| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Charlie Bradley (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ignacio Navarro (fresh) SF - Hiram Simek (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Norman Humphrey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Carl Shannon (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Bianco (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Meehan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stuart Moritz (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Kevin Blaski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Sison (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Hiram Simek inbounds the ball | 37-36 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey drills a fadeaway from close range | 39-36 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski is denied on a layup by Carl Shannon | 39-36 |
| 19:14 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 19:10 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey dunks the ball set up by Ignacio Navarro | 41-36 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | James Bianco is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on James Bianco, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bowen (PG) James Bianco | |
| 18:29 | Alabama | Carl Shannon misses the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Andrew Meehan - foul #2 on Andrew Meehan, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| 18:29 | Alabama | Carl Shannon misses the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 18:29 | Alabama | Carl Shannon makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Blaski | 42-39 |
| 17:36 | Alabama | Joe Bowen steals it from Carl Shannon | 42-39 |
| 17:21 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan is whistled for a carry | 42-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Fox (PG), Randy Coke (SF), Walter Dufault (PF), Frank Hannah (C) Charlie Bradley, Hiram Simek, Norman Humphrey, Carl Shannon | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Odom (SF), Mojiesz Zutell (PF), Phillip Schwier (C) Stuart Moritz, Kevin Blaski, Michael Sison | |
| 17:04 | Alabama | Ignacio Navarro is hacked by Mojiesz Zutell - foul #1 on Mojiesz Zutell, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | Logan Pascua (SG) Ignacio Navarro | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:40 | Alabama | Randy Coke hits a jumper from close range | 44-39 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Phillip Schwier travels with the ball | 44-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Sikora (PG), Dikembe Diop (SG) Joe Bowen, Andrew Meehan | |
| 16:10 | Alabama | Frank Hannah misses long on a jump hook from close range | 44-39 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | James Odom snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 15:53 | Illinois | Dikembe Diop is hacked by Robert Fox - foul #2 on Robert Fox, team foul #1 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ignacio Navarro (SG), Norman Humphrey (PF), Carl Shannon (C) Robert Fox, Logan Pascua, Frank Hannah | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Bianco (PG), Stuart Moritz (SF), Kevin Blaski (PF), Michael Sison (C) Ronald Sikora, James Odom, Mojiesz Zutell, Phillip Schwier | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Randy Coke (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ignacio Navarro (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Dufault (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Norman Humphrey (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Carl Shannon (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Bianco (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Diop (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Stuart Moritz (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Kevin Blaski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Sison (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Dikembe Diop is hacked by Walter Dufault - foul #1 on Walter Dufault, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Meehan (SG) Dikembe Diop | |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Michael Sison lays it in set up by James Bianco | 44-41 |
| 15:13 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey misses long on a floater near the basket | 44-41 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Michael Sison snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Michael Sison misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ignacio Navarro - foul #3 on Ignacio Navarro, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | Charlie Bradley (PG), Hiram Simek (SF) Randy Coke, Walter Dufault | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Michael Sison makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Michael Sison makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 14:36 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-43 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-43 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski tips it in | 44-45 |
| 14:01 | Alabama | Charlie Bradley is hacked by James Bianco - foul #4 on James Bianco, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Alabama | Frank Hannah (PF), Jerold Thurston (C) Norman Humphrey, Carl Shannon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bowen (PG), James Odom (SF), Phillip Schwier (C) James Bianco, Stuart Moritz, Michael Sison | |
| 13:48 | Alabama | Charlie Bradley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-45 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Diop (SG), Mojiesz Zutell (PF) Andrew Meehan, Kevin Blaski | |
| 13:36 | Illinois | James Odom drills a jumper near the basket | 44-47 |
| 13:31 | Alabama | Ignacio Navarro loses the ball out of bounds | 44-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | Randy Coke (SG), Walter Dufault (PF) Ignacio Navarro, Jerold Thurston | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Frank Hannah picks off the pass by Dikembe Diop | 44-47 |
| 12:59 | Alabama | Frank Hannah loses the ball out of bounds | 44-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Fox (PG), Logan Pascua (SG) Charlie Bradley, Hiram Simek | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Meehan (SG) Dikembe Diop | |
| 12:51 | Illinois | The jump hook by Mojiesz Zutell is blocked by Frank Hannah | 44-47 |
| 12:50 | Alabama | Frank Hannah pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| 12:46 | Alabama | Randy Coke misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by James Odom - foul #2 on James Odom, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Humphrey (PF), Carl Shannon (C) Logan Pascua, Frank Hannah | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Blaski (PF), Michael Sison (C) Mojiesz Zutell, Phillip Schwier | |
| 12:46 | Alabama | Randy Coke makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 12:46 | Alabama | Randy Coke makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 12:31 | Illinois | James Odom misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Carl Shannon - foul #2 on Carl Shannon, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ignacio Navarro (SG) Robert Fox | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:31 | Illinois | James Odom misses the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 12:31 | Illinois | James Odom makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 12:14 | Alabama | Walter Dufault misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Michael Sison gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| 11:55 | Illinois | Joe Bowen misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ignacio Navarro - foul #4 on Ignacio Navarro, team foul #5 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Fox (PG), Logan Pascua (SG), Frank Hannah (SF) Randy Coke, Ignacio Navarro, Walter Dufault | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stuart Moritz (SF) James Odom | |
| 11:55 | Illinois | Joe Bowen misses the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 11:55 | Illinois | Joe Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Fox (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Logan Pascua (fresh) SF - Frank Hannah (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Norman Humphrey (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Carl Shannon (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joe Bowen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andrew Meehan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stuart Moritz (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Kevin Blaski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Sison (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Alabama | Frank Hannah misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kevin Blaski - foul #3 on Kevin Blaski, team foul #6 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | Charlie Bradley (PG), Hiram Simek (SF) Logan Pascua, Norman Humphrey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Diop (PG), Phillip Schwier (C) Joe Bowen, Michael Sison | |
| 11:31 | Alabama | Frank Hannah makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 11:31 | Alabama | Frank Hannah misses the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Stuart Moritz, team foul #7 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jerold Thurston (C) Carl Shannon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mojiesz Zutell (PF) Kevin Blaski | |
| 10:45 | Alabama | Hiram Simek clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 10:44 | Alabama | Jerold Thurston gets the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 10:26 | Alabama | Jerold Thurston comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 47-49 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Mojiesz Zutell snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Jerold Thurston blocks the short jumper by Stuart Moritz | 47-49 |
| 10:18 | Alabama | Jerold Thurston gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 10:08 | Alabama | Jerold Thurston drills a jump hook from the right block | 49-49 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Phillip Schwier makes the jump hook from close range and he's hacked by Jerold Thurston - foul #1 on Jerold Thurston, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | Randy Coke (PG), Walter Dufault (SF), Norman Humphrey (PF), Carl Shannon (C) Charlie Bradley, Hiram Simek, Frank Hannah, Jerold Thurston | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bowen (PG), James Odom (SF), Kevin Blaski (PF) Andrew Meehan, Stuart Moritz, Mojiesz Zutell | |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Phillip Schwier makes the free throw | 49-52 |
| 09:29 | Alabama | Walter Dufault knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Randy Coke steps in front of the Kevin Blaski pass | 52-52 |
| 09:09 | Alabama | Robert Fox jams it on a nice dish by Randy Coke | 54-52 |
| 08:45 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-52 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | James Odom tips it home | 54-54 |
| 08:22 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey jams it | 56-54 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | Dikembe Diop drills a jumpshot from the right side | 56-56 |
| 07:56 | Alabama | The jump hook by Carl Shannon is blocked by Kevin Blaski | 56-56 |
| 07:54 | Alabama | Carl Shannon tips it but misses | 56-56 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Phillip Schwier pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Randy Coke (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Fox (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Dufault (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Norman Humphrey (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Carl Shannon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joe Bowen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dikembe Diop (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Odom (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Blaski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Phillip Schwier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Joe Bowen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-56 |
| Subs | Alabama | Charlie Bradley (PG), Ignacio Navarro (SG), Hiram Simek (SF), Frank Hannah (C) Randy Coke, Robert Fox, Norman Humphrey, Carl Shannon | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Bianco (PG), Andrew Meehan (SG), Stuart Moritz (SF), Michael Sison (C) Joe Bowen, Dikembe Diop, Kevin Blaski, Phillip Schwier | |
| 07:27 | Alabama | Walter Dufault's pass is intercepted by James Odom | 56-56 |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 56-56 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | James Odom can't tip it in | 56-56 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Michael Sison tips it back up and in | 56-58 |
| 06:44 | Alabama | Charlie Bradley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Michael Sison pulls down the rebound | 56-58 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Walter Dufault - foul #2 on Walter Dufault, team foul #7 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Humphrey (PF) Walter Dufault | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mojiesz Zutell (PF) James Odom | |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz misses the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Mojiesz Zutell snags the offensive board | 56-59 |
| 06:20 | Illinois | Michael Sison knocks in the jumper from the right block | 56-61 |
| 06:05 | Alabama | Mojiesz Zutell steals the ball from Ignacio Navarro | 56-61 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | James Bianco misses the 3 from the left corner | 56-61 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Mojiesz Zutell tips it back up and in | 56-63 |
| 05:38 | Alabama | Charlie Bradley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-63 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Mojiesz Zutell snags the defensive board | 56-63 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz can't connect on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Frank Hannah - foul #2 on Frank Hannah, team foul #8 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Alabama | Logan Pascua (PG), Randy Coke (SF), Carl Shannon (C) Charlie Bradley, Hiram Simek, Frank Hannah | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bowen (PG), Kevin Blaski (PF), Jeremy Kimball (C) James Bianco, Mojiesz Zutell, Michael Sison | |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 05:00 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey is fouled on the floor by Kevin Blaski - foul #4 on Kevin Blaski, team foul #8 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Fox (SG), Walter Dufault (SF) Logan Pascua, Ignacio Navarro | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Diop (SF) Stuart Moritz | |
| 05:00 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey misses the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski grabs the board | 56-65 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Kevin Blaski | 56-67 |
| 04:25 | Alabama | Robert Fox misses the 3 from straight away | 56-67 |
| 04:24 | Alabama | Carl Shannon tips it back up and in | 58-67 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Carl Shannon denies the turnaround by Andrew Meehan | 58-67 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski snags the offensive board | 58-67 |
| 03:49 | Illinois | Dikembe Diop double dribbles | 58-67 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ignacio Navarro (SG) Norman Humphrey | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Bianco (PG), James Odom (SF), Michael Sison (C) Joe Bowen, Andrew Meehan, Jeremy Kimball | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Fox (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ignacio Navarro (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Randy Coke (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Walter Dufault (fresh) 7 pts. C - Carl Shannon (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Bianco (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dikembe Diop (fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Odom (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kevin Blaski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Sison (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Alabama | Randy Coke loses the dribble to Kevin Blaski | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Michael Sison misses the lay-in | 58-67 |
| 03:14 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Walter Dufault | 58-67 |
| 03:08 | Alabama | Walter Dufault drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Fox | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Michael Sison buries a floater from the right side | 60-69 |
| 02:42 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-69 |
| Subs | Alabama | Charlie Bradley (PG), Hiram Simek (SF), Norman Humphrey (PF) Robert Fox, Randy Coke, Walter Dufault | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Meehan (SG), Stuart Moritz (SF) Dikembe Diop, James Odom | |
| 02:30 | Alabama | Charlie Bradley drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ignacio Navarro | 63-69 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Hiram Simek - foul #1 on Hiram Simek, team foul #9 | 63-69 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski makes the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski misses the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski grabs the offensive rebound | 63-70 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Bianco | 63-73 |
| 02:01 | Alabama | Carl Shannon is fouled on the floor by James Bianco - foul #5 on James Bianco, team foul #9 | 63-73 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bowen (PG) James Bianco | |
| 02:01 | Alabama | Carl Shannon makes the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 02:01 | Alabama | Carl Shannon makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz hits the finger roll set up by Michael Sison | 65-75 |
| 01:35 | Alabama | Hiram Simek makes the turnaround from close range | 67-75 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Joe Bowen is hacked by Norman Humphrey - foul #2 on Norman Humphrey, team foul #10 | 67-75 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Joe Bowen misses the 1st free throw | 67-75 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Joe Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 67-76 |
| 00:56 | Alabama | Charlie Bradley hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-76 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Charlie Bradley is called for the reach on Joe Bowen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charlie Bradley, team foul #11 | 70-76 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Odom (PF) Kevin Blaski | |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Joe Bowen misses the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Joe Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 70-77 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama 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) | |
| 00:48 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by James Odom - foul #3 on James Odom, team foul #10 | 70-77 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Blaski (PF) James Odom | |
| 00:48 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:48 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey misses the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Michael Sison grabs the board | 71-77 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Ignacio Navarro is called for the reach on Michael Sison in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ignacio Navarro, team foul #12 | 71-77 |
| Subs | Alabama | Randy Coke (SG) Ignacio Navarro | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Odom (PF) Kevin Blaski | |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Michael Sison makes the 1st free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Michael Sison misses the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:45 | Alabama | Carl Shannon pulls down the rebound | 71-78 |
| 00:39 | Alabama | Charlie Bradley is hacked by Andrew Meehan - foul #3 on Andrew Meehan, team foul #11 | 71-78 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Blaski (PF) James Odom | |
| 00:39 | Alabama | Charlie Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:39 | Alabama | Charlie Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Charlie Bradley is called for the reach on Andrew Meehan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charlie Bradley, team foul #13 | 73-78 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Odom (PF) Kevin Blaski | |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan makes the 1st free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan makes the 2nd free throw | 73-80 |
| 00:33 | Alabama | Charlie Bradley misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-80 |
| 00:31 | Alabama | Hiram Simek snags the offensive board | 73-80 |
| 00:28 | Alabama | Charlie Bradley hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Norman Humphrey | 76-80 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-80 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Diop (SF), Kevin Blaski (PF) Stuart Moritz, James Odom | |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Dikembe Diop is fouled in the backcourt by Charlie Bradley - foul #5 on Charlie Bradley, team foul #14 | 76-80 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Fox (SG) Charlie Bradley | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Dikembe Diop misses the 1st free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Dikembe Diop misses the 2nd free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski grabs the offensive board | 76-80 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski is hacked by Carl Shannon - foul #3 on Carl Shannon, team foul #15 | 76-80 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski misses the 1st free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski misses the 2nd free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:23 | Alabama | Carl Shannon grabs the board | 76-80 |
| 00:23 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-80 |
| 00:17 | Alabama | Randy Coke misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 76-80 |
| 00:16 | Alabama | Hiram Simek gets the offensive rebound | 76-80 |
| 00:14 | Alabama | Randy Coke is called for traveling | 76-80 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan is hacked by Randy Coke in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randy Coke, team foul #16 | 76-80 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan misses the 1st free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan misses the 2nd free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:11 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Carl Shannon | 76-80 |
| 00:11 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-80 |
| 00:03 | Alabama | Hiram Simek's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-80 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Joe Bowen runs out the clock | 76-80 |