| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Felix Morales (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Berthiaume (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Lavallee (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lawrence Godines (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Bianco (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Meehan (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Odom (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kevin Blaski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Sison (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | James Odom inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-34 |
| 19:44 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Godines snags the defensive board | 29-34 |
| 19:25 | Texas Southern | Felix Morales misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-34 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Sison | 29-34 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Brian Berthiaume is called for the reach on Andrew Meehan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brian Berthiaume, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Fredrick Stenberg (SG) Brian Berthiaume | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:58 | Illinois | Felix Morales steps in front of the Andrew Meehan pass | 29-34 |
| 18:54 | Texas Southern | Felix Morales misses the easy layup | 29-34 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | James Bianco misses short on an open fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-34 |
| 18:30 | Texas Southern | Michael Lavallee grabs the defensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 18:13 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Godines drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Felix Morales | 31-34 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | James Odom is hacked by Michael Lavallee - foul #1 on Michael Lavallee, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Ward (PG), Tyrone Vaughn (SG), Gustavo Marino (SF), Damek Sarzynski (PF), Thomas Litwin (C) Felix Morales, Fredrick Stenberg, Charles Johnson, Michael Lavallee, Lawrence Godines | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bowen (PG), Dikembe Diop (SF), Mojiesz Zutell (PF), Phillip Schwier (C) James Bianco, James Odom, Kevin Blaski, Michael Sison | |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan misses the wide open driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Tyrone Vaughn - foul #1 on Tyrone Vaughn, team foul #3 | 31-34 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 17:17 | Texas Southern | Gustavo Marino connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from John Ward | 33-36 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | John Ward takes the ball from Andrew Meehan | 33-36 |
| 16:43 | Texas Southern | Thomas Litwin comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 33-36 |
| 16:41 | Texas Southern | Damek Sarzynski tips it home | 35-36 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 16:26 | Texas Southern | Joe Bowen picks off the pass by John Ward in the backcourt | 35-38 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Dikembe Diop is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Andrew Meehan | 35-41 |
| 16:05 | Texas Southern | Gustavo Marino connects on the shot from the left side and the foul's on Dikembe Diop - foul #1 on Dikembe Diop, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Felix Morales (PG), Fredrick Stenberg (SG), Michael Lavallee (PF), Lawrence Godines (C) John Ward, Tyrone Vaughn, Damek Sarzynski, Thomas Litwin | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Bianco (PG), James Odom (SF), Kevin Blaski (PF), Michael Sison (C) Andrew Meehan, Dikembe Diop, Mojiesz Zutell, Phillip Schwier | |
| 16:05 | Texas Southern | Gustavo Marino makes the free throw | 38-41 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Fredrick Stenberg picks off the pass by James Bianco in the backcourt | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Felix Morales (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Fredrick Stenberg (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gustavo Marino (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Lavallee (fresh) 4 reb. C - Lawrence Godines (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Bianco (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Bowen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Odom (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kevin Blaski (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Sison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Texas Southern | Fredrick Stenberg's pass is intercepted by Joe Bowen | 38-41 |
| 15:38 | Illinois | James Bianco lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joe Bowen | 38-43 |
| 15:26 | Texas Southern | Kevin Blaski steps in front of the Michael Lavallee pass | 38-43 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | James Bianco hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 38-43 |
| 15:13 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Felix Morales | 38-43 |
| 15:09 | Texas Southern | Felix Morales makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Fredrick Stenberg | 41-43 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by James Bianco and he's hacked by Michael Lavallee - foul #2 on Michael Lavallee, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Brian Berthiaume (SG), Charles Johnson (SF), Damek Sarzynski (C) Fredrick Stenberg, Gustavo Marino, Lawrence Godines | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Sikora (PG), Dikembe Diop (SG), Stuart Moritz (SF), Jeremy Kimball (C) James Bianco, Joe Bowen, James Odom, Michael Sison | |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski makes the free throw | 41-46 |
| 14:19 | Texas Southern | Michael Lavallee scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Felix Morales | 43-46 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Ronald Sikora lays it in | 43-48 |
| 13:48 | Texas Southern | Damek Sarzynski misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Dikembe Diop - foul #2 on Dikembe Diop, team foul #2 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Fredrick Stenberg (PG), Thomas Litwin (C) Felix Morales, Michael Lavallee | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Meehan (SG), Mojiesz Zutell (PF), Phillip Schwier (C) Ronald Sikora, Kevin Blaski, Jeremy Kimball | |
| 13:48 | Texas Southern | Damek Sarzynski misses the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 13:48 | Texas Southern | Damek Sarzynski makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan clanks a jumper near the basket | 44-48 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 13:04 | Illinois | Charles Johnson is called for the reach on Stuart Moritz - foul #1 on Charles Johnson, team foul #5 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Ward (PG), Tyrone Vaughn (PF) Brian Berthiaume, Damek Sarzynski | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Bianco (PG), Michael Sison (C) Dikembe Diop, Phillip Schwier | |
| 12:46 | Illinois | Tyrone Vaughn swats the shot by Mojiesz Zutell | 44-48 |
| 12:44 | Texas Southern | Thomas Litwin snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 12:28 | Texas Southern | Tyrone Vaughn connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by John Ward | 46-48 |
| 12:06 | Illinois | James Bianco misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Michael Sison grabs the offensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - John Ward (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Fredrick Stenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tyrone Vaughn (fresh) 8 pts. C - Thomas Litwin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Bianco (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Meehan (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stuart Moritz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mojiesz Zutell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Sison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Texas Southern | Tyrone Vaughn comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 46-51 |
| 11:32 | Texas Southern | Charles Johnson tips it in | 48-51 |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Michael Sison comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Thomas Litwin - foul #1 on Thomas Litwin, team foul #6 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Felix Morales (PG), Brian Berthiaume (SG), Damek Sarzynski (PF), Lawrence Godines (C) John Ward, Fredrick Stenberg, Charles Johnson, Thomas Litwin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bowen (PG), Dikembe Diop (SG), James Odom (SF), Kevin Blaski (PF) James Bianco, Andrew Meehan, Stuart Moritz, Mojiesz Zutell | |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Michael Sison makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Michael Sison makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 10:59 | Texas Southern | Brian Berthiaume hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-53 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Brian Berthiaume steps in front of the Dikembe Diop pass in the backcourt | 51-53 |
| 10:40 | Texas Southern | Tyrone Vaughn misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-53 |
| 10:38 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Godines tips it but misses | 51-53 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Dikembe Diop gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski is called for a backcourt violation | 51-53 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gustavo Marino (SF) Tyrone Vaughn | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Meehan (SG), Phillip Schwier (C) Dikembe Diop, Michael Sison | |
| 10:08 | Texas Southern | Gustavo Marino comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Joe Bowen is fouled in the backcourt by Gustavo Marino - foul #2 on Gustavo Marino, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Ward (SG), Michael Lavallee (PF) Brian Berthiaume, Damek Sarzynski | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Joe Bowen makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Joe Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 09:50 | Texas Southern | Felix Morales loses the ball out of bounds | 51-55 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stuart Moritz (SF) James Odom | |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 09:28 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Godines snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| 09:05 | Texas Southern | Felix Morales drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Ward | 54-55 |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski knocks in the jumper in the paint | 54-57 |
| 08:40 | Texas Southern | Stuart Moritz denies the turnaround by Felix Morales | 54-57 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Phillip Schwier grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 08:34 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-57 |
| 08:33 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Lawrence Godines | 54-57 |
| 08:15 | Texas Southern | Andrew Meehan steals the ball from Lawrence Godines | 54-57 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Michael Lavallee swats the layup by Kevin Blaski | 54-57 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski misses the tip | 54-57 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Phillip Schwier grabs the offensive board | 54-57 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Joe Bowen | 54-60 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Felix Morales (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Ward (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Gustavo Marino (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Michael Lavallee (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Godines (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joe Bowen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Andrew Meehan (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stuart Moritz (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Blaski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Phillip Schwier (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Texas Southern | John Ward can't finish the layup | 54-60 |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz grabs the board | 54-60 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-60 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Fredrick Stenberg (PG), Brian Berthiaume (SG), Charles Johnson (SF), Damek Sarzynski (PF), Thomas Litwin (C) Felix Morales, John Ward, Gustavo Marino, Michael Lavallee, Lawrence Godines | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Bianco (PG), Dikembe Diop (SG), James Odom (SF), Mojiesz Zutell (PF), Michael Sison (C) Joe Bowen, Andrew Meehan, Stuart Moritz, Kevin Blaski, Phillip Schwier | |
| 06:32 | Texas Southern | Brian Berthiaume comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Dikembe Diop - foul #3 on Dikembe Diop, team foul #3 | 54-60 |
| 06:32 | Texas Southern | Brian Berthiaume makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 06:32 | Texas Southern | Brian Berthiaume makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | James Odom is hacked by Charles Johnson - foul #2 on Charles Johnson, team foul #8 | 56-60 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | James Odom misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | James Odom snags the offensive board | 56-60 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | James Bianco scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 56-62 |
| 05:42 | Texas Southern | James Bianco picks off the pass by Brian Berthiaume | 56-62 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | James Bianco is hacked by Brian Berthiaume in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brian Berthiaume, team foul #9 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Tyrone Vaughn (PF) Thomas Litwin | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:38 | Illinois | James Bianco misses the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 05:38 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Damek Sarzynski | 56-62 |
| 05:16 | Texas Southern | Fredrick Stenberg double dribbles | 56-62 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gordon Byrd (PG) Fredrick Stenberg | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Sikora (PG), Andrew Meehan (SG), Kevin Blaski (PF), Jeremy Kimball (C) James Bianco, Dikembe Diop, Mojiesz Zutell, Michael Sison | |
| 05:04 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-62 |
| 05:03 | Texas Southern | Damek Sarzynski gets the rebound | 56-62 |
| 04:58 | Texas Southern | Charles Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-62 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan grabs the board | 56-62 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Ronald Sikora loses the dribble to Gordon Byrd in the backcourt | 56-62 |
| 04:54 | Texas Southern | Brian Berthiaume hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gordon Byrd | 58-62 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan misses the runner from the left block | 58-62 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to James Odom | 58-62 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski buries a jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by Damek Sarzynski - foul #2 on Damek Sarzynski, team foul #10 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael Lavallee (PF), Thomas Litwin (C) Charles Johnson, Damek Sarzynski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Diop (SF), Michael Sison (C) James Odom, Jeremy Kimball | |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski misses the free throw | 58-64 |
| 04:16 | Texas Southern | Michael Lavallee snags the defensive board | 58-64 |
| 03:54 | Texas Southern | Brian Berthiaume comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-64 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski grabs the defensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Dikembe Diop is hacked by Thomas Litwin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Litwin, team foul #11 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Ward (PG), Fredrick Stenberg (SG), Charles Johnson (SF) Gordon Byrd, Brian Berthiaume, Tyrone Vaughn | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Bianco (PG), Stuart Moritz (SF), Mojiesz Zutell (PF) Ronald Sikora, Andrew Meehan, Kevin Blaski | |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Dikembe Diop makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Dikembe Diop makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Texas Southern | Michael Lavallee misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Mojiesz Zutell - foul #1 on Mojiesz Zutell, team foul #4 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Felix Morales (PG) Charles Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bowen (SG), Jeremy Kimball (C) Dikembe Diop, Michael Sison | |
| 03:26 | Texas Southern | Michael Lavallee makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 03:26 | Texas Southern | Michael Lavallee misses the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Jeremy Kimball pulls down the rebound | 59-66 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Felix Morales (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Ward (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Fredrick Stenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Lavallee (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Litwin (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Bianco (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Bowen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Stuart Moritz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mojiesz Zutell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Kimball (fresh) | |
| 03:21 | Illinois | James Bianco misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 59-66 |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Jeremy Kimball grabs the offensive board | 59-66 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-66 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Mojiesz Zutell gets the offensive rebound | 59-66 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-66 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Tyrone Vaughn (SF), Damek Sarzynski (PF) John Ward, Michael Lavallee | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Meehan (SG), James Odom (SF), Michael Sison (C) Joe Bowen, Stuart Moritz, Jeremy Kimball | |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Mojiesz Zutell is wide open but clanks a floater from the baseline | 59-66 |
| 02:39 | Texas Southern | Tyrone Vaughn grabs the board | 59-66 |
| 02:39 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-66 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Brian Berthiaume (SG) Fredrick Stenberg | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Blaski (PF) Mojiesz Zutell | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:25 | Texas Southern | Thomas Litwin is fouled on the floor by James Bianco - foul #1 on James Bianco, team foul #5 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stuart Moritz (SF) James Odom | |
| 02:11 | Texas Southern | Brian Berthiaume drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Felix Morales | 61-66 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski lays it in | 61-68 |
| 01:53 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-68 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Johnson (SF), Michael Lavallee (PF), Lawrence Godines (C) Tyrone Vaughn, Damek Sarzynski, Thomas Litwin | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:35 | Texas Southern | Michael Lavallee jams it on a nice dish by Felix Morales | 63-68 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-68 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz hits the follow up shot | 63-70 |
| 00:49 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Godines clanks a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Michael Sison - foul #3 on Michael Sison, team foul #6 | 63-70 |
| 00:49 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Godines makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:49 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Godines makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Brian Berthiaume - foul #5 on Brian Berthiaume, team foul #12 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Fredrick Stenberg (SG) Brian Berthiaume | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bowen (PG), Dikembe Diop (SF) James Bianco, Stuart Moritz | |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan makes the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Texas Southern | Fredrick Stenberg knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Godines | 68-72 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-72 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Felix Morales is called for the reach on Joe Bowen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Felix Morales, team foul #13 | 68-72 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Joe Bowen misses the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Joe Bowen misses the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:15 | Texas Southern | Michael Lavallee grabs the defensive rebound | 68-72 |
| 00:08 | Texas Southern | Fredrick Stenberg misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 68-72 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski grabs the defensive rebound | 68-72 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-72 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Felix Morales is called for the reach on Dikembe Diop in the backcourt - foul #2 on Felix Morales, team foul #14 | 68-72 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Dikembe Diop makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Dikembe Diop misses the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:04 | Texas Southern | Michael Lavallee pulls down the rebound | 68-73 |
| 00:00 | Texas Southern | Michael Lavallee misses long on a halfcourt shot | 68-73 |