| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Lee (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Morrison (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hale (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norman Provost (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Branson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - David Graham (fresh) SG - Joseph Dowell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cory Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carter Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Victor Posey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal Poly SLO | Cory Jones inbounds the ball | 30-18 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Dowell connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-21 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson's pass is intercepted by Carter Johnson | 30-21 |
| 19:04 | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Dowell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Norman Provost - foul #1 on Norman Provost, team foul #1 | 30-21 |
| 19:04 | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Dowell makes the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 19:04 | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Dowell makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by John Morrison and he's fouled by Joseph Dowell - foul #1 on Joseph Dowell, team foul #1 | 32-23 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson makes the free throw | 33-23 |
| 18:20 | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Dowell misses the 3 from the right corner | 33-23 |
| 18:19 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Lawrence Branson | 33-23 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | John Morrison buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert Hale | 36-23 |
| 17:46 | Cal Poly SLO | Carter Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-23 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Daniel Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 36-23 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Victor Posey is called for the reach on Lawrence Branson - foul #3 on Victor Posey, team foul #2 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Philip Clayton (C) Victor Posey | |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Daniel Lee misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 36-23 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | John Morrison tips it back up and in | 38-23 |
| 16:50 | Cal Poly SLO | David Graham misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-23 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson pulls down the rebound | 38-23 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | Robert Hale is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Robert Hale, team foul #2 | 38-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Gordon (PG), James Myers (SG), Edward Davies (PF), John Mauriello (C) Daniel Lee, John Morrison, Norman Provost, Lawrence Branson | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Alan Ginder (PG), John Jefferson (SG), Joseph Ditto (C) David Graham, Joseph Dowell, Cory Jones | |
| 16:10 | Cal Poly SLO | Carter Johnson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-23 |
| 16:08 | Cal Poly SLO | Philip Clayton tips it home | 38-25 |
| 15:48 | Illinois | John Mauriello drills a turnaround in the lane | 40-25 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Louis Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - James Myers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Hale (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Davies (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Mauriello (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Alan Ginder (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Jefferson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Philip Clayton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carter Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Ditto (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Cal Poly SLO | John Jefferson misses short on a floater in the lane | 40-25 |
| 15:32 | Cal Poly SLO | Carter Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-25 |
| 15:16 | Cal Poly SLO | Alan Ginder hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Edward Davies - foul #2 on Edward Davies, team foul #3 | 40-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Morrison (SG), Norman Provost (PF), Lawrence Branson (C) James Myers, Robert Hale, Edward Davies | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Dowell (SG), Victor Posey (C) Carter Johnson, Joseph Ditto | |
| 15:16 | Cal Poly SLO | Alan Ginder makes the 1st free throw | 40-26 |
| 15:16 | Cal Poly SLO | Alan Ginder misses the 2nd free throw | 40-26 |
| 15:16 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Norman Provost | 40-26 |
| 14:52 | Illinois | John Mauriello is fouled on the floor by John Jefferson - foul #1 on John Jefferson, team foul #3 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Lee (PG) John Mauriello | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | David Graham (PG), Cory Jones (SF) Alan Ginder, John Jefferson | |
| 14:31 | Illinois | John Morrison drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Lee | 43-26 |
| 14:12 | Cal Poly SLO | Daniel Lee steps in front of the David Graham pass | 43-26 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Louis Gordon | 45-26 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:37 | Cal Poly SLO | Cory Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 45-26 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Norman Provost snags the defensive board | 45-26 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | John Morrison drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Daniel Lee | 48-26 |
| 12:49 | Cal Poly SLO | David Graham is hacked by Daniel Lee - foul #2 on Daniel Lee, team foul #4 | 48-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Myers (SG), Robert Hale (SF), Edward Davies (C) John Morrison, Louis Gordon, Lawrence Branson | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Alan Ginder (SG), Carter Johnson (PF), Joseph Ditto (C) Joseph Dowell, Philip Clayton, Victor Posey | |
| 12:32 | Cal Poly SLO | David Graham is hacked by Norman Provost - foul #2 on Norman Provost, team foul #5 | 48-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Mauriello (C) Norman Provost | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Hall (PG), John Jefferson (SF) David Graham, Cory Jones | |
| 12:21 | Cal Poly SLO | Daniel Lee is called for the reach on Carter Johnson - foul #3 on Daniel Lee, team foul #6 | 48-26 |
| 12:06 | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Ditto makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Alan Ginder | 48-28 |
| 11:42 | Illinois | James Myers buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Davies | 51-28 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Lee (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Myers (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Hale (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Davies (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Mauriello (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - John Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alan Ginder (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Jefferson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carter Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Ditto (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Cal Poly SLO | John Jefferson is hacked by Robert Hale - foul #2 on Robert Hale, team foul #7 | 51-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Gordon (PG), John Morrison (SG), Norman Provost (PF), Lawrence Branson (C) Daniel Lee, James Myers, Edward Davies, John Mauriello | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Dowell (SG) John Hall | |
| 11:36 | Cal Poly SLO | John Jefferson makes the 1st free throw | 51-29 |
| 11:36 | Cal Poly SLO | John Jefferson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-30 |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Norman Provost loses the ball out of bounds | 51-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | David Graham (PG), Cory Jones (SF), Victor Posey (C) Alan Ginder, John Jefferson, Joseph Ditto | |
| 11:09 | Cal Poly SLO | Carter Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-30 |
| 11:08 | Illinois | Norman Provost gets the rebound | 51-30 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | John Morrison scores on a shot from the right side | 53-30 |
| 10:37 | Cal Poly SLO | Carter Johnson misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Morrison - foul #1 on John Morrison, team foul #8 | 53-30 |
| 10:37 | Cal Poly SLO | Carter Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 53-30 |
| 10:37 | Cal Poly SLO | Carter Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-31 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Norman Provost is denied on a layup by Cory Jones | 53-31 |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Robert Hale gets the offensive rebound | 53-31 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Louis Gordon throws it down | 55-31 |
| 09:35 | Cal Poly SLO | Carter Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-31 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Robert Hale pulls down the rebound | 55-31 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Robert Hale misses the easy layup | 55-31 |
| 09:20 | Cal Poly SLO | Carter Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-31 |
| 08:59 | Cal Poly SLO | David Graham's floater is knocked away by Lawrence Branson | 55-31 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | John Morrison pulls down the rebound | 55-31 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Louis Gordon is fouled on the floor by David Graham - foul #3 on David Graham, team foul #4 | 55-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Lee (PG), James Myers (SG), John Mauriello (SF), Edward Davies (C) Louis Gordon, John Morrison, Robert Hale, Lawrence Branson | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Hall (PG), Alan Ginder (SG), Philip Clayton (SF), John Jefferson (PF), Joseph Ditto (C) David Graham, Joseph Dowell, Cory Jones, Carter Johnson, Victor Posey | |
| 08:08 | Illinois | Daniel Lee hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 55-31 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Norman Provost grabs the offensive rebound | 55-31 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Daniel Lee connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Norman Provost | 58-31 |
| 07:35 | Cal Poly SLO | Philip Clayton hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Alan Ginder | 58-33 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Myers (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Mauriello (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Norman Provost (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Edward Davies (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - John Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alan Ginder (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Clayton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Jefferson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joseph Ditto (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Edward Davies is hacked by Alan Ginder - foul #3 on Alan Ginder, team foul #5 | 58-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Morrison (SG), Robert Hale (SF) James Myers, Norman Provost | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| 06:51 | Illinois | John Mauriello can't connect on a shot from the right side | 58-33 |
| 06:49 | Cal Poly SLO | Alan Ginder snags the defensive board | 58-33 |
| 06:39 | Cal Poly SLO | Alan Ginder misses the dunk | 58-33 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Edward Davies grabs the board | 58-33 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | John Morrison misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Alan Ginder - foul #4 on Alan Ginder, team foul #6 | 58-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Branson (C) John Mauriello | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| 06:15 | Illinois | John Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 59-33 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | John Morrison misses the 2nd free throw | 59-33 |
| 06:15 | Cal Poly SLO | Philip Clayton grabs the board | 59-33 |
| 06:05 | Cal Poly SLO | Alan Ginder clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 59-33 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | John Morrison gets the rebound | 59-33 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | John Morrison misses short on a floater from the baseline | 59-33 |
| 05:49 | Illinois | Edward Davies gets the offensive rebound | 59-33 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson clanks a jump hook in the paint | 59-33 |
| 05:21 | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Ditto pulls down the rebound | 59-33 |
| 05:07 | Cal Poly SLO | Alan Ginder clanks a 3 from the right corner | 59-33 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson gets the rebound | 59-33 |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 59-33 |
| 04:40 | Cal Poly SLO | John Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 59-33 |
| 04:30 | Cal Poly SLO | Alan Ginder connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 59-35 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | John Morrison buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Daniel Lee | 61-35 |
| 03:41 | Cal Poly SLO | John Jefferson misses long on a floater from the right wing | 61-35 |
| 03:40 | Illinois | John Morrison grabs the board | 61-35 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Morrison (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Hale (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Davies (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Branson (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - John Hall (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alan Ginder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Philip Clayton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Jefferson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Joseph Ditto (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Edward Davies is hacked by Joseph Ditto - foul #2 on Joseph Ditto, team foul #7 | 61-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Gordon (PG), James Myers (SG), John Mauriello (SF) Daniel Lee, John Morrison, Robert Hale | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | William Thomas (PG), Grady Harmon (C) John Hall, Joseph Ditto | |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Edward Davies misses the 1st free throw | 61-35 |
| 03:15 | Cal Poly SLO | Grady Harmon gets the rebound | 61-35 |
| 02:54 | Cal Poly SLO | John Mauriello is called for the reach on Alan Ginder - foul #1 on John Mauriello, team foul #9 | 61-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Norman Provost (PF) Edward Davies | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| 02:54 | Cal Poly SLO | Alan Ginder misses the 1st free throw | 61-35 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Norman Provost grabs the board | 61-35 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from John Mauriello | 63-35 |
| 02:14 | Cal Poly SLO | Alan Ginder connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-38 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 63-38 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson gets the offensive rebound | 63-38 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Norman Provost slams it home set up by Louis Gordon | 65-38 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:28 | Cal Poly SLO | William Thomas comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-38 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Norman Provost grabs the defensive rebound | 65-38 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | John Mauriello makes the jump hook from the left block set up by James Myers | 67-38 |
| 00:57 | Cal Poly SLO | Grady Harmon scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 67-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Norman Provost comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 67-40 |
| 00:29 | Cal Poly SLO | John Jefferson grabs the board | 67-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Cal Poly SLO | John Jefferson misses the lay-in | 67-40 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Louis Gordon snags the defensive board | 67-40 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Louis Gordon runs out the clock | 67-40 |