| Lineup | Florida | PG - Paul Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Henry Rafter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Barton (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Leroy Dickens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Philip Booker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sam Long (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Summers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Florida | Henry Rafter inbounds the ball | 26-21 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida 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 (+2) | |
| 19:55 | Florida | Paul Dean throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-21 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Robert Summers comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 26-21 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Robert Summers tips it back up and in | 26-23 |
| 19:15 | Florida | Ronald Baker is whistled for a carry | 26-23 |
| 18:46 | Illinois | Sam Long can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left block | 26-23 |
| 18:44 | Florida | Ronald Baker gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| 18:21 | Florida | Henry Rafter misses short on a shot in the paint | 26-23 |
| 18:19 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Summers | 26-23 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | William Barton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-23 |
| 17:58 | Florida | Ronald Baker snags the defensive board | 26-23 |
| 17:39 | Florida | James Hart makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Henry Rafter | 28-23 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | William Barton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-23 |
| 17:19 | Florida | Ronald Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 16:59 | Florida | Paul Dean misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 28-23 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Robert Summers snags the defensive board | 28-23 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Philip Booker can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 28-23 |
| 16:27 | Florida | John Coleman gets the rebound | 28-23 |
| 16:05 | Florida | Henry Rafter buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Coleman | 30-23 |
| 15:49 | Illinois | William Barton buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Leroy Dickens | 30-26 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Paul Dean (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Baker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SF - Henry Rafter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James Hart (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Barton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Leroy Dickens (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Philip Booker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sam Long (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Summers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:30 | Florida | John Coleman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Summers - foul #2 on Robert Summers, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Florida | Corey Hayes (PG), Roger Reason (SG), Kenneth Reid (SF), Zhu Chin (C) Paul Dean, Ronald Baker, Henry Rafter, James Hart | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (SG), Carl Hartsock (SF), Christopher Wilburn (PF) Leroy Dickens, Philip Booker, Sam Long | |
| 15:30 | Florida | John Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 15:30 | Florida | John Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 15:27 | Illinois | William Barton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-26 |
| Subs | Florida | Thomas Gardner (PF) John Coleman | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:15 | Florida | Roger Reason misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Summers - foul #3 on Robert Summers, team foul #2 | 32-26 |
| 15:15 | Florida | Roger Reason misses the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 15:15 | Florida | Roger Reason makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | William Barton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-26 |
| 14:46 | Florida | Corey Hayes pulls down the rebound | 33-26 |
| 14:44 | Florida | Corey Hayes loses the dribble to William Barton in the backcourt | 33-26 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | William Barton lays it in | 33-28 |
| 14:17 | Florida | Thomas Gardner connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Corey Hayes | 35-28 |
| 13:55 | Illinois | William Barton is called for traveling | 35-28 |
| Subs | Florida | Paul Dean (PG), Henry Rafter (SF), John Coleman (PF) Corey Hayes, Kenneth Reid, Zhu Chin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sam Long (PF) Robert Summers | |
| 13:41 | Florida | Paul Dean misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-28 |
| 13:39 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn pulls down the rebound | 35-28 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Austin Coward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-28 |
| Subs | Florida | Ronald Baker (SG), James Hart (C) Roger Reason, Thomas Gardner | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:21 | Florida | William Barton picks off the pass by John Coleman | 35-28 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | William Barton hits the finger roll | 35-30 |
| 13:02 | Florida | James Hart misses long on a runner in the lane but the foul's on William Barton - foul #1 on William Barton, team foul #3 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Dickens (PG), Philip Booker (SF) William Barton, Carl Hartsock | |
| 13:02 | Florida | James Hart makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 13:02 | Florida | James Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by James Hart - foul #2 on James Hart, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Florida | Roger Reason (SF), Zhu Chin (C) Henry Rafter, James Hart | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 12:17 | Florida | Ronald Baker drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Zhu Chin | 40-32 |
| 11:54 | Illinois | Philip Booker misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-32 |
| 11:52 | Florida | The rebound goes to Paul Dean | 40-32 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Paul Dean (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Baker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. SF - Roger Reason (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Coleman (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Zhu Chin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Dickens (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Austin Coward (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Philip Booker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sam Long (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Wilburn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Florida | Philip Booker steals it from Ronald Baker | 40-32 |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Philip Booker is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Reason - foul #1 on Roger Reason, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Florida | Corey Hayes (PG), Kenneth Reid (SF), Thomas Gardner (PF), James Hart (C) Paul Dean, Roger Reason, John Coleman, Zhu Chin | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Barton (PG), Robert Summers (C) Leroy Dickens, Sam Long | |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Robert Summers throws it down on a great pass from Christopher Wilburn | 40-34 |
| 10:37 | Florida | Austin Coward steps in front of the Corey Hayes pass | 40-34 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Philip Booker lays it in set up by Austin Coward | 40-36 |
| 10:13 | Florida | Kenneth Reid blows the layup | 40-36 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Ronald Baker is called for the reach on Robert Summers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Baker, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Florida | Roger Reason (SG), Henry Rafter (SF), Zhu Chin (C) Corey Hayes, Ronald Baker, James Hart | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Dickens (PG), Dikembe Abu (SG), Carl Hartsock (SF), Sam Long (PF) William Barton, Austin Coward, Philip Booker, Christopher Wilburn | |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-36 |
| Subs | Florida | Paul Dean (PG), John Coleman (PF) Kenneth Reid, Thomas Gardner | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:25 | Florida | Henry Rafter lays it in set up by Paul Dean | 42-36 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Robert Summers misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Zhu Chin - foul #2 on Zhu Chin, team foul #4 | 42-36 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Robert Summers makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Robert Summers makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 08:46 | Florida | Paul Dean is fouled on the floor by Sam Long - foul #2 on Sam Long, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Florida | Corey Hayes (PG), Thomas Gardner (PF), James Hart (C) Paul Dean, John Coleman, Zhu Chin | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Barton (PG) Leroy Dickens | |
| 08:29 | Florida | Corey Hayes misses the shot from the right side | 42-38 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | The rebound goes to William Barton | 42-38 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Sam Long misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-38 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Sam Long snags the offensive board | 42-38 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | William Barton clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-38 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Sam Long tips it but misses | 42-38 |
| 07:50 | Florida | Henry Rafter grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Corey Hayes (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Roger Reason (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Rafter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Gardner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Hart (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Barton (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Abu (fairly fresh) SF - Carl Hartsock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sam Long (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Summers (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Florida | William Barton picks off the pass by Henry Rafter | 42-38 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | William Barton banks in the layup | 42-40 |
| 06:56 | Florida | Roger Reason misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Sam Long pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | William Barton clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-40 |
| 06:48 | Florida | James Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 06:22 | Florida | James Hart buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Henry Rafter | 44-40 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Robert Summers hits a wide open jump hook from close range | 44-42 |
| 05:37 | Florida | James Hart knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-42 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-42 |
| Subs | Florida | Paul Dean (PG), Ronald Baker (SG), Kenneth Reid (SF), John Coleman (PF), Zhu Chin (C) Corey Hayes, Roger Reason, Henry Rafter, Thomas Gardner, James Hart | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (SG), Philip Booker (SF), Christopher Wilburn (PF) Dikembe Abu, Carl Hartsock, Sam Long | |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Austin Coward is hacked by Kenneth Reid in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Reid, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| 05:16 | Illinois | Austin Coward's pass is intercepted by John Coleman | 46-42 |
| 04:55 | Florida | Ronald Baker misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 04:54 | Florida | Kenneth Reid snags the offensive board | 46-42 |
| 04:46 | Florida | Zhu Chin makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kenneth Reid | 48-42 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Robert Summers misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 48-42 |
| 04:26 | Florida | Ronald Baker gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 04:22 | Florida | Ronald Baker connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Zhu Chin | 51-42 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | William Barton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-42 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn tips it back up and in | 51-44 |
| 03:38 | Florida | Zhu Chin scores on a runner in the paint | 53-44 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Paul Dean (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Baker (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. SF - Kenneth Reid (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Coleman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Zhu Chin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Barton (tiring) 18 pts. 3 stl. SG - Austin Coward (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Philip Booker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Wilburn (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Summers (tired) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Barton | 53-46 |
| 02:56 | Florida | Ronald Baker knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Zhu Chin | 55-46 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Paul Dean takes the ball from William Barton in the backcourt | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:39 | Florida | Kenneth Reid misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 55-46 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Robert Summers gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Austin Coward double dribbles | 55-46 |
| Subs | Florida | Roger Reason (SG), Henry Rafter (SF), Thomas Gardner (PF), James Hart (C) Ronald Baker, Kenneth Reid, John Coleman, Zhu Chin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Dickens (PG), Dikembe Abu (SF), Carl Hartsock (PF) William Barton, Philip Booker, Robert Summers | |
| 02:15 | Florida | Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-46 |
| Subs | Florida | Corey Hayes (PG) Paul Dean | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:57 | Florida | Henry Rafter throws it down and the foul's on Dikembe Abu - foul #2 on Dikembe Abu, team foul #5 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Florida | Paul Dean (PG), Ronald Baker (SG), John Coleman (PF) Corey Hayes, Roger Reason, Thomas Gardner | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Barton (PG), Philip Booker (SF), Sam Long (PF), Robert Summers (C) Leroy Dickens, Dikembe Abu, Carl Hartsock, Christopher Wilburn | |
| 01:57 | Florida | Henry Rafter misses the free throw | 57-46 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Robert Summers pulls down the rebound | 57-46 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Philip Booker hits a wide open fadeaway from the left wing set up by William Barton | 57-48 |
| 01:39 | Florida | Ronald Baker connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by John Coleman | 59-48 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | William Barton clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-48 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | Philip Booker tips it back up and in | 59-50 |
| 00:54 | Florida | Ronald Baker clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 59-50 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Robert Summers pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Austin Coward buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Sam Long | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Florida | Paul Dean is hacked by William Barton in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Barton, team foul #6 | 59-53 |
| 00:43 | Florida | Henry Rafter is fouled on the floor by Robert Summers - foul #4 on Robert Summers, team foul #7 | 59-53 |
| 00:43 | Florida | Henry Rafter misses the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Robert Summers grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | William Barton makes the floater from the right side | 59-55 |
| 00:34 | Florida | Paul Dean is hacked by William Barton in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Barton, team foul #8 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Florida | Roger Reason (SF) Henry Rafter | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:34 | Florida | Paul Dean makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:34 | Florida | Paul Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Robert Summers gets the rebound | 60-55 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Robert Summers is called for traveling | 60-55 |
| Subs | Florida | Henry Rafter (SF) John Coleman | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:27 | Florida | William Barton is called for the reach on Roger Reason in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Barton, team foul #9 | 60-55 |
| 00:27 | Florida | Roger Reason makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:27 | Florida | Roger Reason makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Sam Long misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-55 |
| 00:17 | Florida | The rebound goes to Roger Reason | 62-55 |
| 00:16 | Florida | Roger Reason is hacked by Austin Coward in the backcourt - foul #4 on Austin Coward, team foul #10 | 62-55 |
| 00:16 | Florida | Roger Reason makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:16 | Florida | Roger Reason makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Philip Booker is hacked by James Hart in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Hart, team foul #6 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Florida | John Coleman (PF) Roger Reason | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:11 | Illinois | William Barton connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Austin Coward | 64-58 |
| 00:10 | Florida | Ronald Baker is hacked by William Barton in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Barton, team foul #11 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Florida | Roger Reason (SG) John Coleman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Dickens (PG) William Barton | |
| 00:10 | Florida | Ronald Baker misses the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:10 | Florida | Ronald Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Philip Booker gets the rebound | 64-58 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Austin Coward knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Philip Booker | 64-61 |
| 00:01 | Florida | Roger Reason is hacked by Austin Coward in the backcourt - foul #5 on Austin Coward, team foul #12 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Florida | John Coleman (PF) Henry Rafter | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Abu (SG) Austin Coward | |
| 00:01 | Florida | Roger Reason makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:01 | Florida | Roger Reason makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Dikembe Abu comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 66-61 |