| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tracy Flax (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Allshouse (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Smith (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Alphonse Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Haddix (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - James Cronk (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Dixon (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Frederic Horan (fresh) PF - Robert Leanos (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona | Frederic Horan inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Arizona | James Cronk misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 19:52 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino is fouled on the floor by Robert Leanos - foul #3 on Robert Leanos, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Jacob Edwards (PF) Robert Leanos | |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Tracy Flax makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Allshouse | 38-34 |
| 18:47 | Arizona | Jacob Edwards can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Alphonse Marino - foul #3 on Alphonse Marino, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Davis (PF) Alphonse Marino | |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Hirsch (SG) David Dixon | |
| 18:47 | Arizona | Jacob Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 18:47 | Arizona | Jacob Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Tracy Flax is fouled in the backcourt by Frederic Horan - foul #1 on Frederic Horan, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Daniel Smith hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Tracy Flax | 40-35 |
| 18:30 | Arizona | Frederic Horan can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 18:28 | Arizona | Michael Hirsch can't tip it in | 40-35 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Smith | 40-35 |
| 18:12 | Illinois | Robert Haddix scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Tracy Flax and he's fouled by Jacob Edwards - foul #1 on Jacob Edwards, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Blaise (PG), Everett Kinney (SG) Tracy Flax, Joseph Allshouse | |
| Subs | Arizona | David Dixon (SG), Bill Brown (SF), Moshe Irizarry (C) James Cronk, Frederic Horan, David Daniels | |
| 18:12 | Illinois | Robert Haddix makes the free throw | 43-35 |
| 17:49 | Arizona | Moshe Irizarry misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Daniel Smith gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Kevin Davis misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Jacob Edwards - foul #2 on Jacob Edwards, team foul #4 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski (SF), Jessie Biddle (C) Daniel Smith, Robert Haddix | |
| Subs | Arizona | Earl Fleming (PF) Jacob Edwards | |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Kevin Davis misses the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Kevin Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 17:22 | Arizona | Dobromierz Lakowski takes the ball from Moshe Irizarry | 44-35 |
| 17:18 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski misses the easy layup | 44-35 |
| 17:17 | Arizona | Michael Hirsch pulls down the rebound | 44-35 |
| 17:06 | Arizona | Everett Kinney steals the ball from Michael Hirsch | 44-35 |
| 17:01 | Illinois | Everett Kinney banks in the layup | 46-35 |
| 16:40 | Arizona | Kevin Davis takes the ball from Earl Fleming | 46-35 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle loses the ball out of bounds | 46-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Flax (PG), Joseph Allshouse (SG), Daniel Smith (SF), Harry Gill (PF), Robert Haddix (C) Darren Blaise, Everett Kinney, Dobromierz Lakowski, Kevin Davis, Jessie Biddle | |
| Subs | Arizona | James Cronk (PG), Frederic Horan (SF), Jacob Edwards (PF), David Daniels (C) Michael Hirsch, Bill Brown, Earl Fleming, Moshe Irizarry | |
| 15:55 | Arizona | Robert Haddix steals the ball from David Daniels | 46-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tracy Flax (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joseph Allshouse (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harry Gill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Haddix (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - James Cronk (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Dixon (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Frederic Horan (fresh) PF - Jacob Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - David Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Tracy Flax drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Allshouse | 48-35 |
| 15:39 | Arizona | James Cronk buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Frederic Horan | 48-38 |
| 15:20 | Illinois | Robert Haddix can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 48-38 |
| 15:19 | Arizona | Jacob Edwards snags the defensive board | 48-38 |
| 14:54 | Arizona | Frederic Horan banks in the layup on a great pass from James Cronk | 48-40 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse's pass is intercepted by David Daniels in the backcourt | 48-40 |
| 14:45 | Arizona | David Dixon misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-40 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Tracy Flax pulls down the rebound | 48-40 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Jacob Edwards denies the turnaround by Tracy Flax | 48-40 |
| 14:36 | Arizona | David Daniels gets the rebound | 48-40 |
| 14:30 | Arizona | David Dixon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Blaise (PG), Dobromierz Lakowski (SG), Alphonse Marino (PF), Kevin Davis (C) Tracy Flax, Joseph Allshouse, Harry Gill, Robert Haddix | |
| Subs | Arizona | Danial Cheney (PG), Michael Hirsch (SG), Earl Fleming (SF), Robert Leanos (PF) James Cronk, David Dixon, Frederic Horan, Jacob Edwards | |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski is fouled on the floor by Robert Leanos - foul #4 on Robert Leanos, team foul #5 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse (SG) Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Arizona | Frederic Horan (SF) Robert Leanos | |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Danial Cheney steals the ball from Darren Blaise | 48-40 |
| 13:52 | Arizona | Danial Cheney banks in the layup | 48-42 |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Kevin Davis clanks a runner from close range | 48-42 |
| 13:41 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Danial Cheney | 48-42 |
| 13:18 | Arizona | Earl Fleming misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Alphonse Marino - foul #4 on Alphonse Marino, team foul #2 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Flax (PG), Everett Kinney (SG), Daniel Smith (SF), Jessie Biddle (PF), Robert Haddix (C) Darren Blaise, Joseph Allshouse, Dobromierz Lakowski, Alphonse Marino, Kevin Davis | |
| Subs | Arizona | Bill Brown (PF) Frederic Horan | |
| 13:18 | Arizona | Earl Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 13:18 | Arizona | Earl Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Robert Haddix lays it in on a nice dish by Tracy Flax | 50-44 |
| 12:47 | Arizona | The jumper by Michael Hirsch is denied by Robert Haddix | 50-44 |
| 12:46 | Arizona | Danial Cheney snags the offensive board | 50-44 |
| 12:37 | Arizona | Michael Hirsch misses short on a 3 from straight away | 50-44 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Smith | 50-44 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Daniel Smith knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Tracy Flax | 52-44 |
| 12:00 | Arizona | David Daniels is fouled on the floor by Jessie Biddle - foul #1 on Jessie Biddle, team foul #3 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Blaise (PG), Joseph Allshouse (SG), Dobromierz Lakowski (SF), Kevin Davis (PF) Tracy Flax, Everett Kinney, Daniel Smith, Robert Haddix | |
| Subs | Arizona | James Cronk (SG), Frederic Horan (SF), Jacob Edwards (PF), Moshe Irizarry (C) Michael Hirsch, Earl Fleming, Bill Brown, David Daniels | |
| 11:48 | Arizona | Moshe Irizarry misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-44 |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Kevin Davis gets the rebound | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Darren Blaise (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Allshouse (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dobromierz Lakowski (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kevin Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jessie Biddle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Danial Cheney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Cronk (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frederic Horan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jacob Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Moshe Irizarry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:43 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse is hacked by Moshe Irizarry in the backcourt - foul #2 on Moshe Irizarry, team foul #6 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Haddix (C) Jessie Biddle | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Darren Blaise drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Allshouse | 55-44 |
| 11:15 | Arizona | Moshe Irizarry blows the dunk but he's hacked by Kevin Davis - foul #3 on Kevin Davis, team foul #4 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Smith (SF) Joseph Allshouse | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 11:15 | Arizona | Moshe Irizarry misses the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 11:15 | Arizona | Moshe Irizarry misses the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 11:15 | Arizona | Jacob Edwards grabs the offensive board | 55-44 |
| 11:01 | Arizona | Danial Cheney blows the layup but he's hacked by Kevin Davis - foul #4 on Kevin Davis, team foul #5 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Gill (PF) Kevin Davis | |
| Subs | Arizona | David Daniels (C) Moshe Irizarry | |
| 11:01 | Arizona | Danial Cheney misses the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 11:01 | Arizona | Danial Cheney makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Cronk - foul #2 on James Cronk, team foul #7 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Flax (PG) Darren Blaise | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski misses the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 10:44 | Arizona | David Daniels pulls down the rebound | 56-45 |
| 10:20 | Arizona | James Cronk drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Danial Cheney and he's hacked by Tracy Flax - foul #1 on Tracy Flax, team foul #6 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Everett Kinney (SG), Jessie Biddle (PF) Dobromierz Lakowski, Harry Gill | |
| Subs | Arizona | David Dixon (SG), Bill Brown (SF) Danial Cheney, Frederic Horan | |
| 10:20 | Arizona | James Cronk makes the free throw | 56-48 |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Everett Kinney misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 10:06 | Arizona | The rebound goes to David Dixon | 56-48 |
| 09:59 | Arizona | Jacob Edwards makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Bill Brown | 56-50 |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Tracy Flax buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Everett Kinney and he's fouled by Bill Brown - foul #1 on Bill Brown, team foul #8 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse (SG) Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Hirsch (PG), Frederic Horan (SF) James Cronk, David Daniels | |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Tracy Flax makes the free throw | 60-50 |
| 09:32 | Arizona | Frederic Horan is fouled on the floor by Jessie Biddle - foul #2 on Jessie Biddle, team foul #7 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Blaise (PG) Tracy Flax | |
| Subs | Arizona | Danial Cheney (PG), Moshe Irizarry (C) David Dixon, Bill Brown | |
| 09:32 | Arizona | Frederic Horan misses the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Robert Haddix grabs the defensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 09:25 | Illinois | Moshe Irizarry steals the ball from Darren Blaise | 60-50 |
| 09:00 | Arizona | Michael Hirsch misses short on a jumper in the paint | 60-50 |
| 08:58 | Arizona | Moshe Irizarry tips it home | 60-52 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Moshe Irizarry is called for the reach on Joseph Allshouse - foul #3 on Moshe Irizarry, team foul #9 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brad Wynne (PG), Daniel Smith (SF) Darren Blaise, Everett Kinney | |
| Subs | Arizona | Bill Brown (SF), David Daniels (C) Frederic Horan, Moshe Irizarry | |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 08:40 | Arizona | David Daniels pulls down the rebound | 60-52 |
| 08:25 | Arizona | Bill Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski (SG), Harry Gill (PF) Joseph Allshouse, Robert Haddix | |
| Subs | Arizona | David Dixon (SG) Danial Cheney | |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 08:07 | Arizona | Jacob Edwards gets the rebound | 60-52 |
| 07:48 | Arizona | David Daniels clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-52 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Harry Gill snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brad Wynne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dobromierz Lakowski (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Daniel Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harry Gill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jessie Biddle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Michael Hirsch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Dixon (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Bill Brown (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jacob Edwards (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - David Daniels (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Michael Hirsch picks off the pass by Daniel Smith in the backcourt | 60-52 |
| 07:22 | Arizona | David Dixon misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 07:20 | Arizona | The offensive rebound goes to Bill Brown | 60-52 |
| 07:00 | Arizona | Bill Brown clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle grabs the board | 60-52 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Daniel Smith is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Smith, team foul #8 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Flax (PG), Joseph Allshouse (SG), Alphonse Marino (PF), Kevin Davis (C) Brad Wynne, Dobromierz Lakowski, Harry Gill, Jessie Biddle | |
| Subs | Arizona | Danial Cheney (PG), James Cronk (SG), Earl Fleming (SF), Robert Leanos (PF), Moshe Irizarry (C) Michael Hirsch, David Dixon, Bill Brown, Jacob Edwards, David Daniels | |
| 06:36 | Arizona | Moshe Irizarry misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-52 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Tracy Flax is hacked by Earl Fleming in the backcourt - foul #2 on Earl Fleming, team foul #10 | 60-52 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Tracy Flax makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Tracy Flax makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 06:19 | Arizona | Robert Leanos lays it up and in on a great pass from Earl Fleming | 62-54 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse is fouled in the backcourt by James Cronk - foul #3 on James Cronk, team foul #11 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Everett Kinney (SF) Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Arizona | David Daniels (C) Moshe Irizarry | |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse misses the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 06:00 | Arizona | Kevin Davis swats the short shot by Danial Cheney | 63-54 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Kevin Davis grabs the board | 63-54 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Everett Kinney | 65-54 |
| 05:42 | Arizona | James Cronk misses the shot from the right wing | 65-54 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Kevin Davis pulls down the rebound | 65-54 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Tracy Flax knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Joseph Allshouse and he's fouled by James Cronk - foul #4 on James Cronk, team foul #12 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Blaise (SG), Dobromierz Lakowski (SF) Joseph Allshouse, Everett Kinney | |
| Subs | Arizona | Frederic Horan (SF), Bill Brown (C) Earl Fleming, David Daniels | |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Tracy Flax makes the free throw | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:10 | Arizona | James Cronk loses the ball out of bounds | 68-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse (SG) Tracy Flax | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino is whistled for a carry | 68-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Smith (SF) Joseph Allshouse | |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Hirsch (PG), David Dixon (SG), Moshe Irizarry (C) Danial Cheney, James Cronk, Bill Brown | |
| 04:24 | Arizona | David Dixon is called for traveling | 68-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Everett Kinney (SG) Dobromierz Lakowski | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Daniel Smith clanks a turnaround in the paint | 68-54 |
| 04:08 | Arizona | Moshe Irizarry grabs the defensive rebound | 68-54 |
| 04:04 | Arizona | David Dixon hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Moshe Irizarry | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Frederic Horan steals it from Everett Kinney | 68-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Darren Blaise (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Everett Kinney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alphonse Marino (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Kevin Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Michael Hirsch (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Dixon (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Frederic Horan (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Robert Leanos (tiring) 7 pts. 4 pf. C - Moshe Irizarry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Arizona | Robert Leanos lays it in | 68-59 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Daniel Smith misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Frederic Horan - foul #2 on Frederic Horan, team foul #13 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Flax (PG), Joseph Allshouse (SG), Harry Gill (PF), Robert Haddix (C) Darren Blaise, Everett Kinney, Alphonse Marino, Kevin Davis | |
| Subs | Arizona | Danial Cheney (PG), James Cronk (SG), Earl Fleming (SF), Jacob Edwards (C) Michael Hirsch, David Dixon, Frederic Horan, Moshe Irizarry | |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Daniel Smith makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Daniel Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 02:59 | Arizona | Jacob Edwards pulls down the rebound | 69-59 |
| 02:46 | Arizona | Jacob Edwards is whistled for traveling | 69-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski (SF) Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Earl Fleming is called for the reach on Tracy Flax in the backcourt - foul #3 on Earl Fleming, team foul #14 | 69-59 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Tracy Flax misses the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Tracy Flax makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 02:25 | Arizona | Earl Fleming throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jessie Biddle (PF) Harry Gill | |
| Subs | Arizona | Bill Brown (SF) Earl Fleming | |
| 02:03 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Tracy Flax | 72-59 |
| 01:48 | Arizona | Bill Brown hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-62 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Robert Haddix misses the jumper in the paint | 72-62 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle snags the offensive board | 72-62 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Robert Haddix is alone and drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Joseph Allshouse | 74-62 |
| 00:57 | Arizona | Bill Brown buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Danial Cheney | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Danial Cheney is called for the reach on Tracy Flax in the backcourt - foul #4 on Danial Cheney, team foul #15 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Blaise (SG), Everett Kinney (SF), Kevin Davis (PF) Joseph Allshouse, Dobromierz Lakowski, Jessie Biddle | |
| Subs | Arizona | David Dixon (SG), Frederic Horan (SF), David Daniels (C) James Cronk, Bill Brown, Jacob Edwards | |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Tracy Flax makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Tracy Flax makes the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Arizona | Frederic Horan misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Haddix - foul #2 on Robert Haddix, team foul #9 | 76-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski (SF), Jessie Biddle (C) Tracy Flax, Robert Haddix | |
| Subs | Arizona | James Cronk (PG), Michael Hirsch (SG), Jacob Edwards (PF), Bill Brown (C) Danial Cheney, David Dixon, Robert Leanos, David Daniels | |
| 00:49 | Arizona | Frederic Horan misses the 1st free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:49 | Arizona | Frederic Horan makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Kevin Davis is hacked by James Cronk in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Cronk, team foul #16 | 76-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Earl Fleming (SF), Moshe Irizarry (C) James Cronk, Frederic Horan | |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Kevin Davis makes the 1st free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Kevin Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 78-66 |
| 00:46 | Arizona | Everett Kinney takes the ball from Michael Hirsch in the backcourt | 78-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski misses the shot from the left wing | 78-66 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Everett Kinney gets the offensive rebound | 78-66 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Darren Blaise runs out the clock | 78-66 |