| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Patrick Burns (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher McReath (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Bender (fresh) PF - Keith Sunderman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Degnan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Geoffrey Horton (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska inbounds the ball | 22-37 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:51 | Illinois | Keith Sunderman steals the ball from Eugene Prochaska | 22-37 |
| 19:22 | New Orleans | John Kelly takes the ball from Keith Sunderman | 22-37 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | John Kelly is open and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-40 |
| 18:50 | New Orleans | Dallas Antone picks off the pass by Christopher McReath | 22-40 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-40 |
| 18:30 | New Orleans | Christopher McReath hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 22-40 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | George Degnan pulls down the rebound | 22-40 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | John Kelly misses the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Christopher McReath - foul #3 on Christopher McReath, team foul #1 | 22-40 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Junior (PG), Augustus Zelnick (SG), Edwin Thomas (SF), Paul Franklin (PF), Brendan Lee (C) Patrick Burns, Christopher McReath, James Bender, Keith Sunderman, George Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Powell (SF), Marion Merritt (PF), Raymond Green (C) Eugene Prochaska, George Degnan, Geoffrey Horton | |
| 18:08 | Illinois | John Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 22-41 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | John Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 22-42 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:59 | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas makes the runner in the paint and he's hacked by Wesley Powell - foul #2 on Wesley Powell, team foul #1 | 24-42 |
| 17:59 | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas misses the free throw | 24-42 |
| 17:59 | New Orleans | Brendan Lee gets the offensive rebound | 24-42 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:50 | New Orleans | Paul Franklin can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 24-42 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Marion Merritt | 24-42 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | Dallas Antone misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Kevin Junior - foul #3 on Kevin Junior, team foul #2 | 24-42 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Patrick Burns (PG) Kevin Junior | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Dimarco (SG) John Kelly | |
| 17:29 | Illinois | Dallas Antone makes the 1st free throw | 24-43 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | Dallas Antone makes the 2nd free throw | 24-44 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:11 | New Orleans | James Dimarco takes the ball from Edwin Thomas | 24-44 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Wesley Powell makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Dallas Antone | 24-46 |
| 16:45 | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by James Dimarco - foul #2 on James Dimarco, team foul #2 | 24-46 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Keith Sunderman (SF), George Smith (C) Edwin Thomas, Brendan Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Poplawski (SG), Eugene Prochaska (SF), George Degnan (PF) Dallas Antone, Wesley Powell, Marion Merritt | |
| 16:45 | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick misses the 1st free throw | 24-46 |
| 16:45 | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick makes the 2nd free throw | 25-46 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Raymond Green is open and scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Eugene Prochaska | 25-48 |
| 15:58 | New Orleans | Keith Sunderman can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Raymond Green - foul #2 on Raymond Green, team foul #3 | 25-48 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Junior (PG), Christopher McReath (SG), James Bender (SF) Patrick Burns, Augustus Zelnick, Paul Franklin | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Kelly (SG), Marion Merritt (PF), Geoffrey Horton (C) James Poplawski, George Degnan, Raymond Green | |
| 15:58 | New Orleans | Keith Sunderman makes the 1st free throw | 26-48 |
| 15:58 | New Orleans | Keith Sunderman makes the 2nd free throw | 27-48 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Kevin Junior (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher McReath (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Bender (fresh) PF - Keith Sunderman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - George Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Dimarco (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kelly (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Marion Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Geoffrey Horton (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by James Bender - foul #2 on James Bender, team foul #3 | 27-48 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brendan Lee (PF), Jonathan Ramon (C) Keith Sunderman, George Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska makes the 1st free throw | 27-49 |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska misses the 2nd free throw | 27-49 |
| 15:39 | New Orleans | Jonathan Ramon snags the defensive board | 27-49 |
| 15:18 | New Orleans | Jonathan Ramon is hacked by James Dimarco - foul #3 on James Dimarco, team foul #4 | 27-49 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn (PG), Wesley Powell (SF) James Dimarco, Eugene Prochaska | |
| 15:02 | New Orleans | Kevin Junior connects on the floater from the right wing | 29-49 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Marion Merritt is fouled in the backcourt by James Bender - foul #3 on James Bender, team foul #4 | 29-49 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas (SF) James Bender | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG) Randall Mendelsohn | |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Jonathan Ramon - foul #1 on Jonathan Ramon, team foul #5 | 29-49 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Degnan (PF) Marion Merritt | |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton makes the 1st free throw | 29-50 |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 29-51 |
| 14:20 | New Orleans | The jump hook by Christopher McReath is blocked by Geoffrey Horton | 29-51 |
| 14:18 | New Orleans | Brendan Lee tips it home | 31-51 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | John Kelly makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Dallas Antone | 31-54 |
| 13:37 | New Orleans | Christopher McReath drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kevin Junior and he's hacked by John Kelly - foul #2 on John Kelly, team foul #5 | 33-54 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Patrick Burns (PG), James Bender (SF), Keith Sunderman (PF), George Smith (C) Kevin Junior, Edwin Thomas, Brendan Lee, Jonathan Ramon | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Dimarco (PG), James Poplawski (SG), Eugene Prochaska (SF), Raymond Green (C) Dallas Antone, John Kelly, George Degnan, Geoffrey Horton | |
| 13:37 | New Orleans | Christopher McReath makes the free throw | 34-54 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Wesley Powell knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Eugene Prochaska | 34-56 |
| 12:57 | New Orleans | Patrick Burns makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Christopher McReath | 36-56 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Wesley Powell hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Dimarco | 36-59 |
| 12:26 | New Orleans | Christopher McReath misses the floater from the free throw line | 36-59 |
| 12:25 | New Orleans | George Smith hits the follow up shot | 38-59 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-59 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick (SG), Paul Franklin (PF) Christopher McReath, James Bender | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG), John Kelly (SG), George Degnan (PF) James Dimarco, James Poplawski, Wesley Powell | |
| 12:09 | New Orleans | Paul Franklin is fouled on the floor by George Degnan - foul #3 on George Degnan, team foul #6 | 38-59 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas (SF), Brendan Lee (C) Paul Franklin, George Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:02 | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-59 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Junior (PG), Paul Franklin (PF) Patrick Burns, Keith Sunderman | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:00 | Illinois | Kevin Junior is called for the reach on Dallas Antone in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kevin Junior, team foul #6 | 38-59 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Patrick Burns (PG) Kevin Junior | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:35 | Illinois | George Degnan misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 38-59 |
| 11:34 | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas snags the defensive board | 38-59 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Patrick Burns (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Augustus Zelnick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Franklin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brendan Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Kelly (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - George Degnan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Green (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | New Orleans | Patrick Burns can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 38-59 |
| 11:28 | New Orleans | Paul Franklin grabs the offensive board | 38-59 |
| 11:21 | New Orleans | Paul Franklin makes the shot from the left block set up by Patrick Burns and he's fouled by Eugene Prochaska - foul #1 on Eugene Prochaska, team foul #7 | 40-59 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Bender (SF) Edwin Thomas | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Poplawski (SF), Marion Merritt (PF), Geoffrey Horton (C) Eugene Prochaska, George Degnan, Raymond Green | |
| 11:21 | New Orleans | Paul Franklin misses the free throw | 40-59 |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Marion Merritt grabs the defensive rebound | 40-59 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Paul Franklin takes the ball from John Kelly | 40-59 |
| 10:40 | New Orleans | James Bender clanks a floater from the free throw line | 40-59 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Poplawski | 40-59 |
| 10:14 | Illinois | James Poplawski misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-59 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | Marion Merritt tips it back up and in | 40-61 |
| 09:58 | New Orleans | Brendan Lee hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 40-61 |
| 09:57 | Illinois | Marion Merritt pulls down the rebound | 40-61 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Dallas Antone loses the dribble to Augustus Zelnick in the backcourt | 40-61 |
| 09:43 | New Orleans | Paul Franklin buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Patrick Burns | 42-61 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | James Poplawski is fouled in the backcourt by James Bender - foul #4 on James Bender, team foul #7 | 42-61 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Christopher McReath (SG), Edwin Thomas (SF), Keith Sunderman (PF), George Smith (C) Augustus Zelnick, James Bender, Paul Franklin, Brendan Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Dimarco (PG), Eugene Prochaska (SF), George Degnan (PF), Raymond Green (C) Dallas Antone, John Kelly, Marion Merritt, Geoffrey Horton | |
| 09:39 | Illinois | James Poplawski makes the 1st free throw | 42-62 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | James Poplawski misses the 2nd free throw | 42-62 |
| 09:39 | New Orleans | George Smith snags the defensive board | 42-62 |
| 09:30 | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 42-62 |
| 09:29 | New Orleans | Keith Sunderman snags the offensive board | 42-62 |
| 09:14 | New Orleans | The jump hook by George Smith is blocked by Raymond Green | 42-62 |
| 09:13 | New Orleans | George Smith misses the tip | 42-62 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | The rebound goes to George Degnan | 42-62 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | George Smith steps in front of the James Poplawski pass | 42-62 |
| 08:38 | New Orleans | George Smith's fadeaway is rejected by George Degnan | 42-62 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | George Degnan grabs the defensive rebound | 42-62 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | James Poplawski is hacked by Patrick Burns - foul #2 on Patrick Burns, team foul #8 | 42-62 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Powell (SF), Marion Merritt (PF), Geoffrey Horton (C) Eugene Prochaska, George Degnan, Raymond Green | |
| 08:22 | Illinois | James Poplawski misses the 1st free throw | 42-62 |
| 08:22 | New Orleans | George Smith snags the defensive board | 42-62 |
| 07:59 | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas is hacked by Wesley Powell - foul #3 on Wesley Powell, team foul #8 | 42-62 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Junior (PG), Jonathan Ramon (C) Patrick Burns, George Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn (PG) James Poplawski | |
| 07:59 | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 43-62 |
| 07:59 | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 43-62 |
| 07:59 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Sunderman | 43-62 |
| 07:40 | New Orleans | Jonathan Ramon makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Kevin Junior | 45-62 |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Marion Merritt is called for traveling in the backcourt | 45-62 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick (SG), James Bender (SF) Christopher McReath, Edwin Thomas | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG), John Kelly (SG) Randall Mendelsohn, James Dimarco | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Kevin Junior (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Augustus Zelnick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Bender (fairly fresh) 4 pf. PF - Keith Sunderman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Ramon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Kelly (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wesley Powell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Marion Merritt (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Geoffrey Horton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:25 | New Orleans | Jonathan Ramon is called for traveling | 45-62 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Green (C) Geoffrey Horton | |
| 07:22 | Illinois | Dallas Antone is hacked by Kevin Junior in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kevin Junior, team foul #9 | 45-62 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Christopher McReath (SG) Kevin Junior | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:22 | Illinois | Dallas Antone makes the 1st free throw | 45-63 |
| 07:22 | Illinois | Dallas Antone misses the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 07:22 | Illinois | Marion Merritt gets the offensive rebound | 45-63 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Raymond Green is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 45-63 |
| 06:57 | New Orleans | Jonathan Ramon pulls down the rebound | 45-63 |
| 06:42 | New Orleans | Keith Sunderman misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-63 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dallas Antone | 45-63 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Keith Sunderman steals the ball from Wesley Powell in the backcourt | 45-63 |
| 06:28 | New Orleans | The pull-up jumper by Christopher McReath is blocked by Wesley Powell | 45-63 |
| 06:27 | New Orleans | Jonathan Ramon gets the offensive rebound | 45-63 |
| 06:14 | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick is called for traveling | 45-63 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Patrick Burns (PG), Paul Franklin (SF), Brendan Lee (PF), George Smith (C) Augustus Zelnick, James Bender, Keith Sunderman, Jonathan Ramon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska (SF), George Degnan (PF), Geoffrey Horton (C) Wesley Powell, Marion Merritt, Raymond Green | |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Patrick Burns picks off the pass by Eugene Prochaska in the backcourt | 45-63 |
| 05:51 | New Orleans | Paul Franklin loses the dribble to Eugene Prochaska | 45-63 |
| 05:25 | Illinois | George Degnan makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Dallas Antone | 45-66 |
| 05:14 | New Orleans | Paul Franklin is whistled for a carry | 45-66 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick (SG), Edwin Thomas (SF) Christopher McReath, George Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn (PG), James Dimarco (SG), Wesley Powell (SF), Marion Merritt (PF), Raymond Green (C) Dallas Antone, John Kelly, Eugene Prochaska, George Degnan, Geoffrey Horton | |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Marion Merritt is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-69 |
| 04:51 | New Orleans | Patrick Burns hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Wesley Powell - foul #4 on Wesley Powell, team foul #9 | 45-69 |
| 04:51 | New Orleans | Patrick Burns makes the 1st free throw | 46-69 |
| 04:51 | New Orleans | Patrick Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 47-69 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-69 |
| 04:28 | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas grabs the board | 47-69 |
| 04:24 | New Orleans | Patrick Burns hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Edwin Thomas | 49-69 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | Edwin Thomas steals the ball from Marion Merritt | 49-69 |
| 04:07 | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas lays it up and in | 51-69 |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Raymond Green clanks a jumper from close range but the foul's on Paul Franklin - foul #1 on Paul Franklin, team foul #10 | 51-69 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Christopher McReath (SG), Jonathan Ramon (C) Patrick Burns, Brendan Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Raymond Green misses the 1st free throw | 51-69 |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Raymond Green makes the 2nd free throw | 51-70 |
| 03:26 | New Orleans | Christopher McReath can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 51-70 |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Raymond Green gets the rebound | 51-70 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Augustus Zelnick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher McReath (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edwin Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Franklin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Ramon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randall Mendelsohn (fairly fresh) SG - James Dimarco (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Wesley Powell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Marion Merritt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Raymond Green (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:02 | Illinois | James Dimarco is hacked by Christopher McReath - foul #4 on Christopher McReath, team foul #11 | 51-70 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Poplawski (SG) Randall Mendelsohn | |
| 03:02 | Illinois | James Dimarco makes the 1st free throw | 51-71 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | James Dimarco makes the 2nd free throw | 51-72 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:47 | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick hits a jumper from the left wing | 53-72 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Wesley Powell connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Marion Merritt | 53-75 |
| 02:04 | New Orleans | Christopher McReath misses the jumpshot from the left side | 53-75 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Wesley Powell gets the rebound | 53-75 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Wesley Powell misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-75 |
| 01:44 | New Orleans | Edwin Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 53-75 |
| 01:28 | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 53-75 |
| 01:27 | New Orleans | Augustus Zelnick can't tip it in | 53-75 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Raymond Green grabs the board | 53-75 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | James Dimarco hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-75 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Wesley Powell hits the follow up shot | 53-77 |
| 00:54 | New Orleans | Paul Franklin clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Raymond Green - foul #3 on Raymond Green, team foul #10 | 53-77 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brendan Lee (PF) Christopher McReath | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:54 | New Orleans | Paul Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 54-77 |
| 00:54 | New Orleans | Paul Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 55-77 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Illinois | James Dimarco is fouled in the backcourt by Edwin Thomas - foul #1 on Edwin Thomas, team foul #12 | 55-77 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Patrick Burns (PG) Jonathan Ramon | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:52 | Illinois | James Dimarco misses the 1st free throw | 55-77 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | James Dimarco makes the 2nd free throw | 55-78 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:44 | New Orleans | Patrick Burns throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-78 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | James Dimarco misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Patrick Burns - foul #3 on Patrick Burns, team foul #13 | 55-78 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | James Dimarco makes the 1st free throw | 55-79 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | James Dimarco makes the 2nd free throw | 55-80 |
| 00:15 | New Orleans | Paul Franklin misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 55-80 |
| 00:14 | New Orleans | Brendan Lee tips it but misses | 55-80 |
| 00:13 | New Orleans | Brendan Lee tips it home | 57-80 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | James Dimarco runs out the clock | 57-80 |