| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Houston (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Marlon Everhart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Micheal Fortier (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Rossetti (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Gerald Hyde (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sang Chiu (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Day (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chris Mueller (fresh) C - Christopher Thurlow (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | Willie Day inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | San Diego State | Christopher Thurlow loses the ball out of bounds | 36-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Pablo Garcia (PG), Melvin Oh (SG) Gerald Hyde, Sang Chiu | |
| 19:20 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier loses the ball out of bounds | 36-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Gerald Hyde (PG), Sang Chiu (SG) Pablo Garcia, Melvin Oh | |
| 19:09 | San Diego State | The jumper by Gerald Hyde is denied by Christopher Rossetti | 36-32 |
| 19:08 | San Diego State | Christopher Thurlow tips it back up and in | 36-34 |
| 18:40 | Illinois | Zachery Baker misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 18:39 | San Diego State | Chris Mueller snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 18:28 | San Diego State | Chris Mueller misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | Zachery Baker is fouled on the floor by Sang Chiu - foul #1 on Sang Chiu, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Pablo Garcia (PG), Melvin Oh (SG), Richard Hardt (SF) Gerald Hyde, Sang Chiu, Willie Day | |
| 17:49 | Illinois | William Houston misses the lay-in | 36-34 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti tips it home | 38-34 |
| 17:38 | San Diego State | Richard Hardt misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 17:36 | San Diego State | Christopher Thurlow tips it but misses | 38-34 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier grabs the board | 38-34 |
| 17:17 | Illinois | William Houston hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-34 |
| 17:10 | San Diego State | Pablo Garcia can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-34 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| 16:40 | Illinois | Pablo Garcia picks off the pass by Zachery Baker | 40-34 |
| 16:34 | San Diego State | Christopher Thurlow blows the layup | 40-34 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 16:16 | San Diego State | Christopher Thurlow pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 16:01 | San Diego State | Chris Mueller can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Marlon Everhart | 40-34 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Houston (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Zachery Baker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Marlon Everhart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Micheal Fortier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Rossetti (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Pablo Garcia (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Oh (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Hardt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Chris Mueller (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Thurlow (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Illinois | William Houston misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 15:29 | San Diego State | Christopher Thurlow snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 15:13 | San Diego State | Pablo Garcia clanks a shot in the paint | 40-34 |
| 15:11 | San Diego State | Christopher Thurlow hits the follow up shot | 40-36 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | William Houston lays it in on a great pass from Marlon Everhart | 42-36 |
| 14:29 | San Diego State | Pablo Garcia is hacked by Christopher Rossetti - foul #2 on Christopher Rossetti, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Zhanel (SG), Robert Hale (SF), William Reid (PF), Kevin Leonardo (C) Zachery Baker, Marlon Everhart, Micheal Fortier, Christopher Rossetti | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Gerald Hyde (PG), Sang Chiu (SG), Willie Day (SF), Dikembe Abdalla (PF), Liang Tang (C) Pablo Garcia, Melvin Oh, Richard Hardt, Chris Mueller, Christopher Thurlow | |
| 14:21 | San Diego State | Keith Zhanel is called for the reach on Sang Chiu - foul #1 on Keith Zhanel, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| 14:05 | San Diego State | Willie Day comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-36 |
| 14:04 | Illinois | William Reid grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Robert Hale's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Abdalla | 42-36 |
| 13:43 | San Diego State | Sang Chiu misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-36 |
| 13:41 | San Diego State | Dikembe Abdalla grabs the offensive board | 42-36 |
| 13:17 | San Diego State | Sang Chiu hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Robert Hale grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Keith Zhanel knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by William Houston | 44-36 |
| 12:31 | San Diego State | Gerald Hyde connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Sang Chiu | 44-39 |
| 12:16 | Illinois | William Houston can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 44-39 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to William Reid | 44-39 |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Keith Zhanel makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Houston (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Keith Zhanel (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Hale (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Reid (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Leonardo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Gerald Hyde (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sang Chiu (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Day (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dikembe Abdalla (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Liang Tang (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:19 | San Diego State | Gerald Hyde comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 47-39 |
| 11:17 | Illinois | William Reid gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | William Houston misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Dikembe Abdalla - foul #4 on Dikembe Abdalla, team foul #2 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachery Baker (SG), Marlon Everhart (SF), Micheal Fortier (PF), Christopher Rossetti (C) Keith Zhanel, Robert Hale, William Reid, Kevin Leonardo | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Pablo Garcia (PG), Melvin Oh (SG), Richard Hardt (SF), Chris Mueller (PF), Christopher Thurlow (C) Gerald Hyde, Sang Chiu, Willie Day, Dikembe Abdalla, Liang Tang | |
| 10:48 | Illinois | William Houston makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | William Houston makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 10:32 | San Diego State | Chris Mueller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-39 |
| 10:03 | Illinois | Zachery Baker makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from William Houston | 52-39 |
| 09:50 | San Diego State | Richard Hardt misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-39 |
| 09:48 | San Diego State | Richard Hardt pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 09:36 | San Diego State | Christopher Thurlow banks in the layup on a great pass from Pablo Garcia and he's hacked by Christopher Rossetti - foul #3 on Christopher Rossetti, team foul #3 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Zhanel (SG) William Houston | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Gerald Hyde (PG), Sang Chiu (SG), Willie Day (SF) Pablo Garcia, Melvin Oh, Richard Hardt | |
| 09:36 | San Diego State | Christopher Thurlow makes the free throw | 52-42 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Christopher Thurlow swats the layup by Christopher Rossetti | 52-42 |
| 09:09 | San Diego State | Willie Day grabs the defensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 08:56 | San Diego State | Chris Mueller comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Christopher Rossetti - foul #4 on Christopher Rossetti, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo (C) Christopher Rossetti | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 08:56 | San Diego State | Chris Mueller makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 08:56 | San Diego State | Chris Mueller makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier misses the easy layup | 52-44 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Zachery Baker can't tip it in | 52-44 |
| 08:35 | San Diego State | Christopher Thurlow snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 08:12 | San Diego State | Willie Day loses the dribble to Marlon Everhart | 52-44 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart slams it home | 54-44 |
| 07:47 | San Diego State | Gerald Hyde travels with the ball | 54-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Hale (SF), Christopher Rossetti (C) Marlon Everhart, Kevin Leonardo | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Pablo Garcia (PG), Melvin Oh (SG), Richard Hardt (SF), Dikembe Abdalla (PF) Gerald Hyde, Sang Chiu, Willie Day, Chris Mueller | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Keith Zhanel (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Hale (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Micheal Fortier (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Rossetti (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Pablo Garcia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Oh (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Hardt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dikembe Abdalla (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Christopher Thurlow (fresh) 12 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:27 | Illinois | The jump hook by Robert Hale is blocked by Christopher Thurlow | 54-44 |
| 07:25 | San Diego State | Richard Hardt gets the rebound | 54-44 |
| 07:14 | San Diego State | Christopher Thurlow misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 54-44 |
| 07:13 | San Diego State | Melvin Oh misses the tip | 54-44 |
| 07:12 | San Diego State | Christopher Thurlow hits the follow up shot | 54-46 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier lays it in on a great pass from Keith Zhanel | 56-46 |
| 06:48 | San Diego State | Zachery Baker picks off the pass by Pablo Garcia in the backcourt | 56-46 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Robert Hale hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Zachery Baker | 58-46 |
| 06:26 | San Diego State | Melvin Oh connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-49 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Pablo Garcia takes the ball from Robert Hale | 58-49 |
| 05:39 | San Diego State | Melvin Oh misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 05:37 | San Diego State | Christopher Thurlow hits the follow up shot | 58-51 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Keith Zhanel hits a 3 from the right corner | 61-51 |
| 05:08 | San Diego State | San Diego State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Houston (PG), Marlon Everhart (SF), William Reid (PF) Zachery Baker, Robert Hale, Micheal Fortier | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Gerald Hyde (PG), Sang Chiu (SG), Willie Day (SF), Chris Mueller (PF) Pablo Garcia, Melvin Oh, Richard Hardt, Dikembe Abdalla | |
| 04:51 | San Diego State | Sang Chiu hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-54 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 04:24 | San Diego State | Sang Chiu snags the defensive board | 61-54 |
| 04:19 | San Diego State | Sang Chiu can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 61-54 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti gets the rebound | 61-54 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | William Reid misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 61-54 |
| 03:55 | San Diego State | Chris Mueller grabs the board | 61-54 |
| 03:37 | San Diego State | Gerald Hyde travels with the ball | 61-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachery Baker (SG), Micheal Fortier (PF), Kevin Leonardo (C) Keith Zhanel, William Reid, Christopher Rossetti | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Liang Tang (C) Christopher Thurlow | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Houston (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marlon Everhart (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Micheal Fortier (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Leonardo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Gerald Hyde (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sang Chiu (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Day (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Mueller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Liang Tang (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Chris Mueller picks off the pass by William Houston | 61-54 |
| 02:56 | San Diego State | Gerald Hyde clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 02:55 | San Diego State | Willie Day hits the follow up shot | 61-56 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Zachery Baker misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 02:28 | San Diego State | Willie Day pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| 02:23 | San Diego State | Sang Chiu comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-56 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | William Houston buries a shot from the left side set up by Micheal Fortier | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:46 | San Diego State | Chris Mueller is denied on a dunk by Micheal Fortier | 63-56 |
| 01:44 | San Diego State | Gerald Hyde hits the follow up shot | 63-58 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | William Houston lays it up and in on a great pass from Zachery Baker | 65-58 |
| 01:15 | San Diego State | Chris Mueller lays it up and in | 65-60 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | William Houston buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Zachery Baker | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:53 | San Diego State | Sang Chiu is fouled on the floor by Zachery Baker - foul #1 on Zachery Baker, team foul #5 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti (C) Kevin Leonardo | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Christopher Thurlow (C) Liang Tang | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:49 | San Diego State | Willie Day's pass is intercepted by Zachery Baker | 67-60 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | William Houston blows the layup | 67-60 |
| 00:44 | San Diego State | Christopher Thurlow pulls down the rebound | 67-60 |
| 00:37 | San Diego State | Chris Mueller comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-60 |
| 00:35 | San Diego State | Willie Day grabs the offensive board | 67-60 |
| 00:31 | San Diego State | Gerald Hyde comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-60 |
| 00:30 | San Diego State | Christopher Thurlow grabs the offensive board | 67-60 |
| 00:26 | San Diego State | Gerald Hyde drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Willie Day | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Illinois | William Houston is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Hyde - foul #3 on Gerald Hyde, team foul #3 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Zhanel (SG) William Houston | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Zachery Baker is hacked by Gerald Hyde - foul #4 on Gerald Hyde, team foul #4 | 67-63 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Chris Mueller is called for the reach on Zachery Baker - foul #1 on Chris Mueller, team foul #5 | 67-63 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti is hacked by Christopher Thurlow - foul #2 on Christopher Thurlow, team foul #6 | 67-63 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Chris Mueller is called for the reach on Marlon Everhart - foul #2 on Chris Mueller, team foul #7 | 67-63 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:06 | San Diego State | Gerald Hyde misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-63 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti gets the rebound | 69-63 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti is fouled in the backcourt by Sang Chiu - foul #2 on Sang Chiu, team foul #8 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Houston (PG), Robert Hale (PF) Keith Zhanel, Micheal Fortier | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti misses the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:02 | San Diego State | Willie Day grabs the board | 70-63 |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | Willie Day misses long on a fullcourt shot | 70-63 |