| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - William Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andres Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Case (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leandro Russo (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jiao-Long Tang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Devin Green (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Freddy Walsh (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Wells (fresh) PF - Martin Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Cruz Hutchens (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Hawaii | Robert Case inbounds the ball | 21-28 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Hawaii | Andres Gallo splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the right wing | 21-28 |
| 19:42 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Devin Green | 21-28 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Martin Johnson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 21-28 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | Martin Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 21-28 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh is hacked by Robert Case - foul #1 on Robert Case, team foul #1 | 21-28 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens's pass is intercepted by William Burke | 21-28 |
| 18:24 | Hawaii | Leandro Russo can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 21-28 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh gets the rebound | 21-28 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | James Wells knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Devin Green | 21-31 |
| 17:49 | Hawaii | William Burke clanks a runner in the paint | 21-31 |
| 17:47 | Hawaii | Leandro Russo tips it in | 23-31 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Devin Green clanks a runner from close range | 23-31 |
| 17:30 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Leandro Russo | 23-31 |
| 17:06 | Hawaii | Freddy Walsh steals it from Robert Case | 23-31 |
| 16:40 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 23-31 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | James Wells tips it home | 23-33 |
| 16:25 | Hawaii | Andres Gallo connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jiao-Long Tang | 26-33 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | James Wells misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-33 |
| 16:05 | Hawaii | William Burke gets the rebound | 26-33 |
| 15:40 | Hawaii | William Burke misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 26-33 |
| 15:38 | Hawaii | Jiao-Long Tang snags the offensive board | 26-33 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - William Burke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andres Gallo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Case (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leandro Russo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jiao-Long Tang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Devin Green (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Freddy Walsh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Wells (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Martin Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Cruz Hutchens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Hawaii | William Burke's fadeaway is rejected by Martin Johnson | 26-33 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | James Wells gets the rebound | 26-33 |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 26-36 |
| 14:57 | Hawaii | Martin Johnson is called for the reach on Jiao-Long Tang - foul #3 on Martin Johnson, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Ruben Hacker (PG), Anthony Orme (SG), Dikembe Abdeldayen (SF), John Parker (PF), George Zazueta (C) William Burke, Andres Gallo, Robert Case, Leandro Russo, Jiao-Long Tang | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Ward (PG), Nolan Alexander (SG), Micheal Rose (SF), Gerald Collar (C) Devin Green, Freddy Walsh, James Wells, Cruz Hutchens | |
| 14:37 | Hawaii | Anthony Orme throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-36 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Micheal Rose knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Ernest Ward | 26-38 |
| 13:58 | Hawaii | Dikembe Abdeldayen misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-38 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | Martin Johnson snags the defensive board | 26-38 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Nolan Alexander scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-41 |
| 13:13 | Hawaii | Anthony Orme misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 26-41 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Ernest Ward grabs the board | 26-41 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Martin Johnson can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 26-41 |
| 12:56 | Hawaii | George Zazueta grabs the defensive rebound | 26-41 |
| 12:29 | Hawaii | Dikembe Abdeldayen is fouled on the floor by Nolan Alexander - foul #1 on Nolan Alexander, team foul #2 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Hawaii | William Burke (PG), Andres Gallo (SG), Robert Case (SF), Leandro Russo (PF), Jiao-Long Tang (C) Ruben Hacker, Anthony Orme, Dikembe Abdeldayen, John Parker, George Zazueta | |
| Subs | Illinois | Devin Green (PG), Freddy Walsh (SG), James Wells (SF), Cruz Hutchens (C) Nolan Alexander, Micheal Rose, Martin Johnson, Gerald Collar | |
| 12:18 | Hawaii | Andres Gallo works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Burke | 28-41 |
| 11:54 | Illinois | Jiao-Long Tang steals the ball from Devin Green | 28-41 |
| 11:25 | Hawaii | Robert Case connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Andres Gallo | 30-41 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - William Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andres Gallo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Case (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Leandro Russo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jiao-Long Tang (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Devin Green (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Freddy Walsh (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Wells (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ernest Ward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Cruz Hutchens (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Devin Green hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Freddy Walsh | 30-44 |
| 10:44 | Hawaii | Leandro Russo hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by William Burke and he's fouled by Ernest Ward - foul #2 on Ernest Ward, team foul #3 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Micheal Rose (PF) Ernest Ward | |
| 10:44 | Hawaii | Leandro Russo makes the free throw | 33-44 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Leandro Russo steals it from Devin Green | 33-44 |
| 09:55 | Hawaii | 3 seconds is called on Leandro Russo | 33-44 |
| Subs | Hawaii | John Parker (PF) Leandro Russo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Martin Johnson (PF) Micheal Rose | |
| 09:41 | Illinois | Andres Gallo steals the ball from Cruz Hutchens | 33-44 |
| 09:37 | Hawaii | William Burke misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Cruz Hutchens - foul #3 on Cruz Hutchens, team foul #4 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Collar (C) Cruz Hutchens | |
| 09:37 | Hawaii | William Burke misses the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 09:37 | Hawaii | William Burke misses the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Martin Johnson snags the defensive board | 33-44 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Martin Johnson loses the dribble to John Parker | 33-44 |
| 08:51 | Hawaii | Robert Case misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 33-44 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh pulls down the rebound | 33-44 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | James Wells can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Case - foul #2 on Robert Case, team foul #2 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Ruben Hacker (PG), Anthony Orme (SG), Dikembe Abdeldayen (SF), Leandro Russo (PF), George Zazueta (C) William Burke, Andres Gallo, Robert Case, John Parker, Jiao-Long Tang | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Ward (PG), Nolan Alexander (SG), Cruz Hutchens (C) Devin Green, Freddy Walsh, Gerald Collar | |
| 08:22 | Illinois | James Wells makes the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | James Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 07:59 | Hawaii | Ruben Hacker misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 33-46 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens snags the defensive board | 33-46 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Nolan Alexander misses the dunk attempt | 33-46 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Martin Johnson hits the follow up shot | 33-48 |
| 07:25 | Hawaii | Ruben Hacker drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdeldayen | 35-48 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Ruben Hacker (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Anthony Orme (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdeldayen (fresh) PF - Leandro Russo (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - George Zazueta (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ernest Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SG - Nolan Alexander (fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Wells (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Martin Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Cruz Hutchens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:02 | Illinois | George Zazueta is called for the reach on Martin Johnson - foul #2 on George Zazueta, team foul #3 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Andres Gallo (SG), Robert Case (SF), Jiao-Long Tang (C) Anthony Orme, Dikembe Abdeldayen, George Zazueta | |
| Subs | Illinois | Devin Green (PG), Freddy Walsh (SG), Micheal Rose (SF) Nolan Alexander, James Wells, Martin Johnson | |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Micheal Rose is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Micheal Rose, team foul #5 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Hawaii | William Burke (PG) Ruben Hacker | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:20 | Hawaii | Andres Gallo works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-48 |
| 06:19 | Hawaii | Jiao-Long Tang tips it home | 37-48 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Ernest Ward misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Case - foul #3 on Robert Case, team foul #4 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Hawaii | John Parker (PF) Leandro Russo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Martin Johnson (PF), Gerald Collar (C) Devin Green, Cruz Hutchens | |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Ernest Ward makes the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Ernest Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| 05:42 | Hawaii | Jiao-Long Tang drills a shot in the paint and he's fouled by Gerald Collar - foul #1 on Gerald Collar, team foul #6 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Devin Green (PG) Ernest Ward | |
| 05:42 | Hawaii | Jiao-Long Tang makes the free throw | 40-50 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Martin Johnson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-50 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Johnson | 40-50 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Gerald Collar is fouled on the floor by John Parker - foul #2 on John Parker, team foul #5 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (SF) Micheal Rose | |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Martin Johnson misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Jiao-Long Tang - foul #3 on Jiao-Long Tang, team foul #6 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Ruben Hacker (PG), Leandro Russo (PF) William Burke, John Parker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens (C) Gerald Collar | |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Martin Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Martin Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 04:50 | Hawaii | Leandro Russo pulls down the rebound | 40-51 |
| 04:30 | Hawaii | Jiao-Long Tang misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 40-51 |
| 04:29 | Hawaii | Jiao-Long Tang can't tip it in | 40-51 |
| 04:28 | Hawaii | Robert Case gets the offensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 04:11 | Hawaii | Jiao-Long Tang clanks a shot from the baseline | 40-51 |
| 04:09 | Hawaii | Leandro Russo hits the follow up shot | 42-51 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | James Wells hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Devin Green | 42-54 |
| 03:28 | Hawaii | Andres Gallo shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Cruz Hutchens - foul #4 on Cruz Hutchens, team foul #7 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dikembe Abdeldayen (SF), John Parker (PF), George Zazueta (C) Robert Case, Leandro Russo, Jiao-Long Tang | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Ward (PG), Nolan Alexander (SG), Micheal Rose (PF) Devin Green, Freddy Walsh, Martin Johnson | |
| 03:28 | Hawaii | Andres Gallo misses the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 03:28 | Hawaii | Andres Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Ruben Hacker (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Andres Gallo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Abdeldayen (fresh) PF - John Parker (fresh) 2 stl. C - George Zazueta (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ernest Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SG - Nolan Alexander (fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Wells (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Micheal Rose (fresh) 6 pts. C - Cruz Hutchens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:03 | Illinois | James Wells misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-54 |
| 03:02 | Hawaii | Ruben Hacker snags the defensive board | 43-54 |
| 02:52 | Hawaii | Andres Gallo misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-54 |
| 02:51 | Hawaii | Dikembe Abdeldayen grabs the offensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 02:30 | Hawaii | John Parker misses long on a jumper from the right side | 43-54 |
| 02:28 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Micheal Rose | 43-54 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | James Wells misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 43-54 |
| 02:04 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to George Zazueta | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:38 | Hawaii | George Zazueta connects on the open jump hook in the lane | 45-54 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-54 |
| Subs | Hawaii | William Burke (PG), Robert Case (SF), Leandro Russo (PF), Jiao-Long Tang (C) Ruben Hacker, Dikembe Abdeldayen, John Parker, George Zazueta | |
| Subs | Illinois | Devin Green (PG), Freddy Walsh (SG), Martin Johnson (PF) Ernest Ward, Nolan Alexander, Micheal Rose | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Martin Johnson double dribbles | 45-54 |
| 01:07 | Hawaii | Jiao-Long Tang misses the lay-in | 45-54 |
| 01:06 | Hawaii | Leandro Russo snags the offensive board | 45-54 |
| 01:00 | Hawaii | Jiao-Long Tang scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Case | 47-54 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Devin Green is fouled in the backcourt by William Burke - foul #3 on William Burke, team foul #7 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Ward (PF), Benjamin Wiesner (C) Martin Johnson, Cruz Hutchens | |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Devin Green makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Devin Green misses the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Ernest Ward gets the offensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-55 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Ernest Ward is hacked by Leandro Russo - foul #3 on Leandro Russo, team foul #8 | 47-55 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Ernest Ward makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Ernest Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:57 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Jiao-Long Tang | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:50 | Hawaii | Andres Gallo works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-56 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Ernest Ward grabs the board | 47-56 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Ernest Ward is hacked by William Burke in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Burke, team foul #9 | 47-56 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Ernest Ward makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Ernest Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 00:46 | Hawaii | Jiao-Long Tang snags the defensive board | 47-57 |
| 00:40 | Hawaii | Jiao-Long Tang misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 47-57 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Benjamin Wiesner snags the defensive board | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Ernest Ward buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by Freddy Walsh | 47-59 |
| 00:11 | Hawaii | Leandro Russo loses the ball out of bounds | 47-59 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Ruben Hacker (PG), Anthony Orme (SG), Dikembe Abdeldayen (SF), John Parker (PF), George Zazueta (C) William Burke, Andres Gallo, Robert Case, Leandro Russo, Jiao-Long Tang | |
| Subs | Illinois | Martin Johnson (PF), Cruz Hutchens (C) Ernest Ward, Benjamin Wiesner | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Devin Green runs out the clock | 47-59 |