| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roy Sexton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bryan Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas McCrimmon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Melvin Schmidt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Fellows (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - David Gearheart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Bhatia (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Eskridge (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Aaron Godoy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Marcantel (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Lawrence | Robert Eskridge inbounds the ball | 41-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Lawrence | Robert Eskridge hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas McCrimmon - foul #1 on Thomas McCrimmon, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| 19:41 | Lawrence | Robert Eskridge makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 19:41 | Lawrence | Robert Eskridge makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | Bryan Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-41 |
| 18:59 | Lawrence | David Gearheart scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 41-43 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Thomas McCrimmon hits a wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bryan Taylor | 43-43 |
| 18:31 | Lawrence | David Gearheart connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Eskridge | 43-45 |
| 18:12 | Illinois | Bryan Taylor is hacked by Robert Bhatia - foul #3 on Robert Bhatia, team foul #1 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Cooper (PG), Wyatt Stone (SG), Kenneth Orlikowski (SF), Ralph Nguyen (PF), Richard Smith (C) Roy Sexton, Bryan Taylor, Thomas McCrimmon, Melvin Schmidt, David Fellows | |
| Subs | Lawrence | John Courtney (PG), Thomas Edwards (SG), James Winkler (PF) David Gearheart, Robert Bhatia, Aaron Godoy | |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Wyatt Stone hits a floater from just outside the lane and the foul's on Thomas Edwards - foul #1 on Thomas Edwards, team foul #2 | 45-45 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Wyatt Stone makes the free throw | 46-45 |
| 17:38 | Lawrence | Thomas Edwards is fouled on the floor by James Cooper - foul #1 on James Cooper, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| 17:32 | Lawrence | Robert Eskridge travels with the ball | 46-45 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Kenneth Orlikowski misses long on an open jumper from close range but he's fouled by Robert Eskridge - foul #3 on Robert Eskridge, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lawrence | David Gearheart (SF) Robert Eskridge | |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Kenneth Orlikowski misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Kenneth Orlikowski makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 17:06 | Lawrence | Ralph Nguyen steps in front of the David Gearheart pass | 47-45 |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Kenneth Orlikowski is fouled in the backcourt by David Gearheart - foul #3 on David Gearheart, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Taylor (SG) Wyatt Stone | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Aaron Godoy (PF) David Gearheart | |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Bryan Taylor is hacked by James Winkler - foul #2 on James Winkler, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas McCrimmon (SF), Melvin Schmidt (PF), Joseph Burgess (C) Kenneth Orlikowski, Ralph Nguyen, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| 16:37 | Illinois | James Cooper misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 16:36 | Lawrence | Aaron Godoy grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 16:16 | Lawrence | Aaron Godoy knocks in the driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Melvin Schmidt - foul #2 on Melvin Schmidt, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Sexton (PG), David Fellows (C) James Cooper, Melvin Schmidt | |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| 16:16 | Lawrence | Aaron Godoy makes the free throw | 47-48 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | Roy Sexton is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 16:04 | Lawrence | James Winkler grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 15:59 | Lawrence | John Courtney drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Edwards | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roy Sexton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bryan Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas McCrimmon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Burgess (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Fellows (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - John Courtney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Edwards (fairly fresh) SF - James Winkler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Godoy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Marcantel (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Illinois | James Winkler swats the shot by Joseph Burgess | 47-50 |
| 15:50 | Lawrence | Aaron Godoy gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 15:30 | Lawrence | James Winkler misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 47-50 |
| 15:29 | Illinois | David Fellows grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Thomas McCrimmon is hacked by Aaron Godoy - foul #1 on Aaron Godoy, team foul #6 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Allan Fiorentino (SG), Kenneth Orlikowski (SF), Ralph Nguyen (PF) Bryan Taylor, Thomas McCrimmon, Joseph Burgess | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Robert Stroh (PG), Paul McClanahan (SG), David Gearheart (SF), Todd McCurren (PF) John Courtney, Thomas Edwards, James Winkler, Aaron Godoy | |
| 15:09 | Illinois | Allan Fiorentino is hacked by Paul McClanahan - foul #4 on Paul McClanahan, team foul #7 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wyatt Stone (SG), Richard Smith (C) Roy Sexton, David Fellows | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Robert Bhatia (SG) Paul McClanahan | |
| 15:09 | Illinois | Allan Fiorentino makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 15:09 | Illinois | Allan Fiorentino misses the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 15:09 | Lawrence | Donald Marcantel snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 14:57 | Lawrence | Robert Bhatia misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-50 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Richard Smith snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 14:36 | Illinois | Todd McCurren swats the layup by Kenneth Orlikowski | 48-50 |
| 14:34 | Lawrence | Todd McCurren pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 14:32 | Lawrence | Allan Fiorentino steals the ball from Robert Stroh in the backcourt | 48-50 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Wyatt Stone hits the finger roll on a great pass from Allan Fiorentino | 50-50 |
| 14:08 | Lawrence | Robert Bhatia clanks a 3 from straight away | 50-50 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Ralph Nguyen grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 14:01 | Illinois | Wyatt Stone drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 13:45 | Lawrence | David Gearheart buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-52 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Donald Marcantel is called for the reach on Richard Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Marcantel, team foul #8 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Sexton (PG), Bryan Taylor (SG), Thomas McCrimmon (SF), Melvin Schmidt (PF) Allan Fiorentino, Wyatt Stone, Kenneth Orlikowski, Ralph Nguyen | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Robert Eskridge (SF), Aaron Godoy (C) David Gearheart, Donald Marcantel | |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Richard Smith misses the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 13:43 | Lawrence | Aaron Godoy pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 13:36 | Lawrence | Todd McCurren clanks a runner from the right block | 52-52 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Melvin Schmidt snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Bryan Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Bhatia - foul #4 on Robert Bhatia, team foul #9 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Fellows (C) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Lawrence | David Gearheart (SG) Robert Bhatia | |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Bryan Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Bryan Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 13:09 | Lawrence | David Gearheart misses the shot from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 13:07 | Lawrence | Aaron Godoy hits the follow up shot | 54-54 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Bryan Taylor dunks the ball set up by Roy Sexton | 56-54 |
| 12:43 | Lawrence | Robert Eskridge connects on the floater from the free throw line | 56-56 |
| 12:21 | Illinois | Thomas McCrimmon hits the finger roll set up by Roy Sexton | 58-56 |
| 12:09 | Lawrence | Todd McCurren connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Stroh | 58-59 |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Bryan Taylor is fouled on the floor by Robert Eskridge - foul #4 on Robert Eskridge, team foul #10 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Allan Fiorentino (PG), Ralph Nguyen (PF), Joseph Burgess (C) Roy Sexton, Melvin Schmidt, David Fellows | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Thomas Edwards (SG), James Winkler (SF), Donald Marcantel (C) David Gearheart, Robert Eskridge, Aaron Godoy | |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Bryan Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Bryan Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Allan Fiorentino (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Taylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas McCrimmon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Nguyen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Burgess (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Robert Stroh (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Edwards (fresh) SF - James Winkler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd McCurren (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - Donald Marcantel (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Lawrence | Bryan Taylor is called for the reach on Thomas Edwards - foul #1 on Bryan Taylor, team foul #4 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wyatt Stone (SG) Bryan Taylor | |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| 11:01 | Lawrence | James Winkler hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 60-59 |
| 11:00 | Lawrence | James Winkler grabs the offensive board | 60-59 |
| 10:43 | Lawrence | James Winkler is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on James Winkler, team foul #11 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Cooper (PG), Kenneth Orlikowski (SF), Richard Smith (PF) Wyatt Stone, Thomas McCrimmon, Ralph Nguyen | |
| Subs | Lawrence | John Courtney (PG), David Gearheart (SG) Robert Stroh, Thomas Edwards | |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Joseph Burgess misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Donald Marcantel - foul #2 on Donald Marcantel, team foul #12 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Taylor (SG) Allan Fiorentino | |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Joseph Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Joseph Burgess misses the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 10:24 | Lawrence | James Winkler grabs the board | 61-59 |
| 10:03 | Lawrence | Todd McCurren misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 61-59 |
| 10:01 | Lawrence | The offensive rebound goes to David Gearheart | 61-59 |
| 09:44 | Lawrence | John Courtney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Sexton (PG), Thomas McCrimmon (SF), Melvin Schmidt (PF), David Fellows (C) James Cooper, Kenneth Orlikowski, Joseph Burgess, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Robert Stroh (PG), Thomas Edwards (SG), Aaron Godoy (C) John Courtney, James Winkler, Donald Marcantel | |
| 09:27 | Illinois | Thomas McCrimmon blows the layup | 61-59 |
| 09:26 | Lawrence | Aaron Godoy gets the rebound | 61-59 |
| 09:04 | Lawrence | Robert Stroh is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Robert Stroh, team foul #13 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wyatt Stone (SG), Ralph Nguyen (SF) Bryan Taylor, Thomas McCrimmon | |
| Subs | Lawrence | John Courtney (PG) Robert Stroh | |
| 08:52 | Illinois | David Fellows misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-59 |
| 08:50 | Lawrence | Aaron Godoy grabs the board | 61-59 |
| 08:35 | Lawrence | Thomas Edwards travels with the ball | 61-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Allan Fiorentino (PG), Kenneth Orlikowski (SF) Roy Sexton, Melvin Schmidt | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Donald Marcantel (C) Aaron Godoy | |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Allan Fiorentino is hacked by David Gearheart in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Gearheart, team foul #14 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lawrence | James Winkler (SF) David Gearheart | |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Allan Fiorentino makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Allan Fiorentino makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 08:03 | Lawrence | John Courtney is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on John Courtney, team foul #15 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Cooper (PG), Richard Smith (C) Wyatt Stone, David Fellows | |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Kenneth Orlikowski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-59 |
| 07:50 | Lawrence | James Winkler snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Cooper (fresh) SG - Allan Fiorentino (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Orlikowski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Nguyen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - John Courtney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Edwards (fairly fresh) SF - James Winkler (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Todd McCurren (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - Donald Marcantel (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Lawrence | James Winkler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas McCrimmon (SF), Joseph Burgess (C) Kenneth Orlikowski, Ralph Nguyen | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Paul McClanahan (PG), Robert Bhatia (SG), Robert Eskridge (SF), Aaron Godoy (PF) John Courtney, Thomas Edwards, James Winkler, Todd McCurren | |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Thomas McCrimmon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-59 |
| 07:10 | Lawrence | Donald Marcantel grabs the defensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 07:06 | Lawrence | Robert Bhatia comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 63-59 |
| 07:04 | Lawrence | Donald Marcantel gets the offensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 06:49 | Lawrence | Paul McClanahan lays it up and in | 63-61 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Allan Fiorentino comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-61 |
| 06:35 | Lawrence | Paul McClanahan grabs the board | 63-61 |
| 06:19 | Lawrence | Richard Smith blocks the short jumper by Donald Marcantel | 63-61 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Thomas McCrimmon | 63-61 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | James Cooper comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 63-61 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Joseph Burgess grabs the offensive board | 63-61 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Donald Marcantel is called for the reach on Thomas McCrimmon - foul #3 on Donald Marcantel, team foul #16 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Sexton (PG), Wyatt Stone (SG), Ralph Nguyen (PF), David Fellows (C) James Cooper, Allan Fiorentino, Richard Smith, Joseph Burgess | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Robert Stroh (PG), Todd McCurren (PF), James Winkler (C) Paul McClanahan, Aaron Godoy, Donald Marcantel | |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Thomas McCrimmon makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Thomas McCrimmon makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 05:36 | Lawrence | Robert Bhatia knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Stroh | 65-64 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Wyatt Stone loses the dribble to Robert Eskridge in the backcourt | 65-64 |
| 05:16 | Lawrence | Robert Bhatia misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner but the foul's on Wyatt Stone - foul #1 on Wyatt Stone, team foul #5 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Schmidt (PF) Thomas McCrimmon | |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| 05:16 | Lawrence | Robert Bhatia misses the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 05:16 | Lawrence | Robert Bhatia makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 05:16 | Lawrence | Robert Bhatia makes the 3rd free throw | 65-66 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Ralph Nguyen blows the layup | 65-66 |
| 05:06 | Lawrence | Todd McCurren snags the defensive board | 65-66 |
| 05:03 | Lawrence | Robert Stroh throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Thomas Edwards (PF) Todd McCurren | |
| 04:42 | Illinois | David Fellows drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Wyatt Stone | 67-66 |
| 04:23 | Lawrence | Robert Stroh comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 67-66 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | David Fellows gets the rebound | 67-66 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Ralph Nguyen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Cooper (PG), Bryan Taylor (SG), Kenneth Orlikowski (SF) Roy Sexton, Wyatt Stone, Ralph Nguyen | |
| Subs | Lawrence | John Courtney (PG), Todd McCurren (PF), Aaron Godoy (C) Robert Stroh, Thomas Edwards, James Winkler | |
| 04:07 | Lawrence | Robert Bhatia can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-66 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Kenneth Orlikowski pulls down the rebound | 67-66 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Bryan Taylor's pass is intercepted by Aaron Godoy | 67-66 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Cooper (fresh) SG - Bryan Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Orlikowski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Melvin Schmidt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Fellows (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - John Courtney (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Bhatia (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Eskridge (tiring) 13 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Todd McCurren (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - Aaron Godoy (tired) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Lawrence | Robert Bhatia comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-66 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Kenneth Orlikowski grabs the board | 67-66 |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Melvin Schmidt hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from James Cooper | 69-66 |
| 03:14 | Lawrence | Lawrence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Sexton (PG), Ralph Nguyen (PF), Richard Smith (C) James Cooper, Melvin Schmidt, David Fellows | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Paul McClanahan (SG), David Gearheart (SF), Thomas Edwards (PF), Donald Marcantel (C) Robert Bhatia, Robert Eskridge, Todd McCurren, Aaron Godoy | |
| 03:12 | Lawrence | John Courtney is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Sexton - foul #1 on Roy Sexton, team foul #6 | 69-66 |
| 03:07 | Lawrence | Richard Smith blocks the short jumper by David Gearheart | 69-66 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Bryan Taylor snags the defensive board | 69-66 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Paul McClanahan takes the ball from Bryan Taylor | 69-66 |
| 02:36 | Lawrence | David Gearheart can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Smith - foul #3 on Richard Smith, team foul #7 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Robert Stroh (PG) John Courtney | |
| 02:36 | Lawrence | David Gearheart makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 02:36 | Lawrence | David Gearheart makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Roy Sexton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-68 |
| 02:25 | Lawrence | Kenneth Orlikowski swats the layup by Donald Marcantel | 69-68 |
| 02:24 | Lawrence | David Gearheart grabs the offensive board | 69-68 |
| 02:03 | Lawrence | Robert Stroh connects on the runner from the right block | 69-70 |
| 02:03 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas McCrimmon (SF), Melvin Schmidt (PF) Kenneth Orlikowski, Ralph Nguyen | |
| Subs | Lawrence | John Courtney (PG) Robert Stroh | |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Donald Marcantel is called for the reach on Melvin Schmidt - foul #4 on Donald Marcantel, team foul #17 | 69-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Fellows (C) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Lawrence | Robert Stroh (PG), Robert Bhatia (SG), Robert Eskridge (SF), Todd McCurren (PF) John Courtney, Paul McClanahan, David Gearheart, Thomas Edwards | |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Melvin Schmidt makes the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Melvin Schmidt makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 01:37 | Lawrence | Todd McCurren clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-70 |
| 01:35 | Lawrence | Robert Bhatia snags the offensive board | 71-70 |
| 01:30 | Lawrence | Robert Stroh clanks a 3 from the right wing but the foul's on David Fellows - foul #3 on David Fellows, team foul #8 | 71-70 |
| 01:30 | Lawrence | Robert Stroh makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 01:30 | Lawrence | Robert Stroh makes the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 01:30 | Lawrence | Robert Stroh makes the 3rd free throw | 71-73 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Melvin Schmidt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-73 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Thomas McCrimmon tips it in | 73-73 |
| 00:53 | Lawrence | Todd McCurren comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Melvin Schmidt - foul #3 on Melvin Schmidt, team foul #9 | 73-73 |
| 00:53 | Lawrence | Todd McCurren makes the 1st free throw | 73-74 |
| 00:53 | Lawrence | Todd McCurren misses the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | David Fellows snags the defensive board | 73-74 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Roy Sexton is whistled for a carry | 73-74 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Lawrence | Donald Marcantel lays it in and he's hacked by Thomas McCrimmon - foul #2 on Thomas McCrimmon, team foul #10 | 73-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lawrence | David Gearheart (SF) Robert Eskridge | |
| 00:24 | Lawrence | Donald Marcantel makes the free throw | 73-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Robert Bhatia picks off the pass by Roy Sexton in the backcourt | 73-77 |
| 00:20 | Lawrence | Robert Stroh misses the easy layup | 73-77 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Melvin Schmidt grabs the defensive rebound | 73-77 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | David Fellows comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-77 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Melvin Schmidt snags the offensive board | 73-77 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Bryan Taylor comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 73-77 |
| 00:06 | Lawrence | Todd McCurren grabs the board | 73-77 |
| 00:06 | Lawrence | Lawrence calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Lawrence | David Gearheart is hacked by Roy Sexton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roy Sexton, team foul #11 | 73-77 |
| 00:03 | Lawrence | David Gearheart makes the 1st free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:03 | Lawrence | David Gearheart makes the 2nd free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Bryan Taylor can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 73-79 |