| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gerald Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Bernardi (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ivan Orduna (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Jose Mendoza (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Carlos Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Black (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mitchell Burge (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Calvin Whittaker (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge inbounds the ball | 40-36 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:52 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker loses the dribble to Gerald Taylor | 40-36 |
| 19:48 | Illinois | Billy Ellis picks off the pass by Richard Bernardi | 40-36 |
| 19:41 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Gerald Taylor and he's fouled by Mitchell Burge - foul #1 on Mitchell Burge, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi misses the free throw | 42-36 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi | Carlos Smith connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Calvin Whittaker and he's fouled by Gerald Taylor - foul #1 on Gerald Taylor, team foul #1 | 42-38 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi | Carlos Smith makes the free throw | 42-39 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Jose Mendoza is denied on a layup by Mitchell Burge | 42-39 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Calvin Whittaker | 42-39 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Calvin Whittaker | 42-42 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna's fadeaway is rejected by Calvin Whittaker | 42-42 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Mitchell Burge | 42-42 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi | Gerald Taylor is called for the reach on Carlos Smith - foul #2 on Gerald Taylor, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker's floater is tipped away by Jose Mendoza | 42-42 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 17:53 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi misses long on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Billy Ellis - foul #3 on Billy Ellis, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Perkins (SG) Roy Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Murrow (C) Billy Ellis | |
| 17:53 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi misses the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 17:53 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi | Ivan Orduna is called for the reach on Calvin Whittaker - foul #2 on Ivan Orduna, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ryan Stanley (C) Calvin Whittaker | |
| 17:18 | Mississippi | Carlos Smith makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Mitchell Burge | 43-44 |
| 17:01 | Illinois | Gerald Taylor misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ivan Orduna - foul #3 on Ivan Orduna, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Smith (SG), Frank Gates (SF), Kenneth Topete (PF), Charles Campbell (C) Gerald Taylor, Richard Bernardi, Ivan Orduna, Jose Mendoza | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Varga (PG), David Harper (SG), James Ballantyne (C) Carlos Smith, Willie Black, Mitchell Burge | |
| 16:44 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | Kenneth Topete is called for traveling | 43-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker (PF) David Harper | |
| 16:13 | Mississippi | Charles Campbell is called for the reach on Calvin Whittaker - foul #1 on Charles Campbell, team foul #5 | 43-46 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi | Ryan Stanley hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Calvin Whittaker and he's hacked by Roy Smith - foul #2 on Roy Smith, team foul #6 | 43-48 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi | Ryan Stanley makes the free throw | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Perkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Frank Gates (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Topete (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brian Varga (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ryan Stanley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Ballantyne (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Calvin Whittaker (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Murrow (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Robert Murrow denies the turnaround by Kenneth Topete | 43-49 |
| 15:45 | Mississippi | James Ballantyne grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 15:39 | Mississippi | James Ballantyne double dribbles | 43-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ivan Orduna (PF) Charles Campbell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge (SF), Billy Ellis (C) James Ballantyne, Robert Murrow | |
| 15:19 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 15:18 | Illinois | Kenneth Topete grabs the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 15:03 | Illinois | Kenneth Topete is hacked by Brian Varga - foul #2 on Brian Varga, team foul #3 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Taylor (PG), Richard Bernardi (SF), Jose Mendoza (C) Thomas Perkins, Roy Smith, Kenneth Topete | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carlos Smith (PG), Willie Black (SG) Brian Varga, Calvin Whittaker | |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna's pass is intercepted by Mitchell Burge | 43-49 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi | Ryan Stanley scores on a 3 from straight away | 43-52 |
| 14:05 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi's fadeaway is rejected by Ryan Stanley | 43-52 |
| 14:04 | Illinois | Jose Mendoza hits the follow up shot | 45-52 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | Jose Mendoza denies the turnaround by Carlos Smith | 45-52 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Jose Mendoza pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna banks in the layup set up by Frank Gates | 47-52 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge grabs the offensive board | 47-52 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi | Carlos Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-55 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Frank Gates clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-55 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Mitchell Burge | 47-55 |
| 12:13 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-58 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Mitchell Burge picks off the pass by Ivan Orduna | 47-58 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gerald Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Gates (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Richard Bernardi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ivan Orduna (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Jose Mendoza (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Carlos Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Black (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mitchell Burge (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ryan Stanley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Ellis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:36 | Mississippi | Ryan Stanley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-58 |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Frank Gates gets the rebound | 47-58 |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Frank Gates is fouled on the floor by Willie Black - foul #3 on Willie Black, team foul #4 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Perkins (PG), Roy Smith (SG), Kenneth Topete (SF), Arthur Bowman (PF), Charles Campbell (C) Gerald Taylor, Frank Gates, Richard Bernardi, Ivan Orduna, Jose Mendoza | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Varga (PG), David Harper (SG), James Ballantyne (SF), Calvin Whittaker (PF), Robert Murrow (C) Carlos Smith, Willie Black, Mitchell Burge, Ryan Stanley, Billy Ellis | |
| 11:08 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-58 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Kenneth Topete snags the offensive board | 47-58 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Roy Smith clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-58 |
| 10:47 | Illinois | Charles Campbell pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman misses long on a floater from close range | 47-58 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker grabs the defensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker misses the easy layup but the foul's on Arthur Bowman - foul #1 on Arthur Bowman, team foul #7 | 47-58 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker makes the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 09:55 | Illinois | David Harper takes the ball from Roy Smith | 47-60 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-60 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman gets the rebound | 47-60 |
| 09:15 | Illinois | Roy Smith drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-60 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi | David Harper is hacked by Roy Smith - foul #3 on Roy Smith, team foul #8 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Taylor (PG), Richard Bernardi (SF), Jose Mendoza (C) Roy Smith, Arthur Bowman, Charles Campbell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carlos Smith (PG), Mitchell Burge (SF), Billy Ellis (C) Brian Varga, James Ballantyne, Robert Murrow | |
| 09:05 | Mississippi | David Harper misses the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Kenneth Topete grabs the defensive rebound | 49-60 |
| 08:46 | Illinois | Kenneth Topete misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 49-60 |
| 08:45 | Illinois | Gerald Taylor misses the tip | 49-60 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi tips it but misses | 49-60 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge pulls down the rebound | 49-60 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi | David Harper banks in the layup on a nice dish by Mitchell Burge | 49-62 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Smith (SG), Ivan Orduna (PF) Thomas Perkins, Kenneth Topete | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Black (SG), Robert Murrow (PF) David Harper, Calvin Whittaker | |
| 07:53 | Mississippi | Carlos Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 49-62 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-62 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gerald Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Bernardi (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ivan Orduna (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Jose Mendoza (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Carlos Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Black (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mitchell Burge (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Murrow (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Billy Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Mississippi | Carlos Smith misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-62 |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Jose Mendoza pulls down the rebound | 49-62 |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Roy Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-62 |
| 07:13 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge gets the rebound | 49-62 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi | Willie Black double dribbles | 49-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Gates (SF) Richard Bernardi | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Varga (PG) Carlos Smith | |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 49-62 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge snags the defensive board | 49-62 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Murrow | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Frank Gates lays it up and in on a nice dish by Roy Smith and he's hacked by Mitchell Burge - foul #2 on Mitchell Burge, team foul #5 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Perkins (SG), Kenneth Topete (C) Roy Smith, Jose Mendoza | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ryan Stanley (SF), Calvin Whittaker (PF), James Ballantyne (C) Mitchell Burge, Robert Murrow, Billy Ellis | |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Frank Gates makes the free throw | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:43 | Mississippi | Brian Varga is hacked by Kenneth Topete - foul #2 on Kenneth Topete, team foul #9 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Bernardi (SF) Gerald Taylor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:43 | Mississippi | Brian Varga makes the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi | Brian Varga makes the 2nd free throw | 52-67 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna is fouled on the floor by Calvin Whittaker - foul #2 on Calvin Whittaker, team foul #6 | 52-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carlos Smith (PG) Brian Varga | |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna is whistled for a carry | 52-67 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker makes the jump hook from close range | 52-69 |
| 04:47 | Illinois | James Ballantyne swats the layup by Richard Bernardi | 52-69 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Ryan Stanley | 52-69 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi | Ryan Stanley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-69 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna pulls down the rebound | 52-69 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Kenneth Topete misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-69 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi | Willie Black snags the defensive board | 52-69 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Taylor (PG), Roy Smith (SG), Jose Mendoza (C) Thomas Perkins, Frank Gates, Kenneth Topete | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge (SF), Billy Ellis (C) Ryan Stanley, James Ballantyne | |
| 03:43 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 52-71 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gerald Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Bernardi (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ivan Orduna (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Jose Mendoza (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Carlos Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Black (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mitchell Burge (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Calvin Whittaker (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Billy Ellis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Roy Smith hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Gerald Taylor | 55-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:01 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-71 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Roy Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 55-71 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Billy Ellis swats the shot by Ivan Orduna | 55-71 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna snags the offensive board | 55-71 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Roy Smith | 57-71 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Jose Mendoza - foul #3 on Jose Mendoza, team foul #10 | 57-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Perkins (PG), Frank Gates (SG), Kenneth Topete (SF), Arthur Bowman (PF), Charles Campbell (C) Gerald Taylor, Roy Smith, Richard Bernardi, Ivan Orduna, Jose Mendoza | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Varga (PG), Ryan Stanley (SG), James Ballantyne (SF), Robert Murrow (PF) Carlos Smith, Willie Black, Mitchell Burge, Calvin Whittaker | |
| 02:00 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 57-72 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 57-73 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Frank Gates misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-73 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Charles Campbell snags the offensive board | 57-73 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins is fouled on the floor by Robert Murrow - foul #2 on Robert Murrow, team foul #7 | 57-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Harper (SG) Billy Ellis | |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 58-73 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 59-73 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi | Ryan Stanley loses the dribble to Kenneth Topete | 59-73 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Charles Campbell loses the ball out of bounds | 59-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | James Ballantyne hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Frank Gates - foul #2 on Frank Gates, team foul #11 | 59-73 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | James Ballantyne makes the 1st free throw | 59-74 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | James Ballantyne makes the 2nd free throw | 59-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Robert Murrow steals it from Frank Gates | 59-75 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Brian Varga runs out the clock | 59-75 |