| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Santacruz (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jon Ikeda (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roger Sistrunk (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Boudreaux (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel Duke (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Natividad (fresh) 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux inbounds the ball | 28-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:38 | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux's pass is intercepted by Edward Schrader | 28-34 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 28-34 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Richard Burns grabs the offensive board | 28-34 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Terry Freeman can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 28-34 |
| 19:01 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda grabs the board | 28-34 |
| 18:56 | UC Riverside | Roger Sistrunk clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-34 |
| 18:55 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke misses the tip | 28-34 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Schrader | 28-34 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | The short jumper by Gary Bradley is denied by David Natividad | 28-34 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Terry Freeman grabs the offensive board | 28-34 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Edward Schrader drills a 3 from straight away | 31-34 |
| 17:58 | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Gary Bradley - foul #1 on Gary Bradley, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Timmons (PG), Roger Maciel (SF), Johnny Boone (PF), Edward Trynowski (C) Michael Santacruz, Richard Burns, Terry Freeman, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kelly Tippett (PG), Robert Maguire (SG), Heath Hackett (PF), Ron Mullins (C) Jon Ikeda, Roger Sistrunk, Joel Duke, David Natividad | |
| 17:58 | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux misses the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 17:58 | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Edward Schrader is fouled on the floor by Robert Maguire - foul #2 on Robert Maguire, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey (SF) Eric Boudreaux | |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses the wide open jumpshot from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 17:31 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 17:24 | UC Riverside | Johnny Boone denies the turnaround by Arthur Dickey | 31-35 |
| 17:22 | Illinois | Johnny Boone grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 17:18 | Illinois | Roger Maciel's dunk attempt is rejected by Ron Mullins | 31-35 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Edward Schrader snags the offensive board | 31-35 |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Arthur Dickey is called for the reach on Roger Maciel - foul #2 on Arthur Dickey, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Roger Maciel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 16:50 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Heath Hackett | 31-35 |
| 16:30 | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Kelly Tippett | 31-37 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | James Timmons is fouled in the backcourt by Heath Hackett - foul #3 on Heath Hackett, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Santacruz (PG), Terry Freeman (PF) Edward Schrader, Johnny Boone | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda (PG), Joel Duke (PF), Emanuel Schwager (C) Arthur Dickey, Heath Hackett, Ron Mullins | |
| 16:14 | Illinois | James Timmons is hacked by Kelly Tippett - foul #1 on Kelly Tippett, team foul #4 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (SF) James Timmons | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Roger Sistrunk (SG), John Linkous (SF) Kelly Tippett, Robert Maguire | |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz is open and scores on a jumper from the right side | 33-37 |
| 15:53 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-37 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Terry Freeman | 33-37 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Santacruz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kwabena Abdel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Edward Trynowski (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jon Ikeda (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roger Sistrunk (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Linkous (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joel Duke (fresh) 5 reb. C - Emanuel Schwager (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-37 |
| 15:35 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke grabs the board | 33-37 |
| 15:18 | UC Riverside | John Linkous comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 33-37 |
| 15:17 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 15:04 | Illinois | Roger Sistrunk picks off the pass by Edward Trynowski | 33-37 |
| 15:01 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda lays it in on a great pass from Roger Sistrunk | 33-39 |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Roger Maciel hits a wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kwabena Abdel | 35-39 |
| 14:33 | UC Riverside | John Linkous can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 14:32 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke grabs the offensive board | 35-39 |
| 14:10 | UC Riverside | John Linkous comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-39 |
| 14:08 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Emanuel Schwager | 35-39 |
| 13:48 | UC Riverside | Roger Sistrunk is called for 5 seconds | 35-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Timmons (PG), Edward Schrader (SG), Richard Burns (SF), Johnny Boone (PF), Gary Bradley (C) Michael Santacruz, Roger Maciel, Kwabena Abdel, Terry Freeman, Edward Trynowski | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kelly Tippett (PG), Robert Maguire (SG), Eric Boudreaux (SF), Heath Hackett (PF), David Natividad (C) Jon Ikeda, Roger Sistrunk, John Linkous, Joel Duke, Emanuel Schwager | |
| 13:46 | Illinois | James Timmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-39 |
| 13:36 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett buries a turnaround in the paint | 35-41 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Robert Maguire takes the ball from James Timmons in the backcourt | 35-41 |
| 13:22 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Robert Maguire | 35-43 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Kelly Tippett picks off the pass by Johnny Boone | 35-43 |
| 12:55 | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire banks in the layup set up by Kelly Tippett | 35-45 |
| 12:53 | Illinois | Eric Boudreaux takes the ball from Edward Schrader in the backcourt | 35-45 |
| 12:32 | UC Riverside | Richard Burns denies the turnaround by Heath Hackett | 35-45 |
| 12:30 | Illinois | James Timmons snags the defensive board | 35-45 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | James Timmons is fouled in the backcourt by Kelly Tippett - foul #2 on Kelly Tippett, team foul #5 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey (SF), Ron Mullins (PF) Eric Boudreaux, Heath Hackett | |
| 12:20 | Illinois | James Timmons buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-45 |
| 12:06 | UC Riverside | David Natividad misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-45 |
| 12:04 | Illinois | Gary Bradley pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Kelly Tippett is called for the reach on James Timmons - foul #3 on Kelly Tippett, team foul #6 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Santacruz (PG), Roger Maciel (SF), Terry Freeman (PF), Edward Trynowski (C) James Timmons, Richard Burns, Johnny Boone, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda (PG), Roger Sistrunk (SG), Joel Duke (PF) Kelly Tippett, Robert Maguire, David Natividad | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Santacruz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Edward Schrader (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Maciel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Terry Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Edward Trynowski (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jon Ikeda (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Roger Sistrunk (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Dickey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joel Duke (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Ron Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Terry Freeman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Arthur Dickey - foul #3 on Arthur Dickey, team foul #7 | 38-45 |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Terry Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Terry Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 11:23 | UC Riverside | Roger Sistrunk misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 11:21 | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey tips it home | 40-47 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Terry Freeman is whistled for traveling | 40-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux (SF), David Natividad (C) Arthur Dickey, Ron Mullins | |
| 10:59 | UC Riverside | Roger Sistrunk makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jon Ikeda | 40-50 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Terry Freeman misses short on an open jump hook near the basket | 40-50 |
| 10:38 | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux gets the rebound | 40-50 |
| 10:17 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda connects on the 3 from straight away | 40-53 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Terry Freeman misses badly on a floater from close range | 40-53 |
| 10:07 | UC Riverside | Roger Sistrunk snags the defensive board | 40-53 |
| 09:40 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-53 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski gets the rebound | 40-53 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Terry Freeman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-53 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Edward Schrader snags the offensive board | 40-53 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | Terry Freeman misses short on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Joel Duke - foul #2 on Joel Duke, team foul #8 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Timmons (PG), Richard Burns (SF), Gary Bradley (C) Michael Santacruz, Roger Maciel, Edward Trynowski | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kelly Tippett (PG), Robert Maguire (SG), Arthur Dickey (SF), Heath Hackett (PF), Ron Mullins (C) Jon Ikeda, Roger Sistrunk, Eric Boudreaux, Joel Duke, David Natividad | |
| 09:07 | Illinois | Terry Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | Terry Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 09:07 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett gets the rebound | 41-53 |
| 08:42 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett's floater is tipped away by Gary Bradley | 41-53 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Richard Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | James Timmons is hacked by Robert Maguire in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Maguire, team foul #9 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Boone (PF) Terry Freeman | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 08:35 | Illinois | James Timmons makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | James Timmons makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 08:33 | UC Riverside | James Timmons steals the ball from Kelly Tippett in the backcourt | 43-53 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-53 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Schrader | 43-53 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Gary Bradley is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 45-53 |
| 07:53 | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire buries a runner in the paint | 45-55 |
| 07:34 | Illinois | James Timmons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Santacruz (SG), Kwabena Abdel (SF), Edward Trynowski (C) Edward Schrader, Richard Burns, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda (PG), John Linkous (SF), Joel Duke (PF), Emanuel Schwager (C) Robert Maguire, Arthur Dickey, Heath Hackett, Ron Mullins | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Timmons (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Santacruz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kwabena Abdel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Johnny Boone (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Trynowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jon Ikeda (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kelly Tippett (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Linkous (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joel Duke (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Emanuel Schwager (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | UC Riverside | Kelly Tippett double dribbles | 45-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (SG) James Timmons | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Roger Sistrunk (SG) Kelly Tippett | |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Roger Maciel is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-55 |
| 06:35 | UC Riverside | The jumper by Joel Duke is denied by Edward Trynowski | 48-55 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Roger Maciel gets the rebound | 48-55 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Roger Maciel | 50-55 |
| 06:19 | UC Riverside | John Linkous loses the ball out of bounds | 50-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Terry Freeman (PF) Johnny Boone | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kelly Tippett (PG), Robert Maguire (SG), Eric Boudreaux (SF), Heath Hackett (PF), David Natividad (C) Jon Ikeda, Roger Sistrunk, John Linkous, Joel Duke, Emanuel Schwager | |
| 06:01 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 50-55 |
| 05:59 | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 05:38 | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Timmons (PG), Edward Schrader (SG), Richard Burns (SF), Gary Bradley (C) Michael Santacruz, Roger Maciel, Kwabena Abdel, Edward Trynowski | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joel Duke (PF) Heath Hackett | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:30 | Illinois | James Timmons is hacked by Kelly Tippett - foul #4 on Kelly Tippett, team foul #10 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey (SF) Eric Boudreaux | |
| 05:30 | Illinois | James Timmons makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 05:30 | Illinois | James Timmons makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 05:14 | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire clanks a 3 from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 05:12 | UC Riverside | David Natividad gets the offensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 05:01 | UC Riverside | Kelly Tippett throws it down set up by Robert Maguire | 52-57 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | David Natividad swats the short shot by Terry Freeman | 52-57 |
| 04:41 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Joel Duke | 52-57 |
| 04:17 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke buries a driving attempt in the paint | 52-59 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Kelly Tippett steals the ball from Edward Schrader | 52-59 |
| 03:58 | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire jams it set up by Kelly Tippett | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Terry Freeman hits a turnaround near the basket | 54-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:28 | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Kelly Tippett | 54-64 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Timmons (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Schrader (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Burns (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Freeman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Kelly Tippett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Robert Maguire (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Arthur Dickey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joel Duke (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - David Natividad (tiring) 5 reb. 6 blk. | |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-64 |
| 03:08 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke gets the rebound | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:44 | UC Riverside | David Natividad comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-64 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Gary Bradley pulls down the rebound | 54-64 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Edward Schrader misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-64 |
| 02:28 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses the tip | 54-64 |
| 02:27 | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey grabs the defensive rebound | 54-64 |
| 02:27 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Santacruz (PG), Roger Maciel (SG), Kwabena Abdel (SF), Johnny Boone (PF), Edward Trynowski (C) James Timmons, Edward Schrader, Richard Burns, Terry Freeman, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda (PG), Roger Sistrunk (SG), Eric Boudreaux (SF), Heath Hackett (PF), Ron Mullins (C) Kelly Tippett, Robert Maguire, Arthur Dickey, Joel Duke, David Natividad | |
| 01:59 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda connects on the fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Kwabena Abdel - foul #1 on Kwabena Abdel, team foul #2 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Richard Burns (SF), Terry Freeman (PF), Gary Bradley (C) Roger Maciel, Kwabena Abdel, Johnny Boone, Edward Trynowski | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kelly Tippett (SG), Arthur Dickey (SF) Roger Sistrunk, Eric Boudreaux | |
| 01:59 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda makes the free throw | 54-67 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Kelly Tippett - foul #5 on Kelly Tippett, team foul #11 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire (PG), John Linkous (SF) Jon Ikeda, Kelly Tippett | |
| 01:49 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz misses the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 01:26 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-67 |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-67 |
| 01:12 | UC Riverside | Ron Mullins gets the rebound | 55-67 |
| 00:47 | UC Riverside | John Linkous is hacked by Gary Bradley - foul #2 on Gary Bradley, team foul #3 | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:25 | UC Riverside | John Linkous misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Terry Freeman - foul #2 on Terry Freeman, team foul #4 | 55-67 |
| 00:25 | UC Riverside | John Linkous misses the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 00:25 | UC Riverside | John Linkous makes the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Illinois | The short jumper by Richard Burns is denied by Heath Hackett | 55-68 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Edward Schrader tips it but misses | 55-68 |
| 00:17 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Arthur Dickey | 55-68 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire runs out the clock | 55-68 |