| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Milo Maddux (fresh) SG - Emmanuel Lepore (fresh) SF - Sean Overholt (fresh) PF - Christopher Roque (fresh) C - Colby Bales (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Austin Bear (fresh) SG - Martin Larock (fresh) SF - William Dimarco (fresh) PF - Jack Haas (fresh) C - Frank Morrow (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Colby Bales wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Christopher Roque can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Wyoming | Martin Larock grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Wyoming | Austin Bear misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Sean Overholt grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | Milo Maddux misses the floater from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Wyoming | Austin Bear snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Wyoming | Jack Haas loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Colby Bales's floater is tipped away by Frank Morrow | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Christopher Roque tips it home | 2-0 |
| 18:16 | Wyoming | Frank Morrow misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Christopher Roque snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Sean Overholt comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 17:53 | Illinois | Sean Overholt grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Milo Maddux drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Emmanuel Lepore | 4-0 |
| 17:24 | Wyoming | Jack Haas clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 4-0 |
| 17:22 | Wyoming | Austin Bear snags the offensive board | 4-0 |
| 17:17 | Wyoming | William Dimarco hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 17:15 | Illinois | Colby Bales grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Christopher Roque knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Milo Maddux | 6-0 |
| 16:53 | Wyoming | Frank Morrow misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 6-0 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Milo Maddux gets the rebound | 6-0 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Milo Maddux is hacked by Austin Bear - foul #1 on Austin Bear, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Santacruz (SG), Edward Trynowski (SF), Johnny Boone (PF), Terry Freeman (C) Emmanuel Lepore, Sean Overholt, Christopher Roque, Colby Bales | |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| 16:17 | Illinois | Milo Maddux can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 6-0 |
| 16:16 | Wyoming | Frank Morrow pulls down the rebound | 6-0 |
| 16:00 | Wyoming | The pull-up jumper by Frank Morrow is blocked by Terry Freeman | 6-0 |
| 15:58 | Wyoming | Jack Haas tips it but misses | 6-0 |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Milo Maddux pulls down the rebound | 6-0 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Milo Maddux (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Santacruz (fresh) SF - Edward Trynowski (fresh) PF - Johnny Boone (fresh) C - Terry Freeman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Austin Bear (fairly fresh) SG - Martin Larock (fairly fresh) SF - William Dimarco (fairly fresh) PF - Jack Haas (fresh) C - Frank Morrow (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Milo Maddux can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Austin Bear - foul #2 on Austin Bear, team foul #2 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Homer Houston (PG), Jason Gardner (SG), Stanley Thacker (SF), Sam Beaver (PF), Martin Lucas (C) Austin Bear, Martin Larock, William Dimarco, Jack Haas, Frank Morrow | |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Milo Maddux makes the 1st free throw | 7-0 |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Milo Maddux makes the 2nd free throw | 8-0 |
| 15:31 | Wyoming | Homer Houston can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-0 |
| 15:30 | Wyoming | Stanley Thacker grabs the offensive rebound | 8-0 |
| 15:18 | Wyoming | Sam Beaver misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 8-0 |
| 15:17 | Wyoming | Sam Beaver tips it but misses | 8-0 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski snags the defensive board | 8-0 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Milo Maddux buries a jumper from the left side | 10-0 |
| 14:58 | Wyoming | Homer Houston's pass is intercepted by Michael Santacruz in the backcourt | 10-0 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Milo Maddux | 12-0 |
| 14:17 | Wyoming | Jason Gardner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 12-0 |
| 14:16 | Wyoming | Jason Gardner can't tip it in | 12-0 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski gets the rebound | 12-0 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz knocks in the shot from the right side and he's fouled by Jason Gardner - foul #1 on Jason Gardner, team foul #3 | 14-0 |
| Subs | Illinois | Emmanuel Lepore (PG), Sean Overholt (SF), Christopher Roque (PF), Colby Bales (C) Milo Maddux, Edward Trynowski, Johnny Boone, Terry Freeman | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Martin Larock (SG), William Dimarco (SF), Jack Haas (PF), Frank Morrow (C) Homer Houston, Jason Gardner, Sam Beaver, Martin Lucas | |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz makes the free throw | 15-0 |
| 13:39 | Wyoming | Stanley Thacker is hacked by Michael Santacruz - foul #1 on Michael Santacruz, team foul #1 | 15-0 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Timmons (PG) Michael Santacruz | |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| 13:22 | Wyoming | William Dimarco scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 15-2 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Sean Overholt double dribbles | 15-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Trynowski (SF) James Timmons | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Homer Houston (PG) Stanley Thacker | |
| 12:42 | Wyoming | Jack Haas comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 15-2 |
| 12:40 | Illinois | Christopher Roque grabs the board | 15-2 |
| 12:21 | Illinois | Christopher Roque hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 17-2 |
| 12:02 | Wyoming | Jack Haas lays it up and in and he's hacked by Christopher Roque - foul #1 on Christopher Roque, team foul #2 | 17-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | Milo Maddux (PG) Edward Trynowski | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Stanley Thacker (PG) Homer Houston | |
| 12:02 | Wyoming | Jack Haas makes the free throw | 17-5 |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Colby Bales can't finish the layup | 17-5 |
| 11:39 | Wyoming | Jack Haas gets the rebound | 17-5 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Milo Maddux (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Emmanuel Lepore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sean Overholt (fresh) PF - Christopher Roque (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Colby Bales (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Stanley Thacker (fresh) SG - Martin Larock (fresh) SF - William Dimarco (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Haas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Morrow (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Wyoming | A charge is called on Jack Haas - foul #1 on Jack Haas, team foul #4 | 17-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Trynowski (SF), Johnny Boone (PF), Terry Freeman (C) Sean Overholt, Christopher Roque, Colby Bales | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Homer Houston (PG), Jason Gardner (SG), Sam Beaver (C) Martin Larock, William Dimarco, Frank Morrow | |
| 10:53 | Illinois | Milo Maddux connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Emmanuel Lepore | 19-5 |
| 10:41 | Wyoming | Stanley Thacker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-5 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Johnny Boone grabs the board | 19-5 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Milo Maddux misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Homer Houston - foul #1 on Homer Houston, team foul #5 | 19-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Santacruz (SG) Emmanuel Lepore | |
| Subs | Wyoming | William Dimarco (SF), Martin Lucas (C) Stanley Thacker, Jack Haas | |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Milo Maddux misses the 1st free throw | 19-5 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Milo Maddux misses the 2nd free throw | 19-5 |
| 10:34 | Wyoming | Martin Lucas grabs the defensive rebound | 19-5 |
| 10:15 | Wyoming | Jason Gardner is fouled on the floor by Michael Santacruz - foul #2 on Michael Santacruz, team foul #3 | 19-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sean Overholt (SG), Colby Bales (PF) Michael Santacruz, Johnny Boone | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Martin Larock (SG), Frank Morrow (C) Jason Gardner, Martin Lucas | |
| 10:00 | Wyoming | Homer Houston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Roque (PF) Terry Freeman | |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Milo Maddux loses the dribble to Homer Houston | 19-5 |
| 09:32 | Wyoming | Homer Houston misses the easy layup | 19-5 |
| 09:30 | Illinois | Christopher Roque grabs the defensive rebound | 19-5 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Christopher Roque | 21-5 |
| 08:42 | Wyoming | Homer Houston knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-8 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | William Dimarco is called for the reach on Edward Trynowski - foul #1 on William Dimarco, team foul #6 | 21-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Timmons (PG), Emmanuel Lepore (SG), Johnny Boone (PF), Terry Freeman (C) Milo Maddux, Edward Trynowski, Christopher Roque, Colby Bales | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Shannon Jones (PG), Jason Gardner (SG), Stanley Thacker (SF), Jack Haas (PF), Martin Lucas (C) Homer Houston, Martin Larock, William Dimarco, Sam Beaver, Frank Morrow | |
| 08:08 | Illinois | James Timmons misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 21-8 |
| 08:06 | Wyoming | Martin Lucas grabs the defensive rebound | 21-8 |
| 07:46 | Wyoming | Stanley Thacker clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Sean Overholt - foul #1 on Sean Overholt, team foul #4 | 21-8 |
| 07:46 | Wyoming | Stanley Thacker makes the 1st free throw | 21-9 |
| 07:46 | Wyoming | Stanley Thacker makes the 2nd free throw | 21-10 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Sean Overholt misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 21-10 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Johnny Boone tips it in | 23-10 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Timmons (fresh) SG - Emmanuel Lepore (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Sean Overholt (fairly fresh) PF - Johnny Boone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Freeman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Shannon Jones (fresh) SG - Jason Gardner (fresh) SF - Stanley Thacker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Haas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Lucas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Wyoming | Jack Haas buries a jump hook from close range set up by Jason Gardner | 23-12 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Sean Overholt can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Martin Lucas - foul #1 on Martin Lucas, team foul #7 | 23-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Milo Maddux (PG), Christopher Roque (PF), Colby Bales (C) James Timmons, Johnny Boone, Terry Freeman | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Martin Larock (SG), Sam Beaver (SF), Frank Morrow (C) Shannon Jones, Jason Gardner, Martin Lucas | |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Sean Overholt makes the 1st free throw | 24-12 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Sean Overholt makes the 2nd free throw | 25-12 |
| 06:17 | Wyoming | Sam Beaver comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Sean Overholt - foul #2 on Sean Overholt, team foul #5 | 25-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Trynowski (SF) Sean Overholt | |
| Subs | Wyoming | William Dimarco (SF) Jack Haas | |
| 06:17 | Wyoming | Sam Beaver misses the 1st free throw | 25-12 |
| 06:17 | Wyoming | Sam Beaver makes the 2nd free throw | 25-13 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | Milo Maddux lays it up and in | 27-13 |
| 05:55 | Wyoming | Martin Larock scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by William Dimarco | 27-15 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Milo Maddux clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-15 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Colby Bales grabs the offensive rebound | 27-15 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Milo Maddux | 29-15 |
| 05:19 | Wyoming | Colby Bales is called for the reach on Frank Morrow - foul #1 on Colby Bales, team foul #6 | 29-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Timmons (SG) Emmanuel Lepore | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Homer Houston (PG), Jack Haas (PF) Stanley Thacker, Sam Beaver | |
| 05:04 | Wyoming | Homer Houston is whistled for traveling | 29-15 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | James Timmons hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Roque | 31-15 |
| 04:11 | Wyoming | Frank Morrow buries a turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Colby Bales - foul #2 on Colby Bales, team foul #7 | 31-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Emmanuel Lepore (SG), Johnny Boone (PF), Terry Freeman (C) James Timmons, Christopher Roque, Colby Bales | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Stanley Thacker (PG), Sam Beaver (SF) Homer Houston, William Dimarco | |
| 04:11 | Wyoming | Frank Morrow makes the free throw | 31-18 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Milo Maddux is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Milo Maddux, team foul #8 | 31-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sean Overholt (SF) Johnny Boone | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Austin Bear (PG), Jason Gardner (SG) Martin Larock, Frank Morrow | |
| 03:18 | Wyoming | Jack Haas clanks a shot from the right block | 31-18 |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Emmanuel Lepore pulls down the rebound | 31-18 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Milo Maddux (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Emmanuel Lepore (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Sean Overholt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Trynowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Freeman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Austin Bear (fresh) SG - Jason Gardner (fresh) SF - Stanley Thacker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Haas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Sam Beaver (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Stanley Thacker takes the ball from Sean Overholt | 31-18 |
| 02:46 | Wyoming | Jack Haas hits the finger roll on a great pass from Stanley Thacker | 31-20 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-20 |
| 02:18 | Wyoming | Jason Gardner misses the dunk | 34-20 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski grabs the board | 34-20 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Sean Overholt makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Milo Maddux | 37-20 |
| 01:51 | Wyoming | Austin Bear hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Jason Gardner | 37-22 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski is hacked by Jack Haas - foul #2 on Jack Haas, team foul #8 | 37-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Timmons (PG), Michael Santacruz (SG), Christopher Roque (PF), Colby Bales (C) Milo Maddux, Emmanuel Lepore, Sean Overholt, Terry Freeman | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Martin Larock (SG), William Dimarco (SF), Frank Morrow (C) Jason Gardner, Stanley Thacker, Jack Haas | |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski makes the 1st free throw | 38-22 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski misses the 2nd free throw | 38-22 |
| 01:32 | Wyoming | The rebound goes to Sam Beaver | 38-22 |
| 01:17 | Wyoming | William Dimarco misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Edward Trynowski - foul #1 on Edward Trynowski, team foul #9 | 38-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Emmanuel Lepore (SG) Edward Trynowski | |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| 01:17 | Wyoming | William Dimarco makes the 1st free throw | 38-23 |
| 01:17 | Wyoming | William Dimarco misses the 2nd free throw | 38-23 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Colby Bales | 38-23 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Colby Bales hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Timmons and the foul's on Frank Morrow - foul #1 on Frank Morrow, team foul #9 | 40-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Martin Lucas (PF) Sam Beaver | |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Colby Bales misses the free throw | 40-23 |
| 00:58 | Wyoming | Frank Morrow pulls down the rebound | 40-23 |
| 00:37 | Wyoming | Austin Bear is fouled on the floor by James Timmons - foul #1 on James Timmons, team foul #10 | 40-23 |
| 00:37 | Wyoming | Austin Bear makes the 1st free throw | 40-24 |
| 00:37 | Wyoming | Austin Bear makes the 2nd free throw | 40-25 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | James Timmons loses the dribble to Frank Morrow | 40-25 |
| 00:02 | Wyoming | Frank Morrow is whistled for a carry | 40-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Milo Maddux (PG), Sean Overholt (SF) James Timmons, Emmanuel Lepore | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Homer Houston (PG), Jack Haas (PF) Austin Bear, Martin Lucas | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz misses short on a fullcourt shot | 40-25 |