| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Oscar Cox (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Samowitz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Virgil Wooldridge (fresh) PF - John Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Skaggs (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Trevor Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Weber (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Porter (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clayton Jeon (fresh) 7 pts. C - William Frye (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | David Porter inbounds the ball | 17-24 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by John Thompson - foul #1 on John Thompson, team foul #1 | 17-24 |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon misses the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon makes the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 19:34 | Arizona | Oscar Cox drills a 3 from the left corner | 20-25 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Ralph Skaggs blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by David Porter | 20-25 |
| 19:18 | Arizona | Virgil Wooldridge grabs the defensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 18:57 | Arizona | David Porter takes the ball from Ralph Skaggs | 20-25 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | William Frye blows the layup | 20-25 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | William Frye tips it but misses | 20-25 |
| 18:27 | Arizona | Ralph Skaggs snags the defensive board | 20-25 |
| 18:10 | Arizona | Ralph Skaggs buries a shot from the left side and the foul's on William Frye - foul #1 on William Frye, team foul #1 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Arizona | Joseph Hollman (PG), Herman Stephens (SG), Michael Nash (SF) Oscar Cox, John Samowitz, Virgil Wooldridge | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:10 | Arizona | Ralph Skaggs makes the free throw | 23-25 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | David Porter knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-28 |
| 17:16 | Arizona | Herman Stephens comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-28 |
| 17:15 | Illinois | The rebound goes to William Frye | 23-28 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | David Porter can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 23-28 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Scott Weber hits the follow up shot | 23-30 |
| 16:32 | Arizona | John Thompson scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Hollman and he's fouled by Scott Weber - foul #1 on Scott Weber, team foul #2 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Arizona | Oscar Cox (PG), John Samowitz (SG), Virgil Wooldridge (SF), Peter Claire (C) Joseph Hollman, Herman Stephens, Michael Nash, Ralph Skaggs | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (PG), Jeremy Clark (PF) Trevor Davis, Clayton Jeon | |
| 16:32 | Arizona | John Thompson misses the free throw | 25-30 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark pulls down the rebound | 25-30 |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Keith Bell misses the open dunk | 25-30 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Keith Bell misses the tip | 25-30 |
| 16:03 | Arizona | John Samowitz grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 15:39 | Arizona | John Thompson makes the shot in the lane | 27-30 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Oscar Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Samowitz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Virgil Wooldridge (fresh) PF - John Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Claire (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Bell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Weber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Porter (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Clark (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Frye (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Illinois | Keith Bell misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-30 |
| 15:19 | Arizona | John Samowitz grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 15:00 | Arizona | Oscar Cox steps out of bounds on the baseline | 27-30 |
| Subs | Arizona | Joseph Hollman (PG), Herman Stephens (SG), Michael Nash (SF), Gerald Espana (C) Oscar Cox, John Samowitz, Virgil Wooldridge, John Thompson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Trevor Davis (PG), Dikembe Arboleda (C) Scott Weber, William Frye | |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 27-30 |
| 14:34 | Illinois | Keith Bell grabs the offensive board | 27-30 |
| 14:15 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark misses the easy layup | 27-30 |
| 14:13 | Arizona | Michael Nash grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 14:03 | Arizona | Michael Nash lays it up and in on a nice dish by Herman Stephens | 29-30 |
| 14:01 | Illinois | David Porter travels in the backcourt | 29-30 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ralph Skaggs (C) Peter Claire | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Jeon (PF) David Porter | |
| 13:49 | Arizona | Joseph Hollman comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Trevor Davis - foul #3 on Trevor Davis, team foul #3 | 29-30 |
| 13:49 | Arizona | Joseph Hollman makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 13:49 | Arizona | Joseph Hollman makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Herman Stephens is called for the reach on Keith Bell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Herman Stephens, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda can't connect on a runner in the lane | 31-30 |
| 13:25 | Arizona | Joseph Hollman grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 12:56 | Arizona | Keith Bell steals the ball from Michael Nash | 31-30 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda clanks a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Gerald Espana - foul #2 on Gerald Espana, team foul #3 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Arizona | Oscar Cox (PG), John Samowitz (SG), Virgil Wooldridge (SF), John Thompson (PF) Joseph Hollman, Herman Stephens, Michael Nash, Gerald Espana | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Weber (SG), David Porter (SF) Trevor Davis, Jeremy Clark | |
| 12:28 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 12:08 | Arizona | John Thompson misses the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Clayton Jeon - foul #3 on Clayton Jeon, team foul #4 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Arizona | Peter Claire (C) Ralph Skaggs | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Frye (C) Clayton Jeon | |
| 12:08 | Arizona | John Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 12:08 | Arizona | John Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Keith Bell travels with the ball | 32-32 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ralph Skaggs (C) John Thompson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Clark (PF) Dikembe Arboleda | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Oscar Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Samowitz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Virgil Wooldridge (fresh) PF - Peter Claire (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ralph Skaggs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Bell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Weber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Porter (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Clark (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - William Frye (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Arizona | Virgil Wooldridge scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Oscar Cox | 35-32 |
| 11:17 | Illinois | Peter Claire takes the ball from Jeremy Clark in the backcourt | 35-32 |
| 10:56 | Arizona | Oscar Cox connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 10:27 | Illinois | David Porter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-32 |
| Subs | Arizona | Joseph Hollman (PG), Ronald Christensen (SG), Michael Nash (SF), John Thompson (PF) Oscar Cox, John Samowitz, Virgil Wooldridge, Peter Claire | |
| Subs | Illinois | Trevor Davis (PG), Clayton Jeon (PF), Dikembe Arboleda (C) Scott Weber, David Porter, William Frye | |
| 10:00 | Arizona | Ronald Christensen is fouled on the floor by Keith Bell - foul #1 on Keith Bell, team foul #5 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Arizona | Herman Stephens (SG), Gerald Espana (C) Ronald Christensen, Ralph Skaggs | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Porter (SF) Jeremy Clark | |
| 09:32 | Arizona | John Thompson knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Hollman | 40-32 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | David Porter is hacked by Herman Stephens in the backcourt - foul #2 on Herman Stephens, team foul #4 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ralph Skaggs (C) John Thompson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Weber (SG) Keith Bell | |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Scott Weber | 40-34 |
| 08:46 | Arizona | Joseph Hollman misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 08:45 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | David Porter can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-34 |
| 08:28 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Gerald Espana | 40-34 |
| 08:11 | Arizona | Michael Nash scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Ralph Skaggs and the foul's on Dikembe Arboleda - foul #1 on Dikembe Arboleda, team foul #6 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Arizona | Oscar Cox (PG), John Samowitz (SG), John Thompson (PF), Peter Claire (C) Joseph Hollman, Herman Stephens, Gerald Espana, Ralph Skaggs | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (SG), William Frye (SF), Jeremy Clark (PF) Scott Weber, David Porter, Clayton Jeon | |
| 08:11 | Arizona | Michael Nash makes the free throw | 43-34 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark misses the shot from the free throw line | 43-34 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Clark | 43-34 |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Frye | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Oscar Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Samowitz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Nash (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Claire (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Trevor Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Keith Bell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Frye (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Jeremy Clark (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Dikembe Arboleda (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 06:58 | Arizona | Michael Nash drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Oscar Cox and he's hacked by William Frye - foul #2 on William Frye, team foul #7 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Arizona | Joseph Hollman (PG), Virgil Wooldridge (PF) Oscar Cox, John Thompson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Weber (SG), Clayton Jeon (PF) Trevor Davis, Jeremy Clark | |
| 06:58 | Arizona | Michael Nash makes the free throw | 46-36 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Keith Bell misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-36 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | William Frye pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Keith Bell buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 05:43 | Arizona | Keith Bell steals the ball from Peter Claire | 46-38 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Keith Bell can't finish the layup | 46-38 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda grabs the offensive board | 46-38 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | William Frye misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 05:09 | Arizona | Virgil Wooldridge snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| 04:57 | Arizona | Peter Claire hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 46-38 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon grabs the board | 46-38 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-38 |
| Subs | Arizona | Oscar Cox (PG), John Thompson (PF), Ralph Skaggs (C) John Samowitz, Michael Nash, Peter Claire | |
| Subs | Illinois | Trevor Davis (PG), David Porter (SF) Scott Weber, William Frye | |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda clanks a jumper from the right block | 46-38 |
| 04:25 | Arizona | John Thompson snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| 03:57 | Arizona | Clayton Jeon is called for the reach on Virgil Wooldridge - foul #4 on Clayton Jeon, team foul #8 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Arizona | Gerald Espana (C) Ralph Skaggs | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Clark (PF), William Frye (C) Clayton Jeon, Dikembe Arboleda | |
| 03:57 | Arizona | Virgil Wooldridge makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 03:57 | Arizona | Virgil Wooldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Trevor Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-38 |
| Subs | Arizona | Herman Stephens (SF) Virgil Wooldridge | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Weber (SG) Keith Bell | |
| 03:48 | Arizona | Oscar Cox misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-38 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | David Porter gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark is open and buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Trevor Davis | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Oscar Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Hollman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Herman Stephens (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Espana (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Trevor Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Scott Weber (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Porter (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeremy Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Frye (tiring) 6 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Arizona | Oscar Cox misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-40 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark pulls down the rebound | 48-40 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Scott Weber's pass is intercepted by Joseph Hollman in the backcourt | 48-40 |
| 02:44 | Arizona | Oscar Cox clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 48-40 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark pulls down the rebound | 48-40 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Trevor Davis misses long on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-40 |
| 02:32 | Arizona | Herman Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 02:32 | Arizona | Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-40 |
| Subs | Arizona | John Samowitz (SG), Virgil Wooldridge (SF), Ralph Skaggs (C) Joseph Hollman, Herman Stephens, Gerald Espana | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Jeon (PF), Dikembe Arboleda (C) Jeremy Clark, William Frye | |
| 02:08 | Arizona | Virgil Wooldridge misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 48-40 |
| 02:06 | Arizona | Oscar Cox pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 01:46 | Arizona | Ralph Skaggs misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-40 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | David Porter grabs the board | 48-40 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:35 | Illinois | John Thompson swats the short shot by Dikembe Arboleda | 48-40 |
| 01:34 | Arizona | John Thompson gets the rebound | 48-40 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:07 | Arizona | John Thompson misses the wide open shot from the baseline | 48-40 |
| 01:05 | Arizona | Oscar Cox tips it in | 50-40 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon is hacked by Ralph Skaggs - foul #2 on Ralph Skaggs, team foul #5 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Frye (C) Dikembe Arboleda | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:52 | Illinois | John Samowitz picks off the pass by Scott Weber | 50-40 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:50 | Arizona | Trevor Davis is called for the reach on Virgil Wooldridge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Trevor Davis, team foul #9 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ronald Christensen (PG) Oscar Cox | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:50 | Arizona | Virgil Wooldridge misses the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | William Frye snags the defensive board | 50-40 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Ronald Christensen is called for the reach on Scott Weber in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Christensen, team foul #6 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Arizona | Oscar Cox (PG) Ronald Christensen | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:44 | Illinois | David Porter connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Frye | 50-42 |
| 00:42 | Arizona | Scott Weber is called for the reach on John Samowitz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Weber, team foul #10 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ronald Christensen (PG), Michael Nash (SF) Oscar Cox, Virgil Wooldridge | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:42 | Arizona | John Samowitz makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 00:42 | Arizona | John Samowitz misses the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | William Frye gets the rebound | 51-42 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Scott Weber scores on a 3 from straight away | 51-45 |
| 00:33 | Arizona | Trevor Davis is called for the reach on Ronald Christensen in the backcourt - foul #5 on Trevor Davis, team foul #11 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Arizona | Joseph Hollman (SG), Wayne Bitting (SF), Virgil Wooldridge (PF) John Samowitz, Michael Nash, John Thompson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (PG) Trevor Davis | |
| 00:33 | Arizona | Ronald Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 00:33 | Arizona | Ronald Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Keith Bell can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | David Porter gets the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Keith Bell is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by William Frye | 53-48 |
| 00:22 | Arizona | Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-48 |
| 00:20 | Arizona | Ronald Christensen is hacked by Scott Weber in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Weber, team foul #12 | 53-48 |
| 00:20 | Arizona | Ronald Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 00:20 | Arizona | Ronald Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Scott Weber misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-48 |
| 00:11 | Arizona | Ralph Skaggs pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 00:11 | Arizona | Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 55-48 |
| Subs | Arizona | John Samowitz (SG), Michael Nash (SF), John Thompson (PF) Joseph Hollman, Wayne Bitting, Virgil Wooldridge | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:08 | Arizona | Keith Bell is called for the reach on Michael Nash in the backcourt - foul #2 on Keith Bell, team foul #13 | 55-48 |
| 00:08 | Arizona | Michael Nash makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:08 | Arizona | Michael Nash misses the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | William Frye snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Scott Weber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Arizona | Ronald Christensen runs out the clock | 56-48 |