| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Barnard (fresh) SG - Art Lash (fresh) SF - Rodney Roberson (fresh) PF - William Grosso (fresh) C - Roy Wallace (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Huang Chio (fresh) SG - Roy Spencer (fresh) SF - Jody Whittier (fresh) PF - John Walther (fresh) C - Wayne McCoy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Roy Wallace wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Illinois | Art Lash misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Texas A&M | Wayne McCoy grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Texas A&M | Roy Spencer misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Roy Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Art Lash grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | William Grosso can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | William Grosso pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Texas A&M | Jody Whittier is alone and throws it down on a great pass from Huang Chio | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Illinois | William Grosso scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-2 |
| 18:31 | Texas A&M | Wayne McCoy misses short on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Roy Wallace - foul #1 on Roy Wallace, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:31 | Texas A&M | Wayne McCoy makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:31 | Texas A&M | Wayne McCoy misses the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 18:18 | Illinois | Art Lash clanks a 3 from the right corner | 5-3 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Roy Wallace grabs the offensive board | 5-3 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | William Grosso hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 5-3 |
| 18:04 | Texas A&M | Wayne McCoy pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:58 | Texas A&M | Wayne McCoy is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Roy Spencer | 5-5 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | Art Lash misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 17:52 | Texas A&M | Wayne McCoy snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 17:45 | Texas A&M | Jody Whittier misses the dunk but he's fouled by William Grosso - foul #1 on William Grosso, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| 17:45 | Texas A&M | Jody Whittier misses the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:45 | Texas A&M | Jody Whittier makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 5-6 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Roy Wallace tips it in | 7-6 |
| 17:31 | Texas A&M | Huang Chio is fouled in the backcourt by Art Lash - foul #1 on Art Lash, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Derrick Cross (PG), Gordon Handy (SG), Jeffery Pauley (PF), James Podrasky (C) Huang Chio, Roy Spencer, John Walther, Wayne McCoy | |
| 17:12 | Texas A&M | Jody Whittier can't throw it down | 7-6 |
| 17:10 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Barnard | 7-6 |
| 17:05 | Illinois | John Barnard connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Art Lash | 10-6 |
| 17:03 | Texas A&M | Derrick Cross throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-6 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson is fouled on the floor by Jody Whittier - foul #1 on Jody Whittier, team foul #1 | 10-6 |
| 16:39 | Illinois | A charge is called on Art Lash - foul #2 on Art Lash, team foul #4 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Russ (SG) Art Lash | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 16:29 | Texas A&M | Jeffery Pauley is whistled for a carry | 10-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jayson Kish (PF), Douglas Major (C) William Grosso, Roy Wallace | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Huang Chio (PG), Roy Spencer (SG) Gordon Handy, Jody Whittier | |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Douglas Major buries a jumpshot from the right side | 12-6 |
| 16:06 | Texas A&M | Douglas Major is called for the reach on Huang Chio in the backcourt - foul #1 on Douglas Major, team foul #5 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brendan Carter (SF) Rodney Roberson | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | John Walther (PF), Wayne McCoy (C) Jeffery Pauley, James Podrasky | |
| 15:46 | Texas A&M | Wayne McCoy hits a turnaround from close range set up by Roy Spencer | 12-8 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Barnard (tiring) 3 pts. SG - James Russ (fresh) SF - Brendan Carter (fresh) PF - Jayson Kish (fresh) C - Douglas Major (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Huang Chio (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roy Spencer (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Derrick Cross (fresh) PF - John Walther (fresh) C - Wayne McCoy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Jayson Kish clanks a turnaround near the basket | 12-8 |
| 15:29 | Texas A&M | Derrick Cross snags the defensive board | 12-8 |
| 15:25 | Texas A&M | Jayson Kish steals the ball from Roy Spencer in the backcourt | 12-8 |
| 15:20 | Illinois | Huang Chio picks off the pass by John Barnard out of a doubleteam | 12-8 |
| 15:16 | Texas A&M | Derrick Cross banks in the layup on a nice dish by Huang Chio | 12-10 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | John Barnard is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 12-10 |
| 15:10 | Texas A&M | Derrick Cross pulls down the rebound | 12-10 |
| 15:06 | Texas A&M | Huang Chio can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Barnard - foul #1 on John Barnard, team foul #6 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel McGoldrick (PG), Grover Plemons (SF), William Grosso (PF), Roy Wallace (C) John Barnard, Brendan Carter, Jayson Kish, Douglas Major | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Gordon Handy (SG), Jody Whittier (SF), Jeffery Pauley (PF), James Podrasky (C) Roy Spencer, Derrick Cross, John Walther, Wayne McCoy | |
| 15:06 | Texas A&M | Huang Chio misses the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 15:06 | Texas A&M | Huang Chio makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Roy Wallace hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 12-11 |
| 14:41 | Texas A&M | Jody Whittier gets the rebound | 12-11 |
| 14:35 | Texas A&M | Jody Whittier loses the dribble to Roy Wallace | 12-11 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | William Grosso misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by James Podrasky - foul #1 on James Podrasky, team foul #2 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Rodney Roberson (SF) Grover Plemons | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Sean Donaldson (PG), John Walther (PF) Huang Chio, James Podrasky | |
| 14:21 | Illinois | William Grosso misses the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | William Grosso makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 14:04 | Texas A&M | Jody Whittier clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 13-11 |
| 14:03 | Illinois | Roy Wallace pulls down the rebound | 13-11 |
| 13:57 | Illinois | John Walther steals it from William Grosso | 13-11 |
| 13:39 | Texas A&M | Jody Whittier misses the 3 from straight away | 13-11 |
| 13:38 | Texas A&M | Sean Donaldson snags the offensive board | 13-11 |
| 13:18 | Texas A&M | Jody Whittier is fouled on the floor by Rodney Roberson - foul #1 on Rodney Roberson, team foul #7 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Barnard (PG), Grover Plemons (SG), Jayson Kish (PF), Douglas Major (C) Daniel McGoldrick, James Russ, William Grosso, Roy Wallace | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Derrick Cross (PG), Roy Spencer (SG), Wayne McCoy (C) Sean Donaldson, Gordon Handy, Jeffery Pauley | |
| 13:18 | Texas A&M | Jody Whittier makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 13:18 | Texas A&M | Jody Whittier makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | John Barnard is fouled on the floor by Jody Whittier - foul #2 on Jody Whittier, team foul #3 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brendan Carter (SF) Rodney Roberson | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Huang Chio (PG) Jody Whittier | |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Jayson Kish can't finish the layup | 13-13 |
| 12:53 | Texas A&M | Huang Chio grabs the defensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 12:34 | Texas A&M | Derrick Cross clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Grover Plemons - foul #1 on Grover Plemons, team foul #8 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Russ (SG), Roy Wallace (C) Grover Plemons, Douglas Major | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Sean Donaldson (PG) Huang Chio | |
| 12:34 | Texas A&M | Derrick Cross makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 12:34 | Texas A&M | Derrick Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Roy Wallace banks in the layup set up by Jayson Kish | 15-15 |
| 12:10 | Texas A&M | Jayson Kish picks off the pass by Derrick Cross in the backcourt | 15-15 |
| 12:00 | Illinois | Brendan Carter loses the dribble to Wayne McCoy | 15-15 |
| 11:58 | Texas A&M | Sean Donaldson travels in the backcourt | 15-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Rodney Roberson (SF), William Grosso (PF) Brendan Carter, Roy Wallace | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Gordon Handy (SG) Roy Spencer | |
| 11:52 | Illinois | Jayson Kish is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jayson Kish, team foul #9 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | James Podrasky (C) Wayne McCoy | |
| 11:47 | Texas A&M | Rodney Roberson is called for the reach on Derrick Cross in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rodney Roberson, team foul #10 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brendan Carter (SF) Rodney Roberson | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 11:47 | Texas A&M | Derrick Cross makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 11:47 | Texas A&M | Derrick Cross misses the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 11:47 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jayson Kish | 15-16 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Barnard (tiring) 3 pts. SG - James Russ (tiring) SF - Brendan Carter (fairly fresh) PF - William Grosso (tiring) 4 pts. C - Jayson Kish (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Sean Donaldson (fresh) SG - Gordon Handy (fresh) SF - Derrick Cross (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Walther (tiring) C - James Podrasky (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Illinois | Jayson Kish connects on the runner from the left block and the foul's on Derrick Cross - foul #1 on Derrick Cross, team foul #4 | 17-16 |
| 11:37 | Illinois | Jayson Kish makes the free throw | 18-16 |
| 11:17 | Texas A&M | Derrick Cross misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 18-16 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | William Grosso gets the rebound | 18-16 |
| 11:08 | Illinois | Jayson Kish throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Grover Plemons (SG), Douglas Major (PF), Roy Wallace (C) James Russ, William Grosso, Jayson Kish | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Huang Chio (PG), Roy Spencer (SF), Jeffery Pauley (PF) Sean Donaldson, Derrick Cross, John Walther | |
| 10:45 | Texas A&M | John Barnard steals it from James Podrasky | 18-16 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Roy Wallace lays it up and in on a great pass from Brendan Carter | 20-16 |
| 10:23 | Texas A&M | Gordon Handy is fouled in the backcourt by Grover Plemons - foul #2 on Grover Plemons, team foul #11 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Russ (SG), William Grosso (PF) Grover Plemons, Douglas Major | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Wayne McCoy (C) James Podrasky | |
| 10:23 | Texas A&M | Gordon Handy misses the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 10:23 | Texas A&M | Gordon Handy misses the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | William Grosso grabs the board | 20-16 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | Roy Wallace can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Wayne McCoy - foul #1 on Wayne McCoy, team foul #5 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel McGoldrick (PG) John Barnard | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Derrick Cross (SF), John Walther (PF) Gordon Handy, Jeffery Pauley | |
| 10:07 | Illinois | Roy Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | Roy Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 09:48 | Texas A&M | Roy Spencer hits the finger roll set up by Derrick Cross and the foul's on Daniel McGoldrick - foul #1 on Daniel McGoldrick, team foul #12 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jayson Kish (C) Roy Wallace | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Sean Donaldson (PG) Huang Chio | |
| 09:48 | Texas A&M | Roy Spencer makes the free throw | 22-19 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Jayson Kish is hacked by Wayne McCoy - foul #2 on Wayne McCoy, team foul #6 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Jeffery Pauley (C) Wayne McCoy | |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Jayson Kish's floater is tipped away by John Walther | 22-19 |
| 09:27 | Texas A&M | Jeffery Pauley pulls down the rebound | 22-19 |
| 09:23 | Texas A&M | Roy Spencer hits the finger roll set up by Jeffery Pauley | 22-21 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | William Grosso can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-21 |
| 09:14 | Texas A&M | Derrick Cross snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| 09:08 | Texas A&M | Derrick Cross misses short on a floater from the left wing | 22-21 |
| 09:06 | Texas A&M | Jeffery Pauley tips it home | 22-23 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | William Grosso clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-23 |
| 08:47 | Texas A&M | Roy Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 08:45 | Texas A&M | Sean Donaldson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Barnard (PG), Douglas Major (PF), Roy Wallace (C) Daniel McGoldrick, William Grosso, Jayson Kish | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Huang Chio (PG), Gordon Handy (SG), James Podrasky (C) Sean Donaldson, Derrick Cross, Jeffery Pauley | |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Roy Wallace misses the lay-in | 22-23 |
| 08:30 | Texas A&M | Huang Chio gets the rebound | 22-23 |
| 08:25 | Texas A&M | Gordon Handy can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-23 |
| 08:24 | Texas A&M | James Podrasky tips it in | 22-25 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | John Barnard is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-25 |
| 08:09 | Texas A&M | James Podrasky grabs the defensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 08:06 | Texas A&M | Huang Chio is fouled in the backcourt by Brendan Carter - foul #1 on Brendan Carter, team foul #13 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel McGoldrick (PG) Brendan Carter | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 08:06 | Texas A&M | Huang Chio makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 08:06 | Texas A&M | Huang Chio makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Roy Wallace makes the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line set up by John Barnard out of the doubleteam | 24-27 |
| 07:39 | Texas A&M | Gordon Handy is hacked by Douglas Major - foul #2 on Douglas Major, team foul #14 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Grosso (PF) Douglas Major | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Derrick Cross (SF), Jeffery Pauley (C) Roy Spencer, James Podrasky | |
| 07:39 | Texas A&M | Gordon Handy makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 07:39 | Texas A&M | Gordon Handy makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel McGoldrick (fairly fresh) SG - James Russ (tired) SF - John Barnard (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Grosso (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Wallace (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Huang Chio (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Handy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Derrick Cross (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Walther (tiring) C - Jeffery Pauley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Illinois | John Barnard is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-29 |
| 07:30 | Texas A&M | Jeffery Pauley snags the defensive board | 24-29 |
| 07:28 | Texas A&M | Derrick Cross is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel McGoldrick - foul #2 on Daniel McGoldrick, team foul #15 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brendan Carter (SF), Jayson Kish (C) Daniel McGoldrick, Roy Wallace | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Sean Donaldson (PG) Huang Chio | |
| 07:28 | Texas A&M | Derrick Cross misses the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 07:28 | Texas A&M | Derrick Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | William Grosso can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-30 |
| 07:14 | Texas A&M | The rebound goes to Jeffery Pauley | 24-30 |
| 07:09 | Texas A&M | Derrick Cross buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Gordon Handy | 24-32 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Jayson Kish misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by John Walther - foul #1 on John Walther, team foul #7 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Roy Spencer (SG) Gordon Handy | |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Jayson Kish makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Jayson Kish makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 06:43 | Texas A&M | Derrick Cross throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-32 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 26-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Wallace (C) Jayson Kish | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Gordon Handy (SG), James Podrasky (C) Roy Spencer, John Walther | |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Roy Wallace is fouled on the floor by James Podrasky - foul #2 on James Podrasky, team foul #8 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Art Lash (SG), Rodney Roberson (SF), Douglas Major (PF) James Russ, Brendan Carter, William Grosso | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Jody Whittier (SF), Wayne McCoy (C) Sean Donaldson, James Podrasky | |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Roy Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Roy Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 06:24 | Texas A&M | Wayne McCoy is alone and drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Derrick Cross | 28-34 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | John Barnard shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-34 |
| 06:06 | Texas A&M | Wayne McCoy grabs the board | 28-34 |
| 06:00 | Texas A&M | Jody Whittier misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 28-34 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Art Lash grabs the board | 28-34 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson misses the floater from just outside the lane | 28-34 |
| 05:53 | Illinois | Roy Wallace grabs the offensive board | 28-34 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Roy Wallace throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Grosso (PF), Jayson Kish (C) Douglas Major, Roy Wallace | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Huang Chio (PG), John Walther (PF) Derrick Cross, Jeffery Pauley | |
| 05:22 | Texas A&M | Wayne McCoy blows the layup | 28-34 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Art Lash grabs the defensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 05:16 | Illinois | Jayson Kish buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from John Barnard | 30-34 |
| 05:12 | Texas A&M | Huang Chio dunks the ball on a great pass from John Walther | 30-36 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Huang Chio steps in front of the Rodney Roberson pass | 30-36 |
| 04:29 | Texas A&M | Jody Whittier throws it down and he's hacked by Rodney Roberson - foul #3 on Rodney Roberson, team foul #16 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brendan Carter (SF), Douglas Major (PF), Roy Wallace (C) Rodney Roberson, William Grosso, Jayson Kish | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Derrick Cross (PG), Roy Spencer (SG), Jeffery Pauley (PF) Huang Chio, Gordon Handy, John Walther | |
| 04:29 | Texas A&M | Jody Whittier misses the free throw | 30-38 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Douglas Major pulls down the rebound | 30-38 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | The jump hook by Roy Wallace is blocked by Wayne McCoy | 30-38 |
| 04:09 | Texas A&M | Jody Whittier snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 04:04 | Texas A&M | Derrick Cross connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jeffery Pauley and the foul's on John Barnard - foul #2 on John Barnard, team foul #17 | 30-40 |
| 04:04 | Texas A&M | Derrick Cross misses the free throw | 30-40 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Douglas Major pulls down the rebound | 30-40 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Art Lash splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Barnard | 33-40 |
| 03:49 | Texas A&M | John Barnard steals the ball from Jody Whittier in the backcourt | 33-40 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Art Lash is fouled on the floor by Roy Spencer - foul #1 on Roy Spencer, team foul #9 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel McGoldrick (PG), Grover Plemons (SF), William Grosso (PF) John Barnard, Brendan Carter, Douglas Major | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Huang Chio (PG) Jody Whittier | |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Art Lash makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Art Lash makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel McGoldrick (fresh) SG - Art Lash (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Grover Plemons (fresh) PF - William Grosso (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Wallace (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Huang Chio (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roy Spencer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derrick Cross (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jeffery Pauley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne McCoy (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Texas A&M | Derrick Cross lays it in on a nice dish by Roy Spencer | 35-42 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | William Grosso is hacked by Wayne McCoy - foul #3 on Wayne McCoy, team foul #10 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jayson Kish (C) Roy Wallace | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Gordon Handy (SG), John Walther (PF) Roy Spencer, Wayne McCoy | |
| 03:03 | Illinois | William Grosso misses the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | William Grosso makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 02:37 | Texas A&M | John Walther connects on the open jumper from the left block on a great pass from Huang Chio | 36-44 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Jayson Kish lays it up and in set up by Art Lash out of the doubleteam and he's fouled by Jeffery Pauley - foul #1 on Jeffery Pauley, team foul #11 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Wallace (C) William Grosso | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Sean Donaldson (PG), Jody Whittier (SF) Huang Chio, Derrick Cross | |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Jayson Kish misses the free throw | 38-44 |
| 02:31 | Texas A&M | John Walther snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 02:27 | Texas A&M | Jody Whittier is fouled in the backcourt by Grover Plemons - foul #3 on Grover Plemons, team foul #18 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brendan Carter (SF) Grover Plemons | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 02:27 | Texas A&M | Jody Whittier makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 02:27 | Texas A&M | Jody Whittier makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Art Lash is fouled on the floor by John Walther - foul #2 on John Walther, team foul #12 | 38-46 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Art Lash makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Art Lash makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 02:17 | Texas A&M | Sean Donaldson is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel McGoldrick - foul #3 on Daniel McGoldrick, team foul #19 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Barnard (PG) Daniel McGoldrick | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 02:17 | Texas A&M | Sean Donaldson makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 02:17 | Texas A&M | Sean Donaldson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Roy Wallace snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | John Barnard shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jayson Kish | 43-47 |
| 01:43 | Texas A&M | Jody Whittier misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 43-47 |
| 01:41 | Texas A&M | Gordon Handy gets the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 01:27 | Texas A&M | Jody Whittier's floater is tipped away by Roy Wallace | 43-47 |
| 01:26 | Texas A&M | Jody Whittier tips it back up and in | 43-49 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Jayson Kish throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Grosso (PF), Douglas Major (C) Jayson Kish, Roy Wallace | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Huang Chio (PG), Roy Spencer (SG), Derrick Cross (SF) Sean Donaldson, Gordon Handy, Jody Whittier | |
| 00:57 | Texas A&M | Huang Chio is hacked by John Barnard in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Barnard, team foul #20 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Russ (SG) John Barnard | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 00:57 | Texas A&M | Huang Chio misses the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 00:57 | Texas A&M | Huang Chio makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Art Lash works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from the left side | 45-50 |
| 00:33 | Texas A&M | Huang Chio connects on the open shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Roy Spencer | 45-52 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | William Grosso scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 47-52 |
| 00:04 | Texas A&M | James Russ is called for the reach on Roy Spencer - foul #1 on James Russ, team foul #21 | 47-52 |
| 00:04 | Texas A&M | Roy Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 00:04 | Texas A&M | Roy Spencer misses the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | William Grosso gets the rebound | 47-53 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | William Grosso misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 47-53 |