| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Travis Maynard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Talarico (fresh) 4 pts. C - Anthony Dehoyos (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Russell Main (fresh) SG - Michael Lockhart (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Ward (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clayton Jeon (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Arthur Smith inbounds the ball | 30-20 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Nebraska | Matthew Brooks scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-20 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Richard Ward and the foul's on William Talarico - foul #2 on William Talarico, team foul #1 | 33-22 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon makes the free throw | 33-23 |
| 19:09 | Nebraska | Travis Maynard is hacked by Michael Lockhart - foul #2 on Michael Lockhart, team foul #1 | 33-23 |
| 18:58 | Nebraska | William Talarico drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-23 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 35-23 |
| 18:36 | Nebraska | Anthony Dehoyos pulls down the rebound | 35-23 |
| 18:31 | Nebraska | Travis Maynard misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Russell Main - foul #2 on Russell Main, team foul #2 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Travis Bryant (C) Anthony Dehoyos | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:31 | Nebraska | Travis Maynard makes the 1st free throw | 36-23 |
| 18:31 | Nebraska | Travis Maynard misses the 2nd free throw | 36-23 |
| 18:31 | Nebraska | William Talarico gets the offensive rebound | 36-23 |
| 18:17 | Nebraska | William Talarico buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Travis Maynard | 38-23 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Richard Ward travels with the ball | 38-23 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Steven Johnson (PG), Marlon Cox (PF) Travis Maynard, William Talarico | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (PG) Russell Main | |
| 18:10 | Nebraska | Steven Johnson is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Johnson, team foul #2 | 38-23 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Paschke (SG) Matthew Brooks | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:46 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark is alone and drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Keith Bell | 38-25 |
| 17:29 | Nebraska | Travis Bryant's fadeaway is rejected by Clayton Jeon | 38-25 |
| 17:28 | Nebraska | Arthur Smith snags the offensive board | 38-25 |
| 17:10 | Nebraska | Arthur Smith blows the layup | 38-25 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Clayton Jeon | 38-25 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Richard Ward double dribbles in the backcourt | 38-25 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Travis Maynard (PG), Matthew Brooks (SG), Lester Cheng (SF), William Talarico (PF), Anthony Dehoyos (C) Steven Johnson, Richard Paschke, Arthur Smith, Marlon Cox, Travis Bryant | |
| Subs | Illinois | Russell Main (PG), Scott Weber (SG), William Frye (C) Keith Bell, Michael Lockhart, Jeremy Clark | |
| 17:01 | Nebraska | William Frye picks off the pass by Matthew Brooks | 38-25 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | William Frye is hacked by Anthony Dehoyos - foul #1 on Anthony Dehoyos, team foul #3 | 38-25 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | William Frye can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Anthony Dehoyos - foul #2 on Anthony Dehoyos, team foul #4 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (SF) Richard Ward | |
| 16:24 | Illinois | William Frye makes the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | William Frye makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 16:12 | Nebraska | Travis Maynard misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 38-27 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | The rebound goes to William Frye | 38-27 |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Keith Bell scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-30 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Travis Maynard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Brooks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Cheng (fresh) PF - William Talarico (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Anthony Dehoyos (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Russell Main (fairly fresh) SG - Scott Weber (fresh) SF - Keith Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Clayton Jeon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - William Frye (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:27 | Nebraska | Lester Cheng misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 38-30 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Scott Weber pulls down the rebound | 38-30 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon lays it up and in on a nice dish by Scott Weber | 38-32 |
| 14:46 | Nebraska | Matthew Brooks can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Russell Main is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Dehoyos - foul #3 on Anthony Dehoyos, team foul #5 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Steven Johnson (PG), Richard Paschke (SG), Arthur Smith (SF), Marlon Cox (PF), Travis Bryant (C) Travis Maynard, Matthew Brooks, Lester Cheng, William Talarico, Anthony Dehoyos | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Lockhart (SG), Richard Ward (SF), Jeremy Clark (C) Russell Main, Scott Weber, William Frye | |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Travis Bryant takes the ball from Jeremy Clark | 38-32 |
| 14:11 | Nebraska | Travis Bryant loses the dribble to Richard Ward | 38-32 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-32 |
| 13:48 | Illinois | Richard Ward gets the offensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Richard Paschke steps in front of the Jeremy Clark pass | 38-32 |
| 13:19 | Nebraska | Steven Johnson dunks the ball set up by Richard Paschke | 40-32 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Keith Bell is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Lockhart | 40-34 |
| 12:34 | Nebraska | Steven Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-34 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Matthew Brooks (SG), Lester Cheng (SF), William Talarico (PF), Thomas Watson (C) Richard Paschke, Arthur Smith, Marlon Cox, Travis Bryant | |
| Subs | Illinois | Russell Main (PG), Scott Weber (SF), William Frye (PF) Keith Bell, Richard Ward, Clayton Jeon | |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Michael Lockhart is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Johnson - foul #2 on Steven Johnson, team foul #6 | 40-34 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Russell Main buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Scott Weber | 40-36 |
| 11:51 | Nebraska | Steven Johnson scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Matthew Brooks | 42-36 |
| 11:26 | Illinois | William Frye connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Russell Main | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Steven Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lester Cheng (fresh) PF - William Talarico (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Thomas Watson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Russell Main (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Lockhart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Weber (fresh) 2 ast. PF - William Frye (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeremy Clark (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:09 | Nebraska | William Talarico throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-38 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Travis Maynard (PG), Teddy Schendel (SG), Arthur Smith (SF), Anthony Dehoyos (C) Steven Johnson, Matthew Brooks, Lester Cheng, Thomas Watson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:50 | Illinois | William Frye is open and scores on a runner in the paint set up by Russell Main | 42-40 |
| 10:37 | Nebraska | Travis Maynard misses the 3 from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 10:35 | Illinois | Scott Weber grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 10:16 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark makes the runner from the right block and he's fouled by Anthony Dehoyos - foul #4 on Anthony Dehoyos, team foul #7 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Paschke (SG), Marlon Cox (PF) Teddy Schendel, William Talarico | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (PG), Richard Ward (SF), Clayton Jeon (PF) Russell Main, Scott Weber, William Frye | |
| 10:16 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark makes the free throw | 42-43 |
| 09:47 | Nebraska | Arthur Smith hits a turnaround in the paint | 44-43 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon misses the wide open shot from the right side | 44-43 |
| 09:18 | Nebraska | Arthur Smith grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 09:12 | Nebraska | Travis Maynard makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Arthur Smith | 46-43 |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Keith Bell | 46-45 |
| 08:28 | Nebraska | Anthony Dehoyos's fadeaway is rejected by Jeremy Clark | 46-45 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Michael Lockhart snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 08:03 | Illinois | Richard Ward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Steven Johnson (PG), Matthew Brooks (SG), Lester Cheng (SF), Thomas Watson (PF), Travis Bryant (C) Travis Maynard, Richard Paschke, Arthur Smith, Marlon Cox, Anthony Dehoyos | |
| Subs | Illinois | Russell Main (PG), Scott Weber (SG), William Frye (C) Keith Bell, Michael Lockhart, Jeremy Clark | |
| 07:46 | Nebraska | Matthew Brooks comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Russell Main snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 07:21 | Illinois | William Frye scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Steven Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lester Cheng (fresh) PF - Thomas Watson (fresh) C - Travis Bryant (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Russell Main (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Scott Weber (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Ward (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Clayton Jeon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - William Frye (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 06:56 | Nebraska | Matthew Brooks misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-47 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | William Frye pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Richard Ward's layup is rejected by Thomas Watson | 46-47 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to William Frye | 46-47 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | William Frye misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Steven Johnson - foul #3 on Steven Johnson, team foul #8 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Teddy Schendel (SG), William Talarico (PF), Anthony Dehoyos (C) Matthew Brooks, Thomas Watson, Travis Bryant | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (PG), Michael Lockhart (SG) Russell Main, Richard Ward | |
| 06:13 | Illinois | William Frye misses the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | William Frye misses the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 06:13 | Nebraska | Anthony Dehoyos grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 06:08 | Nebraska | Keith Bell steals the ball from Steven Johnson in the backcourt | 46-47 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | Scott Weber misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 05:55 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Anthony Dehoyos | 46-47 |
| 05:46 | Nebraska | William Talarico misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Keith Bell grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | William Frye blows the layup | 46-47 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Scott Weber misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-47 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon snags the offensive board | 46-47 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Scott Weber buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 04:39 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-50 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Travis Maynard (PG), Matthew Brooks (SG), Arthur Smith (SF), Travis Bryant (C) Steven Johnson, Teddy Schendel, Lester Cheng, Anthony Dehoyos | |
| Subs | Illinois | Russell Main (PG), Jeremy Clark (C) Scott Weber, William Frye | |
| 04:23 | Nebraska | Matthew Brooks hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Arthur Smith | 49-50 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Arthur Smith is called for the reach on Keith Bell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Arthur Smith, team foul #9 | 49-50 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Keith Bell makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Keith Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 04:12 | Nebraska | Arthur Smith is hacked by Russell Main - foul #3 on Russell Main, team foul #3 | 49-52 |
| 03:56 | Nebraska | Matthew Brooks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-52 |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon tips it back up and in | 49-54 |
| 03:27 | Nebraska | Matthew Brooks travels with the ball | 49-54 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Ward (SF), William Frye (PF) Russell Main, Clayton Jeon | |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 49-54 |
| 02:56 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Travis Bryant | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Travis Maynard (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Brooks (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Talarico (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Travis Bryant (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Bell (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Lockhart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ward (tiring) 3 reb. PF - William Frye (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeremy Clark (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:52 | Nebraska | Travis Maynard misses the jumper from the left block | 49-54 |
| 02:51 | Nebraska | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Smith | 49-54 |
| 02:38 | Nebraska | William Talarico hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Arthur Smith | 51-54 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | William Frye drills a shot near the basket | 51-56 |
| 02:01 | Nebraska | Travis Maynard can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 01:59 | Nebraska | William Talarico tips it but misses | 51-56 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | The rebound goes to William Frye | 51-56 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-56 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Anthony Dehoyos (C) Travis Bryant | |
| Subs | Illinois | Russell Main (PG), Clayton Jeon (PF) Keith Bell, William Frye | |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Richard Ward throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-56 |
| 01:38 | Nebraska | Matthew Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-56 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Anthony Dehoyos - foul #5 on Anthony Dehoyos, team foul #10 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Travis Bryant (C) Anthony Dehoyos | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:57 | Nebraska | Travis Maynard hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Talarico | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark misses the easy open layup | 53-58 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Michael Lockhart hits the follow up shot | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:26 | Nebraska | Matthew Brooks can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-60 |
| 00:25 | Nebraska | Travis Bryant pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 00:22 | Nebraska | Matthew Brooks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-60 |
| 00:20 | Nebraska | William Talarico grabs the offensive board | 53-60 |
| 00:18 | Nebraska | Matthew Brooks misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-60 |
| 00:16 | Nebraska | Arthur Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 00:14 | Nebraska | Matthew Brooks is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Matthew Brooks, team foul #11 | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska 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 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Matthew Brooks is called for the reach on Michael Lockhart in the backcourt - foul #4 on Matthew Brooks, team foul #12 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (PG) Russell Main | |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Michael Lockhart misses the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Michael Lockhart makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:08 | Nebraska | Matthew Brooks can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 53-61 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Clayton Jeon | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Keith Bell runs out the clock | 53-61 |