| Lineup | Florida | PG - Frank Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Floyd Bailey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Ham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Hugh Kail (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Antoine Jensen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Roy Pfarr (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reed Phillips (fresh) PF - Richard Johnston (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Theodore Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Reed Phillips inbounds the ball | 41-38 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Roy Pfarr is blocked by Hugh Kail | 41-38 |
| 19:41 | Florida | Michael Ham grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 19:39 | Florida | Peter Taylor is hacked by Reed Phillips in the backcourt - foul #3 on Reed Phillips, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Florida | Gilbert Wheeler (SG), Lyle Guy (PF), Christopher Rolen (C) Peter Taylor, Michael Ham, Hugh Kail | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (SF) Reed Phillips | |
| 19:27 | Florida | Floyd Bailey misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 19:25 | Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Smith | 41-38 |
| 19:17 | Florida | Gilbert Wheeler clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Nicholas Bachman | 41-38 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Gilbert Wheeler - foul #1 on Gilbert Wheeler, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Florida | Peter Taylor (SG), Michael Ham (PF), Hugh Kail (C) Gilbert Wheeler, Lyle Guy, Christopher Rolen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt (SF) Antoine Jensen | |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Richard Johnston snags the offensive board | 41-39 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-39 |
| 18:47 | Florida | Michael Ham gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 18:43 | Florida | Peter Taylor is hacked by Rex Reinhardt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rex Reinhardt, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SF), Andrew Layton (PF), Colin Medeiros (C) Roy Pfarr, Richard Johnston, Theodore Coleman | |
| 18:38 | Florida | Michael Ham is fouled on the floor by Andrew Layton - foul #1 on Andrew Layton, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Florida | Eugene Loy (PF) Michael Ham | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:23 | Florida | Frank Smith comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 41-39 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros snags the offensive board | 41-39 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Hugh Kail - foul #3 on Hugh Kail, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Florida | Lyle Guy (PG), Michael Ham (PF), Christopher Rolen (C) Frank Smith, Eugene Loy, Hugh Kail | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:03 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman misses the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 18:03 | Florida | Michael Ham snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 17:53 | Florida | Michael Ham comes up short on the floater in the lane | 41-39 |
| 17:52 | Florida | Christopher Rolen tips it but misses | 41-39 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 17:43 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 17:42 | Florida | Lyle Guy grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 17:40 | Florida | Floyd Bailey loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-39 |
| Subs | Florida | Frank Smith (PG), Gilbert Wheeler (SG) Lyle Guy, Peter Taylor | |
| Subs | Illinois | Antoine Jensen (PG), Roy Pfarr (SG), Melvin Berlanga (C) Nicholas Bachman, Rex Reinhardt, Andrew Layton | |
| 17:18 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-39 |
| 17:17 | Florida | The rebound goes to Michael Ham | 41-39 |
| 17:06 | Florida | Gilbert Wheeler scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Floyd Bailey | 44-39 |
| 16:45 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-39 |
| Subs | Florida | Lyle Guy (PG), Peter Taylor (SG), Christopher Clark (PF) Frank Smith, Gilbert Wheeler, Michael Ham | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (SG), Rex Reinhardt (SF), Richard Johnston (PF), Theodore Coleman (C) Roy Pfarr, Stanley Huff, Colin Medeiros, Melvin Berlanga | |
| 16:40 | Florida | Richard Johnston picks off the pass by Lyle Guy in the backcourt | 44-39 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Thomas | 44-42 |
| 16:22 | Florida | Lyle Guy loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-42 |
| Subs | Florida | Eugene Loy (PF) Christopher Clark | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:11 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Eric Thomas | 44-45 |
| 15:46 | Florida | Floyd Bailey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 15:44 | Florida | Eugene Loy tips it in | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Lyle Guy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SG - Peter Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Floyd Bailey (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Loy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Rolen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Antoine Jensen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Eric Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Rex Reinhardt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Richard Johnston (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Theodore Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Richard Johnston connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Antoine Jensen | 46-47 |
| 15:31 | Florida | Christopher Rolen banks in the layup and he's fouled by Eric Thomas - foul #2 on Eric Thomas, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Florida | Frank Smith (PG), Michael Ham (PF), Hugh Kail (C) Lyle Guy, Peter Taylor, Eugene Loy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Roy Pfarr (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Andrew Layton (PF), Melvin Berlanga (C) Antoine Jensen, Eric Thomas, Rex Reinhardt, Richard Johnston, Theodore Coleman | |
| 15:31 | Florida | Christopher Rolen makes the free throw | 49-47 |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman is hacked by Floyd Bailey - foul #3 on Floyd Bailey, team foul #3 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Florida | Christopher Clark (SF) Christopher Rolen | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:13 | Illinois | Melvin Berlanga's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-47 |
| Subs | Florida | Peter Taylor (SG) Christopher Clark | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:09 | Florida | Frank Smith's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Bachman in the backcourt | 49-47 |
| 15:03 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman makes the 3 from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 15:00 | Florida | Andrew Layton is called for the reach on Frank Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Layton, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Florida | Christopher Clark (SF) Peter Taylor | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Johnston (PF) Melvin Berlanga | |
| 14:47 | Florida | Floyd Bailey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-50 |
| 14:46 | Florida | Frank Smith tips it home | 51-50 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Andrew Layton connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Nicholas Bachman | 51-52 |
| 14:16 | Florida | Frank Smith makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Clark | 54-52 |
| 14:04 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr is fouled on the floor by Floyd Bailey - foul #4 on Floyd Bailey, team foul #4 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Florida | Peter Taylor (SG), Eugene Loy (PF) Floyd Bailey, Michael Ham | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (PG), Eric Thomas (SG), Colin Medeiros (PF), Theodore Coleman (C) Nicholas Bachman, Roy Pfarr, Richard Johnston, Andrew Layton | |
| 13:50 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from close range and the foul's on Eugene Loy - foul #2 on Eugene Loy, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Florida | Lyle Guy (PG) Frank Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt (PG) Reed Phillips | |
| 13:50 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman misses the free throw | 54-54 |
| 13:50 | Florida | Eugene Loy grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 13:37 | Florida | Hugh Kail's fadeaway is rejected by Colin Medeiros | 54-54 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Stanley Huff gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Eugene Loy steals it from Theodore Coleman | 54-54 |
| 13:19 | Florida | Peter Taylor scores on a shot from the free throw line | 56-54 |
| 13:05 | Illinois | Stanley Huff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-54 |
| Subs | Florida | Frank Smith (PG), Gilbert Wheeler (SG), Michael Ham (SF) Lyle Guy, Peter Taylor, Christopher Clark | |
| Subs | Illinois | Antoine Jensen (PG), Roy Pfarr (SG), Melvin Berlanga (C) Rex Reinhardt, Eric Thomas, Theodore Coleman | |
| 12:39 | Florida | Hugh Kail hits a runner from close range and he's fouled by Melvin Berlanga - foul #1 on Melvin Berlanga, team foul #6 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Florida | Peter Taylor (SG), Christopher Clark (SF) Gilbert Wheeler, Eugene Loy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (SF), Richard Johnston (PF) Stanley Huff, Colin Medeiros | |
| 12:39 | Florida | Hugh Kail makes the free throw | 59-54 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Richard Johnston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-54 |
| Subs | Florida | Gilbert Wheeler (SG), Lyle Guy (PF), Christopher Rolen (C) Peter Taylor, Christopher Clark, Hugh Kail | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (SF) Antoine Jensen | |
| 12:01 | Florida | Christopher Rolen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Ham | 61-54 |
| 11:57 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-54 |
| 11:56 | Florida | Michael Ham grabs the board | 61-54 |
| 11:33 | Florida | Gilbert Wheeler hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 61-54 |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Melvin Berlanga pulls down the rebound | 61-54 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Frank Smith (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gilbert Wheeler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Ham (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Lyle Guy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Rolen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Bachman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roy Pfarr (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reed Phillips (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Richard Johnston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Melvin Berlanga (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Richard Johnston misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Christopher Rolen - foul #1 on Christopher Rolen, team foul #6 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Florida | Peter Taylor (SG), Christopher Clark (SF), Eugene Loy (PF), Hugh Kail (C) Gilbert Wheeler, Michael Ham, Lyle Guy, Christopher Rolen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Antoine Jensen (PG), Eric Thomas (SG), Rex Reinhardt (SF), Theodore Coleman (C) Nicholas Bachman, Roy Pfarr, Reed Phillips, Melvin Berlanga | |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Richard Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Richard Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 11:08 | Florida | Peter Taylor drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Eugene Loy | 64-56 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Eric Thomas | 64-59 |
| 10:23 | Florida | Frank Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 64-59 |
| 10:21 | Florida | Hugh Kail tips it but misses | 64-59 |
| 10:20 | Florida | Christopher Clark tips it but misses | 64-59 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Antoine Jensen | 64-59 |
| 10:13 | Illinois | Frank Smith is called for the reach on Eric Thomas - foul #2 on Frank Smith, team foul #7 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Florida | Gilbert Wheeler (PG), Michael Ham (SF), Lyle Guy (PF), Christopher Rolen (C) Frank Smith, Christopher Clark, Eugene Loy, Hugh Kail | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (PG), Reed Phillips (SF), Andrew Layton (PF), Colin Medeiros (C) Antoine Jensen, Rex Reinhardt, Richard Johnston, Theodore Coleman | |
| 10:13 | Illinois | Eric Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 10:13 | Florida | Lyle Guy grabs the board | 64-59 |
| 09:54 | Florida | Lyle Guy misses the dunk but he's hacked by Reed Phillips - foul #4 on Reed Phillips, team foul #7 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Florida | Frank Smith (PG), Hugh Kail (C) Gilbert Wheeler, Christopher Rolen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Roy Pfarr (SG) Eric Thomas, Reed Phillips | |
| 09:54 | Florida | Lyle Guy misses the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 09:54 | Florida | Lyle Guy makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 09:41 | Illinois | Andrew Layton makes the turnaround in the paint | 65-61 |
| 09:35 | Florida | Michael Ham is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Ham, team foul #8 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Florida | Eugene Loy (PF) Lyle Guy | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Andrew Layton is whistled for a carry | 65-61 |
| Subs | Florida | Lyle Guy (PF), Christopher Rolen (C) Eugene Loy, Hugh Kail | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:12 | Florida | Colin Medeiros swats the layup by Michael Ham | 65-61 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros grabs the board | 65-61 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Andrew Layton | 65-63 |
| 08:48 | Florida | The short jumper by Lyle Guy is denied by Colin Medeiros | 65-63 |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr pulls down the rebound | 65-63 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Andrew Layton connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Nicholas Bachman and he's hacked by Christopher Rolen - foul #2 on Christopher Rolen, team foul #9 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Florida | Gilbert Wheeler (SG), Eugene Loy (PF), Hugh Kail (C) Peter Taylor, Lyle Guy, Christopher Rolen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Antoine Jensen (PG), Rex Reinhardt (SF), Theodore Coleman (C) Nicholas Bachman, Stanley Huff, Colin Medeiros | |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Andrew Layton makes the free throw | 65-66 |
| 08:27 | Florida | Michael Ham scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 67-66 |
| 08:03 | Illinois | Eugene Loy steals the ball from Roy Pfarr | 67-66 |
| 07:58 | Florida | Frank Smith's pass is intercepted by Antoine Jensen in the backcourt | 67-66 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt banks in the layup set up by Antoine Jensen | 67-68 |
| 07:33 | Florida | Michael Ham is denied on a dunk by Theodore Coleman | 67-68 |
| 07:32 | Illinois | Andrew Layton snags the defensive board | 67-68 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Frank Smith (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gilbert Wheeler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Ham (tired) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eugene Loy (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Hugh Kail (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Antoine Jensen (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roy Pfarr (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rex Reinhardt (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Layton (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Theodore Coleman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Rex Reinhardt | 67-71 |
| 07:22 | Florida | Frank Smith is hacked by Antoine Jensen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Antoine Jensen, team foul #8 | 67-71 |
| Subs | Florida | Peter Taylor (SG), Floyd Bailey (SF), Lyle Guy (PF), Christopher Rolen (C) Gilbert Wheeler, Michael Ham, Eugene Loy, Hugh Kail | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (PG), Nicholas Bachman (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Colin Medeiros (PF), Melvin Berlanga (C) Antoine Jensen, Roy Pfarr, Rex Reinhardt, Andrew Layton, Theodore Coleman | |
| 07:22 | Florida | Frank Smith makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 07:22 | Florida | Frank Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 07:22 | Illinois | Melvin Berlanga gets the rebound | 68-71 |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman drills a 3 from the right corner | 68-74 |
| 07:04 | Florida | Lyle Guy is called for traveling in the backcourt | 68-74 |
| Subs | Florida | Michael Ham (PF) Frank Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (SG) Reed Phillips | |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Eric Thomas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-74 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros hits the follow up shot | 68-76 |
| 06:26 | Florida | Nicholas Bachman steals it from Christopher Rolen | 68-76 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eric Thomas | 68-78 |
| 06:02 | Florida | Lyle Guy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-78 |
| Subs | Florida | Frank Smith (PG), Eugene Loy (PF), Hugh Kail (C) Lyle Guy, Michael Ham, Christopher Rolen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Pfarr (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Richard Johnston (PF), Theodore Coleman (C) Eric Thomas, Stanley Huff, Colin Medeiros, Melvin Berlanga | |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-78 |
| 05:49 | Florida | Peter Taylor gets the rebound | 68-78 |
| 05:47 | Florida | Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-78 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt (SG) Roy Pfarr | |
| 05:35 | Florida | Frank Smith is fouled on the floor by Rex Reinhardt - foul #4 on Rex Reinhardt, team foul #9 | 68-78 |
| Subs | Florida | Christopher Clark (PF) Eugene Loy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Antoine Jensen (PG) Nicholas Bachman | |
| 05:35 | Florida | Frank Smith makes the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 05:35 | Florida | Frank Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 70-78 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Rex Reinhardt | 70-81 |
| 05:01 | Florida | Floyd Bailey misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 70-81 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman pulls down the rebound | 70-81 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Antoine Jensen | 70-83 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:42 | Florida | Frank Smith is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 70-83 |
| Subs | Florida | Lyle Guy (PG), Gilbert Wheeler (SG), Eugene Loy (PF), Christopher Rolen (C) Frank Smith, Peter Taylor, Christopher Clark, Hugh Kail | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Stanley Huff (SF), Colin Medeiros (C) Antoine Jensen, Reed Phillips, Theodore Coleman | |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros hits the finger roll | 70-85 |
| 04:10 | Florida | Christopher Rolen connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Floyd Bailey | 72-85 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Eugene Loy denies the turnaround by Richard Johnston | 72-85 |
| 03:46 | Florida | Christopher Rolen gets the rebound | 72-85 |
| 03:25 | Florida | Lyle Guy misses the lay-in | 72-85 |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros snags the defensive board | 72-85 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Lyle Guy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. SG - Gilbert Wheeler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Floyd Bailey (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Eugene Loy (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Christopher Rolen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Bachman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rex Reinhardt (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Stanley Huff (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Johnston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Colin Medeiros (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-85 |
| 03:18 | Florida | Christopher Rolen gets the rebound | 72-85 |
| 03:08 | Florida | Christopher Rolen misses long on an open shot from just outside the lane | 72-85 |
| 03:06 | Florida | Lyle Guy tips it home | 74-85 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Christopher Rolen is called for the reach on Nicholas Bachman - foul #3 on Christopher Rolen, team foul #10 | 74-85 |
| Subs | Florida | Frank Smith (PG), Peter Taylor (SG), Michael Ham (PF), Hugh Kail (C) Lyle Guy, Gilbert Wheeler, Eugene Loy, Christopher Rolen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Pfarr (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Andrew Layton (PF), Theodore Coleman (C) Rex Reinhardt, Stanley Huff, Richard Johnston, Colin Medeiros | |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman misses the 1st free throw | 74-85 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman makes the 2nd free throw | 74-86 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:33 | Florida | Hugh Kail comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 74-86 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Andrew Layton pulls down the rebound | 74-86 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Theodore Coleman | 74-89 |
| 02:12 | Florida | Hugh Kail is hacked by Theodore Coleman - foul #2 on Theodore Coleman, team foul #10 | 74-89 |
| Subs | Florida | Lyle Guy (PG), Gilbert Wheeler (SG), Christopher Clark (SF), Eugene Loy (PF) Frank Smith, Peter Taylor, Floyd Bailey, Michael Ham | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (SG), Rex Reinhardt (SF), Melvin Berlanga (C) Roy Pfarr, Reed Phillips, Theodore Coleman | |
| 02:12 | Florida | Hugh Kail makes the 1st free throw | 75-89 |
| 02:12 | Florida | Hugh Kail misses the 2nd free throw | 75-89 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt grabs the defensive rebound | 75-89 |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-89 |
| Subs | Florida | Christopher Rolen (C) Hugh Kail | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SF), Colin Medeiros (C) Eric Thomas, Melvin Berlanga | |
| 01:46 | Florida | Colin Medeiros steals it from Gilbert Wheeler | 75-89 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Andrew Layton buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Nicholas Bachman | 75-91 |
| 01:18 | Florida | Christopher Clark misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Stanley Huff - foul #2 on Stanley Huff, team foul #11 | 75-91 |
| 01:18 | Florida | Christopher Clark makes the 1st free throw | 76-91 |
| 01:18 | Florida | Christopher Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 76-91 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | Andrew Layton grabs the defensive rebound | 76-91 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Andrew Layton is denied on a layup by Christopher Clark | 76-91 |
| 01:04 | Florida | Eugene Loy gets the rebound | 76-91 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:58 | Florida | Christopher Rolen's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Layton | 76-91 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Andrew Layton grabs the defensive rebound | 76-91 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida 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 fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Nicholas Bachman | 76-93 |
| 00:27 | Florida | Gilbert Wheeler double dribbles | 76-93 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman runs out the clock | 76-93 |