| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Monte Depew (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Blaise (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Wethington (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Wigginton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Munson (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Donald Crowe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Ruybal (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kevin Dube (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Pulido (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Baggett (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | John Wethington inbounds the ball | 39-32 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Monte Depew is open but comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 39-32 |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Daniel Munson tips it but misses | 39-32 |
| 19:41 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Walter Ruybal | 39-32 |
| 19:36 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Ruybal makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-35 |
| 19:23 | Illinois | Daniel Blaise is fouled on the floor by Henry Pulido - foul #2 on Henry Pulido, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Walter Ruybal is called for the reach on Daniel Blaise - foul #2 on Walter Ruybal, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Monte Depew drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Wethington | 42-35 |
| 18:45 | Southern Mississippi | Henry Pulido misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-35 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Monte Depew grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Daniel Munson double dribbles | 42-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jess Lash (SF) John Wethington | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Kelly (PG), Patrick Johnson (SG), Jason Thompson (PF), Kevin Marshall (C) Donald Crowe, Walter Ruybal, Henry Pulido, Jeff Baggett | |
| 18:07 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Wigginton steals it from Kevin Dube | 42-35 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | Jess Lash is fouled on the floor by David Kelly - foul #2 on David Kelly, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Taylor (PG), Timothy Hasting (C) Monte Depew, Daniel Munson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Walter Ruybal (SG) Kevin Dube | |
| 17:43 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Doug Taylor | 44-35 |
| 17:30 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Marshall knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Walter Ruybal | 44-37 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Jess Lash misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-37 |
| 17:10 | Illinois | Daniel Blaise grabs the offensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting lays it in and the foul's on Kevin Marshall - foul #3 on Kevin Marshall, team foul #4 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Wethington (SF) Jess Lash | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Donald Crowe (PG), Kevin Dube (SF), Henry Pulido (PF), Jeff Baggett (C) David Kelly, Patrick Johnson, Jason Thompson, Kevin Marshall | |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting makes the free throw | 47-37 |
| 16:41 | Southern Mississippi | Henry Pulido misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 16:39 | Southern Mississippi | Jeff Baggett hits the follow up shot | 47-39 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Doug Taylor scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Wethington | 50-39 |
| 16:09 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Crowe comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-39 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Doug Taylor grabs the board | 50-39 |
| 15:49 | Illinois | Doug Taylor misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 50-39 |
| 15:48 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Dube grabs the defensive rebound | 50-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Doug Taylor (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Blaise (tired) 7 pts. SF - John Wethington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Joseph Wigginton (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Hasting (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Donald Crowe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Ruybal (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Dube (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Pulido (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Baggett (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Southern Mississippi | Doug Taylor steps in front of the Henry Pulido pass | 50-39 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | Donald Crowe is called for the reach on Doug Taylor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Crowe, team foul #5 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Monte Depew (PG), Jess Lash (SF), Daniel Munson (C) Doug Taylor, John Wethington, Timothy Hasting | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Sterling Amos (PG), David Kelly (SG), Kevin Marshall (PF) Donald Crowe, Walter Ruybal, Henry Pulido | |
| 15:13 | Illinois | Jess Lash lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Daniel Munson | 52-39 |
| 15:01 | Southern Mississippi | Sterling Amos misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Daniel Blaise - foul #3 on Daniel Blaise, team foul #1 | 52-39 |
| 15:01 | Southern Mississippi | Sterling Amos makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 15:01 | Southern Mississippi | Sterling Amos makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Monte Depew buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Jess Lash | 54-41 |
| 14:42 | Southern Mississippi | Jess Lash takes the ball from Jeff Baggett | 54-41 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Joseph Wigginton jams it on a great pass from Jess Lash | 56-41 |
| 14:24 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Marshall hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 56-41 |
| 14:23 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Dube grabs the offensive rebound | 56-41 |
| 14:14 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Dube is hacked by Daniel Munson - foul #1 on Daniel Munson, team foul #2 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Wethington (SF) Jess Lash | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Walter Ruybal (SG), Patrick Johnson (SF), Henry Pulido (PF), Jason Thompson (C) David Kelly, Kevin Dube, Kevin Marshall, Jeff Baggett | |
| 14:03 | Southern Mississippi | Sterling Amos makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Walter Ruybal | 56-43 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | John Wethington is hacked by Patrick Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick Johnson, team foul #6 | 56-43 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Monte Depew is hacked by Walter Ruybal - foul #3 on Walter Ruybal, team foul #7 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Travis Leatherman (C) Daniel Munson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Monte Depew makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Monte Depew misses the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Travis Leatherman pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Sterling Amos picks off the pass by Daniel Blaise | 57-43 |
| 13:27 | Southern Mississippi | Sterling Amos lays it in | 57-45 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Monte Depew buries a 3 from the right corner set up by John Wethington | 60-45 |
| 12:53 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Johnson clanks a shot from the free throw line | 60-45 |
| 12:52 | Illinois | Travis Leatherman grabs the defensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Daniel Blaise throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Taylor (PG), Jess Lash (SF), Daniel Munson (C) Monte Depew, John Wethington, Travis Leatherman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Donald Crowe (SG), Kevin Dube (SF), Jeff Baggett (C) Walter Ruybal, Patrick Johnson, Jason Thompson | |
| 12:11 | Southern Mississippi | Sterling Amos comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-45 |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Daniel Munson gets the rebound | 60-45 |
| 11:57 | Illinois | Daniel Munson makes the wide open driving attempt in the paint | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:44 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Dube scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Sterling Amos | 62-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Doug Taylor (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Blaise (very tired) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jess Lash (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - Joseph Wigginton (very tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Munson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Sterling Amos (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Crowe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Dube (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Pulido (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Baggett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Jess Lash makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Doug Taylor | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:07 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Crowe clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 64-48 |
| 11:05 | Southern Mississippi | Sterling Amos pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-48 |
| 10:41 | Southern Mississippi | Jeff Baggett hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 64-48 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Joseph Wigginton grabs the defensive rebound | 64-48 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Daniel Blaise is hacked by Donald Crowe in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Crowe, team foul #8 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Monte Depew (PG), John Wethington (SF), Timothy Hasting (C) Doug Taylor, Jess Lash, Daniel Munson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Kelly (PG), Walter Ruybal (SG), Kevin Marshall (PF) Sterling Amos, Donald Crowe, Henry Pulido | |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Daniel Blaise makes the 1st free throw | 65-48 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Daniel Blaise makes the 2nd free throw | 66-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:25 | Southern Mississippi | Jeff Baggett misses the easy layup | 66-48 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Timothy Hasting | 66-48 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Daniel Blaise's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-48 |
| 10:12 | Southern Mississippi | David Kelly misses the dunk but he's hacked by Daniel Blaise - foul #4 on Daniel Blaise, team foul #3 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Johnson (SF), Jason Thompson (C) Kevin Dube, Jeff Baggett | |
| 10:12 | Southern Mississippi | David Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 66-48 |
| 10:12 | Southern Mississippi | David Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 66-49 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Monte Depew loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-49 |
| 09:57 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Thompson blows the layup but the foul's on Monte Depew - foul #1 on Monte Depew, team foul #4 | 66-49 |
| 09:57 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 66-49 |
| 09:57 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting is wide open but clanks a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Kevin Marshall - foul #4 on Kevin Marshall, team foul #9 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Mouser (PG) Monte Depew | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeff Baggett (C) Kevin Marshall | |
| 09:43 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting makes the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting misses the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 09:43 | Southern Mississippi | Jeff Baggett gets the rebound | 67-50 |
| 09:35 | Southern Mississippi | David Kelly travels with the ball | 67-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Donald Crowe (SF) Patrick Johnson | |
| 09:21 | Illinois | John Wethington buries a shot from the free throw line | 69-50 |
| 09:00 | Southern Mississippi | Jeff Baggett comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Timothy Hasting - foul #2 on Timothy Hasting, team foul #5 | 69-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Taylor (PG), Don Graney (SF), Travis Leatherman (C) Anthony Mouser, John Wethington, Timothy Hasting | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Sterling Amos (PG), Kevin Dube (SF) David Kelly, Walter Ruybal | |
| 09:00 | Southern Mississippi | Jeff Baggett misses the 1st free throw | 69-50 |
| 09:00 | Southern Mississippi | Jeff Baggett misses the 2nd free throw | 69-50 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | Travis Leatherman grabs the board | 69-50 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Don Graney is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 69-50 |
| 08:52 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Crowe scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Sterling Amos | 69-52 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Doug Taylor misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-52 |
| 08:42 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Thompson grabs the board | 69-52 |
| 08:27 | Southern Mississippi | Jeff Baggett clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Daniel Blaise - foul #5 on Daniel Blaise, team foul #6 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Monte Depew (PG), Anthony Mouser (SG), Jess Lash (SF), Daniel Munson (C) Doug Taylor, Daniel Blaise, Don Graney, Travis Leatherman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 08:27 | Southern Mississippi | Jeff Baggett makes the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 08:27 | Southern Mississippi | Jeff Baggett makes the 2nd free throw | 69-54 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Anthony Mouser hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Jason Thompson - foul #1 on Jason Thompson, team foul #10 | 69-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Walter Ruybal (SG), Patrick Johnson (PF) Donald Crowe, Jason Thompson | |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Anthony Mouser makes the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Anthony Mouser makes the 2nd free throw | 71-54 |
| 08:01 | Southern Mississippi | Sterling Amos scores on a 3 from straight away | 71-57 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Anthony Mouser buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jess Lash | 74-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Monte Depew (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Mouser (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jess Lash (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. PF - Joseph Wigginton (very tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Munson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Sterling Amos (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Ruybal (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Dube (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Baggett (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Mouser blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Sterling Amos | 74-57 |
| 07:37 | Southern Mississippi | Jeff Baggett tips it back up and in | 74-59 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Monte Depew makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jess Lash | 77-59 |
| 07:21 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Ruybal buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-62 |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Anthony Mouser scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Monte Depew | 80-62 |
| 06:55 | Southern Mississippi | Sterling Amos clanks a 3 from the right wing | 80-62 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Daniel Munson grabs the defensive rebound | 80-62 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Sterling Amos is called for the reach on Anthony Mouser in the backcourt - foul #4 on Sterling Amos, team foul #11 | 80-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Taylor (PG), John Wethington (SF), Timothy Hasting (C) Monte Depew, Jess Lash, Daniel Munson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Kelly (SG), Donald Crowe (SF), Henry Pulido (PF), Kevin Marshall (C) Walter Ruybal, Kevin Dube, Patrick Johnson, Jeff Baggett | |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Anthony Mouser misses the 1st free throw | 80-62 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Anthony Mouser misses the 2nd free throw | 80-62 |
| 06:50 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Marshall pulls down the rebound | 80-62 |
| 06:38 | Southern Mississippi | Sterling Amos knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from David Kelly | 80-65 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Anthony Mouser misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 80-65 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Anthony Mouser tips it home | 82-65 |
| 06:17 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Crowe scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Sterling Amos | 82-67 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Henry Pulido takes the ball from Joseph Wigginton in the backcourt | 82-67 |
| 06:04 | Southern Mississippi | David Kelly buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 82-70 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | Anthony Mouser throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 82-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | Monte Depew (PG) Anthony Mouser | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Dube (SF), Jason Thompson (C) Sterling Amos, Henry Pulido | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:47 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Crowe misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 82-70 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting gets the rebound | 82-70 |
| 05:25 | Illinois | Monte Depew misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 82-70 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting can't tip it in | 82-70 |
| 05:21 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Dube grabs the defensive rebound | 82-70 |
| 05:01 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Thompson's pass is intercepted by Monte Depew | 82-70 |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Joseph Wigginton slams it home on a great pass from Monte Depew | 84-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:39 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 84-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jess Lash (SG), Don Graney (SF), Daniel Munson (C) Doug Taylor, John Wethington, Timothy Hasting | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Sterling Amos (PG), Walter Ruybal (SG), Henry Pulido (PF), Jeff Baggett (C) David Kelly, Donald Crowe, Kevin Marshall, Jason Thompson | |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Jeff Baggett picks off the pass by Joseph Wigginton in the backcourt | 84-70 |
| 04:22 | Southern Mississippi | Sterling Amos misses the fadeaway from the left side | 84-70 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Don Graney snags the defensive board | 84-70 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | Monte Depew is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeff Baggett - foul #2 on Jeff Baggett, team foul #12 | 84-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Donald Crowe (SF) Kevin Dube | |
| 04:11 | Illinois | Monte Depew misses the 1st free throw | 84-70 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | Monte Depew makes the 2nd free throw | 85-70 |
| 03:56 | Southern Mississippi | Monte Depew steals it from Henry Pulido | 85-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Daniel Munson makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Don Graney | 87-70 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Monte Depew (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jess Lash (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - Don Graney (fresh) PF - Joseph Wigginton (very tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Munson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Sterling Amos (tired) 16 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Walter Ruybal (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Crowe (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Henry Pulido (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Baggett (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Southern Mississippi | Sterling Amos comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 87-70 |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Don Graney snags the defensive board | 87-70 |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Jess Lash makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Monte Depew | 89-70 |
| 02:54 | Southern Mississippi | Henry Pulido can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 89-70 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jess Lash | 89-70 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Monte Depew is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Jess Lash | 91-70 |
| 02:19 | Southern Mississippi | Sterling Amos hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 91-70 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Daniel Munson gets the rebound | 91-70 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Monte Depew misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 91-70 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Daniel Munson hits the follow up shot | 93-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:57 | Southern Mississippi | Sterling Amos makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Ruybal | 93-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Monte Depew drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Munson | 96-73 |
| 01:16 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Ruybal misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 96-73 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Munson | 96-73 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Donald Crowe is called for the reach on Don Graney in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Crowe, team foul #13 | 96-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Mouser (SG) Jess Lash | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Kelly (SG), Patrick Johnson (SF), Jason Thompson (PF), Kevin Marshall (C) Sterling Amos, Walter Ruybal, Henry Pulido, Jeff Baggett | |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Don Graney misses the 1st free throw | 96-73 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Don Graney misses the 2nd free throw | 96-73 |
| 01:12 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Marshall grabs the board | 96-73 |
| 01:06 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Marshall drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Donald Crowe | 96-75 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Monte Depew is fouled on the floor by Donald Crowe - foul #4 on Donald Crowe, team foul #14 | 96-75 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Wethington (SF) Don Graney | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Monte Depew misses the 1st free throw | 96-75 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Monte Depew misses the 2nd free throw | 96-75 |
| 00:51 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Kevin Marshall | 96-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Crowe can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 96-75 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Anthony Mouser | 96-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Daniel Munson is hacked by David Kelly in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Kelly, team foul #15 | 96-75 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Daniel Munson makes the 1st free throw | 97-75 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Daniel Munson makes the 2nd free throw | 98-75 |
| 00:34 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Wigginton picks off the pass by David Kelly | 98-75 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | John Wethington is hacked by Kevin Marshall in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kevin Marshall, team foul #16 | 98-75 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeff Baggett (C) Kevin Marshall | |
| 00:32 | Illinois | John Wethington makes the 1st free throw | 99-75 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | John Wethington makes the 2nd free throw | 100-75 |
| 00:28 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Thompson hits a shot in the lane | 100-77 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Monte Depew runs out the clock | 100-77 |