| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Bradley (fresh) SF - Richard Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Steve Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Schuster (fresh) 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Jerry Hebert (fresh) 3 reb. C - Terry Bush (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Paul Weber inbounds the ball | 40-38 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Illinois | Paul Weber clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-38 |
| 19:45 | UConn | Richard Jones pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 19:22 | UConn | The jumper by William Schuster is denied by Terry Bush | 40-38 |
| 19:20 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Richard Jones - foul #2 on Richard Jones, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 18:58 | UConn | Steve Johnson banks in the layup set up by James Bradley | 42-39 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Paul Weber comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by James Bradley - foul #3 on James Bradley, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Stanley Oliver (SG) James Bradley | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 18:37 | UConn | William Schuster pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 18:18 | UConn | Stanley Oliver hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Terry Bush - foul #2 on Terry Bush, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| 18:18 | UConn | Stanley Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 18:18 | UConn | Stanley Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Frederick Turner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-39 |
| 18:04 | UConn | The rebound goes to William Schuster | 44-39 |
| 17:43 | UConn | Richard Jones is hacked by Terry Bush - foul #3 on Terry Bush, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Scheiber (PF), Kurt Beard (C) Jerry Hebert, Terry Bush | |
| 17:31 | UConn | Richard Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 44-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Nathan Reid (PF) Steve Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber tips it home | 44-41 |
| 16:57 | UConn | Stanley Oliver misses the 3 from straight away | 44-41 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Scheiber | 44-41 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Richard Jones takes the ball from Frederick Turner | 44-41 |
| 16:44 | UConn | Richard Jones lays it in | 46-41 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Lamar | 46-44 |
| 16:03 | UConn | Lawrence Lamar picks off the pass by Richard Brown | 46-44 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar lays it in | 46-46 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Oliver (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Nathan Reid (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Schuster (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Frederick Turner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Weber (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Kurt Beard (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | UConn | Stanley Oliver knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Jones | 48-46 |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-46 |
| 15:44 | UConn | Stanley Oliver grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 15:17 | UConn | Stanley Oliver hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar is hacked by Richard Brown - foul #1 on Richard Brown, team foul #3 | 48-46 |
| Subs | UConn | James Bradley (SG), Steve Johnson (PF) Stanley Oliver, William Schuster | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SG), Steve Collado (SF), Jerry Hebert (PF), Terry Bush (C) Frederick Turner, Paul Weber, Edward Scheiber, Kurt Beard | |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Steve Collado drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 14:30 | UConn | Nathan Reid misses the easy layup | 48-49 |
| 14:29 | UConn | Steve Johnson tips it back up and in | 50-49 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | John Boyd buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerry Hebert | 50-51 |
| 13:48 | UConn | Nathan Reid misses the lay-in | 50-51 |
| 13:46 | Illinois | John Boyd snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Terry Bush can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Jones - foul #3 on Richard Jones, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wooton (PG), Michael Vaden (SF), Douglas Lurie (C) Richard Jones, Richard Brown, Nathan Reid | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SF) Lawrence Lamar | |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Terry Bush makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Terry Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 13:12 | UConn | Douglas Lurie loses the dribble to Terry Bush | 50-53 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Steve Johnson - foul #3 on Steve Johnson, team foul #5 | 50-53 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Scheiber (C) Terry Bush | |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert misses the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 12:57 | UConn | Steve Johnson grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 12:32 | UConn | Douglas Lurie misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Edward Scheiber - foul #1 on Edward Scheiber, team foul #3 | 50-54 |
| Subs | UConn | William Schuster (C) Steve Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (PG), Kurt Beard (C) Steve Collado, Jerry Hebert | |
| 12:32 | UConn | Douglas Lurie makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 12:32 | UConn | Douglas Lurie misses the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 12:32 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to William Schuster | 51-54 |
| 12:14 | UConn | Douglas Lurie misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-54 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Paul Weber grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Frederick Turner misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-54 |
| 12:07 | UConn | The rebound goes to Douglas Lurie | 51-54 |
| 11:51 | UConn | Robert Wooton misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 11:50 | UConn | Michael Vaden tips it home | 53-54 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Wooton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Bradley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Vaden (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - William Schuster (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Boyd (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Kurt Beard (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Michael Vaden - foul #3 on Michael Vaden, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Jones (PG), Richard Brown (SF), Nathan Reid (PF) Robert Wooton, Michael Vaden, Douglas Lurie | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Steve Collado (SF), Terry Bush (C) John Boyd, Paul Weber, Kurt Beard | |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 11:05 | UConn | Nathan Reid can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-55 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 10:59 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the shot from the baseline set up by Frederick Turner | 53-57 |
| 10:34 | UConn | Richard Jones is fouled on the floor by Edward Scheiber - foul #2 on Edward Scheiber, team foul #4 | 53-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Steve Johnson (PF) William Schuster | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SG), Paul Weber (SF), Jerry Hebert (PF) Frederick Turner, Steve Collado, Edward Scheiber | |
| 10:11 | UConn | Nathan Reid hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Terry Bush - foul #4 on Terry Bush, team foul #5 | 55-57 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kurt Beard (C) Terry Bush | |
| 10:11 | UConn | Nathan Reid misses the free throw | 55-57 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Richard Jones steals it from Jerry Hebert | 55-57 |
| 09:36 | UConn | Nathan Reid drills a turnaround from the right block | 57-57 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert can't finish the layup | 57-57 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Kurt Beard pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar loses the dribble to James Bradley | 57-57 |
| 09:04 | UConn | Richard Jones lays it up and in on a great pass from James Bradley | 59-57 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar's layup is rejected by Steve Johnson | 59-57 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar hits the follow up shot | 59-59 |
| 08:23 | UConn | Nathan Reid clanks a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Kurt Beard - foul #3 on Kurt Beard, team foul #6 | 59-59 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wooton (PG), Stanley Oliver (SG), Douglas Lurie (SF), William Schuster (C) Richard Jones, James Bradley, Richard Brown, Steve Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (PG), Steve Collado (SF), Terry Bush (PF), Edward Scheiber (C) Lawrence Lamar, Paul Weber, Jerry Hebert, Kurt Beard | |
| 08:23 | UConn | Nathan Reid makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 08:23 | UConn | Nathan Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | John Boyd drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Frederick Turner | 61-61 |
| 07:46 | UConn | Frederick Turner steals the ball from Robert Wooton | 61-61 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Frederick Turner lays it in | 61-63 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Wooton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Oliver (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nathan Reid (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - William Schuster (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Boyd (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steve Collado (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Bush (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:19 | UConn | Stanley Oliver misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-63 |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Frederick Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 07:14 | Illinois | John Boyd is fouled on the floor by Stanley Oliver - foul #1 on Stanley Oliver, team foul #7 | 61-63 |
| Subs | UConn | James Bradley (SG), Steve Johnson (PF) Stanley Oliver, Nathan Reid | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SF) Steve Collado | |
| 07:14 | Illinois | John Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 07:14 | Illinois | John Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 06:48 | UConn | Robert Wooton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-65 |
| 06:47 | UConn | Steve Johnson tips it back up and in | 63-65 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 63-65 |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber hits the follow up shot | 63-67 |
| 06:12 | UConn | Robert Wooton knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Douglas Lurie | 66-67 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Frederick Turner loses the dribble to William Schuster | 66-67 |
| 05:53 | UConn | Robert Wooton misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Paul Weber - foul #1 on Paul Weber, team foul #7 | 66-67 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Brown (SF) Douglas Lurie | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Jerry Hebert (PF) John Boyd, Terry Bush | |
| 05:53 | UConn | Robert Wooton makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 05:53 | UConn | Robert Wooton misses the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 05:53 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert snags the defensive board | 67-67 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Frederick Turner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-67 |
| 05:35 | UConn | Robert Wooton gets the rebound | 67-67 |
| 05:06 | UConn | James Bradley is hacked by Jerry Hebert - foul #2 on Jerry Hebert, team foul #8 | 67-67 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Jones (PG), Douglas Lurie (C) Robert Wooton, William Schuster | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Zelkind (SG), Steve Collado (SF), Kurt Beard (C) Frederick Turner, Paul Weber, Edward Scheiber | |
| 05:06 | UConn | James Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 05:06 | UConn | James Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Steve Collado makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Lawrence Lamar | 69-69 |
| 04:25 | UConn | Douglas Lurie drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Jones | 71-69 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Richard Brown takes the ball from Scott Zelkind | 71-69 |
| 03:44 | UConn | Douglas Lurie misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 71-69 |
| 03:43 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Johnson | 71-69 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Bradley (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Brown (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Steve Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Douglas Lurie (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Scott Zelkind (fresh) SF - Steve Collado (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Hebert (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Kurt Beard (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 03:23 | UConn | Douglas Lurie comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 71-69 |
| 03:21 | Illinois | Kurt Beard grabs the defensive rebound | 71-69 |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar is hacked by Richard Brown - foul #2 on Richard Brown, team foul #8 | 71-69 |
| Subs | UConn | Stanley Oliver (SG), Nathan Reid (PF), William Schuster (C) James Bradley, Richard Brown, Steve Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG), Paul Weber (SF), Terry Bush (PF), Edward Scheiber (C) Scott Zelkind, Steve Collado, Jerry Hebert, Kurt Beard | |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 03:17 | UConn | William Schuster snags the defensive board | 71-70 |
| 02:48 | UConn | Stanley Oliver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-70 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Terry Bush grabs the defensive rebound | 71-70 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber is whistled for traveling | 71-70 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Vaden (SF) Douglas Lurie | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SG) Lawrence Lamar | |
| 02:35 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-70 |
| Subs | UConn | James Bradley (SG), Richard Brown (SF) Stanley Oliver, Michael Vaden | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Jerry Hebert (PF) John Boyd, Edward Scheiber | |
| 02:16 | UConn | Nathan Reid can't finish the layup | 71-70 |
| 02:14 | UConn | Nathan Reid tips it in | 73-70 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Terry Bush misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Jones - foul #4 on Richard Jones, team foul #9 | 73-70 |
| Subs | UConn | Steve Johnson (PF) Nathan Reid | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Terry Bush makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Terry Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 01:52 | UConn | Richard Jones's pass is intercepted by Frederick Turner in the backcourt | 73-72 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Frederick Turner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-72 |
| 01:15 | UConn | Steve Johnson clanks a floater from the left side | 73-72 |
| 01:13 | UConn | William Schuster gets the offensive rebound | 73-72 |
| 01:00 | UConn | Richard Brown is hacked by Jerry Hebert - foul #3 on Jerry Hebert, team foul #9 | 73-72 |
| 01:00 | UConn | Richard Brown makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 01:00 | UConn | Richard Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Terry Bush grabs the defensive rebound | 74-72 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Frederick Turner buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Lamar | 74-75 |
| 00:20 | UConn | A charge is called on Richard Brown - foul #3 on Richard Brown, team foul #10 | 74-75 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Illinois | James Bradley is called for the reach on Paul Weber in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Bradley, team foul #11 | 74-75 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Paul Weber makes the 1st free throw | 74-76 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Paul Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:07 | UConn | Richard Brown misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-77 |
| 00:06 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to William Schuster | 74-77 |
| 00:04 | UConn | Richard Brown connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Bradley | 77-77 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 77-77 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - James Bradley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Steve Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - William Schuster (fresh) 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Jerry Hebert (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Terry Bush (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | UConn | Steve Johnson wins the tip | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:45 | UConn | Richard Brown misses the easy layup | 77-77 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Terry Bush gets the rebound | 77-77 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Terry Bush misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by William Schuster - foul #1 on William Schuster, team foul #12 | 77-77 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Terry Bush makes the 1st free throw | 77-78 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Terry Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 77-79 |
| 04:15 | UConn | Steve Johnson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jerry Hebert - foul #4 on Jerry Hebert, team foul #10 | 77-79 |
| 04:15 | UConn | Steve Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 78-79 |
| 04:15 | UConn | Steve Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 78-79 |
| 04:15 | UConn | William Schuster gets the offensive rebound | 78-79 |
| 03:55 | UConn | Steve Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-79 |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Terry Bush is hacked by Richard Brown - foul #4 on Richard Brown, team foul #13 | 78-79 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Scheiber (C) Jerry Hebert | |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Terry Bush misses the 1st free throw | 78-79 |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Terry Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 78-80 |
| 03:17 | UConn | Richard Jones comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 78-80 |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Paul Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 78-80 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Frederick Turner misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Richard Brown - foul #5 on Richard Brown, team foul #14 | 78-80 |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Lurie (SF) Richard Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 1st free throw | 78-81 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 78-82 |
| 02:54 | UConn | Douglas Lurie misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 78-82 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Terry Bush gets the rebound | 78-82 |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 78-82 |
| 02:37 | UConn | The rebound goes to James Bradley | 78-82 |
| 02:08 | UConn | William Schuster's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Lamar | 78-82 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Frederick Turner scores on a floater from close range | 78-84 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:22 | UConn | William Schuster is hacked by Edward Scheiber - foul #3 on Edward Scheiber, team foul #11 | 78-84 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Hebert (PF) Edward Scheiber | |
| 01:22 | UConn | William Schuster makes the 1st free throw | 79-84 |
| 01:22 | UConn | William Schuster misses the 2nd free throw | 79-84 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert grabs the defensive rebound | 79-84 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Frederick Turner misses the 3 from the right wing | 79-84 |
| 01:15 | UConn | Steve Johnson gets the rebound | 79-84 |
| 00:52 | UConn | Steve Johnson misses the lay-in | 79-84 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Frederick Turner snags the defensive board | 79-84 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Jones (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - James Bradley (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steve Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - William Schuster (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Frederick Turner (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Weber (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Hebert (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Terry Bush (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:48 | Illinois | James Bradley is called for the reach on Frederick Turner in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Bradley, team foul #15 | 79-84 |
| Subs | UConn | Stanley Oliver (SG) James Bradley | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SG), John Green (PF), Terrance Roberts (C) Lawrence Lamar, Jerry Hebert, Terry Bush | |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 1st free throw | 79-85 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 79-86 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:45 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-86 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Jerry Hebert (PF), Terry Bush (C) John Boyd, John Green, Terrance Roberts | |
| 00:43 | UConn | Stanley Oliver is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Stanley Oliver, team foul #16 | 79-86 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SG), John Green (PF), Terrance Roberts (C) Lawrence Lamar, Jerry Hebert, Terry Bush | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:41 | Illinois | John Green is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Jones - foul #5 on Richard Jones, team foul #17 | 79-86 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wooton (PG) Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:41 | Illinois | John Green makes the 1st free throw | 79-87 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | John Green misses the 2nd free throw | 79-87 |
| 00:41 | UConn | Steve Johnson pulls down the rebound | 79-87 |
| 00:34 | UConn | Stanley Oliver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 79-87 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts snags the defensive board | 79-87 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 79-87 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Robert Wooton is called for the reach on John Boyd in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Wooton, team foul #18 | 79-87 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | John Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 79-87 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | John Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 79-88 |
| 00:28 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-88 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Jerry Hebert (PF), Terry Bush (C) John Boyd, John Green, Terrance Roberts | |
| 00:24 | UConn | Robert Wooton misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 79-88 |
| 00:23 | UConn | Steve Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 79-88 |
| 00:20 | UConn | Robert Wooton loses the ball out of bounds | 79-88 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SG), John Green (PF), Terrance Roberts (C) Lawrence Lamar, Jerry Hebert, Terry Bush | |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Robert Wooton is called for the reach on Frederick Turner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Wooton, team foul #19 | 79-88 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Frederick Turner misses the 1st free throw | 79-88 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 79-89 |
| 00:11 | UConn | Stanley Oliver is hacked by John Green - foul #2 on John Green, team foul #12 | 79-89 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Jerry Hebert (PF), Terry Bush (C) John Boyd, John Green, Terrance Roberts | |
| 00:11 | UConn | Stanley Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 80-89 |
| 00:11 | UConn | Stanley Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 81-89 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Stanley Oliver is called for the reach on Frederick Turner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stanley Oliver, team foul #20 | 81-89 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SG), John Green (PF), Terrance Roberts (C) Lawrence Lamar, Jerry Hebert, Terry Bush | |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 1st free throw | 81-90 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 81-91 |
| 00:04 | UConn | Robert Wooton misses the 3 from straight away | 81-91 |
| 00:03 | UConn | Douglas Lurie tips it in | 83-91 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-91 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Frederick Turner runs out the clock | 83-91 |