| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Wimbish (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdo (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Greenberg (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joshua Headen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Kevin Tanner (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Francis Conrad (fresh) 3 reb. SF - James Pagan (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Seth Parsons (fresh) 4 reb. C - Frederick Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Illinois | Michael Wimbish is fouled in the backcourt by Francis Conrad - foul #2 on Francis Conrad, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| 19:46 | Illinois | John Watkins misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-28 |
| 19:45 | Wake Forest | Seth Parsons snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 19:33 | Wake Forest | Dikembe Abdo steals the ball from Francis Conrad | 32-28 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo banks in the layup | 34-28 |
| 19:23 | Wake Forest | Kevin Tanner misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Greenberg - foul #1 on Robert Greenberg, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 19:23 | Wake Forest | Kevin Tanner makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 19:23 | Wake Forest | Kevin Tanner makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Michael Wimbish is hacked by Francis Conrad in the backcourt - foul #3 on Francis Conrad, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Thomas Amador (SG) Francis Conrad | |
| 19:04 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo misses the easy layup | 34-30 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Joshua Headen hits the follow up shot | 36-30 |
| 18:41 | Wake Forest | Thomas Amador comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-30 |
| 18:39 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joshua Headen | 36-30 |
| 18:19 | Illinois | James Pagan blocks the short jumper by Joshua Headen | 36-30 |
| 18:18 | Wake Forest | Seth Parsons grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 17:58 | Wake Forest | Thomas Amador connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Kevin Tanner | 36-32 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Robert Greenberg buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Michael Wimbish | 38-32 |
| 17:25 | Wake Forest | Joshua Headen is called for the reach on Frederick Jackson - foul #1 on Joshua Headen, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Irvin McMarlin (PG), Raul Martin (SG), Michael Gregg (SF), Russell Jarrard (PF), Adolfo Barrios (C) John Watkins, Michael Wimbish, Dikembe Abdo, Robert Greenberg, Joshua Headen | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Manuel Cross (PG), Mike Kimbrough (SF), Claude Ripley (PF), Gan Chin (C) Kevin Tanner, James Pagan, Seth Parsons, Frederick Jackson | |
| 17:10 | Wake Forest | Gan Chin hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Claude Ripley | 38-34 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Michael Gregg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-34 |
| 16:58 | Wake Forest | Manuel Cross can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 16:56 | Wake Forest | Claude Ripley can't tip it in | 38-34 |
| 16:55 | Wake Forest | Mike Kimbrough grabs the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 16:36 | Wake Forest | Claude Ripley misses the easy layup | 38-34 |
| 16:34 | Wake Forest | Claude Ripley gets the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 16:17 | Wake Forest | Manuel Cross is fouled on the floor by Irvin McMarlin - foul #2 on Irvin McMarlin, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Kevin Tanner (PG), James Pagan (SF) Thomas Amador, Claude Ripley | |
| 16:08 | Wake Forest | James Pagan hits a floater from close range | 38-36 |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Raul Martin misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 15:50 | Wake Forest | Gan Chin pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Irvin McMarlin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raul Martin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Gregg (fresh) PF - Russell Jarrard (fresh) 7 pts. C - Adolfo Barrios (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Kevin Tanner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Cross (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Pagan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mike Kimbrough (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Gan Chin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Wake Forest | Kevin Tanner loses the dribble to Michael Gregg | 38-36 |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Russell Jarrard comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 38-36 |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Russell Jarrard grabs the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 15:29 | Illinois | Michael Gregg misses long on an open fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-36 |
| 15:27 | Wake Forest | Manuel Cross snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 15:07 | Wake Forest | Gan Chin's dunk attempt is rejected by Russell Jarrard | 38-36 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Raul Martin snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | The jump hook by Adolfo Barrios is blocked by James Pagan | 38-36 |
| 14:48 | Wake Forest | James Pagan grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 14:32 | Wake Forest | Raul Martin is called for the reach on Manuel Cross - foul #1 on Raul Martin, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Watkins (PG), Michael Wimbish (SG), Dikembe Abdo (SF), Robert Greenberg (PF), Joshua Headen (C) Irvin McMarlin, Raul Martin, Michael Gregg, Russell Jarrard, Adolfo Barrios | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Davis (SG), Francis Conrad (SF), Claude Ripley (PF), Frederick Jackson (C) Manuel Cross, James Pagan, Mike Kimbrough, Gan Chin | |
| 14:12 | Wake Forest | Claude Ripley can't connect on a floater in the paint | 38-36 |
| 14:10 | Wake Forest | Frederick Jackson tips it but misses | 38-36 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdo | 38-36 |
| 13:55 | Illinois | John Watkins misses the lay-in but the foul's on Claude Ripley - foul #1 on Claude Ripley, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Seth Parsons (PF) Frederick Jackson | |
| 13:55 | Illinois | John Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 13:55 | Illinois | John Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 13:55 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Seth Parsons | 39-36 |
| 13:43 | Wake Forest | James Davis connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Francis Conrad and he's fouled by Michael Wimbish - foul #1 on Michael Wimbish, team foul #5 | 39-38 |
| 13:43 | Wake Forest | James Davis misses the free throw | 39-38 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Joshua Headen gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo double dribbles | 39-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Strange (SG) Michael Wimbish | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Frederick Jackson (C) Claude Ripley | |
| 13:23 | Wake Forest | John Watkins is called for the reach on Seth Parsons - foul #3 on John Watkins, team foul #6 | 39-38 |
| 13:13 | Wake Forest | James Davis lays it up and in on a great pass from Kevin Tanner | 39-40 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | James Davis is called for the reach on Timothy Strange in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Davis, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Thomas Amador (PG), James Pagan (SF) Kevin Tanner, James Davis | |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Francis Conrad - foul #4 on Francis Conrad, team foul #5 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Manuel Cross (PG) Francis Conrad | |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo misses the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 12:38 | Wake Forest | Frederick Jackson's fadeaway is rejected by Joshua Headen | 40-40 |
| 12:36 | Wake Forest | Seth Parsons grabs the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 12:23 | Wake Forest | Manuel Cross connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Amador | 40-43 |
| 12:04 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo knocks in the shot from the right block | 42-43 |
| 11:47 | Wake Forest | Seth Parsons buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Frederick Jackson | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Watkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Strange (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Dikembe Abdo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Greenberg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Joshua Headen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Manuel Cross (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Amador (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Pagan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Seth Parsons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Frederick Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Robert Greenberg misses badly on the uncontested turnaround near the basket | 42-45 |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Joshua Headen pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Robert Greenberg is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Joshua Headen grabs the offensive board | 42-45 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by James Pagan - foul #2 on James Pagan, team foul #6 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Irvin McMarlin (PG), Michael Wimbish (SG), Raul Martin (PF), Russell Jarrard (C) John Watkins, Timothy Strange, Robert Greenberg, Joshua Headen | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Kevin Tanner (PG), Mike Kimbrough (SF), Claude Ripley (PF), Gan Chin (C) Manuel Cross, James Pagan, Seth Parsons, Frederick Jackson | |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo misses the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Russell Jarrard gets the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Gan Chin picks off the pass by Irvin McMarlin | 43-45 |
| 10:42 | Wake Forest | Kevin Tanner misses badly on a floater in the paint | 43-45 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | Raul Martin gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 10:32 | Illinois | Raul Martin makes the wide open turnaround in the paint set up by Russell Jarrard | 45-45 |
| 10:20 | Wake Forest | Kevin Tanner blows the layup | 45-45 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Russell Jarrard grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 10:14 | Illinois | Irvin McMarlin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 10:13 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Claude Ripley | 45-45 |
| 10:08 | Wake Forest | Kevin Tanner buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-47 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Raul Martin is by himself and knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Michael Wimbish | 47-47 |
| 09:29 | Wake Forest | Mike Kimbrough clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 47-47 |
| 09:27 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Russell Jarrard | 47-47 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Thomas Amador takes the ball from Michael Wimbish in the backcourt | 47-47 |
| 09:22 | Wake Forest | Kevin Tanner lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Amador | 47-49 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Russell Jarrard hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 09:08 | Wake Forest | Claude Ripley pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 09:04 | Wake Forest | Kevin Tanner comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-49 |
| 09:02 | Wake Forest | Gan Chin tips it back up and in | 47-51 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | Michael Wimbish's pass is intercepted by Kevin Tanner in the backcourt | 47-51 |
| 08:37 | Wake Forest | Raul Martin steps in front of the Thomas Amador pass | 47-51 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Russell Jarrard knocks in the shot from close range and he's hacked by Claude Ripley - foul #2 on Claude Ripley, team foul #7 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Watkins (PG), Michael Gregg (SF), Joshua Headen (C) Irvin McMarlin, Dikembe Abdo, Raul Martin | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Manuel Cross (PG), James Pagan (SF), Seth Parsons (PF), Frederick Jackson (C) Kevin Tanner, Mike Kimbrough, Claude Ripley, Gan Chin | |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Russell Jarrard makes the free throw | 50-51 |
| 08:01 | Wake Forest | Manuel Cross misses long on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Wimbish - foul #2 on Michael Wimbish, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Adolfo Barrios (PF) Russell Jarrard | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 08:01 | Wake Forest | Manuel Cross misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 08:01 | Wake Forest | Manuel Cross misses the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Adolfo Barrios snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 07:32 | Illinois | John Watkins is open and scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Watkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Wimbish (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Gregg (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Adolfo Barrios (fresh) C - Joshua Headen (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Manuel Cross (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Amador (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Pagan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Seth Parsons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Frederick Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Wake Forest | Frederick Jackson buries a runner from the left block | 52-53 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Joshua Headen connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 54-53 |
| 06:31 | Wake Forest | Thomas Amador clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-53 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Michael Gregg grabs the defensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | Michael Gregg scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from John Watkins | 56-53 |
| 06:08 | Wake Forest | Frederick Jackson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Adolfo Barrios - foul #2 on Adolfo Barrios, team foul #8 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Irvin McMarlin (PG), Timothy Strange (SG), Dikembe Abdo (SF), Robert Greenberg (PF), Colin Jackson (C) John Watkins, Michael Wimbish, Michael Gregg, Adolfo Barrios, Joshua Headen | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Kevin Tanner (PG), James Davis (SG), Francis Conrad (SF), Mike Kimbrough (PF) Manuel Cross, Thomas Amador, James Pagan, Seth Parsons | |
| 06:08 | Wake Forest | Frederick Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 06:08 | Wake Forest | Frederick Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Mike Kimbrough is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdo - foul #1 on Mike Kimbrough, team foul #8 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Russell Jarrard (C) Colin Jackson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Russell Jarrard pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Timothy Strange misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Robert Greenberg hits the follow up shot | 58-54 |
| 05:19 | Wake Forest | Kevin Tanner is fouled on the floor by Russell Jarrard - foul #1 on Russell Jarrard, team foul #9 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raul Martin (SG) Dikembe Abdo | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Seth Parsons (PF) Frederick Jackson | |
| 05:19 | Wake Forest | Kevin Tanner makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 05:19 | Wake Forest | Kevin Tanner makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Raul Martin is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Tanner - foul #1 on Kevin Tanner, team foul #9 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Watkins (PG) Irvin McMarlin | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Raul Martin misses the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 05:14 | Wake Forest | Seth Parsons snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 04:54 | Wake Forest | Francis Conrad is hacked by Robert Greenberg - foul #2 on Robert Greenberg, team foul #10 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo (SF), Colin Jackson (C) Timothy Strange, Russell Jarrard | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Pagan (SF) Kevin Tanner | |
| 04:54 | Wake Forest | Francis Conrad misses the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 04:54 | Wake Forest | Francis Conrad makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Robert Greenberg is fouled on the floor by James Pagan - foul #3 on James Pagan, team foul #10 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Gregg (SF) Dikembe Abdo | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Kevin Tanner (PG), Gan Chin (C) Francis Conrad, Seth Parsons | |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Robert Greenberg misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Robert Greenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 04:25 | Wake Forest | James Pagan clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Colin Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Raul Martin knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by John Watkins | 61-57 |
| 04:00 | Wake Forest | Kevin Tanner comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 61-57 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | John Watkins gets the rebound | 61-57 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | John Watkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Irvin McMarlin (PG), Dikembe Abdo (SF), Russell Jarrard (PF), Adolfo Barrios (C) John Watkins, Raul Martin, Robert Greenberg, Colin Jackson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Claude Ripley (PF) Gan Chin | |
| 03:39 | Wake Forest | Mike Kimbrough connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Kevin Tanner | 61-59 |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Adolfo Barrios misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the right block | 61-59 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-59 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Irvin McMarlin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Gregg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Abdo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - Russell Jarrard (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Adolfo Barrios (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Kevin Tanner (tired) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - James Pagan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Claude Ripley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Mike Kimbrough (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Russell Jarrard comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 61-59 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Michael Gregg tips it in | 63-59 |
| 02:46 | Wake Forest | Claude Ripley misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Irvin McMarlin - foul #3 on Irvin McMarlin, team foul #11 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Watkins (PG), Timothy Strange (SG), Robert Greenberg (PF), Joshua Headen (C) Irvin McMarlin, Michael Gregg, Russell Jarrard, Adolfo Barrios | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Manuel Cross (PG), Francis Conrad (SG), Gan Chin (C) Kevin Tanner, James Davis, Mike Kimbrough | |
| 02:46 | Wake Forest | Claude Ripley makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 02:46 | Wake Forest | Claude Ripley makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Robert Greenberg is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Watkins | 66-61 |
| 02:05 | Wake Forest | Gan Chin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-61 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | John Watkins snags the defensive board | 66-61 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Timothy Strange knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by John Watkins | 68-61 |
| 01:18 | Wake Forest | Gan Chin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Wimbish (SG) Timothy Strange | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Kevin Tanner (PG), James Davis (SG), Seth Parsons (PF), Frederick Jackson (C) Manuel Cross, Francis Conrad, Claude Ripley, Gan Chin | |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Seth Parsons steps in front of the Michael Wimbish pass in the backcourt | 68-61 |
| 00:52 | Wake Forest | James Pagan clanks a shot from the left side | 68-61 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Joshua Headen grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Joshua Headen is hacked by James Davis in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Davis, team foul #11 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raul Martin (SF), Adolfo Barrios (PF) Dikembe Abdo, Robert Greenberg | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Francis Conrad (SG) James Davis | |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Joshua Headen makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Joshua Headen makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Wake Forest | Michael Wimbish steps in front of the Kevin Tanner pass | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Adolfo Barrios is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Tanner - foul #2 on Kevin Tanner, team foul #12 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Greenberg (PF) Joshua Headen | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Adolfo Barrios makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Adolfo Barrios misses the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:44 | Wake Forest | Frederick Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 71-61 |
| 00:40 | Wake Forest | James Pagan scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Adolfo Barrios is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Tanner - foul #3 on Kevin Tanner, team foul #13 | 71-64 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Adolfo Barrios makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Adolfo Barrios makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:33 | Wake Forest | Kevin Tanner misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-64 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Robert Greenberg snags the defensive board | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Robert Greenberg is hacked by Kevin Tanner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kevin Tanner, team foul #14 | 73-64 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Robert Greenberg makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Robert Greenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:21 | Wake Forest | Frederick Jackson makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Francis Conrad | 75-66 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Adolfo Barrios is hacked by Kevin Tanner in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kevin Tanner, team foul #15 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Manuel Cross (PG) Kevin Tanner | |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Adolfo Barrios misses the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Adolfo Barrios makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:11 | Wake Forest | James Pagan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-66 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Adolfo Barrios pulls down the rebound | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | John Watkins runs out the clock | 76-66 |