| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Sargent (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Baltzell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Vernon Wertz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Mathews (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Kyle Carter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bill Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric James (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Henry (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Mark Clayborn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell inbounds the ball | 26-18 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Douglas Evans can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Eric James - foul #1 on Eric James, team foul #1 | 26-18 |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Douglas Evans makes the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Douglas Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 28-18 |
| 19:08 | Alabama | Robert Henry connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Kyle Carter | 28-20 |
| 18:39 | Illinois | Douglas Evans's floater is knocked away by Mark Clayborn | 28-20 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Greg Mathews tips it back up and in | 30-20 |
| 18:18 | Alabama | Robert Henry clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 30-20 |
| 18:16 | Alabama | Kyle Carter hits the follow up shot | 30-22 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | Robert Henry steals it from Vernon Wertz | 30-22 |
| 17:44 | Alabama | Eric James scores on a fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by Greg Mathews - foul #2 on Greg Mathews, team foul #1 | 30-24 |
| 17:44 | Alabama | Eric James makes the free throw | 30-25 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Douglas Evans comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 30-25 |
| 17:23 | Alabama | Eric James pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 17:11 | Alabama | Douglas Evans picks off the pass by Mark Clayborn | 30-25 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Douglas Evans lays it up and in | 32-25 |
| 16:48 | Alabama | Greg Mathews blocks the short jumper by Mark Clayborn | 32-25 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Greg Mathews grabs the defensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Mark Clayborn steals the ball from Greg Mathews | 32-25 |
| 16:01 | Alabama | Robert Henry can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 32-25 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Greg Mathews gets the rebound | 32-25 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Sargent (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Evans (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Baltzell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Vernon Wertz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Mathews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Kyle Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bill Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric James (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Henry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Mark Clayborn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Vernon Wertz scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-25 |
| 15:23 | Alabama | Robert Henry can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 35-25 |
| 15:21 | Alabama | Robert Henry tips it in | 35-27 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Greg Mathews misses long on a floater from the right side | 35-27 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Vernon Wertz tips it but misses | 35-27 |
| 15:06 | Alabama | Eric James grabs the defensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 14:37 | Alabama | Robert Henry drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Clayborn | 35-29 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | Douglas Evans connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Vernon Wertz | 38-29 |
| 13:53 | Alabama | Eric James misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Greg Mathews - foul #3 on Greg Mathews, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randolph Shelton (PG), Douglas McKerlie (SG), Gregory Davis (SF), Lowell Moreland (PF) Scott Sargent, Douglas Evans, Robert Baltzell, Vernon Wertz | |
| Subs | Alabama | Calvin Beresky (PG), Oscar Perkins (SG), Michael Francis (C) Kyle Carter, Bill Lewis, Mark Clayborn | |
| 13:53 | Alabama | Eric James misses the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 13:53 | Alabama | Eric James makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 13:28 | Illinois | Randolph Shelton buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Douglas McKerlie | 41-30 |
| 13:02 | Alabama | Robert Henry misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 41-30 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Greg Mathews grabs the board | 41-30 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Randolph Shelton misses short on a 3 from straight away | 41-30 |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Gregory Davis tips it in | 43-30 |
| 12:22 | Alabama | The jump hook by Michael Francis is blocked by Lowell Moreland | 43-30 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland grabs the board | 43-30 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Gregory Davis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Douglas McKerlie | 45-30 |
| 11:50 | Alabama | Eric James's layup is rejected by Gregory Davis | 45-30 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gregory Davis | 45-30 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randolph Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas McKerlie (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Gregory Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lowell Moreland (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Greg Mathews (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Calvin Beresky (fresh) SG - Oscar Perkins (fresh) SF - Eric James (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Henry (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Michael Francis (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Gregory Davis comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 45-30 |
| 11:28 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland tips it in | 47-30 |
| 11:01 | Alabama | Robert Henry drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Eric James | 47-32 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | Oscar Perkins steals it from Randolph Shelton | 47-32 |
| 10:19 | Alabama | Eric James clanks a floater from the left wing | 47-32 |
| 10:18 | Alabama | Michael Francis tips it home | 47-34 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Greg Mathews misses long on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Francis - foul #3 on Michael Francis, team foul #2 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Sargent (PG), Douglas Evans (SG), Robert Baltzell (SF) Randolph Shelton, Douglas McKerlie, Gregory Davis | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kyle Carter (PG), Bill Lewis (SG), Robert Castaldo (PF), Mark Clayborn (C) Calvin Beresky, Oscar Perkins, Robert Henry, Michael Francis | |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Greg Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Greg Mathews misses the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 10:05 | Alabama | Robert Castaldo gets the rebound | 48-34 |
| 09:37 | Alabama | Bill Lewis connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 48-36 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Douglas Evans buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Scott Sargent | 50-36 |
| 08:53 | Alabama | Eric James hits the finger roll | 50-38 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Scott Sargent loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff (C) Greg Mathews | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Henry (SF) Eric James | |
| 08:35 | Alabama | Kyle Carter is hacked by Scott Sargent - foul #2 on Scott Sargent, team foul #3 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Oscar Perkins (SF) Robert Henry | |
| 08:21 | Alabama | Bill Lewis knocks in the fadeaway near the basket and the foul's on Scott Sargent - foul #3 on Scott Sargent, team foul #4 | 50-40 |
| 08:21 | Alabama | Bill Lewis misses the free throw | 50-40 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff pulls down the rebound | 50-40 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert Castaldo - foul #2 on Robert Castaldo, team foul #3 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Francis (PF) Robert Castaldo | |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland misses the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 08:02 | Alabama | Oscar Perkins gets the rebound | 51-40 |
| 07:44 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn makes the jumper from close range set up by Bill Lewis | 51-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Sargent (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Evans (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Baltzell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lowell Moreland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Cunniff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Kyle Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bill Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oscar Perkins (fresh) PF - Michael Francis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Mark Clayborn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Scott Sargent buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lowell Moreland | 53-42 |
| 06:59 | Alabama | Bill Lewis misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Douglas Evans - foul #1 on Douglas Evans, team foul #5 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Vernon Wertz (PF) Lowell Moreland | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 06:59 | Alabama | Bill Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 06:59 | Alabama | Bill Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Vernon Wertz | 53-43 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Scott Sargent is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Scott Sargent, team foul #6 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randolph Shelton (PG), Douglas McKerlie (SG), Gregory Davis (SF) Scott Sargent, Douglas Evans, Robert Baltzell | |
| Subs | Alabama | Calvin Beresky (PG), Robert Henry (SF), Robert Castaldo (PF) Kyle Carter, Oscar Perkins, Michael Francis | |
| 06:16 | Alabama | Vernon Wertz blocks the short jumper by Bill Lewis | 53-43 |
| 06:14 | Alabama | Robert Castaldo can't tip it in | 53-43 |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Vernon Wertz grabs the defensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff is hacked by Mark Clayborn - foul #3 on Mark Clayborn, team foul #4 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric James (SF) Mark Clayborn | |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Bill Lewis - foul #1 on Bill Lewis, team foul #5 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Norbert McConnico (PF) Joseph Cunniff | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 05:30 | Alabama | Calvin Beresky is whistled for a carry | 55-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Sargent (PG), Douglas Evans (SG), Robert Baltzell (SF) Randolph Shelton, Douglas McKerlie, Gregory Davis | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kyle Carter (PG), Oscar Perkins (SF) Bill Lewis, Eric James | |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Scott Sargent misses the lay-in | 55-43 |
| 05:08 | Alabama | Kyle Carter grabs the board | 55-43 |
| 04:47 | Alabama | Vernon Wertz picks off the pass by Oscar Perkins | 55-43 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Scott Sargent and he's hacked by Oscar Perkins - foul #3 on Oscar Perkins, team foul #6 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lowell Moreland (PF), Greg Mathews (C) Norbert McConnico, Vernon Wertz | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Francis (PF), Mark Clayborn (C) Robert Henry, Robert Castaldo | |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell makes the free throw | 58-43 |
| 03:59 | Alabama | Michael Francis hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Scott Sargent hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-45 |
| 03:33 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn grabs the defensive rebound | 58-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Sargent (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Douglas Evans (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Baltzell (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lowell Moreland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Greg Mathews (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Kyle Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Calvin Beresky (fresh) SF - Oscar Perkins (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Michael Francis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Mark Clayborn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:27 | Alabama | Robert Baltzell takes the ball from Oscar Perkins | 58-45 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Scott Sargent makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Lowell Moreland | 60-45 |
| 02:42 | Alabama | Kyle Carter comes up short on the shot from close range | 60-45 |
| 02:40 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn can't tip it in | 60-45 |
| 02:38 | Alabama | Michael Francis tips it in | 60-47 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell is hacked by Oscar Perkins - foul #4 on Oscar Perkins, team foul #7 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randolph Shelton (PG), Douglas McKerlie (SG), Joseph Cunniff (C) Scott Sargent, Douglas Evans, Greg Mathews | |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric James (SF), Robert Castaldo (C) Kyle Carter, Mark Clayborn | |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell makes the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 01:53 | Alabama | Eric James can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 62-47 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Lowell Moreland | 62-47 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Randolph Shelton misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-47 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell tips it home | 64-47 |
| 01:23 | Alabama | Eric James hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 64-47 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell grabs the defensive rebound | 64-47 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-47 |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Randolph Shelton tips it but misses | 64-47 |
| 01:12 | Alabama | Robert Castaldo pulls down the rebound | 64-47 |
| 00:52 | Alabama | Eric James misses the lay-in but the foul's on Lowell Moreland - foul #4 on Lowell Moreland, team foul #7 | 64-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Sargent (PG), Douglas Evans (SG), Greg Mathews (C) Randolph Shelton, Douglas McKerlie, Joseph Cunniff | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:52 | Alabama | Eric James makes the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 00:52 | Alabama | Eric James makes the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Douglas Evans comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Oscar Perkins - foul #5 on Oscar Perkins, team foul #8 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Bill Lewis (SG) Oscar Perkins | |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Douglas Evans makes the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Douglas Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 66-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:24 | Alabama | Eric James is called for traveling | 66-49 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Scott Sargent runs out the clock | 66-49 |