| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fresh) SG - Robert Davis (fresh) SF - Thomas Altman (fresh) PF - Albert Buckley (fresh) C - Carroll Holton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Shelby Uselton (fresh) SG - Kevin Hedman (fresh) SF - Russell Yardbrough (fresh) PF - Troy Williams (fresh) C - Jason Boone (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Carroll Holton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Thomas Altman misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | BYU | The rebound goes to Jason Boone | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | BYU | Shelby Uselton jams it on a nice dish by Kevin Hedman | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-2 |
| 19:02 | BYU | Shelby Uselton misses long on a shot from the right side | 3-2 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Thomas Altman pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Thomas Altman's floater is knocked away by Jason Boone | 3-2 |
| 18:45 | BYU | Shelby Uselton snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:38 | BYU | Kevin Hedman loses the dribble to Carroll Holton | 3-2 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Carroll Holton is fouled on the floor by Jason Boone - foul #1 on Jason Boone, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:12 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:10 | BYU | Jason Boone grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:06 | BYU | Shelby Uselton loses the ball out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Robert Davis buries a 3 from the right wing | 6-2 |
| 17:34 | BYU | Kevin Hedman drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Shelby Uselton and he's fouled by Robert Davis - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (PG), Norman Rowland (SF), Joel Taylor (PF) Leroy Witherell, Thomas Altman, Albert Buckley | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 17:34 | BYU | Kevin Hedman makes the free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Robert Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Shelby Uselton - foul #1 on Shelby Uselton, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Joel Taylor clanks a jumper from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 17:13 | BYU | Jason Boone snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 17:08 | BYU | Shelby Uselton is hacked by Joel Taylor - foul #1 on Joel Taylor, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Young Huang (SG), Drew Wilkerson (C) Robert Davis, Carroll Holton | |
| Subs | BYU | Carmen Jones (C) Jason Boone | |
| 16:54 | BYU | Drew Wilkerson swats the layup by Carmen Jones | 6-5 |
| 16:52 | BYU | Kevin Hedman tips it home | 6-7 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | Robert Davis comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 6-7 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Young Huang | 6-7 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Young Huang misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 16:24 | BYU | Troy Williams gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 16:18 | BYU | Shelby Uselton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Troy Williams and the foul's on Robert Davis - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), Thomas Altman (SF), Albert Buckley (PF) Robert Davis, Joel Taylor, Drew Wilkerson | |
| Subs | BYU | Edward Griffith (SG), Lawrence Shoemaker (SF), Albert Murray (PF) Kevin Hedman, Russell Yardbrough, Troy Williams | |
| 16:18 | BYU | Shelby Uselton makes the free throw | 6-10 |
| 15:57 | Illinois | Young Huang misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-10 |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Thomas Altman snags the offensive board | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Young Huang (fresh) SF - Thomas Altman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Albert Buckley (fresh) C - Norman Rowland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Shelby Uselton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Griffith (fresh) SF - Lawrence Shoemaker (fresh) PF - Albert Murray (fresh) C - Carmen Jones (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Illinois | Lawrence Shoemaker steals it from Young Huang | 6-10 |
| 15:36 | BYU | Shelby Uselton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 6-10 |
| 15:35 | Illinois | Albert Buckley snags the defensive board | 6-10 |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Young Huang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (SG), Carroll Holton (C) Young Huang, Norman Rowland | |
| Subs | BYU | Carlos Munk (SG), Jason Boone (C) Shelby Uselton, Lawrence Shoemaker | |
| 15:13 | BYU | Jason Boone hits a jump hook from close range set up by Edward Griffith | 6-12 |
| 15:03 | Illinois | Albert Buckley misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Carlos Munk - foul #1 on Carlos Munk, team foul #3 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (PG), Joel Taylor (SF) Leroy Witherell, Thomas Altman | |
| Subs | BYU | Russell Yardbrough (SF) Carmen Jones | |
| 15:03 | Illinois | Albert Buckley misses the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 15:03 | Illinois | Albert Buckley makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:39 | BYU | Edward Griffith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-12 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Carroll Holton | 7-12 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Robert Davis is hacked by Albert Murray - foul #1 on Albert Murray, team foul #4 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Young Huang (SF) Albert Buckley | |
| Subs | BYU | Kevin Hedman (SG), Troy Williams (PF) Carlos Munk, Albert Murray | |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Young Huang scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 14:07 | BYU | Edward Griffith clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 10-12 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Davis | 10-12 |
| 13:52 | Illinois | Robert Davis buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 13:27 | BYU | Kevin Hedman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-12 |
| 13:25 | BYU | Kevin Hedman gets the offensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 13:06 | BYU | Joel Taylor takes the ball from Kevin Hedman | 13-12 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Robert Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), Thomas Altman (SF), Albert Buckley (PF), Norman Rowland (C) Robert Davis, Robert Davis, Joel Taylor, Carroll Holton | |
| Subs | BYU | Shelby Uselton (PG), Lawrence Shoemaker (SF), Albert Murray (PF), Carmen Jones (C) Edward Griffith, Russell Yardbrough, Troy Williams, Jason Boone | |
| 12:19 | BYU | Kevin Hedman buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Shelby Uselton | 13-14 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Norman Rowland misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-14 |
| 11:49 | BYU | Carmen Jones gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Young Huang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Altman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Albert Buckley (fresh) 1 pts. C - Norman Rowland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Shelby Uselton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Hedman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Shoemaker (fresh) PF - Albert Murray (fresh) C - Carmen Jones (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | BYU | Lawrence Shoemaker is whistled for traveling | 13-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (SG), Carroll Holton (C) Young Huang, Norman Rowland | |
| Subs | BYU | Carlos Munk (SG), Russell Yardbrough (SF), Troy Williams (PF) Kevin Hedman, Lawrence Shoemaker, Albert Murray | |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Thomas Altman is called for traveling | 13-14 |
| 10:46 | BYU | Shelby Uselton's fadeaway is rejected by Albert Buckley | 13-14 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Carroll Holton snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Albert Buckley hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Davis | 15-14 |
| 10:28 | BYU | Carlos Munk is hacked by Albert Buckley - foul #1 on Albert Buckley, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (PG), Norman Rowland (SF), Joel Taylor (PF) Leroy Witherell, Thomas Altman, Albert Buckley | |
| Subs | BYU | Edward Griffith (SG) Carlos Munk | |
| 10:03 | BYU | Troy Williams blows the layup | 15-14 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Carroll Holton | 15-14 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Robert Davis knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 18-14 |
| 09:38 | BYU | Troy Williams misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-14 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Carroll Holton | 18-14 |
| 09:18 | Illinois | Norman Rowland comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-14 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Joel Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Norman Rowland makes the 3 from the right wing | 21-14 |
| 08:50 | BYU | Shelby Uselton misses badly on a runner from the left block | 21-14 |
| 08:49 | BYU | Troy Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-14 |
| 08:32 | BYU | Russell Yardbrough dunks the ball set up by Edward Griffith and the foul's on Carroll Holton - foul #1 on Carroll Holton, team foul #5 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), Young Huang (SG), Thomas Altman (SF), Albert Buckley (PF) Robert Davis, Robert Davis, Norman Rowland, Carroll Holton | |
| Subs | BYU | Carlos Munk (PG), Kevin Hedman (SG), Albert Murray (PF), Jason Boone (C) Shelby Uselton, Edward Griffith, Troy Williams, Carmen Jones | |
| 08:32 | BYU | Russell Yardbrough misses the free throw | 21-16 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Albert Buckley grabs the board | 21-16 |
| 08:18 | Illinois | Albert Buckley comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Carlos Munk - foul #2 on Carlos Munk, team foul #5 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | BYU | James Brown (PG), Lawrence Shoemaker (SF) Carlos Munk, Russell Yardbrough | |
| 08:18 | Illinois | Albert Buckley makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 08:18 | Illinois | Albert Buckley makes the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 08:04 | BYU | Albert Murray scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by James Brown | 23-18 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Young Huang is called for a charge - foul #1 on Young Huang, team foul #6 | 23-18 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Young Huang (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Altman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Albert Buckley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - James Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Hedman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Shoemaker (fresh) PF - Albert Murray (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Boone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | BYU | Albert Murray misses the jump hook from the right block | 23-18 |
| 07:16 | BYU | Lawrence Shoemaker pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-18 |
| 07:07 | BYU | Kevin Hedman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-18 |
| 07:05 | BYU | Jason Boone grabs the offensive board | 23-18 |
| 06:48 | BYU | Lawrence Shoemaker knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Albert Murray | 23-21 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Thomas Altman scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Leroy Witherell | 25-21 |
| 06:10 | BYU | Albert Murray loses the ball out of bounds | 25-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (PG), Robert Davis (SG), Norman Rowland (SF), Carroll Holton (C) Leroy Witherell, Thomas Altman, Albert Buckley, Joel Taylor | |
| Subs | BYU | Shelby Uselton (PG), Russell Yardbrough (SF), Troy Williams (PF), Carmen Jones (C) James Brown, Lawrence Shoemaker, Albert Murray, Jason Boone | |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Robert Davis clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Russell Yardbrough - foul #1 on Russell Yardbrough, team foul #6 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | BYU | Edward Griffith (SG) Kevin Hedman | |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Robert Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 05:48 | BYU | The rebound goes to Carmen Jones | 26-21 |
| 05:44 | BYU | Edward Griffith connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-23 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Robert Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-23 |
| 05:18 | BYU | Carmen Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 05:13 | BYU | Shelby Uselton is fouled on the floor by Norman Rowland - foul #1 on Norman Rowland, team foul #7 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joel Taylor (PF) Young Huang | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 05:13 | BYU | Shelby Uselton makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 05:13 | BYU | Shelby Uselton makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Shelby Uselton steals it from Robert Davis | 26-25 |
| 04:54 | BYU | Edward Griffith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Shelby Uselton | 26-27 |
| 04:38 | Illinois | Robert Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), Thomas Altman (SF), Albert Buckley (PF) Robert Davis, Norman Rowland, Joel Taylor | |
| Subs | BYU | Kevin Hedman (SG), Jason Boone (C) Edward Griffith, Carmen Jones | |
| 04:20 | BYU | Kevin Hedman knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-29 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Thomas Altman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-29 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Albert Buckley gets the offensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Thomas Altman's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Boone | 26-29 |
| 03:45 | BYU | Jason Boone grabs the defensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 03:40 | BYU | Kevin Hedman buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Troy Williams | 26-32 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Altman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Buckley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Carroll Holton (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Shelby Uselton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Hedman (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Yardbrough (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Troy Williams (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Boone (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Albert Buckley misses the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Troy Williams - foul #1 on Troy Williams, team foul #7 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Young Huang (SG) Robert Davis | |
| Subs | BYU | Edward Griffith (PG), Carmen Jones (SF), Albert Murray (PF) Shelby Uselton, Russell Yardbrough, Troy Williams | |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Albert Buckley makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Albert Buckley makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 03:09 | BYU | Edward Griffith misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-32 |
| 03:08 | BYU | Carmen Jones can't tip it in | 28-32 |
| 03:07 | BYU | Albert Murray tips it in | 28-34 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Young Huang makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Leroy Witherell | 30-34 |
| 02:48 | BYU | Edward Griffith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Leroy Witherell - foul #1 on Leroy Witherell, team foul #8 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (PG), Norman Rowland (SF), Joel Taylor (PF), Drew Wilkerson (C) Leroy Witherell, Thomas Altman, Albert Buckley, Carroll Holton | |
| Subs | BYU | Carlos Munk (SG), Lawrence Shoemaker (SF) Kevin Hedman, Jason Boone | |
| 02:48 | BYU | Edward Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 02:48 | BYU | Edward Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Albert Murray is called for the reach on Drew Wilkerson - foul #2 on Albert Murray, team foul #8 | 30-36 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Drew Wilkerson makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Drew Wilkerson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 02:17 | BYU | Lawrence Shoemaker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (SG) Young Huang | |
| Subs | BYU | Shelby Uselton (PG), Russell Yardbrough (SF), Troy Williams (PF) Carlos Munk, Lawrence Shoemaker, Albert Murray | |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Robert Davis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-36 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Norman Rowland tips it home | 34-36 |
| 01:55 | BYU | Shelby Uselton is hacked by Norman Rowland - foul #2 on Norman Rowland, team foul #9 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | BYU | Kevin Hedman (SG) Edward Griffith | |
| 01:55 | BYU | Shelby Uselton makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 01:55 | BYU | Shelby Uselton makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | The jump hook by Robert Davis is blocked by Troy Williams | 34-38 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Robert Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Robert Davis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-38 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Joel Taylor tips it back up and in | 36-38 |
| 01:16 | BYU | Russell Yardbrough misses the easy layup | 36-38 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Joel Taylor snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Joel Taylor is fouled on the floor by Shelby Uselton - foul #2 on Shelby Uselton, team foul #9 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), Thomas Altman (SF), Carroll Holton (C) Robert Davis, Norman Rowland, Drew Wilkerson | |
| Subs | BYU | Jason Boone (C) Carmen Jones | |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Joel Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Joel Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 00:39 | BYU | Troy Williams makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Russell Yardbrough and he's hacked by Joel Taylor - foul #2 on Joel Taylor, team foul #10 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Albert Buckley (PF) Joel Taylor | |
| Subs | BYU | Edward Griffith (PG) Shelby Uselton | |
| 00:39 | BYU | Troy Williams misses the free throw | 38-40 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Albert Buckley grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Leroy Witherell, team foul #11 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | BYU | Carlos Munk (SG), Albert Murray (PF) Kevin Hedman, Troy Williams | |
| 00:01 | BYU | Jason Boone clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Albert Buckley snags the defensive board | 38-40 |