| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Allen (fresh) SG - Darin Hairston (fresh) SF - James Castle (fresh) PF - Cory Boyette (fresh) C - Tommy Eliason (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Monte Depew (fresh) SG - Anthony Mouser (fresh) SF - Don Graney (fresh) PF - Daniel Munson (fresh) C - Travis Leatherman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Cory Boyette wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | UConn | Mark Allen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Daniel Munson grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Monte Depew throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | UConn | Tommy Eliason blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Travis Leatherman snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Anthony Mouser comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Daniel Munson tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | UConn | Cory Boyette evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | Monte Depew grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Tommy Eliason is called for the reach on Daniel Munson - foul #1 on Tommy Eliason, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Daniel Munson misses badly on a runner in the paint | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Daniel Munson tips it home | 0-4 |
| 18:10 | UConn | Cory Boyette works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Monte Depew pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | The jump hook by Travis Leatherman is blocked by Tommy Eliason | 0-4 |
| 18:02 | UConn | Mark Allen snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 17:39 | UConn | Mark Allen knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 2-4 |
| 17:22 | Illinois | Monte Depew misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-4 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Don Graney grabs the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:15 | Illinois | Monte Depew's floater is knocked away by Tommy Eliason | 2-4 |
| 17:13 | UConn | Darin Hairston snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 16:56 | UConn | James Castle is open and scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Allen | 5-4 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Monte Depew hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 16:40 | UConn | The rebound goes to Darin Hairston | 5-4 |
| 16:19 | UConn | James Castle makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Cory Boyette | 8-4 |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Monte Depew drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Anthony Mouser | 8-7 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darin Hairston (fairly fresh) SF - James Castle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Cory Boyette (fairly fresh) C - Tommy Eliason (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Monte Depew (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anthony Mouser (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Don Graney (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel Munson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Travis Leatherman (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:38 | UConn | Mark Allen is hacked by Monte Depew - foul #1 on Monte Depew, team foul #1 | 8-7 |
| Subs | UConn | Patrick Jelinski (SG), Peter Edwards (PF), Kenneth Rowley (C) Darin Hairston, Cory Boyette, Tommy Eliason | |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Taylor (PG), Norman Sayre (SG), Jess Lash (SF), Timothy Hasting (C) Monte Depew, Anthony Mouser, Don Graney, Travis Leatherman | |
| 15:19 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Castle | 11-7 |
| 15:13 | Illinois | Doug Taylor is fouled on the floor by Patrick Jelinski - foul #1 on Patrick Jelinski, team foul #2 | 11-7 |
| 14:52 | Illinois | Jess Lash makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Doug Taylor and he's fouled by James Castle - foul #1 on James Castle, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | UConn | Darin Hairston (SG) James Castle | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:52 | Illinois | Jess Lash makes the free throw | 11-10 |
| 14:37 | UConn | Darin Hairston shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 14-10 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting hits a floater from the right block | 14-12 |
| 14:03 | UConn | Mark Allen misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-12 |
| 14:02 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Jelinski | 14-12 |
| 13:50 | UConn | Norman Sayre steals the ball from Kenneth Rowley | 14-12 |
| 13:39 | Illinois | Norman Sayre hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jess Lash | 14-14 |
| 13:21 | UConn | Mark Allen misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 14-14 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | Jess Lash snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Norman Sayre can't finish the layup | 14-14 |
| 12:52 | UConn | Peter Edwards gets the rebound | 14-14 |
| 12:38 | UConn | Peter Edwards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-14 |
| Subs | UConn | James Castle (SF), Cory Boyette (PF), Tommy Eliason (C) Darin Hairston, Peter Edwards, Kenneth Rowley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Monte Depew (PG), Don Graney (SF), Travis Leatherman (C) Jess Lash, Daniel Munson, Timothy Hasting | |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Doug Taylor comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-14 |
| 12:16 | UConn | James Castle gets the rebound | 14-14 |
| 12:10 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-14 |
| 12:08 | UConn | James Castle can't tip it in | 14-14 |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Travis Leatherman gets the rebound | 14-14 |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Doug Taylor comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Tommy Eliason - foul #2 on Tommy Eliason, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| Subs | UConn | Darin Hairston (SG), Peter Edwards (C) Patrick Jelinski, Tommy Eliason | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Mouser (SG), Timothy Hasting (PF) Monte Depew, Norman Sayre | |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Doug Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Doug Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:41 | UConn | James Castle snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Allen (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darin Hairston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Castle (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cory Boyette (fresh) C - Peter Edwards (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Doug Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Mouser (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Don Graney (fresh) PF - Timothy Hasting (fresh) 2 pts. C - Travis Leatherman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | UConn | James Castle's floater is tipped away by Travis Leatherman | 14-14 |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Travis Leatherman pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Doug Taylor knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 14-16 |
| 10:34 | UConn | Mark Allen is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Mark Allen, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| Subs | UConn | Patrick Jelinski (PG), Kenneth Rowley (C) Mark Allen, Peter Edwards | |
| Subs | Illinois | Monte Depew (PG), Norman Sayre (PF) Doug Taylor, Travis Leatherman | |
| 10:12 | Illinois | Anthony Mouser comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 14-16 |
| 10:11 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| 09:54 | UConn | Cory Boyette is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 14-16 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Allen (PG) Darin Hairston | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Munson (PF), Travis Leatherman (C) Anthony Mouser, Timothy Hasting | |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Monte Depew hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 14-16 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Monte Depew grabs the offensive board | 14-16 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Monte Depew knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-19 |
| 09:00 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-19 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jess Lash (SF) Don Graney | |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Daniel Munson makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Monte Depew and he's fouled by Kenneth Rowley - foul #1 on Kenneth Rowley, team foul #6 | 14-21 |
| Subs | UConn | Darin Hairston (SG) Mark Allen | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Daniel Munson makes the free throw | 14-22 |
| 08:25 | UConn | James Castle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-22 |
| Subs | UConn | Peter Edwards (PF) Cory Boyette | |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Taylor (SG), Timothy Hasting (C) Jess Lash, Travis Leatherman | |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Rowley - foul #2 on Kenneth Rowley, team foul #7 | 14-22 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Allen (PG), Cory Boyette (PF) Patrick Jelinski, Kenneth Rowley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Mouser (SG), Don Graney (SF) Doug Taylor, Daniel Munson | |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting makes the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting makes the 2nd free throw | 14-24 |
| 07:47 | UConn | Cory Boyette clanks a floater from the left wing | 14-24 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting grabs the board | 14-24 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Allen (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darin Hairston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Castle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cory Boyette (fairly fresh) C - Peter Edwards (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Monte Depew (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Mouser (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Don Graney (fresh) PF - Norman Sayre (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Hasting (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Norman Sayre is fouled on the floor by Peter Edwards - foul #1 on Peter Edwards, team foul #8 | 14-24 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Taylor (PG) Monte Depew | |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Norman Sayre makes the 1st free throw | 14-25 |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Norman Sayre makes the 2nd free throw | 14-26 |
| 07:13 | UConn | James Castle is fouled on the floor by Don Graney - foul #1 on Don Graney, team foul #2 | 14-26 |
| Subs | UConn | Patrick Jelinski (SF) James Castle | |
| Subs | Illinois | Travis Leatherman (C) Norman Sayre | |
| 06:55 | UConn | Darin Hairston misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-26 |
| 06:54 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Edwards | 14-26 |
| 06:33 | UConn | Don Graney blocks the short jumper by Cory Boyette | 14-26 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting grabs the defensive rebound | 14-26 |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Darin Hairston takes the ball from Anthony Mouser | 14-26 |
| 06:15 | UConn | Darin Hairston is called for a charge - foul #1 on Darin Hairston, team foul #9 | 14-26 |
| Subs | UConn | James Castle (SF) Darin Hairston | |
| Subs | Illinois | Monte Depew (PG), Norman Sayre (PF) Anthony Mouser, Timothy Hasting | |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Norman Sayre is fouled on the floor by James Castle - foul #2 on James Castle, team foul #10 | 14-26 |
| Subs | UConn | Darin Hairston (SG) James Castle | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Munson (PF) Doug Taylor | |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Norman Sayre makes the 1st free throw | 14-27 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Norman Sayre makes the 2nd free throw | 14-28 |
| 05:41 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski hits a wide open jumper from the left wing set up by Mark Allen | 16-28 |
| 05:25 | Illinois | Don Graney travels with the ball | 16-28 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Taylor (SG) Don Graney | |
| 05:04 | UConn | Darin Hairston is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 16-28 |
| 05:03 | UConn | Peter Edwards grabs the offensive board | 16-28 |
| 04:43 | UConn | Mark Allen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-28 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Daniel Munson grabs the defensive rebound | 16-28 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Daniel Munson connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Norman Sayre | 16-30 |
| 04:06 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-30 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Travis Leatherman pulls down the rebound | 16-30 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Monte Depew clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-30 |
| 03:43 | UConn | Peter Edwards snags the defensive board | 16-30 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Allen (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darin Hairston (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Patrick Jelinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Cory Boyette (tiring) C - Peter Edwards (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Monte Depew (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Doug Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Sayre (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Munson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Travis Leatherman (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:29 | UConn | Travis Leatherman steps in front of the Peter Edwards pass | 16-30 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Monte Depew misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Peter Edwards - foul #2 on Peter Edwards, team foul #11 | 16-30 |
| Subs | UConn | James Castle (SF), Kenneth Rowley (PF), Tommy Eliason (C) Darin Hairston, Cory Boyette, Peter Edwards | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Mouser (SG), Don Graney (SF), Timothy Hasting (C) Doug Taylor, Norman Sayre, Travis Leatherman | |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Monte Depew makes the 1st free throw | 16-31 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Monte Depew makes the 2nd free throw | 16-32 |
| 02:53 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-32 |
| 02:51 | UConn | Kenneth Rowley grabs the offensive board | 16-32 |
| 02:45 | UConn | Mark Allen knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Patrick Jelinski | 19-32 |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting blows the layup | 19-32 |
| 02:25 | UConn | The rebound goes to James Castle | 19-32 |
| 02:01 | UConn | Mark Allen comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 19-32 |
| 02:00 | UConn | Kenneth Rowley snags the offensive board | 19-32 |
| 01:44 | UConn | James Castle can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-32 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Anthony Mouser | 19-32 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Monte Depew misses the floater from the left wing | 19-32 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting hits the follow up shot | 19-34 |
| 01:06 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski is called for traveling | 19-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Darin Hairston (PG) Mark Allen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Taylor (PG), Norman Sayre (PF) Monte Depew, Daniel Munson | |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-34 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Travis Leatherman (C) Anthony Mouser | |
| 00:39 | UConn | James Castle misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 19-34 |
| 00:37 | UConn | Kenneth Rowley hits the follow up shot | 21-34 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Norman Sayre | 21-36 |
| 00:04 | UConn | Kenneth Rowley is whistled for a carry | 21-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Allen (PG), Cory Boyette (PF) Patrick Jelinski, Kenneth Rowley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Munson (PF) Timothy Hasting | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Don Graney misses the halfcourt shot | 21-36 |