| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Louis Fowler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luciano Costa (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Mark Toney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wilbert Suggs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nolan Fray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Milo Maddux (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Emmanuel Lepore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sean Overholt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Roque (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Colby Bales (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Sean Overholt inbounds the ball | 24-32 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Milo Maddux banks in the layup over the doubleteam set up by Christopher Roque | 24-34 |
| 19:13 | Memphis | Luciano Costa evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-34 |
| 19:12 | Memphis | Louis Fowler tips it home | 26-34 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Christopher Roque is hacked by Mark Toney - foul #2 on Mark Toney, team foul #1 | 26-34 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Milo Maddux's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-34 |
| 18:07 | Memphis | Mark Toney is fouled on the floor by Colby Bales - foul #2 on Colby Bales, team foul #1 | 26-34 |
| 17:54 | Memphis | Wilbert Suggs misses badly on a floater from close range | 26-34 |
| 17:53 | Memphis | Mark Toney pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 17:44 | Memphis | Christopher Roque picks off the pass by Luciano Costa out of a doubleteam | 26-34 |
| 17:15 | Illinois | Christopher Roque misses the lay-in | 26-34 |
| 17:13 | Memphis | Wilbert Suggs grabs the defensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 17:08 | Memphis | Louis Fowler misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 26-34 |
| 17:06 | Memphis | Luciano Costa tips it but misses | 26-34 |
| 17:05 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Roque | 26-34 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | Milo Maddux splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Emmanuel Lepore | 26-36 |
| 16:26 | Memphis | Louis Fowler misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-36 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Colby Bales grabs the defensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Milo Maddux drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Emmanuel Lepore and the foul's on Louis Fowler - foul #2 on Louis Fowler, team foul #2 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Memphis | Michael Wass (PG), John Lashbrook (SG), Mark McCown (SF), William Roberts (C) Louis Fowler, Luciano Costa, Mark Toney, Nolan Fray | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Santacruz (SG), Edward Trynowski (SF), Johnny Boone (PF), Terry Freeman (C) Emmanuel Lepore, Sean Overholt, Christopher Roque, Colby Bales | |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Milo Maddux makes the free throw | 26-39 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Michael Wass (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Lashbrook (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Mark McCown (fresh) PF - Wilbert Suggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Milo Maddux (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Santacruz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Trynowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Johnny Boone (fresh) C - Terry Freeman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Memphis | Wilbert Suggs can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 26-39 |
| 15:45 | Memphis | Wilbert Suggs gets the offensive rebound | 26-39 |
| 15:27 | Memphis | Mark McCown is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Mark McCown, team foul #3 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Timmons (PG) Milo Maddux | |
| 15:02 | Illinois | James Timmons is whistled for traveling | 26-39 |
| Subs | Memphis | Luciano Costa (SG), Nolan Fray (C) Mark McCown, Wilbert Suggs | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:41 | Memphis | William Roberts jams it on a great pass from Nolan Fray and he's hacked by Johnny Boone - foul #2 on Johnny Boone, team foul #2 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Memphis | Louis Fowler (PG) Michael Wass | |
| Subs | Illinois | Emmanuel Lepore (PG) James Timmons | |
| 14:41 | Memphis | William Roberts makes the free throw | 29-39 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 29-39 |
| 14:15 | Memphis | The rebound goes to William Roberts | 29-39 |
| 13:51 | Memphis | Luciano Costa works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by John Lashbrook - foul #1 on John Lashbrook, team foul #4 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Memphis | Mark Toney (SF), Wilbert Suggs (PF) John Lashbrook, Nolan Fray | |
| Subs | Illinois | Milo Maddux (PG), Christopher Roque (PF), Colby Bales (C) Michael Santacruz, Johnny Boone, Terry Freeman | |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 13:11 | Memphis | Christopher Roque takes the ball from Wilbert Suggs | 32-41 |
| 12:49 | Illinois | Milo Maddux is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-41 |
| 12:47 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Wilbert Suggs | 32-41 |
| 12:38 | Memphis | Emmanuel Lepore steals the ball from Mark Toney | 32-41 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Emmanuel Lepore lays it in | 32-43 |
| 12:15 | Memphis | William Roberts misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edward Trynowski - foul #2 on Edward Trynowski, team foul #3 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Lashbrook (SG) Luciano Costa | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Santacruz (SG), Sean Overholt (SF) Emmanuel Lepore, Edward Trynowski | |
| 12:15 | Memphis | William Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 12:15 | Memphis | William Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Christopher Roque gets the rebound | 33-43 |
| 11:57 | Illinois | Colby Bales misses long on a floater from the right wing | 33-43 |
| 11:56 | Memphis | John Lashbrook grabs the board | 33-43 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Louis Fowler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Lashbrook (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Mark Toney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wilbert Suggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Roberts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Milo Maddux (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Santacruz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sean Overholt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Roque (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Colby Bales (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Memphis | Louis Fowler misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-43 |
| 11:28 | Illinois | Sean Overholt grabs the defensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 11:08 | Illinois | Colby Bales dunks the ball set up by Milo Maddux out of the doubleteam and he's hacked by William Roberts - foul #3 on William Roberts, team foul #5 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Memphis | Michael Wass (PG), Luciano Costa (SG), Nolan Fray (C) Louis Fowler, Mark Toney, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Illinois | Emmanuel Lepore (SG), Edward Trynowski (PF) Michael Santacruz, Christopher Roque | |
| 11:08 | Illinois | Colby Bales makes the free throw | 33-46 |
| 10:47 | Memphis | Wilbert Suggs works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Michael Wass | 35-46 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | John Lashbrook picks off the pass by Sean Overholt | 35-46 |
| 10:21 | Memphis | John Lashbrook lays it in | 37-46 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Milo Maddux misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Wass - foul #2 on Michael Wass, team foul #6 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Roque (PF), Terry Freeman (C) Edward Trynowski, Colby Bales | |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Milo Maddux makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Milo Maddux makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 09:46 | Memphis | Michael Wass drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Wilbert Suggs and he's hacked by Milo Maddux - foul #2 on Milo Maddux, team foul #4 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Memphis | Mark Toney (SF) John Lashbrook | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Santacruz (SG) Milo Maddux | |
| 09:46 | Memphis | Michael Wass makes the free throw | 40-48 |
| 09:17 | Illinois | Sean Overholt can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 09:16 | Memphis | Nolan Fray grabs the defensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 08:56 | Memphis | Luciano Costa can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-48 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Sean Overholt grabs the board | 40-48 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Christopher Roque misses short on a shot from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Emmanuel Lepore tips it but misses | 40-48 |
| 08:30 | Memphis | Mark Toney snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| 08:15 | Memphis | Luciano Costa buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Wass | 42-48 |
| 07:50 | Illinois | Sean Overholt drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Santacruz | 42-50 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Michael Wass (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Luciano Costa (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - Mark Toney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wilbert Suggs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Nolan Fray (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Emmanuel Lepore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Santacruz (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Sean Overholt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Roque (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Terry Freeman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Memphis | Luciano Costa can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 07:36 | Illinois | Emmanuel Lepore snags the defensive board | 42-50 |
| 07:17 | Illinois | Christopher Roque lays it up and in set up by Emmanuel Lepore | 42-52 |
| 07:00 | Memphis | Wilbert Suggs splits the doubleteam and buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Wass | 44-52 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Christopher Roque knocks in the shot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Wilbert Suggs - foul #3 on Wilbert Suggs, team foul #7 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Memphis | Louis Fowler (PG), John Lashbrook (SG), Mark McCown (SF), William Roberts (PF) Michael Wass, Luciano Costa, Mark Toney, Wilbert Suggs | |
| Subs | Illinois | Milo Maddux (PG), James Timmons (SG), Edward Trynowski (SF), Colby Bales (C) Emmanuel Lepore, Michael Santacruz, Sean Overholt, Terry Freeman | |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Christopher Roque makes the free throw | 44-55 |
| 06:35 | Memphis | Nolan Fray hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Louis Fowler | 46-55 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | Nolan Fray swats the short shot by Colby Bales | 46-55 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Milo Maddux grabs the offensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Nolan Fray is called for the reach on Milo Maddux - foul #1 on Nolan Fray, team foul #8 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Boone (PF) Christopher Roque | |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Milo Maddux misses the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 06:04 | Memphis | John Lashbrook gets the rebound | 46-55 |
| 05:48 | Memphis | Louis Fowler clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-55 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Colby Bales | 46-55 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Milo Maddux's fadeaway is rejected by Nolan Fray | 46-55 |
| 05:38 | Memphis | John Lashbrook gets the rebound | 46-55 |
| 05:34 | Memphis | John Lashbrook buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William Roberts | 49-55 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Johnny Boone hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by William Roberts - foul #4 on William Roberts, team foul #9 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Memphis | Luciano Costa (SG), Wilbert Suggs (PF) Mark McCown, Nolan Fray | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Santacruz (SG) James Timmons | |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Johnny Boone makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Johnny Boone misses the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Colby Bales snags the offensive board | 49-56 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | John Lashbrook denies the turnaround by Colby Bales | 49-56 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Milo Maddux pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Milo Maddux is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater in the paint | 49-56 |
| 04:28 | Memphis | William Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 04:15 | Memphis | The jump hook by Luciano Costa is blocked by Johnny Boone | 49-56 |
| 04:13 | Memphis | Wilbert Suggs hits the follow up shot | 51-56 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 51-56 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz tips it in | 51-58 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Louis Fowler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Luciano Costa (fresh) 17 pts. SF - John Lashbrook (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Wilbert Suggs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - William Roberts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Milo Maddux (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Santacruz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Trynowski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Johnny Boone (fresh) 1 pts. C - Colby Bales (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Memphis | Luciano Costa banks in the layup and the foul's on Michael Santacruz - foul #1 on Michael Santacruz, team foul #5 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Memphis | Mark Toney (SF), Nolan Fray (C) John Lashbrook, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Illinois | Emmanuel Lepore (SG), Sean Overholt (SF), Christopher Roque (PF), Terry Freeman (C) Michael Santacruz, Edward Trynowski, Johnny Boone, Colby Bales | |
| 03:32 | Memphis | Luciano Costa misses the free throw | 53-58 |
| 03:32 | Illinois | Terry Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Milo Maddux hits the finger roll | 53-60 |
| 02:54 | Memphis | Louis Fowler misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-60 |
| 02:52 | Memphis | Wilbert Suggs grabs the offensive rebound | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:39 | Memphis | Luciano Costa loses the dribble to Emmanuel Lepore | 53-60 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Emmanuel Lepore banks in the layup | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:19 | Memphis | Luciano Costa splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Wilbert Suggs | 56-62 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Christopher Roque makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Emmanuel Lepore | 56-64 |
| 01:58 | Memphis | Sean Overholt steals it from Wilbert Suggs | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Mark Toney is called for the reach on Emmanuel Lepore in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Toney, team foul #10 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Colby Bales (C) Terry Freeman | |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Emmanuel Lepore makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Emmanuel Lepore misses the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Christopher Roque gets the offensive rebound | 56-65 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Colby Bales scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Emmanuel Lepore | 56-68 |
| 01:19 | Memphis | Mark Toney comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-68 |
| 01:18 | Memphis | Nolan Fray tips it in | 58-68 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Milo Maddux misses long on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-68 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Emmanuel Lepore tips it but misses | 58-68 |
| 01:00 | Memphis | Wilbert Suggs gets the rebound | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:55 | Memphis | Mark Toney is fouled on the floor by Colby Bales - foul #3 on Colby Bales, team foul #6 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Memphis | Michael Wass (PG), John Lashbrook (SG), Mark McCown (SF), William Roberts (PF) Louis Fowler, Luciano Costa, Mark Toney, Wilbert Suggs | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:52 | Memphis | Milo Maddux is called for the reach on Mark McCown - foul #3 on Milo Maddux, team foul #7 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Memphis | Ryan Oliveira (SG) Nolan Fray | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:52 | Memphis | Mark McCown makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:52 | Memphis | Mark McCown makes the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis 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 (+3) | |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Emmanuel Lepore is hacked by Michael Wass in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Wass, team foul #11 | 60-68 |
| Subs | Memphis | Louis Fowler (PG), Luciano Costa (SG), Mark Toney (SF), Wilbert Suggs (PF), Nolan Fray (C) Michael Wass, Ryan Oliveira, John Lashbrook, William Roberts, Mark McCown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Trynowski (PF) Christopher Roque | |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Emmanuel Lepore makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Emmanuel Lepore makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:45 | Memphis | Luciano Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 60-70 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Colby Bales grabs the board | 60-70 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Colby Bales is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Fowler - foul #3 on Louis Fowler, team foul #12 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Memphis | Michael Wass (PG), John Lashbrook (SG), Mark McCown (SF), William Roberts (PF) Louis Fowler, Luciano Costa, Mark Toney, Wilbert Suggs | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Colby Bales makes the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Colby Bales makes the 2nd free throw | 60-72 |
| 00:35 | Memphis | Michael Wass knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Lashbrook | 62-72 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Colby Bales loses the ball out of bounds | 62-72 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Roque (PF) Edward Trynowski | |
| 00:03 | Memphis | Christopher Roque steps in front of the Michael Wass pass | 62-72 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Milo Maddux runs out the clock | 62-72 |