| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Bentley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glen Malott (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kyle Whiddon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Willems (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matt Setliff (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Yuri Grabski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Ownby (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Terry Kent (fresh) 2 reb. C - Karl Ventura (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Glen Malott inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Glen Malott misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 33-29 |
| 19:32 | UMass | William Ownby pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| 19:09 | UMass | William Ownby misses long on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by John Bentley - foul #3 on John Bentley, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| 19:09 | UMass | William Ownby makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 19:09 | UMass | William Ownby makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 18:46 | Illinois | David Willems hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Aaron Olsen and he's hacked by Terry Kent - foul #3 on Terry Kent, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMass | Hipolito Bruno (PF) Terry Kent | |
| 18:46 | Illinois | David Willems makes the free throw | 36-31 |
| 18:28 | UMass | William Ownby comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 36-31 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | David Willems grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-31 |
| 18:03 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno gets the rebound | 36-31 |
| 17:45 | UMass | Karl Ventura clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 36-31 |
| 17:43 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Aaron Olsen | 36-31 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen is fouled on the floor by Matt Setliff - foul #2 on Matt Setliff, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Werner (SF), Johnny Bergeron (C) Glen Malott, David Willems | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 17:07 | Illinois | James Werner clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 36-31 |
| 17:05 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen tips it in | 38-31 |
| 16:44 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno misses the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by John Bentley - foul #4 on John Bentley, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Glen Malott (SF) John Bentley | |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG), Stefan Costa (SG), Howard Halsted (SF), Emilio Garcia (C) Matt Setliff, Yuri Grabski, William Ownby, Karl Ventura | |
| 16:44 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 16:44 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon comes up short on the floater from the left side | 38-31 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Glen Malott tips it but misses | 38-31 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon gets the offensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 15:57 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 38-31 |
| 15:55 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno grabs the board | 38-31 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kyle Whiddon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SF - Glen Malott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Werner (fresh) C - Johnny Bergeron (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Young (fresh) SG - Stefan Costa (fresh) SF - Howard Halsted (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Hipolito Bruno (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Emilio Garcia (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-31 |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Glen Malott pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 15:42 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen is fouled in the backcourt by James Young - foul #3 on James Young, team foul #3 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Willems (PF) Glen Malott | |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG), Yuri Grabski (SG), Terry Kent (PF), Karl Ventura (C) James Young, Stefan Costa, Hipolito Bruno, Emilio Garcia | |
| 15:32 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon is hacked by Howard Halsted - foul #3 on Howard Halsted, team foul #4 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMass | William Ownby (SF) Howard Halsted | |
| 15:20 | Illinois | David Willems blows the layup | 38-31 |
| 15:18 | UMass | Yuri Grabski pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 15:14 | UMass | William Ownby can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 38-31 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kyle Whiddon | 38-31 |
| 14:57 | Illinois | David Willems is denied on a dunk by Terry Kent | 38-31 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | David Willems can't tip it in | 38-31 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen can't tip it in | 38-31 |
| 14:53 | UMass | Karl Ventura snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| 14:34 | UMass | Karl Ventura hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 38-31 |
| 14:32 | UMass | Karl Ventura tips it in | 38-33 |
| 14:03 | Illinois | David Willems misses the lay-in | 38-33 |
| 14:01 | UMass | Terry Kent snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 13:47 | UMass | Matt Setliff loses the ball out of bounds | 38-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Glen Malott (SF), Donnell Guarino (C) David Willems, Johnny Bergeron | |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG), Stefan Costa (SG), Howard Halsted (SF), Emilio Garcia (C) Matt Setliff, Yuri Grabski, William Ownby, Karl Ventura | |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Donnell Guarino | 40-33 |
| 13:14 | UMass | Howard Halsted hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Stefan Costa | 40-35 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Glen Malott's pass is intercepted by Stefan Costa | 40-35 |
| 12:30 | UMass | Howard Halsted misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-35 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | Donnell Guarino gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen splits the doubleteam and buries a driving attempt in the lane and he's hacked by James Young - foul #4 on James Young, team foul #5 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bentley (SG), David Willems (PF), Johnny Bergeron (C) Kyle Whiddon, James Werner, Donnell Guarino | |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG), Yuri Grabski (SG), William Ownby (SF), Karl Ventura (C) James Young, Stefan Costa, Howard Halsted, Emilio Garcia | |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen misses the free throw | 42-35 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to David Willems | 42-35 |
| 12:08 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron is wide open and dunks the ball | 44-35 |
| 11:46 | UMass | William Ownby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMass | Hipolito Bruno (PF) Terry Kent | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Bentley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Glen Malott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Willems (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Johnny Bergeron (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matt Setliff (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Yuri Grabski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Ownby (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Hipolito Bruno (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Karl Ventura (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Illinois | David Willems travels with the ball | 44-35 |
| 11:10 | UMass | Karl Ventura misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Aaron Olsen - foul #1 on Aaron Olsen, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon (PF) David Willems | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 11:10 | UMass | Karl Ventura misses the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 11:10 | UMass | Karl Ventura makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Bentley | 46-36 |
| 10:15 | UMass | Karl Ventura makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Matt Setliff | 46-38 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Glen Malott knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Johnny Bergeron and the foul's on Matt Setliff - foul #3 on Matt Setliff, team foul #6 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Werner (PF), David Willems (C) Kyle Whiddon, Johnny Bergeron | |
| Subs | UMass | Stefan Costa (SG), Howard Halsted (SF), Terry Kent (PF), Emilio Garcia (C) Yuri Grabski, William Ownby, Hipolito Bruno, Karl Ventura | |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Glen Malott makes the free throw | 49-38 |
| 09:32 | UMass | Howard Halsted misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 49-38 |
| 09:30 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Werner | 49-38 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by John Bentley | 52-38 |
| 08:53 | UMass | Howard Halsted clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 52-38 |
| 08:52 | UMass | Stefan Costa tips it but misses | 52-38 |
| 08:51 | UMass | Howard Halsted tips it but misses | 52-38 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | David Willems gets the rebound | 52-38 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 52-38 |
| 08:30 | UMass | The rebound goes to Howard Halsted | 52-38 |
| 08:04 | UMass | Howard Halsted scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 52-40 |
| 07:37 | Illinois | David Willems makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from James Werner | 54-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (tiring) 21 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Bentley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Glen Malott (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Werner (fairly fresh) C - David Willems (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matt Setliff (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stefan Costa (fresh) SF - Howard Halsted (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Terry Kent (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Emilio Garcia (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | UMass | Howard Halsted connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-43 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | David Willems slams it home on a nice dish by John Bentley and he's hacked by Stefan Costa - foul #1 on Stefan Costa, team foul #7 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron (C) James Werner | |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG), Yuri Grabski (SG), William Ownby (SF), Karl Ventura (C) Matt Setliff, Stefan Costa, Howard Halsted, Emilio Garcia | |
| 07:06 | Illinois | David Willems misses the free throw | 56-43 |
| 07:06 | UMass | Karl Ventura gets the rebound | 56-43 |
| 06:59 | UMass | Yuri Grabski comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 56-43 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | John Bentley grabs the board | 56-43 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | David Willems can't finish the layup | 56-43 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Glen Malott tips it home | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 06:27 | UMass | William Ownby hits the finger roll on a great pass from Yuri Grabski | 58-45 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | David Willems comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Terry Kent - foul #4 on Terry Kent, team foul #8 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Werner (SF) Glen Malott | |
| Subs | UMass | Hipolito Bruno (PF) Terry Kent | |
| 06:05 | Illinois | David Willems makes the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | David Willems makes the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 05:45 | UMass | The short jumper by Hipolito Bruno is denied by Johnny Bergeron | 60-45 |
| 05:43 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno tips it back up and in | 60-47 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Aaron Olsen is blocked by Karl Ventura | 60-47 |
| 05:19 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno snags the defensive board | 60-47 |
| 05:02 | UMass | Yuri Grabski misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by John Bentley - foul #5 on John Bentley, team foul #4 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon (SG), Glen Malott (SF) John Bentley, David Willems | |
| Subs | UMass | Terry Kent (PF) Hipolito Bruno | |
| 05:02 | UMass | Yuri Grabski misses the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 05:02 | UMass | Yuri Grabski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 04:38 | Illinois | Glen Malott misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 60-48 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron grabs the offensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by William Ownby | 60-48 |
| 04:02 | UMass | James Young is fouled on the floor by Aaron Olsen - foul #2 on Aaron Olsen, team foul #5 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donnell Guarino (C) Johnny Bergeron | |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG), Howard Halsted (SF) James Young, William Ownby | |
| 03:51 | UMass | Howard Halsted is hacked by Donnell Guarino - foul #1 on Donnell Guarino, team foul #6 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMass | Stefan Costa (SG), Emilio Garcia (C) Yuri Grabski, Karl Ventura | |
| 03:37 | UMass | Howard Halsted is whistled for traveling | 60-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (tired) 21 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kyle Whiddon (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. SF - Glen Malott (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Werner (fairly fresh) C - Donnell Guarino (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matt Setliff (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stefan Costa (fresh) SF - Howard Halsted (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Terry Kent (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Emilio Garcia (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Emilio Garcia swats the layup by Donnell Guarino | 60-48 |
| 03:06 | UMass | Emilio Garcia grabs the defensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 02:54 | UMass | Howard Halsted loses the ball out of bounds | 60-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron (C) Donnell Guarino | |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG), Hipolito Bruno (PF) Matt Setliff, Terry Kent | |
| 02:31 | Illinois | James Young is called for the reach on Kyle Whiddon - foul #5 on James Young, team foul #9 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donnell Guarino (C) James Werner | |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG) James Young | |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 02:14 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno misses the 3 from the left corner | 62-48 |
| 02:12 | UMass | Howard Halsted gets the offensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 02:03 | UMass | Howard Halsted's floater is knocked away by Glen Malott | 62-48 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Donnell Guarino grabs the board | 62-48 |
| 01:47 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Glen Malott and he's fouled by Hipolito Bruno - foul #1 on Hipolito Bruno, team foul #10 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Werner (PF) Donnell Guarino | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 01:47 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron makes the free throw | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:38 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 65-48 |
| 01:37 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno misses the tip | 65-48 |
| 01:36 | UMass | Stefan Costa grabs the offensive rebound | 65-48 |
| 01:27 | UMass | Howard Halsted misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 65-48 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Glen Malott | 65-48 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | James Werner scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 67-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno throws it down | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a nice dish by Kyle Whiddon | 69-50 |
| 00:26 | UMass | Matt Setliff is fouled on the floor by Aaron Olsen - foul #3 on Aaron Olsen, team foul #7 | 69-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Willems (C) Johnny Bergeron | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:26 | UMass | Matt Setliff makes the 1st free throw | 69-51 |
| 00:26 | UMass | Matt Setliff makes the 2nd free throw | 69-52 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen runs out the clock | 69-52 |