| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tracy Flax (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Allshouse (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alphonse Marino (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Haddix (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas, San Antonio | PG - Ronald Love (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Whitley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Petrosky (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Burgess (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas, San Antonio | David Petrosky inbounds the ball | 39-38 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas, San Antonio | Texas, San Antonio is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Texas, San Antonio | Robert Whitley knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Henry Burgess | 39-41 |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Tracy Flax misses the jumper from close range | 39-41 |
| 19:41 | Texas, San Antonio | Robert Davis gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 19:35 | Texas, San Antonio | Alphonse Marino swats the short shot by Robert Davis | 39-41 |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Daniel Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino is fouled on the floor by Henry Burgess - foul #1 on Henry Burgess, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | The short jumper by Tracy Flax is denied by Henry Burgess | 39-41 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Robert Haddix tips it back up and in | 41-41 |
| 18:33 | Texas, San Antonio | Henry Burgess drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Ronald Love | 41-43 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Tracy Flax clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Ronald Love - foul #2 on Ronald Love, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Davis (PF) Alphonse Marino | |
| Subs | Texas, San Antonio | Willie Thomas (PF) Henry Burgess | |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Tracy Flax makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Tracy Flax makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 17:38 | Texas, San Antonio | Robert Haddix steals it from Robert Davis | 43-43 |
| 17:22 | Illinois | Robert Haddix misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 43-43 |
| 17:21 | Illinois | Daniel Smith grabs the offensive board | 43-43 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Tracy Flax | 46-43 |
| 16:43 | Texas, San Antonio | Robert Whitley knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Willie Thomas | 46-45 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Kevin Davis is whistled for traveling | 46-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Blaise (PG), Everett Kinney (SG), Dobromierz Lakowski (SF), Alphonse Marino (PF) Tracy Flax, Joseph Allshouse, Daniel Smith, Robert Haddix | |
| Subs | Texas, San Antonio | Joseph Frisbie (PG), Cyril Witt (SF), Henry Burgess (PF), Anthony Costa (C) Ronald Love, Robert Whitley, David Petrosky, Robert Davis | |
| 16:01 | Texas, San Antonio | Cyril Witt lays it in | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Darren Blaise (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Everett Kinney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dobromierz Lakowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alphonse Marino (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kevin Davis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas, San Antonio | PG - Joseph Frisbie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willie Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Cyril Witt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Burgess (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Costa (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Illinois | Everett Kinney hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Dobromierz Lakowski | 49-47 |
| 15:11 | Texas, San Antonio | Joseph Frisbie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Smith (SF), Jessie Biddle (PF), Harry Gill (C) Dobromierz Lakowski, Alphonse Marino, Kevin Davis | |
| Subs | Texas, San Antonio | Robert Whitley (SG) Willie Thomas | |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Daniel Smith double dribbles | 49-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Texas, San Antonio | David Petrosky (SF), Jerry Pletcher (C) Cyril Witt, Henry Burgess | |
| 14:49 | Texas, San Antonio | Robert Whitley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Daniel Smith - foul #2 on Daniel Smith, team foul #1 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Flax (PG), Joseph Allshouse (SG) Darren Blaise, Everett Kinney | |
| Subs | Texas, San Antonio | | |
| 14:49 | Texas, San Antonio | Robert Whitley makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 14:49 | Texas, San Antonio | Robert Whitley makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Tracy Flax slams it home on a great pass from Joseph Allshouse | 51-49 |
| 13:58 | Texas, San Antonio | David Petrosky makes the shot from the free throw line | 51-51 |
| 13:38 | Illinois | Tracy Flax lays it up and in and he's fouled by Robert Whitley - foul #1 on Robert Whitley, team foul #3 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alphonse Marino (PF), Robert Haddix (C) Jessie Biddle, Harry Gill | |
| Subs | Texas, San Antonio | Ronald Love (PG), Cyril Witt (SG), Henry Burgess (PF), Robert Davis (C) Joseph Frisbie, Robert Whitley, Anthony Costa, Jerry Pletcher | |
| 13:38 | Illinois | Tracy Flax misses the free throw | 53-51 |
| 13:38 | Texas, San Antonio | Henry Burgess grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 13:31 | Texas, San Antonio | Ronald Love scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by David Petrosky | 53-53 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Daniel Smith misses the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by David Petrosky - foul #3 on David Petrosky, team foul #4 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Blaise (PG), Everett Kinney (SG) Tracy Flax, Joseph Allshouse | |
| Subs | Texas, San Antonio | Robert Whitley (SG) David Petrosky | |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Daniel Smith misses the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Daniel Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 13:12 | Texas, San Antonio | The rebound goes to Cyril Witt | 53-53 |
| 12:57 | Texas, San Antonio | Robert Whitley misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-53 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Daniel Smith snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Everett Kinney is hacked by Robert Whitley - foul #2 on Robert Whitley, team foul #5 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski (SF) Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Texas, San Antonio | Willie Thomas (SG) Robert Whitley | |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Everett Kinney can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 53-53 |
| 12:16 | Texas, San Antonio | Henry Burgess grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 11:56 | Texas, San Antonio | Robert Davis misses short on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Darren Blaise - foul #1 on Darren Blaise, team foul #2 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Flax (PG), Joseph Allshouse (SG), Kevin Davis (PF), Jessie Biddle (C) Darren Blaise, Dobromierz Lakowski, Alphonse Marino, Robert Haddix | |
| Subs | Texas, San Antonio | Joseph Frisbie (PG), David Petrosky (SF) Ronald Love, Henry Burgess | |
| 11:56 | Texas, San Antonio | Robert Davis misses the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 11:56 | Texas, San Antonio | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tracy Flax (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Allshouse (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Everett Kinney (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Davis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jessie Biddle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas, San Antonio | PG - Joseph Frisbie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cyril Witt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Petrosky (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Willie Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Kevin Davis is denied on a layup by David Petrosky | 53-54 |
| 11:34 | Texas, San Antonio | Robert Davis snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 11:28 | Texas, San Antonio | Willie Thomas misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 53-54 |
| 11:26 | Illinois | Kevin Davis grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Cyril Witt is called for the reach on Everett Kinney - foul #2 on Cyril Witt, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Smith (SF) Everett Kinney | |
| Subs | Texas, San Antonio | Robert Whitley (SG), Anthony Costa (PF), Jerry Pletcher (C) Cyril Witt, Willie Thomas, Robert Davis | |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from Tracy Flax and he's fouled by Anthony Costa - foul #2 on Anthony Costa, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle misses the free throw | 55-54 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Smith | 55-54 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | David Petrosky steps in front of the Joseph Allshouse pass | 55-54 |
| 10:24 | Texas, San Antonio | David Petrosky misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Kevin Davis grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Daniel Smith misses the easy layup | 55-54 |
| 10:05 | Texas, San Antonio | The rebound goes to Jerry Pletcher | 55-54 |
| 09:58 | Texas, San Antonio | Anthony Costa connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-57 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | Tracy Flax's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Blaise (PG), Everett Kinney (SG), Alphonse Marino (PF), Robert Haddix (C) Tracy Flax, Joseph Allshouse, Jessie Biddle, Kevin Davis | |
| Subs | Texas, San Antonio | Ronald Love (PG), Willie Thomas (SG), Cyril Witt (SF), Henry Burgess (PF) Joseph Frisbie, Robert Whitley, David Petrosky, Jerry Pletcher | |
| 09:22 | Texas, San Antonio | Cyril Witt clanks a shot in the lane | 55-57 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Robert Haddix grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Daniel Smith hits a turnaround from close range | 57-57 |
| 08:37 | Texas, San Antonio | Willie Thomas misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Daniel Smith pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Darren Blaise comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 08:23 | Texas, San Antonio | Henry Burgess snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 08:12 | Texas, San Antonio | Anthony Costa buries a floater in the lane | 57-59 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 07:53 | Texas, San Antonio | Anthony Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 57-59 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Darren Blaise (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Everett Kinney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Alphonse Marino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Haddix (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas, San Antonio | PG - Ronald Love (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Cyril Witt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Burgess (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Costa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Texas, San Antonio | Cyril Witt misses long on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Haddix - foul #2 on Robert Haddix, team foul #3 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Flax (PG), Joseph Allshouse (SG), Dobromierz Lakowski (SF), Kevin Davis (PF), Jessie Biddle (C) Darren Blaise, Everett Kinney, Daniel Smith, Alphonse Marino, Robert Haddix | |
| Subs | Texas, San Antonio | Joseph Frisbie (PG), Robert Whitley (SG), David Petrosky (SF), Robert Davis (C) Ronald Love, Willie Thomas, Henry Burgess, Anthony Costa | |
| 07:34 | Texas, San Antonio | Cyril Witt misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 07:34 | Texas, San Antonio | Cyril Witt makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Tracy Flax is fouled on the floor by Joseph Frisbie - foul #1 on Joseph Frisbie, team foul #8 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Texas, San Antonio | Henry Burgess (PF) Cyril Witt | |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Tracy Flax makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Tracy Flax makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 06:58 | Texas, San Antonio | Robert Davis drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Robert Whitley | 59-62 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Tracy Flax's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Smith (SF) Dobromierz Lakowski | |
| Subs | Texas, San Antonio | | |
| 06:24 | Texas, San Antonio | Daniel Smith takes the ball from Robert Davis | 59-62 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Tracy Flax | 61-62 |
| 05:41 | Texas, San Antonio | David Petrosky misses the 3 from the left wing | 61-62 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Kevin Davis snags the defensive board | 61-62 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Robert Davis swats the short shot by Kevin Davis | 61-62 |
| 05:20 | Texas, San Antonio | Robert Davis snags the defensive board | 61-62 |
| 05:13 | Texas, San Antonio | Robert Whitley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-62 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Kevin Davis pulls down the rebound | 61-62 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Tracy Flax connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Daniel Smith | 63-62 |
| 04:33 | Texas, San Antonio | Joseph Frisbie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Blaise (PG), Everett Kinney (SG), Dobromierz Lakowski (SF), Alphonse Marino (PF), Robert Haddix (C) Tracy Flax, Joseph Allshouse, Daniel Smith, Kevin Davis, Jessie Biddle | |
| Subs | Texas, San Antonio | Ronald Love (PG), Cyril Witt (SF), Willie Thomas (PF), Anthony Costa (C) Joseph Frisbie, David Petrosky, Henry Burgess, Robert Davis | |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski is fouled on the floor by Robert Whitley - foul #3 on Robert Whitley, team foul #9 | 63-62 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski misses the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 04:12 | Texas, San Antonio | Anthony Costa grabs the board | 63-62 |
| 04:04 | Texas, San Antonio | Cyril Witt travels with the ball | 63-62 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Ronald Love is called for the reach on Darren Blaise - foul #3 on Ronald Love, team foul #10 | 63-62 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Darren Blaise makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Darren Blaise misses the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Robert Haddix snags the offensive board | 64-62 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Darren Blaise (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Everett Kinney (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dobromierz Lakowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alphonse Marino (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Haddix (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas, San Antonio | PG - Ronald Love (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Whitley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Cyril Witt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Willie Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. C - Anthony Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Darren Blaise misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 64-62 |
| 03:37 | Texas, San Antonio | Willie Thomas pulls down the rebound | 64-62 |
| 03:30 | Texas, San Antonio | Dobromierz Lakowski picks off the pass by Robert Whitley | 64-62 |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Robert Whitley steals it from Darren Blaise | 64-62 |
| 02:59 | Texas, San Antonio | Alphonse Marino steals it from Anthony Costa | 64-62 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Flax (PG), Joseph Allshouse (SG), Daniel Smith (SF) Darren Blaise, Everett Kinney, Dobromierz Lakowski | |
| Subs | Texas, San Antonio | Joseph Frisbie (SG), David Petrosky (SF), Robert Davis (C) Robert Whitley, Cyril Witt, Anthony Costa | |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Tracy Flax hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino can't tip it in | 64-62 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Robert Haddix gets the offensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Daniel Smith | 66-62 |
| 02:29 | Texas, San Antonio | Texas, San Antonio calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Texas, San Antonio | Henry Burgess (PF) Willie Thomas | |
| 02:06 | Texas, San Antonio | Henry Burgess misses short on a floater from the left block | 66-62 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino pulls down the rebound | 66-62 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Tracy Flax misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 66-62 |
| 01:35 | Texas, San Antonio | Henry Burgess grabs the board | 66-62 |
| 01:21 | Texas, San Antonio | Joseph Frisbie buries a floater from the left side and he's fouled by Daniel Smith - foul #3 on Daniel Smith, team foul #4 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Texas, San Antonio | Robert Whitley (SG) Ronald Love | |
| 01:21 | Texas, San Antonio | Joseph Frisbie makes the free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse is fouled on the floor by Joseph Frisbie - foul #2 on Joseph Frisbie, team foul #11 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Texas, San Antonio | Ronald Love (PG) Joseph Frisbie | |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:38 | Texas, San Antonio | David Petrosky makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Ronald Love | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas, San Antonio | Texas, San Antonio is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Daniel Smith hits the finger roll set up by Joseph Allshouse and the foul's on David Petrosky - foul #4 on David Petrosky, team foul #12 | 70-68 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Daniel Smith misses the free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:14 | Texas, San Antonio | The rebound goes to Henry Burgess | 70-68 |
| 00:08 | Texas, San Antonio | Robert Whitley can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Alphonse Marino - foul #3 on Alphonse Marino, team foul #5 | 70-68 |
| 00:08 | Texas, San Antonio | Robert Whitley makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:08 | Texas, San Antonio | Robert Whitley makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 70-70 |
| 00:02 | Texas, San Antonio | The rebound goes to David Petrosky | 70-70 |
| 00:02 | Texas, San Antonio | Texas, San Antonio calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas, San Antonio | Texas, San Antonio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Texas, San Antonio | David Petrosky misses long on a halfcourt shot | 70-70 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tracy Flax (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Allshouse (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Daniel Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alphonse Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Haddix (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas, San Antonio | PG - Ronald Love (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Whitley (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - David Petrosky (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Henry Burgess (fresh) 8 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Davis (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Robert Haddix wins the tip | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas, San Antonio | Texas, San Antonio is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:46 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino is denied on a layup by Robert Davis | 70-70 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Daniel Smith grabs the offensive board | 70-70 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 70-70 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Tracy Flax misses the tip | 70-70 |
| 04:26 | Texas, San Antonio | Robert Davis snags the defensive board | 70-70 |
| 04:11 | Texas, San Antonio | Robert Davis connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by David Petrosky | 70-72 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Robert Haddix throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-72 |
| 03:37 | Texas, San Antonio | Robert Davis hits a turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Robert Haddix - foul #3 on Robert Haddix, team foul #6 | 70-74 |
| 03:37 | Texas, San Antonio | Robert Davis makes the free throw | 70-75 |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Alphonse Marino | 73-75 |
| 03:24 | Texas, San Antonio | Robert Whitley drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Love | 73-78 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Tracy Flax's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-78 |
| 03:07 | Texas, San Antonio | Henry Burgess misses short on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Robert Haddix - foul #4 on Robert Haddix, team foul #7 | 73-78 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Davis (PF) Alphonse Marino | |
| Subs | Texas, San Antonio | | |
| 03:07 | Texas, San Antonio | Henry Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 73-79 |
| 03:07 | Texas, San Antonio | Henry Burgess misses the 2nd free throw | 73-79 |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Kevin Davis snags the defensive board | 73-79 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 73-79 |
| 02:58 | Texas, San Antonio | Ronald Love pulls down the rebound | 73-79 |
| 02:42 | Texas, San Antonio | Ronald Love is hacked by Robert Haddix - foul #5 on Robert Haddix, team foul #8 | 73-79 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jessie Biddle (C) Robert Haddix | |
| Subs | Texas, San Antonio | Joseph Frisbie (SG), Willie Thomas (PF), Anthony Costa (C) Robert Whitley, Henry Burgess, Robert Davis | |
| 02:42 | Texas, San Antonio | Ronald Love makes the 1st free throw | 73-80 |
| 02:42 | Texas, San Antonio | Ronald Love makes the 2nd free throw | 73-81 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas, San Antonio | Texas, San Antonio is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-81 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alphonse Marino (PF) Jessie Biddle | |
| Subs | Texas, San Antonio | Robert Whitley (SG), Robert Davis (C) Joseph Frisbie, Anthony Costa | |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Willie Thomas - foul #1 on Willie Thomas, team foul #13 | 73-81 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino makes the 1st free throw | 74-81 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 74-81 |
| 02:30 | Texas, San Antonio | Robert Davis grabs the board | 74-81 |
| 02:17 | Texas, San Antonio | David Petrosky misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner but the foul's on Alphonse Marino - foul #4 on Alphonse Marino, team foul #9 | 74-81 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Texas, San Antonio | Henry Burgess (PF) Willie Thomas | |
| 02:17 | Texas, San Antonio | David Petrosky makes the 1st free throw | 74-82 |
| 02:17 | Texas, San Antonio | David Petrosky misses the 2nd free throw | 74-82 |
| 02:17 | Texas, San Antonio | David Petrosky makes the 3rd free throw | 74-83 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | The jump hook by Daniel Smith is blocked by Henry Burgess | 74-83 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Tracy Flax grabs the offensive rebound | 74-83 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | Henry Burgess swats the shot by Alphonse Marino | 74-83 |
| 01:47 | Illinois | Kevin Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-83 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Daniel Smith knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alphonse Marino | 76-83 |
| 01:09 | Texas, San Antonio | Ronald Love misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 76-83 |
| 01:08 | Texas, San Antonio | Henry Burgess tips it home | 76-85 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 76-85 |
| 00:50 | Texas, San Antonio | Henry Burgess snags the defensive board | 76-85 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tracy Flax (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Allshouse (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SF - Daniel Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alphonse Marino (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Kevin Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas, San Antonio | PG - Ronald Love (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Whitley (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - David Petrosky (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Henry Burgess (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 14 reb. 4 blk. C - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas, San Antonio | Texas, San Antonio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Texas, San Antonio | Henry Burgess is fouled in the backcourt by Tracy Flax - foul #1 on Tracy Flax, team foul #10 | 76-85 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Texas, San Antonio | Joseph Frisbie (PG), Cyril Witt (SG) Ronald Love, Robert Whitley | |
| 00:47 | Texas, San Antonio | Henry Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 76-86 |
| 00:47 | Texas, San Antonio | Henry Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 76-87 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas, San Antonio | Texas, San Antonio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Tracy Flax makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 78-87 |
| 00:43 | Texas, San Antonio | Texas, San Antonio calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-87 |
| 00:40 | Texas, San Antonio | Cyril Witt is hacked by Joseph Allshouse in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Allshouse, team foul #11 | 78-87 |
| 00:40 | Texas, San Antonio | Cyril Witt misses the 1st free throw | 78-87 |
| 00:40 | Texas, San Antonio | Cyril Witt makes the 2nd free throw | 78-88 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Cyril Witt - foul #3 on Cyril Witt, team foul #14 | 78-88 |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Blaise (PG), Everett Kinney (SG), Dobromierz Lakowski (SF) Tracy Flax, Joseph Allshouse, Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Texas, San Antonio | Willie Thomas (SG), Anthony Costa (PF), Jerry Pletcher (C) David Petrosky, Henry Burgess, Robert Davis | |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino misses the 1st free throw | 78-88 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 78-88 |
| 00:35 | Texas, San Antonio | Anthony Costa grabs the board | 78-88 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas, San Antonio | Texas, San Antonio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Texas, San Antonio | Alphonse Marino picks off the pass by Joseph Frisbie | 78-88 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski clanks a floater from the right side | 78-88 |
| 00:04 | Texas, San Antonio | Cyril Witt snags the defensive board | 78-88 |
| 00:00 | Texas, San Antonio | Joseph Frisbie runs out the clock | 78-88 |