| Lineup | UConn | PG - Rafael Santiago (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Delbert Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arnold Long (fresh) PF - Hector Martin (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Sean Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Barton (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Austin Coward (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Philip Booker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sam Long (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Summers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Arnold Long inbounds the ball | 30-18 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | UConn | Delbert Powell misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 30-18 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | William Barton snags the defensive board | 30-18 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | William Barton drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Philip Booker | 30-20 |
| 18:43 | UConn | Rafael Santiago hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Hector Martin | 33-20 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Sean Smith is called for the reach on Robert Summers - foul #2 on Sean Smith, team foul #1 | 33-20 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Cowan (PG), Christopher Mauk (SG), Frank Sheets (SF), Jeffery Wicks (PF), Eric Bourne (C) Rafael Santiago, Delbert Powell, Arnold Long, Hector Martin, Sean Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:16 | Illinois | William Barton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-20 |
| 18:15 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jeffery Wicks | 33-20 |
| 17:48 | UConn | Jason Cowan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-20 |
| 17:47 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks snags the offensive board | 33-20 |
| 17:24 | UConn | Frank Sheets makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Cowan | 35-20 |
| 17:18 | Illinois | Philip Booker is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Mauk - foul #2 on Christopher Mauk, team foul #2 | 35-20 |
| Subs | UConn | Delbert Powell (SG), Jeremy Dorman (SF), Hector Martin (PF), Sean Smith (C) Christopher Mauk, Frank Sheets, Jeffery Wicks, Eric Bourne | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Hartsock (SF) Philip Booker | |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Austin Coward misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing but the foul's on Hector Martin - foul #3 on Hector Martin, team foul #3 | 35-20 |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Bourne (C) Sean Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 1st free throw | 35-21 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Austin Coward misses the 2nd free throw | 35-21 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Austin Coward misses the 3rd free throw | 35-21 |
| 17:00 | UConn | Eric Bourne grabs the board | 35-21 |
| 16:31 | UConn | Hector Martin drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeremy Dorman and he's hacked by Sam Long - foul #2 on Sam Long, team foul #1 | 37-21 |
| Subs | UConn | Rafael Santiago (PG), Christopher Mauk (SG), Arnold Long (SF), Sean Smith (C) Jason Cowan, Delbert Powell, Jeremy Dorman, Eric Bourne | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:31 | UConn | Hector Martin misses the free throw | 37-21 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Sam Long gets the rebound | 37-21 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Carl Hartsock is hacked by Christopher Mauk in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Mauk, team foul #4 | 37-21 |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Carl Hartsock is fouled on the floor by Sean Smith - foul #3 on Sean Smith, team foul #5 | 37-21 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Cowan (PG), Delbert Powell (SG), Frank Sheets (SF), Eric Bourne (C) Rafael Santiago, Christopher Mauk, Arnold Long, Sean Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Booker (SF) Carl Hartsock | |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Robert Summers double dribbles | 37-21 |
| Subs | UConn | Rafael Santiago (PG), Arnold Long (SF), Jeffery Wicks (PF), Sean Smith (C) Jason Cowan, Frank Sheets, Hector Martin, Eric Bourne | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn (PF) Sam Long | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Rafael Santiago (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Delbert Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arnold Long (fresh) PF - Jeffery Wicks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sean Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Barton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Austin Coward (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Booker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Wilburn (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Summers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | UConn | 3 seconds is called on Jeffery Wicks | 37-21 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Cowan (PG), Christopher Mauk (SG), Hector Martin (PF) Rafael Santiago, Delbert Powell, Jeffery Wicks | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Robert Summers hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from the baseline | 37-21 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Robert Summers tips it in | 37-23 |
| 14:49 | UConn | Sean Smith scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jason Cowan | 40-23 |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Robert Summers scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Philip Booker and he's fouled by Hector Martin - foul #4 on Hector Martin, team foul #6 | 40-25 |
| Subs | UConn | Rafael Santiago (PG), Delbert Powell (SG), Frank Sheets (SF), Jeffery Wicks (PF), Eric Bourne (C) Jason Cowan, Christopher Mauk, Arnold Long, Hector Martin, Sean Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Dickens (SG) Austin Coward | |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Robert Summers makes the free throw | 40-26 |
| 14:14 | UConn | Frank Sheets double dribbles | 40-26 |
| Subs | UConn | Arnold Long (SF), Jeremy Dorman (PF) Frank Sheets, Jeffery Wicks | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Abu (SG), Carl Hartsock (SF), Sam Long (PF) William Barton, Philip Booker, Robert Summers | |
| 13:48 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-29 |
| 13:23 | UConn | Rafael Santiago can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 40-29 |
| 13:21 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn snags the defensive board | 40-29 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-29 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Cowan (PG), Christopher Mauk (SG), Frank Sheets (SF), Hector Martin (PF), Sean Smith (C) Rafael Santiago, Delbert Powell, Arnold Long, Jeremy Dorman, Eric Bourne | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Barton (PG), Austin Coward (SG), Philip Booker (SF) Leroy Dickens, Dikembe Abu, Sam Long | |
| 12:31 | UConn | Frank Sheets clanks a 3 from the left corner | 40-29 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Philip Booker grabs the board | 40-29 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | William Barton scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Christopher Wilburn | 40-31 |
| 11:39 | UConn | Frank Sheets is hacked by William Barton - foul #2 on William Barton, team foul #2 | 40-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Rafael Santiago (PG), Delbert Powell (SG), Arnold Long (SF) Jason Cowan, Christopher Mauk, Frank Sheets | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sam Long (PF), Robert Summers (C) Carl Hartsock, Christopher Wilburn | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Rafael Santiago (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Delbert Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arnold Long (fairly fresh) PF - Hector Martin (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Sean Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Barton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Austin Coward (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Booker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sam Long (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Summers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:14 | UConn | Rafael Santiago hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Sam Long grabs the board | 40-31 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Robert Summers misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Sean Smith - foul #4 on Sean Smith, team foul #7 | 40-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Cowan (PG), Jeremy Dorman (SF), Eric Bourne (C) Rafael Santiago, Arnold Long, Sean Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Dickens (PG), Dikembe Abu (SG), Christopher Wilburn (PF) William Barton, Austin Coward, Sam Long | |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Robert Summers misses the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Robert Summers makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 10:25 | UConn | Jeremy Dorman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Robert Summers pulls down the rebound | 40-32 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Robert Summers is open but misses the lay-in | 40-32 |
| 10:17 | UConn | Eric Bourne snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 09:56 | UConn | Dikembe Abu is called for the reach on Jason Cowan - foul #1 on Dikembe Abu, team foul #3 | 40-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Rafael Santiago (PG), Arnold Long (SF), Jeffery Wicks (PF), Sean Smith (C) Jason Cowan, Jeremy Dorman, Hector Martin, Eric Bourne | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Hartsock (SF) Philip Booker | |
| 09:40 | UConn | Sean Smith makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-32 |
| 09:27 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens is whistled for traveling | 42-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeremy Dorman (SF), Hector Martin (PF), Eric Bourne (C) Arnold Long, Jeffery Wicks, Sean Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sam Long (PF) Robert Summers | |
| 09:08 | UConn | Eric Bourne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Cowan (PG), Christopher Mauk (SG), Arnold Long (SF), Sean Smith (C) Rafael Santiago, Delbert Powell, Jeremy Dorman, Eric Bourne | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Barton (PG) Dikembe Abu | |
| 09:03 | Illinois | William Barton double dribbles in the backcourt | 42-32 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (SG) Leroy Dickens | |
| 08:47 | UConn | Hector Martin comes up short on the shot near the basket | 42-32 |
| 08:45 | UConn | Jason Cowan gets the offensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 08:23 | UConn | Hector Martin misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 42-32 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn grabs the board | 42-32 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | William Barton misses short on a jumper from the right block | 42-32 |
| 07:53 | UConn | Hector Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 07:37 | UConn | Hector Martin misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 42-32 |
| 07:36 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn snags the defensive board | 42-32 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Cowan (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Christopher Mauk (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Arnold Long (tiring) PF - Hector Martin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Sean Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Barton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Austin Coward (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Hartsock (fairly fresh) PF - Sam Long (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Wilburn (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Illinois | William Barton connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Austin Coward | 42-35 |
| 06:52 | UConn | Sam Long swats the dunk try by Hector Martin | 42-35 |
| 06:51 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Smith | 42-35 |
| 06:24 | UConn | Sean Smith drills a shot in the paint set up by Jason Cowan and he's hacked by Sam Long - foul #3 on Sam Long, team foul #4 | 44-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Rafael Santiago (PG), Delbert Powell (SG), Frank Sheets (SF), Jeffery Wicks (PF) Jason Cowan, Christopher Mauk, Arnold Long, Hector Martin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Dickens (PG), Dikembe Abu (SG), Philip Booker (SF), Robert Summers (C) William Barton, Austin Coward, Carl Hartsock, Christopher Wilburn | |
| 06:24 | UConn | Sean Smith makes the free throw | 45-35 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Philip Booker | 45-38 |
| 05:46 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Rafael Santiago | 47-38 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens is hacked by Rafael Santiago in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rafael Santiago, team foul #8 | 47-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Bourne (C) Sean Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 05:12 | UConn | Rafael Santiago misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Sam Long - foul #4 on Sam Long, team foul #5 | 47-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeremy Dorman (SF) Frank Sheets | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:12 | UConn | Rafael Santiago misses the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 05:12 | UConn | Rafael Santiago makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Sam Long is called for 10 seconds | 48-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Frank Sheets (SF), Hector Martin (PF) Jeremy Dorman, Jeffery Wicks | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:41 | UConn | Hector Martin scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Rafael Santiago | 50-40 |
| 04:38 | Illinois | Philip Booker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeremy Dorman (SF), Jeffery Wicks (PF) Frank Sheets, Hector Martin | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Barton (PG), Christopher Wilburn (PF) Dikembe Abu, Sam Long | |
| 04:22 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks is hacked by Christopher Wilburn - foul #1 on Christopher Wilburn, team foul #6 | 50-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Arnold Long (SF), Hector Martin (PF) Jeremy Dorman, Jeffery Wicks | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Hartsock (PF) Christopher Wilburn | |
| 04:05 | UConn | Delbert Powell's floater is knocked away by Philip Booker | 50-40 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Robert Summers pulls down the rebound | 50-40 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Robert Summers hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by William Barton | 50-42 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:32 | UConn | Rafael Santiago misses the shot from the right side | 50-42 |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Philip Booker grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Rafael Santiago (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Delbert Powell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arnold Long (tiring) PF - Hector Martin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Eric Bourne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Barton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Dickens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Booker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Hartsock (fresh) C - Robert Summers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Robert Summers misses badly on a shot in the lane | 50-42 |
| 03:17 | UConn | Hector Martin gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| 02:54 | UConn | Hector Martin can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Leroy Dickens - foul #1 on Leroy Dickens, team foul #7 | 50-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Cowan (PG), Frank Sheets (SF), Sean Smith (C) Rafael Santiago, Arnold Long, Eric Bourne | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (SG), Dikembe Abu (SF), Christopher Wilburn (PF) Leroy Dickens, Philip Booker, Carl Hartsock | |
| 02:54 | UConn | Hector Martin makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 02:54 | UConn | Hector Martin misses the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Robert Summers pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Jason Cowan is called for the reach on William Barton - foul #2 on Jason Cowan, team foul #9 | 51-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffery Wicks (PF) Hector Martin | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:42 | Illinois | William Barton makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | William Barton makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:13 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Christopher Wilburn - foul #2 on Christopher Wilburn, team foul #8 | 51-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Rafael Santiago (PG), Jeremy Dorman (SF), Eric Bourne (C) Jason Cowan, Frank Sheets, Sean Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:13 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 02:13 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks misses the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Robert Summers pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Austin Coward knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Abu | 52-47 |
| 01:35 | UConn | Delbert Powell's pass is intercepted by William Barton | 52-47 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | William Barton banks in the layup | 52-49 |
| 01:07 | UConn | Christopher Wilburn swats the layup by Jeffery Wicks | 52-49 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | William Barton grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Arnold Long (SF), Hector Martin (PF), Sean Smith (C) Jeremy Dorman, Jeffery Wicks, Eric Bourne | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Booker (SF), Sam Long (PF) Dikembe Abu, Christopher Wilburn | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Robert Summers's dunk attempt is rejected by Sean Smith | 52-49 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Philip Booker pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Sam Long lays it up and in | 52-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:24 | UConn | Rafael Santiago is hacked by William Barton in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Barton, team foul #9 | 52-51 |
| 00:24 | UConn | Rafael Santiago misses the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Sam Long grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Rafael Santiago is called for the reach on William Barton - foul #2 on Rafael Santiago, team foul #10 | 52-51 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | William Barton misses the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | William Barton makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:04 | UConn | Arnold Long is hacked by Robert Summers - foul #1 on Robert Summers, team foul #10 | 52-52 |
| 00:04 | UConn | Arnold Long makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 00:04 | UConn | Arnold Long makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-52 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Austin Coward clanks a halfcourt shot | 54-52 |