| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Charles Patel (fresh) SG - Todd Sheckler (fresh) SF - Ruben Bloomer (fresh) PF - Adam Young (fresh) C - Leon Barbosa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Devin Green (fresh) SG - John Ray (fresh) SF - John Chase (fresh) PF - Patrick Strayer (fresh) C - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Leon Barbosa wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:40 | Florida State | Adam Young is hacked by Jeffrey Brown - foul #1 on Jeffrey Brown, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Florida State | Patrick Strayer steps in front of the Charles Patel pass | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | John Chase's fadeaway is rejected by Leon Barbosa | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | Patrick Strayer hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | Florida State | The short jumper by Leon Barbosa is denied by John Chase | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Devin Green grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | Todd Sheckler steps in front of the John Chase pass in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | Florida State | Leon Barbosa comes up short on the floater from the right side | 0-2 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Patrick Strayer grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | John Chase's pass is intercepted by Todd Sheckler in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:10 | Florida State | Todd Sheckler dunks the ball | 2-2 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | John Chase comes up short on the shot in the lane | 2-2 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Patrick Strayer gets the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | John Chase's fadeaway is rejected by Todd Sheckler | 2-2 |
| 17:33 | Florida State | Leon Barbosa pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:14 | Florida State | Ruben Bloomer misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on John Chase - foul #1 on John Chase, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Whitney (PG), Dale Pablo (SG), Henry Begay (PF), Casey Grizzard (C) Charles Patel, Todd Sheckler, Adam Young, Leon Barbosa | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:14 | Florida State | Ruben Bloomer makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:14 | Florida State | Ruben Bloomer misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | John Chase scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Devin Green | 3-4 |
| 16:47 | Florida State | Casey Grizzard travels with the ball | 3-4 |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Harney (SF) Ruben Bloomer | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (PG), Alfred Dawes (PF), Leonard Schultz (C) Devin Green, Patrick Strayer, Jeffrey Brown | |
| 16:26 | Illinois | John Chase knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by James Wells and the foul's on Michael Harney - foul #1 on Michael Harney, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Florida State | Charles Patel (PG) Michael Harney | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Liberatore (SG) John Ray | |
| 16:26 | Illinois | John Chase makes the free throw | 3-7 |
| 16:08 | Florida State | James Whitney can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 3-7 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Alfred Dawes | 3-7 |
| 15:42 | Illinois | John Chase hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-10 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Charles Patel (fresh) SG - James Whitney (fresh) SF - Dale Pablo (fresh) PF - Henry Begay (fairly fresh) C - Casey Grizzard (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wells (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Liberatore (fresh) SF - John Chase (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Alfred Dawes (fresh) C - Leonard Schultz (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Florida State | James Whitney travels with the ball | 3-10 |
| Subs | Florida State | Todd Sheckler (SG), Adam Young (SF), Leon Barbosa (C) Charles Patel, Dale Pablo, Casey Grizzard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Devin Green (PG), Patrick Strayer (PF), Jeffrey Brown (C) James Wells, Alfred Dawes, Leonard Schultz | |
| 15:03 | Illinois | Henry Begay swats the short shot by John Chase | 3-10 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Patrick Strayer tips it home | 3-12 |
| 14:51 | Florida State | Todd Sheckler comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 3-12 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Devin Green pulls down the rebound | 3-12 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | John Chase is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 3-12 |
| 14:22 | Florida State | Henry Begay grabs the defensive rebound | 3-12 |
| 13:58 | Florida State | James Whitney misses badly on a floater from the left side | 3-12 |
| 13:56 | Florida State | Leon Barbosa grabs the offensive rebound | 3-12 |
| 13:47 | Florida State | Adam Young's fadeaway is rejected by John Chase | 3-12 |
| 13:45 | Florida State | Henry Begay pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-12 |
| 13:35 | Florida State | Leon Barbosa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-12 |
| Subs | Florida State | Charles Patel (PG), Ruben Bloomer (SF), Michael Harney (PF), Casey Grizzard (C) Todd Sheckler, Adam Young, Henry Begay, Leon Barbosa | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (PG), John Ray (SG), Alfred Dawes (PF), Leonard Schultz (C) Devin Green, James Liberatore, Patrick Strayer, Jeffrey Brown | |
| 13:06 | Illinois | Alfred Dawes is fouled on the floor by James Whitney - foul #1 on James Whitney, team foul #2 | 3-12 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Manrique (SF) John Chase | |
| 12:51 | Illinois | John Manrique loses the dribble to Ruben Bloomer | 3-12 |
| 12:28 | Florida State | James Whitney makes the jumper from the right side | 5-12 |
| 12:26 | Illinois | James Wells is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Patel - foul #1 on Charles Patel, team foul #3 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Florida State | Todd Sheckler (SG), Leon Barbosa (C) James Whitney, Casey Grizzard | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:57 | Illinois | James Wells hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-12 |
| 11:55 | Florida State | Todd Sheckler grabs the board | 5-12 |
| 11:44 | Florida State | Todd Sheckler misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-12 |
| 11:42 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Harney | 5-12 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Charles Patel (fresh) SG - Todd Sheckler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ruben Bloomer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Harney (fresh) C - Leon Barbosa (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wells (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Ray (fresh) SF - John Manrique (fresh) PF - Alfred Dawes (fresh) C - Leonard Schultz (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Florida State | Todd Sheckler hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Patel and he's fouled by John Ray - foul #1 on John Ray, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Whitney (PG), Adam Young (SF), Henry Begay (PF) Charles Patel, Ruben Bloomer, Michael Harney | |
| Subs | Illinois | Devin Green (PG), James Liberatore (SG), John Chase (SF), Patrick Strayer (PF), Jeffrey Brown (C) James Wells, John Ray, John Manrique, Alfred Dawes, Leonard Schultz | |
| 11:28 | Florida State | Todd Sheckler makes the free throw | 8-12 |
| 11:14 | Illinois | John Chase comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 11:13 | Florida State | Adam Young snags the defensive board | 8-12 |
| 10:55 | Florida State | Todd Sheckler misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 10:53 | Illinois | Patrick Strayer pulls down the rebound | 8-12 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | John Chase misses the lay-in but the foul's on Adam Young - foul #1 on Adam Young, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Florida State | Charles Patel (PG), Dale Pablo (SF), Casey Grizzard (C) Todd Sheckler, Henry Begay, Leon Barbosa | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Ray (SG), Leonard Schultz (C) James Liberatore, Jeffrey Brown | |
| 10:33 | Illinois | John Chase makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | John Chase misses the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 10:33 | Florida State | Adam Young grabs the board | 8-13 |
| 10:08 | Florida State | James Whitney is hacked by John Ray - foul #2 on John Ray, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (PG), James Liberatore (SG), Alfred Dawes (PF) Devin Green, John Ray, Patrick Strayer | |
| 09:46 | Florida State | Leonard Schultz swats the short shot by Adam Young | 8-13 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | James Wells grabs the board | 8-13 |
| 09:17 | Illinois | James Whitney picks off the pass by Alfred Dawes | 8-13 |
| 09:14 | Florida State | Charles Patel hits the finger roll set up by James Whitney | 10-13 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | John Chase hits a floater from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 08:30 | Florida State | Casey Grizzard is fouled on the floor by James Liberatore - foul #1 on James Liberatore, team foul #5 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Florida State | Todd Sheckler (SG), Ruben Bloomer (SF), Henry Begay (PF), Leon Barbosa (C) James Whitney, Dale Pablo, Adam Young, Casey Grizzard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Devin Green (PG), Patrick Strayer (PF), Jeffrey Brown (C) James Wells, Alfred Dawes, Leonard Schultz | |
| 08:13 | Florida State | Leon Barbosa loses the ball out of bounds | 10-15 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Manrique (SF) John Chase | |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Todd Sheckler picks off the pass by James Liberatore | 10-15 |
| 07:56 | Florida State | Charles Patel throws it down on a great pass from Todd Sheckler | 12-15 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | John Manrique can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Ruben Bloomer - foul #1 on Ruben Bloomer, team foul #5 | 12-15 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | John Manrique makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | John Manrique misses the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 07:49 | Florida State | Leon Barbosa pulls down the rebound | 12-16 |
| 07:33 | Florida State | Jeffrey Brown swats the dunk try by Leon Barbosa | 12-16 |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Patrick Strayer grabs the board | 12-16 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Charles Patel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Sheckler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ruben Bloomer (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Henry Begay (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Leon Barbosa (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Devin Green (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Liberatore (fairly fresh) SF - John Manrique (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Patrick Strayer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) | |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Patrick Strayer comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Leon Barbosa - foul #1 on Leon Barbosa, team foul #6 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dale Pablo (PG) Charles Patel | |
| Subs | Illinois | Todd McCaughey (PG), John Chase (SF) Devin Green, John Manrique | |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Patrick Strayer misses the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Patrick Strayer makes the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 07:00 | Florida State | Leon Barbosa is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Leon Barbosa, team foul #7 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Florida State | Charles Patel (PG), Michael Harney (PF), Casey Grizzard (C) Todd Sheckler, Henry Begay, Leon Barbosa | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (PG), Alfred Dawes (PF) Todd McCaughey, Patrick Strayer | |
| 06:31 | Illinois | John Chase hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 12-17 |
| 06:29 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Casey Grizzard | 12-17 |
| 06:21 | Florida State | Ruben Bloomer makes the jumper from the free throw line | 14-17 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Alfred Dawes loses the dribble to Casey Grizzard | 14-17 |
| 05:43 | Florida State | Ruben Bloomer is fouled on the floor by James Liberatore - foul #2 on James Liberatore, team foul #6 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Whitney (PG), Todd Sheckler (SG), Adam Young (SF), Henry Begay (PF), Leon Barbosa (C) Charles Patel, Dale Pablo, Ruben Bloomer, Michael Harney, Casey Grizzard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Todd McCaughey (PG), Devin Green (SG), Patrick Strayer (PF), Leonard Schultz (C) James Wells, James Liberatore, Alfred Dawes, Jeffrey Brown | |
| 05:32 | Florida State | Henry Begay is hacked by Patrick Strayer - foul #1 on Patrick Strayer, team foul #7 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Manrique (SF) John Chase | |
| 05:32 | Florida State | Henry Begay makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 05:32 | Florida State | Henry Begay misses the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Devin Green grabs the defensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Todd McCaughey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 15-17 |
| 05:06 | Illinois | Patrick Strayer tips it but misses | 15-17 |
| 05:05 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Henry Begay | 15-17 |
| 04:44 | Florida State | Todd Sheckler loses the dribble to Leonard Schultz | 15-17 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Patrick Strayer loses the dribble to Henry Begay | 15-17 |
| 04:04 | Florida State | Adam Young hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by John Manrique - foul #1 on John Manrique, team foul #8 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dale Pablo (SG), Michael Harney (PF), Casey Grizzard (C) Todd Sheckler, Henry Begay, Leon Barbosa | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (PG), John Chase (SF), Alfred Dawes (PF) Todd McCaughey, John Manrique, Patrick Strayer | |
| 04:04 | Florida State | Adam Young makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 04:04 | Florida State | Adam Young makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | John Chase misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Adam Young - foul #2 on Adam Young, team foul #8 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Florida State | Ruben Bloomer (SF) Adam Young | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Ray (SG), Jeffrey Brown (C) Devin Green, Leonard Schultz | |
| 03:36 | Illinois | John Chase makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | John Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 03:17 | Florida State | James Whitney is hacked by James Wells - foul #1 on James Wells, team foul #9 | 17-19 |
| 03:17 | Florida State | James Whitney makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 03:17 | Florida State | James Whitney makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - James Whitney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Pablo (fresh) SF - Ruben Bloomer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Harney (fresh) C - Casey Grizzard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wells (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Ray (fresh) SF - John Chase (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 blk. PF - Alfred Dawes (fresh) C - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) | |
| 03:12 | Illinois | John Chase is fouled in the backcourt by Dale Pablo - foul #1 on Dale Pablo, team foul #9 | 19-19 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | John Chase makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | John Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 02:55 | Florida State | Jeffrey Brown denies the turnaround by Casey Grizzard | 19-21 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | John Chase gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 02:47 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 19-21 |
| Subs | Florida State | Charles Patel (PG), Todd Sheckler (SG), Leon Barbosa (C) James Whitney, Ruben Bloomer, Casey Grizzard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Todd McCaughey (PG) James Wells | |
| 02:23 | Florida State | Dale Pablo misses short on a 3 from straight away | 19-21 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Alfred Dawes pulls down the rebound | 19-21 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Charles Patel steps in front of the Todd McCaughey pass in the backcourt | 19-21 |
| 02:01 | Florida State | Charles Patel can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 19-21 |
| 02:00 | Florida State | Leon Barbosa grabs the offensive board | 19-21 |
| 01:44 | Florida State | Leon Barbosa is hacked by John Chase - foul #2 on John Chase, team foul #10 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Whitney (SG), Adam Young (SF), Henry Begay (PF) Todd Sheckler, Dale Pablo, Michael Harney | |
| Subs | Illinois | Devin Green (PG), Patrick Strayer (PF), Leonard Schultz (C) Todd McCaughey, Alfred Dawes, Jeffrey Brown | |
| 01:44 | Florida State | Leon Barbosa makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 01:44 | Florida State | Leon Barbosa misses the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Patrick Strayer pulls down the rebound | 20-21 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Devin Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-21 |
| 01:28 | Florida State | Charles Patel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-21 |
| Subs | Florida State | Casey Grizzard (C) Leon Barbosa | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (SG), John Manrique (SF) John Ray, John Chase | |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Patrick Strayer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-21 |
| Subs | Florida State | Todd Sheckler (SG), Ruben Bloomer (SF) Charles Patel, Henry Begay | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Liberatore (SG) James Wells | |
| 00:50 | Florida State | James Whitney's layup is rejected by Patrick Strayer | 20-21 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | John Manrique pulls down the rebound | 20-21 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | John Manrique misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-21 |
| 00:22 | Florida State | Casey Grizzard grabs the defensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Ruben Bloomer hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 22-21 |