| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Santacruz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Terry Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Gary Bradley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Reginald Hutson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Sims (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Parker (fresh) PF - Donald Ordonez (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Andrew Parker inbounds the ball | 33-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | St. John's | Albert Sims hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 19:37 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi can't tip it in | 33-34 |
| 19:36 | Illinois | Terry Freeman pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Terry Freeman comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Donald Ordonez - foul #1 on Donald Ordonez, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway (SG), Leif Taberski (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) Albert Sims, Donald Ordonez, Claudio Rossi | |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Terry Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Terry Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 19:07 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson is called for 5 seconds | 34-34 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | Edward Schrader misses short on a shot from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Richard Burns grabs the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Edward Schrader scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Santacruz | 37-34 |
| 18:26 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson misses badly on a floater in the lane | 37-34 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Terry Freeman grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 18:12 | Illinois | Terry Freeman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 18:10 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Andrew Parker | 37-34 |
| 18:06 | St. John's | Gary Bradley is called for the reach on Ivan Zausch - foul #2 on Gary Bradley, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (SF), Edward Trynowski (C) Richard Burns, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Ordonez (PF) Leif Taberski | |
| 17:48 | St. John's | Andrew Parker connects on the 3 from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz loses the dribble to Donald Ordonez | 37-37 |
| 17:19 | St. John's | Andrew Parker drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-40 |
| 17:03 | Illinois | Roger Maciel hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-40 |
| 16:50 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-40 |
| 16:48 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson grabs the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 16:24 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Terry Freeman makes the fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on Ivan Zausch - foul #4 on Ivan Zausch, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Timmons (PG), Richard Burns (SF), Gary Bradley (C) Michael Santacruz, Edward Schrader, Edward Trynowski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Sims (SG), Aldo Rossi (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Joshua Pettaway, Donald Ordonez, Ivan Zausch | |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Terry Freeman makes the free throw | 43-43 |
| 15:46 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi clanks a jump hook from the left block | 43-43 |
| 15:44 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Terry Freeman | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Timmons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Terry Freeman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Gary Bradley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Reginald Hutson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Sims (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Parker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aldo Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Illinois | James Timmons drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Roger Maciel | 46-43 |
| 15:00 | St. John's | Albert Sims is fouled on the floor by Roger Maciel - foul #1 on Roger Maciel, team foul #2 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Edward Trynowski (PF) Roger Maciel, Terry Freeman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (PF) Aldo Rossi | |
| 14:49 | St. John's | Albert Sims buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Parker | 46-46 |
| 14:29 | Illinois | Edward Schrader misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 14:27 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Claudio Rossi | 46-46 |
| 14:22 | St. John's | Andrew Parker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 13:58 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski clanks a 3 from the left corner | 46-46 |
| 13:56 | St. John's | Andrew Parker snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 13:51 | St. John's | Albert Sims misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-46 |
| 13:50 | Illinois | Gary Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | James Timmons connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Gary Bradley | 49-46 |
| 13:19 | St. John's | Albert Sims is fouled on the floor by Edward Schrader - foul #2 on Edward Schrader, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Santacruz (PG), Roger Maciel (SF), Johnny Boone (PF) James Timmons, Richard Burns, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway (SG), Donald Ordonez (PF), Michael Clevenger (C) Albert Sims, Leif Taberski, Claudio Rossi | |
| 13:02 | St. John's | Edward Trynowski picks off the pass by Andrew Parker | 49-46 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Johnny Boone can't tip it in | 49-46 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski hits the follow up shot | 51-46 |
| 12:41 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson is fouled on the floor by Edward Trynowski - foul #1 on Edward Trynowski, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Aldo Rossi (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) Donald Ordonez, Michael Clevenger | |
| 12:28 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi misses the turnaround from the right block | 51-46 |
| 12:27 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Santacruz | 51-46 |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 51-46 |
| 12:08 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 12:03 | St. John's | Andrew Parker makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Aldo Rossi | 51-48 |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater in the paint | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Santacruz (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Maciel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Johnny Boone (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Trynowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Reginald Hutson (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Pettaway (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Parker (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aldo Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Zausch (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 11:33 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Reginald Hutson | 53-50 |
| 11:14 | Illinois | Reginald Hutson steals the ball from Edward Schrader | 53-50 |
| 11:11 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson misses the easy layup | 53-50 |
| 11:09 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi tips it home | 53-52 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Edward Schrader misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Johnny Boone misses the tip | 53-52 |
| 10:44 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 10:40 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson misses badly on a shot from the right side | 53-52 |
| 10:39 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway hits the follow up shot | 53-54 |
| 10:22 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz can't finish the layup | 53-54 |
| 10:21 | Illinois | Johnny Boone tips it home | 55-54 |
| 10:00 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch is fouled on the floor by Edward Trynowski - foul #2 on Edward Trynowski, team foul #5 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Timmons (PG), Richard Burns (SF), Terry Freeman (PF), Gary Bradley (C) Edward Schrader, Roger Maciel, Johnny Boone, Edward Trynowski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Sims (PG), Donald Ordonez (PF), Michael Clevenger (C) Reginald Hutson, Aldo Rossi, Ivan Zausch | |
| 09:39 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 55-54 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Terry Freeman snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses the floater from close range | 55-54 |
| 09:08 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 09:00 | St. John's | Andrew Parker slams it home and he's fouled by Richard Burns - foul #2 on Richard Burns, team foul #6 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (SG) Michael Santacruz | |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG), Claudio Rossi (C) Joshua Pettaway, Michael Clevenger | |
| 09:00 | St. John's | Andrew Parker makes the free throw | 55-57 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Gary Bradley is hacked by Claudio Rossi - foul #2 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #3 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway (SG) Reginald Hutson | |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Terry Freeman buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by James Timmons | 57-57 |
| 08:06 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway is fouled on the floor by Richard Burns - foul #3 on Richard Burns, team foul #7 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Trynowski (C) Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF) Andrew Parker | |
| 08:06 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 08:06 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway misses the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 08:06 | St. John's | Leif Taberski gets the offensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 08:00 | St. John's | Albert Sims clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-58 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Terry Freeman pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | Terry Freeman misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Claudio Rossi - foul #3 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #4 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Santacruz (PG), Johnny Boone (C) James Timmons, Richard Burns | |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG), Andrew Parker (SF), Michael Clevenger (C) Joshua Pettaway, Leif Taberski, Claudio Rossi | |
| 07:44 | Illinois | Terry Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | Terry Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 07:44 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 07:36 | St. John's | Andrew Parker is whistled for traveling | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Santacruz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Trynowski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Freeman (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Johnny Boone (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Reginald Hutson (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Albert Sims (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Parker (tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Clevenger (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Terry Freeman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 07:26 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Reginald Hutson | 58-58 |
| 07:22 | St. John's | Andrew Parker clanks a floater from the left side | 58-58 |
| 07:20 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Terry Freeman | 58-58 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Johnny Boone lays it up and in on a great pass from Edward Trynowski and the foul's on Andrew Parker - foul #3 on Andrew Parker, team foul #5 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Gary Bradley (C) Roger Maciel, Terry Freeman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway (SG), Leif Taberski (SF), Claudio Rossi (C) Reginald Hutson, Andrew Parker, Michael Clevenger | |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Johnny Boone makes the free throw | 61-58 |
| 06:43 | St. John's | Edward Trynowski steals the ball from Donald Ordonez | 61-58 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Edward Schrader | 63-58 |
| 06:15 | St. John's | Albert Sims misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-58 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | Johnny Boone grabs the defensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 63-58 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Johnny Boone hits the follow up shot | 65-58 |
| 05:46 | St. John's | Leif Taberski is fouled on the floor by Edward Trynowski - foul #3 on Edward Trynowski, team foul #8 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Timmons (PG), Roger Maciel (SG), Richard Burns (SF), Terry Freeman (PF) Michael Santacruz, Edward Schrader, Edward Trynowski, Johnny Boone | |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG), Andrew Parker (SF), Michael Clevenger (C) Joshua Pettaway, Donald Ordonez, Claudio Rossi | |
| 05:46 | St. John's | Leif Taberski makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 05:46 | St. John's | Leif Taberski makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Terry Freeman hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 65-60 |
| 05:30 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Andrew Parker | 65-60 |
| 05:04 | St. John's | Andrew Parker connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Reginald Hutson and he's hacked by Roger Maciel - foul #2 on Roger Maciel, team foul #9 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Trynowski (C) Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Ordonez (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Leif Taberski, Michael Clevenger | |
| 05:04 | St. John's | Andrew Parker misses the free throw | 65-62 |
| 05:04 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 04:55 | St. John's | Andrew Parker misses long on a shot from the right side | 65-62 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Terry Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Terry Freeman hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Edward Trynowski | 67-62 |
| 04:10 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi loses the ball out of bounds | 67-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway (PG), Aldo Rossi (PF), Michael Clevenger (C) Reginald Hutson, Donald Ordonez, Claudio Rossi | |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski can't finish the layup | 67-62 |
| 03:53 | St. John's | Andrew Parker snags the defensive board | 67-62 |
| 03:49 | St. John's | Albert Sims buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Joshua Pettaway | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Illinois | James Timmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Santacruz (PG), Edward Schrader (SG), Kwabena Abdel (SF), Johnny Boone (PF) James Timmons, Roger Maciel, Richard Burns, Terry Freeman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG), Donald Ordonez (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) Albert Sims, Aldo Rossi, Michael Clevenger | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Santacruz (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kwabena Abdel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Johnny Boone (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Edward Trynowski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Reginald Hutson (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Pettaway (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Parker (tired) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Ivan Zausch (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 03:10 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-68 |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Johnny Boone misses short on an open floater from the right block | 67-68 |
| 02:59 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch grabs the board | 67-68 |
| 02:55 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Ordonez | 67-70 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF), Terry Freeman (PF), Gary Bradley (C) Kwabena Abdel, Johnny Boone, Edward Trynowski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Sims (PG), Claudio Rossi (C) Reginald Hutson, Ivan Zausch | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:38 | Illinois | 3 seconds is called on Terry Freeman | 67-70 |
| 02:19 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Albert Sims | 67-72 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 67-72 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Santacruz | 67-72 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Edward Schrader throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG) Joshua Pettaway | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson's floater is knocked away by Edward Schrader | 67-72 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Gary Bradley pulls down the rebound | 67-72 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | Gary Bradley knocks in the runner from close range and he's hacked by Claudio Rossi - foul #4 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #6 | 69-72 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the free throw | 70-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:02 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses the 3 from the left wing | 70-72 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Gary Bradley gets the rebound | 70-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Edward Schrader buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Richard Burns and he's fouled by Albert Sims - foul #2 on Albert Sims, team foul #7 | 72-72 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Edward Schrader makes the free throw | 73-72 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Albert Sims can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-72 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Terry Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Terry Freeman is hacked by Reginald Hutson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Reginald Hutson, team foul #8 | 73-72 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Terry Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Terry Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Michael Santacruz is called for the reach on Albert Sims - foul #3 on Michael Santacruz, team foul #10 | 75-72 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Albert Sims makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Albert Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Gary Bradley is hacked by Reginald Hutson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Reginald Hutson, team foul #9 | 75-74 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi snags the defensive board | 76-74 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Albert Sims | 76-76 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Edward Schrader is hacked by Andrew Parker - foul #4 on Andrew Parker, team foul #10 | 76-76 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Edward Schrader makes the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Edward Schrader makes the 2nd free throw | 78-76 |