| Lineup | Curry | PG - Brian Dwyer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Evans (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Mark Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Gross (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Godoy (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randal Marker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billy Swarts (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Steven Ulibarri (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Randal Marker inbounds the ball | 41-38 |
| Game Plan | Curry | Curry is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Illinois | Steven Ulibarri misses the jumper from the right side | 41-38 |
| 19:47 | Illinois | Steven Ulibarri tips it back up and in | 41-40 |
| 19:36 | Curry | Kenneth Evans is hacked by Christopher Gross - foul #2 on Christopher Gross, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| 19:23 | Curry | Mark Lewis is called for 5 seconds | 41-40 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Steven Ulibarri is wide open but clanks a jumper in the paint | 41-40 |
| 19:08 | Curry | The rebound goes to Mark Lewis | 41-40 |
| 18:46 | Curry | Kenneth Evans connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Steven Robinson denies the turnaround by Steven Ulibarri | 44-40 |
| 18:26 | Curry | The rebound goes to Eric Allen | 44-40 |
| 18:04 | Curry | Steven Robinson connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Eric Allen | 46-40 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Christopher Gross comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 17:43 | Curry | Steven Robinson gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 17:30 | Curry | Mark Godoy is called for the reach on Steven Robinson - foul #1 on Mark Godoy, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Curry | Charles Harrison (PG), Donald Pennington (SG), Shawn Kennedy (SF), Matthew Denny (PF), Stephen Farias (C) Brian Dwyer, Kenneth Evans, Steven Robinson, Mark Lewis, Eric Allen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Gill (PG), David Hageman (SG), James Swasey (SF), Edward Dunn (PF), Dennis Cox (C) Christopher Gross, Mark Godoy, Randal Marker, Billy Swarts, Steven Ulibarri | |
| 17:19 | Curry | Shawn Kennedy misses the lay-in | 46-40 |
| 17:18 | Curry | Matthew Denny gets the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 17:05 | Curry | Stephen Farias misses the driving attempt near the basket | 46-40 |
| 17:04 | Illinois | James Swasey grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | David Hageman is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by James Swasey | 46-42 |
| 16:35 | Curry | Dennis Cox steps in front of the Stephen Farias pass | 46-42 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Robert Gill misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Charles Harrison - foul #2 on Charles Harrison, team foul #1 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Curry | Steven Robinson (SF), Mark Lewis (PF), Eric Allen (C) Shawn Kennedy, Matthew Denny, Stephen Farias | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Robert Gill makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Robert Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 16:07 | Curry | Mark Lewis lays it in | 48-44 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | Mark Lewis is called for the reach on Robert Gill in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Lewis, team foul #2 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Curry | Brian Dwyer (PG), John Hills (SG), Matthew Denny (PF) Charles Harrison, Donald Pennington, Mark Lewis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell (PG), Billy Swarts (PF), Steven Ulibarri (C) James Swasey, Edward Dunn, Dennis Cox | |
| 15:59 | Illinois | David Hageman comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Eric Allen - foul #3 on Eric Allen, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Curry | Andrew Thrailkill (PF) Matthew Denny | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randal Marker (SF), James Craven (PF) Robert Gill, Billy Swarts | |
| 15:59 | Illinois | David Hageman makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | David Hageman makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Curry | PG - Brian Dwyer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Hills (fresh) SF - Steven Robinson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Thrailkill (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Morgan Buzzell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Hageman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Randal Marker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Craven (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Ulibarri (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Curry | John Hills clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-46 |
| 15:37 | Curry | Steven Robinson grabs the offensive board | 48-46 |
| 15:23 | Curry | Steven Robinson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Steven Ulibarri | 48-46 |
| 15:18 | Illinois | Brian Dwyer is called for the reach on Morgan Buzzell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brian Dwyer, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Curry | Kenneth Evans (SG), Shawn Kennedy (SF) Brian Dwyer, Steven Robinson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark Godoy (SG) David Hageman | |
| 15:02 | Illinois | James Craven banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Mark Godoy | 48-48 |
| 14:49 | Curry | Eric Allen misses badly on a runner from the left block | 48-48 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | Steven Ulibarri gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Mark Godoy hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Morgan Buzzell | 48-50 |
| 14:27 | Curry | Andrew Thrailkill can't connect on a runner from close range but the foul's on Mark Godoy - foul #2 on Mark Godoy, team foul #3 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Curry | Charles Harrison (PG), Donald Pennington (SG), Matthew Denny (PF), Stephen Farias (C) John Hills, Kenneth Evans, Shawn Kennedy, Eric Allen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Gill (PG), James Swasey (SG), Edward Dunn (SF), Dennis Cox (C) Morgan Buzzell, Mark Godoy, Randal Marker, Steven Ulibarri | |
| 14:27 | Curry | Andrew Thrailkill makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 14:27 | Curry | Andrew Thrailkill misses the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 14:27 | Illinois | James Craven pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | James Craven comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 49-50 |
| 14:12 | Curry | Charles Harrison grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 13:56 | Curry | Donald Pennington misses the jumpshot from the right side | 49-50 |
| 13:55 | Curry | Stephen Farias can't tip it in | 49-50 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | James Craven snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 13:51 | Illinois | Robert Gill is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Harrison - foul #3 on Charles Harrison, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Curry | Brian Dwyer (PG), Steven Robinson (SF), Mark Lewis (PF) Charles Harrison, Andrew Thrailkill, Matthew Denny | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gross (PG) James Craven | |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Robert Gill travels with the ball | 49-50 |
| Subs | Curry | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Hageman (SG), Billy Swarts (C) James Swasey, Dennis Cox | |
| 13:15 | Curry | Brian Dwyer clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 13:14 | Curry | Brian Dwyer gets the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 12:57 | Curry | Stephen Farias misses the lay-in | 49-50 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Dunn | 49-50 |
| 12:49 | Illinois | Billy Swarts misses the jumper in the lane | 49-50 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Robert Gill tips it back up and in | 49-52 |
| 12:28 | Curry | Stephen Farias clanks a jump hook from close range | 49-52 |
| 12:27 | Curry | Stephen Farias grabs the offensive board | 49-52 |
| 12:15 | Curry | Steven Robinson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Edward Dunn grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 11:55 | Illinois | Edward Dunn misses long on an open runner from the left block | 49-52 |
| 11:54 | Illinois | David Hageman misses the tip | 49-52 |
| 11:52 | Illinois | Edward Dunn pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Curry | PG - Brian Dwyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Pennington (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. SF - Steven Robinson (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Lewis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Farias (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Gross (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Hageman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Gill (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Edward Dunn (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Billy Swarts (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Billy Swarts is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Christopher Gross | 49-54 |
| 11:11 | Curry | Steven Robinson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-54 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Billy Swarts grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Christopher Gross hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot near the basket | 49-54 |
| 10:59 | Curry | Steven Robinson snags the defensive board | 49-54 |
| 10:52 | Curry | Steven Robinson connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Mark Lewis | 52-54 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Christopher Gross throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-54 |
| Subs | Curry | Charles Harrison (PG), Kenneth Evans (SG), Shawn Kennedy (SF), Andrew Thrailkill (PF), Matthew Denny (C) Brian Dwyer, Donald Pennington, Steven Robinson, Mark Lewis, Stephen Farias | |
| Subs | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell (PG), Mark Godoy (SG), James Swasey (SF), James Craven (PF), Dennis Cox (C) Christopher Gross, David Hageman, Robert Gill, Edward Dunn, Billy Swarts | |
| 10:31 | Curry | Shawn Kennedy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-54 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | James Craven snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | James Swasey makes the wide open driving attempt near the basket set up by Dennis Cox | 52-56 |
| 10:15 | Curry | Kenneth Evans misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Mark Godoy - foul #3 on Mark Godoy, team foul #4 | 52-56 |
| 10:15 | Curry | Kenneth Evans makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 10:15 | Curry | Kenneth Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 09:53 | Illinois | Shawn Kennedy picks off the pass by James Craven | 54-56 |
| 09:49 | Curry | Charles Harrison hits the finger roll on a great pass from Shawn Kennedy | 56-56 |
| 09:46 | Illinois | James Swasey is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Evans - foul #2 on Kenneth Evans, team foul #6 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Curry | Eric Allen (C) Matthew Denny | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randal Marker (SF) Morgan Buzzell | |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Mark Godoy can't finish the layup but the foul's on Kenneth Evans - foul #3 on Kenneth Evans, team foul #7 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Curry | Mark Lewis (PF) Andrew Thrailkill | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gross (PG), Steven Ulibarri (C) James Swasey, Dennis Cox | |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Mark Godoy makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Mark Godoy makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 09:08 | Curry | Mark Lewis misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-58 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | James Craven gets the rebound | 56-58 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Kenneth Evans steals the ball from Mark Godoy in the backcourt | 56-58 |
| 08:42 | Curry | Shawn Kennedy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 08:40 | Curry | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Allen | 56-58 |
| 08:19 | Curry | Mark Lewis is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Mark Lewis, team foul #8 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Curry | Brian Dwyer (PG), John Hills (SG), Matthew Denny (PF) Charles Harrison, Kenneth Evans, Mark Lewis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell (PG), James Swasey (SG), Dennis Cox (C) Christopher Gross, Mark Godoy, Steven Ulibarri | |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell loses the dribble to Matthew Denny in the backcourt | 56-58 |
| 08:05 | Curry | Eric Allen misses short on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Dennis Cox - foul #3 on Dennis Cox, team foul #5 | 56-58 |
| 08:05 | Curry | Eric Allen makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 08:05 | Curry | Eric Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | John Hills steals it from Randal Marker | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Curry | PG - Brian Dwyer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Hills (fresh) SF - Shawn Kennedy (tiring) PF - Matthew Denny (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Morgan Buzzell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Swasey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randal Marker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Craven (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Cox (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Curry | Matthew Denny misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-58 |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Randal Marker misses the easy dunk attempt | 58-58 |
| 07:18 | Curry | Shawn Kennedy grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 07:13 | Curry | Matthew Denny is fouled on the floor by James Swasey - foul #1 on James Swasey, team foul #6 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Curry | Donald Pennington (PG), Steven Robinson (SF), Andrew Thrailkill (PF) Brian Dwyer, Shawn Kennedy, Matthew Denny | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Hageman (SG), Robert Gill (SF), Steven Ulibarri (C) James Swasey, Randal Marker, Dennis Cox | |
| 07:01 | Curry | John Hills is fouled on the floor by Steven Ulibarri - foul #2 on Steven Ulibarri, team foul #7 | 58-58 |
| 07:01 | Curry | John Hills makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 07:01 | Curry | John Hills misses the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | James Craven grabs the defensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | David Hageman clanks a 3 from straight away | 59-58 |
| 06:36 | Curry | Andrew Thrailkill pulls down the rebound | 59-58 |
| 06:19 | Curry | Donald Pennington misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-58 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Steven Ulibarri pulls down the rebound | 59-58 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | John Hills is called for the reach on Steven Ulibarri - foul #1 on John Hills, team foul #9 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Curry | Brian Dwyer (PG), Kenneth Evans (SG), Mark Lewis (PF), Stephen Farias (C) John Hills, Donald Pennington, Andrew Thrailkill, Eric Allen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randal Marker (SF) Morgan Buzzell | |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Steven Ulibarri makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Steven Ulibarri misses the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 06:13 | Curry | Mark Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 05:53 | Curry | Steven Robinson travels with the ball | 59-59 |
| Subs | Curry | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gross (PG), Mark Godoy (SG), Edward Dunn (PF) Robert Gill, David Hageman, James Craven | |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Edward Dunn clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Mark Lewis - foul #5 on Mark Lewis, team foul #10 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Curry | Shawn Kennedy (SF), Andrew Thrailkill (PF) Steven Robinson, Mark Lewis | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Edward Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Edward Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 05:25 | Curry | Kenneth Evans misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-61 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | Randal Marker pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Brian Dwyer is called for the reach on Christopher Gross - foul #4 on Brian Dwyer, team foul #11 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Curry | Charles Harrison (PG), Eric Allen (C) Brian Dwyer, Stephen Farias | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Swasey (SF), Dennis Cox (C) Randal Marker, Steven Ulibarri | |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Christopher Gross makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Christopher Gross misses the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Cox | 59-62 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | James Swasey can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 59-62 |
| 05:00 | Curry | Eric Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 04:55 | Curry | Mark Godoy steals it from Eric Allen | 59-62 |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Eric Allen swats the short shot by Edward Dunn | 59-62 |
| 04:40 | Curry | Kenneth Evans snags the defensive board | 59-62 |
| 04:27 | Curry | Charles Harrison drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Kenneth Evans and the foul's on Christopher Gross - foul #3 on Christopher Gross, team foul #8 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Curry | Brian Dwyer (PG), Donald Pennington (SG), Matthew Denny (C) Kenneth Evans, Shawn Kennedy, Eric Allen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell (PG), David Hageman (SG), Robert Gill (SF), James Craven (PF), Billy Swarts (C) Christopher Gross, Mark Godoy, James Swasey, Edward Dunn, Dennis Cox | |
| 04:27 | Curry | Charles Harrison makes the free throw | 62-62 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Robert Gill loses the dribble to Andrew Thrailkill in the backcourt | 62-62 |
| 04:08 | Curry | Andrew Thrailkill knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 64-62 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left side | 64-62 |
| 04:02 | Curry | Donald Pennington snags the defensive board | 64-62 |
| 03:58 | Curry | Charles Harrison comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-62 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Billy Swarts gets the rebound | 64-62 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Donald Pennington is called for the reach on David Hageman - foul #1 on Donald Pennington, team foul #12 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Curry | Steven Robinson (SF), Stephen Farias (C) Charles Harrison, Andrew Thrailkill | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:53 | Illinois | David Hageman makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | David Hageman makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 03:31 | Curry | Matthew Denny hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 64-64 |
| 03:29 | Curry | Stephen Farias tips it in | 66-64 |
| Lineup | Curry | PG - Brian Dwyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Donald Pennington (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. SF - Steven Robinson (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Denny (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Farias (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Morgan Buzzell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Hageman (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Gill (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Craven (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Billy Swarts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Robert Gill drills a jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Stephen Farias - foul #1 on Stephen Farias, team foul #13 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Curry | John Hills (SG) Brian Dwyer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Ulibarri (C) Billy Swarts | |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Robert Gill misses the free throw | 66-66 |
| 03:24 | Curry | Matthew Denny grabs the defensive rebound | 66-66 |
| 03:09 | Curry | Matthew Denny misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-66 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | David Hageman grabs the board | 66-66 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Robert Gill can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left wing | 66-66 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | James Craven tips it in | 66-68 |
| 03:00 | Curry | Curry calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-68 |
| Subs | Curry | Brian Dwyer (PG), Kenneth Evans (SG), Shawn Kennedy (SF), Andrew Thrailkill (PF) John Hills, Steven Robinson, Matthew Denny, Stephen Farias | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark Godoy (SG), James Swasey (SF), Edward Dunn (PF), Dennis Cox (C) Morgan Buzzell, David Hageman, James Craven, Steven Ulibarri | |
| 02:47 | Curry | Shawn Kennedy scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Evans | 69-68 |
| 02:47 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| Subs | Curry | Matthew Denny (PF) Andrew Thrailkill | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randal Marker (SF), Billy Swarts (PF) James Swasey, Edward Dunn | |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Mark Godoy comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 69-68 |
| 02:18 | Curry | Matthew Denny grabs the board | 69-68 |
| 02:18 | Curry | Curry calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| Subs | Curry | Andrew Thrailkill (PF), Eric Allen (C) Matthew Denny, Donald Pennington | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Craven (PF), Steven Ulibarri (C) Billy Swarts, Dennis Cox | |
| 01:57 | Curry | Kenneth Evans hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-68 |
| 01:56 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Randal Marker | 69-68 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Robert Gill is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Steven Ulibarri | 69-70 |
| 01:39 | Curry | Shawn Kennedy clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 69-70 |
| 01:38 | Curry | Andrew Thrailkill hits the follow up shot | 71-70 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Mark Godoy makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Robert Gill | 71-73 |
| 01:16 | Curry | Curry calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-73 |
| Subs | Curry | Steven Robinson (SF) Shawn Kennedy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gross (PG) Robert Gill | |
| 00:59 | Curry | Kenneth Evans comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-73 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Randal Marker gets the rebound | 71-73 |
| Game Plan | Curry | Curry is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Christopher Gross hits a wide open floater from the left side on a nice dish by Randal Marker | 71-75 |
| Game Plan | Curry | Curry is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | Curry | Andrew Thrailkill misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 71-75 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Randal Marker grabs the defensive rebound | 71-75 |
| Game Plan | Curry | Curry is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Kenneth Evans is called for the reach on Randal Marker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenneth Evans, team foul #14 | 71-75 |
| Subs | Curry | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Gill (PG) Christopher Gross | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Randal Marker makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Randal Marker makes the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| Game Plan | Curry | Curry is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | Curry | Kenneth Evans clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-77 |
| 00:20 | Curry | Eric Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 71-77 |
| 00:16 | Curry | Steven Robinson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-77 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Steven Ulibarri pulls down the rebound | 71-77 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Steven Ulibarri is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Evans - foul #5 on Kenneth Evans, team foul #15 | 71-77 |
| Subs | Curry | Donald Pennington (SG) Kenneth Evans | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Swasey (SF) Randal Marker | |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Steven Ulibarri makes the 1st free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Steven Ulibarri misses the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:11 | Curry | Andrew Thrailkill gets the rebound | 71-78 |
| 00:11 | Curry | Curry calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 71-78 |
| 00:05 | Curry | Steven Robinson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-78 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Steven Ulibarri pulls down the rebound | 71-78 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-78 |
| Subs | Curry | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randal Marker (SF) James Swasey | |
| Game Plan | Curry | Curry 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 man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Robert Gill runs out the clock | 71-78 |