| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Emmanuel Ruckman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Walter Howlett (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Lucas Burns (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Dave Red (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Peter Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Fletcher (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shane Brookes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Walter Howlett inbounds the ball | 22-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Howlett | 25-34 |
| 19:16 | Lawrence | Shane Brookes hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lucas Burns - foul #1 on Lucas Burns, team foul #1 | 25-34 |
| 19:16 | Lawrence | Shane Brookes misses the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 19:16 | Lawrence | Shane Brookes misses the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | Lucas Burns gets the rebound | 25-34 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Walter Howlett misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-34 |
| 18:55 | Lawrence | The rebound goes to William Davis | 25-34 |
| 18:51 | Lawrence | Robert Wright hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Peter Pittman | 25-36 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | David Lewis's pass is intercepted by Peter Pittman in the backcourt | 25-36 |
| 18:31 | Lawrence | Robert Wright is hacked by Dave Red - foul #3 on Dave Red, team foul #2 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Hicks (C) Dave Red | |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| 18:19 | Lawrence | Shane Brookes makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by William Davis | 25-38 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | Lucas Burns clanks a runner in the lane | 25-38 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | William Hicks gets the offensive rebound | 25-38 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | Walter Howlett's pass is intercepted by Shane Brookes | 25-38 |
| 17:40 | Lawrence | Peter Pittman is called for a charge - foul #1 on Peter Pittman, team foul #1 | 25-38 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | Lucas Burns hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Emmanuel Ruckman | 27-38 |
| 17:01 | Lawrence | Robert Wright misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-38 |
| 16:59 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman pulls down the rebound | 27-38 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Lucas Burns misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Shane Brookes - foul #2 on Shane Brookes, team foul #2 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harvey Englert (PG), Willy Jackson (SG), Robert Davis (SF) David Lewis, Emmanuel Ruckman, Walter Howlett | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Kenneth Lister (PF) Shane Brookes | |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Lucas Burns makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Lucas Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 16:52 | Lawrence | Robert Wright grabs the board | 28-38 |
| 16:36 | Lawrence | William Davis misses the jumper from the right wing | 28-38 |
| 16:34 | Lawrence | William Davis tips it but misses | 28-38 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | William Hicks grabs the board | 28-38 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Willy Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 28-38 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | William Hicks pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 16:13 | Illinois | Willy Jackson is fouled on the floor by Scott Fletcher - foul #2 on Scott Fletcher, team foul #3 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Smith (PF) Lucas Burns | |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| 16:02 | Illinois | James Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-38 |
| 16:00 | Lawrence | The rebound goes to Robert Wright | 28-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harvey Englert (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Willy Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Smith (fresh) 1 pts. C - William Hicks (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Peter Pittman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Fletcher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Lister (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Wright (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Lawrence | Kenneth Lister makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by William Davis | 28-40 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | Willy Jackson hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-40 |
| 14:54 | Lawrence | Robert Wright's fadeaway is rejected by William Hicks | 30-40 |
| 14:53 | Illinois | The rebound goes to William Hicks | 30-40 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | James Smith drills a turnaround in the paint | 32-40 |
| 14:25 | Lawrence | Robert Davis swats the short shot by Scott Fletcher | 32-40 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | William Hicks snags the defensive board | 32-40 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Willy Jackson misses short on a shot from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Harvey Englert pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | James Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Davis - foul #1 on William Davis, team foul #4 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Lewis (PG), Emmanuel Ruckman (SG), Lucas Burns (PF), Dave Red (C) Harvey Englert, Willy Jackson, Robert Davis, William Hicks | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Daniel Smith (PG), Shane Brookes (PF) Peter Pittman, Kenneth Lister | |
| 13:59 | Illinois | James Smith misses the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 13:43 | Lawrence | Scott Fletcher blows the layup | 33-40 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Lucas Burns pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Dave Red is open and buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Emmanuel Ruckman | 35-40 |
| 13:11 | Lawrence | Robert Wright travels with the ball | 35-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Howlett (SF) James Smith | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Peter Pittman (SG), Jonathan Kelly (SF) William Davis, Scott Fletcher | |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Shane Brookes blocks the jumper by Walter Howlett | 35-40 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Dave Red pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 12:40 | Illinois | Dave Red misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 35-40 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman grabs the offensive board | 35-40 |
| 12:25 | Illinois | Shane Brookes is called for the reach on Lucas Burns - foul #3 on Shane Brookes, team foul #5 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Napoleon Pendarvis (C) Robert Wright | |
| 12:10 | Illinois | David Lewis is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Emmanuel Ruckman | 38-40 |
| 11:41 | Lawrence | Daniel Smith connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Napoleon Pendarvis | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Emmanuel Ruckman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Howlett (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Lucas Burns (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Dave Red (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Daniel Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Peter Pittman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Kelly (fresh) PF - Shane Brookes (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Napoleon Pendarvis (fresh) | |
| 11:14 | Illinois | Lucas Burns can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-43 |
| 11:12 | Lawrence | The rebound goes to Napoleon Pendarvis | 38-43 |
| 10:46 | Lawrence | Daniel Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-43 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Dave Red grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Lucas Burns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harvey Englert (PG), Willy Jackson (SG), William Hicks (PF), Robert Davis (C) David Lewis, Emmanuel Ruckman, Lucas Burns, Dave Red | |
| Subs | Lawrence | William Davis (SG), Scott Fletcher (SF), Kenneth Lister (PF), Robert Wright (C) Peter Pittman, Jonathan Kelly, Shane Brookes, Napoleon Pendarvis | |
| 10:20 | Lawrence | Scott Fletcher clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by William Hicks - foul #1 on William Hicks, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Smith (PF) Walter Howlett | |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| 10:20 | Lawrence | Scott Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 10:20 | Lawrence | Scott Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | Willy Jackson is called for a charge - foul #3 on Willy Jackson, team foul #4 | 38-45 |
| 09:38 | Lawrence | Daniel Smith makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Scott Fletcher | 38-48 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Willy Jackson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-48 |
| 09:15 | Lawrence | Robert Wright gets the rebound | 38-48 |
| 09:10 | Lawrence | William Davis comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Hicks - foul #2 on William Hicks, team foul #5 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Lewis (PG), Emmanuel Ruckman (SG), Walter Howlett (SF), Dave Red (C) Harvey Englert, Willy Jackson, Robert Davis, James Smith | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Shane Brookes (PF) Kenneth Lister | |
| 09:10 | Lawrence | William Davis makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 09:10 | Lawrence | William Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman scores on a runner from close range | 40-50 |
| 08:20 | Lawrence | Robert Wright scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-52 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Walter Howlett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lucas Burns (PF) William Hicks | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Peter Pittman (PG), Napoleon Pendarvis (C) Daniel Smith, Robert Wright | |
| 07:41 | Lawrence | William Davis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-52 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | David Lewis snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Emmanuel Ruckman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Howlett (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Lucas Burns (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Dave Red (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Peter Pittman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Davis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Fletcher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shane Brookes (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Napoleon Pendarvis (fresh) | |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Dave Red loses the ball out of bounds | 40-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (SF), Willy Jackson (C) Walter Howlett, Dave Red | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Charles Lear (SG), Kenneth Lister (PF) William Davis, Shane Brookes | |
| 06:55 | Lawrence | Kenneth Lister throws it down set up by Peter Pittman | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:40 | Illinois | Lucas Burns can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Scott Fletcher - foul #3 on Scott Fletcher, team foul #6 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harvey Englert (SG) Emmanuel Ruckman | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Daniel Smith (PG), Jonathan Kelly (SF), Robert Wright (C) Charles Lear, Scott Fletcher, Napoleon Pendarvis | |
| 06:40 | Illinois | Lucas Burns makes the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 06:40 | Illinois | Lucas Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 06:40 | Lawrence | Kenneth Lister gets the rebound | 41-54 |
| 06:24 | Lawrence | Robert Wright hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Peter Pittman | 41-56 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Lucas Burns misses the turnaround from the baseline | 41-56 |
| 06:05 | Lawrence | Kenneth Lister snags the defensive board | 41-56 |
| 05:41 | Lawrence | Kenneth Lister can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Harvey Englert - foul #1 on Harvey Englert, team foul #6 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Howlett (SF), Dave Red (C) David Lewis, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Lawrence | William Davis (SG), Scott Fletcher (SF) Peter Pittman, Jonathan Kelly | |
| 05:41 | Lawrence | Kenneth Lister makes the 1st free throw | 41-57 |
| 05:41 | Lawrence | Kenneth Lister makes the 2nd free throw | 41-58 |
| 05:28 | Illinois | Walter Howlett drills a runner from the left block | 43-58 |
| 05:03 | Lawrence | Robert Wright comes up short on the floater near the basket | 43-58 |
| 05:01 | Lawrence | Robert Wright tips it home | 43-60 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | Dave Red misses the 3 from the right corner | 43-60 |
| 04:33 | Lawrence | The rebound goes to Robert Wright | 43-60 |
| 04:18 | Lawrence | Robert Wright comes up short on the floater from close range | 43-60 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Dave Red gets the rebound | 43-60 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Harvey Englert hits a fadeaway from the left side | 45-60 |
| 03:48 | Lawrence | Robert Wright slams it home | 45-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Harvey Englert knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Willy Jackson | 47-62 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harvey Englert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Willy Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Walter Howlett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lucas Burns (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Dave Red (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Daniel Smith (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Davis (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Fletcher (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Lister (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Wright (tiring) 17 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:14 | Lawrence | Robert Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Dougan (PG), Robert Davis (SF), James Smith (PF), William Hicks (C) Willy Jackson, Walter Howlett, Lucas Burns, Dave Red | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Peter Pittman (PG), Charles Lear (SG), Jonathan Kelly (SF), Napoleon Pendarvis (C) Daniel Smith, William Davis, Scott Fletcher, Robert Wright | |
| 02:59 | Illinois | William Hicks misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-62 |
| 02:58 | Lawrence | The rebound goes to Peter Pittman | 47-62 |
| 02:54 | Lawrence | William Hicks picks off the pass by Charles Lear | 47-62 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Kenneth Lister steals it from Harvey Englert | 47-62 |
| 02:17 | Lawrence | Charles Lear is fouled on the floor by Harvey Englert - foul #2 on Harvey Englert, team foul #7 | 47-62 |
| 02:17 | Lawrence | Charles Lear makes the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 02:17 | Lawrence | Charles Lear misses the 2nd free throw | 47-63 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | James Smith pulls down the rebound | 47-63 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Kenneth Lister takes the ball from James Smith | 47-63 |
| 01:34 | Lawrence | Jeffrey Dougan steals the ball from Kenneth Lister | 47-63 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Jeffrey Dougan hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-63 |
| 00:48 | Lawrence | Robert Davis is called for the reach on Peter Pittman - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #8 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Jackson (SG) Jeffrey Dougan | |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| 00:48 | Lawrence | Peter Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 00:48 | Lawrence | Peter Pittman misses the 2nd free throw | 49-64 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | William Hicks grabs the board | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Illinois | James Smith scores on a shot from the right side set up by Willy Jackson | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Lawrence | Kenneth Lister misses the lay-in | 51-64 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Robert Davis grabs the board | 51-64 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Peter Pittman picks off the pass by William Hicks | 51-64 |
| 00:00 | Lawrence | Peter Pittman runs out the clock | 51-64 |