| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ralph Baylis (fresh) SG - Donald Maciejewski (fresh) SF - Clayton Forehand (fresh) PF - Jon Kraus (fresh) C - Carl Girardi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Pablo Perez (fresh) SG - Henry Leveille (fresh) SF - Kris Royals (fresh) PF - Malcolm Larsen (fresh) C - Bradley Cummings (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Carl Girardi wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:53 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis double dribbles in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Lawrence | Malcolm Larsen misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Carl Girardi - foul #1 on Carl Girardi, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Lawrence | Malcolm Larsen makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:39 | Lawrence | Malcolm Larsen makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Jon Kraus misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Lawrence | Bradley Cummings grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Lawrence | Henry Leveille connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Pablo Perez | 0-5 |
| 18:46 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Donald Maciejewski | 3-5 |
| 18:28 | Lawrence | Henry Leveille throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-5 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis can't finish the uncontested layup | 3-5 |
| 18:11 | Lawrence | The rebound goes to Henry Leveille | 3-5 |
| 17:54 | Lawrence | Henry Leveille makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Pablo Perez | 3-8 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 17:23 | Lawrence | Kris Royals hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 17:21 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 17:19 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis is hacked by Pablo Perez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Pablo Perez, team foul #1 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Lindeman (PG), Stanley Johnson (SG), Christopher Ross (SF), Peter McDonald (PF), Steve Lemons (C) Ralph Baylis, Donald Maciejewski, Clayton Forehand, Jon Kraus, Carl Girardi | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Olen Torrence (PG), Jackie Bartz (SG), Tony Lee (SF), Charles Hammers (PF), Bobby Haywood (C) Pablo Perez, Henry Leveille, Kris Royals, Malcolm Larsen, Bradley Cummings | |
| 17:01 | Illinois | Randall Lindeman hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stanley Johnson | 8-8 |
| 16:37 | Lawrence | Bobby Haywood double dribbles | 8-8 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Steve Lemons scores on a runner near the basket | 10-8 |
| 16:02 | Lawrence | Tony Lee buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Bobby Haywood | 10-11 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Olen Torrence is called for the reach on Randall Lindeman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Olen Torrence, team foul #2 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski (SG) Peter McDonald | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Alfred Lowther (SG) Bobby Haywood | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Stanley Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Maciejewski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randall Lindeman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steve Lemons (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Ross (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Olen Torrence (fresh) SG - Alfred Lowther (fresh) SF - Jackie Bartz (fresh) PF - Charles Hammers (fresh) C - Tony Lee (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski is whistled for traveling | 10-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jon Kraus (PF), Carl Girardi (C) Steve Lemons, Christopher Ross | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Pablo Perez (PG), Henry Leveille (SG), Malcolm Larsen (PF), Bradley Cummings (C) Olen Torrence, Jackie Bartz, Charles Hammers, Tony Lee | |
| 15:24 | Lawrence | Pablo Perez is called for traveling | 10-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Baylis (PG), Harry Willie (SF) Stanley Johnson, Randall Lindeman | |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski clanks a floater from the left side | 10-11 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Harry Willie pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ralph Baylis | 12-11 |
| 14:26 | Lawrence | Harry Willie is called for the reach on Alfred Lowther - foul #1 on Harry Willie, team foul #2 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Lindeman (SG), Clayton Forehand (SF), Peter McDonald (PF), Steve Lemons (C) Donald Maciejewski, Harry Willie, Jon Kraus, Carl Girardi | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Olen Torrence (PG), Jackie Bartz (SG), Kris Royals (SF), Charles Hammers (PF), Bobby Haywood (C) Pablo Perez, Henry Leveille, Alfred Lowther, Malcolm Larsen, Bradley Cummings | |
| 14:04 | Lawrence | Olen Torrence makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Kris Royals | 12-13 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Olen Torrence steps in front of the Clayton Forehand pass in the backcourt | 12-13 |
| 13:46 | Lawrence | Jackie Bartz misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 12-13 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Peter McDonald snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Steve Lemons is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Steve Lemons, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski (SG) Ralph Baylis | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Tony Lee (SF) Kris Royals | |
| 13:26 | Lawrence | Olen Torrence misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 12-13 |
| 13:24 | Lawrence | Bobby Haywood grabs the offensive board | 12-13 |
| 13:19 | Lawrence | Clayton Forehand takes the ball from Jackie Bartz | 12-13 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | Peter McDonald can't finish the layup | 12-13 |
| 13:05 | Lawrence | Charles Hammers snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 12:59 | Lawrence | Tony Lee misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 12:58 | Lawrence | Jackie Bartz tips it home | 12-15 |
| 12:40 | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jackie Bartz - foul #1 on Jackie Bartz, team foul #3 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Johnson (PG), Harry Willie (SF), Jon Kraus (PF), Christopher Ross (C) Randall Lindeman, Clayton Forehand, Peter McDonald, Steve Lemons | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Pablo Perez (PG), Henry Leveille (SG), Malcolm Larsen (PF), Bradley Cummings (C) Olen Torrence, Jackie Bartz, Charles Hammers, Bobby Haywood | |
| 12:40 | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski misses the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 12:40 | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 12:17 | Lawrence | Bradley Cummings is fouled on the floor by Stanley Johnson - foul #1 on Stanley Johnson, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Baylis (PG), Carl Girardi (C) Donald Maciejewski, Harry Willie | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Kris Royals (SF) Tony Lee | |
| 11:56 | Lawrence | Carl Girardi swats the short shot by Malcolm Larsen | 13-15 |
| 11:54 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ralph Baylis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Ross (fresh) PF - Jon Kraus (fairly fresh) C - Carl Girardi (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Pablo Perez (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Henry Leveille (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kris Royals (fresh) PF - Malcolm Larsen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Bradley Cummings (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Carl Girardi is hacked by Malcolm Larsen - foul #1 on Malcolm Larsen, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| 11:37 | Illinois | Pablo Perez steps in front of the Jon Kraus pass | 13-15 |
| 11:28 | Lawrence | Pablo Perez misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-15 |
| 11:27 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Girardi | 13-15 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Stanley Johnson | 15-15 |
| 11:11 | Lawrence | Bradley Cummings makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Malcolm Larsen and he's hacked by Carl Girardi - foul #2 on Carl Girardi, team foul #5 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski (SG), Randall Lindeman (SF), Peter McDonald (C) Ralph Baylis, Christopher Ross, Carl Girardi | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Alfred Lowther (SG), Tony Lee (SF) Henry Leveille, Kris Royals | |
| 11:11 | Lawrence | Bradley Cummings makes the free throw | 15-18 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Randall Lindeman is hacked by Pablo Perez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Pablo Perez, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Olen Torrence (PG) Pablo Perez | |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Jon Kraus drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Stanley Johnson | 17-18 |
| 10:35 | Lawrence | Olen Torrence scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alfred Lowther | 17-20 |
| 10:28 | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-20 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Peter McDonald can't tip it in | 17-20 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Randall Lindeman grabs the offensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Stanley Johnson | 19-20 |
| 09:53 | Lawrence | Malcolm Larsen is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Malcolm Larsen, team foul #6 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Baylis (PG), Clayton Forehand (SF), Steve Lemons (PF), Christopher Ross (C) Stanley Johnson, Randall Lindeman, Jon Kraus, Peter McDonald | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Jackie Bartz (PG), Henry Leveille (SG), Kris Royals (SF), Charles Hammers (PF), Bobby Haywood (C) Olen Torrence, Alfred Lowther, Tony Lee, Malcolm Larsen, Bradley Cummings | |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski is hacked by Henry Leveille in the backcourt - foul #1 on Henry Leveille, team foul #7 | 19-20 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 09:36 | Lawrence | Bobby Haywood buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Jackie Bartz and the foul's on Clayton Forehand - foul #1 on Clayton Forehand, team foul #6 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Willie (SG) Donald Maciejewski | |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| 09:36 | Lawrence | Bobby Haywood makes the free throw | 21-23 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Henry Leveille picks off the pass by Harry Willie in the backcourt | 21-23 |
| 09:24 | Lawrence | Charles Hammers hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 21-23 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis pulls down the rebound | 21-23 |
| 09:18 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis makes the wide open floater from the right side on a great pass from Harry Willie | 23-23 |
| 09:05 | Lawrence | Henry Leveille clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-23 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Steve Lemons snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis jams the wide open dunk and the foul's on Jackie Bartz - foul #2 on Jackie Bartz, team foul #8 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Lindeman (SG), Peter McDonald (C) Harry Willie, Christopher Ross | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Olen Torrence (PG), Bradley Cummings (C) Jackie Bartz, Bobby Haywood | |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis misses the free throw | 25-23 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Peter McDonald | 25-23 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | The jumper by Randall Lindeman is denied by Charles Hammers | 25-23 |
| 08:35 | Lawrence | Bradley Cummings grabs the board | 25-23 |
| 08:17 | Lawrence | Olen Torrence hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Ralph Baylis - foul #1 on Ralph Baylis, team foul #7 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Johnson (PG), Donald Maciejewski (SG), Jon Kraus (PF) Ralph Baylis, Clayton Forehand, Steve Lemons | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Alfred Lowther (SF) Kris Royals | |
| 08:17 | Lawrence | Olen Torrence misses the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 08:17 | Lawrence | Olen Torrence makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Alfred Lowther steps in front of the Donald Maciejewski pass | 25-24 |
| 07:50 | Lawrence | Randall Lindeman steals the ball from Olen Torrence | 25-24 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Stanley Johnson lays it up and in on a great pass from Randall Lindeman | 27-24 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Stanley Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Maciejewski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Lindeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jon Kraus (tiring) 2 pts. C - Peter McDonald (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Olen Torrence (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Henry Leveille (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Alfred Lowther (fresh) PF - Charles Hammers (fairly fresh) C - Bradley Cummings (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Lawrence | Olen Torrence comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-24 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Randall Lindeman grabs the defensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Charles Hammers is called for the reach on Jon Kraus - foul #1 on Charles Hammers, team foul #9 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Willie (SF), Christopher Ross (C) Randall Lindeman, Peter McDonald | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Tony Lee (PG), Bobby Haywood (PF) Olen Torrence, Bradley Cummings | |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Jon Kraus misses the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 07:34 | Lawrence | Charles Hammers grabs the board | 27-24 |
| 07:21 | Lawrence | Tony Lee drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Henry Leveille | 27-26 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Christopher Ross can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-26 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | Harry Willie gets the offensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Stanley Johnson is fouled on the floor by Tony Lee - foul #1 on Tony Lee, team foul #10 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Forehand (SF), Steve Lemons (PF) Harry Willie, Jon Kraus | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Olen Torrence (PG), Kris Royals (SF) Alfred Lowther, Charles Hammers | |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Stanley Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Stanley Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 06:33 | Lawrence | The jumper by Kris Royals is denied by Steve Lemons | 29-26 |
| 06:31 | Lawrence | Henry Leveille tips it but misses | 29-26 |
| 06:30 | Lawrence | Bobby Haywood snags the offensive board | 29-26 |
| 06:25 | Lawrence | Tony Lee makes the floater from the right wing set up by Olen Torrence | 29-28 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Henry Leveille steps in front of the Stanley Johnson pass in the backcourt | 29-28 |
| 06:00 | Lawrence | Kris Royals loses the dribble to Donald Maciejewski | 29-28 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | Christopher Ross is fouled on the floor by Olen Torrence - foul #2 on Olen Torrence, team foul #11 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Baylis (PG), Randall Lindeman (SG), Peter McDonald (C) Stanley Johnson, Donald Maciejewski, Steve Lemons | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Charles Hammers (PF), Bradley Cummings (C) Olen Torrence, Bobby Haywood | |
| 05:56 | Illinois | Christopher Ross makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | Christopher Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 05:32 | Lawrence | Tony Lee clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Ralph Baylis - foul #2 on Ralph Baylis, team foul #8 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Willie (SG), Jon Kraus (PF) Ralph Baylis, Christopher Ross | |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| 05:32 | Lawrence | Tony Lee makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 05:32 | Lawrence | Tony Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | A charge is called on Clayton Forehand - foul #2 on Clayton Forehand, team foul #9 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski (SG) Clayton Forehand | |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| 05:07 | Lawrence | Tony Lee buries a jump hook from the left block | 31-32 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski's floater is tipped away by Tony Lee | 31-32 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Harry Willie pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Peter McDonald's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Hammers | 31-32 |
| 04:34 | Lawrence | The rebound goes to Kris Royals | 31-32 |
| 04:27 | Lawrence | Henry Leveille comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 04:26 | Lawrence | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Hammers | 31-32 |
| 04:12 | Lawrence | Henry Leveille misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 04:11 | Lawrence | Bradley Cummings gets the offensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 03:58 | Lawrence | Kris Royals scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 03:40 | Illinois | Harry Willie buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Peter McDonald | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randall Lindeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Maciejewski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Willie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jon Kraus (tired) 2 pts. C - Peter McDonald (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Tony Lee (tiring) 11 pts. SG - Henry Leveille (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kris Royals (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Charles Hammers (tiring) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Bradley Cummings (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Lawrence | Lawrence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 33-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Baylis (PG), Clayton Forehand (SF), Steve Lemons (PF), Carl Girardi (C) Randall Lindeman, Harry Willie, Jon Kraus, Peter McDonald | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Pablo Perez (PG), Alfred Lowther (SG), Jackie Bartz (SF), Malcolm Larsen (PF), Bobby Haywood (C) Tony Lee, Henry Leveille, Kris Royals, Charles Hammers, Bradley Cummings | |
| 03:23 | Lawrence | Bobby Haywood misses the floater near the basket | 33-35 |
| 03:22 | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski is alone and drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Ralph Baylis | 36-35 |
| 03:03 | Lawrence | Alfred Lowther misses short on a runner from the baseline | 36-35 |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Steve Lemons grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Steve Lemons buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Donald Maciejewski and he's hacked by Jackie Bartz - foul #3 on Jackie Bartz, team foul #12 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Lindeman (SG) Donald Maciejewski | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Olen Torrence (SG) Jackie Bartz | |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Steve Lemons makes the free throw | 39-35 |
| 02:43 | Lawrence | Malcolm Larsen lays it up and in set up by Olen Torrence | 39-37 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Steve Lemons's fadeaway is rejected by Alfred Lowther | 39-37 |
| 02:29 | Lawrence | Alfred Lowther snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 02:17 | Lawrence | Alfred Lowther misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Clayton Forehand - foul #3 on Clayton Forehand, team foul #10 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Johnson (SG), Christopher Ross (PF) Clayton Forehand, Steve Lemons | |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| 02:17 | Lawrence | Alfred Lowther makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 02:17 | Lawrence | Alfred Lowther misses the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Girardi | 39-38 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Carl Girardi hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Christopher Ross and the foul's on Olen Torrence - foul #3 on Olen Torrence, team foul #13 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski (SG) Stanley Johnson | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Henry Leveille (SG), Kris Royals (SF) Olen Torrence, Alfred Lowther | |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Carl Girardi misses the free throw | 41-38 |
| 02:11 | Lawrence | Bobby Haywood grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 01:58 | Lawrence | Kris Royals can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Donald Maciejewski - foul #1 on Donald Maciejewski, team foul #11 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Johnson (PG) Ralph Baylis | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Bradley Cummings (C) Bobby Haywood | |
| 01:58 | Lawrence | Kris Royals misses the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 01:58 | Lawrence | Kris Royals makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Stanley Johnson's pass is intercepted by Kris Royals in the backcourt | 41-39 |
| 01:53 | Lawrence | Malcolm Larsen lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kris Royals | 41-41 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Kris Royals is called for the reach on Stanley Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kris Royals, team foul #14 | 41-41 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Stanley Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Stanley Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 01:51 | Lawrence | The rebound goes to Bradley Cummings | 42-41 |
| 01:37 | Lawrence | Henry Leveille misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Randall Lindeman | 42-41 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Stanley Johnson is hacked by Pablo Perez in the backcourt - foul #3 on Pablo Perez, team foul #15 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Tony Lee (PG) Pablo Perez | |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Stanley Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Stanley Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 01:10 | Lawrence | Stanley Johnson steals the ball from Tony Lee | 43-41 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Randall Lindeman lays it in on a nice dish by Stanley Johnson | 45-41 |
| 00:54 | Lawrence | Malcolm Larsen buries a fadeaway in the paint | 45-43 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Bradley Cummings blocks the short jumper by Christopher Ross | 45-43 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Carl Girardi gets the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Stanley Johnson | 48-43 |
| 00:02 | Lawrence | Malcolm Larsen misses the lay-in | 48-43 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Randall Lindeman gets the rebound | 48-43 |