| Lineup | Florida | PG - Paul Liberty (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Mirabal (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Wyatt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Barton Holland (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Leopoldo Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Guillen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jacob Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Phillip Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David White (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Jacob Miller inbounds the ball | 35-31 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David White | 35-33 |
| 19:11 | Florida | Barton Holland can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Phillip Dean - foul #2 on Phillip Dean, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| 19:11 | Florida | Barton Holland makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 19:11 | Florida | Barton Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 18:49 | Florida | Leopoldo Romano grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 18:30 | Florida | Barton Holland knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Leopoldo Romano | 39-33 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | Phillip Dean buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Scott Blackwell | 39-35 |
| 17:44 | Florida | Bobby Mirabal is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dennis Wyatt | 42-35 |
| 17:22 | Illinois | Phillip Dean buries a fadeaway in the paint and he's hacked by Barton Holland - foul #2 on Barton Holland, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Florida | Clifford Eisenbarth (SG), Man Fang (SF), Robert Zhu (PF), Charles Papineau (C) Bobby Mirabal, Dennis Wyatt, Barton Holland, Leopoldo Romano | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:22 | Illinois | Phillip Dean makes the free throw | 42-38 |
| 17:19 | Florida | Scott Blackwell steps in front of the Charles Papineau pass in the backcourt | 42-38 |
| 17:18 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell jams it | 42-40 |
| 17:13 | Florida | Paul Liberty knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-40 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Phillip Dean misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Zhu - foul #2 on Robert Zhu, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Timmons (SG), Joseph Pearce (C) Lloyd Guillen, David White | |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Phillip Dean makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Phillip Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 16:27 | Florida | Paul Liberty misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 16:25 | Illinois | Jacob Miller grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce can't connect on a shot from close range | 44-42 |
| 15:57 | Florida | Man Fang grabs the board | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Paul Liberty (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford Eisenbarth (fresh) SF - Man Fang (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Zhu (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Papineau (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harry Timmons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Miller (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Phillip Dean (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Pearce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Florida | Paul Liberty clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-42 |
| 15:38 | Florida | Paul Liberty misses the tip | 44-42 |
| 15:37 | Illinois | Jacob Miller grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Harry Timmons grabs the offensive board | 44-42 |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Man Fang takes the ball from Scott Blackwell after a doubleteam | 44-42 |
| 14:41 | Florida | Paul Liberty hits the finger roll set up by Man Fang | 46-42 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 14:23 | Florida | Man Fang pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 13:58 | Florida | Paul Liberty comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell evades the doubleteam and hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Harry Timmons | 46-44 |
| 13:06 | Florida | Man Fang hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 46-44 |
| 13:04 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Phillip Dean | 46-47 |
| 12:22 | Florida | Harry Timmons steals the ball from Clifford Eisenbarth | 46-47 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-47 |
| Subs | Florida | Justin Heimbach (PG), Bobby Mirabal (SG), Dennis Wyatt (SF), Barton Holland (PF), Leopoldo Romano (C) Paul Liberty, Clifford Eisenbarth, Man Fang, Robert Zhu, Charles Papineau | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (PG), Lloyd Guillen (SG), David White (SF), Ralph Hylton (PF) Scott Blackwell, Harry Timmons, Jacob Miller, Phillip Dean | |
| 11:58 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Leopoldo Romano - foul #1 on Leopoldo Romano, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Trevor Finley (SF) Joseph Pearce | |
| 11:58 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 11:58 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 11:54 | Florida | Bobby Mirabal is called for traveling in the backcourt | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Justin Heimbach (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bobby Mirabal (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dennis Wyatt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Barton Holland (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Leopoldo Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Craig (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Lloyd Guillen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Trevor Finley (fresh) PF - Ralph Hylton (fresh) C - David White (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:43 | Illinois | David White scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 11:29 | Florida | Dennis Wyatt is whistled for a carry | 46-51 |
| 11:08 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen misses long on a 3 from straight away | 46-51 |
| 11:06 | Florida | Barton Holland grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 10:44 | Florida | Dennis Wyatt hits a runner from close range set up by Bobby Mirabal | 48-51 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | David White slams it home | 48-53 |
| 10:07 | Florida | Barton Holland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-53 |
| Subs | Florida | Paul Liberty (PG), Man Fang (SF) Justin Heimbach, Dennis Wyatt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Pearce (C) Trevor Finley | |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Barton Holland steps in front of the Joseph Pearce pass | 48-53 |
| 09:43 | Florida | Bobby Mirabal misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-53 |
| 09:42 | Florida | Leopoldo Romano grabs the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 09:28 | Florida | Man Fang connects on the jumper from the right block and he's hacked by Joseph Pearce - foul #2 on Joseph Pearce, team foul #2 | 50-53 |
| 09:28 | Florida | Man Fang makes the free throw | 51-53 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce banks in the layup and he's hacked by Leopoldo Romano - foul #2 on Leopoldo Romano, team foul #4 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG), Harry Timmons (SG), Jacob Miller (SF), Phillip Dean (PF) Jeffrey Craig, Lloyd Guillen, David White, Ralph Hylton | |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce makes the free throw | 51-56 |
| 08:59 | Florida | Man Fang is hacked by Jacob Miller in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jacob Miller, team foul #3 | 51-56 |
| 08:42 | Florida | Paul Liberty hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Bobby Mirabal and the foul's on Scott Blackwell - foul #2 on Scott Blackwell, team foul #4 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Florida | Justin Heimbach (SG), Dennis Wyatt (SF) Bobby Mirabal, Man Fang | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:42 | Florida | Paul Liberty makes the free throw | 54-56 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-56 |
| Subs | Florida | Bobby Mirabal (SG) Paul Liberty | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:19 | Florida | Bobby Mirabal comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-56 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Phillip Dean gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Justin Heimbach - foul #2 on Justin Heimbach, team foul #5 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Florida | Clifford Eisenbarth (SG), Charles Papineau (C) Bobby Mirabal, Leopoldo Romano | |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (C) Joseph Pearce | |
| 08:08 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 07:42 | Florida | Dennis Wyatt misses badly on a floater from the left side | 54-58 |
| 07:41 | Illinois | David White grabs the defensive rebound | 54-58 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Justin Heimbach (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Clifford Eisenbarth (fresh) SF - Dennis Wyatt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Barton Holland (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Papineau (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harry Timmons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jacob Miller (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Phillip Dean (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - David White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-58 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Jacob Miller tips it in | 54-60 |
| 06:42 | Florida | Dennis Wyatt is fouled on the floor by Phillip Dean - foul #3 on Phillip Dean, team foul #5 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Florida | Paul Liberty (PG), Bobby Mirabal (SG), Man Fang (PF), Leopoldo Romano (C) Justin Heimbach, Clifford Eisenbarth, Barton Holland, Charles Papineau | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (PG), Lloyd Guillen (SG), Trevor Finley (SF), Ralph Hylton (PF), Joseph Pearce (C) Scott Blackwell, Harry Timmons, Jacob Miller, Phillip Dean, David White | |
| 06:17 | Florida | Man Fang misses the shot in the paint | 54-60 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton gets the rebound | 54-60 |
| 05:51 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen clanks a shot from the left wing | 54-60 |
| 05:50 | Florida | The rebound goes to Dennis Wyatt | 54-60 |
| 05:48 | Florida | Bobby Mirabal is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Pearce - foul #3 on Joseph Pearce, team foul #6 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Florida | Robert Zhu (PF) Dennis Wyatt | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:27 | Florida | Paul Liberty misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-60 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton grabs the defensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig is hacked by Leopoldo Romano - foul #3 on Leopoldo Romano, team foul #6 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Florida | Charles Papineau (C) Leopoldo Romano | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Timmons (SG), Jacob Miller (SF), David White (C) Lloyd Guillen, Trevor Finley, Joseph Pearce | |
| 05:04 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Paul Liberty - foul #2 on Paul Liberty, team foul #7 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Florida | Justin Heimbach (PG) Paul Liberty | |
| Subs | Illinois | Phillip Dean (PF) Ralph Hylton | |
| 05:04 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig misses the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 05:04 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 04:58 | Florida | Man Fang is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Man Fang, team foul #8 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Florida | Clifford Eisenbarth (SG) Bobby Mirabal | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Harry Timmons clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-61 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | David White misses the tip | 54-61 |
| 04:47 | Florida | Clifford Eisenbarth grabs the board | 54-61 |
| 04:22 | Florida | Man Fang misses short on a jumper from the right block | 54-61 |
| 04:20 | Florida | Robert Zhu pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 04:14 | Florida | Man Fang misses the runner from the baseline | 54-61 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Craig | 54-61 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | The jump hook by Jacob Miller is blocked by Man Fang | 54-61 |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Phillip Dean can't tip it in | 54-61 |
| 03:53 | Florida | Justin Heimbach snags the defensive board | 54-61 |
| 03:47 | Florida | Charles Papineau double dribbles in the backcourt | 54-61 |
| Subs | Florida | Paul Liberty (PG), Bobby Mirabal (SG), Dennis Wyatt (SF), Barton Holland (PF), Leopoldo Romano (C) Justin Heimbach, Clifford Eisenbarth, Man Fang, Robert Zhu, Charles Papineau | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen (PG), Ralph Hylton (PF), Joseph Pearce (C) Jeffrey Craig, Phillip Dean, David White | |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton misses the lay-in | 54-61 |
| 03:29 | Florida | The rebound goes to Dennis Wyatt | 54-61 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Paul Liberty (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Mirabal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Wyatt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Barton Holland (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Leopoldo Romano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lloyd Guillen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Timmons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jacob Miller (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Ralph Hylton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Pearce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:23 | Florida | Paul Liberty hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 54-61 |
| 03:21 | Florida | Barton Holland pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 03:09 | Florida | Paul Liberty is alone and drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Barton Holland | 56-61 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Paul Liberty takes the ball from Jacob Miller | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:46 | Florida | Barton Holland can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-61 |
| 02:45 | Florida | Barton Holland tips it back up and in | 58-61 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| Subs | Florida | Clifford Eisenbarth (SG), Man Fang (PF), Charles Papineau (C) Bobby Mirabal, Barton Holland, Leopoldo Romano | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG), Trevor Finley (SF) Harry Timmons, Jacob Miller | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Dennis Wyatt takes the ball from Joseph Pearce | 58-61 |
| 02:35 | Florida | Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (SF), Phillip Dean (PF) Trevor Finley, Ralph Hylton | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:16 | Florida | Paul Liberty drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Man Fang | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Clifford Eisenbarth is called for the reach on Lloyd Guillen - foul #1 on Clifford Eisenbarth, team foul #9 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Florida | Bobby Mirabal (SG), Barton Holland (PF), Leopoldo Romano (C) Clifford Eisenbarth, Man Fang, Charles Papineau | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jacob Miller (SF) Joseph Pearce | |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 01:33 | Florida | Paul Liberty throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Paul Liberty - foul #3 on Paul Liberty, team foul #10 | 60-63 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:56 | Florida | Dennis Wyatt is denied on a layup by David White | 60-64 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | David White pulls down the rebound | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Paul Liberty is called for the reach on David White in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Liberty, team foul #11 | 60-64 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | David White makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | David White makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Florida | Paul Liberty can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 60-66 |
| 00:43 | Florida | Dennis Wyatt grabs the offensive rebound | 60-66 |
| 00:40 | Florida | Paul Liberty knocks in the 3 from the right corner and he's fouled by Scott Blackwell - foul #3 on Scott Blackwell, team foul #7 | 63-66 |
| 00:40 | Florida | Paul Liberty makes the free throw | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Illinois | David White can't finish the layup | 64-66 |
| 00:17 | Florida | Barton Holland gets the rebound | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Florida | Paul Liberty hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 64-66 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Scott Blackwell | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell is hacked by Paul Liberty in the backcourt - foul #5 on Paul Liberty, team foul #12 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Florida | Justin Heimbach (PG) Paul Liberty | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Florida | Justin Heimbach travels in the backcourt | 64-68 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (PG), Harry Timmons (SG) Lloyd Guillen, Jacob Miller | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig runs out the clock | 64-68 |