| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Alton Saito (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dale Goguen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clayton Forehand (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Carl Girardi (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Andre Redus (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dean Newman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Tony Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Malcolm Larsen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobby Haywood (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Lawrence | Tony Lee inbounds the ball | 40-35 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Lawrence | Bobby Haywood can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 19:48 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand is alone and drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Alton Saito | 42-35 |
| 19:29 | Lawrence | Bobby Haywood misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Clayton Forehand - foul #1 on Clayton Forehand, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| 19:29 | Lawrence | Bobby Haywood makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 19:29 | Lawrence | Bobby Haywood misses the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | Christopher Ross snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand can't finish the layup | 42-36 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Girardi | 42-36 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | Alton Saito misses the jumpshot from the left side | 42-36 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Alton Saito tips it home | 44-36 |
| 18:51 | Lawrence | Bobby Haywood comes up short on the shot from the right side | 44-36 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Carl Girardi pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Dale Goguen clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-36 |
| 18:43 | Lawrence | Bobby Haywood gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 18:27 | Lawrence | Tony Lee connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Dean Newman | 44-39 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Tony Lee is called for the reach on Clayton Forehand in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tony Lee, team foul #1 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Sibert (PG), Daniel Vanek (SG), Harry Willie (SF), Peter McDonald (PF), Steve Lemons (C) Alton Saito, Dale Goguen, Clayton Forehand, Christopher Ross, Carl Girardi | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Daniel Bakos (PG), Eric James (SG), John Hendricks (SF), Jose Hernandez (PF) Andre Redus, Dean Newman, Tony Lee, Malcolm Larsen | |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Peter McDonald connects on the open shot from the left wing on a great pass from Harry Willie | 46-39 |
| 17:58 | Lawrence | Daniel Bakos misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Peter McDonald - foul #2 on Peter McDonald, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Malcolm Larsen (PF) Bobby Haywood | |
| 17:58 | Lawrence | Daniel Bakos makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 17:58 | Lawrence | Daniel Bakos makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Daniel Vanek clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 46-41 |
| 17:40 | Lawrence | Malcolm Larsen grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 17:14 | Lawrence | Eric James misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-41 |
| 17:13 | Lawrence | Daniel Bakos grabs the offensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 17:08 | Lawrence | Eric James is hacked by Harry Willie - foul #3 on Harry Willie, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alton Saito (PG), Dale Goguen (SG), Clayton Forehand (SF), Carl Girardi (C) Frederick Sibert, Daniel Vanek, Harry Willie, Steve Lemons | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Andre Redus (PG), Dean Newman (SG), Tony Lee (PF), Bobby Haywood (C) Daniel Bakos, Eric James, Malcolm Larsen, Jose Hernandez | |
| 16:59 | Lawrence | Bobby Haywood buries a runner in the paint set up by John Hendricks | 46-43 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Dale Goguen is fouled in the backcourt by Dean Newman - foul #1 on Dean Newman, team foul #2 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Ross (PF) Peter McDonald | |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| 16:44 | Illinois | Dale Goguen scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Clayton Forehand | 49-43 |
| 16:24 | Lawrence | Tony Lee makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Andre Redus | 49-45 |
| 16:22 | Illinois | Andre Redus steals it from Alton Saito in the backcourt | 49-45 |
| 16:16 | Lawrence | Tony Lee misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 16:13 | Illinois | Dean Newman steals it from Clayton Forehand in the backcourt | 49-45 |
| 15:59 | Lawrence | Bobby Haywood misses the lay-in | 49-45 |
| 15:58 | Lawrence | Tony Lee tips it home | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Alton Saito (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dale Goguen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clayton Forehand (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Ross (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Carl Girardi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Andre Redus (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dean Newman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Hendricks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Lee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Haywood (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 15:37 | Lawrence | Bobby Haywood grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 15:08 | Lawrence | John Hendricks misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-47 |
| 15:06 | Lawrence | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Lee | 49-47 |
| 14:51 | Lawrence | Alton Saito steps in front of the Andre Redus pass | 49-47 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Alton Saito misses the dunk attempt | 49-47 |
| 14:47 | Lawrence | Tony Lee snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 14:29 | Lawrence | Tony Lee hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-47 |
| 14:27 | Lawrence | John Hendricks hits the follow up shot | 49-49 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Alton Saito's pass is intercepted by Dean Newman in the backcourt | 49-49 |
| 14:24 | Lawrence | John Hendricks lays it in on a nice dish by Dean Newman | 49-51 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | Alton Saito throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Sibert (PG), Daniel Vanek (SG), Harry Willie (SF), Peter McDonald (PF), Steve Lemons (C) Alton Saito, Dale Goguen, Clayton Forehand, Christopher Ross, Carl Girardi | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Pablo Perez (PG), Daniel Bakos (SG), Jeffrey Jurado (SF), Malcolm Larsen (PF), Jose Hernandez (C) Andre Redus, Dean Newman, John Hendricks, Tony Lee, Bobby Haywood | |
| 14:14 | Lawrence | Jeffrey Jurado is whistled for traveling | 49-51 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Daniel Bakos steals it from Daniel Vanek in the backcourt | 49-51 |
| 13:57 | Lawrence | Daniel Bakos scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 13:50 | Illinois | Peter McDonald misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 13:48 | Lawrence | Jose Hernandez grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 13:31 | Lawrence | Malcolm Larsen hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 49-53 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Daniel Vanek gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | Peter McDonald double dribbles in the backcourt | 49-53 |
| 13:04 | Lawrence | Jeffrey Jurado comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Frederick Sibert - foul #2 on Frederick Sibert, team foul #4 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Forehand (SF), Delmar Vincent (PF), Donald Lambert (C) Daniel Vanek, Peter McDonald, Steve Lemons | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Eric James (SG), Bobby Haywood (C) Daniel Bakos, Jose Hernandez | |
| 13:04 | Lawrence | Jeffrey Jurado makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 13:04 | Lawrence | Jeffrey Jurado makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Harry Willie's pass is intercepted by Eric James in the backcourt | 49-55 |
| 12:45 | Lawrence | Bobby Haywood misses long on a jump hook from close range | 49-55 |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Frederick Sibert grabs the defensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 12:40 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Frederick Sibert | 52-55 |
| 12:25 | Lawrence | Eric James is hacked by Frederick Sibert - foul #3 on Frederick Sibert, team foul #5 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alton Saito (PG), Dale Goguen (SG) Frederick Sibert, Harry Willie | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Gregory Paine (SF) Jeffrey Jurado | |
| 12:06 | Lawrence | Eric James travels with the ball | 52-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Peter McDonald (PF), Steve Lemons (C) Clayton Forehand, Delmar Vincent | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Tony Lee (C) Bobby Haywood | |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Dale Goguen makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Peter McDonald | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Alton Saito (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dale Goguen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Lambert (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Peter McDonald (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Lemons (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Pablo Perez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric James (fairly fresh) SF - Gregory Paine (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Malcolm Larsen (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Tony Lee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Lawrence | Pablo Perez clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 55-55 |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Steve Lemons pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| 11:08 | Illinois | Dale Goguen misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Peter McDonald hits the follow up shot | 57-55 |
| 10:42 | Lawrence | Tony Lee knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Pablo Perez and he's hacked by Peter McDonald - foul #3 on Peter McDonald, team foul #6 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Sibert (PG), Daniel Vanek (SG), Harry Willie (SF), Christopher Ross (PF), Carl Girardi (C) Alton Saito, Dale Goguen, Donald Lambert, Peter McDonald, Steve Lemons | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Daniel Bakos (PG), Dean Newman (SG), Jeffrey Jurado (SF), Jose Hernandez (C) Pablo Perez, Eric James, Gregory Paine, Malcolm Larsen | |
| 10:42 | Lawrence | Tony Lee makes the free throw | 57-58 |
| 10:35 | Illinois | Carl Girardi makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Daniel Vanek | 59-58 |
| 10:10 | Lawrence | Tony Lee clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Daniel Vanek - foul #1 on Daniel Vanek, team foul #7 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Andre Redus (PG) Dean Newman | |
| 10:10 | Lawrence | Tony Lee makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 10:10 | Lawrence | Tony Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Girardi | 59-59 |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Daniel Vanek is hacked by Daniel Bakos in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Bakos, team foul #3 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lawrence | John Hendricks (C) Tony Lee | |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Carl Girardi is open and lays it up and in set up by Daniel Vanek | 61-59 |
| 09:22 | Lawrence | Daniel Bakos scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-61 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Christopher Ross is fouled in the backcourt by Andre Redus - foul #2 on Andre Redus, team foul #4 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alton Saito (PG), Dale Goguen (SG), Clayton Forehand (SF), Delmar Vincent (PF) Frederick Sibert, Daniel Vanek, Harry Willie, Christopher Ross | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Pablo Perez (PG), Dean Newman (SG), Bobby Haywood (C) Andre Redus, Daniel Bakos, Jose Hernandez | |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Dale Goguen is fouled on the floor by John Hendricks - foul #2 on John Hendricks, team foul #5 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Malcolm Larsen (PF) Jeffrey Jurado | |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Dale Goguen clanks a 3 from straight away | 61-61 |
| 08:40 | Lawrence | The rebound goes to John Hendricks | 61-61 |
| 08:33 | Lawrence | Bobby Haywood is hacked by Delmar Vincent - foul #1 on Delmar Vincent, team foul #8 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Peter McDonald (PF), Steve Lemons (C) Delmar Vincent, Carl Girardi | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Jeffrey Jurado (SF) John Hendricks | |
| 08:33 | Lawrence | Bobby Haywood misses the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 08:33 | Lawrence | Malcolm Larsen pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 08:21 | Lawrence | Bobby Haywood is called for traveling | 61-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Sibert (PG), Donald Lambert (SF) Alton Saito, Clayton Forehand | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Andre Redus (PG) Pablo Perez | |
| 08:08 | Illinois | Bobby Haywood blocks the jumper by Frederick Sibert | 61-61 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Peter McDonald grabs the offensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Steve Lemons misses short on an open shot from the right side | 61-61 |
| 07:50 | Illinois | Peter McDonald pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | The short jumper by Steve Lemons is denied by Bobby Haywood | 61-61 |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Steve Lemons tips it back up and in | 63-61 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frederick Sibert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dale Goguen (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Lambert (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Peter McDonald (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Steve Lemons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Andre Redus (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dean Newman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Jeffrey Jurado (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Malcolm Larsen (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Bobby Haywood (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:25 | Lawrence | Bobby Haywood drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-64 |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Steve Lemons buries a shot from the left block | 65-64 |
| 06:54 | Lawrence | Malcolm Larsen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 65-64 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Steve Lemons snags the defensive board | 65-64 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Donald Lambert misses the dunk attempt | 65-64 |
| 06:45 | Lawrence | Malcolm Larsen grabs the defensive rebound | 65-64 |
| 06:29 | Lawrence | Bobby Haywood knocks in the floater in the lane | 65-66 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Dale Goguen misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-66 |
| 06:09 | Lawrence | Bobby Haywood gets the rebound | 65-66 |
| 06:02 | Lawrence | Andre Redus hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 65-66 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Peter McDonald grabs the board | 65-66 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alton Saito (PG), Daniel Vanek (SG), Clayton Forehand (SF), Christopher Ross (PF), Carl Girardi (C) Frederick Sibert, Dale Goguen, Donald Lambert, Peter McDonald, Steve Lemons | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Daniel Bakos (PG), Eric James (SG), John Hendricks (SF), Tony Lee (PF), Jose Hernandez (C) Andre Redus, Dean Newman, Jeffrey Jurado, Malcolm Larsen, Bobby Haywood | |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Christopher Ross | 68-66 |
| 05:22 | Lawrence | Jose Hernandez travels with the ball | 68-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Pablo Perez (PG) Eric James | |
| 05:04 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Alton Saito | 70-66 |
| 04:47 | Lawrence | Carl Girardi is called for the reach on Jose Hernandez - foul #1 on Carl Girardi, team foul #9 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Eric James (SG) Daniel Bakos | |
| 04:47 | Lawrence | Jose Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 04:47 | Lawrence | Jose Hernandez misses the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Christopher Ross snags the defensive board | 70-67 |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Jose Hernandez swats the short shot by Clayton Forehand | 70-67 |
| 04:39 | Lawrence | Tony Lee pulls down the rebound | 70-67 |
| 04:34 | Lawrence | Eric James is fouled on the floor by Daniel Vanek - foul #2 on Daniel Vanek, team foul #10 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Willie (SG), Delmar Vincent (PF) Daniel Vanek, Christopher Ross | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Gregory Paine (SF) Jose Hernandez | |
| 04:34 | Lawrence | Eric James makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 04:34 | Lawrence | Eric James makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand comes up short on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Gregory Paine - foul #2 on Gregory Paine, team foul #6 | 70-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Sibert (PG), Donald Lambert (C) Alton Saito, Carl Girardi | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Bobby Haywood (C) John Hendricks | |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand misses the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 04:03 | Lawrence | Gregory Paine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-69 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Harry Willie is fouled in the backcourt by Eric James - foul #1 on Eric James, team foul #7 | 71-69 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Harry Willie makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Harry Willie makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 03:43 | Lawrence | Bobby Haywood misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Frederick Sibert - foul #4 on Frederick Sibert, team foul #11 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Peter McDonald (PF), Steve Lemons (C) Clayton Forehand, Delmar Vincent | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Dean Newman (SG) Eric James | |
| 03:43 | Lawrence | Bobby Haywood makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 03:43 | Lawrence | Bobby Haywood makes the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Donald Lambert hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Dean Newman - foul #2 on Dean Newman, team foul #8 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Vanek (SG), Christopher Ross (PF) Harry Willie, Steve Lemons | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Andre Redus (PG), Daniel Bakos (SG), Jeffrey Jurado (SF), Malcolm Larsen (PF) Pablo Perez, Dean Newman, Gregory Paine, Bobby Haywood | |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Donald Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Donald Lambert misses the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Peter McDonald grabs the offensive rebound | 74-71 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frederick Sibert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Daniel Vanek (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Lambert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Peter McDonald (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Andre Redus (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Bakos (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Jurado (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Malcolm Larsen (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Tony Lee (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Peter McDonald throws it down | 76-71 |
| 03:00 | Lawrence | Lawrence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alton Saito (PG), Dale Goguen (SG), Clayton Forehand (SF), Carl Girardi (C) Frederick Sibert, Daniel Vanek, Donald Lambert, Peter McDonald | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Jose Hernandez (PF), John Hendricks (C) Malcolm Larsen, Tony Lee | |
| 02:51 | Lawrence | John Hendricks misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-71 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Carl Girardi grabs the defensive rebound | 76-71 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Dale Goguen makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Carl Girardi | 78-71 |
| 02:31 | Lawrence | Jose Hernandez is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Jose Hernandez, team foul #9 | 78-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Pablo Perez (PG) Daniel Bakos | |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand scores on a turnaround from the left block | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:58 | Lawrence | Jeffrey Jurado hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 80-71 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Dale Goguen grabs the defensive rebound | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Alton Saito's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Jurado in the backcourt | 80-71 |
| 01:41 | Lawrence | The jumper by Pablo Perez is denied by Carl Girardi | 80-71 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Clayton Forehand | 80-71 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 80-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Dean Newman (SG), Malcolm Larsen (PF), Bobby Haywood (C) Andre Redus, Jose Hernandez, John Hendricks | |
| 01:26 | Lawrence | Carl Girardi denies the turnaround by Bobby Haywood | 80-71 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Girardi | 80-71 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Dale Goguen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 80-71 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | Carl Girardi grabs the offensive rebound | 80-71 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Alton Saito can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 80-71 |
| 01:06 | Lawrence | Bobby Haywood grabs the defensive rebound | 80-71 |
| 00:58 | Lawrence | Dean Newman is whistled for traveling | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Alton Saito is hacked by Pablo Perez in the backcourt - foul #4 on Pablo Perez, team foul #10 | 80-71 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Alton Saito makes the 1st free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Alton Saito makes the 2nd free throw | 82-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Lawrence | Pablo Perez is hacked by Christopher Ross - foul #1 on Christopher Ross, team foul #12 | 82-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Sibert (PG), Daniel Vanek (SG), Harry Willie (SF), Peter McDonald (PF), Steve Lemons (C) Alton Saito, Dale Goguen, Clayton Forehand, Christopher Ross, Carl Girardi | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Andre Redus (SG), John Hendricks (SF), Tony Lee (PF), Jose Hernandez (C) Dean Newman, Jeffrey Jurado, Malcolm Larsen, Bobby Haywood | |
| 00:47 | Lawrence | Pablo Perez makes the 1st free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:47 | Lawrence | Pablo Perez makes the 2nd free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Daniel Vanek is hacked by Andre Redus in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andre Redus, team foul #11 | 82-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alton Saito (PG), Clayton Forehand (SF), Christopher Ross (PF), Carl Girardi (C) Frederick Sibert, Harry Willie, Peter McDonald, Steve Lemons | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Dean Newman (SG), Jeffrey Jurado (SF), Malcolm Larsen (PF), Bobby Haywood (C) Andre Redus, John Hendricks, Tony Lee, Jose Hernandez | |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Daniel Vanek makes the 1st free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Daniel Vanek misses the 2nd free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Girardi | 83-73 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Carl Girardi is hacked by Dean Newman - foul #3 on Dean Newman, team foul #12 | 83-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Sibert (PG), Harry Willie (SF), Peter McDonald (PF) Alton Saito, Clayton Forehand, Christopher Ross | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Andre Redus (PG), Daniel Bakos (SG), John Hendricks (SF), Tony Lee (PF), Jose Hernandez (C) Pablo Perez, Dean Newman, Jeffrey Jurado, Malcolm Larsen, Bobby Haywood | |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Carl Girardi makes the 1st free throw | 84-73 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Carl Girardi misses the 2nd free throw | 84-73 |
| 00:45 | Lawrence | Jose Hernandez snags the defensive board | 84-73 |
| 00:39 | Lawrence | John Hendricks loses the dribble to Frederick Sibert | 84-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Frederick Sibert hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 84-73 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Carl Girardi gets the offensive rebound | 84-73 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Daniel Vanek's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 84-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Lemons (C) Carl Girardi | |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| 00:03 | Lawrence | Jose Hernandez's pass is intercepted by Frederick Sibert | 84-73 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Frederick Sibert runs out the clock | 84-73 |