| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Michael Burton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Norwood (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl King (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howard Rusinski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Rex Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ruben Mauricio (fresh) SG - Richard Cook (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Matthews (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Lacey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Robert Williams inbounds the ball | 25-19 |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:36 | Illinois | John Matthews makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ruben Mauricio | 25-21 |
| 19:29 | Oral Roberts | Howard Rusinski can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 25-21 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | John Matthews gets the rebound | 25-21 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Robert Williams comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 25-21 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Robert Williams snags the offensive board | 25-21 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Robert Williams is open and buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Cook out of a doubleteam | 25-23 |
| 18:37 | Oral Roberts | Earl King misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Richard Cook - foul #3 on Richard Cook, team foul #1 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Hollier (SG) Richard Cook | |
| 18:37 | Oral Roberts | Earl King makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 18:37 | Oral Roberts | Earl King makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | David Hollier is called for traveling | 27-23 |
| 17:56 | Oral Roberts | Earl King connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-23 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Rex Bell picks off the pass by David Hollier | 30-23 |
| 17:19 | Oral Roberts | Howard Rusinski misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Williams - foul #2 on Robert Williams, team foul #2 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | JC Sides (SG), Joel Borger (SF), Gary Boyd (C) Justin Norwood, Earl King, Rex Bell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Wright (PG), Allan Reese (C) Ruben Mauricio, Ronald Lacey | |
| 17:19 | Oral Roberts | Howard Rusinski makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 17:19 | Oral Roberts | Howard Rusinski makes the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Michael Burton picks off the pass by Robert Williams | 32-23 |
| 17:04 | Oral Roberts | Michael Burton lays it up and in | 34-23 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Howard Rusinski is called for the reach on John Matthews - foul #1 on Howard Rusinski, team foul #1 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dennis Moore (SF), Brock Lozada (PF) Robert Williams, John Matthews | |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Dennis Moore blows the layup but he's hacked by Joel Borger - foul #1 on Joel Borger, team foul #2 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Justin Norwood (SG), Rex Bell (C) Michael Burton, Howard Rusinski | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Dennis Moore misses the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Dennis Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 16:28 | Oral Roberts | Rex Bell gets the rebound | 34-23 |
| 16:00 | Oral Roberts | Justin Norwood knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Joel Borger | 37-23 |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - JC Sides (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Norwood (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joel Borger (fresh) PF - Gary Boyd (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Rex Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ricky Wright (fresh) SG - David Hollier (fairly fresh) SF - Dennis Moore (fresh) PF - Brock Lozada (fresh) C - Allan Reese (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Joel Borger swats the layup by Brock Lozada | 37-23 |
| 15:32 | Illinois | David Hollier tips it back up and in | 37-25 |
| 15:17 | Oral Roberts | Gary Boyd hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 37-25 |
| 15:15 | Oral Roberts | JC Sides misses the tip | 37-25 |
| 15:13 | Illinois | Allan Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 37-25 |
| 14:59 | Illinois | Dennis Moore clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 37-25 |
| 14:58 | Oral Roberts | The rebound goes to JC Sides | 37-25 |
| 14:42 | Oral Roberts | Gary Boyd loses the dribble to Dennis Moore | 37-25 |
| 14:22 | Illinois | David Hollier misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-25 |
| 14:20 | Oral Roberts | Rex Bell gets the rebound | 37-25 |
| 14:04 | Oral Roberts | Gary Boyd misses the easy layup | 37-25 |
| 14:03 | Oral Roberts | Rex Bell tips it home | 39-25 |
| 13:46 | Illinois | Dennis Moore lays it in | 39-27 |
| 13:19 | Oral Roberts | Gary Boyd misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 39-27 |
| 13:18 | Oral Roberts | Rex Bell hits the follow up shot | 41-27 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Dennis Moore is hacked by Joel Borger - foul #2 on Joel Borger, team foul #3 | 41-27 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Michael Burton (PG), Earl King (SF), Howard Rusinski (PF) JC Sides, Joel Borger, Gary Boyd | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ruben Mauricio (PG), Richard Cook (SG), Robert Williams (SF), John Matthews (PF), Ronald Lacey (C) Ricky Wright, David Hollier, Dennis Moore, Brock Lozada, Allan Reese | |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Richard Cook shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-27 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Ronald Lacey pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-27 |
| 12:21 | Illinois | Richard Cook makes the contested 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Williams | 41-30 |
| 12:04 | Oral Roberts | Justin Norwood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-30 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Howard Rusinski steps in front of the Ronald Lacey pass | 41-30 |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Michael Burton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Norwood (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl King (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howard Rusinski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Rex Bell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ruben Mauricio (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Cook (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Matthews (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Lacey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Oral Roberts | Howard Rusinski hits the finger roll | 43-30 |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Justin Norwood steals it from Richard Cook out of a doubleteam | 43-30 |
| 11:01 | Oral Roberts | Earl King lays it in on a nice dish by Justin Norwood | 45-30 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Richard Cook shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 45-30 |
| 10:40 | Oral Roberts | Earl King pulls down the rebound | 45-30 |
| 10:35 | Oral Roberts | Earl King can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-30 |
| 10:33 | Oral Roberts | Rex Bell tips it home | 47-30 |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Richard Cook hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Robert Williams | 47-33 |
| 10:02 | Oral Roberts | Howard Rusinski lays it in and he's fouled by John Matthews - foul #1 on John Matthews, team foul #3 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | JC Sides (SG), Joel Borger (SF), Gary Boyd (C) Justin Norwood, Earl King, Rex Bell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Wright (PG), Dennis Moore (SF), Allan Reese (C) Ruben Mauricio, Robert Williams, Ronald Lacey | |
| 10:02 | Oral Roberts | Howard Rusinski makes the free throw | 50-33 |
| 09:50 | Illinois | Ricky Wright is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Ricky Wright, team foul #4 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brock Lozada (PF) John Matthews | |
| 09:31 | Oral Roberts | Howard Rusinski misses the lay-in | 50-33 |
| 09:30 | Oral Roberts | Joel Borger tips it in | 52-33 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Richard Cook misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-33 |
| 09:10 | Oral Roberts | Michael Burton gets the rebound | 52-33 |
| 08:47 | Oral Roberts | Gary Boyd buries a floater near the basket set up by Howard Rusinski | 54-33 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Richard Cook evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-33 |
| 08:38 | Illinois | Allan Reese grabs the offensive board | 54-33 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Richard Cook misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-33 |
| 08:22 | Oral Roberts | Gary Boyd grabs the board | 54-33 |
| 07:57 | Oral Roberts | Michael Burton misses short on a shot from the left wing | 54-33 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Richard Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 54-33 |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Michael Burton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - JC Sides (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joel Borger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Rusinski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ricky Wright (fresh) SG - Richard Cook (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Dennis Moore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brock Lozada (fresh) C - Allan Reese (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Dennis Moore is open but comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 54-33 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Ricky Wright tips it home | 54-35 |
| 07:23 | Oral Roberts | Gary Boyd connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by JC Sides | 56-35 |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Dennis Moore is fouled on the floor by Joel Borger - foul #3 on Joel Borger, team foul #4 | 56-35 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Earl King (SF), Rex Bell (C) Joel Borger, Gary Boyd | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ruben Mauricio (PG), David Hollier (SG), Robert Williams (SF), John Matthews (PF), Ronald Lacey (C) Ricky Wright, Richard Cook, Dennis Moore, Brock Lozada, Allan Reese | |
| 07:07 | Illinois | David Hollier makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-37 |
| 07:03 | Oral Roberts | Michael Burton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-37 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Justin Norwood (SG) JC Sides | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:58 | Illinois | Rex Bell is called for the reach on Ronald Lacey - foul #1 on Rex Bell, team foul #5 | 56-37 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | David Hollier hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-37 |
| 06:50 | Oral Roberts | Rex Bell snags the defensive board | 56-37 |
| 06:33 | Oral Roberts | Michael Burton scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-37 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | David Hollier knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Ruben Mauricio | 59-40 |
| 05:58 | Oral Roberts | Michael Burton makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Howard Rusinski | 61-40 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Ronald Lacey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Justin Norwood - foul #1 on Justin Norwood, team foul #6 | 61-40 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | JC Sides (PG), Edgar Land (SG), Joel Borger (SF), Gary Boyd (PF), Reginald Cudd (C) Michael Burton, Justin Norwood, Earl King, Howard Rusinski, Rex Bell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Wright (PG), Dennis Moore (SF), Brock Lozada (PF) Ruben Mauricio, Robert Williams, John Matthews | |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Ronald Lacey makes the 1st free throw | 61-41 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Ronald Lacey misses the 2nd free throw | 61-41 |
| 05:41 | Oral Roberts | Reginald Cudd pulls down the rebound | 61-41 |
| 05:19 | Oral Roberts | Gary Boyd misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 61-41 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Dennis Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 61-41 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | David Hollier clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-41 |
| 04:59 | Oral Roberts | Gary Boyd grabs the board | 61-41 |
| 04:54 | Oral Roberts | JC Sides is called for traveling | 61-41 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Allan Reese (C) Ronald Lacey | |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Ricky Wright is hacked by Edgar Land - foul #1 on Edgar Land, team foul #7 | 61-41 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Ricky Wright misses the 1st free throw | 61-41 |
| 04:39 | Oral Roberts | Joel Borger grabs the board | 61-41 |
| 04:10 | Oral Roberts | Joel Borger misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-41 |
| 04:09 | Illinois | David Hollier pulls down the rebound | 61-41 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Joel Borger swats the short shot by Brock Lozada | 61-41 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Dennis Moore tips it in | 61-43 |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Oral Roberts | Joel Borger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-43 |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - JC Sides (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edgar Land (fairly fresh) SF - Joel Borger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Gary Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Reginald Cudd (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ricky Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Hollier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Dennis Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brock Lozada (fairly fresh) C - Allan Reese (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Dennis Moore scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Allan Reese | 61-45 |
| 02:56 | Oral Roberts | Gary Boyd makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-45 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Dennis Moore blows the dunk | 63-45 |
| 02:45 | Oral Roberts | The rebound goes to Edgar Land | 63-45 |
| 02:26 | Oral Roberts | Joel Borger misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 63-45 |
| 02:25 | Oral Roberts | Gary Boyd tips it back up and in | 65-45 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | David Hollier makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Ricky Wright | 65-48 |
| 01:52 | Oral Roberts | Joel Borger is called for traveling | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Dennis Moore knocks in the floater from close range and he's fouled by JC Sides - foul #1 on JC Sides, team foul #8 | 65-50 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Dennis Moore makes the free throw | 65-51 |
| 01:15 | Oral Roberts | Gary Boyd connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by JC Sides | 67-51 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Dennis Moore can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Edgar Land - foul #2 on Edgar Land, team foul #9 | 67-51 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Dennis Moore makes the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Dennis Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 01:00 | Oral Roberts | Gary Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Oral Roberts | The pull-up jumper by JC Sides is blocked by Allan Reese | 67-52 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Dennis Moore grabs the board | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Dennis Moore makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Hollier | 67-54 |
| 00:00 | Oral Roberts | JC Sides runs out the clock | 67-54 |