| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Devin Green (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Freddy Walsh (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Micheal Rose (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Martin Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Cruz Hutchens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - William Burke (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Andres Gallo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdeldayen (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Leandro Russo (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jiao-Long Tang (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Micheal Rose inbounds the ball | 30-24 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Devin Green's fadeaway is rejected by Jiao-Long Tang | 30-24 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Martin Johnson snags the offensive board | 30-24 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh travels with the ball | 30-24 |
| 18:52 | Hawaii | Jiao-Long Tang drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-26 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-26 |
| 18:07 | Hawaii | Jiao-Long Tang hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 33-26 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Devin Green grabs the board | 33-26 |
| 18:00 | Illinois | Devin Green double dribbles | 33-26 |
| 17:37 | Hawaii | Dikembe Abdeldayen is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdeldayen, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Robert Case (SF) Dikembe Abdeldayen | |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Ward (SF), Benjamin Wiesner (C) Micheal Rose, Cruz Hutchens | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Ruben Hacker (PG), John Parker (PF) William Burke, Leandro Russo | |
| 16:50 | Hawaii | Andres Gallo buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Parker | 33-29 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh makes the 3 from straight away set up by Devin Green | 36-29 |
| 16:07 | Hawaii | Andres Gallo evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Martin Johnson - foul #1 on Martin Johnson, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (PG), Nolan Alexander (SG), Micheal Rose (SF), Gerald Collar (PF), Cruz Hutchens (C) Devin Green, Freddy Walsh, Ernest Ward, Martin Johnson, Benjamin Wiesner | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dikembe Abdeldayen (SF), George Zazueta (C) Robert Case, Jiao-Long Tang | |
| 16:07 | Hawaii | Andres Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 16:07 | Hawaii | Andres Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 15:45 | Illinois | John Parker picks off the pass by Micheal Rose | 36-31 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wells (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nolan Alexander (fresh) SF - Micheal Rose (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Collar (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cruz Hutchens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Ruben Hacker (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Andres Gallo (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdeldayen (fresh) 2 stl. PF - John Parker (fresh) C - George Zazueta (fresh) | |
| 15:19 | Hawaii | Andres Gallo evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 14:59 | Illinois | Nolan Alexander misses short on a floater from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 14:57 | Hawaii | Dikembe Abdeldayen snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 14:37 | Hawaii | John Parker is hacked by Micheal Rose - foul #2 on Micheal Rose, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Devin Green (PG), Freddy Walsh (SG), Martin Johnson (PF) James Wells, Nolan Alexander, Gerald Collar | |
| Subs | Hawaii | William Burke (PG), Anthony Orme (SG), Leandro Russo (PF), Jiao-Long Tang (C) Ruben Hacker, Andres Gallo, John Parker, George Zazueta | |
| 14:24 | Hawaii | Jiao-Long Tang comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Devin Green - foul #2 on Devin Green, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Ward (SF) Micheal Rose | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Robert Case (SF) Dikembe Abdeldayen | |
| 14:24 | Hawaii | Jiao-Long Tang makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 14:24 | Hawaii | Jiao-Long Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Devin Green clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-36 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Martin Johnson tips it home | 38-36 |
| 13:50 | Hawaii | Jiao-Long Tang makes the jump hook in the lane | 38-38 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 13:34 | Hawaii | Leandro Russo snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 13:11 | Hawaii | Jiao-Long Tang hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-38 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh is hacked by Anthony Orme - foul #1 on Anthony Orme, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Micheal Rose (SF), Benjamin Wiesner (C) Ernest Ward, Cruz Hutchens | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dikembe Abdeldayen (SF), George Zazueta (C) Robert Case, Jiao-Long Tang | |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh makes the wide open jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Micheal Rose | 40-38 |
| 12:10 | Hawaii | George Zazueta loses the ball out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (PG), Nolan Alexander (SG), Gerald Collar (PF) Devin Green, Freddy Walsh, Martin Johnson | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Andres Gallo (SG), John Parker (PF) Anthony Orme, Leandro Russo | |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Nolan Alexander's pass is intercepted by William Burke | 40-38 |
| 11:45 | Hawaii | William Burke misses the dunk attempt | 40-38 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | James Wells gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wells (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nolan Alexander (fresh) SF - Micheal Rose (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Collar (fresh) 2 pts. C - Benjamin Wiesner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - William Burke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Andres Gallo (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdeldayen (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Parker (fresh) C - George Zazueta (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Illinois | James Wells can't connect on a shot from the left block | 40-38 |
| 11:28 | Hawaii | John Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 11:23 | Hawaii | William Burke blows the layup but he's hacked by Nolan Alexander - foul #1 on Nolan Alexander, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jiao-Long Tang (C) George Zazueta | |
| 11:23 | Hawaii | William Burke misses the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 11:23 | Hawaii | William Burke misses the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 11:23 | Illinois | Benjamin Wiesner snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Micheal Rose knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nolan Alexander | 42-38 |
| 10:42 | Hawaii | Andres Gallo can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 42-38 |
| 10:41 | Hawaii | The offensive rebound goes to William Burke | 42-38 |
| 10:21 | Hawaii | Andres Gallo works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-38 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Benjamin Wiesner grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | James Wells is fouled on the floor by Andres Gallo - foul #3 on Andres Gallo, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Devin Green (PG), Freddy Walsh (SG), Ernest Ward (SF), Martin Johnson (PF), Cruz Hutchens (C) James Wells, Nolan Alexander, Micheal Rose, Gerald Collar, Benjamin Wiesner | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Ruben Hacker (PG), Anthony Orme (SG), Robert Case (SF), Leandro Russo (PF) William Burke, Andres Gallo, Dikembe Abdeldayen, John Parker | |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Martin Johnson dunks the ball on a great pass from Ernest Ward and he's hacked by Ruben Hacker - foul #2 on Ruben Hacker, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Martin Johnson misses the free throw | 44-38 |
| 09:48 | Hawaii | Leandro Russo gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 09:19 | Hawaii | Jiao-Long Tang knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 44-40 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Andres Gallo (SG), George Zazueta (C) Anthony Orme, Jiao-Long Tang | |
| 08:37 | Hawaii | Andres Gallo works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 44-40 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Ernest Ward misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Robert Case - foul #3 on Robert Case, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Ernest Ward makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Ernest Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 08:07 | Hawaii | Robert Case is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 46-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Micheal Rose (SF) Ernest Ward | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Devin Green double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 46-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dikembe Abdeldayen (SF), Jiao-Long Tang (C) Robert Case, George Zazueta | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Devin Green (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Freddy Walsh (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Micheal Rose (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Martin Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Cruz Hutchens (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Ruben Hacker (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Andres Gallo (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Abdeldayen (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Leandro Russo (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jiao-Long Tang (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Hawaii | Jiao-Long Tang misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 46-40 |
| 07:20 | Illinois | Martin Johnson gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Micheal Rose hits the finger roll on a great pass from Devin Green and he's fouled by Leandro Russo - foul #2 on Leandro Russo, team foul #6 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Benjamin Wiesner (C) Cruz Hutchens | |
| Subs | Hawaii | William Burke (PG), Anthony Orme (SG), John Parker (PF) Ruben Hacker, Andres Gallo, Leandro Russo | |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Micheal Rose makes the free throw | 49-40 |
| 06:50 | Hawaii | William Burke is hacked by Devin Green - foul #3 on Devin Green, team foul #5 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (PG), Nolan Alexander (SG), Gerald Collar (PF) Devin Green, Freddy Walsh, Martin Johnson | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 06:21 | Hawaii | Anthony Orme hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by John Parker | 49-42 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | James Wells misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-42 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Gerald Collar grabs the offensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Micheal Rose misses the easy layup | 49-42 |
| 05:57 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Jiao-Long Tang | 49-42 |
| 05:35 | Hawaii | Anthony Orme can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 49-42 |
| 05:33 | Hawaii | Jiao-Long Tang tips it home | 49-44 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | Micheal Rose splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-44 |
| 05:23 | Hawaii | William Burke grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 05:02 | Hawaii | Benjamin Wiesner picks off the pass by Dikembe Abdeldayen | 49-44 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Devin Green (PG), Freddy Walsh (SG), Martin Johnson (PF), Cruz Hutchens (C) James Wells, Nolan Alexander, Gerald Collar, Benjamin Wiesner | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Andres Gallo (SG), Leandro Russo (PF) Anthony Orme, John Parker | |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-44 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh tips it back up and in | 51-44 |
| 04:24 | Hawaii | William Burke misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Martin Johnson - foul #2 on Martin Johnson, team foul #6 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Robert Case (SF) Dikembe Abdeldayen | |
| 04:24 | Hawaii | William Burke misses the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 04:24 | Hawaii | William Burke misses the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Martin Johnson snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Robert Case picks off the pass by Micheal Rose | 51-44 |
| 03:48 | Hawaii | Robert Case misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-44 |
| 03:47 | Hawaii | Jiao-Long Tang hits the follow up shot | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Devin Green (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Freddy Walsh (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Micheal Rose (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Martin Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Cruz Hutchens (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - William Burke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Andres Gallo (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Case (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Leandro Russo (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jiao-Long Tang (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 51-46 |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Micheal Rose tips it but misses | 51-46 |
| 03:21 | Hawaii | William Burke grabs the board | 51-46 |
| 03:03 | Hawaii | Jiao-Long Tang scores on a shot from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Devin Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Ward (SF) Micheal Rose | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Ruben Hacker (PG), Dikembe Abdeldayen (SF), George Zazueta (C) William Burke, Robert Case, Jiao-Long Tang | |
| 02:42 | Hawaii | Hawaii calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-48 |
| 02:25 | Hawaii | Freddy Walsh picks off the pass by Andres Gallo out of a doubleteam | 51-48 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh banks in the layup | 53-48 |
| 02:03 | Hawaii | Andres Gallo's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Freddy Walsh | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-48 |
| 01:39 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Ruben Hacker | 53-48 |
| 01:39 | Hawaii | Hawaii calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Micheal Rose (SF) Ernest Ward | |
| Subs | Hawaii | William Burke (PG), Jiao-Long Tang (C) Ruben Hacker, George Zazueta | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:28 | Hawaii | Jiao-Long Tang clanks a jumper near the basket | 53-48 |
| 01:26 | Hawaii | Andres Gallo snags the offensive board | 53-48 |
| 01:18 | Hawaii | Leandro Russo misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Martin Johnson - foul #3 on Martin Johnson, team foul #7 | 53-48 |
| 01:18 | Hawaii | Leandro Russo makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 01:18 | Hawaii | Leandro Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:59 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Martin Johnson | 55-50 |
| 00:39 | Hawaii | Leandro Russo clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-50 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Micheal Rose snags the defensive board | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Andres Gallo is called for the reach on Micheal Rose in the backcourt - foul #4 on Andres Gallo, team foul #7 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Benjamin Wiesner (C) Cruz Hutchens | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Micheal Rose misses the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 00:37 | Hawaii | Leandro Russo pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Hawaii | Andres Gallo is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-50 |
| 00:29 | Hawaii | William Burke gets the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 00:25 | Hawaii | Andres Gallo shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-50 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Benjamin Wiesner gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | William Burke is called for the reach on Benjamin Wiesner in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Burke, team foul #8 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Ward (SF), Gerald Collar (PF) Micheal Rose, Martin Johnson | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Benjamin Wiesner makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Benjamin Wiesner makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Hawaii | Freddy Walsh steals it from Dikembe Abdeldayen | 57-50 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh lays it up and in | 59-50 |
| 00:06 | Hawaii | Andres Gallo is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-50 |
| 00:04 | Hawaii | Leandro Russo gets the offensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 00:00 | Hawaii | Andres Gallo misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-50 |