| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brad Wynne (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Everett Kinney (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alphonse Marino (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Harry Gill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathon French (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Xing-Fu Yen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Larsen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Phillip Mercer (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen inbounds the ball | 38-25 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | Jonathon French drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Xing-Fu Yen | 38-28 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo blows the layup but he's hacked by Phillip Mercer - foul #3 on Phillip Mercer, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Mapp (C) Phillip Mercer | |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo misses the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 19:25 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen grabs the board | 39-28 |
| 19:07 | Kentucky | Jonathon French's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-28 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | Brad Wynne is hacked by Robert Larsen - foul #1 on Robert Larsen, team foul #2 | 39-28 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Everett Kinney scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Alphonse Marino | 41-28 |
| 18:10 | Kentucky | James Smith misses short on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Brad Wynne - foul #1 on Brad Wynne, team foul #1 | 41-28 |
| 18:10 | Kentucky | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 18:10 | Kentucky | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Everett Kinney hits the finger roll set up by Dikembe Abdo | 43-30 |
| 17:41 | Kentucky | Jonathon French knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-33 |
| 17:17 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo makes the floater in the paint | 45-33 |
| 17:01 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by James Smith | 45-36 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Everett Kinney's pass is intercepted by James Smith | 45-36 |
| 16:53 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen lays it up and in set up by James Smith | 45-38 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Mapp | 45-38 |
| 16:27 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 16:10 | Kentucky | Brad Wynne is called for the reach on James Smith - foul #2 on Brad Wynne, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Strange (PG), Raul Martin (SG), Jessie Biddle (SF), Robert Greenberg (PF), Russell Jarrard (C) Brad Wynne, Everett Kinney, Dikembe Abdo, Alphonse Marino, Harry Gill | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Billy Mier (PG), Erik Drain (SG), Gary Valerio (SF), Ian Roberts (PF), Benjamin Wood (C) James Smith, Jonathon French, Xing-Fu Yen, Robert Larsen, Michael Mapp | |
| 15:47 | Kentucky | Erik Drain drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Billy Mier | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timothy Strange (fresh) SG - Raul Martin (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Jessie Biddle (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Greenberg (fresh) 4 pts. C - Russell Jarrard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Billy Mier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erik Drain (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gary Valerio (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ian Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. C - Benjamin Wood (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Russell Jarrard hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 45-40 |
| 15:32 | Kentucky | Ian Roberts grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 15:07 | Kentucky | Jessie Biddle steps in front of the Gary Valerio pass | 45-40 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Timothy Strange comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 14:50 | Kentucky | Ian Roberts gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 14:33 | Kentucky | Benjamin Wood is fouled on the floor by Timothy Strange - foul #1 on Timothy Strange, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brad Wynne (PG) Robert Greenberg | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen (SF), Phillip Mercer (C) Ian Roberts, Benjamin Wood | |
| 14:18 | Kentucky | Brad Wynne steals it from Erik Drain | 45-40 |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Timothy Strange can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Xing-Fu Yen - foul #2 on Xing-Fu Yen, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo (SF), Alphonse Marino (PF) Raul Martin, Russell Jarrard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Smith (PG), Michael Mapp (PF) Billy Mier, Gary Valerio | |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Timothy Strange misses the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Timothy Strange misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 13:55 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 13:30 | Kentucky | Michael Mapp drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Xing-Fu Yen | 45-43 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 45-43 |
| 12:59 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 12:54 | Kentucky | James Smith misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Brad Wynne - foul #3 on Brad Wynne, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Everett Kinney (SG), Russell Jarrard (C) Timothy Strange, Jessie Biddle | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jonathon French (SG), Robert Larsen (PF) Erik Drain, Michael Mapp | |
| 12:54 | Kentucky | James Smith misses the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 12:54 | Kentucky | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Brad Wynne hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-44 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino grabs the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 12:27 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino misses the lay-in | 45-44 |
| 12:25 | Illinois | Everett Kinney snags the offensive board | 45-44 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | James Smith steps in front of the Brad Wynne pass | 45-44 |
| 11:52 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-44 |
| 11:50 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer grabs the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 11:30 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Everett Kinney - foul #2 on Everett Kinney, team foul #5 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Gregg (PG), Raul Martin (SF), Robert Greenberg (PF), Harry Gill (C) Brad Wynne, Dikembe Abdo, Alphonse Marino, Russell Jarrard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Billy Mier (PG), Gary Valerio (SF), Michael Mapp (C) James Smith, Xing-Fu Yen, Phillip Mercer | |
| 11:30 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 11:30 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Gregg (fresh) SG - Everett Kinney (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Raul Martin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Greenberg (fresh) 4 pts. C - Harry Gill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Billy Mier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathon French (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Valerio (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Larsen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Mapp (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:08 | Illinois | Robert Greenberg can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 11:06 | Kentucky | Gary Valerio grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 10:42 | Kentucky | Billy Mier comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Everett Kinney - foul #3 on Everett Kinney, team foul #6 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jessie Biddle (SF) Everett Kinney | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Benjamin Wood (C) Robert Larsen | |
| 10:42 | Kentucky | Billy Mier misses the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 10:42 | Kentucky | Billy Mier makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:29 | Illinois | Michael Gregg's pass is intercepted by Benjamin Wood | 45-47 |
| 10:06 | Kentucky | Gary Valerio misses long on a 3 from straight away | 45-47 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Harry Gill pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 10:00 | Illinois | Jonathon French steals the ball from Raul Martin in the backcourt | 45-47 |
| 09:50 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Michael Mapp is denied by Harry Gill | 45-47 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | The jump hook by Raul Martin is blocked by Benjamin Wood | 45-47 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Harry Gill hits the follow up shot | 47-47 |
| 09:09 | Kentucky | Michael Mapp makes the driving attempt in the lane | 47-49 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Benjamin Wood swats the short shot by Harry Gill | 47-49 |
| 08:50 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gary Valerio | 47-49 |
| 08:38 | Kentucky | Raul Martin picks off the pass by Michael Mapp | 47-49 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Raul Martin misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 47-49 |
| 08:24 | Kentucky | Michael Mapp snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 08:11 | Kentucky | Michael Mapp hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Jonathon French | 47-51 |
| 07:50 | Illinois | Michael Gregg can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-51 |
| 07:49 | Kentucky | Jonathon French gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 07:44 | Kentucky | Gary Valerio hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-51 |
| 07:43 | Kentucky | Billy Mier snags the offensive board | 47-51 |
| 07:37 | Kentucky | Robert Greenberg blocks the short jumper by Jonathon French | 47-51 |
| 07:35 | Kentucky | Benjamin Wood pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 07:25 | Kentucky | Michael Mapp's floater is knocked away by Raul Martin | 47-51 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Raul Martin snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raul Martin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SG - Michael Gregg (fairly fresh) SF - Jessie Biddle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Greenberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Harry Gill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Billy Mier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathon French (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Valerio (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Mapp (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Wood (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Raul Martin hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Robert Greenberg and the foul's on Jonathon French - foul #1 on Jonathon French, team foul #4 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Everett Kinney (SG), Dikembe Abdo (SF), Alphonse Marino (PF), Russell Jarrard (C) Michael Gregg, Jessie Biddle, Robert Greenberg, Harry Gill | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Smith (PG), Erik Drain (SG), Xing-Fu Yen (SF), Robert Larsen (PF), Phillip Mercer (C) Billy Mier, Jonathon French, Gary Valerio, Michael Mapp, Benjamin Wood | |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Raul Martin misses the free throw | 49-51 |
| 07:04 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 06:35 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-51 |
| 06:33 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to James Smith | 49-51 |
| 06:16 | Kentucky | James Smith buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Erik Drain and the foul's on Raul Martin - foul #1 on Raul Martin, team foul #7 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brad Wynne (PG) Raul Martin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 06:16 | Kentucky | James Smith makes the free throw | 49-54 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Everett Kinney misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-54 |
| 05:58 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen snags the defensive board | 49-54 |
| 05:43 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Erik Drain | 49-56 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 49-56 |
| 05:18 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer gets the rebound | 49-56 |
| 05:04 | Kentucky | Everett Kinney steps in front of the Xing-Fu Yen pass | 49-56 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Everett Kinney jams it | 51-56 |
| 04:38 | Kentucky | James Smith drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Erik Drain | 51-59 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo misses the easy layup | 51-59 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-59 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Everett Kinney is fouled on the floor by Robert Larsen - foul #2 on Robert Larsen, team foul #5 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Strange (SG), Jessie Biddle (PF), Joshua Headen (C) Everett Kinney, Alphonse Marino, Russell Jarrard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Billy Mier (PG), Holleb Brazinski (SG), Gary Valerio (PF), Benjamin Wood (C) James Smith, Erik Drain, Robert Larsen, Phillip Mercer | |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Timothy Strange connects on the floater from the free throw line | 53-59 |
| 03:37 | Kentucky | Gary Valerio is fouled on the floor by Jessie Biddle - foul #1 on Jessie Biddle, team foul #8 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Greenberg (PF) Dikembe Abdo | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ian Roberts (PF) Xing-Fu Yen | |
| 03:37 | Kentucky | Gary Valerio makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 03:37 | Kentucky | Gary Valerio makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Timothy Strange misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-61 |
| 03:28 | Kentucky | Gary Valerio gets the rebound | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | Holleb Brazinski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-61 |
| 02:58 | Kentucky | Benjamin Wood tips it in | 53-63 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Everett Kinney (SG), Dikembe Abdo (SF), Alphonse Marino (PF), Harry Gill (C) Timothy Strange, Jessie Biddle, Robert Greenberg, Joshua Headen | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Smith (PG), Jonathon French (SG), Xing-Fu Yen (SF), Robert Larsen (PF), Phillip Mercer (C) Billy Mier, Holleb Brazinski, Gary Valerio, Ian Roberts, Benjamin Wood | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brad Wynne (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Everett Kinney (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Abdo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alphonse Marino (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Harry Gill (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Smith (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathon French (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Xing-Fu Yen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Larsen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Phillip Mercer (fresh) 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Harry Gill misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 53-63 |
| 02:41 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen grabs the board | 53-63 |
| 02:21 | Kentucky | James Smith connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jonathon French | 53-65 |
| 02:08 | Illinois | Harry Gill misses long on a 3 from straight away | 53-65 |
| 02:06 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen snags the defensive board | 53-65 |
| 02:01 | Kentucky | James Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jonathon French | 53-67 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Brad Wynne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Strange (PG), Raul Martin (SG), Jessie Biddle (SF), Robert Greenberg (PF), Russell Jarrard (C) Brad Wynne, Everett Kinney, Dikembe Abdo, Alphonse Marino, Harry Gill | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Billy Mier (PG), Erik Drain (SG), Gary Valerio (SF), Michael Mapp (PF), Benjamin Wood (C) James Smith, Jonathon French, Xing-Fu Yen, Robert Larsen, Phillip Mercer | |
| 01:19 | Kentucky | Michael Mapp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-67 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Timothy Strange can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-67 |
| 01:08 | Kentucky | Benjamin Wood snags the defensive board | 53-67 |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | Raul Martin is called for the reach on Erik Drain - foul #2 on Raul Martin, team foul #9 | 53-67 |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | Erik Drain misses the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | Gary Valerio grabs the offensive board | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Billy Mier hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 53-67 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Robert Greenberg grabs the board | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Erik Drain picks off the pass by Timothy Strange in the backcourt | 53-67 |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | Erik Drain lays it up and in | 53-69 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Russell Jarrard blows the layup | 53-69 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle tips it home | 55-69 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Billy Mier runs out the clock | 55-69 |