| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Peter Perry (fresh) SG - Darrell Thibodeau (fresh) SF - Glen Brown (fresh) PF - Jerry Seiler (fresh) C - Robert Wright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Erik Gwyn (fresh) SG - Emmanuel Ruckman (fresh) SF - George Rayl (fresh) PF - Timothy Kovacs (fresh) C - Joseph Copeland (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Erik Gwyn misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Lawrence | Robert Wright snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Lawrence | Glen Brown drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Erik Gwyn misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Lawrence | The rebound goes to Glen Brown | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Lawrence | Darrell Thibodeau drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Peter Perry | 5-0 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Wright - foul #1 on Robert Wright, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland makes the 1st free throw | 5-1 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:30 | Lawrence | Darrell Thibodeau clanks a 3 from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 5-2 |
| 18:22 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs grabs the offensive board | 5-2 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-2 |
| 17:40 | Lawrence | Jerry Seiler scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 7-2 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Erik Gwyn drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Emmanuel Ruckman | 7-5 |
| 17:13 | Lawrence | Jerry Seiler lays it in on a great pass from Darrell Thibodeau and he's fouled by Emmanuel Ruckman - foul #1 on Emmanuel Ruckman, team foul #1 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thad Lloyd (SG), James Hedge (SF), Robert Zbinden (PF), Dave Red (C) Emmanuel Ruckman, George Rayl, Timothy Kovacs, Joseph Copeland | |
| 17:13 | Lawrence | Jerry Seiler misses the free throw | 9-5 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Thad Lloyd snags the defensive board | 9-5 |
| 17:01 | Illinois | Darrell Thibodeau picks off the pass by Thad Lloyd | 9-5 |
| 16:36 | Lawrence | Glen Brown is fouled on the floor by James Hedge - foul #1 on James Hedge, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Daniel Smith (SF), Kenneth Lister (PF) Glen Brown, Jerry Seiler | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brendan Jordan (SF) Erik Gwyn | |
| 16:25 | Lawrence | Peter Perry connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Kenneth Lister | 11-5 |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Brendan Jordan misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 11-5 |
| 16:04 | Lawrence | Peter Perry grabs the board | 11-5 |
| 15:42 | Lawrence | Robert Wright banks in the layup on a nice dish by Darrell Thibodeau | 13-5 |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Peter Perry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell Thibodeau (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Smith (fresh) PF - Kenneth Lister (fresh) C - Robert Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Hedge (fresh) SG - Thad Lloyd (fresh) SF - Brendan Jordan (fresh) PF - Robert Zbinden (fresh) C - Dave Red (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Daniel Smith is called for the reach on Brendan Jordan - foul #1 on Daniel Smith, team foul #2 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Richard Kruse (PG), Jerry Seiler (PF) Peter Perry, Kenneth Lister | |
| Subs | Illinois | Erik Gwyn (PG), Emmanuel Ruckman (SG), George Rayl (SF), Timothy Kovacs (PF), Joseph Copeland (C) James Hedge, Thad Lloyd, Brendan Jordan, Robert Zbinden, Dave Red | |
| 15:08 | Illinois | George Rayl scores on a runner from the left block | 13-7 |
| 14:55 | Lawrence | Darrell Thibodeau misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-7 |
| 14:54 | Illinois | George Rayl pulls down the rebound | 13-7 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Erik Gwyn scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy Kovacs | 13-10 |
| 14:21 | Lawrence | Darrell Thibodeau is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Darrell Thibodeau, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Glen Brown (SF) Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:07 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-10 |
| 14:06 | Lawrence | Jerry Seiler grabs the defensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 13:37 | Lawrence | Richard Kruse misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-10 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | George Rayl pulls down the rebound | 13-10 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-10 |
| 13:28 | Lawrence | Glen Brown gets the rebound | 13-10 |
| 13:05 | Lawrence | Darrell Thibodeau connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Richard Kruse | 16-10 |
| 12:51 | Illinois | Glen Brown picks off the pass by Emmanuel Ruckman | 16-10 |
| 12:29 | Lawrence | Timothy Kovacs is called for the reach on Jerry Seiler - foul #1 on Timothy Kovacs, team foul #3 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Peter Perry (PG), Daniel Smith (SF), Kenneth Lister (PF), Shane Brookes (C) Richard Kruse, Glen Brown, Jerry Seiler, Robert Wright | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Hedge (PG), Thad Lloyd (SG), Brendan Jordan (SF), Robert Zbinden (PF), Dave Red (C) Erik Gwyn, Emmanuel Ruckman, George Rayl, Timothy Kovacs, Joseph Copeland | |
| 12:11 | Lawrence | Brendan Jordan blocks the short jumper by Shane Brookes | 16-10 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Robert Zbinden grabs the board | 16-10 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Kenneth Lister steps in front of the Thad Lloyd pass | 16-10 |
| 11:40 | Lawrence | Peter Perry makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-10 |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Peter Perry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Smith (fresh) PF - Kenneth Lister (fresh) C - Shane Brookes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Hedge (fresh) SG - Thad Lloyd (fresh) SF - Brendan Jordan (fresh) PF - Robert Zbinden (fresh) C - Dave Red (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Thad Lloyd clanks a runner from the left block | 19-10 |
| 11:18 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to James Hedge | 19-10 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | Brendan Jordan misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 19-10 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Robert Zbinden can't tip it in | 19-10 |
| 10:48 | Lawrence | Shane Brookes gets the rebound | 19-10 |
| 10:25 | Lawrence | Peter Perry drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Smith | 22-10 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Brendan Jordan loses the dribble to Shane Brookes | 22-10 |
| 09:54 | Lawrence | Darrell Thibodeau misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-10 |
| 09:52 | Lawrence | Daniel Smith grabs the offensive board | 22-10 |
| 09:29 | Lawrence | Peter Perry is hacked by James Hedge - foul #2 on James Hedge, team foul #4 | 22-10 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Richard Kruse (PG), William Davis (SG), Glen Brown (SF), Jerry Seiler (PF), Robert Wright (C) Peter Perry, Darrell Thibodeau, Daniel Smith, Kenneth Lister, Shane Brookes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Erik Gwyn (PG), Emmanuel Ruckman (SG), George Rayl (SF), Timothy Kovacs (PF), Joseph Copeland (C) James Hedge, Thad Lloyd, Brendan Jordan, Robert Zbinden, Dave Red | |
| 09:06 | Lawrence | Jerry Seiler misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Timothy Kovacs - foul #2 on Timothy Kovacs, team foul #5 | 22-10 |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lucas Burns (PF) Timothy Kovacs | |
| 09:06 | Lawrence | Jerry Seiler misses the 1st free throw | 22-10 |
| 09:06 | Lawrence | Jerry Seiler makes the 2nd free throw | 23-10 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-10 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman gets the offensive rebound | 23-10 |
| 08:38 | Illinois | Erik Gwyn misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Wright - foul #2 on Robert Wright, team foul #4 | 23-10 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Shane Brookes (C) Robert Wright | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:38 | Illinois | Erik Gwyn makes the 1st free throw | 23-11 |
| 08:38 | Illinois | Erik Gwyn makes the 2nd free throw | 23-12 |
| 08:18 | Lawrence | Glen Brown knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Richard Kruse and the foul's on Erik Gwyn - foul #1 on Erik Gwyn, team foul #6 | 25-12 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Peter Perry (PG), Darrell Thibodeau (SG) Richard Kruse, William Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:18 | Lawrence | Glen Brown makes the free throw | 26-12 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Shane Brookes is called for the reach on Joseph Copeland - foul #1 on Shane Brookes, team foul #5 | 26-12 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Kenneth Lister (C) Shane Brookes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Zbinden (PF) Lucas Burns | |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland is hacked by Jerry Seiler - foul #1 on Jerry Seiler, team foul #6 | 26-12 |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Erik Gwyn | 26-14 |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Peter Perry (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Glen Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Seiler (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kenneth Lister (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Erik Gwyn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Emmanuel Ruckman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Rayl (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Zbinden (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Copeland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:06 | Lawrence | Peter Perry comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 26-14 |
| 07:05 | Lawrence | Jerry Seiler grabs the offensive rebound | 26-14 |
| 06:46 | Lawrence | Jerry Seiler lays it in on a nice dish by Darrell Thibodeau | 28-14 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | George Rayl can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 28-14 |
| 06:28 | Lawrence | Glen Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 28-14 |
| 05:59 | Lawrence | Jerry Seiler misses long on a runner in the paint | 28-14 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland gets the rebound | 28-14 |
| 05:51 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Erik Gwyn | 28-16 |
| 05:26 | Lawrence | Glen Brown hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Peter Perry | 30-16 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Erik Gwyn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-16 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Richard Kruse (PG), William Davis (SG), Daniel Smith (SF), Shane Brookes (C) Peter Perry, Darrell Thibodeau, Glen Brown, Kenneth Lister | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thad Lloyd (SG), Brendan Jordan (SF), Lucas Burns (PF), Dave Red (C) Emmanuel Ruckman, George Rayl, Robert Zbinden, Joseph Copeland | |
| 05:06 | Lawrence | Shane Brookes makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Jerry Seiler | 32-16 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Erik Gwyn misses long on a floater from the left side | 32-16 |
| 04:59 | Lawrence | The rebound goes to William Davis | 32-16 |
| 04:33 | Lawrence | Jerry Seiler is denied on a dunk by Lucas Burns | 32-16 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Brendan Jordan pulls down the rebound | 32-16 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Erik Gwyn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-16 |
| 04:27 | Lawrence | Jerry Seiler grabs the board | 32-16 |
| 04:06 | Lawrence | Jerry Seiler lays it in on a great pass from Richard Kruse | 34-16 |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Lucas Burns lays it in | 34-18 |
| 03:19 | Lawrence | Dave Red steals the ball from Shane Brookes | 34-18 |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Richard Kruse (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Davis (fresh) SF - Daniel Smith (fresh) PF - Jerry Seiler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Shane Brookes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Erik Gwyn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thad Lloyd (fresh) SF - Brendan Jordan (fresh) PF - Lucas Burns (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dave Red (fresh) | |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Lucas Burns knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Thad Lloyd | 34-21 |
| 02:53 | Lawrence | Richard Kruse is whistled for traveling | 34-21 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Peter Perry (PG), Darrell Thibodeau (SG), Kenneth Lister (PF), Robert Wright (C) William Davis, Daniel Smith, Jerry Seiler, Shane Brookes | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Hedge (PG), Emmanuel Ruckman (SG), George Rayl (SF), Timothy Kovacs (PF) Erik Gwyn, Thad Lloyd, Brendan Jordan, Lucas Burns | |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman travels with the ball | 34-21 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Glen Brown (SF) Richard Kruse | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Copeland (C) Dave Red | |
| 02:16 | Lawrence | Peter Perry is hacked by James Hedge - foul #3 on James Hedge, team foul #7 | 34-21 |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Zbinden (PG) James Hedge | |
| 02:16 | Lawrence | Peter Perry misses the 1st free throw | 34-21 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland snags the defensive board | 34-21 |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Kenneth Lister steals it from George Rayl | 34-21 |
| 01:45 | Lawrence | Darrell Thibodeau scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-21 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Robert Zbinden lays it up and in on a great pass from Emmanuel Ruckman | 37-23 |
| 01:11 | Lawrence | Peter Perry misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-23 |
| 01:09 | Lawrence | Kenneth Lister can't tip it in | 37-23 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman grabs the board | 37-23 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Robert Zbinden loses the dribble to Peter Perry | 37-23 |
| 00:40 | Lawrence | Peter Perry comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 37-23 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Timothy Kovacs | 37-23 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | George Rayl is hacked by Glen Brown - foul #1 on Glen Brown, team foul #7 | 37-23 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Daniel Smith (SF), Shane Brookes (PF) Glen Brown, Kenneth Lister | |
| Subs | Illinois | Erik Gwyn (PG), Thad Lloyd (SG), Dave Red (C) Robert Zbinden, Emmanuel Ruckman, Joseph Copeland | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | George Rayl makes the 1st free throw | 37-24 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | George Rayl misses the 2nd free throw | 37-24 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs gets the offensive rebound | 37-24 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Dave Red clanks a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Darrell Thibodeau - foul #2 on Darrell Thibodeau, team foul #8 | 37-24 |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brendan Jordan (SF) George Rayl | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Dave Red makes the 1st free throw | 37-25 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Dave Red makes the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 00:04 | Lawrence | Robert Wright is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Robert Wright, team foul #9 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Jerry Seiler (PF) Robert Wright | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Zbinden (PF) Timothy Kovacs | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Thad Lloyd hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 37-26 |