| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Frank Hamel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Yusuf (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ratko Stryjewski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Becker (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Stanton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Omer Zircher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Patton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wendell Rudy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andres Rossi (fresh) 3 reb. C - Phillip Abston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas A&M | Ratko Stryjewski inbounds the ball | 41-46 |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Texas A&M | Ratko Stryjewski scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Yusuf | 44-46 |
| 19:34 | Illinois State | Samuel Patton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 44-46 |
| 19:33 | Texas A&M | The rebound goes to Gerald Becker | 44-46 |
| 19:27 | Texas A&M | Gerald Becker banks in the layup | 46-46 |
| 19:01 | Illinois State | Richard Stanton swats the layup by Phillip Abston | 46-46 |
| 19:00 | Texas A&M | Dikembe Yusuf gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 18:55 | Texas A&M | Frank Hamel is fouled on the floor by Phillip Abston - foul #2 on Phillip Abston, team foul #1 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Richard Schmidt (PG) Frank Hamel | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Clayton Hulett (PG), Christopher Melendrez (SG), Dikembe Ahmed (PF), George Ambrosino (C) Omer Zircher, Samuel Patton, Andres Rossi, Phillip Abston | |
| 18:33 | Texas A&M | Dikembe Yusuf loses the dribble to Christopher Melendrez | 46-46 |
| 18:30 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahmed lays it up and in on a great pass from Christopher Melendrez | 46-48 |
| 18:13 | Texas A&M | Dikembe Yusuf misses long on an open jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dikembe Ahmed - foul #3 on Dikembe Ahmed, team foul #2 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Michael Mendenhall (SF), Kapeni Abke (PF), Joseph Pigg (C) Ratko Stryjewski, Gerald Becker, Richard Stanton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Patton (SG), Phillip Abston (C) Wendell Rudy, Dikembe Ahmed | |
| 18:13 | Texas A&M | Dikembe Yusuf makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 18:13 | Texas A&M | Dikembe Yusuf misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 18:13 | Texas A&M | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Pigg | 47-48 |
| 17:55 | Texas A&M | Kapeni Abke knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Richard Schmidt | 49-48 |
| 17:39 | Illinois State | Samuel Patton scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Clayton Hulett | 49-51 |
| 17:10 | Texas A&M | Michael Mendenhall can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 17:08 | Illinois State | Phillip Abston pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 17:00 | Illinois State | Christopher Melendrez hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Samuel Patton | 49-53 |
| 16:40 | Texas A&M | Richard Schmidt is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Richard Schmidt, team foul #1 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Frank Hamel (PG), Ratko Stryjewski (SF), Gerald Becker (PF), Richard Stanton (C) Richard Schmidt, Michael Mendenhall, Kapeni Abke, Joseph Pigg | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Omer Zircher (PG), Wendell Rudy (SF), Andres Rossi (PF) Clayton Hulett, Christopher Melendrez, George Ambrosino | |
| 16:21 | Illinois State | Samuel Patton hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Omer Zircher and he's hacked by Dikembe Yusuf - foul #3 on Dikembe Yusuf, team foul #2 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Michael Mendenhall (SG) Dikembe Yusuf | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 16:21 | Illinois State | Samuel Patton makes the free throw | 49-56 |
| 16:03 | Texas A&M | Phillip Abston swats the shot by Gerald Becker | 49-56 |
| 16:01 | Texas A&M | Ratko Stryjewski tips it home | 51-56 |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Frank Hamel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Mendenhall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ratko Stryjewski (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Becker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Stanton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Omer Zircher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Patton (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wendell Rudy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andres Rossi (fresh) 3 reb. C - Phillip Abston (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Illinois State | The jumper by Andres Rossi is denied by Ratko Stryjewski | 51-56 |
| 15:50 | Texas A&M | The rebound goes to Gerald Becker | 51-56 |
| 15:46 | Texas A&M | Ratko Stryjewski's pass is intercepted by Wendell Rudy | 51-56 |
| 15:27 | Illinois State | Samuel Patton clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-56 |
| 15:25 | Illinois State | Wendell Rudy misses the tip | 51-56 |
| 15:24 | Illinois State | Samuel Patton gets the offensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 15:05 | Illinois State | Wendell Rudy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-56 |
| 15:03 | Illinois State | Samuel Patton hits the follow up shot | 51-58 |
| 15:00 | Texas A&M | Michael Mendenhall loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-58 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Donald Summey (PG), Dikembe Yusuf (SG), Rueben McNaney (SF), Kapeni Abke (PF), James Brown (C) Frank Hamel, Michael Mendenhall, Ratko Stryjewski, Gerald Becker, Richard Stanton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph Beliveau (PG), Christopher Melendrez (SG), Larry Chambers (SF), Valentin Gallo (PF) Omer Zircher, Samuel Patton, Wendell Rudy, Phillip Abston | |
| 14:42 | Illinois State | Larry Chambers hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Andres Rossi | 51-60 |
| 14:37 | Texas A&M | Donald Summey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-60 |
| 14:11 | Illinois State | Joseph Beliveau drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Valentin Gallo | 51-63 |
| 14:09 | Texas A&M | Dikembe Yusuf is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Melendrez - foul #1 on Christopher Melendrez, team foul #3 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Joseph Pigg (C) Dikembe Yusuf | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Phillip Abston (C) Andres Rossi | |
| 13:54 | Texas A&M | Kapeni Abke can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 51-63 |
| 13:53 | Texas A&M | Rueben McNaney grabs the offensive board | 51-63 |
| 13:42 | Texas A&M | Kapeni Abke is open but misses the lay-in | 51-63 |
| 13:40 | Texas A&M | Donald Summey tips it home | 53-63 |
| 13:25 | Illinois State | Larry Chambers misses badly on a floater from the left side | 53-63 |
| 13:23 | Texas A&M | The rebound goes to James Brown | 53-63 |
| 13:15 | Texas A&M | Donald Summey clanks a floater from the left wing | 53-63 |
| 13:13 | Texas A&M | Kapeni Abke grabs the offensive rebound | 53-63 |
| 12:59 | Texas A&M | Donald Summey buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Kapeni Abke | 56-63 |
| 12:38 | Illinois State | Joseph Beliveau misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 56-63 |
| 12:36 | Texas A&M | Joseph Pigg gets the rebound | 56-63 |
| 12:30 | Texas A&M | Donald Summey misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 56-63 |
| 12:29 | Texas A&M | Joseph Pigg tips it back up and in | 58-63 |
| 12:22 | Illinois State | Joseph Beliveau misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 58-63 |
| 12:20 | Texas A&M | Joseph Pigg grabs the board | 58-63 |
| 12:15 | Texas A&M | James Brown comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-63 |
| 12:14 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Larry Chambers | 58-63 |
| 12:01 | Illinois State | Larry Chambers buries a fadeaway from the left block | 58-65 |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Donald Summey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kapeni Abke (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Rueben McNaney (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Brown (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Joseph Pigg (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Joseph Beliveau (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Melendrez (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Chambers (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Valentin Gallo (tiring) 3 pf. C - Phillip Abston (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:54 | Texas A&M | Rueben McNaney misses short on an open floater from the right side | 58-65 |
| 11:52 | Texas A&M | Kapeni Abke hits the follow up shot | 60-65 |
| 11:30 | Illinois State | Joseph Pigg denies the turnaround by Larry Chambers | 60-65 |
| 11:28 | Texas A&M | Kapeni Abke grabs the defensive rebound | 60-65 |
| 11:23 | Texas A&M | Donald Summey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-65 |
| 11:21 | Illinois State | Valentin Gallo grabs the board | 60-65 |
| 10:59 | Illinois State | Valentin Gallo misses the easy layup | 60-65 |
| 10:58 | Texas A&M | Joseph Pigg snags the defensive board | 60-65 |
| 10:53 | Texas A&M | Rueben McNaney misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-65 |
| 10:51 | Illinois State | Valentin Gallo grabs the board | 60-65 |
| 10:49 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-65 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Frank Hamel (PG), Dikembe Yusuf (SG), Ratko Stryjewski (SF), Gerald Becker (PF), Richard Stanton (C) Donald Summey, Kapeni Abke, Rueben McNaney, James Brown, Joseph Pigg | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Omer Zircher (PG), Clayton Hulett (SG), Wendell Rudy (SF), Andres Rossi (PF), George Ambrosino (C) Joseph Beliveau, Christopher Melendrez, Larry Chambers, Valentin Gallo, Phillip Abston | |
| 10:30 | Illinois State | Richard Stanton steps in front of the Andres Rossi pass | 60-65 |
| 10:11 | Texas A&M | Richard Stanton drills a turnaround near the basket | 62-65 |
| 09:53 | Illinois State | Wendell Rudy makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Omer Zircher | 62-68 |
| 09:35 | Texas A&M | Ratko Stryjewski makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Frank Hamel | 64-68 |
| 09:16 | Illinois State | Omer Zircher drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Clayton Hulett | 64-70 |
| 09:03 | Texas A&M | Ratko Stryjewski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 64-70 |
| 09:01 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Andres Rossi | 64-70 |
| 08:47 | Illinois State | Clayton Hulett misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-70 |
| 08:46 | Texas A&M | Richard Stanton pulls down the rebound | 64-70 |
| 08:43 | Texas A&M | Wendell Rudy steals it from Richard Stanton in the backcourt | 64-70 |
| 08:38 | Illinois State | Frank Hamel is called for the reach on Omer Zircher - foul #1 on Frank Hamel, team foul #3 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Richard Schmidt (PG), Michael Mendenhall (SG) Frank Hamel, Dikembe Yusuf | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Patton (SG), Larry Chambers (SF), Dikembe Ahmed (PF) Clayton Hulett, Wendell Rudy, George Ambrosino | |
| 08:21 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahmed scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Omer Zircher | 64-72 |
| 08:19 | Texas A&M | Michael Mendenhall is hacked by Omer Zircher in the backcourt - foul #3 on Omer Zircher, team foul #4 | 64-72 |
| 08:03 | Texas A&M | Richard Schmidt is hacked by Omer Zircher - foul #4 on Omer Zircher, team foul #5 | 64-72 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Dikembe Yusuf (SG) Ratko Stryjewski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Clayton Hulett (PG) Omer Zircher | |
| 07:45 | Texas A&M | Richard Schmidt is by himself and knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Richard Stanton and he's hacked by Clayton Hulett - foul #2 on Clayton Hulett, team foul #6 | 66-72 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Omer Zircher (PG), Phillip Abston (C) Clayton Hulett, Andres Rossi | |
| 07:45 | Texas A&M | Richard Schmidt makes the free throw | 67-72 |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Richard Schmidt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Yusuf (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Mendenhall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerald Becker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Stanton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Omer Zircher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Samuel Patton (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Chambers (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Ahmed (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Phillip Abston (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Illinois State | Omer Zircher misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Stanton - foul #1 on Richard Stanton, team foul #4 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Frank Hamel (PG) Richard Schmidt | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 07:23 | Illinois State | Omer Zircher makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 07:23 | Illinois State | Omer Zircher makes the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| 07:15 | Texas A&M | Frank Hamel knocks in the shot from close range and he's fouled by Samuel Patton - foul #2 on Samuel Patton, team foul #7 | 69-74 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Ratko Stryjewski (SF), Kapeni Abke (PF) Michael Mendenhall, Gerald Becker | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Valentin Gallo (PF) Dikembe Ahmed | |
| 07:15 | Texas A&M | Frank Hamel makes the free throw | 70-74 |
| 07:08 | Illinois State | Dikembe Yusuf steals it from Omer Zircher in the backcourt | 70-74 |
| 06:53 | Texas A&M | Ratko Stryjewski is denied on a layup by Valentin Gallo | 70-74 |
| 06:51 | Illinois State | Larry Chambers grabs the defensive rebound | 70-74 |
| 06:35 | Illinois State | Dikembe Yusuf is called for the reach on Samuel Patton - foul #4 on Dikembe Yusuf, team foul #5 | 70-74 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Donald Summey (PG) Frank Hamel | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Wendell Rudy (SF), George Ambrosino (C) Larry Chambers, Phillip Abston | |
| 06:20 | Illinois State | George Ambrosino hits the finger roll set up by Omer Zircher and he's hacked by Richard Stanton - foul #2 on Richard Stanton, team foul #6 | 70-76 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Michael Mendenhall (SG), Gerald Becker (PF), Joseph Pigg (C) Dikembe Yusuf, Kapeni Abke, Richard Stanton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahmed (PF) Valentin Gallo | |
| 06:20 | Illinois State | George Ambrosino makes the free throw | 70-77 |
| 06:15 | Texas A&M | Samuel Patton takes the ball from Donald Summey in the backcourt | 70-77 |
| 05:56 | Illinois State | Wendell Rudy connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Samuel Patton | 70-79 |
| 05:34 | Texas A&M | Gerald Becker travels with the ball | 70-79 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Richard Schmidt (PG), Rueben McNaney (SF), James Brown (C) Donald Summey, Ratko Stryjewski, Joseph Pigg | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Clayton Hulett (PG), Andres Rossi (C) Omer Zircher, George Ambrosino | |
| 05:24 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahmed misses the runner in the lane | 70-79 |
| 05:22 | Texas A&M | Gerald Becker grabs the defensive rebound | 70-79 |
| 05:12 | Texas A&M | Richard Schmidt is called for 10 seconds | 70-79 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Dikembe Yusuf (SG), Kapeni Abke (PF) Michael Mendenhall, Gerald Becker | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Larry Chambers (SF), Valentin Gallo (PF) Wendell Rudy, Dikembe Ahmed | |
| 04:59 | Illinois State | Larry Chambers misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 70-79 |
| 04:58 | Texas A&M | Rueben McNaney grabs the board | 70-79 |
| 04:40 | Texas A&M | Richard Schmidt buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Yusuf | 72-79 |
| 04:27 | Illinois State | Larry Chambers buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Clayton Hulett and the foul's on James Brown - foul #4 on James Brown, team foul #7 | 72-81 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Frank Hamel (PG), Ratko Stryjewski (SF), Richard Stanton (C) Richard Schmidt, Rueben McNaney, James Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Melendrez (PG), Wendell Rudy (SG), Phillip Abston (C) Clayton Hulett, Samuel Patton, Andres Rossi | |
| 04:27 | Illinois State | Larry Chambers makes the free throw | 72-82 |
| 04:17 | Texas A&M | Dikembe Yusuf is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-82 |
| 04:01 | Illinois State | Christopher Melendrez misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 75-82 |
| 04:00 | Texas A&M | The rebound goes to Kapeni Abke | 75-82 |
| 03:55 | Texas A&M | Dikembe Yusuf clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-82 |
| 03:53 | Illinois State | Valentin Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 75-82 |
| 03:39 | Illinois State | Larry Chambers misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 75-82 |
| 03:37 | Illinois State | Wendell Rudy gets the offensive rebound | 75-82 |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Frank Hamel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Yusuf (tiring) 7 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ratko Stryjewski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kapeni Abke (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Stanton (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Christopher Melendrez (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wendell Rudy (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. SF - Larry Chambers (tiring) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Valentin Gallo (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Phillip Abston (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Illinois State | Wendell Rudy is hacked by Ratko Stryjewski - foul #1 on Ratko Stryjewski, team foul #8 | 75-82 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Donald Summey (PG), Michael Mendenhall (SG), Gerald Becker (PF), Joseph Pigg (C) Frank Hamel, Dikembe Yusuf, Kapeni Abke, Richard Stanton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph Beliveau (PG), Samuel Patton (SG), Dikembe Ahmed (PF), George Ambrosino (C) Christopher Melendrez, Larry Chambers, Valentin Gallo, Phillip Abston | |
| 03:18 | Illinois State | Wendell Rudy misses the 1st free throw | 75-82 |
| 03:18 | Texas A&M | Joseph Pigg grabs the defensive rebound | 75-82 |
| 02:56 | Texas A&M | Michael Mendenhall misses the lay-in | 75-82 |
| 02:55 | Illinois State | Wendell Rudy grabs the board | 75-82 |
| 02:34 | Illinois State | Samuel Patton comes up short on the 3 from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Mendenhall - foul #1 on Michael Mendenhall, team foul #9 | 75-82 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Richard Schmidt (PG), Rueben McNaney (SF), James Brown (C) Donald Summey, Ratko Stryjewski, Joseph Pigg | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Clayton Hulett (PG), Andres Rossi (C) Joseph Beliveau, George Ambrosino | |
| 02:34 | Illinois State | Samuel Patton makes the 1st free throw | 75-83 |
| 02:34 | Illinois State | Samuel Patton makes the 2nd free throw | 75-84 |
| 02:34 | Illinois State | Samuel Patton makes the 3rd free throw | 75-85 |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:20 | Texas A&M | James Brown clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Wendell Rudy - foul #1 on Wendell Rudy, team foul #8 | 75-85 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Larry Chambers (SF) Wendell Rudy | |
| 02:20 | Texas A&M | James Brown misses the 1st free throw | 75-85 |
| 02:20 | Texas A&M | James Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 75-85 |
| 02:20 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahmed snags the defensive board | 75-85 |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:14 | Illinois State | Clayton Hulett hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Larry Chambers | 75-87 |
| 02:10 | Texas A&M | Michael Mendenhall throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-87 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Melendrez (SG) Samuel Patton | |
| 02:00 | Illinois State | Clayton Hulett clanks a 3 from the left corner | 75-87 |
| 01:59 | Texas A&M | Gerald Becker snags the defensive board | 75-87 |
| 01:54 | Texas A&M | Richard Schmidt is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Mendenhall | 77-87 |
| 01:39 | Illinois State | Christopher Melendrez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 77-87 |
| 01:37 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahmed gets the offensive rebound | 77-87 |
| 01:16 | Illinois State | Christopher Melendrez's pass is intercepted by Gerald Becker | 77-87 |
| 01:02 | Texas A&M | Michael Mendenhall hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Andres Rossi - foul #3 on Andres Rossi, team foul #9 | 77-87 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Kapeni Abke (PF), Joseph Pigg (C) Gerald Becker, James Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Wendell Rudy (SF), George Ambrosino (C) Larry Chambers, Dikembe Ahmed | |
| 01:02 | Texas A&M | Michael Mendenhall makes the 1st free throw | 78-87 |
| 01:02 | Texas A&M | Michael Mendenhall misses the 2nd free throw | 78-87 |
| 01:02 | Illinois State | Christopher Melendrez pulls down the rebound | 78-87 |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Illinois State | George Ambrosino is fouled on the floor by Kapeni Abke - foul #3 on Kapeni Abke, team foul #10 | 78-87 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Frank Hamel (PG), Dikembe Yusuf (SG), Ratko Stryjewski (SF), Gerald Becker (PF), Richard Stanton (C) Richard Schmidt, Michael Mendenhall, Rueben McNaney, Kapeni Abke, Joseph Pigg | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Omer Zircher (PG), Samuel Patton (SG), Larry Chambers (SF), Dikembe Ahmed (PF) Clayton Hulett, Christopher Melendrez, Wendell Rudy, Andres Rossi | |
| 00:57 | Illinois State | George Ambrosino makes the 1st free throw | 78-88 |
| 00:57 | Illinois State | George Ambrosino misses the 2nd free throw | 78-88 |
| 00:57 | Texas A&M | Gerald Becker snags the defensive board | 78-88 |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Texas A&M | Frank Hamel clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 78-88 |
| 00:51 | Texas A&M | Richard Stanton grabs the offensive board | 78-88 |
| 00:49 | Texas A&M | Dikembe Ahmed takes the ball from Frank Hamel | 78-88 |
| 00:48 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahmed is hacked by Frank Hamel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Hamel, team foul #11 | 78-88 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Richard Schmidt (PG), Michael Mendenhall (SG), Rueben McNaney (SF), Kapeni Abke (PF), Joseph Pigg (C) Frank Hamel, Dikembe Yusuf, Ratko Stryjewski, Gerald Becker, Richard Stanton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Clayton Hulett (PG), Christopher Melendrez (SG), Wendell Rudy (SF) Omer Zircher, Samuel Patton, Larry Chambers | |
| 00:48 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahmed makes the 1st free throw | 78-89 |
| 00:48 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahmed makes the 2nd free throw | 78-90 |
| 00:41 | Texas A&M | Michael Mendenhall misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 78-90 |
| 00:40 | Illinois State | George Ambrosino snags the defensive board | 78-90 |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Illinois State | Christopher Melendrez makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dikembe Ahmed | 78-92 |
| 00:06 | Texas A&M | Kapeni Abke connects on the open pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Richard Schmidt | 80-92 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Clayton Hulett runs out the clock | 80-92 |