| Lineup | LSU | PG - Sterling Davis (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Hoover (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Pedraza (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bryan Swink (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joshua McLester (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Becnel (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kenneth Herring (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Richard Ingrassia (fresh) 9 pts. C - Christopher Bryant (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza inbounds the ball | 26-29 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | LSU | Walter Hoover hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Sterling Davis | 28-29 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Bryan Swink - foul #2 on Bryan Swink, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 18:33 | LSU | Kenneth Herring takes the ball from Joshua McLester | 28-31 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | Richard Becnel drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Ingrassia | 28-33 |
| 17:43 | LSU | Bryan Swink misses long on a shot from the right wing | 28-33 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia misses the open dunk | 28-33 |
| 17:27 | LSU | Bryan Swink gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 17:03 | LSU | Bryan Swink travels with the ball | 28-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Bridge (SG), Terrence Schaaf (PF) Walter Hoover, Bryan Swink | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Brown (SG) Richard Becnel | |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 28-33 |
| 16:40 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia tips it in | 28-35 |
| 16:20 | LSU | Joseph Bridge is fouled on the floor by James Brown - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Becnel (SG) James Brown | |
| 16:00 | LSU | Joshua McLester hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 28-35 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Kenneth Herring snags the defensive board | 28-35 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Sterling Davis (tiring) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Bridge (fresh) SF - Bobby Pedraza (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Terrence Schaaf (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua McLester (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Becnel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Herring (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - Richard Ingrassia (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Bryant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:30 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia drills a fadeaway near the basket | 28-37 |
| 15:02 | LSU | Joshua McLester misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on James Wilson - foul #2 on James Wilson, team foul #2 | 28-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Hoover (SG), Bryan Swink (PF) Joseph Bridge, Terrence Schaaf | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Brown (PG), Nicholas Wyman (PF) James Wilson, Richard Ingrassia | |
| 15:02 | LSU | Joshua McLester makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 15:02 | LSU | Joshua McLester misses the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Nicholas Wyman gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Richard Becnel clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Sterling Davis - foul #4 on Sterling Davis, team foul #2 | 29-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Bridge (SF) Sterling Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Richard Becnel misses the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Richard Becnel makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 14:21 | LSU | Bryan Swink misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Richard Becnel snags the defensive board | 29-38 |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Richard Becnel hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 29-40 |
| 13:29 | LSU | Joshua McLester scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-40 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Nicholas Wyman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Sterling Davis (PG), Terrence Schaaf (PF) Joseph Bridge, Bryan Swink | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wilson (PG), Richard Ingrassia (PF) Richard Becnel, Nicholas Wyman | |
| 12:47 | LSU | Walter Hoover scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Bobby Pedraza | 33-40 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Brown | 33-42 |
| 12:01 | LSU | Sterling Davis clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-42 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | James Wilson grabs the board | 33-42 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Sterling Davis (tiring) 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Walter Hoover (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Pedraza (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Terrence Schaaf (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua McLester (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Herring (tiring) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - Richard Ingrassia (tiring) 17 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Bryant (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:57 | Illinois | James Brown is hacked by Walter Hoover in the backcourt - foul #3 on Walter Hoover, team foul #3 | 33-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Swink (C) Joshua McLester | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Becnel (SG), Nicholas Wyman (C) James Brown, Christopher Bryant | |
| 11:37 | Illinois | Richard Becnel makes the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Nicholas Wyman | 33-44 |
| 11:19 | LSU | Bryan Swink misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 33-44 |
| 11:18 | Illinois | James Wilson snags the defensive board | 33-44 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | Nicholas Wyman connects on the open shot from the right side on a great pass from James Wilson | 33-46 |
| 10:41 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-46 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia gets the rebound | 33-46 |
| 10:35 | Illinois | Richard Becnel misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 33-46 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Wyman | 33-46 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | James Wilson is hacked by Terrence Schaaf - foul #1 on Terrence Schaaf, team foul #4 | 33-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Bridge (SF), Joshua McLester (C) Bobby Pedraza, Bryan Swink | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Brown (SG), Christopher Bryant (C) Richard Becnel, Nicholas Wyman | |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Sterling Davis is called for the reach on Christopher Bryant - foul #5 on Sterling Davis, team foul #5 | 33-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Pedraza (PG) Sterling Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:24 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by James Wilson | 33-48 |
| 09:08 | LSU | Joseph Bridge clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-48 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant pulls down the rebound | 33-48 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia misses long on a jumper from the right side | 33-48 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Herring | 33-48 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia is whistled for traveling | 33-48 |
| 08:24 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 33-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Swink (PF) Terrence Schaaf | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Becnel (SG), Nicholas Wyman (PF) James Brown, Richard Ingrassia | |
| 08:22 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-48 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | James Wilson misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 33-48 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Kenneth Herring snags the offensive board | 33-48 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Richard Becnel is wide open but clanks a jump hook in the lane | 33-48 |
| 07:36 | LSU | The rebound goes to Joseph Bridge | 33-48 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bobby Pedraza (tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Hoover (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Bridge (fairly fresh) PF - Bryan Swink (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua McLester (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wilson (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Becnel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kenneth Herring (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Nicholas Wyman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Bryant (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:18 | LSU | Bryan Swink drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Walter Hoover | 35-48 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Walter Hoover steps in front of the James Wilson pass in the backcourt | 35-48 |
| 06:56 | LSU | Bryan Swink clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Christopher Bryant - foul #1 on Christopher Bryant, team foul #3 | 35-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Terrence Schaaf (PF) Joshua McLester | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Brown (PG) James Wilson | |
| 06:56 | LSU | Bryan Swink misses the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 06:56 | LSU | Bryan Swink makes the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Walter Hoover is called for the reach on James Brown in the backcourt - foul #4 on Walter Hoover, team foul #6 | 36-48 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant is hacked by Bryan Swink - foul #3 on Bryan Swink, team foul #7 | 36-48 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia (PF) Nicholas Wyman | |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 06:11 | LSU | Joseph Bridge hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Walter Hoover | 39-50 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-52 |
| 05:35 | LSU | Bryan Swink can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 39-52 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Ingrassia | 39-52 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Richard Becnel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Joshua McLester (C) Bryan Swink | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wilson (PG), Nicholas Wyman (C) Kenneth Herring, Christopher Bryant | |
| 05:13 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-52 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia misses long on an open floater from the free throw line | 39-52 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | James Wilson tips it back up and in | 39-54 |
| 04:35 | LSU | Terrence Schaaf scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Joseph Bridge | 42-54 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia connects on the open runner near the basket set up by Richard Becnel | 42-56 |
| 03:50 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-56 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | James Brown grabs the board | 42-56 |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 42-56 |
| 03:24 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Wyman | 42-56 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bobby Pedraza (very tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Hoover (tired) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Bridge (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Terrence Schaaf (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua McLester (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wilson (tiring) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Brown (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Becnel (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Ingrassia (tired) 23 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Wyman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Richard Becnel misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Joshua McLester - foul #4 on Joshua McLester, team foul #8 | 42-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Swink (PF) Terrence Schaaf | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Herring (SF), Christopher Bryant (C) James Brown, Richard Ingrassia | |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Richard Becnel misses the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Richard Becnel makes the 2nd free throw | 42-57 |
| 02:54 | LSU | Joshua McLester knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 44-57 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | James Wilson is hacked by Bobby Pedraza in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bobby Pedraza, team foul #9 | 44-57 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | James Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:32 | LSU | Walter Hoover connects on the shot from the left side | 46-59 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | James Wilson can't throw it down but the foul's on Bobby Pedraza - foul #4 on Bobby Pedraza, team foul #10 | 46-59 |
| Subs | LSU | Terrence Schaaf (PF) Joshua McLester | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Brown (SG) Richard Becnel | |
| 02:21 | Illinois | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | James Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| 01:54 | LSU | Walter Hoover's floater is tipped away by Nicholas Wyman | 46-61 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Nicholas Wyman grabs the defensive rebound | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:49 | Illinois | James Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Hoover - foul #5 on Walter Hoover, team foul #11 | 46-61 |
| Subs | LSU | Joshua McLester (C) Walter Hoover | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Becnel (SG), Richard Ingrassia (PF) James Wilson, Nicholas Wyman | |
| 01:49 | Illinois | James Brown misses the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | James Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| 01:49 | LSU | Bryan Swink pulls down the rebound | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:28 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza is whistled for traveling | 46-61 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wilson (PG) James Brown | |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant is hacked by Joshua McLester in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joshua McLester, team foul #12 | 46-61 |
| Subs | LSU | Vincent Toler (SF) Joshua McLester | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 46-62 |
| 01:26 | LSU | Terrence Schaaf grabs the board | 46-62 |
| 01:07 | LSU | Terrence Schaaf can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-62 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Becnel | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Richard Becnel buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Bryant | 46-64 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | LSU | Christopher Bryant is called for the reach on Joseph Bridge - foul #2 on Christopher Bryant, team foul #4 | 46-64 |
| 00:35 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-64 |
| 00:33 | LSU | Bryan Swink snags the offensive board | 46-64 |
| 00:31 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-64 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Becnel | 49-66 |
| 00:05 | LSU | Joseph Bridge comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-66 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kenneth Herring | 49-66 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | James Wilson runs out the clock | 49-66 |