| Lineup | Texas | PG - Brian Wright (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Leonard (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dane Slowik (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Koepke (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Milo Maddux (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Emmanuel Lepore (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Sean Overholt (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Christopher Roque (fresh) 2 reb. C - Colby Bales (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Texas | Stephen Leonard inbounds the ball | 23-38 |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Texas | Stephen Leonard connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David Rogers | 25-38 |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Milo Maddux is hacked by Brian Wright - foul #3 on Brian Wright, team foul #1 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Texas | Hilario Flores (PG) Brian Wright | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Milo Maddux is open and scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Sean Overholt | 25-40 |
| 19:09 | Texas | Stephen Leonard comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-40 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Emmanuel Lepore grabs the board | 25-40 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Milo Maddux misses the lay-in | 25-40 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Colby Bales grabs the offensive board | 25-40 |
| 18:42 | Illinois | Milo Maddux misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 25-40 |
| 18:41 | Texas | Stephen Leonard grabs the board | 25-40 |
| 18:34 | Texas | Dane Slowik misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 25-40 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Emmanuel Lepore | 25-40 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Milo Maddux's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-40 |
| 18:13 | Texas | Dane Slowik is hacked by Christopher Roque - foul #3 on Christopher Roque, team foul #1 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Texas | Lee Sanders (C) James Koepke | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Trynowski (SF), Johnny Boone (PF), Terry Freeman (C) Sean Overholt, Christopher Roque, Colby Bales | |
| 17:58 | Texas | Hilario Flores knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Lee Sanders | 28-40 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Milo Maddux | 28-43 |
| 17:20 | Texas | Dane Slowik knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 30-43 |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Milo Maddux misses short on a floater from the left wing | 30-43 |
| 17:02 | Texas | David Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 30-43 |
| 16:40 | Texas | David Rogers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-43 |
| Subs | Texas | James Koepke (C) Dane Slowik | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Timmons (PG), Michael Santacruz (SG), Sean Overholt (SF), Colby Bales (C) Milo Maddux, Emmanuel Lepore, Johnny Boone, Terry Freeman | |
| 16:17 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski misses long on an open jump hook near the basket | 30-43 |
| 16:15 | Texas | The rebound goes to James Koepke | 30-43 |
| 16:03 | Texas | James Koepke lays it up and in set up by Stephen Leonard | 32-43 |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz is fouled on the floor by Stephen Leonard - foul #2 on Stephen Leonard, team foul #2 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Texas | Brian Wright (PG), Robert Hibbs (SG), Ronald Lundy (SF), Dane Slowik (PF) Hilario Flores, David Rogers, Stephen Leonard, Lee Sanders | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Roque (PF) Edward Trynowski | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Brian Wright (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Hibbs (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Ronald Lundy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dane Slowik (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - James Koepke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Timmons (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Santacruz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Sean Overholt (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Roque (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Colby Bales (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:25 | Illinois | James Timmons loses the dribble to Dane Slowik | 32-43 |
| 15:08 | Texas | James Koepke buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronald Lundy | 34-43 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz double dribbles in the backcourt | 34-43 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Milo Maddux (PG), Terry Freeman (C) Sean Overholt, Colby Bales | |
| 14:38 | Texas | Brian Wright knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Robert Hibbs | 36-43 |
| 14:36 | Illinois | Robert Hibbs takes the ball from James Timmons in the backcourt | 36-43 |
| 14:19 | Texas | Robert Hibbs buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Wright | 39-43 |
| 13:57 | Illinois | The jump hook by Christopher Roque is blocked by Ronald Lundy | 39-43 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | Christopher Roque misses the tip | 39-43 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Christopher Roque misses the tip | 39-43 |
| 13:52 | Texas | Robert Hibbs grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 13:32 | Texas | Ronald Lundy makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Milo Maddux is hacked by Robert Hibbs in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Hibbs, team foul #3 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Texas | David Rogers (SG), Stephen Leonard (PF), Lee Sanders (C) Robert Hibbs, Dane Slowik, James Koepke | |
| Subs | Illinois | Emmanuel Lepore (SG), Sean Overholt (SF), Edward Trynowski (PF), Colby Bales (C) Michael Santacruz, James Timmons, Christopher Roque, Terry Freeman | |
| 13:22 | Illinois | Milo Maddux hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 13:21 | Illinois | Colby Bales grabs the offensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Milo Maddux hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 13:15 | Texas | Ronald Lundy grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 12:51 | Texas | David Rogers's pass is intercepted by Milo Maddux | 41-43 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Emmanuel Lepore misses the lay-in | 41-43 |
| 12:46 | Texas | The rebound goes to Stephen Leonard | 41-43 |
| 12:27 | Texas | Brian Wright misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-43 |
| 12:26 | Illinois | Colby Bales grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Milo Maddux makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Sean Overholt | 41-45 |
| 12:12 | Texas | Stephen Leonard clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Edward Trynowski - foul #1 on Edward Trynowski, team foul #2 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Texas | Hilario Flores (SG), James Koepke (C) David Rogers, Lee Sanders | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:12 | Texas | Stephen Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 12:12 | Texas | Stephen Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 11:57 | Illinois | Milo Maddux's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-45 |
| Subs | Texas | Dane Slowik (PF) Stephen Leonard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Roque (PF), Terry Freeman (C) Sean Overholt, Colby Bales | |
| 11:34 | Texas | Brian Wright can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Emmanuel Lepore grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Brian Wright (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Hilario Flores (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Lundy (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dane Slowik (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - James Koepke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Milo Maddux (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Emmanuel Lepore (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Edward Trynowski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Roque (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Terry Freeman (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Illinois | Milo Maddux misses the shot from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 11:26 | Illinois | Christopher Roque hits the follow up shot | 43-47 |
| 11:04 | Texas | Hilario Flores can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-47 |
| 11:02 | Texas | James Koepke tips it home | 45-47 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Hilario Flores is called for the reach on Emmanuel Lepore in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hilario Flores, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Texas | David Rogers (SG), Lee Sanders (C) Brian Wright, James Koepke | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Timmons (PG), Michael Santacruz (SG), Sean Overholt (SF), Johnny Boone (PF) Milo Maddux, Emmanuel Lepore, Edward Trynowski, Christopher Roque | |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Sean Overholt hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 45-47 |
| 10:42 | Texas | Dane Slowik grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 10:13 | Texas | Ronald Lundy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 45-47 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | Sean Overholt snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 09:55 | Illinois | James Timmons drills a shot from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 09:32 | Texas | Hilario Flores loses the ball out of bounds | 45-49 |
| Subs | Texas | Stephen Leonard (SF), James Koepke (C) Ronald Lundy, Lee Sanders | |
| Subs | Illinois | Milo Maddux (PG), Emmanuel Lepore (SG), Edward Trynowski (SF), Christopher Roque (PF), Colby Bales (C) James Timmons, Michael Santacruz, Sean Overholt, Johnny Boone, Terry Freeman | |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski misses long on a 3 from straight away | 45-49 |
| 09:13 | Texas | James Koepke grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 08:53 | Texas | James Koepke misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Colby Bales - foul #1 on Colby Bales, team foul #3 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Texas | Brian Wright (PG) David Rogers | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:53 | Texas | James Koepke makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 08:53 | Texas | James Koepke makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski lays it in and the foul's on Hilario Flores - foul #3 on Hilario Flores, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Texas | Lee Sanders (PF) Dane Slowik | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski makes the free throw | 47-52 |
| 08:09 | Texas | Brian Wright knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Hilario Flores | 50-52 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Colby Bales drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Emmanuel Lepore | 50-54 |
| 07:34 | Texas | James Koepke connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Hilario Flores | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Brian Wright (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Hilario Flores (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Leonard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lee Sanders (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Koepke (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Milo Maddux (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Emmanuel Lepore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Trynowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Roque (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Colby Bales (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski misses the jumpshot from the left side | 52-54 |
| 07:11 | Texas | The rebound goes to Lee Sanders | 52-54 |
| 06:52 | Texas | The pull-up jumper by Stephen Leonard is blocked by Colby Bales | 52-54 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Milo Maddux buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Emmanuel Lepore and he's fouled by Hilario Flores - foul #4 on Hilario Flores, team foul #6 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Texas | Robert Hibbs (SG), Ronald Lundy (SF) Hilario Flores, Lee Sanders | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Santacruz (SG), Sean Overholt (SF), Johnny Boone (PF), Terry Freeman (C) Emmanuel Lepore, Edward Trynowski, Christopher Roque, Colby Bales | |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Milo Maddux makes the free throw | 52-57 |
| 06:24 | Texas | James Koepke is fouled on the floor by Terry Freeman - foul #1 on Terry Freeman, team foul #4 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Timmons (PG) Milo Maddux | |
| 06:03 | Texas | Ronald Lundy misses long on a shot from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Terry Freeman | 52-57 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Brian Wright is called for the reach on Michael Santacruz in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brian Wright, team foul #7 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Texas | Hilario Flores (PG), Dane Slowik (PF) Brian Wright, Stephen Leonard | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 05:31 | Texas | Dane Slowik blows the layup | 52-59 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Johnny Boone grabs the defensive rebound | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Sean Overholt hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Ronald Lundy - foul #4 on Ronald Lundy, team foul #8 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Texas | Stephen Leonard (SF), Lee Sanders (C) Ronald Lundy, James Koepke | |
| Subs | Illinois | Emmanuel Lepore (SG), Christopher Roque (PF) Michael Santacruz, Johnny Boone | |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Sean Overholt makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Sean Overholt misses the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 05:05 | Texas | The rebound goes to Lee Sanders | 52-60 |
| 04:48 | Texas | Dane Slowik loses the ball out of bounds | 52-60 |
| Subs | Texas | Brian Wright (PG) Hilario Flores | |
| Subs | Illinois | Colby Bales (C) Terry Freeman | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:46 | Illinois | James Timmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-60 |
| 04:23 | Texas | Sean Overholt picks off the pass by Stephen Leonard | 52-60 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Colby Bales is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Hibbs - foul #5 on Robert Hibbs, team foul #9 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Texas | David Rogers (SG), Ronald Lundy (SF) Robert Hibbs, Dane Slowik | |
| Subs | Illinois | Milo Maddux (PG), Edward Trynowski (SF) James Timmons, Sean Overholt | |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Colby Bales makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Colby Bales makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 04:00 | Texas | Ronald Lundy drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-62 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Milo Maddux is hacked by Lee Sanders in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lee Sanders, team foul #10 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Texas | Hilario Flores (PG) Brian Wright | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Santacruz (SG), Terry Freeman (C) Emmanuel Lepore, Colby Bales | |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Milo Maddux makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Milo Maddux misses the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 03:58 | Texas | The rebound goes to Lee Sanders | 55-63 |
| 03:29 | Texas | Ronald Lundy is called for traveling | 55-63 |
| Subs | Texas | Dane Slowik (PF), James Koepke (C) Stephen Leonard, Lee Sanders | |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Boone (PF) Christopher Roque | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Hilario Flores (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Rogers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Lundy (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Dane Slowik (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - James Koepke (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Milo Maddux (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Santacruz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Edward Trynowski (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Johnny Boone (fresh) C - Terry Freeman (fresh) | |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Milo Maddux clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Ronald Lundy - foul #5 on Ronald Lundy, team foul #11 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Texas | Stephen Leonard (SF) Ronald Lundy | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Timmons (SF) Edward Trynowski | |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Milo Maddux makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Milo Maddux makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:41 | Texas | Dane Slowik can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 55-65 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Johnny Boone snags the defensive board | 55-65 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-65 |
| Subs | Texas | Brian Wright (PG), Lee Sanders (C) Hilario Flores, James Koepke | |
| Subs | Illinois | Emmanuel Lepore (SG), Sean Overholt (SF), Edward Trynowski (PF), Colby Bales (C) Michael Santacruz, James Timmons, Johnny Boone, Terry Freeman | |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Emmanuel Lepore is fouled in the backcourt by David Rogers - foul #3 on David Rogers, team foul #12 | 55-65 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Emmanuel Lepore misses the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Emmanuel Lepore makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 02:13 | Texas | Colby Bales denies the turnaround by Dane Slowik | 55-66 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Colby Bales grabs the defensive rebound | 55-66 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Milo Maddux lays it up and in on a great pass from Sean Overholt | 55-68 |
| 01:34 | Texas | Lee Sanders is fouled on the floor by Colby Bales - foul #2 on Colby Bales, team foul #5 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Texas | James Koepke (C) Lee Sanders | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Roque (PF) Edward Trynowski | |
| 01:14 | Texas | James Koepke misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 55-68 |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Emmanuel Lepore pulls down the rebound | 55-68 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Sean Overholt is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Sean Overholt, team foul #6 | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:37 | Texas | David Rogers misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Colby Bales - foul #3 on Colby Bales, team foul #7 | 55-68 |
| 00:37 | Texas | David Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 00:37 | Texas | David Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Brian Wright is called for the reach on Sean Overholt - foul #5 on Brian Wright, team foul #13 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Texas | Hilario Flores (PG) Brian Wright | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Sean Overholt misses the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Sean Overholt misses the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:13 | Texas | Stephen Leonard pulls down the rebound | 57-68 |
| 00:06 | Texas | Hilario Flores knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-68 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Milo Maddux runs out the clock | 60-68 |