| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Carmelo Martin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Burcham (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Isaac Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bob Gerth (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jason Vidrio (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Santacruz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Terry Freeman (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Trynowski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Richard Burns inbounds the ball | 27-28 |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Edward Schrader hits a 3 from straight away set up by Michael Santacruz | 27-31 |
| 19:20 | Prairie View A&M | Bob Gerth hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Isaac Smith | 29-31 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | Edward Schrader clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-31 |
| 19:04 | Prairie View A&M | Isaac Smith grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 18:44 | Prairie View A&M | Jason Vidrio connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Carmelo Martin and he's hacked by Edward Trynowski - foul #2 on Edward Trynowski, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 18:44 | Prairie View A&M | Jason Vidrio makes the free throw | 32-31 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 32-31 |
| 18:22 | Prairie View A&M | Isaac Smith snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 18:13 | Prairie View A&M | Jason Vidrio misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-31 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Santacruz | 32-31 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Bob Gerth steps in front of the Edward Trynowski pass | 32-31 |
| 17:58 | Prairie View A&M | Bob Gerth's floater is tipped away by Terry Freeman | 32-31 |
| 17:57 | Prairie View A&M | James Burcham snags the offensive board | 32-31 |
| 17:38 | Prairie View A&M | Bob Gerth misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-31 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Terry Freeman pulls down the rebound | 32-31 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Richard Burns is hacked by Isaac Smith - foul #1 on Isaac Smith, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Isaac Feingold (SF), Louis Caudill (PF) Isaac Smith, Bob Gerth | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (SF) Richard Burns | |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Terry Freeman loses the dribble to James Burcham | 32-31 |
| 16:49 | Prairie View A&M | Isaac Feingold lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Burcham | 34-31 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-31 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Samuel Sexton (PG), Senwe Africa (SG), Jeffery Leet (C) Carmelo Martin, James Burcham, Jason Vidrio | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Timmons (PG), Johnny Boone (PF) Michael Santacruz, Terry Freeman | |
| 16:06 | Prairie View A&M | Senwe Africa dunks the ball on a great pass from Samuel Sexton and he's hacked by Edward Schrader - foul #2 on Edward Schrader, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Bob Gerth (PF) Jeffery Leet | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF) Edward Schrader | |
| 16:06 | Prairie View A&M | Senwe Africa makes the free throw | 37-31 |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Richard Burns drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Roger Maciel | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Senwe Africa (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Samuel Sexton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Isaac Feingold (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bob Gerth (fresh) 6 pts. C - Louis Caudill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Timmons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Johnny Boone (fresh) C - Edward Trynowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:17 | Prairie View A&M | Senwe Africa clanks a floater near the basket | 37-33 |
| 15:16 | Prairie View A&M | Louis Caudill hits the follow up shot | 39-33 |
| 14:59 | Illinois | Richard Burns is hacked by Isaac Feingold - foul #1 on Isaac Feingold, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Carmelo Martin (PG), James Burcham (SG), Isaac Smith (SF), Jason Vidrio (C) Senwe Africa, Samuel Sexton, Isaac Feingold, Louis Caudill | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Santacruz (PG), Terry Freeman (PF), Gary Bradley (C) Roger Maciel, Johnny Boone, Edward Trynowski | |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Richard Burns is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Richard Burns, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | John Morrow (PF) Bob Gerth | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Roger Maciel (SF) James Timmons, Richard Burns | |
| 14:13 | Prairie View A&M | John Morrow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-33 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Isaac Feingold (PF) John Morrow | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Terry Freeman hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 39-33 |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Terry Freeman tips it but misses | 39-33 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Roger Maciel gets the offensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 13:21 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Burcham - foul #2 on James Burcham, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Bob Gerth (PF), Louis Caudill (C) Isaac Feingold, Jason Vidrio | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:21 | Illinois | Roger Maciel makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 13:21 | Illinois | Roger Maciel makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 13:00 | Prairie View A&M | Bob Gerth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-35 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Timmons (PG), Richard Burns (SF) Michael Santacruz, Roger Maciel | |
| 12:35 | Illinois | James Timmons comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 12:34 | Prairie View A&M | The rebound goes to Carmelo Martin | 39-35 |
| 12:18 | Prairie View A&M | James Burcham misses the dunk attempt | 39-35 |
| 12:16 | Prairie View A&M | Carmelo Martin tips it back up and in | 41-35 |
| 11:52 | Illinois | Terry Freeman misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 41-35 |
| 11:50 | Prairie View A&M | Louis Caudill snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 11:29 | Prairie View A&M | Isaac Smith misses the turnaround in the lane | 41-35 |
| 11:28 | Illinois | Richard Burns snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Carmelo Martin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Burcham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Isaac Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bob Gerth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Louis Caudill (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Timmons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Schrader (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Freeman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Gary Bradley connects on the runner in the paint set up by James Timmons and he's fouled by Bob Gerth - foul #2 on Bob Gerth, team foul #4 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Samuel Sexton (PG), Senwe Africa (SG), Isaac Feingold (SF), Jason Vidrio (C) Carmelo Martin, James Burcham, Isaac Smith, Bob Gerth | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Santacruz (PG), Edward Trynowski (SF), Johnny Boone (PF) Edward Schrader, Richard Burns, Terry Freeman | |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the free throw | 41-38 |
| 10:47 | Prairie View A&M | Louis Caudill misses the fadeaway from the right block | 41-38 |
| 10:45 | Prairie View A&M | Jason Vidrio snags the offensive board | 41-38 |
| 10:19 | Prairie View A&M | Louis Caudill loses the dribble to Johnny Boone | 41-38 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Jason Vidrio steals the ball from James Timmons | 41-38 |
| 09:38 | Prairie View A&M | Samuel Sexton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 09:36 | Prairie View A&M | Jason Vidrio tips it but misses | 41-38 |
| 09:35 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 09:18 | Illinois | James Timmons hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 41-38 |
| 09:17 | Prairie View A&M | Samuel Sexton gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 09:12 | Prairie View A&M | James Timmons is called for the reach on Isaac Feingold - foul #1 on James Timmons, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Carmelo Martin (PG), James Burcham (SG), Bob Gerth (PF) Samuel Sexton, Senwe Africa, Louis Caudill | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Richard Burns (SF), Terry Freeman (PF) James Timmons, Edward Trynowski, Johnny Boone | |
| 08:57 | Prairie View A&M | Bob Gerth knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Carmelo Martin | 43-38 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Richard Burns throws it down on a nice dish by Edward Schrader and he's fouled by James Burcham - foul #3 on James Burcham, team foul #5 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Trynowski (C) Gary Bradley | |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Richard Burns makes the free throw | 43-41 |
| 08:23 | Prairie View A&M | James Burcham clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-41 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Terry Freeman | 43-41 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | 3 seconds is called on Michael Santacruz | 43-41 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Isaac Smith (SF), Jeffery Leet (C) Isaac Feingold, Jason Vidrio | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG) Michael Santacruz | |
| 07:40 | Prairie View A&M | James Burcham loses the ball out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Timmons (PG) Roger Maciel | |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Richard Burns makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Edward Schrader | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Carmelo Martin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Burcham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Isaac Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bob Gerth (fresh) 8 pts. C - Jeffery Leet (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Timmons (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Freeman (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Edward Trynowski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 06:54 | Prairie View A&M | Carmelo Martin hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Burcham | 46-43 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Edward Schrader's pass is intercepted by James Burcham | 46-43 |
| 06:13 | Prairie View A&M | James Burcham slams it home on a nice dish by Carmelo Martin and he's fouled by Edward Schrader - foul #3 on Edward Schrader, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Isaac Feingold (SF), Louis Caudill (PF), Jason Vidrio (C) Isaac Smith, Bob Gerth, Jeffery Leet | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Santacruz (PG), Gary Bradley (C) Edward Schrader, Richard Burns | |
| 06:13 | Prairie View A&M | James Burcham makes the free throw | 49-43 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | James Timmons misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-43 |
| 05:45 | Prairie View A&M | Louis Caudill grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 05:30 | Prairie View A&M | Louis Caudill's layup is rejected by Gary Bradley | 49-43 |
| 05:28 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Trynowski | 49-43 |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:22 | Illinois | James Timmons hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 05:02 | Prairie View A&M | James Burcham misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Isaac Feingold swats the layup by Terry Freeman | 49-46 |
| 04:49 | Prairie View A&M | Isaac Feingold grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 04:33 | Prairie View A&M | Jason Vidrio misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-46 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Santacruz | 49-46 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Gary Bradley | 49-48 |
| 04:18 | Prairie View A&M | Isaac Feingold scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 51-48 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Gary Bradley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 03:59 | Prairie View A&M | James Burcham gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 03:53 | Prairie View A&M | Carmelo Martin is whistled for a carry | 51-48 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Samuel Sexton (PG), Senwe Africa (SG), Isaac Smith (SF), Bob Gerth (PF) Carmelo Martin, James Burcham, Isaac Feingold, Louis Caudill | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Richard Burns (SF), Johnny Boone (PF) James Timmons, Edward Trynowski, Terry Freeman | |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz clanks a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jason Vidrio - foul #2 on Jason Vidrio, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Jeffery Leet (C) Jason Vidrio | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 03:35 | Prairie View A&M | Bob Gerth pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 03:12 | Prairie View A&M | Bob Gerth can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 51-49 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Johnny Boone | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Samuel Sexton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Senwe Africa (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Isaac Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bob Gerth (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffery Leet (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Santacruz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Boone (fresh) C - Gary Bradley (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses badly on a floater from the left block | 51-49 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Boone | 51-49 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Gary Bradley tips it but misses | 51-49 |
| 02:16 | Prairie View A&M | Samuel Sexton pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 02:16 | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-49 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Carmelo Martin (PG), James Burcham (SG), Jason Vidrio (C) Samuel Sexton, Senwe Africa, Jeffery Leet | |
| Subs | Illinois | Terry Freeman (PF), Edward Trynowski (C) Johnny Boone, Gary Bradley | |
| 01:51 | Prairie View A&M | Isaac Smith misses the lay-in | 51-49 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Terry Freeman | 51-49 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Edward Schrader scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 01:12 | Prairie View A&M | Bob Gerth can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Terry Freeman - foul #2 on Terry Freeman, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Bradley (C) Edward Trynowski | |
| 01:12 | Prairie View A&M | Bob Gerth makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 01:12 | Prairie View A&M | Bob Gerth makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Edward Schrader throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-52 |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:24 | Prairie View A&M | Bob Gerth comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 53-52 |
| 00:22 | Prairie View A&M | James Burcham gets the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:19 | Prairie View A&M | Edward Schrader is called for the reach on James Burcham - foul #4 on Edward Schrader, team foul #7 | 53-52 |
| 00:19 | Prairie View A&M | James Burcham misses the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 00:19 | Prairie View A&M | Jason Vidrio grabs the offensive board | 53-52 |
| 00:16 | Prairie View A&M | Jason Vidrio is fouled on the floor by Michael Santacruz - foul #2 on Michael Santacruz, team foul #8 | 53-52 |
| 00:16 | Prairie View A&M | Jason Vidrio makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 00:16 | Prairie View A&M | Jason Vidrio makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 00:03 | Prairie View A&M | Bob Gerth snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 00:00 | Prairie View A&M | Bob Gerth runs out the clock | 55-52 |