| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Gary Wieczorek (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ronnie Burke (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Douglas Pesce (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Gilles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeff Paquin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lane (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Justin McQuesten (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Adam Vanslyke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Oklahoma | Douglas Pesce inbounds the ball | 25-30 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Oklahoma | Jeff Paquin misses long on a runner near the basket | 25-30 |
| 19:30 | Oklahoma | Douglas Pesce misses the tip | 25-30 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall gets the rebound | 25-30 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 18:59 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Gary Wieczorek | 25-30 |
| 18:52 | Oklahoma | Jeff Paquin misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Jeffrey Hall - foul #3 on Jeffrey Hall, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clyde Pate (C) Jeffrey Hall | |
| 18:52 | Oklahoma | Jeff Paquin makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 18:52 | Oklahoma | Jeff Paquin makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Gregory Gilles is called for the reach on Matthew Lane - foul #2 on Gregory Gilles, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Clyde Pate misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jeff Paquin - foul #3 on Jeff Paquin, team foul #2 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Edward Puga (C) Jeff Paquin | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Clyde Pate misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Clyde Pate makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 18:00 | Oklahoma | Douglas Pesce is open and buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ronnie Burke | 29-31 |
| 17:31 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-31 |
| 17:29 | Oklahoma | Gary Wieczorek pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 17:12 | Oklahoma | Douglas Pesce knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Gregory Gilles | 31-31 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Douglas Pesce - foul #1 on Douglas Pesce, team foul #3 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Bernard Laguna (SF), Justin Seymour (PF) Douglas Pesce, Gregory Gilles | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG), Thomas Duerr (PF) Matthew Lane, Adam Vanslyke | |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 16:40 | Oklahoma | Gary Wieczorek hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Puga | 34-33 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten loses the ball out of bounds | 34-33 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Maurice Young (PG), Thomas Adams (SG) Gary Wieczorek, Ronnie Burke | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (PG), Christopher Reny (SG) Raymond Haddix, Justin McQuesten | |
| 15:59 | Oklahoma | Edward Puga scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Maurice Young | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Maurice Young (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Adams (fresh) SF - Bernard Laguna (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Justin Seymour (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Puga (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lane (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Reny (fresh) SF - Gregory Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Duerr (fresh) C - Clyde Pate (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Illinois | Matthew Lane hits a jumper from the right side | 37-35 |
| 15:15 | Oklahoma | Bernard Laguna knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Maurice Young and he's hacked by Gregory Roberts - foul #3 on Gregory Roberts, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke (SG), Gregory Gilles (PF), Jeff Paquin (C) Thomas Adams, Justin Seymour, Edward Puga | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (SG), Adam Vanslyke (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Christopher Reny, Thomas Duerr, Clyde Pate | |
| 15:15 | Oklahoma | Bernard Laguna makes the free throw | 40-35 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-35 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Gary Wieczorek (PG), Douglas Pesce (SF) Maurice Young, Bernard Laguna | |
| Subs | Illinois | Justin McQuesten (SF) Matthew Lane | |
| 14:25 | Oklahoma | Adam Vanslyke denies the turnaround by Douglas Pesce | 40-35 |
| 14:23 | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke tips it home | 42-35 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses long on a shot from the right side | 42-35 |
| 14:05 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Jeff Paquin | 42-35 |
| 13:44 | Oklahoma | Gregory Gilles hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Adam Vanslyke - foul #2 on Adam Vanslyke, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (PG) Gregory Roberts | |
| 13:44 | Oklahoma | Gregory Gilles makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 13:44 | Oklahoma | Gregory Gilles makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Douglas Pesce takes the ball from Matthew Lane | 44-35 |
| 13:19 | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke hits the finger roll set up by Douglas Pesce | 46-35 |
| 13:02 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gary Wieczorek - foul #3 on Gary Wieczorek, team foul #4 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Thomas Adams (SG) Ronnie Burke | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SF) Justin McQuesten | |
| 13:02 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 13:02 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 12:54 | Oklahoma | Thomas Adams misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 46-37 |
| 12:53 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 12:36 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Jeff Paquin | 46-37 |
| 12:15 | Oklahoma | Gary Wieczorek comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-37 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Reny | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Gary Wieczorek (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Adams (fresh) SF - Douglas Pesce (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Gilles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeff Paquin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lane (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Haddix (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. SF - Christopher Reny (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Adam Vanslyke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:21 | Oklahoma | Gary Wieczorek double dribbles | 46-40 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Maurice Young (PG), Ronnie Burke (SG), Bernard Laguna (SF), Justin Seymour (PF), Edward Puga (C) Gary Wieczorek, Thomas Adams, Douglas Pesce, Gregory Gilles, Jeff Paquin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG), Justin McQuesten (SF), Thomas Duerr (PF), Clyde Pate (C) Matthew Lane, Raymond Haddix, Adam Vanslyke, Jeffrey Hall | |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-40 |
| 10:59 | Oklahoma | Maurice Young gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 10:54 | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Justin Seymour | 48-40 |
| 10:35 | Illinois | Christopher Reny can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Ronnie Burke - foul #1 on Ronnie Burke, team foul #5 | 48-40 |
| 10:35 | Illinois | Christopher Reny makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 10:35 | Illinois | Christopher Reny misses the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 10:35 | Oklahoma | Edward Puga grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 10:21 | Oklahoma | Justin Seymour knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Maurice Young | 50-41 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Thomas Duerr misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Justin Seymour - foul #1 on Justin Seymour, team foul #6 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (PG) Christopher Reny | |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Thomas Duerr misses the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Thomas Duerr misses the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 10:01 | Oklahoma | Edward Puga gets the rebound | 50-41 |
| 09:48 | Oklahoma | Matthew Lane picks off the pass by Ronnie Burke out of a doubleteam | 50-41 |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Matthew Lane is fouled in the backcourt by Maurice Young - foul #1 on Maurice Young, team foul #7 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Gary Wieczorek (PG), Douglas Pesce (SF), Gregory Gilles (PF) Maurice Young, Bernard Laguna, Justin Seymour | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (SG), Adam Vanslyke (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Gregory Roberts, Thomas Duerr, Clyde Pate | |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Matthew Lane makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 09:46 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Adam Vanslyke | 50-42 |
| 09:30 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 09:29 | Oklahoma | Edward Puga grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 09:24 | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 50-42 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 08:56 | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke grabs the board | 50-42 |
| 08:39 | Oklahoma | Raymond Haddix takes the ball from Douglas Pesce | 50-42 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Matthew Lane can't throw it down | 50-42 |
| 08:34 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke tips it back up and in | 50-44 |
| 08:09 | Oklahoma | Gregory Gilles can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Adam Vanslyke - foul #3 on Adam Vanslyke, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Bernard Laguna (SF), Jeff Paquin (C) Douglas Pesce, Edward Puga | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (SF), Clyde Pate (C) Justin McQuesten, Adam Vanslyke | |
| 08:09 | Oklahoma | Gregory Gilles makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 08:09 | Oklahoma | Gregory Gilles misses the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall lays it up and in on a great pass from Matthew Lane | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Gary Wieczorek (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ronnie Burke (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Laguna (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gregory Gilles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeff Paquin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lane (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. SF - Gregory Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Hall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Clyde Pate (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Oklahoma | Jeff Paquin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-46 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Maurice Young (PG), Thomas Adams (SG), Justin Seymour (PF) Gary Wieczorek, Ronnie Burke, Gregory Gilles | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SF), Thomas Duerr (PF) Matthew Lane, Jeffrey Hall | |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Christopher Reny clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-46 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Thomas Duerr misses the tip | 51-46 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | Clyde Pate gets the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Christopher Reny hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 51-46 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Clyde Pate tips it but misses | 51-46 |
| 06:40 | Illinois | Clyde Pate tips it in | 51-48 |
| 06:25 | Oklahoma | Jeff Paquin misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 51-48 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Thomas Duerr grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Thomas Duerr blows the layup but the foul's on Maurice Young - foul #2 on Maurice Young, team foul #8 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Gary Wieczorek (PG), Ronnie Burke (SG), Douglas Pesce (SF), Gregory Gilles (PF), Edward Puga (C) Maurice Young, Thomas Adams, Bernard Laguna, Justin Seymour, Jeff Paquin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (PG), Justin McQuesten (SG), Jeffrey Hall (C) Raymond Haddix, Christopher Reny, Clyde Pate | |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Thomas Duerr misses the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Thomas Duerr makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 05:40 | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke is fouled on the floor by Thomas Duerr - foul #1 on Thomas Duerr, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke (PF) Thomas Duerr | |
| 05:22 | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:04 | Illinois | Matthew Lane is hacked by Gregory Gilles - foul #3 on Gregory Gilles, team foul #9 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SG) Gregory Roberts | |
| 05:04 | Illinois | Matthew Lane makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 05:04 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 05:04 | Oklahoma | Edward Puga grabs the board | 54-50 |
| 04:52 | Oklahoma | Douglas Pesce hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 54-50 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Matthew Lane | 54-50 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Matthew Lane hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-53 |
| 04:34 | Oklahoma | Gregory Gilles misses the jumper in the paint | 54-53 |
| 04:32 | Oklahoma | Douglas Pesce tips it back up and in | 56-53 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Christopher Reny connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Matthew Lane and the foul's on Douglas Pesce - foul #2 on Douglas Pesce, team foul #10 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Jeff Paquin (C) Edward Puga | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (SG) Justin McQuesten | |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Christopher Reny makes the free throw | 56-56 |
| 03:53 | Oklahoma | Douglas Pesce is hacked by Raymond Haddix - foul #1 on Raymond Haddix, team foul #6 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Justin Seymour (PF) Gregory Gilles | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG), Justin McQuesten (SF), Clyde Pate (C) Matthew Lane, Christopher Reny, Jeffrey Hall | |
| 03:29 | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Gary Wieczorek | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Gary Wieczorek (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronnie Burke (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Pesce (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Justin Seymour (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeff Paquin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. SF - Justin McQuesten (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Adam Vanslyke (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Clyde Pate (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Clyde Pate comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-56 |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Clyde Pate gets the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Justin Seymour - foul #2 on Justin Seymour, team foul #11 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Maurice Young (PG), Thomas Adams (SG), Bernard Laguna (SF) Gary Wieczorek, Ronnie Burke, Douglas Pesce | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke misses the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 03:09 | Oklahoma | Jeff Paquin gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| 02:49 | Oklahoma | Thomas Adams scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Bernard Laguna | 61-57 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-57 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Gary Wieczorek (PG), Ronnie Burke (SG), Douglas Pesce (SF), Gregory Gilles (PF) Maurice Young, Thomas Adams, Bernard Laguna, Justin Seymour | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (PG), Jeffrey Hall (C) Gregory Roberts, Clyde Pate | |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Hall and he's fouled by Gregory Gilles - foul #4 on Gregory Gilles, team foul #12 | 61-59 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten misses the free throw | 61-59 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 61-59 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-59 |
| 02:16 | Oklahoma | Jeff Paquin grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 02:01 | Oklahoma | Douglas Pesce connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Ronnie Burke | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:47 | Illinois | Douglas Pesce steps in front of the Justin McQuesten pass | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:18 | Oklahoma | Jeff Paquin drills a floater from just outside the lane | 65-59 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-59 |
| 01:02 | Oklahoma | Gregory Gilles hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Douglas Pesce | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-59 |
| 00:56 | Oklahoma | Gregory Gilles grabs the defensive rebound | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Oklahoma | Matthew Lane is called for the reach on Gregory Gilles in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Lane, team foul #7 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Maurice Young (PG), Justin Seymour (C) Gary Wieczorek, Jeff Paquin | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:55 | Oklahoma | Gregory Gilles misses the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix grabs the defensive rebound | 67-59 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-59 |
| 00:48 | Oklahoma | Gregory Gilles grabs the board | 67-59 |
| 00:48 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-59 |
| 00:47 | Oklahoma | Matthew Lane is called for the reach on Maurice Young in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Lane, team foul #8 | 67-59 |
| 00:47 | Oklahoma | Maurice Young misses the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix grabs the defensive rebound | 67-59 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-59 |
| 00:42 | Oklahoma | Justin Seymour pulls down the rebound | 67-59 |
| 00:40 | Oklahoma | Raymond Haddix is called for the reach on Justin Seymour in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Haddix, team foul #9 | 67-59 |
| 00:40 | Oklahoma | Justin Seymour makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:40 | Oklahoma | Justin Seymour makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 69-59 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Matthew Lane tips it home | 69-61 |
| 00:32 | Oklahoma | Maurice Young is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Lane - foul #3 on Matthew Lane, team foul #10 | 69-61 |
| 00:32 | Oklahoma | Maurice Young makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:32 | Oklahoma | Maurice Young makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Raymond Haddix | 71-63 |
| 00:26 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-63 |
| 00:25 | Oklahoma | Justin Seymour is hacked by Matthew Lane in the backcourt - foul #4 on Matthew Lane, team foul #11 | 71-63 |
| 00:25 | Oklahoma | Justin Seymour makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:25 | Oklahoma | Justin Seymour makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Hall | 73-66 |
| 00:18 | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Lane - foul #5 on Matthew Lane, team foul #12 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG) Matthew Lane | |
| 00:18 | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:18 | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-66 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix grabs the offensive board | 75-66 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 75-66 |
| 00:09 | Oklahoma | Justin Seymour grabs the board | 75-66 |
| 00:09 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-66 |
| 00:06 | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Haddix - foul #3 on Raymond Haddix, team foul #13 | 75-66 |
| 00:06 | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:06 | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Oklahoma | Maurice Young runs out the clock | 77-68 |