| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lindsay Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Trevor Coats (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Young (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Thomas Hensley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Isiah Perry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Kelly Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alton Bolton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Hennigan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Vallecillo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Heath Nance (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Steven Young inbounds the ball | 43-23 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-23 |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Isiah Perry can't tip it in | 43-23 |
| 19:41 | Idaho | Alton Bolton snags the defensive board | 43-23 |
| 19:26 | Idaho | Heath Nance comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Isiah Perry - foul #3 on Isiah Perry, team foul #1 | 43-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randolph Wilson (C) Isiah Perry | |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| 19:26 | Idaho | Heath Nance misses the 1st free throw | 43-23 |
| 19:26 | Idaho | Heath Nance misses the 2nd free throw | 43-23 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Steven Young snags the defensive board | 43-23 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Randolph Wilson loses the dribble to Alton Bolton | 43-23 |
| 19:04 | Idaho | Alton Bolton banks in the layup | 43-25 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Thomas Hensley scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Young | 46-25 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 18:30 | Idaho | Steven Young takes the ball from David Hennigan | 46-25 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 18:04 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Young | 49-25 |
| 17:53 | Idaho | David Hennigan hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kelly Lee | 49-27 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | Randolph Wilson misses the dunk | 49-27 |
| 17:27 | Idaho | Heath Nance gets the rebound | 49-27 |
| 17:15 | Idaho | Kelly Lee connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-29 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Steven Young hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 49-29 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Thomas Hensley tips it back up and in | 51-29 |
| 16:46 | Idaho | David Hennigan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Trevor Coats - foul #3 on Trevor Coats, team foul #2 | 51-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Brown (SG), Paul Langford (SF), Daniel Burke (PF), Michael Thoreson (C) Trevor Coats, Steven Young, Thomas Hensley, Randolph Wilson | |
| Subs | Idaho | Tommy Fitzmaurice (PG), Gregory Krause (SG), Terence West (PF), Richard Rodgers (C) Kelly Lee, Alton Bolton, Michael Vallecillo, Heath Nance | |
| 16:46 | Idaho | David Hennigan makes the 1st free throw | 51-30 |
| 16:46 | Idaho | David Hennigan makes the 2nd free throw | 51-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 16:21 | Illinois | Paul Langford misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-31 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Daniel Burke snags the offensive board | 51-31 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones clanks a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Tommy Fitzmaurice - foul #1 on Tommy Fitzmaurice, team foul #1 | 51-31 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones makes the 1st free throw | 52-31 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 53-31 |
| 15:53 | Idaho | Tommy Fitzmaurice comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-31 |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Daniel Burke gets the rebound | 53-31 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lindsay Jones (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Langford (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Burke (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Thoreson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Tommy Fitzmaurice (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Krause (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Hennigan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Terence West (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Rodgers (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Langford | 56-31 |
| 15:23 | Idaho | Tommy Fitzmaurice is called for traveling | 56-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Trevor Coats (PG), Isiah Perry (C) Lindsay Jones, Michael Thoreson | |
| Subs | Idaho | Craig Goodman (PG), Glenn McDonough (SF), Michael Vallecillo (PF) Tommy Fitzmaurice, David Hennigan, Richard Rodgers | |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Richard Brown is fouled on the floor by Gregory Krause - foul #1 on Gregory Krause, team foul #2 | 56-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Young (SF) Richard Brown | |
| Subs | Idaho | Heath Nance (C) Terence West | |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Steven Young buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-31 |
| 14:27 | Idaho | Gregory Krause hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-31 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Steven Young gets the rebound | 59-31 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | Steven Young knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Langford | 62-31 |
| 13:42 | Idaho | Gregory Krause comes up short on the floater from the left block | 62-31 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Trevor Coats pulls down the rebound | 62-31 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Gregory Krause takes the ball from Steven Young | 62-31 |
| 13:13 | Idaho | Craig Goodman lays it in set up by Gregory Krause | 62-33 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Daniel Burke is hacked by Heath Nance - foul #1 on Heath Nance, team foul #3 | 62-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lindsay Jones (PG), Richard Brown (SG), Thomas Hensley (PF), Randolph Wilson (C) Trevor Coats, Paul Langford, Daniel Burke, Isiah Perry | |
| Subs | Idaho | Alton Bolton (SG), David Hennigan (SF), Terence West (PF), Richard Rodgers (C) Gregory Krause, Glenn McDonough, Michael Vallecillo, Heath Nance | |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones can't finish the layup | 62-33 |
| 12:34 | Idaho | Craig Goodman snags the defensive board | 62-33 |
| 12:22 | Idaho | David Hennigan connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Craig Goodman | 62-36 |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Hensley | 65-36 |
| 11:43 | Idaho | David Hennigan connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Richard Rodgers | 65-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lindsay Jones (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steven Young (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Hensley (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Randolph Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Craig Goodman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alton Bolton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Hennigan (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Terence West (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Rodgers (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Illinois | Richard Rodgers takes the ball from Richard Brown | 65-38 |
| 11:16 | Idaho | Steven Young swats the layup by David Hennigan | 65-38 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Steven Young grabs the board | 65-38 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Thomas Hensley buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Lindsay Jones | 68-38 |
| 10:40 | Idaho | Randolph Wilson steals it from Richard Rodgers | 68-38 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Randolph Wilson misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Craig Goodman - foul #4 on Craig Goodman, team foul #4 | 68-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Trevor Coats (SG), Paul Langford (SF), Isiah Perry (C) Richard Brown, Steven Young, Thomas Hensley | |
| Subs | Idaho | Kelly Lee (PG), Gregory Krause (SG), Michael Vallecillo (PF), Heath Nance (C) Craig Goodman, Alton Bolton, Terence West, Richard Rodgers | |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Randolph Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 69-38 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Randolph Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 69-38 |
| 10:11 | Idaho | The rebound goes to Gregory Krause | 69-38 |
| 10:01 | Idaho | Heath Nance connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Kelly Lee | 69-40 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Paul Langford is fouled on the floor by Michael Vallecillo - foul #2 on Michael Vallecillo, team foul #5 | 69-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Burke (PF) Randolph Wilson | |
| Subs | Idaho | Glenn McDonough (SF) David Hennigan | |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Trevor Coats and the foul's on Kelly Lee - foul #2 on Kelly Lee, team foul #6 | 71-40 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones misses the free throw | 71-40 |
| 09:21 | Idaho | The rebound goes to Michael Vallecillo | 71-40 |
| 09:06 | Idaho | Heath Nance double dribbles | 71-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Brown (SG) Lindsay Jones | |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Paul Langford clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Vallecillo - foul #3 on Michael Vallecillo, team foul #7 | 71-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Hensley (SF) Richard Brown | |
| Subs | Idaho | Alton Bolton (SG), David Hennigan (SF) Gregory Krause, Glenn McDonough | |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Paul Langford makes the 1st free throw | 72-40 |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Paul Langford makes the 2nd free throw | 73-40 |
| 08:35 | Idaho | Kelly Lee misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Trevor Coats - foul #4 on Trevor Coats, team foul #3 | 73-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Brown (PG) Trevor Coats | |
| Subs | Idaho | Tommy Fitzmaurice (PG), Glenn McDonough (SF), Gregory Krause (PF), Terence West (C) Alton Bolton, David Hennigan, Michael Vallecillo, Heath Nance | |
| 08:35 | Idaho | Kelly Lee makes the 1st free throw | 73-41 |
| 08:35 | Idaho | Kelly Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 73-42 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Paul Langford drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Brown | 75-42 |
| 07:56 | Idaho | Glenn McDonough is fouled on the floor by Thomas Hensley - foul #1 on Thomas Hensley, team foul #4 | 75-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lindsay Jones (PG), Trevor Coats (SG), Steven Young (SF) Richard Brown, Paul Langford, Isiah Perry | |
| Subs | Idaho | Richard Rodgers (C) Tommy Fitzmaurice | |
| 07:50 | Idaho | Richard Rodgers hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-45 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Thomas Hensley | 77-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lindsay Jones (fresh) 24 pts. 4 ast. SG - Trevor Coats (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Steven Young (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Hensley (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Burke (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Kelly Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Krause (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Glenn McDonough (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Terence West (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Rodgers (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:40 | Idaho | Kelly Lee misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 77-45 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Daniel Burke grabs the defensive rebound | 77-45 |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Thomas Hensley comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 77-45 |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Thomas Hensley pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-45 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Steven Young misses the 3 from the right wing | 77-45 |
| 06:52 | Idaho | Terence West grabs the board | 77-45 |
| 06:47 | Idaho | Kelly Lee hits a floater from the right side | 77-47 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Thomas Hensley misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Richard Rodgers - foul #1 on Richard Rodgers, team foul #8 | 77-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randolph Wilson (PF), Isiah Perry (C) Steven Young, Daniel Burke | |
| Subs | Idaho | Tommy Fitzmaurice (PG) Kelly Lee | |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Thomas Hensley makes the 1st free throw | 78-47 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Thomas Hensley misses the 2nd free throw | 78-47 |
| 06:30 | Idaho | Terence West gets the rebound | 78-47 |
| 06:22 | Idaho | Tommy Fitzmaurice clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Randolph Wilson - foul #2 on Randolph Wilson, team foul #5 | 78-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Brown (SG), Paul Langford (SF) Lindsay Jones, Thomas Hensley | |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| 06:22 | Idaho | Tommy Fitzmaurice makes the 1st free throw | 78-48 |
| 06:22 | Idaho | Tommy Fitzmaurice makes the 2nd free throw | 78-49 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Randolph Wilson misses the easy layup | 78-49 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | Randolph Wilson tips it home | 80-49 |
| 05:44 | Idaho | Gregory Krause misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 80-49 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Randolph Wilson snags the defensive board | 80-49 |
| 05:28 | Illinois | Richard Brown is hacked by Richard Rodgers - foul #2 on Richard Rodgers, team foul #9 | 80-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lindsay Jones (PG) Trevor Coats | |
| Subs | Idaho | Kelly Lee (SG) Richard Rodgers | |
| 05:28 | Illinois | Richard Brown makes the 1st free throw | 81-49 |
| 05:28 | Illinois | Richard Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 82-49 |
| 05:11 | Idaho | Gregory Krause misses the 3 from the right wing | 82-49 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Brown | 82-49 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Gregory Krause takes the ball from Paul Langford | 82-49 |
| 04:27 | Idaho | Glenn McDonough misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 82-49 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Paul Langford gets the rebound | 82-49 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones is whistled for traveling | 82-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Trevor Coats (SG), Steven Young (SF), Thomas Hensley (PF), Daniel Burke (C) Richard Brown, Paul Langford, Randolph Wilson, Isiah Perry | |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| 03:52 | Idaho | Gregory Krause hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 82-49 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Thomas Hensley gets the rebound | 82-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Illinois | Steven Young misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 82-49 |
| 03:21 | Idaho | Terence West snags the defensive board | 82-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lindsay Jones (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 4 ast. SG - Trevor Coats (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Steven Young (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Hensley (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Daniel Burke (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Tommy Fitzmaurice (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kelly Lee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Glenn McDonough (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gregory Krause (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Terence West (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Idaho | Kelly Lee misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 82-49 |
| 03:14 | Idaho | The offensive rebound goes to Tommy Fitzmaurice | 82-49 |
| 02:50 | Idaho | The refs have stopped play. Terence West is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his shoulder. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 82-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Brown (SG) Lindsay Jones | |
| Subs | Idaho | Richard Rodgers (C) Terence West | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:45 | Idaho | Gregory Krause misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 82-49 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Brown | 82-49 |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Daniel Burke is hacked by Richard Rodgers - foul #3 on Richard Rodgers, team foul #10 | 82-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Langford (SF) Steven Young | |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Daniel Burke misses the 1st free throw | 82-49 |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Daniel Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 83-49 |
| 02:29 | Idaho | Gregory Krause misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Hensley - foul #2 on Thomas Hensley, team foul #6 | 83-49 |
| 02:29 | Idaho | Gregory Krause makes the 1st free throw | 83-50 |
| 02:29 | Idaho | Gregory Krause makes the 2nd free throw | 83-51 |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Thomas Hensley drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Daniel Burke | 85-51 |
| 01:41 | Idaho | Richard Brown picks off the pass by Kelly Lee | 85-51 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Paul Langford can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gregory Krause - foul #2 on Gregory Krause, team foul #11 | 85-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lindsay Jones (PG), Steven Young (SF), Isiah Perry (C) Trevor Coats, Richard Brown, Daniel Burke | |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Paul Langford makes the 1st free throw | 86-51 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Paul Langford makes the 2nd free throw | 87-51 |
| 00:55 | Idaho | Tommy Fitzmaurice clanks a 3 from the left wing | 87-51 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Steven Young grabs the board | 87-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 87-51 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Paul Langford tips it back up and in | 89-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Idaho | Tommy Fitzmaurice double dribbles in the backcourt | 89-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Trevor Coats (SG) Paul Langford | |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones runs out the clock | 89-51 |