| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Cramer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jesse Fields (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Dare (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jason Morado (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Gonzalo Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Stacy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blaine Hackworth (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Job (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Woodley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Illinois | John Stacy misses the 3 from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 19:47 | Virginia | Dikembe Dare grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 19:36 | Virginia | Jason Morado blows the layup | 31-29 |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | Brian Baker scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-32 |
| 18:52 | Virginia | John Cramer connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Dare | 34-32 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | John Stacy misses the 3 from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | James Woodley tips it back up and in | 34-34 |
| 18:18 | Virginia | Jason Morado throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-34 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | John Stacy hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Woodley | 34-37 |
| 17:35 | Virginia | Blaine Hackworth steals the ball from Jesse Fields | 34-37 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth can't finish the layup | 34-37 |
| 17:30 | Virginia | Jason Morado grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 17:26 | Virginia | John Stacy takes the ball from Gonzalo Bruno | 34-37 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | John Stacy misses the lay-in | 34-37 |
| 17:22 | Virginia | John Cramer grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 16:54 | Virginia | Jason Morado clanks a jumper from close range but he's hacked by John Stacy - foul #2 on John Stacy, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Virginia | Cortez Alvarado (SF), Daniel Wight (PF) Dikembe Dare, Gonzalo Bruno | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Pope (SG), George Hohl (SF), Kenneth Bane (PF), Jerry Behne (C) John Stacy, Blaine Hackworth, John Job, James Woodley | |
| 16:54 | Virginia | Jason Morado makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:54 | Virginia | Jason Morado misses the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Jerry Behne gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Robert Pope hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Jesse Fields - foul #2 on Jesse Fields, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Plummer (SF) Jason Morado | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Robert Pope misses the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Robert Pope makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 16:17 | Virginia | John Plummer hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by John Cramer | 37-38 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Robert Pope buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Brian Baker and he's hacked by Jesse Fields - foul #3 on Jesse Fields, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Virginia | Curtis Craig (PG), Gonzalo Bruno (C) John Cramer, Jesse Fields | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Toney (PG) Brian Baker | |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Robert Pope makes the free throw | 37-41 |
| 15:39 | Virginia | Gonzalo Bruno misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-41 |
| 15:37 | Virginia | Gonzalo Bruno tips it but misses | 37-41 |
| 15:36 | Illinois | Kenneth Bane snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Curtis Craig (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Plummer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cortez Alvarado (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Daniel Wight (fresh) C - Gonzalo Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Andrew Toney (fresh) SG - Robert Pope (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Hohl (fresh) PF - Kenneth Bane (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Behne (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:15 | Illinois | Jerry Behne comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-41 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Robert Pope tips it in | 37-43 |
| 14:51 | Virginia | Gonzalo Bruno misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Kenneth Bane - foul #1 on Kenneth Bane, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Cramer (PG), Jesse Fields (SG), Dikembe Dare (SF), Jason Morado (PF) Curtis Craig, John Plummer, Cortez Alvarado, Daniel Wight | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Baker (PG), John Stacy (SG), Blaine Hackworth (SF), John Job (PF), James Woodley (C) Andrew Toney, Robert Pope, George Hohl, Kenneth Bane, Jerry Behne | |
| 14:51 | Virginia | Gonzalo Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 14:51 | Virginia | Gonzalo Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 14:51 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Morado | 37-43 |
| 14:31 | Virginia | John Cramer splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 14:07 | Illinois | John Stacy clanks a 3 from straight away | 37-43 |
| 14:06 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Jesse Fields | 37-43 |
| 13:51 | Virginia | John Cramer is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-43 |
| Subs | Virginia | Cortez Alvarado (C) Gonzalo Bruno | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Brian Baker is hacked by Jason Morado - foul #3 on Jason Morado, team foul #3 | 37-43 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | James Woodley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-43 |
| 12:56 | Virginia | Jason Morado misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 37-43 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | James Woodley grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 12:40 | Illinois | James Woodley makes the turnaround from close range set up by Blaine Hackworth | 37-45 |
| 12:25 | Virginia | Cortez Alvarado's pass is intercepted by Blaine Hackworth | 37-45 |
| 12:04 | Illinois | James Woodley loses the ball out of bounds | 37-45 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Plummer (SG), Gonzalo Bruno (C) Jesse Fields, Jason Morado | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Hohl (SF), Kenneth Bane (PF), Jerry Behne (C) Blaine Hackworth, John Job, James Woodley | |
| 12:02 | Virginia | John Cramer is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Baker - foul #2 on Brian Baker, team foul #3 | 37-45 |
| 11:57 | Virginia | John Cramer's pass is intercepted by John Stacy | 37-45 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Kenneth Bane hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 37-45 |
| 11:43 | Illinois | George Hohl tips it back up and in | 37-47 |
| 11:23 | Virginia | Gonzalo Bruno's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-47 |
| Subs | Virginia | Curtis Craig (PG), Daniel Wight (PF) John Cramer, Dikembe Dare | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Toney (PG), Robert Pope (SG) Brian Baker, John Stacy | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Curtis Craig (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Plummer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cortez Alvarado (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Daniel Wight (fresh) C - Gonzalo Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Andrew Toney (fresh) SG - Robert Pope (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Hohl (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Bane (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Behne (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Kenneth Bane is fouled on the floor by John Plummer - foul #1 on John Plummer, team foul #4 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Virginia | Jesse Fields (SG) John Plummer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth (SF) George Hohl | |
| 10:48 | Illinois | Kenneth Bane hits a runner near the basket set up by Andrew Toney | 37-49 |
| 10:35 | Virginia | Cortez Alvarado is called for 5 seconds | 37-49 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Plummer (SF) Cortez Alvarado | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Baker (PG) Andrew Toney | |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Kenneth Bane misses short on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Daniel Wight - foul #2 on Daniel Wight, team foul #5 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Cramer (PG), Jason Morado (C) Curtis Craig, Gonzalo Bruno | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Kenneth Bane makes the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Kenneth Bane makes the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| 09:46 | Virginia | John Cramer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-51 |
| 09:45 | Virginia | Daniel Wight tips it home | 39-51 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Kenneth Bane clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-51 |
| 09:28 | Virginia | Jason Morado snags the defensive board | 39-51 |
| 09:15 | Virginia | John Cramer is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Bane - foul #2 on Kenneth Bane, team foul #4 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Virginia | Dikembe Dare (SF), Cortez Alvarado (C) John Plummer, Daniel Wight | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Stacy (SG), George Hohl (SF), John Job (PF), James Woodley (C) Robert Pope, Blaine Hackworth, Kenneth Bane, Jerry Behne | |
| 08:56 | Virginia | Jason Morado misses the easy layup | 39-51 |
| 08:55 | Virginia | Jason Morado grabs the offensive rebound | 39-51 |
| 08:36 | Virginia | Jason Morado misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Stacy - foul #3 on John Stacy, team foul #5 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Plummer (SG), Gonzalo Bruno (C) Jesse Fields, Cortez Alvarado | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:36 | Virginia | Jason Morado makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 08:36 | Virginia | Jason Morado makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Brian Baker double dribbles | 41-51 |
| Subs | Virginia | Cortez Alvarado (PF) Jason Morado | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Toney (PG) Brian Baker | |
| 07:53 | Virginia | Cortez Alvarado knocks in the shot from the left side | 43-51 |
| 07:27 | Illinois | George Hohl knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from John Stacy | 43-53 |
| 07:04 | Virginia | Gonzalo Bruno throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-53 |
| Subs | Virginia | Curtis Craig (PG), Jesse Fields (SG), Jason Morado (PF) John Cramer, John Plummer, Cortez Alvarado | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Baker (PG), Blaine Hackworth (SF), Jerry Behne (C) Andrew Toney, George Hohl, James Woodley | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Curtis Craig (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jesse Fields (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Dare (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jason Morado (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Gonzalo Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Stacy (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Blaine Hackworth (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Job (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Behne (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Jerry Behne drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Brian Baker | 43-55 |
| 06:35 | Virginia | Curtis Craig comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Stacy - foul #4 on John Stacy, team foul #6 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Virginia | Cortez Alvarado (SF) Dikembe Dare | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Pope (SG), Kenneth Bane (PF) John Stacy, John Job | |
| 06:35 | Virginia | Curtis Craig makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 06:35 | Virginia | Curtis Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | Robert Pope throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-55 |
| 05:48 | Virginia | Kenneth Bane blocks the short jumper by Gonzalo Bruno | 45-55 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | Robert Pope gets the rebound | 45-55 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Brian Baker misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Curtis Craig - foul #3 on Curtis Craig, team foul #6 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Cramer (PG), Dikembe Dare (SF), Daniel Wight (PF) Curtis Craig, Jason Morado, Gonzalo Bruno | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Stacy (SG), John Job (PF), James Woodley (C) Robert Pope, Kenneth Bane, Jerry Behne | |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Brian Baker makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Brian Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 05:29 | Virginia | Cortez Alvarado snags the defensive board | 45-56 |
| 05:11 | Virginia | John Cramer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-56 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | James Woodley gets the rebound | 45-56 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth lays it in on a nice dish by Brian Baker | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:37 | Virginia | John Cramer connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:19 | Illinois | James Woodley scores on a shot from the left block set up by Brian Baker | 48-60 |
| 04:04 | Virginia | John Cramer splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Dikembe Dare | 51-60 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | John Job misses badly on a runner near the basket | 51-60 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | John Stacy tips it home | 51-62 |
| 03:27 | Virginia | Dikembe Dare scores on a jumpshot from the right side and he's hacked by James Woodley - foul #1 on James Woodley, team foul #7 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Plummer (SG), Jason Morado (PF), Gonzalo Bruno (C) Jesse Fields, Daniel Wight, Cortez Alvarado | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Pope (SG), George Hohl (SF), Kenneth Bane (PF), Jerry Behne (C) John Stacy, Blaine Hackworth, John Job, James Woodley | |
| 03:27 | Virginia | Dikembe Dare makes the free throw | 54-62 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Brian Baker is fouled on the floor by John Cramer - foul #1 on John Cramer, team foul #7 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Virginia | Curtis Craig (SG) Dikembe Dare | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Brian Baker makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Brian Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 02:59 | Virginia | Curtis Craig throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-64 |
| Subs | Virginia | Daniel Wight (SF) Curtis Craig | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Toney (PG) Brian Baker | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Cramer (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Plummer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Wight (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Morado (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Gonzalo Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Andrew Toney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Pope (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Hohl (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Bane (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerry Behne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-64 |
| Subs | Virginia | Jesse Fields (SG), Dikembe Dare (SF) John Plummer, Daniel Wight | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Baker (PG), John Stacy (SG), Blaine Hackworth (SF), John Job (PF), James Woodley (C) Andrew Toney, Robert Pope, George Hohl, Kenneth Bane, Jerry Behne | |
| 02:45 | Illinois | John Job knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Brian Baker | 54-66 |
| 02:32 | Virginia | Gonzalo Bruno comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on James Woodley - foul #2 on James Woodley, team foul #8 | 54-66 |
| 02:32 | Virginia | Gonzalo Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 02:32 | Virginia | Gonzalo Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Brian Baker is blocked by Jason Morado | 55-66 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | John Stacy tips it back up and in | 55-68 |
| 02:04 | Virginia | Blaine Hackworth steals the ball from Dikembe Dare | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:40 | Illinois | James Woodley misses short on a shot from the right side | 55-68 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | James Woodley grabs the offensive board | 55-68 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | Brian Baker makes the floater from the free throw line | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:05 | Virginia | John Job steals the ball from Jason Morado | 55-70 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Brian Baker misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-70 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | James Woodley tips it home | 55-72 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Virginia | Dikembe Dare drills a jumper from close range set up by John Cramer and he's hacked by Blaine Hackworth - foul #1 on Blaine Hackworth, team foul #9 | 57-72 |
| 00:39 | Virginia | Dikembe Dare makes the free throw | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Illinois | James Woodley connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from John Stacy | 58-74 |
| 00:12 | Virginia | Gonzalo Bruno blows the layup but he's fouled by Brian Baker - foul #3 on Brian Baker, team foul #10 | 58-74 |
| 00:12 | Virginia | Gonzalo Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 58-74 |
| 00:12 | Virginia | Gonzalo Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 58-74 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | John Job grabs the board | 58-74 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Brian Baker runs out the clock | 58-74 |