09:44 | Virginia | Tommy Haupt scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Fowler | 50-75 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Paul Weber is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Howard - foul #2 on Ralph Howard, team foul #12 | 50-75 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Ryan Church (SF) Michael Collins, John Boyd | |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Paul Weber makes the 1st free throw | 50-76 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Paul Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 50-77 |
| 09:25 | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge's fadeaway is rejected by David Williams | 50-77 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber grabs the board | 50-77 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | David Williams is hacked by Ralph Howard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ralph Howard, team foul #13 | 50-77 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Marmon (C) Richard Bostick | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:19 | Illinois | David Williams misses the 1st free throw | 50-77 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | David Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 50-78 |
| 09:05 | Virginia | Harold Fowler misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by David Williams - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #5 | 50-78 |
| Subs | Virginia | Eric Maxwell (SF) Ralph Howard | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Campbell (C) Edward Scheiber | |
| 09:05 | Virginia | Harold Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 51-78 |
| 09:05 | Virginia | Harold Fowler misses the 2nd free throw | 51-78 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | John Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 51-78 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Robert Marmon steps in front of the Lawrence Lamar pass in the backcourt | 51-78 |
| 08:52 | Virginia | Tommy Haupt can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-78 |
| 08:51 | Virginia | Harold Fowler can't tip it in | 51-78 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Ryan Church grabs the defensive rebound | 51-78 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Paul Weber is open but comes up short on the runner in the lane | 51-78 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | David Williams tips it in | 51-80 |
| 08:14 | Virginia | Lawrence Lamar picks off the pass by Robert Marmon | 51-80 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar banks in the layup | 51-82 |
| 07:51 | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-82 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Lewis Rutledge (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Tommy Haupt (tiring) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Eric Maxwell (tired) 11 pts. PF - Harold Fowler (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Marmon (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Church (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Weber (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John Campbell (tiring) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 53-82 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | David Williams tips it back up and in | 53-84 |
| 07:42 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-84 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ralph Howard (SG), Fred Moses (SF), Richard Bostick (PF) Tommy Haupt, Eric Maxwell, Robert Marmon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG), Frederick Turner (SG), John Boyd (SF), Edward Scheiber (PF) Lawrence Lamar, Ryan Church, Paul Weber, John Campbell | |
| 07:22 | Virginia | Edward Scheiber steals it from Lewis Rutledge | 53-84 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Jan Tarver makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Boyd | 53-87 |
| 06:56 | Virginia | Harold Fowler hits a fadeaway in the paint | 55-87 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Frederick Turner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ralph Howard - foul #4 on Ralph Howard, team foul #14 | 55-87 |
| Subs | Virginia | Tommy Haupt (SG), Eric Maxwell (SF) Lewis Rutledge, Ralph Howard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PF) David Williams | |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Frederick Turner misses the 1st free throw | 55-87 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 55-88 |
| 06:08 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell loses the dribble to Frederick Turner | 55-88 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jan Tarver | 55-90 |
| 05:27 | Virginia | Lawrence Lamar steals the ball from Harold Fowler | 55-90 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Harold Fowler is called for the reach on Jan Tarver - foul #2 on Harold Fowler, team foul #15 | 55-90 |
| Subs | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge (PG) Eric Maxwell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Church (SG), Paul Weber (SF), John Campbell (PF), Glen Fox (C) Frederick Turner, John Boyd, Lawrence Lamar, Edward Scheiber | |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Jan Tarver makes the 1st free throw | 55-91 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Jan Tarver misses the 2nd free throw | 55-91 |
| 05:13 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Harold Fowler | 55-91 |
| 05:09 | Virginia | Fred Moses hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Lewis Rutledge | 57-91 |
| 05:06 | Illinois | Ryan Church is fouled in the backcourt by Tommy Haupt - foul #5 on Tommy Haupt, team foul #16 | 57-91 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ralph Howard (SG) Tommy Haupt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Collins (PG) Jan Tarver | |
| 05:06 | Illinois | Ryan Church makes the 1st free throw | 57-92 |
| 05:06 | Illinois | Ryan Church makes the 2nd free throw | 57-93 |
| 04:43 | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the right block | 59-93 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Ryan Church is open and buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Glen Fox | 59-95 |
| 04:02 | Virginia | Fred Moses misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-95 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Ryan Church pulls down the rebound | 59-95 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Ryan Church is called for traveling | 59-95 |
| Subs | Virginia | Eric Maxwell (SF) Ralph Howard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Frederick Turner (SG), John Boyd (SF), David Williams (PF) Michael Collins, Ryan Church, Paul Weber, John Campbell | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Lewis Rutledge (tired) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Fred Moses (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Eric Maxwell (tiring) 11 pts. PF - Richard Bostick (very tired) 2 pts. C - Harold Fowler (tired) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frederick Turner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - David Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Glen Fox (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-95 |
| 03:21 | Illinois | David Williams pulls down the rebound | 59-95 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | David Williams buries a runner near the basket set up by Frederick Turner | 59-97 |
| 02:30 | Virginia | The jump hook by Harold Fowler is blocked by David Williams | 59-97 |
| 02:28 | Illinois | Glen Fox pulls down the rebound | 59-97 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Moses - foul #3 on Fred Moses, team foul #17 | 59-97 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Marmon (C) Eric Maxwell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Collins (SG), Richard Deady (SF), Edward Scheiber (PF) Frederick Turner, John Boyd, Glen Fox | |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the 1st free throw | 59-98 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses the 2nd free throw | 59-98 |
| 02:25 | Virginia | Robert Marmon grabs the board | 59-98 |
| 02:14 | Virginia | Harold Fowler hits a runner near the basket | 61-98 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Harold Fowler - foul #3 on Harold Fowler, team foul #18 | 61-98 |
| Subs | Virginia | Eric Maxwell (SF) Robert Marmon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG), Frederick Turner (SG), John Boyd (SF), Glen Fox (C) Lawrence Lamar, Michael Collins, Richard Deady, David Williams | |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 1st free throw | 61-99 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 2nd free throw | 61-100 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:36 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell clanks a jumper from the left wing | 61-100 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Jan Tarver grabs the board | 61-100 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | John Boyd is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Boyd, team foul #6 | 61-100 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Campbell (PF) Edward Scheiber | |
| 01:21 | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge loses the ball out of bounds | 61-100 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | John Boyd misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Eric Maxwell - foul #1 on Eric Maxwell, team foul #19 | 61-100 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | John Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 61-101 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | John Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 61-102 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:46 | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge loses the ball out of bounds | 61-102 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Jan Tarver connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Boyd and the foul's on Lewis Rutledge - foul #2 on Lewis Rutledge, team foul #20 | 61-104 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Jan Tarver makes the free throw | 61-105 |
| 00:14 | Virginia | John Campbell denies the turnaround by Lewis Rutledge | 61-105 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | John Campbell snags the defensive board | 61-105 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Jan Tarver runs out the clock | 61-105 |