| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Pierson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Vail (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Kavanaugh (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ho Chio (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ray Hood (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Gregory Hansen (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy James (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Peterson (fresh) PF - Jason Karr (fresh) 4 reb. C - Steven Baker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Melvin Kavanaugh inbounds the ball | 26-23 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:41 | Illinois | William Pierson evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Melvin Kavanaugh | 28-23 |
| 19:12 | Tulane | Lester Peterson scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 18:46 | Illinois | William Pierson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-26 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Gregory Vail tips it in | 30-26 |
| 18:19 | Tulane | Ray Hood steps in front of the Lester Peterson pass | 30-26 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Lester Peterson is called for the reach on William Pierson - foul #1 on Lester Peterson, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| 18:00 | Illinois | Ray Hood misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-26 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Ho Chio tips it in | 32-26 |
| 17:31 | Tulane | Roy James buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 17:18 | Illinois | Ray Hood misses the wide open jumper in the paint | 32-28 |
| 17:17 | Tulane | Steven Baker gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 16:53 | Tulane | Steven Baker misses the dunk | 32-28 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Gregory Vail snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Melvin Kavanaugh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Buntin (PG), Matthew Kendrick (PF) William Pierson, Ho Chio | |
| Subs | Tulane | Brad Johnson (SF), Carl Lheureux (PF) Lester Peterson, Jason Karr | |
| 16:11 | Tulane | Matthew Kendrick is called for the reach on Carl Lheureux - foul #2 on Matthew Kendrick, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Elkins (SF) Melvin Kavanaugh | |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Dean (PG) Gregory Hansen | |
| 15:51 | Tulane | Roy James clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-28 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | The rebound goes to William Buntin | 32-28 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Buntin (fresh) SG - Gregory Vail (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Elkins (fresh) PF - Matthew Kendrick (fresh) C - Ray Hood (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Richard Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy James (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brad Johnson (fresh) PF - Carl Lheureux (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Baker (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick is alone and drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Gregory Vail | 34-28 |
| 15:02 | Tulane | William Buntin steps in front of the Richard Dean pass | 34-28 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick misses the lay-in but the foul's on Carl Lheureux - foul #1 on Carl Lheureux, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Pierson (PG), Melvin Kavanaugh (SF) William Buntin, David Elkins | |
| Subs | Tulane | Gregory Hansen (PG), Ralph Polk (SG), Lester Peterson (SF), Jason Karr (PF), Steven Chilton (C) Richard Dean, Roy James, Brad Johnson, Carl Lheureux, Steven Baker | |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 14:25 | Tulane | Lester Peterson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ray Hood | 36-28 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Ray Hood misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Steven Chilton - foul #1 on Steven Chilton, team foul #3 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ho Chio (PF) Matthew Kendrick | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Ray Hood misses the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Ray Hood makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 13:43 | Tulane | Gregory Hansen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-28 |
| 13:41 | Tulane | Steven Chilton tips it home | 37-30 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Ray Hood misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-30 |
| 13:29 | Tulane | Steven Chilton grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 13:24 | Tulane | Lester Peterson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 13:22 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Chilton | 37-30 |
| 13:03 | Tulane | Steven Chilton's layup is rejected by Ray Hood | 37-30 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gregory Vail | 37-30 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | William Pierson misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-30 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Melvin Kavanaugh grabs the offensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Melvin Kavanaugh dunks the ball on a nice dish by Gregory Vail and the foul's on Ralph Polk - foul #1 on Ralph Polk, team foul #4 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Roy James (SG), Brad Johnson (SF), Steven Baker (C) Ralph Polk, Lester Peterson, Steven Chilton | |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Melvin Kavanaugh makes the free throw | 40-30 |
| 12:09 | Tulane | Melvin Kavanaugh is called for the reach on Brad Johnson - foul #1 on Melvin Kavanaugh, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Carl Lheureux (PF) Jason Karr | |
| 11:50 | Tulane | Gregory Hansen steps out of bounds on the sideline | 40-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Buntin (PG) William Pierson | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Buntin (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Gregory Vail (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Melvin Kavanaugh (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ho Chio (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ray Hood (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Gregory Hansen (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy James (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brad Johnson (fresh) PF - Carl Lheureux (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Baker (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Ray Hood clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-30 |
| 11:31 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Ray Hood | 40-30 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Ray Hood makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Gregory Vail | 43-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 10:49 | Tulane | Gregory Hansen drills a 3 from the right wing | 43-33 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Gregory Vail drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Buntin | 45-33 |
| 10:10 | Tulane | Melvin Kavanaugh steps in front of the Carl Lheureux pass | 45-33 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Gregory Vail misses short on a turnaround from close range | 45-33 |
| 09:43 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Carl Lheureux | 45-33 |
| 09:39 | Tulane | Gregory Hansen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 45-33 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Melvin Kavanaugh pulls down the rebound | 45-33 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Ray Hood connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-33 |
| 08:59 | Tulane | Gregory Hansen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-33 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Ho Chio grabs the defensive rebound | 48-33 |
| 08:46 | Illinois | Ray Hood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-33 |
| 08:45 | Tulane | Carl Lheureux grabs the board | 48-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 08:31 | Tulane | Gregory Hansen misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 48-33 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Gregory Vail snags the defensive board | 48-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 08:03 | Illinois | Ray Hood misses the lay-in | 48-33 |
| 08:01 | Tulane | Steven Baker pulls down the rebound | 48-33 |
| 07:44 | Tulane | Steven Baker scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Roy James and he's fouled by Ray Hood - foul #1 on Ray Hood, team foul #3 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Pierson (PG), David Elkins (SF), Matthew Kendrick (PF), Edward Wydra (C) William Buntin, Melvin Kavanaugh, Ho Chio, Ray Hood | |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Dean (PG), Ralph Polk (SG), Lester Peterson (SF), Jason Karr (PF) Gregory Hansen, Roy James, Brad Johnson, Carl Lheureux | |
| 07:44 | Tulane | Steven Baker makes the free throw | 48-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Pierson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Vail (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Elkins (fresh) PF - Matthew Kendrick (fresh) 4 pts. C - Edward Wydra (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Richard Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Polk (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lester Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Karr (fresh) 4 reb. C - Steven Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Richard Dean is called for the reach on William Pierson - foul #1 on Richard Dean, team foul #5 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Steven Chilton (C) Steven Baker | |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Gregory Vail misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 48-36 |
| 07:14 | Tulane | Jason Karr pulls down the rebound | 48-36 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 07:02 | Tulane | Edward Wydra takes the ball from Steven Chilton | 48-36 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Gregory Vail misses the floater from the right block | 48-36 |
| 06:43 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Jason Karr | 48-36 |
| 06:39 | Tulane | Ralph Polk's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Kendrick | 48-36 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Edward Wydra snags the defensive board | 48-36 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | Gregory Vail works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Pierson | 50-36 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 06:02 | Tulane | Steven Chilton hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Lester Peterson and he's fouled by Edward Wydra - foul #1 on Edward Wydra, team foul #4 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Buntin (SG) Gregory Vail | |
| Subs | Tulane | Roy James (SG) Ralph Polk | |
| 06:02 | Tulane | Steven Chilton makes the free throw | 50-39 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | William Pierson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-39 |
| 05:52 | Tulane | Steven Chilton pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 05:47 | Tulane | Richard Dean misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-39 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick grabs the defensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Edward Wydra misses the jumper from close range | 50-39 |
| 05:27 | Tulane | Jason Karr pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| 05:23 | Tulane | The short jumper by Roy James is denied by Matthew Kendrick | 50-39 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Edward Wydra pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| 05:16 | Illinois | William Pierson is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 50-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ho Chio (PF) Edward Wydra | |
| Subs | Tulane | Gregory Hansen (PG), Steven Baker (C) Richard Dean, Steven Chilton | |
| 05:00 | Tulane | Roy James can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ho Chio - foul #2 on Ho Chio, team foul #5 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Kavanaugh (SF) David Elkins | |
| Subs | Tulane | Brad Johnson (SF) Lester Peterson | |
| 05:00 | Tulane | Roy James makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 05:00 | Tulane | Roy James makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Ho Chio connects on the open jumper from just outside the lane set up by Matthew Kendrick | 52-41 |
| 04:21 | Tulane | William Buntin steals it from Brad Johnson | 52-41 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | William Pierson hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Buntin | 54-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 04:05 | Tulane | Steven Baker knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Gregory Hansen | 54-43 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick is fouled on the floor by Jason Karr - foul #1 on Jason Karr, team foul #6 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Elkins (SG), Ray Hood (C) William Pierson, Matthew Kendrick | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lester Peterson (SF), Carl Lheureux (PF) Brad Johnson, Jason Karr | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Ray Hood can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-43 |
| 03:23 | Tulane | Steven Baker grabs the board | 54-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Buntin (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Elkins (fresh) SF - Melvin Kavanaugh (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ho Chio (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Ray Hood (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Gregory Hansen (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy James (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lester Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Lheureux (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Tulane | Gregory Hansen drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Roy James | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Ray Hood clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-46 |
| 03:05 | Tulane | Roy James grabs the defensive rebound | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 02:40 | Tulane | Gregory Hansen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-46 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Melvin Kavanaugh | 54-46 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Pierson (PG), Gregory Vail (SG) William Buntin, David Elkins | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jason Karr (PF) Carl Lheureux | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Ho Chio is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Hansen - foul #2 on Gregory Hansen, team foul #7 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick (C) Ray Hood | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Ho Chio misses the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 02:36 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Steven Baker | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 02:26 | Tulane | Melvin Kavanaugh is called for the reach on Lester Peterson - foul #2 on Melvin Kavanaugh, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ray Hood (C) Matthew Kendrick | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 02:16 | Tulane | Roy James is fouled on the floor by Melvin Kavanaugh - foul #3 on Melvin Kavanaugh, team foul #7 | 54-46 |
| 02:16 | Tulane | Roy James makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 02:16 | Tulane | Roy James misses the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 02:16 | Tulane | Steven Baker pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 01:47 | Tulane | Gregory Hansen loses the dribble to Ray Hood | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Melvin Kavanaugh misses short on an open jump hook from the right block | 54-47 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Ray Hood hits the follow up shot | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:18 | Tulane | Gregory Hansen misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 56-47 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Melvin Kavanaugh grabs the defensive rebound | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Melvin Kavanaugh is hacked by Gregory Hansen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregory Hansen, team foul #8 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick (PF) Ho Chio | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Melvin Kavanaugh misses the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 01:14 | Tulane | Steven Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 00:55 | Tulane | Gregory Hansen misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-47 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick pulls down the rebound | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Hansen - foul #4 on Gregory Hansen, team foul #9 | 56-47 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:46 | Tulane | Roy James misses long on a shot from the right wing | 58-47 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | William Pierson snags the defensive board | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Ray Hood drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Matthew Kendrick | 60-47 |
| 00:08 | Tulane | Gregory Hansen loses the dribble to Melvin Kavanaugh | 60-47 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | William Pierson runs out the clock | 60-47 |