| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Keith Morton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joe Bracken (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kevin Ewell (fresh) PF - Lawrence Bothwell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - William Sites (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Derek Crocker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Stankiewicz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Nathaniel Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - George Tuten (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Alan Barnes inbounds the ball | 24-33 |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Alan Barnes comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 24-33 |
| 19:40 | Texas-Arlington | Keith Morton pulls down the rebound | 24-33 |
| 19:14 | Texas-Arlington | Kevin Ewell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-33 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Nathaniel Cook snags the defensive board | 24-33 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Joe Bracken - foul #3 on Joe Bracken, team foul #1 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Lee Snodgrass (SG) Joe Bracken | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:58 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz makes the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 18:41 | Texas-Arlington | Kevin Ewell can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 24-35 |
| 18:39 | Texas-Arlington | William Sites misses the tip | 24-35 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz gets the rebound | 24-35 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | Derek Crocker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-35 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Nathaniel Cook tips it home | 24-37 |
| 18:00 | Texas-Arlington | Kevin Ewell can't finish the layup | 24-37 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | George Tuten grabs the defensive rebound | 24-37 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz is called for traveling | 24-37 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Randall Hess (C) William Sites | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Childs (SF), Russell Kennelly (C) Alan Barnes, George Tuten | |
| 17:13 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence Bothwell clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-37 |
| 17:11 | Texas-Arlington | Kevin Ewell hits the follow up shot | 26-37 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Lee Snodgrass - foul #3 on Lee Snodgrass, team foul #2 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Michael Sullivan (SG), Andrew Jefferson (SF), James Spear (C) Lee Snodgrass, Kevin Ewell, Lawrence Bothwell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lars Wojnowski (C) Nathaniel Cook | |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz makes the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz makes the 2nd free throw | 26-39 |
| 16:49 | Texas-Arlington | Keith Morton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-39 |
| 16:48 | Texas-Arlington | Andrew Jefferson pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-39 |
| 16:36 | Texas-Arlington | Andrew Jefferson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 26-39 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz gets the rebound | 26-39 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Lars Wojnowski misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Spear - foul #1 on James Spear, team foul #3 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | William Sites (C) Keith Morton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alan Barnes (SF), George Tuten (C) Derek Crocker, Jerry Stankiewicz | |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Lars Wojnowski misses the 1st free throw | 26-39 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Lars Wojnowski makes the 2nd free throw | 26-40 |
| 16:05 | Texas-Arlington | James Spear misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Russell Kennelly - foul #3 on Russell Kennelly, team foul #1 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence Bothwell (PF) Randall Hess | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jared Justice (SG) Russell Kennelly | |
| 16:05 | Texas-Arlington | James Spear misses the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 16:05 | Texas-Arlington | James Spear makes the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 15:49 | Illinois | Jared Justice hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 27-40 |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Alan Barnes gets the offensive rebound | 27-40 |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Michael Sullivan (fresh) SG - Andrew Jefferson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Spear (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Bothwell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - William Sites (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lars Wojnowski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Justice (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alan Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Steven Childs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. C - George Tuten (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Illinois | George Tuten blows the layup but he's hacked by William Sites - foul #1 on William Sites, team foul #4 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Keith Morton (PG), Joe Bracken (SG), Kevin Ewell (SF) Michael Sullivan, Andrew Jefferson, James Spear | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Cook (PF) Jared Justice | |
| 15:27 | Illinois | George Tuten misses the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 15:27 | Illinois | George Tuten misses the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 15:27 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence Bothwell snags the defensive board | 27-40 |
| 15:09 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence Bothwell is hacked by Nathaniel Cook - foul #2 on Nathaniel Cook, team foul #2 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Derek Crocker (PG), Jerry Stankiewicz (SG) Lars Wojnowski, Steven Childs | |
| 14:49 | Texas-Arlington | William Sites knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Keith Morton and he's hacked by Nathaniel Cook - foul #3 on Nathaniel Cook, team foul #3 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lars Wojnowski (SF), Russell Kennelly (C) Alan Barnes, George Tuten | |
| 14:49 | Texas-Arlington | William Sites makes the free throw | 30-40 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Nathaniel Cook misses the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Lawrence Bothwell - foul #1 on Lawrence Bothwell, team foul #5 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Randall Hess (C) William Sites | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Childs (SF) Lars Wojnowski | |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Nathaniel Cook makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Nathaniel Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 14:30 | Texas-Arlington | The rebound goes to Randall Hess | 30-41 |
| 14:06 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence Bothwell misses the shot in the lane | 30-41 |
| 14:04 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz snags the defensive board | 30-41 |
| 13:52 | Illinois | Derek Crocker comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-41 |
| 13:51 | Texas-Arlington | Randall Hess grabs the board | 30-41 |
| 13:45 | Texas-Arlington | Keith Morton loses the dribble to Derek Crocker | 30-41 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz misses the easy layup | 30-41 |
| 13:39 | Texas-Arlington | The rebound goes to Kevin Ewell | 30-41 |
| 13:21 | Texas-Arlington | Joe Bracken connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Lawrence Bothwell | 33-41 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Derek Crocker drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Russell Kennelly | 33-44 |
| 12:36 | Texas-Arlington | Jerry Stankiewicz is called for the reach on Kevin Ewell - foul #1 on Jerry Stankiewicz, team foul #4 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Michael Sullivan (PG), Lee Snodgrass (SG), Andrew Jefferson (SF), William Sites (C) Keith Morton, Joe Bracken, Kevin Ewell, Lawrence Bothwell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lars Wojnowski (PG), Alan Barnes (SF), George Tuten (C) Derek Crocker, Jerry Stankiewicz, Nathaniel Cook | |
| 12:28 | Texas-Arlington | Andrew Jefferson loses the dribble to Steven Childs | 33-44 |
| 12:03 | Illinois | Lars Wojnowski makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Steven Childs | 33-47 |
| 11:39 | Texas-Arlington | William Sites hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Lee Snodgrass | 35-47 |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Michael Sullivan (fresh) SG - Lee Snodgrass (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Jefferson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randall Hess (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Sites (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lars Wojnowski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Childs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alan Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Russell Kennelly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - George Tuten (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Russell Kennelly drills a jump hook from close range set up by Lars Wojnowski | 35-49 |
| 11:02 | Texas-Arlington | Andrew Jefferson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-49 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | George Tuten grabs the defensive rebound | 35-49 |
| 10:32 | Illinois | Russell Kennelly hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 35-49 |
| 10:31 | Texas-Arlington | William Sites grabs the defensive rebound | 35-49 |
| 10:25 | Texas-Arlington | Randall Hess scores on a floater from the right side set up by Lee Snodgrass | 37-49 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Steven Childs is hacked by Lee Snodgrass - foul #4 on Lee Snodgrass, team foul #6 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Keith Morton (PG), Joe Bracken (SG), Kevin Ewell (SF), Lawrence Bothwell (PF), James Spear (C) Michael Sullivan, Lee Snodgrass, Andrew Jefferson, Randall Hess, William Sites | |
| Subs | Illinois | Derek Crocker (PG), Jerry Stankiewicz (SG), Nathaniel Cook (PF) Steven Childs, Alan Barnes, Russell Kennelly | |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Lawrence Bothwell steps in front of the George Tuten pass | 37-49 |
| 09:41 | Texas-Arlington | Kevin Ewell knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Keith Morton | 39-49 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Lars Wojnowski clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-49 |
| 09:18 | Illinois | George Tuten grabs the offensive board | 39-49 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | George Tuten loses the dribble to Lawrence Bothwell | 39-49 |
| 08:28 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence Bothwell scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Joe Bracken | 42-49 |
| 08:03 | Illinois | George Tuten's floater is tipped away by James Spear | 42-49 |
| 08:01 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence Bothwell snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| 07:45 | Texas-Arlington | James Spear's pass is intercepted by Jerry Stankiewicz | 42-49 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz jams it | 42-51 |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Keith Morton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Bracken (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Ewell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Bothwell (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - James Spear (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Derek Crocker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Stankiewicz (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lars Wojnowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Nathaniel Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - George Tuten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Texas-Arlington | Keith Morton's pass is intercepted by Nathaniel Cook | 42-51 |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Lars Wojnowski is called for a charge - foul #1 on Lars Wojnowski, team foul #5 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Lee Snodgrass (SG), Andrew Jefferson (SF), William Sites (C) Joe Bracken, Kevin Ewell, James Spear | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alan Barnes (SF), Russell Kennelly (PF), Steven Childs (C) Lars Wojnowski, Nathaniel Cook, George Tuten | |
| 06:39 | Texas-Arlington | Andrew Jefferson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by William Sites | 45-51 |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Russell Kennelly hits a floater from the left block set up by Jerry Stankiewicz | 45-53 |
| 06:07 | Texas-Arlington | Lee Snodgrass is fouled on the floor by Russell Kennelly - foul #4 on Russell Kennelly, team foul #6 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Michael Sullivan (PG), Randall Hess (PF) Keith Morton, Lawrence Bothwell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jared Justice (SG), Nathaniel Cook (PF) Derek Crocker, Jerry Stankiewicz | |
| 05:52 | Texas-Arlington | William Sites banks in the layup set up by Michael Sullivan | 47-53 |
| 05:30 | Illinois | Russell Kennelly can't throw it down but he's fouled by Lee Snodgrass - foul #5 on Lee Snodgrass, team foul #7 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Joe Bracken (SG), Kevin Ewell (SF) Lee Snodgrass, Andrew Jefferson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:30 | Illinois | Russell Kennelly makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 05:30 | Illinois | Russell Kennelly makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 05:14 | Texas-Arlington | William Sites misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Steven Childs - foul #1 on Steven Childs, team foul #7 | 47-55 |
| 05:14 | Texas-Arlington | William Sites misses the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 05:14 | Texas-Arlington | William Sites makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Steven Childs is whistled for a carry | 48-55 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Keith Morton (PG) Michael Sullivan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Derek Crocker (PG), Jerry Stankiewicz (SG) Steven Childs, Jared Justice | |
| 04:30 | Texas-Arlington | Randall Hess banks in the layup | 50-55 |
| 04:07 | Illinois | Alan Barnes is hacked by Keith Morton - foul #1 on Keith Morton, team foul #8 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence Bothwell (PF) William Sites | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Childs (PF), Lars Wojnowski (C) Nathaniel Cook, Russell Kennelly | |
| 04:07 | Illinois | Alan Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 04:07 | Illinois | Alan Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 03:46 | Texas-Arlington | Kevin Ewell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Alan Barnes - foul #2 on Alan Barnes, team foul #8 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Tuten (C) Alan Barnes | |
| 03:46 | Texas-Arlington | Kevin Ewell makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 03:46 | Texas-Arlington | Kevin Ewell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Steven Childs misses the jumper from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Steven Childs tips it in | 52-59 |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Keith Morton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Bracken (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Ewell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Bothwell (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Randall Hess (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Derek Crocker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Stankiewicz (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Childs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lars Wojnowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. C - George Tuten (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Texas-Arlington | Keith Morton comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Steven Childs - foul #2 on Steven Childs, team foul #9 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Michael Sullivan (SG), Andrew Jefferson (SF), James Spear (C) Joe Bracken, Kevin Ewell, Randall Hess | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jared Justice (SG), Nathaniel Cook (PF) Derek Crocker, Jerry Stankiewicz | |
| 03:02 | Texas-Arlington | Keith Morton makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 03:02 | Texas-Arlington | Keith Morton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-59 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Joe Bracken (SG), Kevin Ewell (SF), William Sites (C) Michael Sullivan, Andrew Jefferson, James Spear | |
| Subs | Illinois | Derek Crocker (PG), Jerry Stankiewicz (SG), Alan Barnes (SF) Lars Wojnowski, Jared Justice, Steven Childs | |
| 02:42 | Illinois | George Tuten clanks a jump hook near the basket | 54-59 |
| 02:41 | Texas-Arlington | William Sites grabs the defensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 02:26 | Texas-Arlington | Joe Bracken misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-59 |
| 02:24 | Texas-Arlington | Kevin Ewell hits the follow up shot | 56-59 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Alan Barnes misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-59 |
| 02:09 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence Bothwell gets the rebound | 56-59 |
| 01:49 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence Bothwell hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-59 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Nathaniel Cook is hacked by Lawrence Bothwell - foul #2 on Lawrence Bothwell, team foul #9 | 59-59 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Nathaniel Cook makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Nathaniel Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 01:15 | Texas-Arlington | Jerry Stankiewicz takes the ball from Keith Morton | 59-61 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Alan Barnes banks in the layup set up by Jerry Stankiewicz | 59-63 |
| 00:44 | Texas-Arlington | Joe Bracken is fouled on the floor by Derek Crocker - foul #1 on Derek Crocker, team foul #10 | 59-63 |
| 00:44 | Texas-Arlington | Joe Bracken misses the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:44 | Texas-Arlington | Joe Bracken makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Jerry Stankiewicz comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 60-63 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Alan Barnes tips it back up and in | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Texas-Arlington | Keith Morton is hacked by Nathaniel Cook - foul #4 on Nathaniel Cook, team foul #11 | 60-65 |
| 00:12 | Texas-Arlington | Keith Morton makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:12 | Texas-Arlington | Keith Morton makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Keith Morton is called for the reach on Derek Crocker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Keith Morton, team foul #10 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Childs (PF) Nathaniel Cook | |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Derek Crocker makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Derek Crocker makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:03 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence Bothwell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 62-67 |
| 00:02 | Texas-Arlington | Joe Bracken snags the offensive board | 62-67 |
| 00:00 | Texas-Arlington | The clock runs out | 62-67 |