| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dale Wiley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shannon McElravy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Echols (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Aronson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Harold Ross (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Walters (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Stankiewicz (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Kurth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Kuhn (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Robert Henderson inbounds the ball | 28-35 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Ray Kurth misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on William Aronson - foul #2 on William Aronson, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Ray Kurth makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Ray Kurth makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 19:29 | Houston | Harold Ross double dribbles | 28-37 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | Robert Henderson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-37 |
| 19:10 | Houston | Harold Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 19:06 | Houston | Dale Wiley misses short on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Daniel Walters - foul #3 on Daniel Walters, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Derek Crocker (PG) Daniel Walters | |
| 19:06 | Houston | Dale Wiley misses the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 19:06 | Houston | Dale Wiley misses the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 19:06 | Illinois | Todd Kuhn snags the defensive board | 28-37 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Robert Henderson | 28-39 |
| 18:35 | Houston | William Aronson misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 28-39 |
| 18:34 | Houston | Dale Wiley grabs the offensive board | 28-39 |
| 18:26 | Houston | Shannon McElravy hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Dale Wiley | 31-39 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Todd Kuhn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-39 |
| 17:59 | Houston | Harold Ross scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Dale Wiley and he's fouled by Todd Kuhn - foul #1 on Todd Kuhn, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| 17:59 | Houston | Harold Ross misses the free throw | 33-39 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Todd Kuhn pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Todd Kuhn drills a 3 from the right corner | 33-42 |
| 17:12 | Houston | William Aronson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Marvin Echols | 36-42 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Derek Crocker misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Dale Wiley - foul #1 on Dale Wiley, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Heal (SG), Domenic Russo (PF), Tracy Gleeson (C) Shannon McElravy, William Aronson, Harold Ross | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Merida (SG), William Merritt (PF), Edgardo Luna (C) Jerry Stankiewicz, Ray Kurth, Todd Kuhn | |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Derek Crocker misses the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Derek Crocker makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 16:46 | Houston | Domenic Russo's pass is intercepted by Robert Henderson | 36-43 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Robert Henderson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 36-43 |
| 16:25 | Illinois | William Merritt grabs the offensive board | 36-43 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | William Merritt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-43 |
| 16:08 | Houston | Dale Wiley snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 15:41 | Houston | Marvin Echols misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Edgardo Luna - foul #1 on Edgardo Luna, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Shannon McElravy (SG), William Aronson (PF) Dale Wiley, Tracy Gleeson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Walters (PG), Jerry Stankiewicz (SG), Ray Kurth (PF), Todd Kuhn (C) Derek Crocker, Steve Merida, Robert Henderson, Edgardo Luna | |
| 15:41 | Houston | Marvin Echols makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 15:41 | Houston | Marvin Echols makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Mark Heal (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Shannon McElravy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Echols (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Aronson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Domenic Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Walters (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Stankiewicz (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Merritt (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ray Kurth (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Kuhn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Illinois | Ray Kurth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Greg Ishmael (SF), Harold Ross (C) Marvin Echols, Domenic Russo | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:18 | Houston | Jerry Stankiewicz is called for the reach on Shannon McElravy - foul #1 on Jerry Stankiewicz, team foul #4 | 38-43 |
| 15:07 | Houston | William Aronson can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Ray Kurth - foul #1 on Ray Kurth, team foul #5 | 38-43 |
| 15:07 | Houston | William Aronson makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 15:07 | Houston | William Aronson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Todd Kuhn gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 14:52 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner but he's fouled by Greg Ishmael - foul #1 on Greg Ishmael, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Henderson (SF) William Merritt | |
| 14:52 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz misses the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 14:52 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 14:52 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz makes the 3rd free throw | 39-45 |
| 14:44 | Houston | Harold Ross jams it | 41-45 |
| 14:36 | Illinois | Robert Henderson makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-48 |
| 14:16 | Houston | Harold Ross comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 41-48 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Todd Kuhn gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Daniel Walters misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 41-48 |
| 13:53 | Houston | William Aronson snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 13:34 | Houston | William Aronson can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Ray Kurth - foul #2 on Ray Kurth, team foul #6 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Dale Wiley (PG), Marvin Echols (SF), Domenic Russo (C) Mark Heal, Shannon McElravy, Harold Ross | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Merida (SG), William Merritt (PF), Edgardo Luna (C) Jerry Stankiewicz, Ray Kurth, Todd Kuhn | |
| 13:34 | Houston | William Aronson makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 13:34 | Houston | William Aronson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 13:15 | Illinois | Daniel Walters is fouled on the floor by Domenic Russo - foul #2 on Domenic Russo, team foul #4 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Gleeson (C) William Aronson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Steve Merida comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-48 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Robert Henderson tips it in | 43-50 |
| 12:48 | Houston | Dale Wiley can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-50 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Steve Merida pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | William Merritt comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 43-50 |
| 12:41 | Houston | Marvin Echols grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 12:21 | Houston | Domenic Russo can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 43-50 |
| 12:19 | Illinois | The rebound goes to William Merritt | 43-50 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | Steve Merida is fouled on the floor by Domenic Russo - foul #3 on Domenic Russo, team foul #5 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Shannon McElravy (SG), Harold Ross (C) Greg Ishmael, Tracy Gleeson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Derek Crocker (PG), Jerry Stankiewicz (SG), Ray Kurth (PF) Daniel Walters, Steve Merida, Robert Henderson | |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Derek Crocker loses the ball out of bounds | 43-50 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Todd Kuhn (C) Edgardo Luna | |
| 11:22 | Houston | Shannon McElravy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 43-50 |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Todd Kuhn grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dale Wiley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shannon McElravy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Echols (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Domenic Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold Ross (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Derek Crocker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Stankiewicz (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Merritt (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Ray Kurth (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Kuhn (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Domenic Russo - foul #4 on Domenic Russo, team foul #6 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Houston | William Aronson (PF) Domenic Russo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Henderson (SF) William Merritt | |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 10:55 | Houston | Marvin Echols can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 43-52 |
| 10:53 | Illinois | Derek Crocker gets the rebound | 43-52 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Robert Henderson connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Stankiewicz and he's fouled by William Aronson - foul #3 on William Aronson, team foul #7 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Walters (PG) Derek Crocker | |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Robert Henderson makes the free throw | 43-55 |
| 10:31 | Houston | William Aronson is hacked by Todd Kuhn - foul #2 on Todd Kuhn, team foul #7 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Heal (PG), Tracy Gleeson (C) Dale Wiley, Harold Ross | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:31 | Houston | William Aronson makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 10:31 | Houston | William Aronson misses the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Todd Kuhn snags the defensive board | 44-55 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Tracy Gleeson swats the dunk try by Jerry Stankiewicz | 44-55 |
| 10:08 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson snags the defensive board | 44-55 |
| 09:42 | Houston | Mark Heal comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-55 |
| 09:41 | Illinois | Ray Kurth gets the rebound | 44-55 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Robert Henderson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-58 |
| 09:13 | Houston | Marvin Echols scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Shannon McElravy | 46-58 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Robert Henderson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-58 |
| 08:57 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-58 |
| 08:40 | Houston | Shannon McElravy can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-58 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Ray Kurth gets the rebound | 46-58 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-58 |
| 08:11 | Houston | William Aronson snags the defensive board | 46-58 |
| 08:07 | Houston | Daniel Walters picks off the pass by Shannon McElravy | 46-58 |
| 08:03 | Illinois | Robert Henderson banks in the layup on a great pass from Daniel Walters | 46-60 |
| 07:48 | Houston | Todd Kuhn denies the turnaround by Tracy Gleeson | 46-60 |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Daniel Walters grabs the board | 46-60 |
| 07:30 | Illinois | William Aronson steps in front of the Ray Kurth pass | 46-60 |
| 07:16 | Houston | Shannon McElravy misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-60 |
| 07:14 | Houston | Marvin Echols tips it back up and in | 48-60 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Mark Heal (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Shannon McElravy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Echols (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Aronson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Tracy Gleeson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Walters (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Stankiewicz (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Henderson (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ray Kurth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Todd Kuhn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Robert Henderson | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:37 | Houston | Marvin Echols misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 48-63 |
| 06:35 | Houston | William Aronson gets the offensive rebound | 48-63 |
| 06:18 | Houston | Shannon McElravy loses the dribble to Ray Kurth | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Ray Kurth is fouled on the floor by William Aronson - foul #4 on William Aronson, team foul #8 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Dale Wiley (PG), Greg Ishmael (SF), Domenic Russo (PF), Harold Ross (C) Mark Heal, Marvin Echols, William Aronson, Tracy Gleeson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Derek Crocker (PG), Steve Merida (SG), William Merritt (SF), Edgardo Luna (C) Daniel Walters, Jerry Stankiewicz, Robert Henderson, Todd Kuhn | |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Ray Kurth makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Ray Kurth makes the 2nd free throw | 48-65 |
| 05:40 | Houston | Shannon McElravy clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-65 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | The rebound goes to William Merritt | 48-65 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Derek Crocker scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steve Merida | 48-67 |
| 05:20 | Houston | Domenic Russo scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-67 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Derek Crocker misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 51-67 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Edgardo Luna gets the offensive rebound | 51-67 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | William Merritt misses the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Harold Ross - foul #2 on Harold Ross, team foul #9 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Flickinger (SF) Shannon McElravy | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Milan (C) Ray Kurth | |
| 04:35 | Illinois | William Merritt misses the 1st free throw | 51-67 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | William Merritt misses the 2nd free throw | 51-67 |
| 04:35 | Houston | Domenic Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 51-67 |
| 04:21 | Houston | Dale Wiley makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-67 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | William Merritt misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-67 |
| 03:53 | Houston | The rebound goes to Harold Ross | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Houston | Kevin Flickinger misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-67 |
| 03:46 | Houston | Greg Ishmael tips it but misses | 54-67 |
| 03:44 | Illinois | James Milan gets the rebound | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Illinois | Domenic Russo swats the layup by William Merritt | 54-67 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | James Milan tips it home | 54-69 |
| 03:09 | Houston | Greg Ishmael misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-69 |
| 03:07 | Illinois | James Milan pulls down the rebound | 54-69 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dale Wiley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Greg Ishmael (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Flickinger (fresh) PF - Domenic Russo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Harold Ross (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Derek Crocker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Merida (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Merritt (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Edgardo Luna (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Milan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:43 | Illinois | James Milan is whistled for a carry | 54-69 |
| Subs | Houston | James Booth (PG), Mark Heal (SG), Tracy Gleeson (PF) Dale Wiley, Greg Ishmael, Harold Ross | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Walton (PG), Allen Nelson (C) Derek Crocker, Edgardo Luna | |
| 02:34 | Houston | James Booth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-69 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Allen Nelson buries a shot in the paint set up by George Walton | 54-71 |
| 01:55 | Houston | Mark Heal misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-71 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | James Milan gets the rebound | 54-71 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | George Walton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-71 |
| Subs | Houston | Greg Ishmael (SG) James Booth | |
| Subs | Illinois | Derek Crocker (PG), Edgardo Luna (PF) George Walton, Allen Nelson | |
| 01:36 | Houston | Domenic Russo misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 54-71 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | William Merritt grabs the defensive rebound | 54-71 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | James Milan misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Tracy Gleeson - foul #1 on Tracy Gleeson, team foul #10 | 54-71 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | James Milan makes the 1st free throw | 54-72 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | James Milan misses the 2nd free throw | 54-72 |
| 01:12 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson pulls down the rebound | 54-72 |
| 01:00 | Houston | Mark Heal hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Greg Ishmael | 56-72 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | William Merritt misses the turnaround from the baseline | 56-72 |
| 00:30 | Houston | Kevin Flickinger grabs the board | 56-72 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Derek Crocker - foul #2 on Derek Crocker, team foul #8 | 56-72 |
| 00:23 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson makes the 1st free throw | 57-72 |
| 00:23 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-72 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Derek Crocker runs out the clock | 58-72 |