| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Andre Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Grant (fresh) 4 pts. C - Marty McClenic (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Jason Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Karl Royster (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Byington (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andre Grimshaw (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Heroux (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Andre Esposito inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Andre Esposito makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Nicholas Drouin | 37-30 |
| 19:20 | Texas Tech | David Byington is fouled on the floor by Gary Thomas - foul #1 on Gary Thomas, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| 19:15 | Texas Tech | Karl Royster misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-30 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Marty McClenic | 37-30 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Andre Esposito drills a jump hook from close range and the foul's on David Byington - foul #1 on David Byington, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Andre Esposito makes the free throw | 40-30 |
| 18:55 | Texas Tech | Gary Thomas picks off the pass by Jason Bryant in the backcourt | 40-30 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Michael Heroux denies the turnaround by Nicholas Drouin | 40-30 |
| 18:33 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Michael Heroux | 40-30 |
| 18:04 | Texas Tech | Michael Heroux misses short on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Gary Thomas - foul #2 on Gary Thomas, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| 18:04 | Texas Tech | Michael Heroux makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 18:04 | Texas Tech | Michael Heroux makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-32 |
| 17:37 | Texas Tech | David Byington comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-32 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin pulls down the rebound | 40-32 |
| 17:15 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Gary Thomas | 42-32 |
| 16:59 | Texas Tech | David Byington misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Nicholas Drouin - foul #1 on Nicholas Drouin, team foul #3 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Walker (PG), Thomas Collins (SF), Joey Troiano (PF), William Martini (C) Nicholas Drouin, Andre Esposito, Richard Grant, Marty McClenic | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | George Petro (PG), Andrew Burke (SG), Richard Beck (PF), George Button (C) Jason Bryant, Karl Royster, Andre Grimshaw, Michael Heroux | |
| 16:59 | Texas Tech | David Byington makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 16:59 | Texas Tech | David Byington misses the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 16:59 | Illinois | Joey Troiano gets the rebound | 42-33 |
| 16:41 | Illinois | William Martini drills a fadeaway in the paint and he's hacked by Richard Beck - foul #3 on Richard Beck, team foul #2 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Barry Hoffman (SG) Gary Thomas | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Karl Royster (SG), David McCook (C) David Byington, Richard Beck | |
| 16:41 | Illinois | William Martini makes the free throw | 45-33 |
| 16:33 | Texas Tech | Andrew Burke misses the jumper from the right side | 45-33 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman pulls down the rebound | 45-33 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Thomas Collins misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 45-33 |
| 16:12 | Texas Tech | George Button grabs the board | 45-33 |
| 16:06 | Texas Tech | George Button clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-33 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman snags the defensive board | 45-33 |
| 15:42 | Illinois | William Martini throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin (PG), Gary Thomas (SG), Andre Esposito (SF) Kelly Walker, Barry Hoffman, Joey Troiano | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jason Bryant (PG), Andre Grimshaw (PF) Karl Royster, David McCook | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Andre Esposito (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Martini (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Jason Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. SG - George Petro (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Burke (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andre Grimshaw (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - George Button (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Texas Tech | William Martini is called for the reach on George Button - foul #1 on William Martini, team foul #4 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Grant (PF) William Martini | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Heroux (C) George Button | |
| 15:16 | Texas Tech | Michael Heroux misses short on a jumper near the basket | 45-33 |
| 15:14 | Texas Tech | George Petro grabs the offensive board | 45-33 |
| 14:56 | Texas Tech | Jason Bryant misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-33 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Thomas Collins grabs the board | 45-33 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Gary Thomas can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 45-33 |
| 14:26 | Texas Tech | Andre Grimshaw pulls down the rebound | 45-33 |
| 14:17 | Texas Tech | Jason Bryant misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-33 |
| 14:16 | Texas Tech | Michael Heroux snags the offensive board | 45-33 |
| 13:57 | Texas Tech | Andrew Burke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Walker (PG), Barry Hoffman (SF), Marty McClenic (C) Nicholas Drouin, Andre Esposito, Thomas Collins | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Karl Royster (SG), David Byington (SF), George Button (C) George Petro, Andrew Burke, Michael Heroux | |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Richard Grant comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Andre Grimshaw - foul #3 on Andre Grimshaw, team foul #3 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Martini (SF) Gary Thomas | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Richard Grant misses the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Richard Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 13:33 | Texas Tech | Karl Royster grabs the defensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 13:21 | Texas Tech | George Button is fouled on the floor by Kelly Walker - foul #3 on Kelly Walker, team foul #5 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joey Troiano (PF) Richard Grant | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 13:00 | Texas Tech | George Button misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Joey Troiano - foul #3 on Joey Troiano, team foul #6 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Heroux (C) Andre Grimshaw | |
| 13:00 | Texas Tech | George Button makes the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 13:00 | Texas Tech | George Button makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 12:46 | Illinois | Marty McClenic clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 45-35 |
| 12:45 | Texas Tech | George Button grabs the board | 45-35 |
| 12:40 | Texas Tech | David Byington scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Bryant | 45-38 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | Joey Troiano comes up short on the floater from the left block | 45-38 |
| 12:26 | Texas Tech | David Byington pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 12:20 | Texas Tech | Jason Bryant can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Marty McClenic - foul #3 on Marty McClenic, team foul #7 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin (PG), Gary Thomas (SG), Andre Esposito (SF), Thomas Collins (PF) Kelly Walker, Barry Hoffman, William Martini, Joey Troiano | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 12:20 | Texas Tech | Jason Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 12:20 | Texas Tech | Jason Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Andre Esposito double dribbles | 45-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Grant (PF) Thomas Collins | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | George Petro (PG), Andre Grimshaw (PF) Jason Bryant, George Button | |
| 11:45 | Texas Tech | Karl Royster is hacked by Gary Thomas - foul #3 on Gary Thomas, team foul #8 | 45-39 |
| 11:45 | Texas Tech | Karl Royster makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 11:45 | Texas Tech | Karl Royster makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 11:28 | Illinois | Richard Grant connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Gary Thomas | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Andre Esposito (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Grant (fresh) 6 pts. C - Marty McClenic (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - George Petro (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Karl Royster (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Byington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Andre Grimshaw (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Heroux (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Texas Tech | Karl Royster misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 11:12 | Texas Tech | Michael Heroux pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 10:53 | Texas Tech | George Petro makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-44 |
| 10:35 | Illinois | Karl Royster steals the ball from Marty McClenic | 47-44 |
| 10:13 | Texas Tech | Karl Royster misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Gary Thomas - foul #4 on Gary Thomas, team foul #9 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Walker (PG), Barry Hoffman (SG), Thomas Collins (PF), William Martini (C) Nicholas Drouin, Gary Thomas, Richard Grant, Marty McClenic | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Andrew Burke (SF), Richard Beck (PF), George Button (C) David Byington, Andre Grimshaw, Michael Heroux | |
| 10:13 | Texas Tech | Karl Royster misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 10:13 | Texas Tech | Karl Royster makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | William Martini clanks a jumper from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Thomas Collins tips it back up and in | 49-45 |
| 09:34 | Texas Tech | George Petro comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 09:33 | Texas Tech | Andrew Burke grabs the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 09:13 | Texas Tech | Richard Beck knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Kelly Walker - foul #4 on Kelly Walker, team foul #10 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin (PG), Joey Troiano (PF) Kelly Walker, Andre Esposito | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jason Bryant (PG), Andre Grimshaw (PF) George Petro, Karl Royster | |
| 09:13 | Texas Tech | Richard Beck makes the free throw | 49-48 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | William Martini buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Barry Hoffman | 51-48 |
| 08:39 | Texas Tech | George Button clanks a 3 from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 08:38 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 08:34 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Barry Hoffman | 54-48 |
| 08:16 | Texas Tech | Joey Troiano picks off the pass by Andre Grimshaw | 54-48 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman misses the lay-in | 54-48 |
| 08:00 | Texas Tech | Jason Bryant gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 07:38 | Texas Tech | Jason Bryant's pass is intercepted by Joey Troiano | 54-48 |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-48 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Thomas Collins hits the follow up shot | 56-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Barry Hoffman (fairly fresh) 4 reb. SF - Thomas Collins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joey Troiano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - William Martini (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Jason Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Burke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Beck (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andre Grimshaw (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - George Button (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 06:53 | Texas Tech | Richard Beck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Walker (PG), Gary Thomas (SG), Andre Esposito (SF), Richard Grant (PF), Marty McClenic (C) Nicholas Drouin, Barry Hoffman, Thomas Collins, Joey Troiano, William Martini | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Karl Royster (SG), David Byington (SF), Michael Heroux (C) Andrew Burke, Richard Beck, George Button | |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Andre Esposito misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 06:32 | Texas Tech | Jason Bryant gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| 06:26 | Texas Tech | Richard Grant steals it from Andre Grimshaw | 56-48 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Andre Esposito's layup is rejected by Michael Heroux | 56-48 |
| 05:56 | Texas Tech | Jason Bryant pulls down the rebound | 56-48 |
| 05:30 | Texas Tech | Jason Bryant drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-51 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Richard Grant hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Andre Grimshaw - foul #4 on Andre Grimshaw, team foul #4 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin (PG) Kelly Walker | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | George Petro (PG), George Button (PF) Jason Bryant, Andre Grimshaw | |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Richard Grant misses the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Richard Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 05:23 | Texas Tech | Michael Heroux grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 05:03 | Texas Tech | George Petro misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Gary Thomas pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Marty McClenic hits the finger roll set up by Richard Grant | 58-51 |
| 04:23 | Texas Tech | George Petro misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-51 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Richard Grant gets the rebound | 58-51 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Marty McClenic is hacked by Michael Heroux - foul #1 on Michael Heroux, team foul #5 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Collins (SF), Joey Troiano (PF), William Martini (C) Andre Esposito, Richard Grant, Marty McClenic | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Andrew Burke (SF), Richard Beck (PF), David McCook (C) David Byington, George Button, Michael Heroux | |
| 03:57 | Illinois | William Martini throws it down set up by Nicholas Drouin | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:34 | Texas Tech | Richard Beck clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 60-51 |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Gary Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin loses the dribble to Karl Royster | 60-51 |
| 03:10 | Texas Tech | David McCook scores on a shot near the basket and he's hacked by Gary Thomas - foul #5 on Gary Thomas, team foul #11 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Walker (PG), Barry Hoffman (SG) Nicholas Drouin, Gary Thomas | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jason Bryant (PG), Andre Grimshaw (PF) Karl Royster, Richard Beck | |
| 03:10 | Texas Tech | David McCook makes the free throw | 60-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kelly Walker (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Barry Hoffman (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Thomas Collins (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joey Troiano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - William Martini (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Jason Bryant (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Petro (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Burke (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andre Grimshaw (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - David McCook (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Kelly Walker misses the 3 from the right corner | 60-54 |
| 02:42 | Texas Tech | David McCook pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 02:42 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin (PG), Andre Esposito (SF), Richard Grant (PF), Marty McClenic (C) Barry Hoffman, Thomas Collins, Joey Troiano, William Martini | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Karl Royster (SG), David Byington (SF), Michael Heroux (C) George Petro, Andrew Burke, David McCook | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:20 | Texas Tech | Andre Grimshaw clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-54 |
| 02:18 | Texas Tech | Karl Royster snags the offensive board | 60-54 |
| 02:04 | Texas Tech | Andre Grimshaw clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 60-54 |
| 02:03 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Grant | 60-54 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Andre Esposito misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 01:39 | Texas Tech | Michael Heroux gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 01:26 | Texas Tech | Michael Heroux dunks the ball on a great pass from Jason Bryant | 60-56 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jason Bryant - foul #3 on Jason Bryant, team foul #6 | 60-56 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:50 | Texas Tech | Andre Grimshaw connects on the runner from the right block | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Richard Grant drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Nicholas Drouin | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Texas Tech | Jason Bryant comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 64-58 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Nicholas Drouin | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Bryant - foul #4 on Jason Bryant, team foul #7 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Barry Hoffman (SG) Kelly Walker | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Texas Tech | Andre Grimshaw loses the dribble to Nicholas Drouin | 66-58 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin lays it up and in | 68-58 |
| 00:00 | Texas Tech | Andre Esposito takes the ball from Andre Grimshaw | 68-58 |