| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Keith Park (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Vincent Bridges (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Floyd Gattis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Lewis Basham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Saffold (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wendell Brandon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Maurice Strickland (fresh) 2 reb. C - Claudio Greco (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Vincent Bridges inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Illinois | William Williams is called for the reach on Vincent Bridges - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter clanks a shot from close range but the foul's on David Saffold - foul #2 on David Saffold, team foul #2 | 30-26 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 18:57 | Xavier | Vincent Bridges is called for the reach on Claudio Greco - foul #3 on Vincent Bridges, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| 18:40 | Xavier | William Williams buries a jumper in the paint set up by David Saffold | 32-28 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Vincent Bridges hits a jump hook from the left block | 34-28 |
| 18:11 | Xavier | David Saffold misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-28 |
| 18:09 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon tips it back up and in | 34-30 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Vincent Bridges misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Wendell Brandon - foul #1 on Wendell Brandon, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Vincent Bridges makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Vincent Bridges makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 17:27 | Xavier | David Saffold hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 16:59 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis tips it but misses | 36-33 |
| 16:57 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 16:29 | Xavier | David Saffold misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Lewis Basham grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 16:23 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter misses badly on a shot from the left block | 36-33 |
| 16:22 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis hits the follow up shot | 38-33 |
| 16:08 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Bradley Hunter | 40-33 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Hunter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Park (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Vincent Bridges (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Floyd Gattis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Lewis Basham (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Saffold (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wendell Brandon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Maurice Strickland (fresh) 3 reb. C - Claudio Greco (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:18 | Xavier | William Williams misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-33 |
| 15:17 | Illinois | Vincent Bridges pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 15:13 | Illinois | David Saffold picks off the pass by Bradley Hunter in the backcourt | 40-33 |
| 14:52 | Xavier | David Saffold hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Bradley Hunter - foul #1 on Bradley Hunter, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Heffron (PG), James Keeler (SF), Anthony Birnbaum (PF), Larry Delatorre (C) Bradley Hunter, Vincent Bridges, Floyd Gattis, Lewis Basham | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Daniels (SG), Patrick Clark (SF), Dennis Smith (C) William Williams, Wendell Brandon, Claudio Greco | |
| 14:52 | Xavier | David Saffold makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 14:52 | Xavier | David Saffold makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 40-35 |
| 14:27 | Xavier | David Saffold grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 14:06 | Xavier | Patrick Clark hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Saffold | 40-37 |
| 13:51 | Illinois | Dennis Smith is called for the reach on Larry Delatorre - foul #2 on Dennis Smith, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Vincent Bridges (SF) Keith Park | |
| Subs | Xavier | Claudio Greco (C) Maurice Strickland | |
| 13:24 | Illinois | Patrick Clark steals the ball from David Heffron | 40-37 |
| 13:01 | Xavier | Patrick Clark knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | James Keeler scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by David Heffron | 42-40 |
| 12:09 | Xavier | David Saffold travels with the ball | 42-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Hunter (PG), Floyd Gattis (PF) James Keeler, Larry Delatorre | |
| Subs | Xavier | Wendell Brandon (PG), William Williams (SG), Maurice Strickland (PF) David Saffold, Ronald Daniels, Dennis Smith | |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 42-40 |
| 11:46 | Xavier | Patrick Clark snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Hunter (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Heffron (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Vincent Bridges (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Floyd Gattis (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony Birnbaum (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Wendell Brandon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Clark (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Maurice Strickland (fresh) 3 reb. C - Claudio Greco (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-40 |
| 11:15 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland tips it but misses | 42-40 |
| 11:13 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Vincent Bridges | 42-40 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by David Heffron | 44-40 |
| 10:26 | Xavier | William Williams comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Vincent Bridges - foul #4 on Vincent Bridges, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Park (SG), James Keeler (SF), Lewis Basham (C) David Heffron, Vincent Bridges, Anthony Birnbaum | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dennis Smith (C) Claudio Greco | |
| 10:26 | Xavier | William Williams misses the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 10:26 | Xavier | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | Maurice Strickland steals it from Bradley Hunter | 44-41 |
| 09:33 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Maurice Strickland is called for the reach on Keith Park - foul #2 on Maurice Strickland, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Heffron (PG), Vincent Bridges (SF), Anthony Birnbaum (PF) Bradley Hunter, James Keeler, Floyd Gattis | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Saffold (PG) Patrick Clark | |
| 08:41 | Illinois | William Williams steals it from David Heffron | 44-41 |
| 08:26 | Xavier | David Saffold is hacked by David Heffron - foul #2 on David Heffron, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Patrick Clark (SF), Claudio Greco (C) Wendell Brandon, Dennis Smith | |
| 08:10 | Xavier | William Williams makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from David Saffold | 44-43 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | David Heffron misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by David Saffold - foul #3 on David Saffold, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Delatorre (C) Lewis Basham | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Daniels (SG) William Williams | |
| 07:45 | Illinois | David Heffron makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | David Heffron misses the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 07:45 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Maurice Strickland | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Heffron (fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. SG - Keith Park (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Vincent Bridges (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Anthony Birnbaum (fresh) 5 pts. C - Larry Delatorre (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Saffold (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Patrick Clark (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Maurice Strickland (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Claudio Greco (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Xavier | Patrick Clark hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-43 |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | David Heffron comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-43 |
| 06:53 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 06:48 | Xavier | David Saffold misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 45-43 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Larry Delatorre grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | Keith Park makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by David Heffron | 47-43 |
| 06:02 | Xavier | David Saffold buries a jumper from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Hunter (PG), Floyd Gattis (PF), Lewis Basham (C) David Heffron, Anthony Birnbaum, Larry Delatorre | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Williams (SG), Wendell Brandon (SF), Dennis Smith (PF) Ronald Daniels, Patrick Clark, Maurice Strickland | |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Keith Park comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 05:35 | Xavier | Dennis Smith gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 05:22 | Xavier | William Williams misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Lewis Basham gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Lewis Basham is fouled on the floor by David Saffold - foul #4 on David Saffold, team foul #7 | 47-45 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Lewis Basham makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Lewis Basham makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 04:53 | Xavier | Claudio Greco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Maurice Strickland (PF) Dennis Smith | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 49-45 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Lewis Basham grabs the offensive board | 49-45 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Bradley Hunter | 51-45 |
| 03:59 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Lewis Basham grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Vincent Bridges is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Vincent Bridges, team foul #5 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Keeler (SF) Vincent Bridges | |
| Subs | Xavier | Patrick Clark (SF) Wendell Brandon | |
| 03:34 | Xavier | William Williams misses long on a shot from close range but the foul's on Keith Park - foul #1 on Keith Park, team foul #6 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Heffron (SG) Keith Park | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 03:34 | Xavier | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 03:34 | Xavier | William Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 03:34 | Xavier | Patrick Clark gets the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Hunter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Heffron (fresh) 1 pts. 7 ast. SF - James Keeler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Floyd Gattis (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Lewis Basham (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Saffold (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Clark (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Maurice Strickland (fresh) 6 reb. C - Claudio Greco (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Xavier | Floyd Gattis is called for the reach on William Williams - foul #1 on Floyd Gattis, team foul #7 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum (C) Lewis Basham | |
| Subs | Xavier | Wendell Brandon (PG), Dennis Smith (C) David Saffold, Claudio Greco | |
| 03:08 | Xavier | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 03:08 | Xavier | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter is hacked by Wendell Brandon - foul #2 on Wendell Brandon, team foul #8 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Delatorre (C) Floyd Gattis | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 02:45 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Park (SG), Floyd Gattis (PF), Lewis Basham (C) David Heffron, Anthony Birnbaum, Larry Delatorre | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Saffold (PG), Claudio Greco (C) Wendell Brandon, Dennis Smith | |
| 02:31 | Xavier | Floyd Gattis is called for the reach on Maurice Strickland - foul #2 on Floyd Gattis, team foul #8 | 53-48 |
| 02:31 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland misses the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Lewis Basham grabs the board | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis lays it in on a nice dish by James Keeler | 55-48 |
| 01:47 | Xavier | William Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter is fouled on the floor by David Saffold - foul #5 on David Saffold, team foul #9 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Wendell Brandon (PG) David Saffold | |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter misses the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 01:30 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland grabs the board | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:16 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon buries a shot in the lane | 56-50 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | William Williams is called for the reach on Keith Park - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #10 | 56-50 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Keith Park makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Keith Park misses the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 01:00 | Xavier | Patrick Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 00:43 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by William Williams | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Keith Park is fouled in the backcourt by Wendell Brandon - foul #3 on Wendell Brandon, team foul #11 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Heffron (PG), Anthony Birnbaum (C) Bradley Hunter, Lewis Basham | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Keith Park makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Keith Park makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:36 | Xavier | Patrick Clark misses long on an open floater in the paint | 59-52 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Anthony Birnbaum | 59-52 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lewis Basham (C) Floyd Gattis | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:32 | Illinois | James Keeler is hacked by William Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Williams, team foul #12 | 59-52 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | James Keeler makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | James Keeler makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:29 | Xavier | David Heffron is called for the reach on Wendell Brandon in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Heffron, team foul #9 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Hunter (PG), Floyd Gattis (PF) David Heffron, Anthony Birnbaum | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:29 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:29 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Lewis Basham is hacked by Wendell Brandon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wendell Brandon, team foul #13 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Heffron (PG), Anthony Birnbaum (PF) Bradley Hunter, Floyd Gattis | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Lewis Basham misses the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Lewis Basham makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:21 | Xavier | Lewis Basham steps in front of the William Williams pass | 62-54 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-54 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | James Keeler is hacked by Wendell Brandon in the backcourt - foul #5 on Wendell Brandon, team foul #14 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Pfaff (PG) Wendell Brandon | |
| 00:18 | Illinois | James Keeler misses the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | James Keeler makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:12 | Xavier | David Heffron knocks away the 3 by Patrick Clark | 63-54 |
| 00:11 | Xavier | Daniel Pfaff gets the offensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 00:07 | Xavier | James Keeler takes the ball from Daniel Pfaff | 63-54 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | David Heffron runs out the clock | 63-54 |