| Lineup | Texas | PG - Thomas Willmon (fresh) SG - Gregory Bush (fresh) SF - George Dunkley (fresh) PF - Howard Buckle (fresh) C - Daniel Baker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ray Thompson (fresh) SG - Nolan Alexander (fresh) SF - Mark Blanc (fresh) PF - Gerald Collar (fresh) C - Cruz Hutchens (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Illinois | Gerald Collar can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Texas | Thomas Willmon gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Texas | Howard Buckle comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Illinois | Thomas Willmon is called for the reach on Mark Blanc - foul #1 on Thomas Willmon, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Mark Blanc connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Nolan Alexander | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Texas | Cruz Hutchens is called for the reach on Daniel Baker - foul #1 on Cruz Hutchens, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | Texas | Daniel Baker connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Howard Buckle | 2-2 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Howard Buckle is called for the reach on Cruz Hutchens - foul #1 on Howard Buckle, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:00 | Illinois | Ray Thompson hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-4 |
| 17:34 | Texas | Nolan Alexander steals the ball from George Dunkley | 2-4 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Nolan Alexander lays it in | 2-6 |
| 17:11 | Texas | Thomas Willmon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-6 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred Wilcoxon (SG), Micheal Rose (SF), Robert Robinson (C) Nolan Alexander, Mark Blanc, Cruz Hutchens | |
| 16:55 | Illinois | Robert Robinson comes up short on the floater in the lane | 2-6 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Robert Robinson misses the tip | 2-6 |
| 16:52 | Texas | Howard Buckle grabs the board | 2-6 |
| 16:35 | Texas | Daniel Baker clanks a runner from the left block | 2-6 |
| 16:33 | Texas | Daniel Baker tips it back up and in | 4-6 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | Micheal Rose hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 4-6 |
| 16:13 | Texas | The rebound goes to Daniel Baker | 4-6 |
| 16:01 | Texas | Thomas Willmon misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 16:00 | Texas | Gregory Bush pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Thomas Willmon (fresh) SG - Gregory Bush (fresh) SF - George Dunkley (fresh) PF - Howard Buckle (fresh) C - Daniel Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ray Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Fred Wilcoxon (fresh) SF - Micheal Rose (fresh) PF - Gerald Collar (fairly fresh) C - Robert Robinson (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Texas | Thomas Willmon hits a 3 from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Gerald Collar misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Thomas Willmon - foul #2 on Thomas Willmon, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Texas | George Bolte (SG), Jody Nivens (SF), Joseph Kennedy (PF), William Jeffcoat (C) Thomas Willmon, George Dunkley, Howard Buckle, Daniel Baker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nolan Alexander (PG), Mark Blanc (SF), Cruz Hutchens (C) Ray Thompson, Micheal Rose, Robert Robinson | |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Gerald Collar misses the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Gerald Collar misses the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:21 | Texas | William Jeffcoat pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:54 | Texas | Joseph Kennedy makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from George Bolte | 9-6 |
| 14:52 | Illinois | Gregory Bush is called for the reach on Nolan Alexander in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Bush, team foul #4 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Antonio Cabrera (PF) Gerald Collar | |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Fred Wilcoxon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens hits the follow up shot | 9-8 |
| 14:14 | Texas | Joseph Kennedy misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 14:13 | Texas | William Jeffcoat can't tip it in | 9-8 |
| 14:11 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens pulls down the rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:01 | Illinois | Mark Blanc hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 9-8 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens tips it but misses | 9-8 |
| 13:57 | Texas | The rebound goes to Jody Nivens | 9-8 |
| 13:41 | Texas | Gregory Bush misses the 3 from the left corner | 9-8 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens snags the defensive board | 9-8 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | Antonio Cabrera misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 9-8 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens tips it back up and in | 9-10 |
| 12:57 | Texas | Joseph Kennedy misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Antonio Cabrera - foul #1 on Antonio Cabrera, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Texas | George Dunkley (PG), Howard Buckle (PF), Daniel Baker (C) Gregory Bush, Jody Nivens, William Jeffcoat | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ray Thompson (PG), Jason Clark (SG), Micheal Rose (SF) Nolan Alexander, Fred Wilcoxon, Mark Blanc | |
| 12:57 | Texas | Joseph Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 12:57 | Texas | Joseph Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 12:43 | Illinois | Ray Thompson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-10 |
| 12:41 | Texas | Joseph Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 12:17 | Texas | Howard Buckle knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daniel Baker and he's hacked by Antonio Cabrera - foul #2 on Antonio Cabrera, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Texas | Jody Nivens (SF) Joseph Kennedy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Collar (PF), Robert Robinson (C) Antonio Cabrera, Cruz Hutchens | |
| 12:17 | Texas | Howard Buckle makes the free throw | 14-10 |
| 12:00 | Illinois | Robert Robinson knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 14-12 |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - George Dunkley (fresh) SG - George Bolte (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jody Nivens (fresh) PF - Howard Buckle (fresh) 3 pts. C - Daniel Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ray Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jason Clark (fresh) SF - Micheal Rose (fresh) PF - Gerald Collar (fresh) C - Robert Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Texas | Jody Nivens misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 14-12 |
| 11:31 | Texas | Daniel Baker tips it but misses | 14-12 |
| 11:30 | Illinois | Gerald Collar snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Ray Thompson is fouled on the floor by George Dunkley - foul #1 on George Dunkley, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Texas | Jonathan Current (SG) George Bolte | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nolan Alexander (SG) Jason Clark | |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Micheal Rose clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 14-12 |
| 11:14 | Texas | Jonathan Current snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| 10:55 | Texas | Daniel Baker hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Robert Robinson - foul #1 on Robert Robinson, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark Blanc (SF), Cruz Hutchens (C) Micheal Rose, Robert Robinson | |
| 10:55 | Texas | Daniel Baker misses the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 10:55 | Texas | Daniel Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens hits a floater from the baseline | 15-14 |
| 10:10 | Texas | Jody Nivens is fouled on the floor by Gerald Collar - foul #1 on Gerald Collar, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Texas | Gregory Bush (PG) Jody Nivens | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:59 | Texas | Cruz Hutchens is called for the reach on Daniel Baker - foul #2 on Cruz Hutchens, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Texas | George Bolte (SG), William Jeffcoat (C) Jonathan Current, Daniel Baker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Robinson (C) Cruz Hutchens | |
| 09:37 | Texas | Howard Buckle blows the layup | 15-14 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Robert Robinson pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 09:18 | Illinois | Robert Robinson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 15-14 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Mark Blanc misses the tip | 15-14 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Gerald Collar tips it home | 15-16 |
| 08:45 | Texas | George Dunkley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-16 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gerald Collar | 15-16 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | George Bolte steals the ball from Mark Blanc | 15-16 |
| 08:05 | Texas | Robert Robinson takes the ball from Gregory Bush | 15-16 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Robert Robinson can't throw it down but he's hacked by William Jeffcoat - foul #1 on William Jeffcoat, team foul #6 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Texas | Jonathan Current (SG), Jody Nivens (SF), Joseph Kennedy (PF), Daniel Baker (C) George Bolte, George Dunkley, Howard Buckle, William Jeffcoat | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Clark (PG), Fred Wilcoxon (SG), Micheal Rose (SF) Ray Thompson, Nolan Alexander, Mark Blanc | |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Robert Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Robert Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 07:55 | Texas | Daniel Baker pulls down the rebound | 15-17 |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Gregory Bush (fresh) SG - Jonathan Current (fresh) SF - Jody Nivens (fresh) PF - Joseph Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. C - Daniel Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jason Clark (fresh) SG - Fred Wilcoxon (fresh) SF - Micheal Rose (fresh) PF - Gerald Collar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Texas | Gregory Bush misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-17 |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Gerald Collar grabs the board | 15-17 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Gerald Collar can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 07:15 | Texas | The rebound goes to Jody Nivens | 15-17 |
| 07:09 | Texas | Daniel Baker double dribbles | 15-17 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Fred Wilcoxon's layup is rejected by Daniel Baker | 15-17 |
| 07:01 | Texas | Jody Nivens grabs the board | 15-17 |
| 06:44 | Texas | Daniel Baker loses the dribble to Jason Clark | 15-17 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Jason Clark lays it in | 15-19 |
| 06:18 | Texas | Joseph Kennedy steps out of bounds on the baseline | 15-19 |
| Subs | Texas | Thomas Willmon (PG), George Bolte (SG), Howard Buckle (PF) Gregory Bush, Jonathan Current, Joseph Kennedy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ray Thompson (PG), Antonio Cabrera (PF), Cruz Hutchens (C) Jason Clark, Gerald Collar, Robert Robinson | |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens's layup is rejected by Jody Nivens | 15-19 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | Antonio Cabrera grabs the offensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Fred Wilcoxon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-19 |
| Subs | Texas | George Dunkley (SF) Jody Nivens | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nolan Alexander (SG) Fred Wilcoxon | |
| 05:19 | Texas | George Dunkley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-19 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Nolan Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Nolan Alexander splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-19 |
| 04:58 | Texas | George Dunkley gets the rebound | 15-19 |
| 04:38 | Texas | George Bolte hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 15-19 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens grabs the defensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Antonio Cabrera can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 15-19 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Antonio Cabrera can't tip it in | 15-19 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Nolan Alexander misses the tip | 15-19 |
| 04:14 | Texas | Daniel Baker grabs the board | 15-19 |
| 03:54 | Texas | Daniel Baker is fouled on the floor by Cruz Hutchens - foul #3 on Cruz Hutchens, team foul #7 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Texas | Gregory Bush (SG), Joseph Kennedy (PF) George Bolte, Howard Buckle | |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred Wilcoxon (SG), Mark Blanc (SF), Robert Robinson (C) Nolan Alexander, Micheal Rose, Cruz Hutchens | |
| 03:54 | Texas | Daniel Baker makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 03:54 | Texas | Daniel Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Robinson | 16-19 |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Thomas Willmon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gregory Bush (fresh) SF - George Dunkley (fresh) PF - Joseph Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. C - Daniel Baker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ray Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Fred Wilcoxon (fresh) SF - Mark Blanc (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Antonio Cabrera (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Antonio Cabrera hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Fred Wilcoxon and the foul's on George Dunkley - foul #2 on George Dunkley, team foul #7 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Texas | William Jeffcoat (C) Daniel Baker | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Antonio Cabrera makes the free throw | 16-22 |
| 03:20 | Texas | Joseph Kennedy misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Robinson - foul #2 on Robert Robinson, team foul #8 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Texas | Jody Nivens (SF) George Dunkley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Clark (PG), Gerald Collar (PF) Ray Thompson, Antonio Cabrera | |
| 03:20 | Texas | Joseph Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 03:20 | Texas | Joseph Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Robert Robinson misses the fadeaway in the lane | 18-22 |
| 03:01 | Texas | Joseph Kennedy snags the defensive board | 18-22 |
| 02:53 | Texas | William Jeffcoat double dribbles | 18-22 |
| Subs | Texas | George Bolte (SG), Howard Buckle (PF) Thomas Willmon, Joseph Kennedy | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Fred Wilcoxon misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Jeffcoat - foul #2 on William Jeffcoat, team foul #8 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ray Thompson (PG) Jason Clark | |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Fred Wilcoxon makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Fred Wilcoxon makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 02:30 | Texas | Ray Thompson is called for the reach on Gregory Bush in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ray Thompson, team foul #9 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nolan Alexander (SG) Fred Wilcoxon | |
| 02:30 | Texas | Gregory Bush makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 02:30 | Texas | Gregory Bush misses the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Nolan Alexander snags the defensive board | 19-24 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Mark Blanc is called for traveling | 19-24 |
| Subs | Texas | George Dunkley (SF) Jody Nivens | |
| Subs | Illinois | Antonio Cabrera (C) Robert Robinson | |
| 01:50 | Texas | George Dunkley drills a jumper from the left side | 21-24 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Antonio Cabrera can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-24 |
| 01:35 | Texas | Howard Buckle pulls down the rebound | 21-24 |
| 01:08 | Texas | George Dunkley is hacked by Mark Blanc - foul #1 on Mark Blanc, team foul #10 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Texas | Thomas Willmon (PG), Daniel Baker (C) George Bolte, William Jeffcoat | |
| Subs | Illinois | Micheal Rose (SF), Robert Robinson (C) Mark Blanc, Gerald Collar | |
| 01:08 | Texas | George Dunkley makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 01:08 | Texas | George Dunkley makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Robert Robinson lays it in | 23-26 |
| 00:30 | Texas | Thomas Willmon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-26 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Robinson | 23-26 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Micheal Rose is hacked by George Dunkley - foul #3 on George Dunkley, team foul #9 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Texas | George Bolte (SG), Jody Nivens (SF), Joseph Kennedy (PF) Gregory Bush, George Dunkley, Howard Buckle | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Clark (PG), Fred Wilcoxon (SG), Gerald Collar (PF) Ray Thompson, Nolan Alexander, Antonio Cabrera | |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Micheal Rose makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Micheal Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 00:01 | Texas | Joseph Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 23-28 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Robert Robinson pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |