| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lee (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Pawloski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Thornton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Newton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carmen Liggins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dallas | PG - Jason Rafferty (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kurt McVicar (fresh) SF - Irvin Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Owens (fresh) 7 reb. C - Ronald Tirado (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Craig Thornton inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dallas | Dallas is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Matthew Lee can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 35-34 |
| 19:39 | Dallas | Eric Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 19:19 | Dallas | Kurt McVicar misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Craig Thornton pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Jason Rafferty is called for the reach on Matthew Lee - foul #1 on Jason Rafferty, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Robert Newton misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Eric Owens - foul #1 on Eric Owens, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Robert Newton misses the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Robert Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 18:34 | Dallas | Irvin Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 18:32 | Dallas | Ronald Tirado snags the offensive board | 36-34 |
| 18:15 | Dallas | Robert Newton steals it from Irvin Brown | 36-34 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | Robert Pawloski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 17:59 | Dallas | The rebound goes to Ronald Tirado | 36-34 |
| 17:44 | Dallas | Kurt McVicar misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Matthew Lee grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 17:28 | Illinois | Matthew Lee connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-34 |
| 17:08 | Dallas | Jason Rafferty comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 38-34 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Robert Pawloski gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Craig Thornton misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 38-34 |
| 16:58 | Dallas | Eric Owens snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 16:45 | Dallas | Irvin Brown is hacked by Craig Thornton - foul #2 on Craig Thornton, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Pitts (SG), Alex Swanberg (SF), Warren Walters (PF), David St. Thomas (C) Robert Pawloski, Craig Thornton, Robert Newton, Carmen Liggins | |
| Subs | Dallas | Nick Rogers (PG), James Flynn (SG), Nicholas Ferrin (SF), Stephen Beaty (PF), Robert Reza (C) Jason Rafferty, Kurt McVicar, Irvin Brown, Eric Owens, Ronald Tirado | |
| 16:27 | Dallas | Stephen Beaty is fouled on the floor by Warren Walters - foul #1 on Warren Walters, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| 16:05 | Dallas | Stephen Beaty is fouled on the floor by Alex Swanberg - foul #1 on Alex Swanberg, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Longo (C) Matthew Lee | |
| Subs | Dallas | | |
| 15:57 | Dallas | Stephen Beaty misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 15:55 | Illinois | Warren Walters pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David St. Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew Pitts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alex Swanberg (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Warren Walters (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Longo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dallas | PG - Nick Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Flynn (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Ferrin (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Stephen Beaty (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Reza (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Illinois | David St. Thomas is hacked by Nick Rogers - foul #1 on Nick Rogers, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Pawloski (SG) James Longo | |
| Subs | Dallas | Kurt McVicar (SG), James Logan (C) James Flynn, Robert Reza | |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 15:01 | Dallas | James Logan misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 41-34 |
| 15:00 | Dallas | Nicholas Ferrin grabs the offensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 14:49 | Dallas | James Logan lays it up and in set up by Nick Rogers | 41-36 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | James Logan takes the ball from David St. Thomas | 41-36 |
| 14:10 | Dallas | David St. Thomas steals the ball from Kurt McVicar | 41-36 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Robert Pawloski banks in the layup set up by Alex Swanberg | 43-36 |
| 13:35 | Dallas | Matthew Pitts steals the ball from Stephen Beaty | 43-36 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Robert Pawloski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Matthew Pitts | 45-36 |
| 13:16 | Dallas | Robert Pawloski steals it from Nick Rogers | 45-36 |
| 13:03 | Illinois | David St. Thomas comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Robert Pawloski can't tip it in | 45-36 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Alex Swanberg gets the offensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Warren Walters buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Alex Swanberg | 47-36 |
| 12:26 | Dallas | David St. Thomas picks off the pass by Nicholas Ferrin | 47-36 |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Robert Pawloski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by David St. Thomas | 50-36 |
| 12:02 | Dallas | Kurt McVicar makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-39 |
| 11:52 | Illinois | Robert Pawloski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-39 |
| 11:51 | Dallas | Nicholas Ferrin snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Pitts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Pawloski (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alex Swanberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Warren Walters (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David St. Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Dallas | PG - Nick Rogers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kurt McVicar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nicholas Ferrin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Beaty (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Logan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Dallas | Stephen Beaty misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-39 |
| 11:28 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Pawloski | 50-39 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Warren Walters buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Matthew Pitts | 53-39 |
| 10:59 | Dallas | David St. Thomas steps in front of the Stephen Beaty pass | 53-39 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-39 |
| 10:35 | Dallas | Nicholas Ferrin grabs the defensive rebound | 53-39 |
| 10:21 | Dallas | Stephen Beaty misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-39 |
| 10:20 | Dallas | The offensive rebound goes to James Logan | 53-39 |
| 10:11 | Dallas | Kurt McVicar clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-39 |
| 10:10 | Dallas | James Logan tips it back up and in | 53-41 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | David St. Thomas is hacked by Stephen Beaty - foul #1 on Stephen Beaty, team foul #4 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lee (PG), Craig Thornton (SF), Robert Newton (PF), Carmen Liggins (C) Matthew Pitts, Alex Swanberg, Warren Walters, David St. Thomas | |
| Subs | Dallas | Jason Rafferty (PG), James Flynn (SG), Irvin Brown (SF), Eric Owens (PF), Ronald Tirado (C) Nick Rogers, Kurt McVicar, Nicholas Ferrin, Stephen Beaty, James Logan | |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Robert Pawloski clanks a shot from the right wing | 53-41 |
| 09:50 | Illinois | Craig Thornton tips it home | 55-41 |
| 09:23 | Dallas | Carmen Liggins steals it from Ronald Tirado | 55-41 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Matthew Lee misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 55-41 |
| 09:00 | Dallas | James Flynn snags the defensive board | 55-41 |
| 08:45 | Dallas | Jason Rafferty is hacked by Matthew Lee - foul #3 on Matthew Lee, team foul #4 | 55-41 |
| 08:30 | Dallas | Jason Rafferty scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Flynn and he's hacked by Matthew Lee - foul #4 on Matthew Lee, team foul #5 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harold Tullos (PG) Matthew Lee | |
| Subs | Dallas | | |
| 08:30 | Dallas | Jason Rafferty makes the free throw | 55-44 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | The short jumper by Robert Newton is denied by Ronald Tirado | 55-44 |
| 08:11 | Dallas | The rebound goes to Eric Owens | 55-44 |
| 07:47 | Dallas | Ronald Tirado knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harold Tullos (fresh) SG - Robert Pawloski (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Craig Thornton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Newton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Carmen Liggins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dallas | PG - Jason Rafferty (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Flynn (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Irvin Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Owens (fresh) 10 reb. C - Ronald Tirado (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Robert Pawloski hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Tirado - foul #2 on Ronald Tirado, team foul #5 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lee (PG), David St. Thomas (C) Harold Tullos, Carmen Liggins | |
| Subs | Dallas | Malcolm Kovalsky (PG), Nick Rogers (SG), James Logan (C) Jason Rafferty, James Flynn, Ronald Tirado | |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Robert Pawloski makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Robert Pawloski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 07:16 | Dallas | Malcolm Kovalsky can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 57-47 |
| 07:15 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Craig Thornton | 57-47 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Craig Thornton hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Lee | 59-47 |
| 06:48 | Dallas | Irvin Brown connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Malcolm Kovalsky | 59-49 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Robert Newton hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Robert Pawloski | 61-49 |
| 06:10 | Dallas | Robert Pawloski is called for the reach on Nick Rogers - foul #1 on Robert Pawloski, team foul #6 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alex Swanberg (SF), Warren Walters (PF), Carmen Liggins (C) Robert Pawloski, Craig Thornton, Robert Newton | |
| Subs | Dallas | Jason Rafferty (PG), Kurt McVicar (SG), Nicholas Ferrin (SF), Ronald Tirado (PF) Malcolm Kovalsky, Nick Rogers, Irvin Brown, Eric Owens | |
| 05:51 | Dallas | Nicholas Ferrin can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 61-49 |
| 05:50 | Dallas | The offensive rebound goes to Kurt McVicar | 61-49 |
| 05:37 | Dallas | Nicholas Ferrin misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-49 |
| 05:36 | Dallas | James Logan grabs the offensive board | 61-49 |
| 05:27 | Dallas | Jason Rafferty can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 61-49 |
| 05:25 | Dallas | James Logan pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-49 |
| 05:13 | Dallas | Kurt McVicar hits a 3 from the right corner | 61-52 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | Carmen Liggins clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 61-52 |
| 04:54 | Dallas | The rebound goes to Ronald Tirado | 61-52 |
| 04:48 | Dallas | Jason Rafferty misses long on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Matthew Lee - foul #5 on Matthew Lee, team foul #7 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harold Tullos (PG), Matthew Pitts (SG), James Longo (C) Matthew Lee, David St. Thomas, Carmen Liggins | |
| Subs | Dallas | Stephen Beaty (C) James Logan | |
| 04:48 | Dallas | Jason Rafferty misses the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 04:48 | Dallas | Jason Rafferty makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Harold Tullos can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-53 |
| 04:34 | Dallas | Ronald Tirado snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| 04:18 | Dallas | Stephen Beaty misses the lay-in | 61-53 |
| 04:16 | Dallas | Stephen Beaty snags the offensive board | 61-53 |
| 03:55 | Dallas | Nicholas Ferrin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-53 |
| 03:53 | Dallas | Stephen Beaty tips it but misses | 61-53 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | Warren Walters grabs the defensive rebound | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dallas | Dallas is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Alex Swanberg buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Pitts | 64-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harold Tullos (fresh) SG - Matthew Pitts (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alex Swanberg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Warren Walters (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - James Longo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dallas | PG - Jason Rafferty (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kurt McVicar (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Nicholas Ferrin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Tirado (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Beaty (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dallas | Dallas is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Dallas | Nicholas Ferrin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-53 |
| 03:33 | Illinois | James Longo grabs the board | 64-53 |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Alex Swanberg misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 64-53 |
| 03:25 | Dallas | The rebound goes to Ronald Tirado | 64-53 |
| 03:13 | Dallas | Ronald Tirado hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-53 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | James Longo grabs the board | 64-53 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | David St. Thomas (PG), Craig Thornton (SF), Robert Newton (PF), Carmen Liggins (C) Harold Tullos, Alex Swanberg, Warren Walters, James Longo | |
| Subs | Dallas | Nick Rogers (PG), Irvin Brown (SF), Eric Owens (PF), James Logan (C) Jason Rafferty, Nicholas Ferrin, Ronald Tirado, Stephen Beaty | |
| 02:47 | Illinois | David St. Thomas can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-53 |
| 02:45 | Dallas | Nick Rogers snags the defensive board | 64-53 |
| 02:32 | Dallas | James Logan misses short on a runner in the lane | 64-53 |
| 02:31 | Dallas | The offensive rebound goes to Nick Rogers | 64-53 |
| 02:19 | Dallas | Eric Owens scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 64-55 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Pawloski (SG) Matthew Pitts | |
| Subs | Dallas | Jason Rafferty (PG) Nick Rogers | |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Robert Newton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-55 |
| 01:47 | Dallas | Irvin Brown scores on a jump hook from the right block | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dallas | Dallas is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:37 | Illinois | David St. Thomas comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 64-57 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Carmen Liggins can't tip it in | 64-57 |
| 01:33 | Dallas | Irvin Brown snags the defensive board | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dallas | Dallas is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:19 | Dallas | Kurt McVicar steps out of bounds on the sideline | 64-57 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Robert Pawloski connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dallas | Dallas is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:58 | Dallas | Carmen Liggins takes the ball from Eric Owens | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dallas | Dallas is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Robert Pawloski is fouled in the backcourt by Kurt McVicar - foul #3 on Kurt McVicar, team foul #6 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harold Tullos (PG), Matthew Pitts (SG), Alex Swanberg (SF), Richard McCollom (PF), Warren Walters (C) David St. Thomas, Robert Pawloski, Craig Thornton, Robert Newton, Carmen Liggins | |
| Subs | Dallas | Nick Rogers (PG), James Flynn (SG), Nicholas Ferrin (SF), Ronald Tirado (PF), Stephen Beaty (C) Jason Rafferty, Kurt McVicar, Irvin Brown, Eric Owens, James Logan | |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts is hacked by Nick Rogers - foul #2 on Nick Rogers, team foul #7 | 67-57 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dallas | Dallas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Dallas | Nick Rogers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-57 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Alex Swanberg | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dallas | Dallas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Alex Swanberg clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 69-57 |
| 00:42 | Dallas | Stephen Beaty grabs the board | 69-57 |
| 00:36 | Dallas | Stephen Beaty buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-60 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | David St. Thomas (PG), Robert Pawloski (SG), Craig Thornton (SF), Robert Newton (PF), Carmen Liggins (C) Harold Tullos, Matthew Pitts, Alex Swanberg, Richard McCollom, Warren Walters | |
| Subs | Dallas | Jason Rafferty (PG), Kurt McVicar (SG), Irvin Brown (SF), Eric Owens (PF), James Logan (C) Nick Rogers, James Flynn, Nicholas Ferrin, Ronald Tirado, Stephen Beaty | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dallas | Dallas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Kurt McVicar is called for the reach on Robert Pawloski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kurt McVicar, team foul #8 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Pitts (PG), Warren Walters (PF) David St. Thomas, Robert Newton | |
| Subs | Dallas | | |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Robert Pawloski makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Robert Pawloski makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:29 | Dallas | Jason Rafferty misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 71-60 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Carmen Liggins grabs the board | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dallas | Dallas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts runs out the clock | 71-60 |