| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bill Boatner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Corey Conaway (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Pablo Lopez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leo Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Hickox (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Carl Hyde (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronald Madrid (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stewart Monaco (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Benjamin Freel (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Karl Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez inbounds the ball | 42-44 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Illinois | Leo Walker is fouled in the backcourt by Benjamin Freel - foul #2 on Benjamin Freel, team foul #1 | 42-44 |
| 19:48 | Illinois | Leo Walker lays it up and in and he's hacked by Stewart Monaco - foul #3 on Stewart Monaco, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Charles Lusk (SF) Stewart Monaco | |
| 19:48 | Illinois | Leo Walker makes the free throw | 45-44 |
| 19:31 | Lawrence | Ronald Madrid hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-44 |
| 19:29 | Lawrence | Karl Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 19:14 | Lawrence | Karl Wright clanks a jumper from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Leo Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-44 |
| 19:04 | Lawrence | Karl Wright grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 18:40 | Lawrence | Karl Wright clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 45-44 |
| 18:39 | Lawrence | Karl Wright hits the follow up shot | 45-46 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | Corey Conaway misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Ronald Madrid - foul #2 on Ronald Madrid, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Glover (PG), Charles Baker (SF), John Scholz (PF), Gene Knox (C) Bill Boatner, Pablo Lopez, Leo Walker, Carl Hickox | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Robert Coffey (PG), Daniel Alejandro (C) Carl Hyde, Karl Wright | |
| 18:32 | Illinois | Corey Conaway misses the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | Corey Conaway misses the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 18:32 | Lawrence | Charles Lusk gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 18:13 | Lawrence | Benjamin Freel comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by John Scholz - foul #3 on John Scholz, team foul #1 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Turner (SG), Pablo Lopez (SF) Corey Conaway, John Scholz | |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| 18:13 | Lawrence | Benjamin Freel makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 18:13 | Lawrence | Benjamin Freel makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez loses the dribble to Ronald Madrid in the backcourt | 45-48 |
| 17:51 | Lawrence | Charles Lusk comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 45-48 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Pablo Lopez | 45-48 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Randall Turner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-48 |
| 17:43 | Lawrence | Benjamin Freel snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 17:27 | Lawrence | Charles Lusk misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gene Knox | 45-48 |
| 17:22 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-48 |
| 17:21 | Lawrence | The rebound goes to Ronald Madrid | 45-48 |
| 17:00 | Lawrence | Gene Knox picks off the pass by Benjamin Freel | 45-48 |
| 16:39 | Illinois | Charles Baker is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Glover | 48-48 |
| 16:18 | Lawrence | Benjamin Freel hits a shot in the paint | 48-50 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Randall Turner makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Pablo Lopez and he's hacked by Ronald Madrid - foul #3 on Ronald Madrid, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Corey Conaway (SG), Leo Walker (PF), Carl Hickox (C) Walter Glover, Charles Baker, Gene Knox | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Carl Hyde (PG), Karl Wright (C) Ronald Madrid, Daniel Alejandro | |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Randall Turner makes the free throw | 51-50 |
| 16:03 | Lawrence | Carl Hyde misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-50 |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Leo Walker pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randall Turner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Corey Conaway (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Pablo Lopez (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leo Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Carl Hickox (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Carl Hyde (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Coffey (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Charles Lusk (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benjamin Freel (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Karl Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Corey Conaway knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Randall Turner | 53-50 |
| 15:45 | Lawrence | Robert Coffey can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 15:44 | Lawrence | Robert Coffey gets the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 15:30 | Lawrence | Karl Wright misses long on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Carl Hickox - foul #1 on Carl Hickox, team foul #2 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bill Boatner (PG) Randall Turner | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Ian Barney (PG), Dana Sewell (SG), Stewart Monaco (SF), Ronald Madrid (PF) Carl Hyde, Robert Coffey, Charles Lusk, Benjamin Freel | |
| 15:30 | Lawrence | Karl Wright misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 15:30 | Lawrence | Karl Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Carl Hickox makes the runner in the lane | 55-51 |
| 14:47 | Lawrence | Leo Walker is called for the reach on Ronald Madrid - foul #2 on Leo Walker, team foul #3 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Willie Beasley (SG), Charles Baker (SF), John Scholz (PF) Corey Conaway, Pablo Lopez, Leo Walker | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Richard Alloway (C) Karl Wright | |
| 14:33 | Lawrence | Bill Boatner is called for the reach on Ian Barney - foul #2 on Bill Boatner, team foul #4 | 55-51 |
| 14:17 | Lawrence | Ronald Madrid lays it in on a nice dish by Dana Sewell | 55-53 |
| 14:15 | Illinois | Ian Barney is called for the reach on Bill Boatner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ian Barney, team foul #5 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leo Walker (PF) Carl Hickox | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Carl Hyde (PG) Ian Barney | |
| 13:56 | Illinois | John Scholz is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on John Scholz, team foul #5 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Hickox (C) John Scholz | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Daniel Alejandro (PF) Ronald Madrid | |
| 13:38 | Lawrence | Dana Sewell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-53 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Carl Hickox pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Willie Beasley drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Bill Boatner | 57-53 |
| 13:09 | Lawrence | Stewart Monaco hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 57-53 |
| 13:08 | Lawrence | Carl Hyde tips it home | 57-55 |
| 13:05 | Illinois | Richard Alloway steps in front of the Bill Boatner pass in the backcourt | 57-55 |
| 12:48 | Lawrence | Richard Alloway is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Richard Alloway, team foul #6 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Glover (PG), Corey Conaway (SG), Gene Knox (SF) Bill Boatner, Willie Beasley, Charles Baker | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Benjamin Freel (PF), Karl Wright (C) Daniel Alejandro, Richard Alloway | |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Walter Glover misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-55 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Glover | 57-55 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Walter Glover comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Carl Hyde - foul #3 on Carl Hyde, team foul #7 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Turner (PG) Carl Hickox | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Ronald Madrid (PF) Benjamin Freel | |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Walter Glover makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Walter Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 12:02 | Lawrence | Karl Wright hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Carl Hyde | 59-57 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Leo Walker is open and scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Corey Conaway | 61-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randall Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Corey Conaway (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Glover (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leo Walker (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Gene Knox (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Carl Hyde (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dana Sewell (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stewart Monaco (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Madrid (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Karl Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Lawrence | Stewart Monaco is fouled on the floor by Leo Walker - foul #3 on Leo Walker, team foul #6 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Pablo Lopez (SF), Carl Hickox (C) Corey Conaway, Gene Knox | |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| 11:11 | Lawrence | Ronald Madrid misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Walter Glover - foul #1 on Walter Glover, team foul #7 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bill Boatner (PG), Corey Conaway (SG) Walter Glover, Randall Turner | |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| 11:11 | Lawrence | Ronald Madrid makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 11:11 | Lawrence | Ronald Madrid makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Leo Walker misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 61-59 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | Carl Hickox snags the offensive board | 61-59 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Bill Boatner misses short on a runner in the paint | 61-59 |
| 10:42 | Lawrence | Stewart Monaco grabs the board | 61-59 |
| 10:38 | Lawrence | Dana Sewell knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Carl Hyde | 61-62 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Leo Walker banks in the layup on a great pass from Corey Conaway and he's hacked by Ronald Madrid - foul #4 on Ronald Madrid, team foul #8 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Willie Beasley (SG), Charles Baker (C) Corey Conaway, Carl Hickox | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Robert Coffey (PG), Charles Lusk (SF), Benjamin Freel (PF) Carl Hyde, Stewart Monaco, Ronald Madrid | |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Leo Walker makes the free throw | 64-62 |
| 10:02 | Lawrence | Robert Coffey connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Dana Sewell | 64-65 |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Willie Beasley misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 64-65 |
| 09:45 | Lawrence | Karl Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 09:28 | Lawrence | Benjamin Freel is hacked by Charles Baker - foul #3 on Charles Baker, team foul #8 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Turner (PG), Walter Glover (SF), Gene Knox (PF) Bill Boatner, Pablo Lopez, Leo Walker | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Daniel Alejandro (C) Karl Wright | |
| 09:28 | Lawrence | Benjamin Freel makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 09:28 | Lawrence | Benjamin Freel misses the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 09:28 | Lawrence | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Alejandro | 64-66 |
| 09:05 | Lawrence | Benjamin Freel drills a 3 from the right wing | 64-69 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Dana Sewell steps in front of the Randall Turner pass in the backcourt | 64-69 |
| 08:44 | Lawrence | Charles Baker steps in front of the Robert Coffey pass | 64-69 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Randall Turner is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Coffey - foul #1 on Robert Coffey, team foul #9 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Corey Conaway (SG), Carl Hickox (C) Willie Beasley, Charles Baker | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Carl Hyde (PG), Stewart Monaco (SF), Richard Alloway (C) Robert Coffey, Charles Lusk, Benjamin Freel | |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Randall Turner makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Randall Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 08:15 | Lawrence | Stewart Monaco misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 66-69 |
| 08:14 | Lawrence | Stewart Monaco gets the offensive rebound | 66-69 |
| 07:59 | Lawrence | Stewart Monaco misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Walter Glover - foul #2 on Walter Glover, team foul #9 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bill Boatner (PG), Pablo Lopez (SF), John Scholz (PF) Randall Turner, Walter Glover, Gene Knox | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Ian Barney (PG), Ronald Madrid (SG) Carl Hyde, Dana Sewell | |
| 07:59 | Lawrence | Stewart Monaco makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 07:59 | Lawrence | Stewart Monaco makes the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Corey Conaway is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Corey Conaway, team foul #10 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Benjamin Freel (PF) Daniel Alejandro | |
| 07:27 | Lawrence | Benjamin Freel hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 66-71 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Carl Hickox grabs the defensive rebound | 66-71 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bill Boatner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Corey Conaway (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Pablo Lopez (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Scholz (fresh) 4 pf. C - Carl Hickox (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Ian Barney (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ronald Madrid (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Stewart Monaco (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Benjamin Freel (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Alloway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Corey Conaway blows the layup but he's hacked by Stewart Monaco - foul #4 on Stewart Monaco, team foul #10 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Karl Wright (C) Richard Alloway | |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Corey Conaway makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Corey Conaway misses the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 07:21 | Lawrence | Karl Wright gets the rebound | 67-71 |
| 07:02 | Lawrence | Stewart Monaco clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-71 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Carl Hickox gets the rebound | 67-71 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez double dribbles in the backcourt | 67-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Willie Beasley (SG), Charles Baker (C) Corey Conaway, Carl Hickox | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Charles Lusk (SF), Daniel Alejandro (PF) Stewart Monaco, Benjamin Freel | |
| 06:47 | Lawrence | Willie Beasley picks off the pass by Ronald Madrid | 67-71 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Charles Baker is fouled on the floor by Karl Wright - foul #2 on Karl Wright, team foul #11 | 67-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Turner (PG), Leo Walker (PF) Bill Boatner, John Scholz | |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Charles Baker makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Charles Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 06:17 | Lawrence | Ronald Madrid buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Daniel Alejandro | 69-73 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | Charles Baker buries a runner from the left block set up by Willie Beasley | 71-73 |
| 05:36 | Lawrence | Ian Barney misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 71-73 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Charles Baker pulls down the rebound | 71-73 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Willie Beasley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-73 |
| 05:29 | Lawrence | Charles Lusk snags the defensive board | 71-73 |
| 05:12 | Lawrence | Ian Barney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 71-73 |
| 05:10 | Lawrence | Karl Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-73 |
| 05:02 | Lawrence | Ronald Madrid misses the easy layup | 71-73 |
| 05:00 | Lawrence | Daniel Alejandro grabs the offensive rebound | 71-73 |
| 04:44 | Lawrence | Ronald Madrid hits a runner from the left block set up by Ian Barney | 71-75 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Daniel Alejandro picks off the pass by Randall Turner in the backcourt | 71-75 |
| 04:25 | Lawrence | Ronald Madrid hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Willie Beasley - foul #2 on Willie Beasley, team foul #11 | 71-77 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Glover (PG), Corey Conaway (SG), Gene Knox (SF), John Scholz (PF), Carl Hickox (C) Randall Turner, Willie Beasley, Pablo Lopez, Leo Walker, Charles Baker | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Robert Coffey (PG), Stewart Monaco (SF), Benjamin Freel (PF), Richard Alloway (C) Ian Barney, Charles Lusk, Daniel Alejandro, Karl Wright | |
| 04:25 | Lawrence | Ronald Madrid misses the free throw | 71-77 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | John Scholz snags the defensive board | 71-77 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Walter Glover throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-77 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Carl Hyde (SG) Ronald Madrid | |
| 04:06 | Lawrence | Walter Glover steps in front of the Carl Hyde pass | 71-77 |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Walter Glover loses the ball out of bounds | 71-77 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bill Boatner (PG) Corey Conaway | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Ian Barney (PG), Dana Sewell (SG) Robert Coffey, Carl Hyde | |
| 03:27 | Lawrence | Ian Barney is hacked by Gene Knox - foul #2 on Gene Knox, team foul #12 | 71-77 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Charles Lusk (C) Richard Alloway | |
| 03:27 | Lawrence | Ian Barney makes the 1st free throw | 71-78 |
| 03:27 | Lawrence | Ian Barney misses the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 03:27 | Illinois | John Scholz grabs the defensive rebound | 71-78 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bill Boatner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Glover (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gene Knox (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Scholz (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Carl Hickox (tiring) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Ian Barney (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dana Sewell (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Stewart Monaco (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. PF - Benjamin Freel (tired) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Lusk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Walter Glover misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-78 |
| 03:02 | Lawrence | Stewart Monaco pulls down the rebound | 71-78 |
| 02:44 | Lawrence | Benjamin Freel knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Dana Sewell | 71-80 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Carl Hickox buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gene Knox | 73-80 |
| 02:21 | Lawrence | Benjamin Freel can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Walter Glover - foul #3 on Walter Glover, team foul #13 | 73-80 |
| Subs | Illinois | Corey Conaway (SG), Charles Baker (PF) Gene Knox, John Scholz | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Robert Coffey (PG), Ronald Madrid (SG), Richard Alloway (C) Ian Barney, Dana Sewell, Charles Lusk | |
| 02:21 | Lawrence | Benjamin Freel misses the 1st free throw | 73-80 |
| 02:21 | Lawrence | Benjamin Freel makes the 2nd free throw | 73-81 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Charles Baker misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Ronald Madrid - foul #5 on Ronald Madrid, team foul #12 | 73-81 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leo Walker (PF) Walter Glover | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Carl Hyde (SG), Daniel Alejandro (PF) Ronald Madrid, Benjamin Freel | |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Charles Baker misses the 1st free throw | 73-81 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Charles Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 74-81 |
| 01:53 | Lawrence | Richard Alloway misses the jump hook in the lane | 74-81 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Carl Hickox gets the rebound | 74-81 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Corey Conaway misses the easy open layup | 74-81 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Leo Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-81 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Charles Baker clanks a 3 from straight away | 74-81 |
| 01:25 | Lawrence | The rebound goes to Stewart Monaco | 74-81 |
| 01:08 | Lawrence | Carl Hyde is hacked by Corey Conaway - foul #4 on Corey Conaway, team foul #14 | 74-81 |
| Subs | Illinois | Pablo Lopez (SF) Charles Baker | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Dana Sewell (SG), Benjamin Freel (PF), Karl Wright (C) Robert Coffey, Daniel Alejandro, Richard Alloway | |
| 01:08 | Lawrence | Carl Hyde misses the 1st free throw | 74-81 |
| 01:08 | Lawrence | Carl Hyde misses the 2nd free throw | 74-81 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Leo Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 74-81 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Leo Walker lays it up and in on a great pass from Bill Boatner | 76-81 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Lawrence | Pablo Lopez picks off the pass by Benjamin Freel | 76-81 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez hits the finger roll | 78-81 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Lawrence | Carl Hyde is fouled in the backcourt by Bill Boatner - foul #3 on Bill Boatner, team foul #15 | 78-81 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Ian Barney (PG) Dana Sewell | |
| 00:30 | Lawrence | Carl Hyde misses the 1st free throw | 78-81 |
| 00:30 | Lawrence | Carl Hyde makes the 2nd free throw | 78-82 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Leo Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-82 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Dana Sewell (SG) Carl Hyde | |
| 00:23 | Lawrence | Ian Barney is fouled on the floor by Bill Boatner - foul #4 on Bill Boatner, team foul #16 | 78-82 |
| 00:23 | Lawrence | Ian Barney misses the 1st free throw | 78-82 |
| 00:23 | Lawrence | Ian Barney makes the 2nd free throw | 78-83 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Leo Walker misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 78-83 |
| 00:15 | Lawrence | Stewart Monaco snags the defensive board | 78-83 |
| 00:14 | Lawrence | Stewart Monaco is fouled in the backcourt by Corey Conaway - foul #5 on Corey Conaway, team foul #17 | 78-83 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Glover (SG) Corey Conaway | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Carl Hyde (SG), Charles Lusk (C) Dana Sewell, Karl Wright | |
| 00:14 | Lawrence | Stewart Monaco makes the 1st free throw | 78-84 |
| 00:14 | Lawrence | Stewart Monaco makes the 2nd free throw | 78-85 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Carl Hickox is whistled for traveling | 78-85 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Lawrence | Ian Barney runs out the clock | 78-85 |