| Lineup | Loyola Marymount | PG - Dikembe Alu (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Page (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Gerow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenny Sims (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Andre Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Lin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - Pavel Ziman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Winston Turnbull (fresh) C - Michael Farrow (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Loyola Marymount | Ray Gerow inbounds the ball | 21-25 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Marymount | Loyola Marymount is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Loyola Marymount | Kenny Sims misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Farrow - foul #1 on Michael Farrow, team foul #1 | 21-25 |
| 19:32 | Loyola Marymount | Kenny Sims makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 19:32 | Loyola Marymount | Kenny Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Michael Farrow dunks the ball set up by Wayne Rogers | 23-27 |
| 18:50 | Loyola Marymount | Ray Gerow hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-27 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | James Lin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Pavel Ziman tips it home | 25-29 |
| 18:14 | Loyola Marymount | Craig Page is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Craig Page, team foul #1 | 25-29 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | James Lin comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-29 |
| 17:56 | Loyola Marymount | Craig Page grabs the board | 25-29 |
| 17:40 | Loyola Marymount | Dikembe Alu knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-29 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Andre Romano is called for the reach on Michael Farrow - foul #4 on Andre Romano, team foul #2 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Allen Scott (C) Andre Romano | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn (C) Michael Farrow | |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Pavel Ziman scores on a jumper from the right block | 28-31 |
| 16:42 | Loyola Marymount | Kenny Sims is fouled on the floor by Pavel Ziman - foul #1 on Pavel Ziman, team foul #2 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | James Bullock (SG), Philip Fortier (SF) Craig Page, Ray Gerow | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Wright (PG), Leroy Dickens (SG), Philip Booker (SF), Michael Gagnier (PF) Wayne Rogers, James Lin, Pavel Ziman, Winston Turnbull | |
| 16:16 | Loyola Marymount | James Bullock makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Kenny Sims | 31-31 |
| 15:55 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn travels with the ball | 31-31 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Farrow (C) Christopher Wilburn | |
| Lineup | Loyola Marymount | PG - Dikembe Alu (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Bullock (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Philip Fortier (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenny Sims (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Allen Scott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leroy Dickens (fresh) SF - Philip Booker (fresh) PF - Michael Gagnier (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Farrow (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Loyola Marymount | Dikembe Alu hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenny Sims | 34-31 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Michael Farrow misses long on a shot from the left side | 34-31 |
| 15:21 | Loyola Marymount | Kenny Sims pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 15:03 | Loyola Marymount | Dikembe Alu comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Gagnier - foul #1 on Michael Gagnier, team foul #3 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Craig Page (SG), Ray Gerow (SF) James Bullock, Philip Fortier | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Rogers (PG), James Lin (SG), Pavel Ziman (SF), Winston Turnbull (PF) David Wright, Leroy Dickens, Philip Booker, Michael Gagnier | |
| 15:03 | Loyola Marymount | Dikembe Alu makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 15:03 | Loyola Marymount | Dikembe Alu makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | James Lin clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 14:41 | Loyola Marymount | Ray Gerow grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 14:29 | Loyola Marymount | Kenny Sims can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 14:27 | Loyola Marymount | Allen Scott tips it back up and in | 38-31 |
| 14:04 | Illinois | James Lin scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-34 |
| 13:41 | Loyola Marymount | Winston Turnbull steps in front of the Kenny Sims pass | 38-34 |
| 13:25 | Illinois | Wayne Rogers clanks a floater from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | Michael Farrow can't tip it in | 38-34 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Michael Farrow tips it in | 38-36 |
| 13:06 | Loyola Marymount | Ray Gerow hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Pavel Ziman - foul #2 on Pavel Ziman, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | James Bullock (SG), Andre Romano (C) Craig Page, Allen Scott | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Wright (PG), Christopher Wilburn (C) Wayne Rogers, Michael Farrow | |
| 13:06 | Loyola Marymount | Ray Gerow makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 13:06 | Loyola Marymount | Ray Gerow misses the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Pavel Ziman | 39-36 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | David Wright misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-36 |
| 12:53 | Loyola Marymount | Andre Romano grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 12:31 | Loyola Marymount | Dikembe Alu misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Winston Turnbull grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 12:08 | Illinois | David Wright makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Wilburn | 39-39 |
| 12:02 | Loyola Marymount | Dikembe Alu comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 12:01 | Loyola Marymount | Ray Gerow hits the follow up shot | 41-39 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Pavel Ziman misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Dikembe Alu - foul #2 on Dikembe Alu, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Craig Page (SG), Philip Fortier (SF), Paul Crawford (PF) James Bullock, Ray Gerow, Kenny Sims | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Rogers (PG), Leroy Dickens (SG), Michael Gagnier (PF) David Wright, James Lin, Winston Turnbull | |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Pavel Ziman makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Pavel Ziman makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Loyola Marymount | PG - Dikembe Alu (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Page (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Fortier (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Crawford (fresh) C - Andre Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leroy Dickens (fresh) SF - Pavel Ziman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Michael Gagnier (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Wilburn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Loyola Marymount | Andre Romano misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 41-41 |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Pavel Ziman hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Gagnier | 41-43 |
| 11:07 | Loyola Marymount | Pavel Ziman picks off the pass by Paul Crawford | 41-43 |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Wayne Rogers lays it in on a great pass from Pavel Ziman | 41-45 |
| 10:39 | Loyola Marymount | Andre Romano misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Gagnier - foul #2 on Michael Gagnier, team foul #5 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | James Bullock (PG), Kenny Sims (PF) Dikembe Alu, Paul Crawford | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Booker (SF), Winston Turnbull (PF), Michael Farrow (C) Pavel Ziman, Michael Gagnier, Christopher Wilburn | |
| 10:39 | Loyola Marymount | Andre Romano misses the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 10:39 | Loyola Marymount | Andre Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Michael Farrow snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Michael Farrow clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-45 |
| 10:18 | Loyola Marymount | Philip Fortier gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| 10:01 | Loyola Marymount | Andre Romano misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-45 |
| 10:00 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Philip Booker | 41-45 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Michael Farrow makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Wayne Rogers | 41-47 |
| 09:22 | Loyola Marymount | The jumper by James Bullock is denied by Michael Farrow | 41-47 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Wayne Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Winston Turnbull misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 41-47 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Winston Turnbull pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 08:46 | Illinois | Craig Page picks off the pass by Leroy Dickens | 41-47 |
| 08:21 | Loyola Marymount | Kenny Sims slams it home | 43-47 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Michael Farrow misses short on a floater near the basket | 43-47 |
| 07:51 | Loyola Marymount | The rebound goes to Andre Romano | 43-47 |
| 07:27 | Loyola Marymount | Philip Fortier scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Bullock | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Loyola Marymount | PG - James Bullock (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Page (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Fortier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenny Sims (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Andre Romano (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Rogers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leroy Dickens (fairly fresh) SF - Philip Booker (fairly fresh) PF - Winston Turnbull (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Farrow (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Michael Farrow travels with the ball | 46-47 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Dikembe Alu (PG), Ray Gerow (SF), Allen Scott (PF) Craig Page, Philip Fortier, Kenny Sims | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Wright (PG), James Lin (SG), Pavel Ziman (SF), Michael Gagnier (PF), Christopher Wilburn (C) Wayne Rogers, Leroy Dickens, Philip Booker, Winston Turnbull, Michael Farrow | |
| 06:56 | Loyola Marymount | Allen Scott misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 46-47 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | James Lin hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Pavel Ziman | 46-50 |
| 06:18 | Loyola Marymount | James Bullock scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Dikembe Alu steals it from Michael Gagnier | 49-50 |
| 05:59 | Loyola Marymount | Ray Gerow can't finish the layup | 49-50 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Gagnier | 49-50 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Allen Scott is called for the reach on Michael Gagnier - foul #2 on Allen Scott, team foul #4 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Thomas McMarlin (SG), Kenny Sims (PF) James Bullock, Andre Romano | |
| Subs | Illinois | Winston Turnbull (PF) Michael Gagnier | |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Dikembe Alu steals it from David Wright | 49-50 |
| 05:11 | Loyola Marymount | Ray Gerow makes the jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Christopher Wilburn - foul #1 on Christopher Wilburn, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| 05:11 | Loyola Marymount | Ray Gerow misses the free throw | 51-50 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Wilburn | 51-50 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn is fouled on the floor by Allen Scott - foul #3 on Allen Scott, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | James Lin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away but he's fouled by Thomas McMarlin - foul #1 on Thomas McMarlin, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | James Bullock (SG), Andre Romano (C) Thomas McMarlin, Allen Scott | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Booker (SF) Christopher Wilburn | |
| 04:40 | Illinois | James Lin makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | James Lin misses the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | James Lin makes the 3rd free throw | 51-52 |
| 04:22 | Loyola Marymount | Winston Turnbull steals the ball from Andre Romano | 51-52 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | James Lin connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from David Wright | 51-54 |
| 03:42 | Loyola Marymount | Dikembe Alu can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-54 |
| 03:40 | Loyola Marymount | Andre Romano snags the offensive board | 51-54 |
| 03:16 | Loyola Marymount | Kenny Sims misses long on a jumper in the lane | 51-54 |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Philip Booker grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-54 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Craig Page (SG) James Bullock | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Rogers (PG), Michael Farrow (C) David Wright, Philip Booker | |
| Lineup | Loyola Marymount | PG - Dikembe Alu (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Craig Page (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Gerow (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenny Sims (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Andre Romano (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Lin (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - Pavel Ziman (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Winston Turnbull (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Farrow (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:59 | Illinois | James Lin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-54 |
| 02:57 | Loyola Marymount | The rebound goes to Ray Gerow | 51-54 |
| 02:33 | Loyola Marymount | Ray Gerow misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Michael Farrow pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | James Lin is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Alu - foul #3 on Dikembe Alu, team foul #7 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Booker (SF) Pavel Ziman | |
| 02:19 | Illinois | James Lin makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | James Lin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 01:57 | Loyola Marymount | The jump hook by Kenny Sims is blocked by Winston Turnbull | 51-56 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Michael Farrow pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | James Lin is whistled for traveling | 51-56 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Pavel Ziman (SF) Philip Booker | |
| 01:22 | Loyola Marymount | Dikembe Alu hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-56 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | James Lin connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Wayne Rogers | 53-59 |
| 00:55 | Loyola Marymount | Andre Romano buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Dikembe Alu | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Marymount | Loyola Marymount is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Kenny Sims is called for the reach on James Lin - foul #2 on Kenny Sims, team foul #8 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Wright (PG), Michael Gagnier (SF) Wayne Rogers, Pavel Ziman | |
| 00:32 | Illinois | James Lin makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | James Lin misses the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:32 | Loyola Marymount | The rebound goes to Andre Romano | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Marymount | Loyola Marymount is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Loyola Marymount | Dikembe Alu's 3 pointer is rejected by Michael Gagnier | 55-60 |
| 00:23 | Loyola Marymount | Kenny Sims gets the offensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 00:21 | Loyola Marymount | Winston Turnbull is called for the reach on Kenny Sims - foul #2 on Winston Turnbull, team foul #7 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Rogers (PG), Pavel Ziman (SF) David Wright, Michael Gagnier | |
| 00:21 | Loyola Marymount | Kenny Sims misses the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Pavel Ziman grabs the defensive rebound | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Marymount | Loyola Marymount is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Pavel Ziman is hacked by Dikembe Alu in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dikembe Alu, team foul #9 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Wright (PG), Leroy Dickens (SG), Philip Booker (SF), Michael Gagnier (PF) Wayne Rogers, James Lin, Winston Turnbull, Michael Farrow | |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Pavel Ziman makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Pavel Ziman misses the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:18 | Loyola Marymount | Andre Romano gets the rebound | 55-61 |
| 00:12 | Loyola Marymount | Craig Page clanks a 3 from the left corner | 55-61 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Michael Gagnier grabs the defensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-61 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Winston Turnbull (PF), Michael Farrow (C) Michael Gagnier, Pavel Ziman | |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens is fouled in the backcourt by Craig Page - foul #2 on Craig Page, team foul #10 | 55-61 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Marymount | Loyola Marymount is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Loyola Marymount | Dikembe Alu misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-63 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Winston Turnbull snags the defensive board | 55-63 |