| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jeffery Houston (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andres Ferrari (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Heriberto Giordano (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Heiman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Wambua Yusuf (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Petree (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Steller (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Carl Randolph (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. C - Sterling Berryman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Carl Randolph inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Jason Steller misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | Richard Anderson grabs the offensive board | 32-28 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Jason Steller's floater is knocked away by Wambua Yusuf | 32-28 |
| 19:08 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 18:44 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf makes the wide open turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Mark Heiman | 34-28 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Arnold Petree misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-28 |
| 18:28 | Xavier | Mark Heiman gets the rebound | 34-28 |
| 18:22 | Xavier | Sterling Berryman picks off the pass by Andres Ferrari | 34-28 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 34-28 |
| 17:58 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf snags the defensive board | 34-28 |
| 17:35 | Xavier | Richard Anderson steps in front of the Wambua Yusuf pass | 34-28 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Richard Anderson clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-28 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Randolph | 34-28 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman is hacked by Wambua Yusuf - foul #1 on Wambua Yusuf, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum (C) Sterling Berryman | |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum's fadeaway is rejected by Wambua Yusuf | 34-28 |
| 16:27 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf grabs the board | 34-28 |
| 16:12 | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano's floater is knocked away by Richard Anderson | 34-28 |
| 16:11 | Illinois | Richard Anderson snags the defensive board | 34-28 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Richard Anderson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 34-28 |
| 15:58 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Mark Heiman | 34-28 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jeffery Houston (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andres Ferrari (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Heriberto Giordano (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Heiman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Wambua Yusuf (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Petree (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Steller (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Carl Randolph (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Birnbaum (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Xavier | Carl Randolph takes the ball from Andres Ferrari | 34-28 |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Carl Randolph banks in the layup | 34-30 |
| 15:14 | Xavier | Mark Heiman makes the contested fadeaway from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Arnold Petree | 36-32 |
| 14:36 | Xavier | Mark Heiman misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's hacked by Richard Anderson - foul #1 on Richard Anderson, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Cooper (PG), David Saffold (SG), Daniel Bolden (SF), Floyd Arden (C) Jeffery Houston, Andres Ferrari, Heriberto Giordano, Wambua Yusuf | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Hunter (PG), Larry Lown (SG), Christian Johnson (SF), Sterling Berryman (C) Arnold Petree, Jason Steller, Carl Randolph, Richard Anderson | |
| 14:36 | Xavier | Mark Heiman makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 14:36 | Xavier | Mark Heiman makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 14:07 | Illinois | Larry Lown buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Christian Johnson | 38-35 |
| 13:40 | Xavier | Christian Johnson denies the turnaround by Mark Heiman | 38-35 |
| 13:39 | Illinois | Christian Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | Larry Lown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-35 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter gets the offensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 13:05 | Illinois | Timothy Cooper steals the ball from Bradley Hunter | 38-35 |
| 12:39 | Xavier | Floyd Arden comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Sterling Berryman - foul #2 on Sterling Berryman, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffery Houston (PG), Andres Ferrari (SG), Heriberto Giordano (SF), Robert Harris (PF) Timothy Cooper, David Saffold, Daniel Bolden, Mark Heiman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Petree (PG), Carl Randolph (SF), Richard Anderson (PF) Larry Lown, Christian Johnson, Anthony Birnbaum | |
| 12:39 | Xavier | Floyd Arden makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 12:39 | Xavier | Floyd Arden makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Carl Randolph can't throw it down | 40-35 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter gets the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Richard Anderson scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Arnold Petree | 40-37 |
| 11:41 | Xavier | Robert Harris misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 11:40 | Xavier | Jeffery Houston grabs the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jeffery Houston (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andres Ferrari (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Heriberto Giordano (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Harris (fresh) 1 pts. C - Floyd Arden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Petree (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bradley Hunter (fairly fresh) SF - Carl Randolph (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Sterling Berryman (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Xavier | Jeffery Houston misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 11:34 | Xavier | Floyd Arden pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 11:15 | Xavier | Jeffery Houston misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 11:14 | Illinois | Richard Anderson grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Carl Randolph loses the dribble to Heriberto Giordano | 40-37 |
| 10:41 | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano lays it in | 42-37 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Richard Anderson misses the easy layup | 42-37 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman tips it home | 42-39 |
| 09:53 | Xavier | Robert Harris comes up short on the shot from the left side | 42-39 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Richard Anderson snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Arnold Petree connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Anderson | 42-41 |
| 09:13 | Xavier | Robert Harris misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Anderson - foul #2 on Richard Anderson, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf (C) Floyd Arden | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Steller (SG), Christian Johnson (SF), Anthony Birnbaum (PF), Frances Manning (C) Bradley Hunter, Carl Randolph, Richard Anderson, Sterling Berryman | |
| 09:13 | Xavier | Robert Harris makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 09:13 | Xavier | Robert Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 08:46 | Illinois | Christian Johnson hits the finger roll | 44-43 |
| 08:21 | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano is hacked by Jason Steller - foul #1 on Jason Steller, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Cooper (PG), David Saffold (SG), Daniel Bolden (SF), Mark Heiman (PF) Jeffery Houston, Andres Ferrari, Heriberto Giordano, Robert Harris | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Lown (PG) Arnold Petree | |
| 07:59 | Xavier | Mark Heiman's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Birnbaum | 44-43 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Larry Lown grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Christian Johnson knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Anthony Birnbaum | 44-45 |
| 07:24 | Xavier | Christian Johnson steps in front of the Mark Heiman pass | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Timothy Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Saffold (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Bolden (fresh) PF - Mark Heiman (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Wambua Yusuf (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Larry Lown (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jason Steller (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Christian Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Birnbaum (fresh) 5 pts. C - Frances Manning (fresh) | |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Larry Lown misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Christian Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Christian Johnson misses the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Mark Heiman - foul #3 on Mark Heiman, team foul #2 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffery Houston (PG), Andres Ferrari (SG), Heriberto Giordano (SF) Timothy Cooper, David Saffold, Daniel Bolden | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Petree (PG), Richard Anderson (PF) Larry Lown, Frances Manning | |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Christian Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Christian Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 06:15 | Xavier | Mark Heiman clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Anderson - foul #3 on Richard Anderson, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Randolph (SF) Christian Johnson | |
| 06:15 | Xavier | Mark Heiman makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 06:15 | Xavier | Mark Heiman makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Jason Steller clanks a 3 from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 06:01 | Xavier | Jeffery Houston pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 05:36 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf knocks in the runner from the right block | 48-47 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Carl Randolph can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 05:05 | Xavier | Andres Ferrari snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 04:36 | Xavier | Andres Ferrari drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Heriberto Giordano | 50-47 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Andres Ferrari is called for the reach on Arnold Petree - foul #3 on Andres Ferrari, team foul #3 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Harris (PF), Floyd Arden (C) Mark Heiman, Wambua Yusuf | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Hunter (SG), Sterling Berryman (C) Jason Steller, Anthony Birnbaum | |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Arnold Petree misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-47 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Richard Anderson hits the follow up shot | 50-49 |
| 03:38 | Xavier | Carl Randolph denies the turnaround by Andres Ferrari | 50-49 |
| 03:37 | Xavier | Floyd Arden snags the offensive board | 50-49 |
| 03:19 | Xavier | Jeffery Houston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mark Heiman (PF) Robert Harris | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jeffery Houston (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andres Ferrari (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Heriberto Giordano (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Heiman (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Floyd Arden (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Petree (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bradley Hunter (fresh) SF - Carl Randolph (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Sterling Berryman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Richard Anderson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 50-49 |
| 02:58 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Mark Heiman | 50-49 |
| 02:41 | Xavier | Jeffery Houston hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Andres Ferrari | 52-49 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Carl Randolph misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 02:11 | Xavier | Floyd Arden gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:44 | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Andres Ferrari | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Arnold Petree misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-49 |
| 01:29 | Xavier | Mark Heiman gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:13 | Xavier | Mark Heiman misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 54-49 |
| 01:12 | Xavier | Mark Heiman tips it home | 56-49 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Mark Heiman blocks the short jumper by Arnold Petree | 56-49 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Carl Randolph tips it home | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier 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 halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Xavier | Mark Heiman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-51 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier 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 halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-54 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Xavier | Bradley Hunter is called for the reach on Heriberto Giordano in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bradley Hunter, team foul #6 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf (C) Floyd Arden | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Steller (SG) Bradley Hunter | |
| 00:23 | Xavier | Sterling Berryman is called for the reach on Wambua Yusuf - foul #3 on Sterling Berryman, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| 00:23 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:23 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Carl Randolph scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Sterling Berryman | 58-57 |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Jason Steller is called for the reach on Wambua Yusuf in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Steller, team foul #8 | 58-57 |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Jeffery Houston is called for the reach on Richard Anderson - foul #3 on Jeffery Houston, team foul #4 | 60-57 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Arnold Petree clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-57 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman grabs the offensive board | 60-57 |