| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Eric Goodwin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Philip Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Seth Wood (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curt Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Reiff (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Altman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Albert Buckley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Carroll Holton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas A&M | Seth Wood inbounds the ball | 38-38 |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Texas A&M | Seth Wood makes the jumper from the free throw line | 40-38 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Thomas Altman makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Albert Buckley | 40-40 |
| 19:12 | Texas A&M | Philip Jones's pass is intercepted by Albert Buckley | 40-40 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | Thomas Altman comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 40-40 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Albert Buckley hits the follow up shot | 40-42 |
| 18:32 | Texas A&M | Eric Goodwin makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Philip Jones | 42-42 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Albert Buckley hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Altman | 42-44 |
| 18:08 | Texas A&M | Eric Goodwin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Leroy Witherell - foul #3 on Leroy Witherell, team foul #1 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Kelvin Cropper (SF) Seth Wood | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (PG), Norman Rowland (SF) Leroy Witherell, Thomas Altman | |
| 18:08 | Texas A&M | Eric Goodwin makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 18:08 | Texas A&M | Eric Goodwin makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | Norman Rowland is called for a charge - foul #1 on Norman Rowland, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Peter Stephens (PF), Darryl Cohen (C) Curt Harrison, Charles Reiff | |
| Subs | Illinois | Young Huang (SG), Joel Taylor (PF), Drew Wilkerson (C) Robert Davis, Albert Buckley, Carroll Holton | |
| 17:39 | Texas A&M | Drew Wilkerson is called for the reach on Darryl Cohen - foul #1 on Drew Wilkerson, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| 17:20 | Texas A&M | Young Huang steals the ball from Eric Goodwin | 44-44 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Drew Wilkerson clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 44-44 |
| 16:55 | Illinois | Young Huang can't tip it in | 44-44 |
| 16:53 | Texas A&M | Kelvin Cropper grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 16:46 | Texas A&M | Philip Jones makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Eric Goodwin | 47-44 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Norman Rowland drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Joel Taylor | 47-46 |
| 16:02 | Texas A&M | Kelvin Cropper travels with the ball | 47-46 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Jonathan Chatmon (SG), Seth Wood (SF), Curt Harrison (PF), Charles Reiff (C) Eric Goodwin, Philip Jones, Peter Stephens, Darryl Cohen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (SG), Thomas Altman (SF), Albert Buckley (PF), Carroll Holton (C) Robert Davis, Norman Rowland, Joel Taylor, Drew Wilkerson | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Kelvin Cropper (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Chatmon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Seth Wood (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curt Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Reiff (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Young Huang (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Robert Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Altman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Albert Buckley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Carroll Holton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Illinois | Carroll Holton comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-46 |
| 15:48 | Illinois | Carroll Holton tips it in | 47-48 |
| 15:31 | Texas A&M | Seth Wood is hacked by Thomas Altman - foul #2 on Thomas Altman, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Van Jackson (PG) Kelvin Cropper | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG) Young Huang | |
| 15:13 | Texas A&M | Curt Harrison misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Carroll Holton grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Robert Davis misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Reiff - foul #3 on Charles Reiff, team foul #1 | 47-48 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Robert Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 14:58 | Texas A&M | Curt Harrison gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 14:53 | Texas A&M | Jonathan Chatmon hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Curt Harrison | 50-49 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Thomas Altman is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Thomas Altman, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| 14:24 | Texas A&M | Jonathan Chatmon clanks a 3 from straight away | 50-49 |
| 14:23 | Texas A&M | Seth Wood snags the offensive board | 50-49 |
| 14:12 | Texas A&M | Jonathan Chatmon's pass is intercepted by Leroy Witherell | 50-49 |
| 14:07 | Illinois | Robert Davis clanks a 3 from the left corner | 50-49 |
| 14:06 | Texas A&M | Charles Reiff pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 13:41 | Texas A&M | Seth Wood misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 50-49 |
| 13:39 | Illinois | Carroll Holton pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | Albert Buckley is fouled on the floor by Seth Wood - foul #1 on Seth Wood, team foul #2 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Eric Goodwin (PG), Philip Jones (SG), Kelvin Cropper (SF), Peter Stephens (PF), Darryl Cohen (C) Van Jackson, Jonathan Chatmon, Seth Wood, Curt Harrison, Charles Reiff | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (PG), Young Huang (SG), Norman Rowland (SF), Joel Taylor (PF), Drew Wilkerson (C) Leroy Witherell, Robert Davis, Thomas Altman, Albert Buckley, Carroll Holton | |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Drew Wilkerson misses badly on a floater from the left block | 50-49 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Drew Wilkerson hits the follow up shot | 50-51 |
| 12:38 | Texas A&M | Philip Jones clanks a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Young Huang - foul #1 on Young Huang, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| 12:38 | Texas A&M | Philip Jones misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 12:38 | Texas A&M | Philip Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Norman Rowland misses the floater from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 12:15 | Texas A&M | Kelvin Cropper pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 12:11 | Texas A&M | Kelvin Cropper hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Young Huang snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Drew Wilkerson is fouled on the floor by Darryl Cohen - foul #3 on Darryl Cohen, team foul #3 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Curt Harrison (PF) Darryl Cohen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carroll Holton (C) Drew Wilkerson | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Eric Goodwin (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Philip Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kelvin Cropper (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Curt Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) SG - Young Huang (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Norman Rowland (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joel Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Carroll Holton (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Carroll Holton misses the floater from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 11:30 | Illinois | Joel Taylor misses the tip | 51-51 |
| 11:28 | Illinois | Joel Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Norman Rowland clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Kelvin Cropper - foul #2 on Kelvin Cropper, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Darryl Cohen (C) Peter Stephens | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), Robert Davis (SG) Robert Davis, Young Huang | |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Norman Rowland makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Norman Rowland makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 10:49 | Texas A&M | Philip Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Joel Taylor | 51-53 |
| 10:48 | Texas A&M | Darryl Cohen grabs the offensive board | 51-53 |
| 10:37 | Texas A&M | Robert Davis is called for the reach on Eric Goodwin - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Jonathan Chatmon (SG), Seth Wood (SF), Marvin Piedra (PF), Charles Reiff (C) Philip Jones, Kelvin Cropper, Curt Harrison, Darryl Cohen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Altman (SF), Albert Buckley (PF) Norman Rowland, Joel Taylor | |
| 10:37 | Texas A&M | Eric Goodwin makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 10:37 | Texas A&M | Eric Goodwin makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Albert Buckley hits a jump hook in the lane | 53-55 |
| 10:07 | Texas A&M | Jonathan Chatmon makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Marvin Piedra and the foul's on Robert Davis - foul #2 on Robert Davis, team foul #8 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Van Jackson (PG) Eric Goodwin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Drew Wilkerson (C) Carroll Holton | |
| 10:07 | Texas A&M | Jonathan Chatmon makes the free throw | 56-55 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Van Jackson - foul #2 on Van Jackson, team foul #5 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Philip Jones (SG) Jonathan Chatmon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joel Taylor (C) Drew Wilkerson | |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 09:36 | Texas A&M | Seth Wood scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Van Jackson | 58-57 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Albert Buckley misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 09:13 | Texas A&M | Marvin Piedra gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 09:08 | Texas A&M | Philip Jones lays it up and in on a great pass from Van Jackson | 60-57 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Altman | 60-60 |
| 08:35 | Texas A&M | Marvin Piedra throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-60 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Eric Goodwin (PG), Kelvin Cropper (SF), Curt Harrison (PF), Peter Stephens (C) Van Jackson, Seth Wood, Marvin Piedra, Charles Reiff | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (PG), Young Huang (SG), Carroll Holton (C) Leroy Witherell, Robert Davis, Albert Buckley | |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Carroll Holton hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 60-60 |
| 08:15 | Texas A&M | Kelvin Cropper grabs the board | 60-60 |
| 08:08 | Texas A&M | Philip Jones knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Eric Goodwin | 63-60 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | Joel Taylor lays it in set up by Robert Davis | 63-62 |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Eric Goodwin (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Philip Jones (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kelvin Cropper (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Curt Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Young Huang (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Thomas Altman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joel Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Carroll Holton (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Texas A&M | Kelvin Cropper misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 63-62 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Carroll Holton | 63-62 |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Thomas Altman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-62 |
| 07:10 | Texas A&M | Peter Stephens snags the defensive board | 63-62 |
| 06:56 | Texas A&M | Curt Harrison misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-62 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Young Huang snags the defensive board | 63-62 |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Thomas Altman misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Peter Stephens - foul #2 on Peter Stephens, team foul #6 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Jonathan Chatmon (SG), Seth Wood (SF), Charles Reiff (C) Eric Goodwin, Philip Jones, Peter Stephens | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (SG), Albert Buckley (PF), Norman Rowland (C) Young Huang, Joel Taylor, Carroll Holton | |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Thomas Altman makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Thomas Altman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 06:12 | Texas A&M | Jonathan Chatmon knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Seth Wood | 65-64 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Thomas Altman connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Robert Davis | 65-66 |
| 05:34 | Texas A&M | Norman Rowland picks off the pass by Curt Harrison | 65-66 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Robert Davis makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Norman Rowland and he's fouled by Kelvin Cropper - foul #3 on Kelvin Cropper, team foul #7 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Eric Goodwin (PG), Marvin Piedra (PF) Kelvin Cropper, Curt Harrison | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carroll Holton (C) Thomas Altman | |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Robert Davis makes the free throw | 65-69 |
| 05:09 | Texas A&M | Eric Goodwin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 65-69 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Robert Davis gets the rebound | 65-69 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Carroll Holton scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 65-71 |
| 04:47 | Texas A&M | Marvin Piedra drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Eric Goodwin | 67-71 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | Charles Reiff steals it from Robert Davis | 67-71 |
| 04:03 | Texas A&M | Eric Goodwin throws it down on a nice dish by Seth Wood | 69-71 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Norman Rowland misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-71 |
| 03:46 | Texas A&M | Charles Reiff snags the defensive board | 69-71 |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Eric Goodwin (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Chatmon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Seth Wood (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marvin Piedra (fresh) 10 pts. C - Charles Reiff (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Norman Rowland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Buckley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Carroll Holton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Texas A&M | Seth Wood buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Marvin Piedra | 72-71 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Robert Davis is hacked by Jonathan Chatmon - foul #1 on Jonathan Chatmon, team foul #8 | 72-71 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Van Jackson (PG), Philip Jones (SG), Kelvin Cropper (SF), Curt Harrison (PF), Peter Stephens (C) Eric Goodwin, Jonathan Chatmon, Seth Wood, Marvin Piedra, Charles Reiff | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), Young Huang (SF), Joel Taylor (PF), Drew Wilkerson (C) Robert Davis, Norman Rowland, Albert Buckley, Carroll Holton | |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Robert Davis misses the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 03:20 | Texas A&M | The rebound goes to Philip Jones | 72-71 |
| 03:05 | Texas A&M | Peter Stephens connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Philip Jones | 74-71 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Young Huang misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 74-71 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Drew Wilkerson tips it home | 74-73 |
| 02:51 | Texas A&M | Texas A&M calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-73 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Eric Goodwin (PG) Van Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Altman (SF), Carroll Holton (C) Robert Davis, Drew Wilkerson | |
| 02:33 | Texas A&M | Peter Stephens banks in the layup on a great pass from Philip Jones and the foul's on Carroll Holton - foul #2 on Carroll Holton, team foul #9 | 76-73 |
| 02:33 | Texas A&M | Peter Stephens makes the free throw | 77-73 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-73 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Charles Reiff (C) Peter Stephens | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (SG), Albert Buckley (PF) Young Huang, Joel Taylor | |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 77-73 |
| 02:12 | Texas A&M | Kelvin Cropper pulls down the rebound | 77-73 |
| 02:07 | Texas A&M | Philip Jones makes the shot from close range set up by Eric Goodwin and the foul's on Robert Davis - foul #3 on Robert Davis, team foul #10 | 79-73 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Seth Wood (SF) Kelvin Cropper | |
| Subs | Illinois | Norman Rowland (SF) Thomas Altman | |
| 02:07 | Texas A&M | Philip Jones makes the free throw | 80-73 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Eric Goodwin picks off the pass by Albert Buckley | 80-73 |
| 01:42 | Texas A&M | Philip Jones jams it on a nice dish by Eric Goodwin | 82-73 |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Seth Wood steals it from Albert Buckley | 82-73 |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:04 | Texas A&M | Charles Reiff clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 82-73 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Carroll Holton grabs the defensive rebound | 82-73 |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 82-73 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Altman (SF) Norman Rowland | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Texas A&M | Leroy Witherell is called for the reach on Eric Goodwin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leroy Witherell, team foul #11 | 82-73 |
| 00:54 | Texas A&M | Eric Goodwin makes the 1st free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:54 | Texas A&M | Eric Goodwin makes the 2nd free throw | 84-73 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell double dribbles in the backcourt | 84-73 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Van Jackson (PG), Kelvin Cropper (SG), Jonathan Chatmon (SF), Peter Stephens (PF), Darryl Cohen (C) Eric Goodwin, Philip Jones, Seth Wood, Curt Harrison, Charles Reiff | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (PG), Young Huang (SG), Norman Rowland (SF), Joel Taylor (PF), Drew Wilkerson (C) Leroy Witherell, Robert Davis, Thomas Altman, Albert Buckley, Carroll Holton | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Texas A&M | Peter Stephens comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 84-73 |
| 00:22 | Texas A&M | Van Jackson snags the offensive board | 84-73 |
| 00:00 | Texas A&M | Van Jackson runs out the clock | 84-73 |