| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Jackowski (fresh) SG - Clarence McCarthy (fresh) SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) C - Scott Dollard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Richard Logan (fresh) SG - William Schram (fresh) SF - Gary Stark (fresh) PF - Kevin Harbour (fresh) C - Donald Foster (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Georgetown | Donald Foster wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Georgetown | Georgetown is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Georgetown | Gary Stark makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Kevin Harbour | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Georgetown | Gary Stark gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Georgetown | William Schram misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by James Jackowski | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Georgetown | Scott Dollard blocks the short jumper by Donald Foster | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Illinois | Scott Dollard grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | James Jackowski hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Clarence McCarthy | 4-2 |
| 18:15 | Georgetown | Gary Stark knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Donald Foster | 4-4 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski lays it up and in on a great pass from James Jackowski | 6-4 |
| 17:41 | Georgetown | Gary Stark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Richard Casto (PG), Paul Horner (SG), Mauricio Costa (SF), Sean Menzies (PF) Richard Logan, William Schram, Gary Stark, Kevin Harbour | |
| 17:39 | Illinois | Paul Horner picks off the pass by James Jackowski in the backcourt | 6-4 |
| 17:36 | Georgetown | Mauricio Costa lays it up and in on a great pass from Paul Horner | 6-6 |
| 17:18 | Illinois | James Jackowski buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Wainwright | 9-6 |
| 17:01 | Georgetown | Sean Menzies makes the driving attempt from close range | 9-8 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | Scott Dollard blows the layup but he's fouled by Donald Foster - foul #1 on Donald Foster, team foul #1 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Van Miller (SG), Steven Snyder (SF), Denis Banks (PF) Clarence McCarthy, Andrei Palczewski, Thomas Wainwright | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Kevin Harbour (C) Donald Foster | |
| 16:49 | Illinois | Scott Dollard makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | Scott Dollard misses the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | Denis Banks pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Van Miller is fouled on the floor by Paul Horner - foul #1 on Paul Horner, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG) James Jackowski | |
| Subs | Georgetown | William Schram (SG) Paul Horner | |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Van Miller can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 16:15 | Georgetown | The rebound goes to Mauricio Costa | 10-8 |
| 16:11 | Georgetown | William Schram is fouled on the floor by Scott Dollard - foul #1 on Scott Dollard, team foul #1 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Paul Horner (SG), Gary Stark (C) William Schram, Kevin Harbour | |
| 15:51 | Georgetown | Gary Stark misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Scott Dollard - foul #2 on Scott Dollard, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski (SF) Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | Georgetown | William Schram (SG) Paul Horner | |
| 15:51 | Georgetown | Gary Stark makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 15:51 | Georgetown | Gary Stark makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Aguon (fresh) SG - Van Miller (fresh) SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Denis Banks (fresh) C - Steven Snyder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Richard Casto (fresh) SG - William Schram (fresh) SF - Gary Stark (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mauricio Costa (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sean Menzies (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Illinois | Van Miller misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 15:33 | Georgetown | Mauricio Costa pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| 15:18 | Georgetown | Mauricio Costa hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 10-10 |
| 15:16 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski grabs the board | 10-10 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | James Aguon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-10 |
| 15:00 | Georgetown | The rebound goes to Sean Menzies | 10-10 |
| 14:43 | Georgetown | Mauricio Costa misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-10 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | James Aguon gets the rebound | 10-10 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Van Miller connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Snyder | 13-10 |
| 14:09 | Georgetown | Steven Snyder denies the turnaround by Sean Menzies | 13-10 |
| 14:08 | Georgetown | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Stark | 13-10 |
| 13:50 | Georgetown | William Schram misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by James Aguon - foul #1 on James Aguon, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Jackowski (PG), Clarence McCarthy (SG), Thomas Wainwright (PF) James Aguon, Van Miller, Denis Banks | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Richard Logan (PG), Kevin Harbour (PF), Donald Foster (C) Richard Casto, Gary Stark, Sean Menzies | |
| 13:50 | Georgetown | William Schram makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 13:50 | Georgetown | William Schram makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Richard Logan takes the ball from Steven Snyder | 13-12 |
| 13:28 | Georgetown | Richard Logan throws it down | 13-14 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Donald Foster swats the layup by Andrei Palczewski | 13-14 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Steven Snyder tips it back up and in | 15-14 |
| 13:06 | Georgetown | Richard Logan is fouled in the backcourt by James Jackowski - foul #1 on James Jackowski, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Denis Banks (PF) Steven Snyder | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Paul Horner (SG) William Schram | |
| 12:41 | Georgetown | Richard Logan is whistled for a carry | 15-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Sean Menzies (SF) Mauricio Costa | |
| 12:31 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from James Jackowski | 17-14 |
| 12:05 | Georgetown | Donald Foster misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Jackowski - foul #2 on James Jackowski, team foul #5 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG), Van Miller (SF) James Jackowski, Andrei Palczewski | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Mauricio Costa (SF) Sean Menzies | |
| 12:05 | Georgetown | Donald Foster makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 12:05 | Georgetown | Donald Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Van Miller is hacked by Kevin Harbour - foul #1 on Kevin Harbour, team foul #3 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Snyder (C) Denis Banks | |
| Subs | Georgetown | William Schram (SG) Paul Horner | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Aguon (fresh) SG - Clarence McCarthy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Van Miller (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 4 pts. C - Steven Snyder (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Richard Logan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Schram (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mauricio Costa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Harbour (fresh) C - Donald Foster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Illinois | Steven Snyder drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Aguon | 19-16 |
| 11:17 | Georgetown | Richard Logan comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 19-16 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy grabs the board | 19-16 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Aguon | 22-16 |
| 10:30 | Georgetown | Mauricio Costa's pass is intercepted by Thomas Wainwright | 22-16 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright knocks in the shot from the left wing | 24-16 |
| 09:45 | Georgetown | William Schram's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski (SF), Denis Banks (PF) Van Miller, Steven Snyder | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Richard Casto (PG), Paul Horner (SG), Gary Stark (SF), Sean Menzies (PF) Richard Logan, William Schram, Mauricio Costa, Donald Foster | |
| 09:25 | Illinois | Paul Horner picks off the pass by James Aguon | 24-16 |
| 09:17 | Georgetown | Gary Stark can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Andrei Palczewski - foul #1 on Andrei Palczewski, team foul #6 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Donald Foster (C) Kevin Harbour | |
| 09:17 | Georgetown | Gary Stark makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 09:17 | Georgetown | Gary Stark makes the 2nd free throw | 24-18 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski double dribbles | 24-18 |
| 08:44 | Georgetown | Sean Menzies's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Van Miller (SG) Clarence McCarthy | |
| Subs | Georgetown | William Schram (SG), Kevin Harbour (PF) Paul Horner, Donald Foster | |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright's pass is intercepted by Sean Menzies | 24-18 |
| 08:04 | Georgetown | Sean Menzies comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 24-18 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright pulls down the rebound | 24-18 |
| 07:37 | Illinois | James Aguon misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 24-18 |
| 07:36 | Georgetown | William Schram gets the rebound | 24-18 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Aguon (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Van Miller (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Denis Banks (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Wainwright (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Richard Casto (fresh) SG - William Schram (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Stark (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Harbour (fairly fresh) C - Sean Menzies (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:07 | Georgetown | Andrei Palczewski denies the turnaround by Sean Menzies | 24-18 |
| 07:05 | Georgetown | William Schram tips it in | 24-20 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Sean Menzies steps in front of the Denis Banks pass | 24-20 |
| 06:32 | Georgetown | William Schram is fouled on the floor by Van Miller - foul #1 on Van Miller, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Jackowski (PG), Clarence McCarthy (SG), Steven Snyder (SF), Scott Dollard (C) James Aguon, Van Miller, Andrei Palczewski, Denis Banks | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Richard Logan (PG), Mauricio Costa (SF), Donald Foster (C) Richard Casto, Gary Stark, Kevin Harbour | |
| 06:32 | Georgetown | William Schram makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 06:32 | Georgetown | William Schram misses the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Thomas Wainwright | 24-21 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Steven Snyder hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 24-21 |
| 06:09 | Illinois | Scott Dollard snags the offensive board | 24-21 |
| 05:53 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-21 |
| 05:51 | Georgetown | Mauricio Costa grabs the board | 24-21 |
| 05:44 | Georgetown | Sean Menzies misses the easy layup but the foul's on Thomas Wainwright - foul #1 on Thomas Wainwright, team foul #8 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Denis Banks (PF) Thomas Wainwright | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Paul Horner (SG) William Schram | |
| 05:44 | Georgetown | Sean Menzies makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 05:44 | Georgetown | Sean Menzies makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Paul Horner picks off the pass by Steven Snyder | 24-23 |
| 05:09 | Georgetown | Mauricio Costa scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-25 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Steven Snyder is hacked by Sean Menzies - foul #1 on Sean Menzies, team foul #4 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Van Miller (SG) Clarence McCarthy | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Gary Stark (SF), Kevin Harbour (PF) Mauricio Costa, Sean Menzies | |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Van Miller is fouled on the floor by Kevin Harbour - foul #2 on Kevin Harbour, team foul #5 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski (SF) Denis Banks | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Richard Casto (PG), Mauricio Costa (PF) Richard Logan, Kevin Harbour | |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Van Miller buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Steven Snyder | 27-25 |
| 04:02 | Georgetown | Richard Casto makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-28 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | James Jackowski is hacked by Paul Horner - foul #2 on Paul Horner, team foul #6 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright (PF) Steven Snyder | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Richard Logan (PG), William Schram (SG), Kevin Harbour (PF) Richard Casto, Paul Horner, Gary Stark | |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Scott Dollard loses the dribble to Kevin Harbour | 27-28 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Jackowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Van Miller (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Wainwright (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Dollard (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Richard Logan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Schram (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mauricio Costa (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Harbour (fairly fresh) C - Donald Foster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:16 | Georgetown | Scott Dollard is called for the reach on Mauricio Costa - foul #3 on Scott Dollard, team foul #9 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Snyder (C) Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | Georgetown | | |
| 03:16 | Georgetown | Mauricio Costa makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 03:16 | Georgetown | Mauricio Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Van Miller misses long on a 3 from straight away | 27-30 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright gets the offensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Kevin Harbour - foul #3 on Kevin Harbour, team foul #7 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG), Clarence McCarthy (SG) James Jackowski, Van Miller | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Richard Casto (PG), Gary Stark (SF), Sean Menzies (PF) Richard Logan, Mauricio Costa, Kevin Harbour | |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 02:39 | Georgetown | Donald Foster travels with the ball | 29-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Denis Banks (PF) Thomas Wainwright | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Richard Logan (PG) Richard Casto | |
| 02:31 | Illinois | James Aguon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-30 |
| 02:10 | Georgetown | Gary Stark misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-30 |
| 02:08 | Georgetown | Richard Logan tips it back up and in | 29-32 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Aguon | 32-32 |
| 01:30 | Georgetown | William Schram clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-32 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Denis Banks misses long on a shot in the lane | 32-32 |
| 01:10 | Georgetown | Donald Foster gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 01:05 | Georgetown | Gary Stark clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | James Aguon pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Denis Banks and he's fouled by Gary Stark - foul #1 on Gary Stark, team foul #8 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Jackowski (PG), Van Miller (SG), Thomas Wainwright (C) James Aguon, Clarence McCarthy, Steven Snyder | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Richard Casto (PG), Paul Horner (SG), Mauricio Costa (SF) Richard Logan, William Schram, Sean Menzies | |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski misses the free throw | 34-32 |
| 00:42 | Georgetown | Gary Stark grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 00:27 | Georgetown | Mauricio Costa comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 34-32 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | James Jackowski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright tips it home | 36-32 |
| 00:00 | Georgetown | Mauricio Costa misses short on a fullcourt shot | 36-32 |