| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Hale (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Norman Provost (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Branson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Roger Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Alfonso Chavez (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ognjen Puchalski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Lee (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Kelley (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Ognjen Puchalski inbounds the ball | 18-22 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | NC State | Ognjen Puchalski hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Alfonso Chavez | 18-24 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 18-24 |
| 19:21 | NC State | Charles Kelley gets the rebound | 18-24 |
| 19:10 | NC State | Charles Kelley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 18-24 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Norman Provost | 18-24 |
| 18:42 | Illinois | Thomas Lee steps in front of the John Morrison pass | 18-24 |
| 18:39 | NC State | Roger Brown's pass is intercepted by Daniel Lee in the backcourt | 18-24 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | John Morrison misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Ognjen Puchalski - foul #2 on Ognjen Puchalski, team foul #1 | 18-24 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | John Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | John Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 17:47 | NC State | Roger Brown misses long on a floater from the right side | 20-24 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | John Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson loses the ball out of bounds | 20-24 |
| 17:16 | NC State | Charles Kelley knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Alfonso Chavez | 20-26 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 20-26 |
| 16:56 | NC State | Ognjen Puchalski grabs the board | 20-26 |
| 16:42 | NC State | Roger Brown misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-26 |
| 16:40 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson pulls down the rebound | 20-26 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson connects on the jumper from the right wing | 22-26 |
| 16:03 | NC State | John Morrison steals it from Ognjen Puchalski | 22-26 |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 22-26 |
| 15:40 | NC State | Roger Brown snags the defensive board | 22-26 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Morrison (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Hale (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Norman Provost (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Branson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Roger Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Alfonso Chavez (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ognjen Puchalski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Lee (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Kelley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:22 | NC State | Ognjen Puchalski misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Robert Hale - foul #3 on Robert Hale, team foul #1 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Gordon (PG), John Mauriello (SG), James Myers (SF), Edward Davies (C) Daniel Lee, John Morrison, Robert Hale, Lawrence Branson | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Knight (PF) Thomas Lee | |
| 15:22 | NC State | Ognjen Puchalski misses the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 15:22 | NC State | Ognjen Puchalski makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 15:01 | Illinois | A charge is called on John Mauriello - foul #2 on John Mauriello, team foul #2 | 22-27 |
| 14:37 | NC State | Alfonso Chavez splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater in the paint | 22-27 |
| 14:36 | Illinois | Norman Provost grabs the board | 22-27 |
| 14:15 | Illinois | Charles Kelley steals it from Edward Davies | 22-27 |
| 13:57 | NC State | Roger Brown scores on a 3 from the left wing | 22-30 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Norman Provost misses the jumper in the lane | 22-30 |
| 13:28 | Illinois | Louis Gordon tips it back up and in | 24-30 |
| 13:12 | NC State | Charles Kelley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-30 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Norman Provost gets the rebound | 24-30 |
| 12:51 | Illinois | Michael Knight blocks the short jumper by Norman Provost | 24-30 |
| 12:49 | Illinois | Edward Davies tips it back up and in | 26-30 |
| 12:34 | NC State | Charles Kelley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 12:33 | NC State | Michael Knight snags the offensive board | 26-30 |
| 12:12 | NC State | Charles Kelley is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Edward Davies grabs the board | 26-30 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | John Mauriello drills a jumper from the right side set up by Louis Gordon | 28-30 |
| 11:27 | NC State | Roger Brown is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Alfonso Chavez out of a doubleteam | 28-32 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Louis Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - John Mauriello (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Myers (fresh) PF - Norman Provost (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Davies (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Roger Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Alfonso Chavez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ognjen Puchalski (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Knight (fresh) 2 blk. C - Charles Kelley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Edward Davies can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 28-32 |
| 11:02 | NC State | Charles Kelley pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 10:33 | NC State | Alfonso Chavez can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-32 |
| 10:31 | NC State | Roger Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 10:17 | NC State | Roger Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by John Mauriello - foul #3 on John Mauriello, team foul #3 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Lee (PG), John Morrison (SG), Robert Hale (SF), Lawrence Branson (C) Louis Gordon, John Mauriello, James Myers, Edward Davies | |
| Subs | NC State | Rafael Roman (SF), Thomas Lee (PF), Edward Steves (C) Ognjen Puchalski, Michael Knight, Charles Kelley | |
| 10:17 | NC State | Roger Brown misses the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 10:17 | NC State | Roger Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Norman Provost gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the runner from the left block | 28-32 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Robert Hale grabs the offensive board | 28-32 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Norman Provost clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Lee - foul #3 on Thomas Lee, team foul #2 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | NC State | Paul Alessi (PG) Roger Brown | |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Norman Provost misses the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Norman Provost makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 09:16 | NC State | Alfonso Chavez shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-32 |
| 09:15 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Steves | 29-32 |
| 08:51 | NC State | Alfonso Chavez works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on John Morrison - foul #1 on John Morrison, team foul #4 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Davies (PF) Norman Provost | |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Kelley (C) Edward Steves | |
| 08:51 | NC State | Alfonso Chavez makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 08:51 | NC State | Alfonso Chavez makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-34 |
| 08:24 | NC State | Alfonso Chavez grabs the defensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 08:03 | NC State | Alfonso Chavez is hacked by Lawrence Branson - foul #2 on Lawrence Branson, team foul #5 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | NC State | Roger Brown (PG), Augustus Zimmerman (SF) Paul Alessi, Alfonso Chavez | |
| 07:48 | NC State | Charles Kelley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-34 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson makes the contested jump hook from the left block set up by Edward Davies | 31-34 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Morrison (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Hale (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edward Davies (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Branson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Roger Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Rafael Roman (fresh) SF - Augustus Zimmerman (fresh) PF - Thomas Lee (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Charles Kelley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 06:59 | NC State | Charles Kelley misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 06:58 | Illinois | Daniel Lee grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Daniel Lee makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by John Morrison | 34-34 |
| 06:02 | NC State | Charles Kelley is denied on a layup by Edward Davies | 34-34 |
| 06:00 | NC State | Roger Brown grabs the offensive board | 34-34 |
| 05:40 | NC State | Charles Kelley connects on the floater near the basket | 34-36 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | John Morrison knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 36-36 |
| 05:20 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 36-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Norman Provost (PF) Edward Davies | |
| Subs | NC State | Alfonso Chavez (SG), Ognjen Puchalski (SF) Rafael Roman, Augustus Zimmerman | |
| 04:51 | NC State | Ognjen Puchalski can't finish the layup | 36-36 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Norman Provost pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | John Morrison scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Hale | 39-36 |
| 04:17 | NC State | Charles Kelley can't throw it down against a doubleteam | 39-36 |
| 04:16 | NC State | Ognjen Puchalski misses the tip | 39-36 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Norman Provost grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 03:51 | Illinois | Daniel Lee loses the dribble to Charles Kelley | 39-36 |
| 03:27 | NC State | Ognjen Puchalski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Hale - foul #4 on Robert Hale, team foul #6 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Gordon (PG) Daniel Lee | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Knight (PF) Thomas Lee | |
| 03:27 | NC State | Ognjen Puchalski makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 03:27 | NC State | Ognjen Puchalski makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Louis Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - John Morrison (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hale (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Norman Provost (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Lawrence Branson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Roger Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Alfonso Chavez (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ognjen Puchalski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Knight (fresh) 2 blk. C - Charles Kelley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Charles Kelley is called for the reach on Lawrence Branson - foul #3 on Charles Kelley, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Davies (C) Lawrence Branson | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Robert Hale lays it in set up by Louis Gordon | 41-38 |
| 02:19 | NC State | Alfonso Chavez's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by John Morrison | 41-38 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Lee (PG), Lawrence Branson (C) Louis Gordon, Edward Davies | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PF) Michael Knight | |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 41-38 |
| 01:52 | NC State | Ognjen Puchalski grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 01:23 | NC State | Roger Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-38 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson makes the contested fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by Thomas Lee - foul #4 on Thomas Lee, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson makes the free throw | 44-38 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:51 | NC State | Charles Kelley hits the finger roll and the foul's on Norman Provost - foul #1 on Norman Provost, team foul #7 | 44-40 |
| 00:51 | NC State | Charles Kelley makes the free throw | 44-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Ognjen Puchalski takes the ball from Robert Hale | 44-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:10 | NC State | Charles Kelley loses the dribble to Lawrence Branson | 44-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Daniel Lee is hacked by Roger Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roger Brown, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Gordon (SF) Robert Hale | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Thomas Lee is called for the reach on Norman Provost - foul #5 on Thomas Lee, team foul #6 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Knight (PF) Thomas Lee | |
| 00:02 | Illinois | John Morrison is hacked by Michael Knight - foul #2 on Michael Knight, team foul #7 | 44-41 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | John Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | John Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Ognjen Puchalski comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 46-41 |