| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Francis Richards (fresh) SG - Ralph Sarinsky (fresh) SF - Vincent McArdell (fresh) PF - Marcus Heard (fresh) C - Robert Rodgers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington (MO) | PG - David Lane (fresh) SG - Matthew Henderson (fresh) SF - Jason Duncan (fresh) PF - Allen Johnson (fresh) C - Robert Ginn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Vincent McArdell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington (MO) | Washington (MO) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Francis Richards clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Washington (MO) | Allen Johnson grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Washington (MO) | Matthew Henderson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Washington (MO) | Robert Ginn gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Washington (MO) | Jason Duncan blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Francis Richards misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Washington (MO) | Allen Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Washington (MO) | David Lane connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:40 | Illinois | Vincent McArdell is denied on a layup by Allen Johnson | 0-3 |
| 18:39 | Illinois | Vincent McArdell tips it home | 2-3 |
| 18:22 | Washington (MO) | Allen Johnson can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 2-3 |
| 18:20 | Washington (MO) | Jason Duncan tips it back up and in | 2-5 |
| 18:00 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Francis Richards and he's fouled by Matthew Henderson - foul #1 on Matthew Henderson, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 18:00 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky misses the free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:00 | Washington (MO) | Matthew Henderson pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:34 | Washington (MO) | Jason Duncan comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 4-5 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Marcus Heard gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gavin Matthews (SG), Albert Naugle (SF), Glen Bouchard (C) Ralph Sarinsky, Vincent McArdell, Robert Rodgers | |
| Subs | Washington (MO) | | |
| 17:04 | Washington (MO) | Gavin Matthews picks off the pass by Allen Johnson | 4-5 |
| 16:43 | Illinois | Robert Ginn is called for the reach on Glen Bouchard - foul #1 on Robert Ginn, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Wilkes (PG), Christopher Irick (C) Francis Richards, Marcus Heard | |
| Subs | Washington (MO) | | |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Glen Bouchard misses the jumper in the paint | 4-5 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Glen Bouchard grabs the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Matthew Henderson is called for the reach on Gavin Matthews - foul #2 on Matthew Henderson, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Washington (MO) | Daniel Barlow (SG) Matthew Henderson | |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Glen Bouchard is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Glen Bouchard, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky (SG), Robert Rodgers (C) Richard Wilkes, Christopher Irick | |
| Subs | Washington (MO) | George Blair (PG) David Lane | |
| 15:51 | Washington (MO) | George Blair misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 4-5 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gavin Matthews (fresh) SG - Ralph Sarinsky (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Albert Naugle (fresh) PF - Glen Bouchard (fresh) C - Robert Rodgers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington (MO) | PG - George Blair (fresh) SG - Daniel Barlow (fresh) SF - Jason Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Allen Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Ginn (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Daniel Barlow - foul #1 on Daniel Barlow, team foul #4 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Francis Richards (PG), Vincent McArdell (SF) Gavin Matthews, Albert Naugle | |
| Subs | Washington (MO) | Kenneth Phinney (C) Robert Ginn | |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:44 | Washington (MO) | Jason Duncan gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 15:24 | Washington (MO) | Jason Duncan lays it up and in and he's fouled by Robert Rodgers - foul #1 on Robert Rodgers, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marcus Heard (PF) Glen Bouchard | |
| Subs | Washington (MO) | Charles Uselton (C) Allen Johnson | |
| 15:24 | Washington (MO) | Jason Duncan makes the free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | Vincent McArdell comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Jason Duncan - foul #1 on Jason Duncan, team foul #5 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Washington (MO) | Wayne Colin (SG) Jason Duncan | |
| 15:15 | Illinois | Vincent McArdell makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | Vincent McArdell makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:55 | Washington (MO) | Wayne Colin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 7-8 |
| 14:54 | Illinois | Marcus Heard grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Francis Richards drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Ralph Sarinsky | 10-8 |
| 14:33 | Washington (MO) | Wayne Colin misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-8 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ralph Sarinsky | 10-8 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Vincent McArdell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gavin Matthews (SG), Albert Naugle (SF), Glen Bouchard (C) Ralph Sarinsky, Vincent McArdell, Robert Rodgers | |
| Subs | Washington (MO) | David Lane (PG), Jason Duncan (SF), Allen Johnson (PF), Robert Ginn (C) George Blair, Wayne Colin, Kenneth Phinney, Charles Uselton | |
| 13:48 | Washington (MO) | Jason Duncan dunks the ball on a great pass from Allen Johnson | 10-10 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | Gavin Matthews comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-10 |
| 13:26 | Washington (MO) | Allen Johnson gets the rebound | 10-10 |
| 13:13 | Washington (MO) | Robert Ginn clanks a shot from the right side | 10-10 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Albert Naugle grabs the board | 10-10 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | Gavin Matthews is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Gavin Matthews, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Wilkes (PG), Christopher Irick (C) Francis Richards, Marcus Heard | |
| Subs | Washington (MO) | George Blair (SG) Daniel Barlow | |
| 12:56 | Washington (MO) | David Lane clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 10-10 |
| 12:54 | Washington (MO) | Robert Ginn grabs the offensive board | 10-10 |
| 12:34 | Washington (MO) | George Blair misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-10 |
| 12:33 | Washington (MO) | Jason Duncan tips it in | 10-12 |
| 12:08 | Illinois | Gavin Matthews loses the dribble to George Blair | 10-12 |
| 12:05 | Washington (MO) | George Blair misses the lay-in | 10-12 |
| 12:03 | Washington (MO) | The offensive rebound goes to George Blair | 10-12 |
| 11:43 | Washington (MO) | Glen Bouchard steals the ball from Jason Duncan | 10-12 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Wilkes (fresh) SG - Gavin Matthews (fresh) SF - Albert Naugle (fresh) PF - Glen Bouchard (fairly fresh) C - Christopher Irick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington (MO) | PG - David Lane (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Blair (fresh) SF - Jason Duncan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allen Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Ginn (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Illinois | Albert Naugle can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 10-12 |
| 11:26 | Illinois | Albert Naugle pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 11:08 | Illinois | Allen Johnson denies the turnaround by Christopher Irick | 10-12 |
| 11:07 | Washington (MO) | David Lane snags the defensive board | 10-12 |
| 10:49 | Washington (MO) | George Blair comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 10-12 |
| 10:47 | Illinois | Glen Bouchard pulls down the rebound | 10-12 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | Gavin Matthews is hacked by George Blair - foul #1 on George Blair, team foul #6 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Francis Richards (PG), Ralph Sarinsky (SG), Vincent McArdell (SF), Marcus Heard (PF), Robert Rodgers (C) Richard Wilkes, Gavin Matthews, Albert Naugle, Glen Bouchard, Christopher Irick | |
| Subs | Washington (MO) | Wayne Colin (PG), Daniel Barlow (SG), Kenneth Phinney (PF), Charles Uselton (C) David Lane, George Blair, Allen Johnson, Robert Ginn | |
| 10:14 | Illinois | Daniel Barlow is called for the reach on Ralph Sarinsky - foul #2 on Daniel Barlow, team foul #7 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Washington (MO) | Joseph Miller (PG) Daniel Barlow | |
| 10:14 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 10:14 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 10:07 | Washington (MO) | Wayne Colin's pass is intercepted by Vincent McArdell | 12-12 |
| 09:53 | Illinois | Marcus Heard knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Francis Richards and he's hacked by Kenneth Phinney - foul #1 on Kenneth Phinney, team foul #8 | 14-12 |
| 09:53 | Illinois | Marcus Heard misses the free throw | 14-12 |
| 09:53 | Washington (MO) | Wayne Colin grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 09:40 | Washington (MO) | Charles Uselton connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jason Duncan | 14-14 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-14 |
| 09:18 | Washington (MO) | Charles Uselton grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 08:57 | Washington (MO) | Kenneth Phinney is denied on a dunk by Robert Rodgers | 14-14 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers grabs the board | 14-14 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Francis Richards comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-14 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Marcus Heard hits the follow up shot | 16-14 |
| 08:33 | Washington (MO) | Wayne Colin can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 16-14 |
| 08:31 | Washington (MO) | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Uselton | 16-14 |
| 08:23 | Washington (MO) | Kenneth Phinney misses long on a runner from the left block | 16-14 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers grabs the board | 16-14 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Francis Richards knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Ralph Sarinsky | 18-14 |
| 07:41 | Washington (MO) | Robert Rodgers is called for the reach on Joseph Miller - foul #2 on Robert Rodgers, team foul #4 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gavin Matthews (SG), Albert Naugle (SF), Glen Bouchard (PF), Christopher Irick (C) Ralph Sarinsky, Vincent McArdell, Marcus Heard, Robert Rodgers | |
| Subs | Washington (MO) | David Lane (PG), George Blair (SG), Allen Johnson (PF), Robert Ginn (C) Joseph Miller, Wayne Colin, Jason Duncan, Kenneth Phinney | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Francis Richards (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gavin Matthews (fresh) SF - Albert Naugle (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Glen Bouchard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Irick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington (MO) | PG - David Lane (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Blair (fresh) SF - Charles Uselton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Ginn (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Washington (MO) | Allen Johnson makes the driving attempt from the right block | 18-16 |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Gavin Matthews can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 18-16 |
| 07:16 | Washington (MO) | Robert Ginn grabs the defensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 06:57 | Washington (MO) | Robert Ginn buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by David Lane | 18-18 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | A charge is called on Glen Bouchard - foul #2 on Glen Bouchard, team foul #5 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Wilkes (PG), Sean Tittle (C) Francis Richards, Glen Bouchard | |
| Subs | Washington (MO) | Jason Duncan (SF) Charles Uselton | |
| 06:39 | Washington (MO) | George Blair hits a jumper from the right side set up by David Lane and the foul's on Gavin Matthews - foul #2 on Gavin Matthews, team foul #6 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Cain (SF), Marcus Heard (PF) Gavin Matthews, Sean Tittle | |
| Subs | Washington (MO) | | |
| 06:39 | Washington (MO) | George Blair makes the free throw | 18-21 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Marcus Heard misses the lay-in | 18-21 |
| 06:17 | Washington (MO) | Jason Duncan pulls down the rebound | 18-21 |
| 06:14 | Washington (MO) | David Lane throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky (SG) Carl Cain | |
| Subs | Washington (MO) | Wayne Colin (SG) Jason Duncan | |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Wayne Colin - foul #1 on Wayne Colin, team foul #9 | 18-21 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 05:42 | Washington (MO) | Marcus Heard steps in front of the David Lane pass | 20-21 |
| 05:16 | Illinois | George Blair takes the ball from Albert Naugle | 20-21 |
| 05:13 | Washington (MO) | David Lane hits the finger roll on a nice dish by George Blair | 20-23 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Marcus Heard | 22-23 |
| 04:31 | Washington (MO) | Allen Johnson blows the layup | 22-23 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Albert Naugle gets the rebound | 22-23 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Ralph Sarinsky misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 22-23 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | Marcus Heard grabs the offensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 04:07 | Illinois | Christopher Irick scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Richard Wilkes and he's hacked by Robert Ginn - foul #2 on Robert Ginn, team foul #10 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Francis Richards (PG), Vincent McArdell (SF), Sean Tittle (C) Richard Wilkes, Albert Naugle, Marcus Heard | |
| Subs | Washington (MO) | Joseph Miller (PG), Jason Duncan (SF), Kenneth Phinney (PF), Charles Uselton (C) David Lane, Wayne Colin, Allen Johnson, Robert Ginn | |
| 04:07 | Illinois | Christopher Irick makes the free throw | 25-23 |
| 03:50 | Washington (MO) | George Blair clanks a floater from the left side | 25-23 |
| 03:49 | Washington (MO) | George Blair gets the offensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 03:31 | Washington (MO) | Charles Uselton is fouled on the floor by Ralph Sarinsky - foul #1 on Ralph Sarinsky, team foul #7 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gavin Matthews (SG), Glen Bouchard (PF), Robert Rodgers (C) Ralph Sarinsky, Christopher Irick, Sean Tittle | |
| Subs | Washington (MO) | Matthew Henderson (SG) George Blair | |
| 03:31 | Washington (MO) | Charles Uselton makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 03:31 | Washington (MO) | Charles Uselton makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Francis Richards (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gavin Matthews (fresh) SF - Vincent McArdell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Glen Bouchard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Rodgers (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington (MO) | PG - Joseph Miller (fresh) SG - Matthew Henderson (fresh) SF - Jason Duncan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Uselton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Phinney (fresh) | |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gavin Matthews | 27-25 |
| 03:05 | Washington (MO) | Glen Bouchard swats the short shot by Jason Duncan | 27-25 |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Glen Bouchard grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Gavin Matthews scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Francis Richards | 29-25 |
| 02:38 | Washington (MO) | Charles Uselton scores on a shot from the free throw line | 29-27 |
| 02:28 | Illinois | Vincent McArdell travels with the ball | 29-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marcus Heard (PF) Glen Bouchard | |
| Subs | Washington (MO) | Wayne Colin (PG), Daniel Barlow (SF), Allen Johnson (PF), Robert Ginn (C) Joseph Miller, Jason Duncan, Charles Uselton, Kenneth Phinney | |
| 02:06 | Washington (MO) | Robert Ginn knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Wayne Colin | 29-29 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Marcus Heard banks in the layup | 31-29 |
| 01:35 | Washington (MO) | Allen Johnson is fouled on the floor by Marcus Heard - foul #1 on Marcus Heard, team foul #8 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Albert Naugle (SF) Vincent McArdell | |
| Subs | Washington (MO) | David Lane (PG), Jason Duncan (SF) Wayne Colin, Daniel Barlow | |
| 01:35 | Washington (MO) | Allen Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Albert Naugle can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 01:11 | Washington (MO) | Robert Ginn pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| 01:06 | Washington (MO) | Matthew Henderson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 31-29 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | Robert Rodgers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Wilkes (PG), Ralph Sarinsky (SG), Glen Bouchard (PF), Christopher Irick (C) Francis Richards, Gavin Matthews, Marcus Heard, Robert Rodgers | |
| Subs | Washington (MO) | Daniel Barlow (SG) Matthew Henderson | |
| 00:45 | Washington (MO) | Allen Johnson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Christopher Irick - foul #1 on Christopher Irick, team foul #9 | 31-29 |
| 00:45 | Washington (MO) | Allen Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 00:45 | Washington (MO) | Allen Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Glen Bouchard comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Allen Johnson - foul #1 on Allen Johnson, team foul #11 | 31-31 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Glen Bouchard misses the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Glen Bouchard makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 00:01 | Washington (MO) | Allen Johnson throws it down | 32-33 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Albert Naugle clanks a fullcourt shot | 32-33 |