| Lineup | Texas | PG - Nicholas Gomes (fresh) SG - Arthur Griffin (fresh) SF - Gregg Stewart (fresh) PF - Jason Thompson (fresh) C - Thomas Morrison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lane (fresh) SG - Raymond Haddix (fresh) SF - Justin McQuesten (fresh) PF - Adam Vanslyke (fresh) C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke is fouled on the floor by Jason Thompson - foul #1 on Jason Thompson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Texas | The rebound goes to Gregg Stewart | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Texas | Nicholas Gomes scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Arthur Griffin | 3-0 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Matthew Lane hits a wide open 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Raymond Haddix | 3-3 |
| 19:05 | Texas | Arthur Griffin drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-3 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Matthew Lane clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-3 |
| 18:49 | Texas | The rebound goes to Thomas Morrison | 6-3 |
| 18:29 | Texas | Jason Thompson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Adam Vanslyke - foul #1 on Adam Vanslyke, team foul #1 | 6-3 |
| 18:29 | Texas | Jason Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 18:29 | Texas | Jason Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall gets the rebound | 6-3 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten is whistled for traveling | 6-3 |
| 17:51 | Texas | Arthur Griffin misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 6-3 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Matthew Lane grabs the board | 6-3 |
| 17:31 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall can't throw it down | 6-3 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall tips it but misses | 6-3 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall tips it back up and in | 6-5 |
| 17:04 | Texas | Gregg Stewart clanks a 3 from straight away | 6-5 |
| 17:02 | Texas | Nicholas Gomes grabs the offensive board | 6-5 |
| 16:46 | Texas | Nicholas Gomes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 6-5 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Matthew Lane | 6-5 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Matthew Lane hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 6-5 |
| 16:22 | Texas | Gregg Stewart pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 15:55 | Texas | Nicholas Gomes is hacked by Matthew Lane - foul #1 on Matthew Lane, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Texas | Tony Barnes (PG), Douglass Pafford (SG), Bobby Hart (SF), Clyde Reed (C) Nicholas Gomes, Arthur Griffin, Gregg Stewart, Thomas Morrison | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG), Christopher Reny (SF), Thomas Duerr (PF), Clyde Pate (C) Matthew Lane, Justin McQuesten, Adam Vanslyke, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Tony Barnes (fresh) SG - Douglass Pafford (fresh) SF - Bobby Hart (fresh) PF - Jason Thompson (fairly fresh) C - Clyde Reed (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Roberts (fresh) SG - Raymond Haddix (fairly fresh) SF - Christopher Reny (fresh) PF - Thomas Duerr (fresh) C - Clyde Pate (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Texas | Bobby Hart clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 6-5 |
| 15:34 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-5 |
| 15:12 | Texas | Bobby Hart is whistled for a carry | 6-5 |
| Subs | Texas | John Little (SG) Jason Thompson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (PG) Raymond Haddix | |
| 15:09 | Illinois | Matthew Lane is hacked by John Little in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Little, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Clyde Pate banks in the layup on a great pass from Matthew Lane | 6-7 |
| 14:37 | Texas | Tony Barnes misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-7 |
| 14:36 | Texas | Clyde Reed hits the follow up shot | 8-7 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Christopher Reny loses the dribble to Tony Barnes in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| 14:31 | Texas | Tony Barnes blows the layup | 8-7 |
| 14:29 | Illinois | Clyde Pate grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Thomas Duerr can't tip it in | 8-7 |
| 14:23 | Texas | The rebound goes to Clyde Reed | 8-7 |
| 13:54 | Texas | John Little is fouled on the floor by Clyde Pate - foul #1 on Clyde Pate, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Texas | Nicholas Gomes (PG), Gregg Stewart (SF), Jason Thompson (PF), Thomas Morrison (C) Tony Barnes, Douglass Pafford, Bobby Hart, Clyde Reed | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (SG), Johnny Faulkner (SF), Mark Weaver (PF) Christopher Reny, Gregory Roberts, Thomas Duerr | |
| 13:25 | Texas | Thomas Morrison jams it set up by John Little | 10-7 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Clyde Pate blows the layup but he's hacked by Jason Thompson - foul #2 on Jason Thompson, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Texas | Arthur Griffin (SG), Bobby Hart (PF) John Little, Jason Thompson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Clyde Pate makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Clyde Pate makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 12:45 | Texas | Arthur Griffin is fouled on the floor by Raymond Haddix - foul #1 on Raymond Haddix, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Texas | Tony Barnes (SF), Clyde Reed (C) Gregg Stewart, Thomas Morrison | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG), Justin McQuesten (SF), Adam Vanslyke (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Matthew Lane, Johnny Faulkner, Mark Weaver, Clyde Pate | |
| 12:20 | Texas | Arthur Griffin travels with the ball | 10-9 |
| Subs | Texas | Douglass Pafford (SG), Gregg Stewart (SF) Nicholas Gomes, Arthur Griffin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SG) Raymond Haddix | |
| 12:01 | Illinois | Christopher Reny loses the ball out of bounds | 10-9 |
| 11:38 | Texas | Douglass Pafford misses the 3 from straight away | 10-9 |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Tony Barnes (fairly fresh) SG - Douglass Pafford (fresh) SF - Gregg Stewart (fairly fresh) PF - Bobby Hart (fairly fresh) C - Clyde Reed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Roberts (fairly fresh) SG - Christopher Reny (fresh) SF - Justin McQuesten (fresh) PF - Adam Vanslyke (fresh) C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten's fadeaway is rejected by Gregg Stewart | 10-9 |
| 11:28 | Texas | The rebound goes to Clyde Reed | 10-9 |
| 11:05 | Texas | Bobby Hart hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten is whistled for a carry | 10-9 |
| Subs | Texas | Nicholas Gomes (PG), Arthur Griffin (SG), Thomas Morrison (C) Tony Barnes, Douglass Pafford, Clyde Reed | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (PG), Raymond Haddix (SG), Johnny Faulkner (SF), Thomas Duerr (PF), Clyde Pate (C) Gregory Roberts, Christopher Reny, Justin McQuesten, Adam Vanslyke, Jeffrey Hall | |
| 10:42 | Texas | Arthur Griffin clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 10-9 |
| 10:40 | Texas | Thomas Morrison tips it home | 12-9 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Matthew Lane is hacked by Gregg Stewart in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregg Stewart, team foul #4 | 12-9 |
| 10:27 | Illinois | Matthew Lane can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-9 |
| 10:26 | Texas | Gregg Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 09:57 | Texas | Bobby Hart makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Arthur Griffin | 14-9 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Arthur Griffin is called for the reach on Raymond Haddix in the backcourt - foul #1 on Arthur Griffin, team foul #5 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Texas | Clyde Reed (PF) Bobby Hart | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (PG) Matthew Lane | |
| 09:47 | Illinois | Christopher Reny is hacked by Thomas Morrison - foul #1 on Thomas Morrison, team foul #6 | 14-9 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 14-9 |
| 09:40 | Texas | Thomas Morrison gets the rebound | 14-9 |
| 09:21 | Texas | Gregg Stewart is whistled for a carry | 14-9 |
| Subs | Texas | John Little (SG), Tony Barnes (SF), Douglass Pafford (PF) Arthur Griffin, Gregg Stewart, Thomas Morrison | |
| Subs | Illinois | Justin McQuesten (SF), Adam Vanslyke (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Johnny Faulkner, Thomas Duerr, Clyde Pate | |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix drills a fadeaway from the left side | 14-11 |
| 08:43 | Texas | Douglass Pafford hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Adam Vanslyke - foul #2 on Adam Vanslyke, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Texas | Arthur Griffin (SG) Nicholas Gomes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG), Clyde Pate (C) Christopher Reny, Adam Vanslyke | |
| 08:43 | Texas | Douglass Pafford makes the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 08:43 | Texas | Douglass Pafford makes the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Clyde Pate clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 16-11 |
| 08:26 | Texas | The rebound goes to Douglass Pafford | 16-11 |
| 08:20 | Texas | Justin McQuesten is called for the reach on Douglass Pafford - foul #1 on Justin McQuesten, team foul #6 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Texas | Gregg Stewart (SF), Bobby Hart (PF), Thomas Morrison (C) Tony Barnes, Douglass Pafford, Clyde Reed | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:05 | Texas | Arthur Griffin misses the 3 from the left wing | 16-11 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall snags the defensive board | 16-11 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall clanks a jumper from the left wing | 16-11 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts snags the offensive board | 16-11 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix hits a floater from just outside the lane | 16-13 |
| 07:15 | Texas | Thomas Morrison can't connect on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Gregory Roberts - foul #1 on Gregory Roberts, team foul #7 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Texas | Nicholas Gomes (PG), Tony Barnes (SF), Clyde Reed (PF) John Little, Gregg Stewart, Bobby Hart | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (PG), Christopher Reny (SG), Johnny Faulkner (SF), Thomas Duerr (PF), Mark Weaver (C) Gregory Roberts, Raymond Haddix, Justin McQuesten, Jeffrey Hall, Clyde Pate | |
| 07:15 | Texas | Thomas Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 07:15 | Texas | Thomas Morrison misses the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Mark Weaver snags the defensive board | 17-13 |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Nicholas Gomes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Arthur Griffin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Barnes (fresh) PF - Clyde Reed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Morrison (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lane (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Reny (fresh) SF - Johnny Faulkner (fresh) PF - Thomas Duerr (fresh) C - Mark Weaver (fresh) | |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Arthur Griffin steps in front of the Mark Weaver pass | 17-13 |
| 06:52 | Texas | Tony Barnes banks in the layup on a nice dish by Arthur Griffin | 19-13 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Matthew Lane's pass is intercepted by Arthur Griffin in the backcourt | 19-13 |
| 06:47 | Texas | Tony Barnes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Arthur Griffin | 21-13 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Thomas Morrison steps in front of the Mark Weaver pass in the backcourt | 21-13 |
| 06:24 | Texas | Tony Barnes loses the dribble to Matthew Lane | 21-13 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Thomas Morrison is called for the reach on Matthew Lane - foul #2 on Thomas Morrison, team foul #7 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Texas | Douglass Pafford (SF), Bobby Hart (PF) Tony Barnes, Thomas Morrison | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (SG), Gregory Roberts (SF), Adam Vanslyke (PF), Clyde Pate (C) Christopher Reny, Johnny Faulkner, Thomas Duerr, Mark Weaver | |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Matthew Lane makes the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 06:05 | Texas | Clyde Reed gets the rebound | 21-14 |
| 05:48 | Texas | Nicholas Gomes buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Douglass Pafford | 23-14 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Bobby Hart is called for the reach on Raymond Haddix - foul #1 on Bobby Hart, team foul #8 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Texas | Gregg Stewart (SF) Arthur Griffin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Justin McQuesten (SF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Matthew Lane, Clyde Pate | |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 05:14 | Texas | Douglass Pafford's pass is intercepted by Raymond Haddix | 23-16 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten lays it in on a great pass from Raymond Haddix | 23-18 |
| 04:45 | Texas | Gregg Stewart can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-18 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Hall | 23-18 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten knocks in the floater from the left wing | 23-20 |
| 04:09 | Texas | Douglass Pafford blows the layup | 23-20 |
| 04:07 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall is whistled for traveling | 23-20 |
| Subs | Texas | John Little (PG), Arthur Griffin (SG), Tony Barnes (SF) Nicholas Gomes, Gregg Stewart, Bobby Hart | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (PG), Christopher Reny (SG), Johnny Faulkner (SF), Thomas Duerr (PF), Clyde Pate (C) Gregory Roberts, Raymond Haddix, Justin McQuesten, Adam Vanslyke, Jeffrey Hall | |
| 03:39 | Texas | Clyde Reed is whistled for a carry | 23-20 |
| Subs | Texas | Jason Thompson (PF), Thomas Morrison (C) Douglass Pafford, Clyde Reed | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Matthew Lane comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 23-20 |
| 03:27 | Texas | Thomas Morrison pulls down the rebound | 23-20 |
| 03:03 | Texas | Tony Barnes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-20 |
| 03:01 | Texas | Jason Thompson tips it home | 25-20 |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - John Little (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arthur Griffin (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tony Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jason Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Morrison (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lane (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Reny (fresh) SF - Johnny Faulkner (fresh) PF - Thomas Duerr (fresh) C - Clyde Pate (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Clyde Pate hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Matthew Lane | 25-22 |
| 02:28 | Texas | Arthur Griffin clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-22 |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Thomas Duerr grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Clyde Pate misses the easy layup | 25-22 |
| 02:19 | Texas | Jason Thompson snags the defensive board | 25-22 |
| 02:14 | Texas | Arthur Griffin lays it in on a great pass from Tony Barnes | 27-22 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Christopher Reny misses the shot from the left side | 27-22 |
| 02:06 | Texas | Arthur Griffin pulls down the rebound | 27-22 |
| 01:37 | Texas | Jason Thompson is hacked by Thomas Duerr - foul #1 on Thomas Duerr, team foul #8 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Texas | Nicholas Gomes (PG), Douglass Pafford (SG), Gregg Stewart (SF), Clyde Reed (C) John Little, Arthur Griffin, Tony Barnes, Thomas Morrison | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG), Raymond Haddix (SG), Justin McQuesten (SF), Adam Vanslyke (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Matthew Lane, Christopher Reny, Johnny Faulkner, Thomas Duerr, Clyde Pate | |
| 01:37 | Texas | Jason Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall gets the rebound | 27-22 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix is fouled on the floor by Douglass Pafford - foul #1 on Douglass Pafford, team foul #9 | 27-22 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 01:29 | Texas | Clyde Reed grabs the board | 27-23 |
| 01:15 | Texas | Jason Thompson's pass is intercepted by Gregory Roberts | 27-23 |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-23 |
| 00:55 | Texas | Douglass Pafford misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-23 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall pulls down the rebound | 27-23 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Clyde Reed - foul #1 on Clyde Reed, team foul #10 | 27-23 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 00:09 | Texas | Clyde Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-25 |
| Subs | Texas | Arthur Griffin (SG), Thomas Morrison (C) Douglass Pafford, Clyde Reed | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (PG) Gregory Roberts | |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Matthew Lane is hacked by Nicholas Gomes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nicholas Gomes, team foul #11 | 27-25 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Matthew Lane makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 00:07 | Texas | The rebound goes to Thomas Morrison | 27-26 |
| 00:01 | Texas | Thomas Morrison travels with the ball | 27-26 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses short on a fullcourt shot | 27-26 |