| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Russell Main (fresh) SG - Michael Lockhart (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Ward (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Clayton Jeon (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Clark (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - John Samowitz (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Gaddis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stevan Janczewski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leslie Grego (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Richard Ward inbounds the ball | 27-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 27-31 |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Richard Ward grabs the offensive board | 27-31 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon travels with the ball | 27-31 |
| 18:52 | Arizona | John Thompson clanks a floater near the basket | 27-31 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | Richard Ward grabs the board | 27-31 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Russell Main clanks a runner in the lane | 27-31 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Clayton Jeon | 27-31 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Stevan Janczewski picks off the pass by Richard Ward | 27-31 |
| 17:48 | Arizona | Vernon Gaddis loses the dribble to Russell Main | 27-31 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark is called for traveling | 27-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (PG), William Frye (C) Russell Main, Jeremy Clark | |
| Subs | Arizona | Herman Stephens (SG), Virgil Wooldridge (SF), Herbert Rogge (PF) Vernon Gaddis, Stevan Janczewski, Leslie Grego | |
| 17:01 | Arizona | Herman Stephens drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by John Thompson | 27-33 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 16:48 | Arizona | John Samowitz grabs the defensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 16:19 | Arizona | John Samowitz misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-33 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Richard Ward grabs the board | 27-33 |
| 15:57 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon drills a fadeaway in the paint | 29-33 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Lockhart (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Ward (fairly fresh) 6 reb. PF - Clayton Jeon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - William Frye (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - John Samowitz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Herman Stephens (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Virgil Wooldridge (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Herbert Rogge (fresh) C - John Thompson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Arizona | Herman Stephens clanks a 3 from straight away | 29-33 |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon gets the rebound | 29-33 |
| 15:09 | Illinois | Michael Lockhart hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 29-33 |
| 15:08 | Arizona | Herman Stephens gets the rebound | 29-33 |
| 15:01 | Arizona | Virgil Wooldridge makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Samowitz | 29-35 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon makes the wide open shot from the right wing set up by Keith Bell | 31-35 |
| 14:23 | Arizona | John Thompson is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Thompson, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Russell Main (PG), Scott Weber (SG), Jeremy Clark (C) Keith Bell, Michael Lockhart, William Frye | |
| Subs | Arizona | Vernon Gaddis (SG), Stevan Janczewski (SF), Leslie Grego (PF), Gerald Espana (C) Herman Stephens, Virgil Wooldridge, Herbert Rogge, John Thompson | |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Richard Ward throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-35 |
| 13:54 | Arizona | Stevan Janczewski comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 31-35 |
| 13:52 | Arizona | Gerald Espana tips it home | 31-37 |
| 13:25 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark buries a jumper near the basket | 33-37 |
| 12:57 | Arizona | John Samowitz is whistled for a carry | 33-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (SF) Richard Ward | |
| Subs | Arizona | Herman Stephens (PG), Richard Ver (PF), John Thompson (C) John Samowitz, Leslie Grego, Gerald Espana | |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Scott Weber is fouled on the floor by Vernon Gaddis - foul #3 on Vernon Gaddis, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Frye (PF) Clayton Jeon | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 12:27 | Illinois | William Frye misses the easy open layup | 33-37 |
| 12:25 | Arizona | John Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 12:08 | Arizona | Vernon Gaddis makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Richard Ver | 33-39 |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark is fouled on the floor by John Thompson - foul #2 on John Thompson, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Lockhart (SG), Richard Ward (SF) Russell Main, Scott Weber | |
| Subs | Arizona | John Samowitz (PG), Virgil Wooldridge (SF), Herbert Rogge (PF) Vernon Gaddis, Stevan Janczewski, Richard Ver | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Lockhart (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Ward (tiring) 6 reb. PF - William Frye (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - John Samowitz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herman Stephens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Virgil Wooldridge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Herbert Rogge (fresh) C - John Thompson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Michael Lockhart hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Keith Bell | 35-39 |
| 10:47 | Arizona | Herbert Rogge steps out of bounds on the sideline | 35-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Russell Main (PG), Clayton Jeon (PF) Keith Bell, William Frye | |
| Subs | Arizona | Leslie Grego (PF) John Thompson | |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Russell Main travels with the ball | 35-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Weber (SF) Richard Ward | |
| Subs | Arizona | Richard Ver (SF), Gerald Espana (C) Herman Stephens, Herbert Rogge | |
| 09:55 | Arizona | Virgil Wooldridge hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 09:53 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | John Samowitz is called for the reach on Russell Main in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Samowitz, team foul #4 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Vernon Gaddis (SG), Stevan Janczewski (SF) Virgil Wooldridge, Richard Ver | |
| 09:35 | Illinois | Russell Main scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Clayton Jeon | 37-39 |
| 09:11 | Arizona | John Samowitz comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Scott Weber - foul #1 on Scott Weber, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (PG) Russell Main | |
| Subs | Arizona | Herbert Rogge (PF), John Thompson (C) Leslie Grego, Gerald Espana | |
| 09:11 | Arizona | John Samowitz makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 09:11 | Arizona | John Samowitz misses the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark's floater is tipped away by Herbert Rogge | 37-40 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Michael Lockhart hits the follow up shot | 39-40 |
| 08:30 | Arizona | John Thompson is hacked by Jeremy Clark - foul #1 on Jeremy Clark, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Ward (SF), William Frye (C) Scott Weber, Jeremy Clark | |
| Subs | Arizona | Herman Stephens (PG), Virgil Wooldridge (SG), Richard Ver (SF) John Samowitz, Vernon Gaddis, Stevan Janczewski | |
| 08:01 | Arizona | Herman Stephens misses the lay-in | 39-40 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Keith Bell gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Richard Ward is whistled for traveling | 39-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Stevan Janczewski (SF) Herbert Rogge | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Lockhart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Ward (tiring) 6 reb. PF - Clayton Jeon (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - William Frye (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Herman Stephens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Virgil Wooldridge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stevan Janczewski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Ver (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Thompson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Arizona | Herman Stephens clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 39-40 |
| 07:12 | Arizona | Virgil Wooldridge grabs the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 06:53 | Arizona | Richard Ward steps in front of the Richard Ver pass | 39-40 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Keith Bell's pass is intercepted by Herman Stephens | 39-40 |
| 06:01 | Arizona | Herman Stephens knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by John Thompson | 39-42 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Keith Bell is fouled in the backcourt by Herman Stephens - foul #1 on Herman Stephens, team foul #5 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Russell Main (PG), Scott Weber (SF), Jeremy Clark (C) Keith Bell, Richard Ward, William Frye | |
| Subs | Arizona | John Samowitz (PG), Vernon Gaddis (SG), Leslie Grego (PF), Herbert Rogge (C) Herman Stephens, Virgil Wooldridge, Richard Ver, John Thompson | |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark is open but comes up short on the runner from close range | 39-42 |
| 05:32 | Arizona | Leslie Grego pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 05:09 | Arizona | John Samowitz can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Leslie Grego - foul #2 on Leslie Grego, team foul #6 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Gerald Espana (C) Herbert Rogge | |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 04:24 | Arizona | Leslie Grego loses the ball out of bounds | 41-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (SF), William Frye (PF) Michael Lockhart, Clayton Jeon | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Russell Main throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Virgil Wooldridge (SF), Richard Ver (PF), John Thompson (C) Stevan Janczewski, Leslie Grego, Gerald Espana | |
| 03:44 | Arizona | Richard Ver comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 41-42 |
| 03:42 | Illinois | William Frye pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Scott Weber clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 03:16 | Arizona | Virgil Wooldridge snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Russell Main (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Weber (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Keith Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - William Frye (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - John Samowitz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Gaddis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Virgil Wooldridge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Ver (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Thompson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Arizona | Virgil Wooldridge comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 41-42 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | William Frye snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Jeon (PF) Jeremy Clark | |
| Subs | Arizona | Herman Stephens (SG), Leslie Grego (PF) Vernon Gaddis, Richard Ver | |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Keith Bell clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Samowitz - foul #3 on John Samowitz, team foul #7 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Lockhart (SG) Russell Main | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Keith Bell makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Keith Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 02:20 | Arizona | John Thompson grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 02:20 | Arizona | Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-42 |
| 02:04 | Arizona | John Thompson's fadeaway is rejected by William Frye | 42-42 |
| 02:03 | Arizona | John Thompson can't tip it in | 42-42 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 42-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Russell Main (PG), Richard Ward (SF), Jeremy Clark (C) Keith Bell, Scott Weber, William Frye | |
| Subs | Arizona | Vernon Gaddis (SG), Stevan Janczewski (SF) Herman Stephens, Virgil Wooldridge | |
| 01:32 | Illinois | The jump hook by Clayton Jeon is blocked by Leslie Grego | 42-42 |
| 01:30 | Arizona | John Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 01:02 | Arizona | Richard Ward is called for the reach on Stevan Janczewski - foul #2 on Richard Ward, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| 00:48 | Arizona | John Samowitz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 00:46 | Arizona | John Thompson tips it back up and in | 42-44 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Richard Ward is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Ward, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Arizona | Vernon Gaddis comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Ward - foul #4 on Richard Ward, team foul #5 | 42-44 |
| 00:16 | Arizona | Vernon Gaddis makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 00:16 | Arizona | Vernon Gaddis makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Michael Lockhart is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Russell Main snags the offensive board | 42-46 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Russell Main clanks a 3 from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Russell Main gets the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Russell Main misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 00:00 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Vernon Gaddis | 42-46 |