| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edward McNiff (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Winston Gunn (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Calvin Pauley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Dostal (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Tobin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Goldberg (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - William White (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andrew Carr (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Sharon (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | William White inbounds the ball | 22-34 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Norman Sharon hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 22-34 |
| 19:29 | Houston | Paul Tobin snags the defensive board | 22-34 |
| 19:09 | Houston | Edward McNiff is fouled on the floor by Norman Sharon - foul #1 on Norman Sharon, team foul #1 | 22-34 |
| 18:55 | Houston | Robert Dostal misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-34 |
| 18:53 | Houston | Winston Gunn tips it in | 24-34 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | Andrew Carr scores on a jumpshot from the left wing and he's hacked by Robert Dostal - foul #2 on Robert Dostal, team foul #1 | 24-36 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | Andrew Carr misses the free throw | 24-36 |
| 18:32 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Dostal | 24-36 |
| 18:14 | Houston | Calvin Pauley misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 24-36 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | The rebound goes to William White | 24-36 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | William Moore is called for a charge - foul #2 on William Moore, team foul #2 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Willie Grise (SG), Lewis Riggs (SF), Eddy Lonon (PF), Justin Phillips (C) Winston Gunn, Calvin Pauley, Robert Dostal, Paul Tobin | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:31 | Houston | Lewis Riggs comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-36 |
| 17:30 | Houston | Justin Phillips tips it back up and in | 26-36 |
| 17:03 | Illinois | William Moore comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-36 |
| 17:01 | Houston | Lewis Riggs gets the rebound | 26-36 |
| 16:38 | Houston | Lewis Riggs can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-36 |
| 16:37 | Houston | Eddy Lonon pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 16:14 | Houston | Lewis Riggs's layup is rejected by Norman Sharon | 26-36 |
| 16:13 | Illinois | Andrew Carr snags the defensive board | 26-36 |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Andrew Carr comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 26-36 |
| 15:42 | Illinois | William White gets the offensive rebound | 26-36 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edward McNiff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Willie Grise (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lewis Riggs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eddy Lonon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Moore (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Goldberg (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - William White (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Carr (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Norman Sharon (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Andrew Carr buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by William Moore | 26-38 |
| 14:59 | Houston | Edward McNiff can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Scott Goldberg - foul #1 on Scott Goldberg, team foul #3 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Winston Gunn (SG), Calvin Pauley (SF), Robert Dostal (PF), Paul Tobin (C) Willie Grise, Lewis Riggs, Eddy Lonon, Justin Phillips | |
| Subs | Illinois | Oliver Wegner (SG), Joshua Svendsen (SF), Kevin Lavoie (PF), Stephen Robinson (C) Scott Goldberg, William White, Andrew Carr, Norman Sharon | |
| 14:59 | Houston | Edward McNiff makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 14:59 | Houston | Edward McNiff misses the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 14:59 | Illinois | Kevin Lavoie pulls down the rebound | 27-38 |
| 14:33 | Illinois | Oliver Wegner is hacked by Winston Gunn - foul #3 on Winston Gunn, team foul #2 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Nicholas Jones (SG) Edward McNiff | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:16 | Illinois | Kevin Lavoie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-38 |
| 13:56 | Houston | Nicholas Jones travels with the ball | 27-38 |
| 13:28 | Illinois | Oliver Wegner can't finish the layup | 27-38 |
| 13:27 | Houston | Robert Dostal grabs the board | 27-38 |
| 13:19 | Houston | Robert Dostal is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Robert Dostal, team foul #3 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Lewis Riggs (C) Paul Tobin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Carr (PF) Kevin Lavoie | |
| 12:51 | Illinois | William Moore scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Oliver Wegner | 27-41 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 12:48 | Houston | Calvin Pauley is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 27-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward McNiff (PG), Justin Phillips (C) Winston Gunn, Calvin Pauley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Goldberg (PG) William Moore | |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Scott Goldberg clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 27-41 |
| 12:22 | Houston | Robert Dostal grabs the defensive rebound | 27-41 |
| 12:06 | Houston | Robert Dostal is denied on a layup by Stephen Robinson | 27-41 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Andrew Carr gets the rebound | 27-41 |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Andrew Carr loses the dribble to Edward McNiff | 27-41 |
| 11:31 | Houston | Nicholas Jones slams it home set up by Edward McNiff | 29-41 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edward McNiff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lewis Riggs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Dostal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Justin Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Goldberg (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Oliver Wegner (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Svendsen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andrew Carr (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Stephen Robinson hits a jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Edward McNiff - foul #1 on Edward McNiff, team foul #4 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Winston Gunn (PG), Willie Grise (SG), Calvin Pauley (SF), Eddy Lonon (PF), Paul Tobin (C) Edward McNiff, Nicholas Jones, Lewis Riggs, Robert Dostal, Justin Phillips | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Moore (PG), William White (SF), Kevin Lavoie (PF) Scott Goldberg, Joshua Svendsen, Andrew Carr | |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Stephen Robinson misses the free throw | 29-43 |
| 11:05 | Houston | Eddy Lonon pulls down the rebound | 29-43 |
| 10:47 | Houston | Calvin Pauley misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-43 |
| 10:45 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Grise | 29-43 |
| 10:27 | Houston | Paul Tobin is fouled on the floor by Stephen Robinson - foul #1 on Stephen Robinson, team foul #4 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Goldberg (SG), Norman Sharon (C) Oliver Wegner, Stephen Robinson | |
| 10:18 | Houston | Paul Tobin hits a turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by William Moore - foul #3 on William Moore, team foul #5 | 31-43 |
| 10:18 | Houston | Paul Tobin misses the free throw | 31-43 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Scott Goldberg | 31-43 |
| 10:00 | Illinois | Norman Sharon misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-43 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | William Moore tips it but misses | 31-43 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Scott Goldberg gets the offensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | Scott Goldberg is called for traveling | 31-43 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Bigley (SG), Andrew Carr (PF) William Moore, Kevin Lavoie | |
| 09:31 | Houston | Paul Tobin's fadeaway is rejected by Norman Sharon | 31-43 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Charles Bigley grabs the defensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 09:24 | Illinois | Scott Goldberg comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Calvin Pauley - foul #2 on Calvin Pauley, team foul #5 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward McNiff (PG), Robert Dostal (PF) Willie Grise, Eddy Lonon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Oliver Wegner (SG) Charles Bigley | |
| 09:24 | Illinois | Scott Goldberg makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 09:24 | Illinois | Scott Goldberg misses the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 09:24 | Illinois | Oliver Wegner snags the offensive board | 31-44 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Oliver Wegner misses the shot from just outside the lane | 31-44 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | William White can't tip it in | 31-44 |
| 09:01 | Houston | Paul Tobin pulls down the rebound | 31-44 |
| 08:42 | Houston | Edward McNiff misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-44 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Norman Sharon grabs the board | 31-44 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Andrew Carr comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Dostal - foul #4 on Robert Dostal, team foul #6 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Nicholas Jones (SG), Lewis Riggs (SF), Justin Phillips (PF) Winston Gunn, Calvin Pauley, Robert Dostal | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Moore (PG), Joshua Svendsen (SF), Wesley Littlejohn (C) Scott Goldberg, William White, Norman Sharon | |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Andrew Carr misses the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Andrew Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 31-45 |
| 07:58 | Houston | Wesley Littlejohn picks off the pass by Nicholas Jones | 31-45 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Andrew Carr misses the easy layup | 31-45 |
| 07:40 | Houston | Paul Tobin grabs the board | 31-45 |
| 07:37 | Houston | Joshua Svendsen picks off the pass by Edward McNiff in the backcourt | 31-45 |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Oliver Wegner drills a jumper from the free throw line | 31-47 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edward McNiff (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Jones (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lewis Riggs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Tobin (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Moore (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Oliver Wegner (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Svendsen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andrew Carr (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Wesley Littlejohn (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 07:06 | Houston | Paul Tobin misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Wesley Littlejohn - foul #1 on Wesley Littlejohn, team foul #6 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Willie Grise (SG), Eddy Lonon (PF) Edward McNiff, Nicholas Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Whitlow (PG), Charles Bigley (SG), Kevin Lavoie (PF), Norman Sharon (C) William Moore, Oliver Wegner, Andrew Carr, Wesley Littlejohn | |
| 07:06 | Houston | Paul Tobin makes the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 07:06 | Houston | Paul Tobin makes the 2nd free throw | 33-47 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Robert Whitlow's pass is intercepted by Eddy Lonon | 33-47 |
| 06:36 | Houston | Charles Bigley picks off the pass by Eddy Lonon | 33-47 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | Joshua Svendsen is called for traveling | 33-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Winston Gunn (PG), Nicholas Jones (SG) Justin Phillips, Paul Tobin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Goldberg (PG), William White (SF) Robert Whitlow, Joshua Svendsen | |
| 06:12 | Houston | Charles Bigley is called for the reach on Winston Gunn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Bigley, team foul #7 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Robinson (C) Norman Sharon | |
| 06:12 | Houston | Winston Gunn makes the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 06:12 | Houston | Winston Gunn misses the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 06:12 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Stephen Robinson | 34-47 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | William White clanks a floater from the free throw line | 34-47 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Stephen Robinson tips it in | 34-49 |
| 05:31 | Houston | Lewis Riggs misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-49 |
| 05:30 | Houston | Eddy Lonon snags the offensive board | 34-49 |
| 05:19 | Houston | Nicholas Jones buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Winston Gunn | 36-49 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Charles Bigley connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Stephen Robinson | 36-52 |
| 04:37 | Houston | Lewis Riggs clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Bigley - foul #3 on Charles Bigley, team foul #8 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Justin Phillips (C) Winston Gunn | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Moore (PG), Oliver Wegner (SG), Joshua Svendsen (SF), Andrew Carr (PF), Norman Sharon (C) Scott Goldberg, Charles Bigley, William White, Kevin Lavoie, Stephen Robinson | |
| 04:37 | Houston | Lewis Riggs makes the 1st free throw | 37-52 |
| 04:37 | Houston | Lewis Riggs makes the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Joshua Svendsen misses the lay-in but the foul's on Willie Grise - foul #1 on Willie Grise, team foul #7 | 38-52 |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Joshua Svendsen misses the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Joshua Svendsen makes the 2nd free throw | 38-53 |
| 03:55 | Houston | Nicholas Jones is fouled on the floor by Oliver Wegner - foul #4 on Oliver Wegner, team foul #9 | 38-53 |
| 03:55 | Houston | Nicholas Jones makes the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 03:55 | Houston | Nicholas Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Andrew Carr travels with the ball | 40-53 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 03:20 | Houston | Justin Phillips is fouled on the floor by Oliver Wegner - foul #5 on Oliver Wegner, team foul #10 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Goldberg (SG), Stephen Robinson (C) Oliver Wegner, Norman Sharon | |
| 03:20 | Houston | Justin Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 03:20 | Houston | Justin Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Lewis Riggs (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - Nicholas Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Willie Grise (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Eddy Lonon (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Moore (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Scott Goldberg (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Svendsen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andrew Carr (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Robinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:55 | Illinois | William Moore's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Jones | 41-53 |
| 02:38 | Houston | Lewis Riggs hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-53 |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward McNiff (PG), Winston Gunn (SG), Calvin Pauley (SF), Robert Dostal (PF) Lewis Riggs, Nicholas Jones, Willie Grise, Eddy Lonon | |
| Subs | Illinois | William White (SF), Norman Sharon (C) Joshua Svendsen, Stephen Robinson | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 02:19 | Illinois | William White misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-53 |
| 02:17 | Houston | Edward McNiff pulls down the rebound | 44-53 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 02:04 | Houston | Calvin Pauley drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Andrew Carr is fouled on the floor by Justin Phillips - foul #1 on Justin Phillips, team foul #8 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Tobin (C) Justin Phillips | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Andrew Carr misses the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 01:39 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Dostal | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:31 | Houston | Andrew Carr swats the short shot by Paul Tobin | 47-53 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Andrew Carr grabs the board | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Andrew Carr is hacked by Edward McNiff in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward McNiff, team foul #9 | 47-53 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Andrew Carr makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Andrew Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 01:24 | Houston | Edward McNiff is fouled in the backcourt by William Moore - foul #4 on William Moore, team foul #11 | 47-55 |
| 01:24 | Houston | Edward McNiff misses the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 01:24 | Houston | Edward McNiff makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Winston Gunn is called for the reach on William White in the backcourt - foul #4 on Winston Gunn, team foul #10 | 48-55 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | William White makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | William White misses the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 01:22 | Houston | Paul Tobin gets the rebound | 48-56 |
| 01:20 | Houston | Edward McNiff's pass is intercepted by William White in the backcourt | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Norman Sharon is hacked by Winston Gunn - foul #5 on Winston Gunn, team foul #11 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Willie Grise (SG) Winston Gunn | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Norman Sharon makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Norman Sharon misses the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | William White snags the offensive board | 48-57 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | William White is fouled on the floor by Calvin Pauley - foul #3 on Calvin Pauley, team foul #12 | 48-57 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | William White misses the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | William White misses the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 01:15 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Dostal | 48-57 |
| 01:13 | Houston | Calvin Pauley loses the dribble to Norman Sharon in the backcourt | 48-57 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Paul Tobin is called for the reach on William Moore - foul #1 on Paul Tobin, team foul #13 | 48-57 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | William Moore makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | William Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 01:00 | Houston | Edward McNiff drills a floater from the right block set up by Calvin Pauley | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:58 | Illinois | William Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Grise - foul #2 on Willie Grise, team foul #14 | 50-59 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | William Moore makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | William Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:53 | Houston | Robert Dostal is fouled on the floor by Norman Sharon - foul #2 on Norman Sharon, team foul #12 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Lewis Riggs (PG), Nicholas Jones (SG), Justin Phillips (C) Edward McNiff, Calvin Pauley, Paul Tobin | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:53 | Houston | Robert Dostal misses the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 00:53 | Houston | Robert Dostal makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Norman Sharon is fouled in the backcourt by Lewis Riggs - foul #2 on Lewis Riggs, team foul #15 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Eddy Lonon (PF) Robert Dostal | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Norman Sharon makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Norman Sharon misses the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 00:52 | Houston | Justin Phillips snags the defensive board | 51-62 |
| 00:46 | Houston | Lewis Riggs's layup is rejected by Andrew Carr | 51-62 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Norman Sharon snags the defensive board | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Andrew Carr connects on the shot from close range | 51-64 |
| 00:14 | Houston | Scott Goldberg is called for the reach on Lewis Riggs - foul #2 on Scott Goldberg, team foul #13 | 51-64 |
| 00:14 | Houston | Lewis Riggs makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 00:14 | Houston | Lewis Riggs makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | William Moore runs out the clock | 53-64 |