| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Patrick Offutt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derrick Hill (fresh) SF - Douglas Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Brown (fresh) 6 pts. C - Samuel Blevins (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Robeson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Culbertson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Steven Herrington (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Mahan (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Kenneth Kolb (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Steven Herrington inbounds the ball | 26-33 |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Illinois | Steven Herrington lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Robeson | 26-35 |
| 19:28 | Lawrence | Joseph Brown misses the runner near the basket | 26-35 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Kenneth Kolb grabs the board | 26-35 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Robert Robeson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Brown - foul #1 on Joseph Brown, team foul #1 | 26-35 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Robert Robeson misses the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Robert Robeson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 19:04 | Lawrence | Joseph Brown connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Patrick Offutt | 29-36 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Anthony Culbertson is fouled on the floor by Derrick Hill - foul #2 on Derrick Hill, team foul #2 | 29-36 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Patrick Offutt steals the ball from Steven Herrington | 29-36 |
| 18:41 | Lawrence | Douglas Adams's pass is intercepted by Donald Mahan | 29-36 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Donald Mahan hits a jumper from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 18:29 | Lawrence | Anthony Culbertson picks off the pass by Patrick Offutt in the backcourt | 29-38 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Anthony Culbertson hits the finger roll | 29-40 |
| 18:08 | Lawrence | Patrick Offutt connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Douglas Adams | 31-40 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Robert Robeson is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Offutt - foul #1 on Patrick Offutt, team foul #3 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Wilber Davis (PG), James Williams (SG), Leroy Styles (SF), Anthony Kemp (PF), Joseph Griffin (C) Patrick Offutt, Derrick Hill, Douglas Adams, Joseph Brown, Samuel Blevins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Frazier (PG), David Pimentel (SG), Gene Pierce (SF), Michael Huber (C) Robert Robeson, Anthony Culbertson, Steven Herrington, Kenneth Kolb | |
| 17:43 | Illinois | Donald Mahan is open and scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by David Pimentel | 31-42 |
| 17:24 | Lawrence | Wilber Davis misses the jumper from the right side | 31-42 |
| 17:22 | Illinois | Donald Mahan grabs the board | 31-42 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | David Pimentel hits the finger roll set up by Anthony Frazier | 31-44 |
| 17:00 | Lawrence | Leroy Styles makes the fadeaway from the left side | 33-44 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | Donald Mahan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-44 |
| 16:42 | Lawrence | Joseph Griffin snags the defensive board | 33-44 |
| 16:24 | Lawrence | Leroy Styles can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Gene Pierce - foul #1 on Gene Pierce, team foul #1 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Derrick Hill (SG), Douglas Adams (SF), Joseph Brown (PF), Samuel Blevins (C) Wilber Davis, James Williams, Anthony Kemp, Joseph Griffin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Robeson (PG), Steven Herrington (SF), William Newland (PF), Kenneth Kolb (C) Anthony Frazier, Gene Pierce, Donald Mahan, Michael Huber | |
| 16:24 | Lawrence | Leroy Styles misses the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 16:24 | Lawrence | Leroy Styles misses the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Kenneth Kolb grabs the defensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 16:22 | Illinois | David Pimentel is hacked by Derrick Hill in the backcourt - foul #3 on Derrick Hill, team foul #4 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Patrick Offutt (PG), William Whitman (SG) Leroy Styles, Derrick Hill | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Krakowski (SG) David Pimentel | |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Edward Krakowski scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Steven Herrington | 33-46 |
| 15:49 | Lawrence | William Whitman misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-46 |
| 15:47 | Illinois | William Newland grabs the board | 33-46 |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Patrick Offutt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Whitman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Brown (fresh) 9 pts. C - Samuel Blevins (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Robeson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Krakowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Herrington (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Newland (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kenneth Kolb (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Robert Robeson misses the floater from the right wing | 33-46 |
| 15:42 | Illinois | Kenneth Kolb grabs the offensive board | 33-46 |
| 15:21 | Illinois | 3 seconds is called on Kenneth Kolb | 33-46 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Derrick Hill (SG) William Whitman | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Pimentel (PG), Anthony Culbertson (SG) Robert Robeson, Edward Krakowski | |
| 15:03 | Lawrence | Joseph Brown hits the finger roll on a great pass from Douglas Adams | 35-46 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Derrick Hill is called for the reach on Anthony Culbertson - foul #4 on Derrick Hill, team foul #5 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Howard Storey (SG), Leroy Styles (SF), Anthony Kemp (C) Derrick Hill, Douglas Adams, Samuel Blevins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gene Pierce (SF), Donald Mahan (PF), Michael Huber (C) Steven Herrington, William Newland, Kenneth Kolb | |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Donald Mahan is open and buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Anthony Culbertson and he's hacked by Howard Storey - foul #4 on Howard Storey, team foul #6 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Wilber Davis (PG), William Whitman (SG) Patrick Offutt, Howard Storey | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Donald Mahan makes the free throw | 35-49 |
| 14:19 | Lawrence | David Pimentel is called for the reach on Wilber Davis - foul #2 on David Pimentel, team foul #2 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Robeson (PG) David Pimentel | |
| 14:12 | Lawrence | Anthony Kemp connects on the jump hook from the right block | 37-49 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Robert Robeson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-49 |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Birt (SF) Anthony Culbertson | |
| 13:57 | Lawrence | Wilber Davis hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane and the foul's on Robert Robeson - foul #3 on Robert Robeson, team foul #3 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Lawrence | James Williams (SG), Douglas Adams (SF) William Whitman, Leroy Styles | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Kolb (C) Michael Huber | |
| 13:57 | Lawrence | Wilber Davis makes the free throw | 40-49 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Donald Mahan's layup is rejected by Anthony Kemp | 40-49 |
| 13:39 | Lawrence | Douglas Adams grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 13:29 | Lawrence | Robert Robeson is called for the reach on Anthony Kemp - foul #4 on Robert Robeson, team foul #4 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Patrick Offutt (PG), Joseph Griffin (PF), Samuel Blevins (C) Wilber Davis, Joseph Brown, Anthony Kemp | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Frazier (PG), David Pimentel (SG), Steven Herrington (SF) Robert Robeson, Gene Pierce, Michael Birt | |
| 13:16 | Lawrence | Joseph Griffin double dribbles | 40-49 |
| Subs | Lawrence | William Whitman (SG) James Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Anthony Frazier scores on a shot in the lane set up by Donald Mahan | 40-51 |
| 12:39 | Lawrence | Douglas Adams comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-51 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | Kenneth Kolb grabs the board | 40-51 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | The short jumper by Steven Herrington is denied by Joseph Griffin | 40-51 |
| 12:33 | Lawrence | William Whitman pulls down the rebound | 40-51 |
| 12:28 | Lawrence | Patrick Offutt hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Douglas Adams | 43-51 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Anthony Frazier clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-51 |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Donald Mahan tips it but misses | 43-51 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | David Pimentel gets the offensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 11:54 | Illinois | Donald Mahan lays it up and in set up by Anthony Frazier | 43-53 |
| 11:39 | Lawrence | Douglas Adams hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-53 |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Patrick Offutt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Whitman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Adams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Griffin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Blevins (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Anthony Frazier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Pimentel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Herrington (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Mahan (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Kolb (tiring) 9 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Illinois | David Pimentel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-53 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Wilber Davis (PG), James Williams (SG), Leroy Styles (SF), Joseph Brown (PF), Anthony Kemp (C) Patrick Offutt, William Whitman, Douglas Adams, Joseph Griffin, Samuel Blevins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Birt (PG), Anthony Culbertson (SG), Gene Pierce (SF), Michael Huber (PF), William Newland (C) Anthony Frazier, David Pimentel, Steven Herrington, Donald Mahan, Kenneth Kolb | |
| 11:25 | Lawrence | Gene Pierce steals the ball from Wilber Davis | 45-53 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Michael Huber banks in the layup set up by William Newland | 45-55 |
| 10:58 | Lawrence | Michael Huber steals it from Anthony Kemp | 45-55 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Michael Huber is denied on a layup by Leroy Styles | 45-55 |
| 10:51 | Lawrence | Leroy Styles gets the rebound | 45-55 |
| 10:46 | Lawrence | Michael Birt is called for the reach on Wilber Davis - foul #2 on Michael Birt, team foul #5 | 45-55 |
| 10:24 | Lawrence | Anthony Kemp hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Leroy Styles | 48-55 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Michael Birt can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Anthony Kemp - foul #1 on Anthony Kemp, team foul #7 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Patrick Offutt (PG), Douglas Adams (SF) Wilber Davis, Leroy Styles | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Krakowski (SG), Donald Mahan (PF) Anthony Culbertson, William Newland | |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Michael Birt misses the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Michael Birt misses the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 10:18 | Lawrence | Anthony Kemp grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 09:59 | Lawrence | Anthony Kemp misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-55 |
| 09:58 | Lawrence | Joseph Brown hits the follow up shot | 50-55 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Edward Krakowski hits a wide open jumper from the left side set up by Michael Huber | 50-57 |
| 09:35 | Lawrence | Anthony Kemp can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Michael Huber - foul #2 on Michael Huber, team foul #6 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Frazier (PG), David Pimentel (SG), Steven Herrington (SF), Kenneth Kolb (C) Michael Birt, Edward Krakowski, Gene Pierce, Michael Huber | |
| 09:35 | Lawrence | Anthony Kemp misses the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 09:35 | Lawrence | Anthony Kemp makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | James Williams is called for the reach on David Pimentel in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Williams, team foul #8 | 51-57 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | David Pimentel misses the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 09:33 | Lawrence | Anthony Kemp snags the defensive board | 51-57 |
| 09:16 | Lawrence | Patrick Offutt is fouled on the floor by Anthony Frazier - foul #1 on Anthony Frazier, team foul #7 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Lawrence | William Whitman (SG), Leroy Styles (SF), Samuel Blevins (C) James Williams, Douglas Adams, Anthony Kemp | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Newland (C) Kenneth Kolb | |
| 09:16 | Lawrence | Patrick Offutt makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 09:16 | Lawrence | Patrick Offutt makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | David Pimentel's pass is intercepted by Patrick Offutt in the backcourt | 53-57 |
| 09:13 | Lawrence | Patrick Offutt lays it in | 55-57 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Patrick Offutt is called for the reach on Steven Herrington in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick Offutt, team foul #9 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Wilber Davis (PG) Patrick Offutt | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Steven Herrington misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 09:11 | Lawrence | Samuel Blevins gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 09:01 | Lawrence | Wilber Davis clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Donald Mahan | 55-57 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | David Pimentel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-57 |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Culbertson (SG) Anthony Frazier | |
| 08:39 | Lawrence | Wilber Davis misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Steven Herrington snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | David Pimentel hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 55-57 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Donald Mahan snags the offensive board | 55-57 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | David Pimentel is hacked by Wilber Davis - foul #1 on Wilber Davis, team foul #10 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Patrick Offutt (PG), James Williams (SG), Douglas Adams (SF), Anthony Kemp (PF) Wilber Davis, William Whitman, Leroy Styles, Joseph Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Frazier (PG), Kenneth Kolb (C) Anthony Culbertson, William Newland | |
| 08:14 | Illinois | David Pimentel makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | David Pimentel makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 07:57 | Lawrence | Douglas Adams comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Steven Herrington - foul #1 on Steven Herrington, team foul #8 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Derrick Hill (SG), Joseph Griffin (PF) James Williams, Samuel Blevins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Robeson (PG), Edward Krakowski (SG), Gene Pierce (SF) Anthony Frazier, David Pimentel, Steven Herrington | |
| 07:57 | Lawrence | Douglas Adams makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 07:57 | Lawrence | Douglas Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Gene Pierce can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 07:39 | Lawrence | The rebound goes to Derrick Hill | 57-59 |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Patrick Offutt (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Derrick Hill (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Douglas Adams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Kemp (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Robeson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Edward Krakowski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gene Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Mahan (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Kolb (fairly fresh) 9 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Lawrence | Anthony Kemp clanks a jump hook in the paint | 57-59 |
| 07:20 | Lawrence | Douglas Adams grabs the offensive board | 57-59 |
| 07:08 | Lawrence | The jump hook by Joseph Griffin is blocked by Kenneth Kolb | 57-59 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Gene Pierce gets the rebound | 57-59 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Douglas Adams steps in front of the Edward Krakowski pass | 57-59 |
| 06:42 | Lawrence | Derrick Hill can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Edward Krakowski snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Donald Mahan is whistled for a carry | 57-59 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Wilber Davis (PG), Howard Storey (SG), Leroy Styles (SF), Joseph Brown (PF), Samuel Blevins (C) Patrick Offutt, Derrick Hill, Douglas Adams, Joseph Griffin, Anthony Kemp | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Culbertson (SG), Steven Herrington (SF), Michael Huber (C) Edward Krakowski, Gene Pierce, Kenneth Kolb | |
| 06:18 | Lawrence | Samuel Blevins hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Donald Mahan - foul #2 on Donald Mahan, team foul #9 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Pimentel (PG), William Newland (C) Robert Robeson, Donald Mahan | |
| 06:18 | Lawrence | Samuel Blevins misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 06:18 | Lawrence | Samuel Blevins makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Steven Herrington misses the dunk but he's fouled by Samuel Blevins - foul #2 on Samuel Blevins, team foul #11 | 58-59 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Steven Herrington makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Steven Herrington makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 05:49 | Lawrence | Joseph Brown clanks a 3 from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 05:47 | Lawrence | Leroy Styles gets the offensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 05:32 | Lawrence | Leroy Styles's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Huber | 58-61 |
| 05:31 | Lawrence | Wilber Davis grabs the offensive board | 58-61 |
| 05:14 | Lawrence | Howard Storey's pass is intercepted by Steven Herrington | 58-61 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Anthony Culbertson misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 58-61 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Steven Herrington tips it home | 58-63 |
| 04:42 | Lawrence | Wilber Davis scores on a 3 from the left corner | 61-63 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | David Pimentel misses the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Howard Storey - foul #5 on Howard Storey, team foul #12 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Patrick Offutt (PG), Derrick Hill (SG), Douglas Adams (SF), James Williams (PF), Anthony Kemp (C) Wilber Davis, Howard Storey, Leroy Styles, Joseph Brown, Samuel Blevins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Robeson (PG), Gene Pierce (SF), Donald Mahan (PF), Kenneth Kolb (C) Anthony Culbertson, Steven Herrington, Michael Huber, William Newland | |
| 04:13 | Illinois | David Pimentel makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | David Pimentel makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 03:51 | Lawrence | James Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 61-65 |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Birt (SF) David Pimentel | |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Gene Pierce misses short on an open fadeaway from the left wing | 61-65 |
| 03:37 | Lawrence | James Williams grabs the board | 61-65 |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Patrick Offutt (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Derrick Hill (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Douglas Adams (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Kemp (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Robeson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gene Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Michael Birt (fresh) PF - Donald Mahan (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Kolb (fairly fresh) 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:27 | Lawrence | Anthony Kemp hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Robeson - foul #5 on Robert Robeson, team foul #10 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Joseph Griffin (C) James Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Frazier (PG) Robert Robeson | |
| 03:27 | Lawrence | Anthony Kemp makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 03:27 | Lawrence | Anthony Kemp makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Anthony Kemp swats the short shot by Anthony Frazier | 63-65 |
| 03:11 | Lawrence | Joseph Griffin gets the rebound | 63-65 |
| 02:55 | Lawrence | Anthony Kemp misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-65 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Donald Mahan grabs the defensive rebound | 63-65 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-65 |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Pimentel (SG), Steven Herrington (SF) Michael Birt, Kenneth Kolb | |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Gene Pierce throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-65 |
| 02:35 | Lawrence | Patrick Offutt misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-65 |
| 02:33 | Lawrence | Douglas Adams tips it in | 65-65 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Douglas Adams swats the short shot by Donald Mahan | 65-65 |
| 02:11 | Lawrence | Joseph Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 01:53 | Lawrence | Derrick Hill's pass is intercepted by Gene Pierce | 65-65 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Joseph Brown (PF), Samuel Blevins (C) Anthony Kemp, Joseph Griffin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Culbertson (SG), Kenneth Kolb (C) Anthony Frazier, Gene Pierce | |
| 01:51 | Illinois | David Pimentel is hacked by Patrick Offutt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Patrick Offutt, team foul #13 | 65-65 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | David Pimentel makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | David Pimentel misses the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 01:51 | Lawrence | Joseph Brown gets the rebound | 65-66 |
| 01:23 | Lawrence | Patrick Offutt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-66 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | David Pimentel is hacked by Douglas Adams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Douglas Adams, team foul #14 | 65-66 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | David Pimentel makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | David Pimentel makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:59 | Lawrence | Derrick Hill buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Patrick Offutt | 68-68 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | David Pimentel loses the dribble to Patrick Offutt in the backcourt | 68-68 |
| 00:51 | Lawrence | Kenneth Kolb steps in front of the Samuel Blevins pass | 68-68 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Patrick Offutt takes the ball from Steven Herrington in the backcourt | 68-68 |
| 00:46 | Lawrence | Derrick Hill hits the finger roll on a great pass from Patrick Offutt | 70-68 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | David Pimentel is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Offutt - foul #4 on Patrick Offutt, team foul #15 | 70-68 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | David Pimentel makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | David Pimentel makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:20 | Lawrence | Samuel Blevins loses the ball out of bounds | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Donald Mahan misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 70-70 |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Patrick Offutt (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - Derrick Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Douglas Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Brown (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Blevins (tiring) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Pimentel (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Culbertson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Herrington (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Donald Mahan (fresh) 15 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Kolb (fairly fresh) 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Donald Mahan wins the tip | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Steven Herrington connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Kenneth Kolb | 70-72 |
| 04:23 | Lawrence | Patrick Offutt hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Anthony Culbertson - foul #2 on Anthony Culbertson, team foul #11 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Lawrence | James Williams (SG), Anthony Kemp (PF), Joseph Griffin (C) Derrick Hill, Joseph Brown, Samuel Blevins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gene Pierce (SG), Michael Huber (C) Anthony Culbertson, Kenneth Kolb | |
| 04:23 | Lawrence | Patrick Offutt makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 04:23 | Lawrence | Patrick Offutt makes the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Donald Mahan makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by David Pimentel | 72-75 |
| 03:41 | Lawrence | James Williams is hacked by Donald Mahan - foul #3 on Donald Mahan, team foul #12 | 72-75 |
| 03:41 | Lawrence | James Williams makes the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 03:41 | Lawrence | James Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 73-75 |
| 03:41 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Huber | 73-75 |
| 03:37 | Illinois | David Pimentel travels in the backcourt | 73-75 |
| 03:17 | Lawrence | Joseph Griffin misses the shot from close range but he's fouled by Donald Mahan - foul #4 on Donald Mahan, team foul #13 | 73-75 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Wilber Davis (PG), William Whitman (SG), Leroy Styles (SF) Patrick Offutt, James Williams, Douglas Adams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Frazier (PG), Michael Birt (SF) David Pimentel, Steven Herrington | |
| 03:17 | Lawrence | Joseph Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 03:17 | Lawrence | Joseph Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 75-75 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Donald Mahan is fouled on the floor by Leroy Styles - foul #1 on Leroy Styles, team foul #16 | 75-75 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Derrick Hill (SG), Joseph Brown (PF) William Whitman, Joseph Griffin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Culbertson (SG), William Newland (C) Michael Birt, Michael Huber | |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Donald Mahan makes the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Donald Mahan makes the 2nd free throw | 75-77 |
| 02:54 | Lawrence | Lawrence calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 75-77 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Patrick Offutt (PG), Douglas Adams (SF) Wilber Davis, Leroy Styles | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Pimentel (PG), Steven Herrington (SF), Kenneth Kolb (C) Anthony Frazier, Gene Pierce, William Newland | |
| 02:42 | Lawrence | Anthony Kemp connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Patrick Offutt | 77-77 |
| 02:28 | Illinois | Anthony Culbertson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 77-77 |
| 02:27 | Lawrence | Anthony Kemp grabs the board | 77-77 |
| 02:11 | Lawrence | Derrick Hill misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 77-77 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | David Pimentel pulls down the rebound | 77-77 |
| 02:03 | Illinois | Kenneth Kolb misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 77-77 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Donald Mahan tips it in | 77-79 |
| 01:40 | Lawrence | Patrick Offutt comes up short on the floater from the right side | 77-79 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Steven Herrington | 77-79 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Steven Herrington misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 77-79 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Donald Mahan tips it back up and in | 77-81 |
| 01:17 | Lawrence | Anthony Kemp makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Patrick Offutt | 80-81 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Anthony Culbertson is fouled in the backcourt by Derrick Hill - foul #5 on Derrick Hill, team foul #17 | 80-81 |
| Subs | Lawrence | James Williams (SG), Samuel Blevins (C) Derrick Hill, Anthony Kemp | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Anthony Culbertson misses the 1st free throw | 80-81 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Anthony Culbertson makes the 2nd free throw | 80-82 |
| 00:55 | Lawrence | Patrick Offutt clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 80-82 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Donald Mahan snags the defensive board | 80-82 |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Patrick Offutt (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - James Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Douglas Adams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Brown (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Blevins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Pimentel (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Culbertson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Herrington (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Donald Mahan (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 15 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Kenneth Kolb (fairly fresh) 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Donald Mahan misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Patrick Offutt - foul #5 on Patrick Offutt, team foul #18 | 80-82 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Wilber Davis (PG) Patrick Offutt | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Donald Mahan makes the 1st free throw | 80-83 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Donald Mahan misses the 2nd free throw | 80-83 |
| 00:29 | Lawrence | Samuel Blevins snags the defensive board | 80-83 |
| 00:29 | Lawrence | Lawrence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-83 |
| 00:22 | Lawrence | James Williams is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Kolb - foul #2 on Kenneth Kolb, team foul #14 | 80-83 |
| 00:22 | Lawrence | James Williams makes the 1st free throw | 81-83 |
| 00:22 | Lawrence | James Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 81-83 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Kenneth Kolb grabs the defensive rebound | 81-83 |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Kenneth Kolb is hacked by Wilber Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wilber Davis, team foul #19 | 81-83 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Kenneth Kolb makes the 1st free throw | 81-84 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Kenneth Kolb makes the 2nd free throw | 81-85 |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Lawrence | Lawrence calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-85 |
| 00:16 | Lawrence | Samuel Blevins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 81-85 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Steven Herrington pulls down the rebound | 81-85 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Steven Herrington is fouled in the backcourt by Wilber Davis - foul #3 on Wilber Davis, team foul #20 | 81-85 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Steven Herrington makes the 1st free throw | 81-86 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Steven Herrington makes the 2nd free throw | 81-87 |
| 00:09 | Lawrence | Lawrence calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 81-87 |
| 00:05 | Lawrence | Samuel Blevins buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Brown | 84-87 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | James Williams is called for the reach on Anthony Culbertson in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Williams, team foul #21 | 84-87 |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gene Pierce (SF) Steven Herrington | |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Anthony Culbertson makes the 1st free throw | 84-88 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Anthony Culbertson makes the 2nd free throw | 84-89 |
| 00:00 | Lawrence | Douglas Adams misses long on a fullcourt shot | 84-89 |