| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - William Ryan (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lyle Dunn (fresh) SF - Carl Nathanson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Bonner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Noah Herbert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harrison Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Larson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Robledo (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Parrish (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Tommie Davis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | David Robledo inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Tommie Davis knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Robledo | 30-29 |
| 19:18 | San Francisco | Lyle Dunn misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 30-29 |
| 19:17 | San Francisco | Noah Herbert gets the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 19:03 | San Francisco | Matthew Parrish is called for the reach on William Ryan - foul #2 on Matthew Parrish, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| 18:45 | San Francisco | William Ryan is fouled on the floor by Tommie Davis - foul #2 on Tommie Davis, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| 18:27 | San Francisco | Tommie Davis picks off the pass by Carl Nathanson | 30-29 |
| 18:18 | Illinois | Matthew Parrish shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 30-29 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | Tommie Davis gets the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | Robert Bonner is called for the reach on David Robledo - foul #1 on Robert Bonner, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Kevin Larson is fouled on the floor by Lyle Dunn - foul #3 on Lyle Dunn, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Glen Fischer (SG) Lyle Dunn | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Harrison Griffin misses the wide open fadeaway in the paint | 30-29 |
| 17:35 | San Francisco | Robert Bonner gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 17:16 | San Francisco | Robert Bonner clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 30-29 |
| 17:15 | Illinois | David Robledo snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Matthew Parrish hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Harrison Griffin and he's hacked by William Ryan - foul #1 on William Ryan, team foul #3 | 30-31 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Brian Jeske (SF), Eli Smith (C) Carl Nathanson, Noah Herbert | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dean McCarry (SG), Matthew Kendrick (C) Kevin Larson, Tommie Davis | |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Matthew Parrish makes the free throw | 30-32 |
| 16:31 | San Francisco | William Ryan buries a jumper from the right side | 32-32 |
| 16:11 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick hits a wide open fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Parrish | 32-34 |
| 15:49 | San Francisco | William Ryan is hacked by Harrison Griffin - foul #1 on Harrison Griffin, team foul #3 | 32-34 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Lyle Dunn (SG), Noah Herbert (C) Brian Jeske, Eli Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Vail (PG), Kevin Larson (SG), Carl Stec (PF) Harrison Griffin, Dean McCarry, Matthew Parrish | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - William Ryan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lyle Dunn (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Glen Fischer (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Robert Bonner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Noah Herbert (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Vail (fresh) SG - Kevin Larson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Robledo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carl Stec (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Kendrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | San Francisco | Glen Fischer comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-34 |
| 15:32 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gregory Vail | 32-34 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by David Robledo | 32-36 |
| 14:59 | San Francisco | Noah Herbert clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 32-36 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | David Robledo pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Carl Stec misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-36 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | Carl Stec tips it in | 32-38 |
| 14:16 | San Francisco | Noah Herbert misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 32-38 |
| 14:15 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Noah Herbert - foul #1 on Noah Herbert, team foul #4 | 32-38 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Carl Nathanson (SF), Eli Smith (C) Glen Fischer, Noah Herbert | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harrison Griffin (PG), Dean McCarry (SG), Tommie Davis (SF), Matthew Parrish (PF) Gregory Vail, Kevin Larson, David Robledo, Carl Stec | |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 13:24 | San Francisco | Harrison Griffin steps in front of the Lyle Dunn pass | 32-40 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Tommie Davis double dribbles | 32-40 |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Stec (PF) Matthew Kendrick | |
| 12:46 | San Francisco | Tommie Davis swats the layup by William Ryan | 32-40 |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Matthew Parrish pulls down the rebound | 32-40 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Carl Stec misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 12:35 | San Francisco | Lyle Dunn grabs the board | 32-40 |
| 12:11 | San Francisco | Carl Nathanson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Matthew Parrish - foul #3 on Matthew Parrish, team foul #4 | 32-40 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Glen Fischer (PG), Brian Jeske (SG), Noah Herbert (C) William Ryan, Lyle Dunn, Eli Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Larson (SG) Dean McCarry | |
| 12:11 | San Francisco | Carl Nathanson makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 12:11 | San Francisco | Carl Nathanson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Kevin Larson knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Matthew Parrish | 34-42 |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Glen Fischer (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Brian Jeske (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Carl Nathanson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Bonner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Noah Herbert (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harrison Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kevin Larson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Parrish (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carl Stec (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Tommie Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | San Francisco | Robert Bonner clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Tommie Davis - foul #3 on Tommie Davis, team foul #5 | 34-42 |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Robledo (SF) Carl Stec | |
| 11:27 | San Francisco | Robert Bonner makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 11:27 | San Francisco | Robert Bonner misses the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 11:27 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Matthew Parrish | 35-42 |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Harrison Griffin comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Glen Fischer - foul #1 on Glen Fischer, team foul #5 | 35-42 |
| Subs | San Francisco | William Ryan (PG) Carl Nathanson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Harrison Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Harrison Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 11:11 | San Francisco | Robert Bonner grabs the board | 35-43 |
| 10:43 | San Francisco | Harrison Griffin steals the ball from Brian Jeske | 35-43 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | Harrison Griffin throws it down | 35-45 |
| 10:13 | San Francisco | The short jumper by Robert Bonner is denied by Tommie Davis | 35-45 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | David Robledo grabs the defensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Tommie Davis misses long on an open driving attempt from the left block | 35-45 |
| 09:52 | San Francisco | Robert Bonner grabs the defensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 09:47 | San Francisco | Glen Fischer makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Noah Herbert | 38-45 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Harrison Griffin hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Kevin Larson | 38-48 |
| 09:02 | San Francisco | Noah Herbert scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by William Ryan | 40-48 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Harrison Griffin misses the wide open 3 from straight away | 40-48 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Tommie Davis can't tip it in | 40-48 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | David Robledo tips it in | 40-50 |
| 08:17 | San Francisco | Noah Herbert can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Tommie Davis - foul #4 on Tommie Davis, team foul #6 | 40-50 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Lyle Dunn (SG), Carl Nathanson (SF), Eli Smith (PF) Glen Fischer, Brian Jeske, Robert Bonner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Vail (PG), Dean McCarry (SG), Carl Stec (PF), Matthew Kendrick (C) Harrison Griffin, Kevin Larson, Matthew Parrish, Tommie Davis | |
| 08:17 | San Francisco | Noah Herbert makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 08:17 | San Francisco | Noah Herbert makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | William Ryan is called for the reach on Gregory Vail - foul #2 on William Ryan, team foul #6 | 42-50 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Larry Cave (C) Noah Herbert | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:40 | Illinois | David Robledo loses the dribble to Eli Smith | 42-50 |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - William Ryan (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lyle Dunn (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Carl Nathanson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eli Smith (fresh) C - Larry Cave (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Vail (fresh) SG - Dean McCarry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Robledo (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - Carl Stec (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Kendrick (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | San Francisco | Larry Cave banks in the layup set up by Eli Smith | 44-50 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick is whistled for a carry | 44-50 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Robert Bonner (PF) Larry Cave | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:40 | San Francisco | Robert Bonner misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Carl Stec - foul #1 on Carl Stec, team foul #7 | 44-50 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Glen Fischer (PG) William Ryan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harrison Griffin (PG) Gregory Vail | |
| 06:40 | San Francisco | Robert Bonner misses the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 06:40 | San Francisco | Robert Bonner makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Glen Fischer is called for the reach on Harrison Griffin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Glen Fischer, team foul #7 | 45-50 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Harrison Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Harrison Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 06:15 | San Francisco | Glen Fischer misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Carl Stec snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | David Robledo misses the easy layup | 45-52 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Carl Stec pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | David Robledo scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Stec | 45-55 |
| 05:19 | San Francisco | David Robledo takes the ball from Lyle Dunn | 45-55 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-55 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Noah Herbert (C) Eli Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Larson (SG), Matthew Parrish (PF), Tommie Davis (C) Dean McCarry, Carl Stec, Matthew Kendrick | |
| 04:56 | Illinois | David Robledo is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-55 |
| 04:55 | San Francisco | Glen Fischer gets the rebound | 45-55 |
| 04:29 | San Francisco | Robert Bonner misses badly on a runner in the paint | 45-55 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Kevin Larson gets the rebound | 45-55 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | David Robledo hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the free throw line | 45-55 |
| 04:20 | San Francisco | The rebound goes to Noah Herbert | 45-55 |
| 04:08 | San Francisco | Robert Bonner's dunk attempt is rejected by David Robledo | 45-55 |
| 04:06 | San Francisco | Noah Herbert snags the offensive board | 45-55 |
| 03:55 | San Francisco | Glen Fischer's floater is knocked away by David Robledo | 45-55 |
| 03:53 | San Francisco | Robert Bonner gets the offensive rebound | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | San Francisco | Lyle Dunn buries a turnaround in the lane | 47-55 |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Glen Fischer (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Lyle Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Carl Nathanson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Bonner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Noah Herbert (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harrison Griffin (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Kevin Larson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Robledo (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. PF - Matthew Parrish (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Tommie Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Harrison Griffin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 03:16 | Illinois | David Robledo grabs the offensive board | 47-55 |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Kevin Larson clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-55 |
| 03:02 | San Francisco | Noah Herbert pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:57 | San Francisco | Tommie Davis denies the turnaround by Lyle Dunn | 47-55 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | David Robledo pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Glen Fischer steals it from Kevin Larson | 47-55 |
| 02:32 | San Francisco | Glen Fischer banks in the layup | 49-55 |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Harrison Griffin is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Tommie Davis | 49-58 |
| 02:08 | San Francisco | Glen Fischer misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | David Robledo gets the rebound | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Kevin Larson evades the doubleteam and hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Matthew Parrish and he's fouled by Carl Nathanson - foul #1 on Carl Nathanson, team foul #8 | 49-60 |
| Subs | San Francisco | William Ryan (PG), Brian Jeske (SF), Eli Smith (PF), Larry Cave (C) Lyle Dunn, Carl Nathanson, Robert Bonner, Noah Herbert | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Vail (PG), Dean McCarry (SG), Carl Stec (PF), Matthew Kendrick (C) Harrison Griffin, David Robledo, Matthew Parrish, Tommie Davis | |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Kevin Larson makes the free throw | 49-61 |
| 01:46 | San Francisco | Glen Fischer is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Glen Fischer, team foul #9 | 49-61 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Lyle Dunn (SG) William Ryan | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Robledo (SF) Kevin Larson | |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Carl Stec is hacked by Eli Smith - foul #1 on Eli Smith, team foul #10 | 49-61 |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ray Hood (C) David Robledo | |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Carl Stec makes the 1st free throw | 49-62 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Carl Stec misses the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| 01:26 | San Francisco | Larry Cave grabs the defensive rebound | 49-62 |
| 01:09 | San Francisco | Larry Cave lays it in | 51-62 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Gregory Vail misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 51-62 |
| 00:52 | San Francisco | Brian Jeske gets the rebound | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:44 | San Francisco | Larry Cave loses the dribble to Gregory Vail | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Ray Hood drills a jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Larry Cave - foul #3 on Larry Cave, team foul #11 | 51-64 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Ray Hood misses the free throw | 51-64 |
| 00:22 | San Francisco | Eli Smith snags the defensive board | 51-64 |
| 00:14 | San Francisco | Lyle Dunn hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Matthew Kendrick - foul #3 on Matthew Kendrick, team foul #8 | 51-64 |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Robledo (SF) Ray Hood | |
| 00:14 | San Francisco | Lyle Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 00:14 | San Francisco | Lyle Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Gregory Vail runs out the clock | 53-64 |