| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Lloyd Guillen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Miller (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Phillip Dean (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David White (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Howard Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ken Doucette (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lonny Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Karl Morton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Oklahoma | Lonny Davis inbounds the ball | 24-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Oklahoma | Lonny Davis is hacked by Lloyd Guillen - foul #2 on Lloyd Guillen, team foul #1 | 24-31 |
| 19:13 | Oklahoma | Daniel Johnson connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Lonny Davis | 24-33 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Phillip Dean buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Lloyd Guillen | 26-33 |
| 18:51 | Oklahoma | Ken Doucette is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 26-33 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | David White misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 26-33 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Jacob Miller grabs the offensive board | 26-33 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 26-33 |
| 18:11 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Karl Morton | 26-33 |
| 17:58 | Oklahoma | Daniel Johnson is denied on a dunk by Phillip Dean | 26-33 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen grabs the board | 26-33 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Phillip Dean can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 26-33 |
| 17:31 | Illinois | Phillip Dean misses the tip | 26-33 |
| 17:29 | Oklahoma | Karl Morton gets the rebound | 26-33 |
| 17:27 | Oklahoma | Howard Coleman is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Blackwell - foul #4 on Scott Blackwell, team foul #2 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (PG) Scott Blackwell | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 17:09 | Oklahoma | Ken Doucette makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Lonny Davis | 26-36 |
| 17:01 | Illinois | David White misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 26-36 |
| 16:59 | Oklahoma | Howard Coleman pulls down the rebound | 26-36 |
| 16:56 | Oklahoma | Jeffrey Craig is called for the reach on Howard Coleman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Craig, team foul #3 | 26-36 |
| 16:46 | Oklahoma | Ken Doucette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-36 |
| 16:17 | Illinois | Jacob Miller knocks in the jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Ken Doucette - foul #3 on Ken Doucette, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Timmons (SG) Lloyd Guillen | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 16:17 | Illinois | Jacob Miller misses the free throw | 28-36 |
| 16:17 | Oklahoma | Karl Morton gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| 15:55 | Oklahoma | Ken Doucette misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 28-36 |
| 15:53 | Illinois | Phillip Dean grabs the board | 28-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Craig (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harry Timmons (fresh) SF - Jacob Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Phillip Dean (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - David White (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Howard Coleman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ken Doucette (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Lonny Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Karl Morton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Harry Timmons is fouled on the floor by Ken Doucette - foul #4 on Ken Doucette, team foul #2 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Hylton (PF), Joseph Pearce (C) Phillip Dean, David White | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | James Foster (SG) Ken Doucette | |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton misses the easy layup but the foul's on Howard Coleman - foul #1 on Howard Coleman, team foul #3 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen (SG), Trevor Finley (SF) Harry Timmons, Jacob Miller | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Jefferson Smith (PF), Jay Mooring (C) Daniel Johnson, Karl Morton | |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton misses the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 14:41 | Oklahoma | Lonny Davis scores on a floater from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen drills a shot from the free throw line | 31-38 |
| 13:49 | Oklahoma | Howard Coleman hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-41 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 31-41 |
| 13:27 | Oklahoma | Jay Mooring gets the rebound | 31-41 |
| 13:07 | Oklahoma | Lloyd Guillen takes the ball from Howard Coleman | 31-41 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen clanks a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Jefferson Smith - foul #1 on Jefferson Smith, team foul #4 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG), Jacob Miller (SF), Phillip Dean (PF), David White (C) Jeffrey Craig, Trevor Finley, Ralph Hylton, Joseph Pearce | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Ken Doucette (SG), Daniel Johnson (SF), Karl Morton (C) James Foster, Lonny Davis, Jay Mooring | |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen misses the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen misses the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | David White grabs the offensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 12:21 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell drills a shot from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 12:07 | Oklahoma | Ken Doucette can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 33-41 |
| 12:06 | Illinois | David White grabs the board | 33-41 |
| 11:38 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 33-41 |
| 11:37 | Oklahoma | Daniel Johnson pulls down the rebound | 33-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. SG - Lloyd Guillen (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jacob Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Phillip Dean (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - David White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Howard Coleman (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ken Doucette (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jefferson Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Karl Morton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:21 | Oklahoma | Jefferson Smith misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from the baseline | 33-41 |
| 11:19 | Oklahoma | Daniel Johnson misses the tip | 33-41 |
| 11:17 | Oklahoma | Karl Morton can't tip it in | 33-41 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen gets the rebound | 33-41 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Howard Coleman - foul #2 on Howard Coleman, team foul #5 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Timmons (SG) Lloyd Guillen | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 10:48 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 10:30 | Oklahoma | Howard Coleman makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Jefferson Smith | 35-43 |
| 10:03 | Illinois | David White misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 35-43 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Jacob Miller snags the offensive board | 35-43 |
| 09:50 | Illinois | Howard Coleman is called for the reach on Scott Blackwell - foul #3 on Howard Coleman, team foul #6 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Pearce (C) David White | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | James Foster (SG), Lonny Davis (SF) Howard Coleman, Jefferson Smith | |
| 09:35 | Illinois | Phillip Dean hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Scott Blackwell | 37-43 |
| 09:16 | Oklahoma | Karl Morton misses the lay-in | 37-43 |
| 09:15 | Illinois | Phillip Dean snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 08:53 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell clanks a 3 from the left corner | 37-43 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Jacob Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-43 |
| 08:26 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Lonny Davis | 37-43 |
| 08:03 | Oklahoma | Karl Morton misses long on a turnaround from close range | 37-43 |
| 08:02 | Oklahoma | Ken Doucette hits the follow up shot | 37-45 |
| 07:36 | Illinois | Harry Timmons connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Harry Timmons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jacob Miller (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Phillip Dean (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Pearce (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Ken Doucette (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SG - James Foster (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lonny Davis (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Johnson (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Karl Morton (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:21 | Oklahoma | Daniel Johnson clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Jacob Miller - foul #4 on Jacob Miller, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (PG), David White (SF), Ralph Hylton (PF) Scott Blackwell, Jacob Miller, Phillip Dean | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Howard Coleman (PG), Dan Roberts (SF), Jefferson Smith (C) James Foster, Lonny Davis, Karl Morton | |
| 07:21 | Oklahoma | Daniel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 07:21 | Oklahoma | Daniel Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | David White loses the dribble to Howard Coleman | 40-47 |
| 07:01 | Oklahoma | Howard Coleman blows the layup | 40-47 |
| 06:59 | Oklahoma | Ken Doucette grabs the offensive board | 40-47 |
| 06:43 | Oklahoma | Ken Doucette connects on the jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Harry Timmons - foul #2 on Harry Timmons, team foul #5 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Jay Mooring (C) Daniel Johnson | |
| 06:43 | Oklahoma | Ken Doucette makes the free throw | 40-50 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Jowett (SG) Harry Timmons | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 05:58 | Oklahoma | Jefferson Smith buries a runner from the left block set up by Ken Doucette | 40-52 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton knocks in the shot near the basket | 42-52 |
| 05:00 | Oklahoma | Ken Doucette hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Dan Roberts | 42-55 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig misses the lay-in | 42-55 |
| 04:30 | Oklahoma | Jay Mooring snags the defensive board | 42-55 |
| 04:10 | Oklahoma | Howard Coleman's pass is intercepted by Johnny Jowett | 42-55 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG), Lloyd Guillen (SG), Jacob Miller (SF), Phillip Dean (PF) Jeffrey Craig, Johnny Jowett, David White, Ralph Hylton | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Lonny Davis (PG), James Foster (SG), Daniel Johnson (SF), Karl Morton (C) Howard Coleman, Ken Doucette, Dan Roberts, Jay Mooring | |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Lonny Davis steps in front of the Scott Blackwell pass | 42-55 |
| 03:20 | Oklahoma | Karl Morton misses the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-55 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Phillip Dean | 42-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lloyd Guillen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jacob Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Phillip Dean (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Pearce (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Lonny Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Foster (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jefferson Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Karl Morton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 42-55 |
| 02:56 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Jefferson Smith | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:29 | Oklahoma | Lonny Davis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jacob Miller - foul #5 on Jacob Miller, team foul #6 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Trevor Finley (SF), Ralph Hylton (C) Jacob Miller, Joseph Pearce | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Ken Doucette (PG) Jefferson Smith | |
| 02:29 | Oklahoma | Lonny Davis misses the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 02:29 | Oklahoma | Lonny Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton can't connect on a shot in the paint | 42-56 |
| 02:12 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Daniel Johnson | 42-56 |
| 01:45 | Oklahoma | Ken Doucette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (SF), Joseph Pearce (C) Trevor Finley, Ralph Hylton | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Howard Coleman (PG) James Foster | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell travels in the backcourt | 42-56 |
| 01:28 | Oklahoma | Lonny Davis drills a shot from the baseline | 42-58 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce is whistled for a carry | 42-58 |
| 00:48 | Oklahoma | Howard Coleman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-58 |
| 00:46 | Oklahoma | Daniel Johnson grabs the offensive board | 42-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:17 | Oklahoma | Lonny Davis clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 42-58 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Phillip Dean grabs the board | 42-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Howard Coleman - foul #4 on Howard Coleman, team foul #7 | 42-58 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the 2nd free throw | 44-58 |
| 00:00 | Oklahoma | Howard Coleman runs out the clock | 44-58 |