| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Zelkind (fresh) SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jerry Hebert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Bush (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Ben Laffoon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Reinhart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vincent Cabell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charlie Raffa (fresh) 3 stl. C - Michael Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Vincent Cabell inbounds the ball | 47-26 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Lawrence Lamar steps in front of the Thomas Reinhart pass | 47-26 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Paul Weber hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Lawrence Lamar | 50-26 |
| 19:18 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charlie Raffa hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Vincent Cabell | 50-28 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-28 |
| 19:00 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Thomas Reinhart snags the defensive board | 50-28 |
| 18:45 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Gibson makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Vincent Cabell and he's fouled by Jerry Hebert - foul #2 on Jerry Hebert, team foul #1 | 50-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG), John Boyd (SF), Edward Scheiber (C) Scott Zelkind, Paul Weber, Terry Bush | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| 18:45 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Gibson misses the free throw | 50-30 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber pulls down the rebound | 50-30 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Frederick Turner misses the jumper in the lane | 50-30 |
| 18:36 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Vincent Cabell grabs the defensive rebound | 50-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 18:17 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Ben Laffoon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-30 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Frederick Turner connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Lawrence Lamar | 53-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 17:58 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Ben Laffoon misses badly on a floater in the paint | 53-30 |
| 17:56 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Vincent Cabell grabs the offensive board | 53-30 |
| 17:47 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Ben Laffoon hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 53-30 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert grabs the board | 53-30 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | John Boyd buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Jerry Hebert | 55-30 |
| 17:21 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Lawrence Lamar is called for the reach on Charlie Raffa - foul #1 on Lawrence Lamar, team foul #2 | 55-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SF), Terry Bush (C) Lawrence Lamar, Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kyle Reeves (SG), Arthur Favorite (SF), Charles Bell (C) Thomas Reinhart, Vincent Cabell, Michael Gibson | |
| 17:05 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Jerry Hebert is called for the reach on Charles Bell - foul #3 on Jerry Hebert, team foul #3 | 55-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Edward Scheiber (PF) Paul Weber, Jerry Hebert | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Bustamante (SG), Harley Houchin (C) Ben Laffoon, Charlie Raffa | |
| 16:54 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charles Bell is called for 5 seconds | 55-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SF), Jerry Hebert (PF) Lawrence Lamar, Terry Bush | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| 16:43 | Illinois | Frederick Turner hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Scheiber | 58-30 |
| 16:15 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kyle Reeves loses the dribble to Jerry Hebert | 58-30 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Harley Houchin - foul #2 on Harley Houchin, team foul #1 | 58-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Terry Bush (C) Paul Weber, Jerry Hebert | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Ben Laffoon (PG), Thomas Reinhart (SG), Vincent Cabell (SF), Charlie Raffa (PF) Kyle Reeves, James Bustamante, Arthur Favorite, Harley Houchin | |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 1st free throw | 59-30 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses the 2nd free throw | 59-30 |
| 15:59 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charlie Raffa grabs the defensive rebound | 59-30 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frederick Turner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Bush (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Ben Laffoon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Reinhart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vincent Cabell (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Charlie Raffa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. C - Charles Bell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charles Bell misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Terry Bush - foul #1 on Terry Bush, team foul #4 | 59-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Hebert (PF) Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| 15:44 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charles Bell makes the 1st free throw | 59-31 |
| 15:44 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charles Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 59-32 |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Frederick Turner comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 59-32 |
| 15:26 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Vincent Cabell grabs the board | 59-32 |
| 15:11 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Thomas Reinhart's pass is intercepted by Terry Bush | 59-32 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Frederick Turner can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 59-32 |
| 14:57 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charlie Raffa grabs the board | 59-32 |
| 14:52 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Vincent Cabell can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 59-32 |
| 14:50 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charlie Raffa tips it in | 59-34 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Terry Bush is whistled for a carry | 59-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SF), Edward Scheiber (C) John Boyd, Jerry Hebert | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Gibson (C) Charles Bell | |
| 14:11 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Vincent Cabell is fouled on the floor by Terry Bush - foul #2 on Terry Bush, team foul #5 | 59-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SG) Frederick Turner | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kyle Reeves (PG), Arthur Favorite (SF) Ben Laffoon, Vincent Cabell | |
| 13:55 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charlie Raffa misses the fadeaway from the left side | 59-34 |
| 13:53 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charlie Raffa tips it in | 59-36 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Terry Bush makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Edward Scheiber | 61-36 |
| 13:33 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kyle Reeves is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kyle Reeves, team foul #2 | 61-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG), Jerry Hebert (PF) John Boyd, Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Bustamante (SG), Harley Houchin (PF) Thomas Reinhart, Charlie Raffa | |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Weber | 63-36 |
| 13:02 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Gibson misses long on a floater in the paint | 63-36 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Frederick Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 63-36 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-36 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar grabs the offensive rebound | 63-36 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar blows the layup | 63-36 |
| 12:36 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Harley Houchin gets the rebound | 63-36 |
| 12:22 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kyle Reeves hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 63-36 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Terry Bush grabs the board | 63-36 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Terry Bush | 65-36 |
| 12:02 | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Bustamante makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frederick Turner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jerry Hebert (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Terry Bush (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Kyle Reeves (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Bustamante (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Arthur Favorite (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harley Houchin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Gibson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Terry Bush is hacked by Arthur Favorite - foul #2 on Arthur Favorite, team foul #3 | 65-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (PG), Edward Scheiber (C) Lawrence Lamar, Terry Bush | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Ben Laffoon (PG), Thomas Reinhart (SG), Vincent Cabell (SF), Charlie Raffa (PF), Charles Bell (C) Kyle Reeves, James Bustamante, Arthur Favorite, Harley Houchin, Michael Gibson | |
| 11:29 | Illinois | John Boyd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ben Laffoon - foul #3 on Ben Laffoon, team foul #4 | 65-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kurt Beard (C) Jerry Hebert | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| 11:29 | Illinois | John Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 66-39 |
| 11:29 | Illinois | John Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 66-39 |
| 11:29 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charles Bell grabs the board | 66-39 |
| 11:10 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Thomas Reinhart knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 66-41 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | John Boyd connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Frederick Turner | 68-41 |
| 10:39 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charlie Raffa misses short on a floater from the left wing | 68-41 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | John Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 68-41 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Frederick Turner connects on the floater in the lane set up by John Boyd | 70-41 |
| 10:17 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Thomas Reinhart misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-41 |
| 10:16 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Paul Weber | 70-41 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 70-41 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | John Boyd can't tip it in | 70-41 |
| 10:06 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Thomas Reinhart snags the defensive board | 70-41 |
| 10:01 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charles Bell lays it up and in set up by Charlie Raffa | 70-43 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Paul Weber makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Frederick Turner | 73-43 |
| 09:44 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charles Bell clanks a shot from the free throw line | 73-43 |
| 09:43 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charles Bell grabs the offensive board | 73-43 |
| 09:35 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charles Bell misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 73-43 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Paul Weber snags the defensive board | 73-43 |
| 09:30 | Illinois | John Boyd knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Weber | 75-43 |
| 09:23 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charles Bell misses the turnaround near the basket | 75-43 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Kurt Beard grabs the defensive rebound | 75-43 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | John Boyd drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Frederick Turner | 77-43 |
| 08:57 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Vincent Cabell is denied on a dunk by Edward Scheiber | 77-43 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber grabs the defensive rebound | 77-43 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Frederick Turner comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 77-43 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Kurt Beard hits the follow up shot | 79-43 |
| 08:38 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Vincent Cabell scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Ben Laffoon | 79-45 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Frederick Turner knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Boyd | 82-45 |
| 08:20 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Thomas Reinhart misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Frederick Turner - foul #2 on Frederick Turner, team foul #6 | 82-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Steve Collado (SF), Jerry Hebert (PF), Terry Bush (C) Frederick Turner, Paul Weber, Edward Scheiber, Kurt Beard | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kyle Reeves (PG), Robin Pinckney (SF), Arthur Favorite (PF), Harley Houchin (C) Ben Laffoon, Vincent Cabell, Charlie Raffa, Charles Bell | |
| 08:20 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Thomas Reinhart makes the 1st free throw | 82-46 |
| 08:20 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Thomas Reinhart misses the 2nd free throw | 82-46 |
| 08:20 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arthur Favorite grabs the offensive board | 82-46 |
| 08:14 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Robin Pinckney can't finish the uncontested layup | 82-46 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Steve Collado gets the rebound | 82-46 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Kyle Reeves picks off the pass by John Boyd | 82-46 |
| 08:05 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Robin Pinckney lays it up and in set up by Kyle Reeves | 82-48 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 82-48 |
| 07:50 | Arkansas, Little Rock | The rebound goes to Arthur Favorite | 82-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SF - Steve Collado (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jerry Hebert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Terry Bush (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Kyle Reeves (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Reinhart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robin Pinckney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Favorite (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Harley Houchin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Robin Pinckney is hacked by Terry Bush - foul #3 on Terry Bush, team foul #7 | 82-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Zelkind (SG) John Boyd | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Bustamante (SG), Michael Gibson (C) Thomas Reinhart, Harley Houchin | |
| 07:42 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Robin Pinckney makes the 1st free throw | 82-49 |
| 07:42 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Robin Pinckney makes the 2nd free throw | 82-50 |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robin Pinckney - foul #2 on Robin Pinckney, team foul #5 | 82-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SG) Scott Zelkind | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Harley Houchin (PF) Robin Pinckney | |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the 1st free throw | 83-50 |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses the 2nd free throw | 83-50 |
| 07:27 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Gibson pulls down the rebound | 83-50 |
| 07:09 | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Bustamante clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 83-50 |
| 07:08 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kyle Reeves tips it home | 83-52 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | John Boyd comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 83-52 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | John Boyd misses the tip | 83-52 |
| 06:45 | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Bustamante snags the defensive board | 83-52 |
| 06:26 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Harley Houchin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 83-52 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert gets the rebound | 83-52 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Steve Collado can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 83-52 |
| 06:06 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Gibson snags the defensive board | 83-52 |
| 05:44 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arthur Favorite is hacked by Terry Bush - foul #4 on Terry Bush, team foul #8 | 83-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG), Paul Weber (SF) John Boyd, Steve Collado | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Robin Pinckney (SF), Charles Bell (C) Harley Houchin, Michael Gibson | |
| 05:44 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arthur Favorite misses the 1st free throw | 83-52 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Terry Bush pulls down the rebound | 83-52 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Terry Bush is fouled on the floor by James Bustamante - foul #1 on James Bustamante, team foul #6 | 83-52 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | Frederick Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 83-52 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert tips it back up and in | 85-52 |
| 05:00 | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Bustamante can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 85-52 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Terry Bush grabs the defensive rebound | 85-52 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Lawrence Lamar | 88-52 |
| 04:45 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charles Bell clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 88-52 |
| 04:44 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Robin Pinckney grabs the offensive board | 88-52 |
| 04:20 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kyle Reeves is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 88-52 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Frederick Turner | 88-52 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | James Bustamante is called for the reach on Terry Bush - foul #2 on James Bustamante, team foul #7 | 88-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Zelkind (SG), John Boyd (SF) Frederick Turner, Paul Weber | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Howard Lown (PG), Harley Houchin (C) James Bustamante, Arthur Favorite | |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Terry Bush makes the 1st free throw | 89-52 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Terry Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 90-52 |
| 03:50 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Scott Zelkind is called for the reach on Howard Lown - foul #1 on Scott Zelkind, team foul #9 | 90-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SF), Edward Scheiber (C) Scott Zelkind, Terry Bush | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| 03:50 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Howard Lown misses the 1st free throw | 90-52 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert grabs the defensive rebound | 90-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Boyd (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jerry Hebert (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Howard Lown (fresh) SG - Kyle Reeves (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robin Pinckney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Harley Houchin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber lays it up and in on a great pass from John Boyd | 92-52 |
| 03:20 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Paul Weber denies the turnaround by Harley Houchin | 92-52 |
| 03:18 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Howard Lown grabs the offensive rebound | 92-52 |
| 03:10 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charles Bell buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Kyle Reeves | 92-55 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | John Boyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 92-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (PG), Scott Zelkind (SG), Terry Bush (PF) Lawrence Lamar, Paul Weber, Jerry Hebert | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arthur Favorite (SF) Robin Pinckney | |
| 02:29 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kyle Reeves works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 92-55 |
| 02:28 | Illinois | John Boyd gets the rebound | 92-55 |
| 02:08 | Illinois | John Boyd makes the floater from the left block set up by Terry Bush and the foul's on Arthur Favorite - foul #3 on Arthur Favorite, team foul #8 | 94-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Jerry Hebert (PF) Scott Zelkind, Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Bustamante (PG) Kyle Reeves | |
| 02:08 | Illinois | John Boyd misses the free throw | 94-55 |
| 02:08 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charles Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 94-55 |
| 01:52 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arthur Favorite misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 94-55 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | John Boyd gets the rebound | 94-55 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | John Boyd buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Lawrence Lamar | 96-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:10 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charles Bell misses badly on a shot in the lane | 96-55 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar pulls down the rebound | 96-55 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Terry Bush connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Frederick Turner | 98-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Harley Houchin hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Charles Bell | 98-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar can't finish the layup | 98-57 |
| 00:18 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charles Bell grabs the board | 98-57 |
| 00:12 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charles Bell scores on a shot from the baseline | 98-59 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar runs out the clock | 98-59 |