| Lineup | Texas | PG - Roger Hadley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brandon Bailey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Herbert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Landry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Morrison (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hale (fresh) PF - Norman Provost (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lawrence Branson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Robert Hale inbounds the ball | 25-25 |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Daniel Lee misses long on a floater from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 19:38 | Texas | Andrew Herbert snags the defensive board | 25-25 |
| 19:09 | Texas | Andrew Herbert comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 25-25 |
| 19:07 | Texas | Brandon Bailey tips it back up and in | 27-25 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | John Morrison comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 27-25 |
| 18:37 | Texas | Andrew Herbert pulls down the rebound | 27-25 |
| 18:08 | Texas | Roger Hadley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Norman Provost grabs the defensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 17:46 | Illinois | John Morrison is fouled on the floor by Brandon Bailey - foul #1 on Brandon Bailey, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| 17:31 | Illinois | Norman Provost is fouled on the floor by Andrew Herbert - foul #2 on Andrew Herbert, team foul #2 | 27-25 |
| 17:10 | Illinois | Peter Landry is called for the reach on Daniel Lee - foul #2 on Peter Landry, team foul #3 | 27-25 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Norman Provost knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from John Morrison | 27-27 |
| 16:28 | Texas | Brandon Bailey can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 27-27 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson grabs the board | 27-27 |
| 16:21 | Illinois | John Morrison hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 27-27 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Robert Hale tips it home | 27-29 |
| 15:53 | Texas | Daniel Lee steals it from Brandon Bailey | 27-29 |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Roger Hadley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brandon Bailey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Herbert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Landry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Morrison (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Hale (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norman Provost (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Branson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Illinois | Norman Provost connects on the jumpshot from the right side and he's fouled by Peter Landry - foul #3 on Peter Landry, team foul #4 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Texas | Lester Wakefield (PG), James Warner (SG), Neil Mellon (SF), Anthony Boyce (C) Roger Hadley, James Brooks, Brandon Bailey, Peter Landry | |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Gordon (PG), John Mauriello (SG), James Myers (SF), Edward Davies (C) Daniel Lee, John Morrison, Robert Hale, Lawrence Branson | |
| 15:24 | Illinois | Norman Provost makes the free throw | 27-32 |
| 15:08 | Texas | The jump hook by Lester Wakefield is blocked by Edward Davies | 27-32 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Norman Provost pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | John Mauriello can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-32 |
| 14:40 | Illinois | John Mauriello hits the follow up shot | 27-34 |
| 14:20 | Texas | The pull-up jumper by Lester Wakefield is blocked by Norman Provost | 27-34 |
| 14:19 | Texas | Neil Mellon snags the offensive board | 27-34 |
| 13:59 | Texas | Andrew Herbert can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 27-34 |
| 13:57 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Davies | 27-34 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | John Mauriello is hacked by Lester Wakefield - foul #1 on Lester Wakefield, team foul #5 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Texas | Roger Hadley (PG), James Brooks (SG), Brandon Bailey (SF), Peter Landry (C) Lester Wakefield, James Warner, Neil Mellon, Andrew Herbert | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Lee (PG), John Morrison (SG), Robert Hale (SF), Lawrence Branson (C) Louis Gordon, John Mauriello, James Myers, Norman Provost | |
| 13:18 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson can't finish the layup | 27-34 |
| 13:17 | Texas | Peter Landry grabs the defensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 12:54 | Texas | Brandon Bailey comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 27-34 |
| 12:52 | Texas | Anthony Boyce grabs the offensive board | 27-34 |
| 12:40 | Texas | Peter Landry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-34 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Anthony Boyce is called for the reach on Daniel Lee - foul #1 on Anthony Boyce, team foul #6 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Texas | Neil Mellon (PF) Anthony Boyce | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Edward Davies lays it up and in on a great pass from Daniel Lee and he's hacked by Neil Mellon - foul #2 on Neil Mellon, team foul #7 | 27-36 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Edward Davies makes the free throw | 27-37 |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Roger Hadley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brandon Bailey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Neil Mellon (fresh) 5 reb. C - Peter Landry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Morrison (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Hale (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Davies (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Branson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Texas | James Brooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-37 |
| Subs | Texas | Andrew Herbert (PF) Neil Mellon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Gordon (PG), Norman Provost (PF) Daniel Lee, Edward Davies | |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Norman Provost hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 27-37 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson tips it back up and in | 27-39 |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 10:53 | Texas | Andrew Herbert loses the dribble to Louis Gordon | 27-39 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | Robert Hale slams it home on a nice dish by Louis Gordon | 27-41 |
| 10:31 | Texas | Roger Hadley misses badly on a shot from the left block | 27-41 |
| 10:29 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson gets the rebound | 27-41 |
| 10:00 | Illinois | Norman Provost clanks a shot from the right block | 27-41 |
| 09:59 | Texas | Roger Hadley pulls down the rebound | 27-41 |
| 09:45 | Texas | Brandon Bailey makes the runner in the paint set up by Andrew Herbert and he's hacked by Robert Hale - foul #3 on Robert Hale, team foul #1 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Texas | Lester Wakefield (PG), James Warner (SG), Anthony Boyce (C) Roger Hadley, James Brooks, Peter Landry | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Lee (PG), Edward Davies (C) John Morrison, Lawrence Branson | |
| 09:45 | Texas | Brandon Bailey makes the free throw | 30-41 |
| 09:30 | Illinois | Edward Davies misses the shot from the left block | 30-41 |
| 09:29 | Texas | Andrew Herbert grabs the defensive rebound | 30-41 |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 09:04 | Texas | Andrew Herbert misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Norman Provost - foul #2 on Norman Provost, team foul #2 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Texas | Neil Mellon (SF) Brandon Bailey | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Mauriello (SF) Robert Hale | |
| 09:04 | Texas | Andrew Herbert makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 09:04 | Texas | Andrew Herbert makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Norman Provost's floater is tipped away by Andrew Herbert | 32-41 |
| 08:35 | Texas | James Warner grabs the defensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 08:10 | Texas | Andrew Herbert double dribbles | 32-41 |
| Subs | Texas | Roger Hadley (PG), James Brooks (SG), Brandon Bailey (SF) Lester Wakefield, James Warner, Andrew Herbert | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Morrison (SG), Robert Hale (SF), Lawrence Branson (C) Louis Gordon, John Mauriello, Norman Provost | |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Daniel Lee misses badly on a floater in the lane | 32-41 |
| 07:41 | Texas | Anthony Boyce gets the rebound | 32-41 |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Roger Hadley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brandon Bailey (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Neil Mellon (fresh) 5 reb. C - Anthony Boyce (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Morrison (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Hale (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edward Davies (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Branson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Texas | Brandon Bailey scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 06:56 | Illinois | Robert Hale's layup is rejected by Neil Mellon | 34-41 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Edward Davies gets the offensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Daniel Lee misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Roger Hadley - foul #3 on Roger Hadley, team foul #8 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Texas | Andrew Herbert (PF), Peter Landry (C) Neil Mellon, Anthony Boyce | |
| Subs | Illinois | Norman Provost (PF) Edward Davies | |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Daniel Lee makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Daniel Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 06:20 | Texas | Roger Hadley drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Brooks | 36-43 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Daniel Lee clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 36-43 |
| 05:53 | Texas | Peter Landry gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 05:28 | Texas | Lawrence Branson steals it from Brandon Bailey | 36-43 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Peter Landry picks off the pass by Lawrence Branson | 36-43 |
| 04:40 | Texas | Roger Hadley clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Norman Provost | 36-43 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | John Morrison can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-43 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Norman Provost tips it home | 36-45 |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:59 | Texas | James Brooks misses the floater in the lane but the foul's on Lawrence Branson - foul #1 on Lawrence Branson, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Texas | Lester Wakefield (PG), Neil Mellon (SF), Anthony Boyce (PF) Roger Hadley, Brandon Bailey, Andrew Herbert | |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Gordon (PG), John Mauriello (SG), James Myers (SF), Edward Davies (C) Daniel Lee, John Morrison, Robert Hale, Lawrence Branson | |
| 03:59 | Texas | James Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 03:59 | Texas | James Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Louis Gordon comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 38-45 |
| 03:40 | Texas | Peter Landry gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Lester Wakefield (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Brooks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Neil Mellon (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Anthony Boyce (fresh) 3 reb. C - Peter Landry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Louis Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - John Mauriello (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Myers (fresh) PF - Norman Provost (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Davies (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:19 | Texas | Peter Landry misses the easy layup | 38-45 |
| 03:17 | Texas | Peter Landry tips it in | 40-45 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Edward Davies hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Peter Landry - foul #4 on Peter Landry, team foul #9 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Texas | James Warner (SG), Andrew Herbert (PF) James Brooks, Peter Landry | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Branson (C) Norman Provost | |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Edward Davies makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Edward Davies makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 02:51 | Texas | Texas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-47 |
| Subs | Texas | Roger Hadley (PG), Brandon Bailey (SF) James Warner, Neil Mellon | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Morrison (SG), Robert Hale (SF) John Mauriello, James Myers | |
| 02:35 | Texas | Roger Hadley hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 40-47 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-47 |
| Subs | Texas | James Brooks (SG), Peter Landry (C) Lester Wakefield, Anthony Boyce | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Lee (PG), Norman Provost (PF) Louis Gordon, Edward Davies | |
| 02:11 | Illinois | John Morrison lays it up and in on a great pass from Daniel Lee | 40-49 |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:58 | Texas | Roger Hadley comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:54 | Illinois | James Brooks is called for the reach on Lawrence Branson in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Brooks, team foul #10 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Gordon (PG), John Mauriello (SF) Daniel Lee, Robert Hale | |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson misses the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 01:54 | Texas | James Brooks snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:35 | Texas | Andrew Herbert can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-49 |
| 01:34 | Texas | Brandon Bailey tips it home | 42-49 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 42-49 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | John Mauriello is fouled in the backcourt by James Brooks - foul #3 on James Brooks, team foul #11 | 42-49 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | John Mauriello misses the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | John Mauriello makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 01:15 | Texas | Roger Hadley knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-50 |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Illinois | John Morrison is hacked by Peter Landry - foul #5 on Peter Landry, team foul #12 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Texas | Anthony Boyce (C) Peter Landry | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Lee (PG), Robert Hale (SF) Louis Gordon, John Mauriello | |
| 00:46 | Illinois | John Morrison misses the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | John Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Texas | Norman Provost swats the layup by James Brooks | 45-51 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Robert Hale pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Robert Hale is fouled in the backcourt by James Brooks - foul #4 on James Brooks, team foul #13 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Gordon (PG) Daniel Lee | |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Robert Hale makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Robert Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 00:35 | Texas | Roger Hadley misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Robert Hale snags the defensive board | 45-53 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | James Brooks is called for the reach on Robert Hale in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Brooks, team foul #14 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Texas | Lester Wakefield (SG) James Brooks | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Robert Hale misses the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Robert Hale misses the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 00:33 | Texas | The rebound goes to Andrew Herbert | 45-53 |
| 00:33 | Texas | Texas calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 45-53 |
| 00:28 | Texas | Roger Hadley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 00:26 | Texas | Brandon Bailey grabs the offensive board | 45-53 |
| 00:24 | Texas | Roger Hadley buries a 3 from straight away set up by Lester Wakefield | 48-53 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Norman Provost is fouled in the backcourt by Lester Wakefield - foul #2 on Lester Wakefield, team foul #15 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Lee (PG) Robert Hale | |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Norman Provost makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Norman Provost makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 00:19 | Texas | Texas calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 48-55 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Hale (SF) Louis Gordon | |
| 00:16 | Texas | Roger Hadley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-55 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Norman Provost grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Lester Wakefield is called for the reach on Norman Provost in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lester Wakefield, team foul #16 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Gordon (PG), John Mauriello (SF) Daniel Lee, Robert Hale | |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Norman Provost misses the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Norman Provost makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 00:08 | Texas | Texas calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 48-56 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Lee (PG), Robert Hale (SF) Louis Gordon, John Mauriello | |
| 00:04 | Texas | Roger Hadley misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-56 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson snags the defensive board | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson runs out the clock | 48-56 |