| Lineup | Denver | PG - Ray Pagano (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Watters (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Humphries (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mack Deyo (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Ryan Spears (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Davis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Altman (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Albert Buckley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carroll Holton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Thomas Altman inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Illinois | Albert Buckley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-30 |
| 19:34 | Denver | Ray Pagano grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 19:15 | Denver | Daniel Watters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-30 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Albert Buckley's pass is intercepted by Ray Pagano | 33-30 |
| 18:58 | Denver | Daniel Watters hits the finger roll set up by Ray Pagano | 35-30 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Thomas Altman misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 18:27 | Denver | James Humphries grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 18:07 | Denver | Ray Pagano misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Leroy Witherell - foul #2 on Leroy Witherell, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| 18:07 | Denver | Ray Pagano misses the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 18:07 | Denver | Ray Pagano makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 18:00 | Illinois | Thomas Altman clanks a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Ryan Spears - foul #3 on Ryan Spears, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Denver | Bradley Scott (C) Ryan Spears | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:00 | Illinois | Thomas Altman makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 18:00 | Illinois | Thomas Altman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 17:41 | Denver | Mack Deyo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-32 |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Thomas Altman gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Robert Davis clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Bradley Scott - foul #1 on Bradley Scott, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Denver | Leon Young (PG), Scott Roberts (SF) Ray Pagano, James Humphries | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (PG), Norman Rowland (SF), Joel Taylor (PF), Drew Wilkerson (C) Leroy Witherell, Thomas Altman, Albert Buckley, Carroll Holton | |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Robert Davis misses the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Robert Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 17:25 | Denver | Mack Deyo snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 17:06 | Denver | Daniel Watters is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Daniel Watters, team foul #3 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Shumway (SG), Jack Douglas (PF) Daniel Watters, Mack Deyo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Young Huang (SG) Robert Davis | |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Joel Taylor steps out of bounds on the sideline | 36-32 |
| 16:41 | Denver | Robert Shumway can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-32 |
| 16:39 | Illinois | Joel Taylor pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 16:17 | Illinois | Drew Wilkerson knocks in the jumper from the baseline and the foul's on Bradley Scott - foul #2 on Bradley Scott, team foul #4 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Denver | Daniel Watters (SG), James Humphries (SF) Robert Shumway, Jack Douglas | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:17 | Illinois | Drew Wilkerson makes the free throw | 36-35 |
| 15:57 | Denver | Bradley Scott misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 15:56 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joel Taylor | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leon Young (fresh) SG - Daniel Watters (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Humphries (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bradley Scott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Young Huang (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Norman Rowland (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joel Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Drew Wilkerson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Joel Taylor misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Scott Roberts - foul #3 on Scott Roberts, team foul #5 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Denver | Ray Pagano (PG), Mack Deyo (PF), Ryan Spears (C) Leon Young, Scott Roberts, Bradley Scott | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), Robert Davis (SG), Thomas Altman (SF), Carroll Holton (C) Robert Davis, Young Huang, Norman Rowland, Drew Wilkerson | |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Joel Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Joel Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 15:18 | Denver | Mack Deyo misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 15:16 | Denver | James Humphries pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 15:00 | Denver | Mack Deyo misses the lay-in | 36-37 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Carroll Holton | 36-37 |
| 14:53 | Illinois | Thomas Altman buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Leroy Witherell | 36-40 |
| 14:46 | Denver | Ryan Spears comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 36-40 |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Carroll Holton pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Joel Taylor scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 36-42 |
| 14:14 | Denver | Mack Deyo misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 36-42 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Carroll Holton grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 13:52 | Illinois | Carroll Holton misses short on a shot from the baseline | 36-42 |
| 13:51 | Illinois | Carroll Holton tips it back up and in | 36-44 |
| 13:28 | Denver | Mack Deyo is hacked by Joel Taylor - foul #1 on Joel Taylor, team foul #2 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Leon Young (PG), Robert Shumway (SG), Scott Roberts (SF) Ray Pagano, Daniel Watters, James Humphries | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (PG), Young Huang (SG), Norman Rowland (SF), Albert Buckley (PF) Leroy Witherell, Robert Davis, Thomas Altman, Joel Taylor | |
| 13:11 | Denver | Scott Roberts is fouled on the floor by Norman Rowland - foul #1 on Norman Rowland, team foul #3 | 36-44 |
| 12:53 | Denver | Mack Deyo hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Scott Roberts | 39-44 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Albert Buckley is denied on a layup by Ryan Spears | 39-44 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Rowland | 39-44 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Norman Rowland is whistled for a carry | 39-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Jack Douglas (PF), Bradley Scott (C) Mack Deyo, Ryan Spears | |
| Subs | Illinois | Drew Wilkerson (C) Carroll Holton | |
| 12:14 | Denver | Robert Shumway scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-44 |
| 12:03 | Illinois | Young Huang misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Leon Young - foul #1 on Leon Young, team foul #6 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Ray Pagano (PG) Jack Douglas | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joel Taylor (C) Drew Wilkerson | |
| 12:03 | Illinois | Young Huang makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 12:03 | Illinois | Young Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 11:52 | Denver | Robert Shumway loses the dribble to Young Huang | 42-46 |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Albert Buckley lays it in on a great pass from Young Huang | 42-48 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Ray Pagano (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leon Young (fresh) SF - Robert Shumway (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Scott Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Bradley Scott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Young Huang (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Norman Rowland (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Albert Buckley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joel Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Denver | Leon Young lays it in on a nice dish by Ray Pagano | 44-48 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Albert Buckley can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Joel Taylor can't tip it in | 44-48 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Joel Taylor tips it home | 44-50 |
| 10:34 | Denver | Scott Roberts scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-50 |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Norman Rowland drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Young Huang | 46-53 |
| 09:39 | Denver | Ray Pagano connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Leon Young | 48-53 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Joel Taylor misses long on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Robert Shumway - foul #1 on Robert Shumway, team foul #7 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Denver | Daniel Watters (SG), James Humphries (SF), Mack Deyo (PF), Ryan Spears (C) Leon Young, Robert Shumway, Scott Roberts, Bradley Scott | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), Robert Davis (SG), Thomas Altman (SF), Carroll Holton (C) Robert Davis, Young Huang, Norman Rowland, Albert Buckley | |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Joel Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Joel Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 09:07 | Denver | Ryan Spears misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 48-55 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Davis | 48-55 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | Thomas Altman buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-57 |
| 08:49 | Denver | Ray Pagano hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | Thomas Altman gets the rebound | 48-57 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Thomas Altman is hacked by Ryan Spears - foul #4 on Ryan Spears, team foul #8 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Jack Douglas (C) Ryan Spears | |
| Subs | Illinois | Albert Buckley (PF) Joel Taylor | |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Thomas Altman misses the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 08:43 | Denver | Jack Douglas gets the rebound | 48-57 |
| 08:35 | Denver | Jack Douglas misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 48-57 |
| 08:34 | Illinois | Robert Davis gets the rebound | 48-57 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Jack Douglas is called for the reach on Albert Buckley - foul #3 on Jack Douglas, team foul #9 | 48-57 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Albert Buckley makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Albert Buckley misses the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 08:28 | Denver | James Humphries grabs the board | 48-58 |
| 08:09 | Denver | Jack Douglas misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-58 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell pulls down the rebound | 48-58 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell steps out of bounds on the baseline | 48-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Leon Young (PG), Ryan Spears (C) Ray Pagano, Jack Douglas | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joel Taylor (PF) Albert Buckley | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leon Young (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Watters (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Humphries (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mack Deyo (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Ryan Spears (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Davis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Altman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joel Taylor (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Carroll Holton (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Denver | James Humphries misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-58 |
| 07:31 | Denver | James Humphries snags the offensive board | 48-58 |
| 07:16 | Denver | Mack Deyo knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 50-58 |
| 06:56 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Altman and he's fouled by Daniel Watters - foul #2 on Daniel Watters, team foul #10 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Denver | Scott Roberts (SF) James Humphries | |
| Subs | Illinois | Young Huang (SG) Robert Davis | |
| 06:56 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell makes the free throw | 50-61 |
| 06:31 | Denver | Scott Roberts buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Ryan Spears and he's fouled by Thomas Altman - foul #2 on Thomas Altman, team foul #4 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Shumway (SG), Bradley Scott (PF) Daniel Watters, Mack Deyo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (PG), Drew Wilkerson (C) Leroy Witherell, Carroll Holton | |
| 06:31 | Denver | Scott Roberts makes the free throw | 53-61 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Robert Davis is hacked by Leon Young in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leon Young, team foul #11 | 53-61 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Robert Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 06:29 | Denver | Ryan Spears grabs the board | 53-62 |
| 06:10 | Denver | Ryan Spears loses the ball out of bounds | 53-62 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Bradley Scott blocks the short jumper by Joel Taylor | 53-62 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | Thomas Altman grabs the offensive board | 53-62 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Joel Taylor connects on the shot in the paint | 53-64 |
| 05:09 | Denver | Scott Roberts drills a shot from the baseline set up by Leon Young | 55-64 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Joel Taylor drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-67 |
| 04:50 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-67 |
| Subs | Denver | Ray Pagano (PG), Daniel Watters (SG), James Humphries (SF), Mack Deyo (PF) Leon Young, Robert Shumway, Scott Roberts, Bradley Scott | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), Robert Davis (SG), Norman Rowland (SF), Albert Buckley (PF), Carroll Holton (C) Robert Davis, Young Huang, Thomas Altman, Joel Taylor, Drew Wilkerson | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:40 | Denver | Ray Pagano is hacked by Leroy Witherell - foul #3 on Leroy Witherell, team foul #5 | 55-67 |
| 04:26 | Denver | Ray Pagano misses long on a jumper from the right side | 55-67 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Carroll Holton gets the rebound | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell is hacked by Ray Pagano - foul #1 on Ray Pagano, team foul #12 | 55-67 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell makes the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:50 | Denver | Daniel Watters is fouled on the floor by Robert Davis - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #6 | 55-69 |
| 03:39 | Denver | Ray Pagano hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Humphries | 57-69 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Ray Pagano (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Watters (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Humphries (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mack Deyo (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Ryan Spears (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Davis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Norman Rowland (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Buckley (fresh) 5 pts. C - Carroll Holton (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-72 |
| 02:55 | Denver | Norman Rowland steps in front of the Mack Deyo pass | 57-72 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Norman Rowland is fouled on the floor by Mack Deyo - foul #1 on Mack Deyo, team foul #13 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Denver | Leon Young (PG), Robert Shumway (SG), Scott Roberts (SF), Jack Douglas (PF), Bradley Scott (C) Ray Pagano, Daniel Watters, James Humphries, Mack Deyo, Ryan Spears | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (PG), Young Huang (SG), Joel Taylor (PF), Drew Wilkerson (C) Leroy Witherell, Robert Davis, Albert Buckley, Carroll Holton | |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Norman Rowland misses the 1st free throw | 57-72 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Norman Rowland makes the 2nd free throw | 57-73 |
| 02:29 | Denver | Bradley Scott is hacked by Drew Wilkerson - foul #1 on Drew Wilkerson, team foul #7 | 57-73 |
| 02:29 | Denver | Bradley Scott misses the 1st free throw | 57-73 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Drew Wilkerson | 57-73 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Norman Rowland can't connect on a floater in the paint | 57-73 |
| 02:06 | Denver | Jack Douglas grabs the board | 57-73 |
| 01:59 | Denver | Scott Roberts is hacked by Robert Davis - foul #2 on Robert Davis, team foul #8 | 57-73 |
| 01:59 | Denver | Scott Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 57-73 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Joel Taylor snags the defensive board | 57-73 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Robert Shumway is called for the reach on Joel Taylor - foul #2 on Robert Shumway, team foul #14 | 57-73 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Joel Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 57-73 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Joel Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 57-74 |
| 01:22 | Denver | Bradley Scott misses short on a 3 from straight away | 57-74 |
| 01:21 | Denver | Scott Roberts grabs the offensive board | 57-74 |
| 01:11 | Denver | Bradley Scott is fouled on the floor by Drew Wilkerson - foul #2 on Drew Wilkerson, team foul #9 | 57-74 |
| 01:11 | Denver | Bradley Scott makes the 1st free throw | 58-74 |
| 01:11 | Denver | Bradley Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 58-74 |
| 01:11 | Denver | Jack Douglas gets the offensive rebound | 58-74 |
| 01:03 | Denver | Leon Young connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Shumway and he's fouled by Robert Davis - foul #3 on Robert Davis, team foul #10 | 60-74 |
| 01:03 | Denver | Leon Young makes the free throw | 61-74 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Robert Shumway steals the ball from Robert Davis | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Denver | Scott Roberts is fouled on the floor by Robert Davis - foul #4 on Robert Davis, team foul #11 | 61-74 |
| 00:36 | Denver | Scott Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 62-74 |
| 00:36 | Denver | Scott Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 62-74 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Drew Wilkerson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-74 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Young Huang comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Leon Young - foul #3 on Leon Young, team foul #15 | 62-74 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Young Huang makes the 1st free throw | 62-75 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Young Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 62-76 |
| 00:04 | Denver | Young Huang is called for the reach on Robert Shumway - foul #1 on Young Huang, team foul #12 | 62-76 |
| 00:04 | Denver | Robert Shumway makes the 1st free throw | 63-76 |
| 00:04 | Denver | Robert Shumway makes the 2nd free throw | 64-76 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Robert Davis runs out the clock | 64-76 |