| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wilson (fresh) SG - Richard Becnel (fresh) SF - Kenneth Herring (fresh) PF - Richard Ingrassia (fresh) C - Christopher Bryant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Owen Clark (fresh) SG - Ryan Crank (fresh) SF - Matt Lampe (fresh) PF - Wesley Coleman (fresh) C - Ronald Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Richard Becnel travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | BYU | Ronald Smith is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Ronald Smith, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Wesley Coleman takes the ball from James Wilson | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | BYU | Matt Lampe double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | Richard Becnel hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Bryant | 3-0 |
| 18:00 | BYU | Ronald Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-0 |
| 17:58 | BYU | Wesley Coleman tips it but misses | 3-0 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | James Wilson can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 3-0 |
| 17:32 | BYU | The rebound goes to Wesley Coleman | 3-0 |
| 17:27 | BYU | Matt Lampe comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:02 | Illinois | The short jumper by Richard Ingrassia is denied by Ronald Smith | 3-0 |
| 17:00 | BYU | Ronald Smith grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 16:55 | BYU | Ryan Crank misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | James Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Ryan Crank steals the ball from Christopher Bryant | 3-0 |
| 16:28 | BYU | Ryan Crank lays it up and in | 3-2 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Richard Becnel's floater is tipped away by Wesley Coleman | 3-2 |
| 15:57 | BYU | Matt Lampe gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wilson (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Becnel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Herring (fresh) PF - Richard Ingrassia (fairly fresh) C - Christopher Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Owen Clark (fresh) SG - Ryan Crank (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matt Lampe (fresh) PF - Wesley Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | BYU | Richard Becnel takes the ball from Owen Clark in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia clanks a driving attempt from close range | 3-2 |
| 15:31 | BYU | Owen Clark gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 15:26 | BYU | Ryan Crank misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 3-2 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Ingrassia | 3-2 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | James Wilson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 3-2 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia can't tip it in | 3-2 |
| 15:04 | BYU | Matt Lampe grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 14:58 | BYU | Ryan Crank misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-2 |
| 14:57 | BYU | Owen Clark misses the tip | 3-2 |
| 14:56 | BYU | Ronald Smith hits the follow up shot | 3-4 |
| 14:44 | Illinois | James Wilson hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Richard Becnel and he's hacked by Owen Clark - foul #1 on Owen Clark, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Brown (SG) Richard Becnel | |
| Subs | BYU | Larry Frisch (PG), Emil Carl (SG), Alan Littlefield (SF), Robert Randolph (PF), Jerome Tomczak (C) Owen Clark, Ryan Crank, Matt Lampe, Wesley Coleman, Ronald Smith | |
| 14:44 | Illinois | James Wilson makes the free throw | 6-4 |
| 14:20 | BYU | Robert Randolph knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 6-6 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant loses the ball out of bounds | 6-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Becnel (SG) James Wilson | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 13:33 | BYU | Larry Frisch makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-9 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia hits a jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Robert Randolph - foul #1 on Robert Randolph, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | BYU | Ryan Crank (SG), Matt Lampe (SF), Ronald Smith (C) Emil Carl, Alan Littlefield, Jerome Tomczak | |
| 13:07 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia makes the free throw | 9-9 |
| 12:51 | BYU | Ryan Crank can't finish the layup | 9-9 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Bryant | 9-9 |
| 12:21 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 9-9 |
| 12:19 | BYU | Ryan Crank snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 12:07 | BYU | Matt Lampe scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia hits the finger roll | 11-12 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Brown (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Becnel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Herring (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Ingrassia (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Bryant (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Larry Frisch (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ryan Crank (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matt Lampe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Randolph (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | BYU | Christopher Bryant blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Matt Lampe | 11-12 |
| 11:28 | BYU | Robert Randolph snags the offensive board | 11-12 |
| 11:18 | BYU | Matt Lampe clanks a 3 from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant pulls down the rebound | 11-12 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Kenneth Herring double dribbles | 11-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wilson (PG), Nicholas Wyman (PF) James Brown, Richard Ingrassia | |
| Subs | BYU | Owen Clark (PG), Emil Carl (SG), Wesley Coleman (PF), Jerome Tomczak (C) Larry Frisch, Ryan Crank, Robert Randolph, Ronald Smith | |
| 10:38 | BYU | Jerome Tomczak hits the finger roll | 11-14 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Wilson | 13-14 |
| 09:50 | BYU | Jerome Tomczak misses the shot from the right side | 13-14 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Kenneth Herring pulls down the rebound | 13-14 |
| 09:35 | Illinois | Richard Becnel can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jerome Tomczak - foul #1 on Jerome Tomczak, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | BYU | Ryan Crank (SG), Ronald Smith (C) Matt Lampe, Jerome Tomczak | |
| 09:35 | Illinois | Richard Becnel makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 09:35 | Illinois | Richard Becnel misses the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 09:35 | BYU | Wesley Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 09:22 | BYU | Owen Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Brown (SG), Richard Ingrassia (PF) Richard Becnel, Christopher Bryant | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 08:53 | Illinois | James Wilson buries a floater from the free throw line | 16-14 |
| 08:47 | BYU | Ryan Crank is whistled for traveling | 16-14 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia connects on the fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on Ronald Smith - foul #2 on Ronald Smith, team foul #5 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | BYU | Matt Lampe (SF), Robert Randolph (C) Emil Carl, Ronald Smith | |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia makes the free throw | 19-14 |
| 08:11 | BYU | Matt Lampe connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Owen Clark | 19-16 |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Nicholas Wyman can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Wesley Coleman - foul #1 on Wesley Coleman, team foul #6 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Becnel (SG), Christopher Bryant (C) James Brown, Richard Ingrassia | |
| Subs | BYU | Larry Frisch (PG), Emil Carl (SG), Jerome Tomczak (C) Owen Clark, Ryan Crank, Wesley Coleman | |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Nicholas Wyman makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Nicholas Wyman makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 07:30 | BYU | Jerome Tomczak connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-18 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Becnel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Herring (tiring) PF - Nicholas Wyman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Bryant (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Larry Frisch (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Emil Carl (fresh) SF - Matt Lampe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Randolph (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerome Tomczak (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:09 | Illinois | James Wilson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-18 |
| 07:08 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant tips it back up and in | 23-18 |
| 06:56 | BYU | Larry Frisch comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 23-18 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant gets the rebound | 23-18 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant is hacked by Jerome Tomczak - foul #2 on Jerome Tomczak, team foul #7 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia (PF) Nicholas Wyman | |
| Subs | BYU | Owen Clark (PG), Ryan Crank (SG), Alan Littlefield (SF), Wesley Coleman (PF) Larry Frisch, Matt Lampe, Robert Randolph, Jerome Tomczak | |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 24-18 |
| 06:35 | BYU | Wesley Coleman pulls down the rebound | 24-18 |
| 06:21 | BYU | Richard Ingrassia blocks the short jumper by Alan Littlefield | 24-18 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant grabs the board | 24-18 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 24-18 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia tips it in | 26-18 |
| 05:50 | BYU | Owen Clark loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Brown (SG) Richard Becnel | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia's layup is rejected by Wesley Coleman | 26-18 |
| 05:33 | BYU | The rebound goes to Ryan Crank | 26-18 |
| 05:28 | BYU | Richard Ingrassia swats the short shot by Alan Littlefield | 26-18 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 26-18 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Becnel (SF) Kenneth Herring | |
| Subs | BYU | Matt Lampe (SF), Robert Randolph (C) Alan Littlefield, Emil Carl | |
| 04:38 | BYU | Matt Lampe is hacked by Richard Ingrassia - foul #1 on Richard Ingrassia, team foul #1 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | BYU | Larry Frisch (PG) Owen Clark | |
| 04:22 | BYU | Robert Randolph connects on the runner near the basket set up by Larry Frisch and he's fouled by Christopher Bryant - foul #1 on Christopher Bryant, team foul #2 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Wyman (PF) Richard Ingrassia | |
| Subs | BYU | Alan Littlefield (SG) Ryan Crank | |
| 04:22 | BYU | Robert Randolph makes the free throw | 26-21 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Larry Frisch is called for the reach on Richard Becnel - foul #1 on Larry Frisch, team foul #8 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Herring (SF) James Brown | |
| Subs | BYU | Emil Carl (SG), Ronald Smith (C) Alan Littlefield, Wesley Coleman | |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Richard Becnel makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Richard Becnel misses the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 03:53 | BYU | Ronald Smith pulls down the rebound | 27-21 |
| 03:32 | BYU | Ronald Smith misses short on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Becnel - foul #1 on Richard Becnel, team foul #3 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia (PF) Christopher Bryant | |
| Subs | BYU | Owen Clark (PG), Jerome Tomczak (PF) Larry Frisch, Robert Randolph | |
| 03:32 | BYU | Ronald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 03:32 | BYU | Ronald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wilson (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Becnel (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Herring (tiring) PF - Richard Ingrassia (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Nicholas Wyman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Owen Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Emil Carl (fresh) SF - Matt Lampe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerome Tomczak (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Nicholas Wyman misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 27-23 |
| 03:08 | BYU | Ronald Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 03:04 | BYU | Owen Clark knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Emil Carl | 27-25 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia misses the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Jerome Tomczak - foul #3 on Jerome Tomczak, team foul #9 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Brown (SG) Richard Becnel | |
| Subs | BYU | Ryan Crank (SG) Jerome Tomczak | |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 02:24 | BYU | Matt Lampe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Bryant (C) Nicholas Wyman | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-25 |
| 02:03 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant misses the tip | 29-25 |
| 02:02 | BYU | Ronald Smith snags the defensive board | 29-25 |
| 01:56 | BYU | Ryan Crank knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Owen Clark and he's hacked by James Wilson - foul #1 on James Wilson, team foul #4 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | BYU | Larry Frisch (PG), Robert Randolph (PF) Owen Clark, Emil Carl | |
| 01:56 | BYU | Ryan Crank makes the free throw | 29-28 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant travels with the ball | 29-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Becnel (SG), Nicholas Wyman (PF) James Wilson, Richard Ingrassia | |
| Subs | BYU | Alan Littlefield (SF), Wesley Coleman (PF) Matt Lampe, Robert Randolph | |
| 01:09 | BYU | Alan Littlefield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | BYU | Emil Carl (SF) Alan Littlefield | |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant is fouled on the floor by Wesley Coleman - foul #2 on Wesley Coleman, team foul #10 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wilson (PG) James Brown | |
| Subs | BYU | Owen Clark (PG), Robert Randolph (C) Larry Frisch, Ronald Smith | |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Nicholas Wyman grabs the offensive board | 30-28 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Nicholas Wyman misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 30-28 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Nicholas Wyman pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant loses the ball out of bounds | 30-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia (PF) Christopher Bryant | |
| Subs | BYU | Larry Frisch (SG), Matt Lampe (SF) Ryan Crank, Wesley Coleman | |
| 00:00 | BYU | Owen Clark comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 30-28 |