| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Bell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Trevor Davis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Clayton Jeon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Arboleda (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Jeremy Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Hungerford (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Edward Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Holt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Fontaine (fresh) C - Nicholas Starling (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Thomas Holt inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:45 | South Carolina | Nicholas Starling can't finish the layup | 32-31 |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-31 |
| 19:17 | South Carolina | Edward Wright snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 19:04 | South Carolina | Nicholas Starling connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 32-33 |
| 18:39 | Illinois | Michael Fontaine is called for the reach on Dikembe Arboleda - foul #1 on Michael Fontaine, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark's pass is intercepted by James Hungerford | 32-33 |
| 18:09 | South Carolina | Trevor Davis steals it from Thomas Holt | 32-33 |
| 17:43 | Illinois | Trevor Davis misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-33 |
| 17:41 | South Carolina | Edward Wright gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 17:18 | South Carolina | Edward Wright knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Holt | 32-35 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Trevor Davis comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-35 |
| 17:12 | South Carolina | Michael Fontaine gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 17:07 | South Carolina | Keith Bell steals the ball from Michael Fontaine | 32-35 |
| 17:03 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon dunks the ball on a great pass from Keith Bell | 34-35 |
| 16:42 | South Carolina | Nicholas Starling misses long on a jumper from the right side | 34-35 |
| 16:41 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-35 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda gets the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 15:48 | Illinois | Keith Bell loses the ball out of bounds | 34-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Eugene Davis (PG), Michael Smith (SG), Evan Kleinschmidt (SF), Stephen Pumphrey (PF) James Hungerford, Edward Wright, Thomas Holt, Michael Fontaine | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Bell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Trevor Davis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Clayton Jeon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Arboleda (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Jeremy Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Eugene Davis (fresh) SG - Michael Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Evan Kleinschmidt (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Stephen Pumphrey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nicholas Starling (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:27 | South Carolina | Evan Kleinschmidt misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 34-35 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Keith Bell gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 15:04 | Illinois | Stephen Pumphrey swats the layup by Dikembe Arboleda | 34-35 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda tips it back up and in | 36-35 |
| 14:51 | South Carolina | Evan Kleinschmidt can't finish the layup but the foul's on Keith Bell - foul #2 on Keith Bell, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Hungerford (PG) Eugene Davis | |
| 14:51 | South Carolina | Evan Kleinschmidt makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 14:51 | South Carolina | Evan Kleinschmidt misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 14:29 | Illinois | Trevor Davis misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-36 |
| 14:27 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda tips it but misses | 36-36 |
| 14:25 | South Carolina | James Hungerford gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 14:10 | South Carolina | Nicholas Starling is fouled on the floor by Trevor Davis - foul #3 on Trevor Davis, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Edward Wright (SG) Michael Smith | |
| 13:55 | South Carolina | Edward Wright is fouled on the floor by Clayton Jeon - foul #1 on Clayton Jeon, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| 13:34 | South Carolina | Evan Kleinschmidt buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 36-38 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark is hacked by James Hungerford - foul #1 on James Hungerford, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Fontaine (PF) Stephen Pumphrey | |
| 12:51 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-38 |
| 12:49 | South Carolina | Edward Wright gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 12:39 | South Carolina | James Hungerford is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on James Hungerford, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Smith (PG) James Hungerford | |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Trevor Davis is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Dikembe Arboleda out of the doubleteam | 38-38 |
| 11:55 | South Carolina | Nicholas Starling scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Evan Kleinschmidt | 38-40 |
| 11:26 | Illinois | Trevor Davis hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Dikembe Arboleda | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Bell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Trevor Davis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Clayton Jeon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Arboleda (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Jeremy Clark (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Edward Wright (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Evan Kleinschmidt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Fontaine (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nicholas Starling (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:17 | South Carolina | Evan Kleinschmidt misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Trevor Davis - foul #4 on Trevor Davis, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Frye (C) Jeremy Clark | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Hungerford (PG), Stephen Pumphrey (PF) Edward Wright, Nicholas Starling | |
| 11:17 | South Carolina | Evan Kleinschmidt makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 11:17 | South Carolina | Evan Kleinschmidt makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Trevor Davis hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Evan Kleinschmidt - foul #4 on Evan Kleinschmidt, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Holt (SF), Nicholas Starling (C) Evan Kleinschmidt, Michael Fontaine | |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Trevor Davis makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Trevor Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 10:47 | South Carolina | Clayton Jeon steps in front of the Thomas Holt pass | 43-42 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Keith Bell misses long on a jumper in the paint | 43-42 |
| 10:22 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon tips it home | 45-42 |
| 10:06 | South Carolina | Nicholas Starling double dribbles | 45-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Wolf (SG), Scott Weber (SF) Trevor Davis, Clayton Jeon | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Scott Weber knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Keith Bell | 47-42 |
| 09:19 | South Carolina | James Hungerford makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Smith | 47-44 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Scott Weber buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Keith Bell | 49-44 |
| 08:29 | South Carolina | James Hungerford buries a fadeaway from the left side | 49-46 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Keith Bell is open and scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Dikembe Arboleda out of the doubleteam | 52-46 |
| 07:42 | South Carolina | Michael Smith is fouled on the floor by Charles Wolf - foul #1 on Charles Wolf, team foul #5 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Trevor Davis (SG), Clayton Jeon (SF), Jeremy Clark (C) Keith Bell, Charles Wolf, Dikembe Arboleda | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Eugene Davis (PG), Edward Wright (SG), Evan Kleinschmidt (SF), Michael Fontaine (C) James Hungerford, Michael Smith, Thomas Holt, Nicholas Starling | |
| 07:33 | South Carolina | Edward Wright can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 52-46 |
| 07:32 | Illinois | William Frye grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Trevor Davis's pass is intercepted by Michael Fontaine | 52-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Weber (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Trevor Davis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 pf. SF - Clayton Jeon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Frye (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeremy Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Eugene Davis (fresh) SG - Edward Wright (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Evan Kleinschmidt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Stephen Pumphrey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Fontaine (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:49 | South Carolina | William Frye denies the turnaround by Evan Kleinschmidt | 52-46 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Michael Fontaine takes the ball from Scott Weber | 52-46 |
| 06:20 | South Carolina | Edward Wright misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 52-46 |
| 06:19 | South Carolina | Michael Fontaine tips it home | 52-48 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Trevor Davis can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 52-48 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | William Frye tips it home | 54-48 |
| 05:40 | South Carolina | Edward Wright is hacked by William Frye - foul #2 on William Frye, team foul #6 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (PG), Dikembe Arboleda (PF) Scott Weber, William Frye | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Hungerford (PG), Nicholas Starling (C) Eugene Davis, Stephen Pumphrey | |
| 05:26 | South Carolina | Jeremy Clark swats the shot by Evan Kleinschmidt | 54-48 |
| 05:25 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon banks in the layup on a nice dish by Keith Bell | 56-48 |
| 04:48 | South Carolina | Edward Wright is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Edward Wright, team foul #5 | 56-48 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda lays it up and in on a great pass from Trevor Davis | 58-48 |
| 04:12 | South Carolina | James Hungerford is hacked by Jeremy Clark - foul #2 on Jeremy Clark, team foul #7 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Smith (SG) Edward Wright | |
| 04:12 | South Carolina | James Hungerford makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 04:12 | South Carolina | James Hungerford makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark can't connect on a floater from the left side | 58-50 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda tips it back up and in | 60-50 |
| 03:28 | South Carolina | Dikembe Arboleda swats the dunk try by Evan Kleinschmidt | 60-50 |
| 03:26 | South Carolina | James Hungerford gets the offensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 03:16 | South Carolina | Nicholas Starling makes the jumper from the left wing set up by James Hungerford | 60-52 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark lays it up and in set up by Trevor Davis and he's hacked by Nicholas Starling - foul #1 on Nicholas Starling, team foul #6 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Edward Wright (SG), Thomas Holt (SF), Stephen Pumphrey (PF) Michael Smith, Evan Kleinschmidt, Michael Fontaine | |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark makes the free throw | 63-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Bell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Trevor Davis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Clayton Jeon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dikembe Arboleda (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. C - Jeremy Clark (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Hungerford (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Edward Wright (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Holt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Pumphrey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nicholas Starling (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:47 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-52 |
| 02:42 | South Carolina | Edward Wright misses long on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Dikembe Arboleda - foul #2 on Dikembe Arboleda, team foul #8 | 63-52 |
| 02:42 | South Carolina | Edward Wright makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 02:42 | South Carolina | Edward Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Stephen Pumphrey - foul #2 on Stephen Pumphrey, team foul #7 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Evan Kleinschmidt (SF) Thomas Holt | |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark misses the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 02:03 | South Carolina | James Hungerford misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 64-54 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark snags the defensive board | 64-54 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Trevor Davis is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-54 |
| 01:54 | South Carolina | Evan Kleinschmidt snags the defensive board | 64-54 |
| 01:35 | South Carolina | Evan Kleinschmidt is whistled for a carry | 64-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Eugene Davis (PG), Michael Smith (SG), Thomas Holt (SF), Fernando Pacheco (C) James Hungerford, Edward Wright, Evan Kleinschmidt, Nicholas Starling | |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Trevor Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-54 |
| 00:50 | South Carolina | Thomas Holt's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Dikembe Arboleda | 64-54 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda snags the defensive board | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Smith - foul #1 on Michael Smith, team foul #8 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Wolf (SG) Trevor Davis | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda misses the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:48 | South Carolina | Fernando Pacheco snags the defensive board | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:41 | South Carolina | Thomas Holt can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 64-54 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda pulls down the rebound | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Keith Bell | 66-54 |
| 00:08 | South Carolina | Thomas Holt scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eugene Davis | 66-56 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Keith Bell runs out the clock | 66-56 |