| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Monte Depew (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Blaise (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Wethington (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Wigginton (fresh) C - Daniel Munson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ivan Magalski (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Alonzo Brisco (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Roscoe Cohan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Curtis Fitzgerald (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Micheal Collum (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | John Wethington inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Daniel Blaise's pass is intercepted by Alonzo Brisco | 31-27 |
| 19:16 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald double dribbles | 31-27 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | Daniel Munson misses badly on a shot from the right side | 31-27 |
| 18:55 | South Carolina | Roscoe Cohan grabs the board | 31-27 |
| 18:38 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum misses the lay-in | 31-27 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Monte Depew gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | Daniel Blaise is fouled on the floor by Micheal Collum - foul #3 on Micheal Collum, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| 18:19 | Illinois | Daniel Blaise scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Monte Depew | 34-27 |
| 18:00 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum is whistled for a carry | 34-27 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Monte Depew connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Daniel Blaise and the foul's on Micheal Collum - foul #4 on Micheal Collum, team foul #2 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Rhein (C) Micheal Collum | |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Monte Depew makes the free throw | 37-27 |
| 17:15 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald can't connect on a shot from the left block | 37-27 |
| 17:14 | South Carolina | Robert Rhein can't tip it in | 37-27 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Joseph Wigginton grabs the defensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Daniel Munson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 37-27 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | John Wethington tips it home | 39-27 |
| 16:32 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski is fouled on the floor by John Wethington - foul #2 on John Wethington, team foul #1 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Mouser (SG), Timothy Hasting (PF) Daniel Blaise, Joseph Wigginton | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 16:05 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski is denied on a dunk by Timothy Hasting | 39-27 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting grabs the board | 39-27 |
| 15:42 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting's pass is intercepted by Robert Rhein | 39-27 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Monte Depew (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Mouser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Wethington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Timothy Hasting (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Daniel Munson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ivan Magalski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Alonzo Brisco (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Roscoe Cohan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Curtis Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Robert Rhein (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:27 | South Carolina | Robert Rhein is fouled on the floor by Daniel Munson - foul #3 on Daniel Munson, team foul #2 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Taylor (PG), Don Graney (SF), Travis Leatherman (C) Monte Depew, John Wethington, Daniel Munson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 15:10 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 39-27 |
| 15:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Travis Leatherman | 39-27 |
| 14:53 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 39-27 |
| 14:51 | South Carolina | Alonzo Brisco grabs the defensive rebound | 39-27 |
| 14:26 | South Carolina | Roscoe Cohan is fouled on the floor by Timothy Hasting - foul #4 on Timothy Hasting, team foul #3 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Blaise (SG), Joseph Wigginton (PF) Anthony Mouser, Timothy Hasting | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 14:15 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Alonzo Brisco | 39-29 |
| 13:57 | Illinois | Daniel Blaise misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-29 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | Travis Leatherman tips it in | 41-29 |
| 13:40 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 41-29 |
| 13:39 | Illinois | Doug Taylor gets the rebound | 41-29 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Daniel Blaise hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 41-29 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Doug Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 41-29 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Daniel Blaise hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-29 |
| 12:54 | South Carolina | Robert Rhein knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Ivan Magalski | 44-31 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Doug Taylor can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 44-31 |
| 12:49 | South Carolina | Alonzo Brisco pulls down the rebound | 44-31 |
| 12:33 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Rhein | 44-33 |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Robert Rhein blocks the short jumper by Travis Leatherman | 44-33 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Doug Taylor | 44-33 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Doug Taylor knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-33 |
| 11:39 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Alonzo Brisco and he's hacked by Joseph Wigginton - foul #3 on Joseph Wigginton, team foul #4 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Monte Depew (PG), Anthony Mouser (SG), John Wethington (SF), Timothy Hasting (PF), Daniel Munson (C) Doug Taylor, Daniel Blaise, Don Graney, Joseph Wigginton, Travis Leatherman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Bargo (SG), Gary Day (SF), Micheal Collum (C) Alonzo Brisco, Roscoe Cohan, Robert Rhein | |
| 11:39 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald makes the free throw | 46-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Monte Depew (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Mouser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Wethington (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Timothy Hasting (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Daniel Munson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ivan Magalski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Vincent Bargo (fresh) SF - Gary Day (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Curtis Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. C - Micheal Collum (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:23 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 46-36 |
| 11:22 | South Carolina | Gary Day snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| 11:05 | South Carolina | Gary Day knocks in the shot from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Anthony Mouser hits a shot from close range and he's fouled by Vincent Bargo - foul #2 on Vincent Bargo, team foul #3 | 48-38 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Anthony Mouser makes the free throw | 49-38 |
| 10:28 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski clanks a jumper from the left side | 49-38 |
| 10:27 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski tips it in | 49-40 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting banks in the layup | 51-40 |
| 09:33 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Ivan Magalski | 51-42 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | John Wethington blows the layup | 51-42 |
| 09:18 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 09:06 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum blows the layup but he's hacked by John Wethington - foul #3 on John Wethington, team foul #5 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Blaise (SG), Joseph Wigginton (PF) Anthony Mouser, Timothy Hasting | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Roscoe Cohan (PG), Alonzo Brisco (SG), Robert Rhein (PF) Ivan Magalski, Vincent Bargo, Curtis Fitzgerald | |
| 09:06 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 09:06 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum misses the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Joseph Wigginton grabs the board | 51-43 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Monte Depew makes the jumper from the left block | 53-43 |
| 08:19 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum blows the layup | 53-43 |
| 08:18 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum tips it but misses | 53-43 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Daniel Munson snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Monte Depew throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Taylor (PG), Don Graney (SF), Timothy Hasting (C) Monte Depew, John Wethington, Daniel Munson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 07:36 | South Carolina | Gary Day knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 53-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Doug Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Daniel Blaise (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Graney (fresh) PF - Joseph Wigginton (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Hasting (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Roscoe Cohan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SG - Alonzo Brisco (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Gary Day (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Rhein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Micheal Collum (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Illinois | Micheal Collum swats the dunk try by Timothy Hasting | 53-45 |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting gets the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting makes the jumper from the right block and he's fouled by Micheal Collum - foul #5 on Micheal Collum, team foul #4 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Monte Depew (PG), Daniel Munson (C) Doug Taylor, Joseph Wigginton | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald (PF) Micheal Collum | |
| 07:05 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting makes the free throw | 56-45 |
| 06:41 | South Carolina | The short jumper by Gary Day is denied by Daniel Munson | 56-45 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting gets the rebound | 56-45 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Monte Depew misses the floater from the free throw line | 56-45 |
| 06:33 | South Carolina | Gary Day gets the rebound | 56-45 |
| 06:31 | South Carolina | Monte Depew picks off the pass by Roscoe Cohan in the backcourt | 56-45 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting misses the driving attempt from the right block | 56-45 |
| 06:21 | South Carolina | Robert Rhein snags the defensive board | 56-45 |
| 05:52 | South Carolina | Roscoe Cohan is hacked by Daniel Blaise - foul #1 on Daniel Blaise, team foul #6 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Mouser (SG), John Wethington (SF) Daniel Blaise, Don Graney | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski (PG) Alonzo Brisco | |
| 05:44 | South Carolina | Roscoe Cohan's pass is intercepted by Daniel Munson | 56-45 |
| 05:25 | Illinois | Daniel Munson drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Mouser and he's hacked by Robert Rhein - foul #1 on Robert Rhein, team foul #5 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Wigginton (PF) Timothy Hasting | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Bargo (SG) Roscoe Cohan | |
| 05:25 | Illinois | Daniel Munson misses the free throw | 58-45 |
| 05:25 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald grabs the board | 58-45 |
| 04:59 | South Carolina | Gary Day misses short on a jumper from the right block | 58-45 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Daniel Munson gets the rebound | 58-45 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Monte Depew clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-45 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Mouser | 58-45 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Daniel Munson can't connect on a floater from the right side | 58-45 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Joseph Wigginton hits the follow up shot | 60-45 |
| 04:15 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald lays it up and in set up by Ivan Magalski | 60-47 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Monte Depew misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-47 |
| 03:59 | South Carolina | Gary Day gets the rebound | 60-47 |
| 03:36 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Curtis Fitzgerald | 60-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Monte Depew (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Mouser (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Wethington (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Wigginton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Munson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ivan Magalski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SG - Vincent Bargo (fresh) SF - Gary Day (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Curtis Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Rhein (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Daniel Munson's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Rhein | 60-49 |
| 03:24 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Curtis Fitzgerald | 60-49 |
| 03:13 | South Carolina | Gary Day clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 60-49 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | John Wethington pulls down the rebound | 60-49 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Anthony Mouser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Taylor (PG), Daniel Blaise (SG), Timothy Hasting (PF), Travis Leatherman (C) Monte Depew, Anthony Mouser, Joseph Wigginton, Daniel Munson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alonzo Brisco (SG), Roscoe Cohan (SF) Vincent Bargo, Gary Day | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:46 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald blows the layup | 60-49 |
| 02:45 | South Carolina | Robert Rhein snags the offensive board | 60-49 |
| 02:29 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski connects on the 3 from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Monte Depew (PG), Daniel Munson (C) Doug Taylor, Travis Leatherman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting blows the layup | 60-52 |
| 02:12 | South Carolina | Robert Rhein snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| 02:05 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Ivan Magalski, team foul #6 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gary Day (C) Robert Rhein | |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Monte Depew connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:33 | South Carolina | John Wethington is called for the reach on Roscoe Cohan - foul #4 on John Wethington, team foul #7 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Wigginton (PF) Timothy Hasting | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Rhein (C) Gary Day | |
| 01:33 | South Carolina | Roscoe Cohan misses the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Daniel Munson gets the rebound | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Monte Depew's pass is intercepted by Ivan Magalski | 62-52 |
| 01:10 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski is hacked by Joseph Wigginton - foul #4 on Joseph Wigginton, team foul #8 | 62-52 |
| 01:10 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 01:10 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Monte Depew misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-54 |
| 00:50 | South Carolina | Alonzo Brisco grabs the board | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:46 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski's pass is intercepted by Daniel Blaise | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Ivan Magalski is called for the reach on Daniel Munson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ivan Magalski, team foul #7 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Taylor (SG), Don Graney (SF), Timothy Hasting (PF) Daniel Blaise, John Wethington, Joseph Wigginton | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Daniel Munson makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Daniel Munson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:41 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 64-54 |
| 00:39 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald snags the offensive board | 64-54 |
| 00:37 | South Carolina | Robert Rhein misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 64-54 |
| 00:36 | South Carolina | Roscoe Cohan grabs the offensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 00:32 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 64-54 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Daniel Munson pulls down the rebound | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Monte Depew buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Doug Taylor | 66-54 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald misses short on a jumper from the right side | 66-54 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting pulls down the rebound | 66-54 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Monte Depew runs out the clock | 66-54 |