| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Irvin Gott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Trenton Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Cole (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ernest Nay (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Jones (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Rogers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Lin (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Pavel Ziman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Winston Turnbull (fresh) C - Michael Farrow (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Baylor | Michael Cole inbounds the ball | 33-27 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Baylor | Michael Cole buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Irvin Gott | 36-27 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | Michael Farrow dunks the ball and he's hacked by Edward Jones - foul #2 on Edward Jones, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | Michael Farrow misses the free throw | 36-29 |
| 19:30 | Baylor | Ernest Nay grabs the board | 36-29 |
| 19:09 | Baylor | Ernest Nay's floater is tipped away by Michael Farrow | 36-29 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Winston Turnbull grabs the defensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Pavel Ziman makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 18:29 | Baylor | Ernest Nay works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Wayne Rogers - foul #2 on Wayne Rogers, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 18:29 | Baylor | Ernest Nay misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 18:29 | Baylor | Ernest Nay makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Wayne Rogers is hacked by Edward Jones - foul #3 on Edward Jones, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | James Lin connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Pavel Ziman | 37-34 |
| 17:18 | Baylor | Michael Cole buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Irvin Gott | 40-34 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Michael Farrow's pass is intercepted by Michael Cole | 40-34 |
| 16:57 | Baylor | Trenton Davis lays it up and in set up by Michael Cole | 42-34 |
| 16:43 | Illinois | James Lin misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Edward Jones - foul #4 on Edward Jones, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Baylor | Robert Castle (PF), Whitney Ketter (C) Ernest Nay, Edward Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Wright (PG), Philip Booker (SF), Christopher Wilburn (C) Wayne Rogers, Pavel Ziman, Michael Farrow | |
| 16:43 | Illinois | James Lin misses the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 16:43 | Illinois | James Lin misses the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 16:43 | Baylor | Whitney Ketter grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 16:26 | Baylor | Trenton Davis misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-34 |
| 16:25 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | James Lin misses short on a 3 from straight away | 42-34 |
| 15:58 | Baylor | Whitney Ketter grabs the board | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Irvin Gott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Trenton Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Cole (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Castle (fresh) 8 pts. C - Whitney Ketter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. SF - Philip Booker (fresh) PF - Winston Turnbull (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Wilburn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Baylor | Michael Cole is called for traveling | 42-34 |
| Subs | Baylor | Scott McKennzie (PG), Dustin Minix (SG), Ernest Nay (PF) Irvin Gott, Trenton Davis, Michael Cole | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Rogers (PG), Leroy Dickens (SG), Pavel Ziman (SF), Michael Gagnier (PF) David Wright, James Lin, Philip Booker, Winston Turnbull | |
| 15:17 | Illinois | Michael Gagnier is hacked by Ernest Nay - foul #2 on Ernest Nay, team foul #4 | 42-34 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn knocks in the floater from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 15:01 | Baylor | Ernest Nay can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 42-36 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Michael Gagnier snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | Pavel Ziman misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Whitney Ketter - foul #2 on Whitney Ketter, team foul #5 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Baylor | Trenton Davis (SG) Scott McKennzie | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Farrow (C) Christopher Wilburn | |
| 14:41 | Illinois | Pavel Ziman makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | Pavel Ziman misses the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 14:41 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Ernest Nay | 42-37 |
| 14:23 | Baylor | Trenton Davis makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Michael Gagnier comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-37 |
| 14:00 | Baylor | Dustin Minix gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 13:55 | Baylor | Dustin Minix is hacked by Michael Gagnier - foul #2 on Michael Gagnier, team foul #2 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Baylor | Irvin Gott (PG), Michael Cole (SF) Dustin Minix, Robert Castle | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Lin (SG), Winston Turnbull (PF) Leroy Dickens, Michael Gagnier | |
| 13:27 | Baylor | Michael Cole comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-37 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | Winston Turnbull gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | James Lin can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-37 |
| 13:04 | Baylor | Ernest Nay snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 12:39 | Baylor | Michael Cole drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Trenton Davis | 48-37 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | James Lin clanks a 3 from straight away | 48-37 |
| 12:22 | Baylor | Michael Cole grabs the board | 48-37 |
| 11:58 | Baylor | Ernest Nay buries a driving attempt from the right block | 50-37 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Irvin Gott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Trenton Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Cole (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ernest Nay (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Whitney Ketter (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Rogers (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Lin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. SF - Pavel Ziman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Winston Turnbull (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Farrow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Pavel Ziman can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 50-37 |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Michael Farrow tips it in | 50-39 |
| 11:04 | Baylor | Ernest Nay misses the layup against the doubleteam | 50-39 |
| 11:02 | Baylor | Ernest Nay grabs the offensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 10:49 | Baylor | Trenton Davis misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | Pavel Ziman snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | The short jumper by Michael Farrow is denied by Ernest Nay | 50-39 |
| 10:24 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Trenton Davis | 50-39 |
| 10:08 | Baylor | Ernest Nay shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Farrow - foul #3 on Michael Farrow, team foul #3 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Baylor | Scott McKennzie (PG), Dustin Minix (SG), Robert Castle (SF), Edward Jones (C) Irvin Gott, Trenton Davis, Michael Cole, Whitney Ketter | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Wright (PG), Leroy Dickens (SG), Philip Booker (SF), Michael Gagnier (PF), Christopher Wilburn (C) Wayne Rogers, James Lin, Pavel Ziman, Winston Turnbull, Michael Farrow | |
| 10:08 | Baylor | Ernest Nay misses the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 10:08 | Baylor | Ernest Nay makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Michael Gagnier knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Christopher Wilburn | 51-41 |
| 09:30 | Baylor | Ernest Nay works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper in the paint | 53-41 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | David Wright hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Scott McKennzie - foul #1 on Scott McKennzie, team foul #6 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Baylor | Irvin Gott (PG), Michael Cole (SF) Scott McKennzie, Ernest Nay | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:06 | Illinois | David Wright makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | David Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 09:06 | Baylor | Robert Castle pulls down the rebound | 53-42 |
| 08:48 | Baylor | Michael Cole misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-42 |
| 08:46 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Wright | 53-42 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Philip Booker can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-42 |
| 08:25 | Baylor | Michael Cole grabs the board | 53-42 |
| 08:21 | Baylor | Michael Cole drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Irvin Gott | 55-42 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Philip Booker makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Leroy Dickens and the foul's on Irvin Gott - foul #1 on Irvin Gott, team foul #7 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Baylor | Trenton Davis (SG) Dustin Minix | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Lin (SG), Winston Turnbull (PF) Leroy Dickens, Michael Gagnier | |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Philip Booker makes the free throw | 55-45 |
| 07:52 | Baylor | Trenton Davis connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-45 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Irvin Gott (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Trenton Davis (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Cole (fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Castle (fresh) 8 pts. C - Edward Jones (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lin (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. SF - Philip Booker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Winston Turnbull (fresh) 3 reb. C - Christopher Wilburn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Illinois | James Lin scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Wilburn | 58-47 |
| 07:06 | Baylor | Winston Turnbull swats the layup by Michael Cole | 58-47 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | James Lin pulls down the rebound | 58-47 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Winston Turnbull connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Wright | 58-49 |
| 06:32 | Baylor | Michael Cole misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-49 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | James Lin pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | James Lin buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by David Wright | 58-52 |
| 05:45 | Baylor | Trenton Davis scores on a shot from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| Subs | Baylor | Ernest Nay (PF) Robert Castle | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Rogers (PG), Pavel Ziman (SF), Michael Farrow (C) David Wright, Philip Booker, Christopher Wilburn | |
| 05:16 | Illinois | Pavel Ziman is whistled for traveling | 60-52 |
| 04:55 | Baylor | Ernest Nay is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-52 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Winston Turnbull grabs the board | 60-52 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | James Lin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 04:32 | Baylor | Edward Jones pulls down the rebound | 60-52 |
| 04:25 | Baylor | Michael Cole clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Lin | 60-52 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | James Lin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 04:04 | Baylor | Ernest Nay snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| 03:38 | Baylor | Michael Cole misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-52 |
| 03:37 | Baylor | Michael Cole snags the offensive board | 60-52 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Irvin Gott (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Trenton Davis (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Cole (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ernest Nay (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - Edward Jones (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Rogers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Lin (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. SF - Pavel Ziman (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Winston Turnbull (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Farrow (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Baylor | Trenton Davis is fouled on the floor by James Lin - foul #1 on James Lin, team foul #4 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Baylor | Dustin Minix (PG), Whitney Ketter (SF), Robert Castle (C) Irvin Gott, Michael Cole, Edward Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Dickens (SG), Christopher Wilburn (C) James Lin, Michael Farrow | |
| 02:46 | Baylor | Whitney Ketter is fouled on the floor by Leroy Dickens - foul #1 on Leroy Dickens, team foul #5 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Wright (PG), Philip Booker (SF) Wayne Rogers, Pavel Ziman | |
| 02:29 | Baylor | Robert Castle misses the lay-in but the foul's on Philip Booker - foul #1 on Philip Booker, team foul #6 | 60-52 |
| 02:29 | Baylor | Robert Castle makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 02:29 | Baylor | Robert Castle misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn pulls down the rebound | 61-52 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:22 | Illinois | David Wright can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-52 |
| 02:21 | Baylor | Trenton Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 02:21 | Baylor | Baylor calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| Subs | Baylor | Irvin Gott (PG), Michael Cole (SF), Edward Jones (C) Dustin Minix, Whitney Ketter, Robert Castle | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Rogers (PG), James Lin (SG), Pavel Ziman (SF), Michael Farrow (C) David Wright, Leroy Dickens, Philip Booker, Christopher Wilburn | |
| 01:58 | Baylor | Edward Jones is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Edward Jones, team foul #8 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Baylor | Robert Castle (C) Edward Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:49 | Illinois | Pavel Ziman scores on a shot from the baseline | 61-54 |
| 01:26 | Baylor | Michael Farrow picks off the pass by Michael Cole | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Winston Turnbull lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Lin and he's hacked by Michael Cole - foul #1 on Michael Cole, team foul #9 | 61-56 |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Winston Turnbull misses the free throw | 61-56 |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Michael Farrow gets the offensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Winston Turnbull is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Winston Turnbull, team foul #7 | 61-56 |
| 00:35 | Baylor | Trenton Davis is denied on a layup by Pavel Ziman | 61-56 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | James Lin grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Illinois | James Lin connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Wayne Rogers | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Baylor | James Lin is called for the reach on Trenton Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Lin, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| 00:26 | Baylor | Trenton Davis makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:26 | Baylor | Trenton Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | James Lin buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 00:17 | Baylor | Trenton Davis is fouled in the backcourt by James Lin - foul #3 on James Lin, team foul #9 | 63-61 |
| 00:17 | Baylor | Trenton Davis makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:17 | Baylor | Trenton Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | James Lin clanks a 3 from straight away | 65-61 |
| 00:10 | Baylor | Ernest Nay pulls down the rebound | 65-61 |
| 00:07 | Baylor | Ernest Nay is fouled in the backcourt by James Lin - foul #4 on James Lin, team foul #10 | 65-61 |
| 00:07 | Baylor | Ernest Nay makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:07 | Baylor | Ernest Nay misses the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Pavel Ziman grabs the board | 66-61 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | James Lin loses the ball out of bounds | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Baylor | Irvin Gott runs out the clock | 66-61 |