| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Robert Werth (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Sowards (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Hatcher (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Washington (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeffrey Darden (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jamie Morris (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ricky Winter (fresh) C - John Leblanc (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado State | Robert Hatcher inbounds the ball | 27-23 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Colorado State | Christopher Goncalves steals it from William Washington | 27-23 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Frank Steiner connects on the floater in the paint set up by Christopher Goncalves | 27-25 |
| 18:56 | Colorado State | Robert Hatcher blows the dunk but he's fouled by Jamie Morris - foul #3 on Jamie Morris, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| 18:56 | Colorado State | Robert Hatcher misses the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 18:56 | Colorado State | Robert Hatcher misses the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ricky Winter | 27-25 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves hits a jumper from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 18:07 | Colorado State | Robert Werth connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Sowards | 30-27 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses the easy layup but the foul's on Thomas Sowards - foul #2 on Thomas Sowards, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 17:45 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to William Washington | 30-27 |
| 17:16 | Colorado State | William Washington hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Robert Werth | 32-27 |
| 16:59 | Illinois | Robert Hatcher denies the turnaround by Christopher Goncalves | 32-27 |
| 16:57 | Colorado State | William Washington gets the rebound | 32-27 |
| 16:29 | Colorado State | William Washington can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ricky Winter - foul #1 on Ricky Winter, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Paul Toles (SF), Robert Clayton (C) Robert Hatcher, Jeffrey Darden | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Nash (PF), Louis Cochran (C) Ricky Winter, John Leblanc | |
| 16:29 | Colorado State | William Washington makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 16:29 | Colorado State | William Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Louis Cochran pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Frank Steiner | 33-29 |
| 15:42 | Colorado State | William Washington hits a turnaround from the left block | 35-29 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Robert Werth (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Sowards (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Toles (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Washington (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Clayton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Steiner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jamie Morris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Nash (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Cochran (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Louis Cochran throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-29 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Max Knoll (PG), Thomas Dewitt (SG) Robert Werth, Thomas Sowards | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwain Landy (SG), Bryan Pavlosky (SF) Frank Steiner, Jamie Morris | |
| 15:11 | Colorado State | Robert Clayton is fouled on the floor by Louis Cochran - foul #3 on Louis Cochran, team foul #3 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Hatcher (SF), Jeffrey Darden (C) Paul Toles, Robert Clayton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Zeno (PG) Christopher Goncalves | |
| 14:55 | Colorado State | William Washington scores on a runner from the right block set up by Robert Hatcher | 37-29 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Max Knoll steps in front of the Dwain Landy pass | 37-29 |
| 14:28 | Colorado State | Thomas Dewitt lays it in on a great pass from Max Knoll | 39-29 |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Bryan Pavlosky's floater is tipped away by Jeffrey Darden | 39-29 |
| 14:07 | Colorado State | William Washington gets the rebound | 39-29 |
| 13:56 | Colorado State | Max Knoll misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-29 |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Louis Cochran grabs the defensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Richard Nash is fouled on the floor by Max Knoll - foul #1 on Max Knoll, team foul #2 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Werth (PG), Thomas Sowards (SG) Max Knoll, Thomas Dewitt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG), Frank Steiner (SG), Jamie Morris (SF), Ricky Winter (PF), John Leblanc (C) Joshua Zeno, Dwain Landy, Bryan Pavlosky, Richard Nash, Louis Cochran | |
| 13:21 | Illinois | Frank Steiner hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 39-29 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | Ricky Winter gets the offensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses the shot from just outside the lane | 39-29 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Jamie Morris snags the offensive board | 39-29 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-29 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Jamie Morris can't tip it in | 39-29 |
| 12:36 | Colorado State | Robert Hatcher gets the rebound | 39-29 |
| 12:20 | Colorado State | William Washington misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 39-29 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | John Leblanc gets the rebound | 39-29 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Frank Steiner hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Christopher Goncalves | 39-31 |
| 11:42 | Colorado State | Robert Werth comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Ricky Winter gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Robert Werth (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Sowards (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hatcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Washington (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Darden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jamie Morris (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ricky Winter (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Leblanc (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jamie Morris | 39-33 |
| 10:44 | Colorado State | Robert Werth is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Robert Werth, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Paul Toles (SF), Thomas Sullivan (PF), Robert Clayton (C) Robert Hatcher, William Washington, Jeffrey Darden | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Nash (C) John Leblanc | |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Jamie Morris misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 39-33 |
| 10:30 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Thomas Sullivan | 39-33 |
| 10:26 | Colorado State | Paul Toles can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Richard Nash snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Paul Toles - foul #1 on Paul Toles, team foul #4 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwain Landy (SF), Louis Cochran (C) Jamie Morris, Ricky Winter | |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 09:52 | Colorado State | Thomas Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 09:50 | Colorado State | Thomas Sowards snags the offensive board | 39-35 |
| 09:39 | Colorado State | Robert Werth hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Sullivan | 42-35 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Louis Cochran connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Christopher Goncalves | 42-37 |
| 08:53 | Colorado State | Paul Toles scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Werth | 44-37 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves hits a shot from the left wing set up by Frank Steiner | 44-39 |
| 08:06 | Colorado State | Thomas Sowards misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-39 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Louis Cochran | 44-39 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Thomas Sullivan is called for the reach on Dwain Landy - foul #1 on Thomas Sullivan, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Max Knoll (PG), Thomas Dewitt (SG), Robert Hatcher (SF), William Washington (PF), Jeffrey Darden (C) Robert Werth, Thomas Sowards, Paul Toles, Thomas Sullivan, Robert Clayton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Pavlosky (SG), Jamie Morris (SF), Ricky Winter (PF), John Leblanc (C) Christopher Goncalves, Frank Steiner, Richard Nash, Louis Cochran | |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Jamie Morris misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-39 |
| 07:22 | Colorado State | William Washington pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Max Knoll (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Dewitt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hatcher (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Washington (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Darden (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dwain Landy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Bryan Pavlosky (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jamie Morris (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ricky Winter (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Leblanc (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Colorado State | William Washington connects on the floater near the basket set up by Thomas Dewitt | 46-39 |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Jamie Morris connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-42 |
| 06:12 | Colorado State | Jeffrey Darden misses short on a turnaround from close range | 46-42 |
| 06:11 | Colorado State | William Washington tips it in | 48-42 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Robert Hatcher steps in front of the Jamie Morris pass | 48-42 |
| 05:25 | Colorado State | The short jumper by Jeffrey Darden is denied by Ricky Winter | 48-42 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Bryan Pavlosky | 48-42 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Bryan Pavlosky is hacked by Jeffrey Darden - foul #1 on Jeffrey Darden, team foul #6 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Werth (PG), Thomas Sowards (SG), Paul Toles (SF), Robert Clayton (C) Max Knoll, Thomas Dewitt, Robert Hatcher, Jeffrey Darden | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG), Frank Steiner (SG), Richard Nash (C) Dwain Landy, Bryan Pavlosky, John Leblanc | |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Paul Toles - foul #2 on Paul Toles, team foul #7 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Cochran (C) Ricky Winter | |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 04:13 | Colorado State | William Washington's floater is tipped away by Louis Cochran | 48-44 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jamie Morris | 48-44 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Jamie Morris hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 48-44 |
| 03:53 | Colorado State | William Washington pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 03:36 | Colorado State | Thomas Sowards knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Frank Steiner's layup is rejected by William Washington | 51-44 |
| 03:07 | Colorado State | William Washington gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Robert Werth (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Sowards (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Toles (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Washington (tiring) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Clayton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jamie Morris (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Nash (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Cochran (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:39 | Colorado State | William Washington scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Thomas Sowards | 53-44 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-44 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Hatcher (SF), Jeffrey Darden (C) Paul Toles, Robert Clayton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Winter (PF), John Leblanc (C) Richard Nash, Louis Cochran | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves blows the layup but he's hacked by Robert Werth - foul #4 on Robert Werth, team foul #8 | 53-44 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 02:12 | Colorado State | William Washington misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 53-46 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Frank Steiner pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Frank Steiner clanks a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Thomas Sowards - foul #3 on Thomas Sowards, team foul #9 | 53-46 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:17 | Colorado State | William Washington misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ricky Winter - foul #2 on Ricky Winter, team foul #4 | 53-48 |
| 01:17 | Colorado State | William Washington misses the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 01:17 | Colorado State | William Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | John Leblanc snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Ricky Winter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:49 | Colorado State | Frank Steiner is called for the reach on Thomas Sowards in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Steiner, team foul #5 | 53-48 |
| 00:46 | Colorado State | Ricky Winter is called for the reach on Thomas Sowards - foul #3 on Ricky Winter, team foul #6 | 53-48 |
| 00:45 | Colorado State | Jamie Morris is called for the reach on Thomas Sowards - foul #4 on Jamie Morris, team foul #7 | 53-48 |
| 00:45 | Colorado State | Thomas Sowards makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 00:45 | Colorado State | Thomas Sowards makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Jamie Morris misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 55-48 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Ricky Winter grabs the offensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Jamie Morris misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-48 |
| 00:34 | Colorado State | William Washington snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| 00:31 | Colorado State | William Washington is hacked by Frank Steiner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frank Steiner, team foul #8 | 55-48 |
| 00:31 | Colorado State | William Washington misses the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | John Leblanc grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Jamie Morris clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Frank Steiner pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Jamie Morris buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Goncalves | 55-51 |
| 00:18 | Colorado State | Christopher Goncalves is called for the reach on Robert Werth in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Goncalves, team foul #9 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Paul Toles (SF), Thomas Sullivan (PF) Robert Hatcher, William Washington | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:18 | Colorado State | Robert Werth makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:18 | Colorado State | Robert Werth makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Jamie Morris scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Frank Steiner | 57-54 |
| 00:12 | Colorado State | Colorado State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:11 | Colorado State | Robert Werth is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Goncalves - foul #2 on Christopher Goncalves, team foul #10 | 57-54 |
| 00:11 | Colorado State | Robert Werth misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:11 | Colorado State | Robert Werth misses the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Ricky Winter gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Jamie Morris misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 00:03 | Colorado State | Jeffrey Darden grabs the board | 57-54 |
| 00:01 | Colorado State | Jeffrey Darden is hacked by Frank Steiner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Frank Steiner, team foul #11 | 57-54 |
| 00:01 | Colorado State | Jeffrey Darden makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:01 | Colorado State | Jeffrey Darden misses the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Frank Steiner | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 58-54 |