| Lineup | Washington State | PG - David Piercy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Paul Waymire (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Vic Kohr (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - George Dwight (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Houston (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marlon Everhart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Micheal Fortier (fresh) 3 pts. C - Christopher Rossetti (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:56 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-34 |
| 19:46 | Washington State | Vic Kohr misses the lay-in | 30-34 |
| 19:45 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Marlon Everhart | 30-34 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | William Houston's fadeaway is rejected by Vic Kohr | 30-34 |
| 19:14 | Washington State | The rebound goes to David Hughes | 30-34 |
| 19:10 | Washington State | David Piercy misses the floater from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-34 |
| 19:04 | Washington State | Vic Kohr pulls down the rebound | 30-34 |
| 18:51 | Washington State | Vic Kohr connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by David Hughes and he's fouled by Zachery Baker - foul #2 on Zachery Baker, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Washington State | Earl Turner (C) George Dwight | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:51 | Washington State | Vic Kohr makes the free throw | 33-34 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 18:25 | Washington State | David Hughes snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 18:21 | Washington State | David Piercy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 18:19 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 33-34 |
| 17:53 | Washington State | David Hughes grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 17:49 | Washington State | David Hughes can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 17:47 | Washington State | David Hughes tips it back up and in | 35-34 |
| 17:18 | Illinois | Zachery Baker can't connect on a shot from the right side | 35-34 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Micheal Fortier | 35-34 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 16:55 | Washington State | David Hughes pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 16:41 | Washington State | David Hughes slams it home | 37-34 |
| 16:39 | Illinois | William Houston is fouled in the backcourt by David Piercy - foul #4 on David Piercy, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Washington State | William Wilson (PG), Harold Stanley (SG), Daryl Pair (SF), Leonard Howard (PF), George Dwight (C) David Piercy, Paul Waymire, David Hughes, Vic Kohr, Earl Turner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Zhanel (SG), Robert Hale (SF), William Reid (PF), Kevin Leonardo (C) Zachery Baker, Marlon Everhart, Micheal Fortier, Christopher Rossetti | |
| 16:21 | Illinois | Robert Hale clanks a runner from the right block | 37-34 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Robert Hale hits the follow up shot | 37-36 |
| 16:02 | Washington State | Daryl Pair hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 37-36 |
| 16:01 | Illinois | William Reid grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | William Houston double dribbles in the backcourt | 37-36 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - William Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SG - Harold Stanley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daryl Pair (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Leonard Howard (fresh) C - George Dwight (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Houston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Zhanel (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Hale (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Reid (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Leonardo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Washington State | Harold Stanley misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-36 |
| 15:46 | Washington State | Daryl Pair grabs the offensive board | 37-36 |
| 15:36 | Washington State | Harold Stanley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 15:35 | Washington State | Daryl Pair tips it home | 39-36 |
| 15:33 | Illinois | William Houston is hacked by William Wilson in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Wilson, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | William Houston knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Keith Zhanel and he's fouled by Daryl Pair - foul #1 on Daryl Pair, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Washington State | Joseph Ratkowski (SF), Vic Kohr (PF) Daryl Pair, Leonard Howard | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:12 | Illinois | William Houston makes the free throw | 39-39 |
| 15:02 | Washington State | Harold Stanley comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kevin Leonardo | 39-39 |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Robert Hale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-39 |
| Subs | Washington State | Paul Waymire (SG), David Hughes (SF), Earl Turner (C) William Wilson, Harold Stanley, George Dwight | |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachery Baker (SG), Marlon Everhart (SF), Micheal Fortier (PF) Keith Zhanel, Robert Hale, William Reid | |
| 14:30 | Washington State | Vic Kohr double dribbles | 39-39 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti (C) Kevin Leonardo | |
| 14:15 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Zachery Baker | 39-41 |
| 14:05 | Washington State | Earl Turner misses badly on a runner near the basket | 39-41 |
| 14:03 | Washington State | Paul Waymire grabs the offensive board | 39-41 |
| 13:58 | Washington State | Vic Kohr hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Ratkowski | 41-41 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Earl Turner - foul #1 on Earl Turner, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Washington State | William Wilson (PG), Daryl Pair (SF), Leonard Howard (PF) Joseph Ratkowski, David Hughes, Vic Kohr | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Zhanel (PG) William Houston | |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti misses the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 13:23 | Washington State | Earl Turner knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Waymire | 43-42 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti blows the layup but he's fouled by Leonard Howard - foul #1 on Leonard Howard, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Washington State | David Piercy (PG), Harold Stanley (SG), George Dwight (C) William Wilson, Paul Waymire, Earl Turner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Hale (SF), William Reid (PF) Marlon Everhart, Micheal Fortier | |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 13:01 | Washington State | Leonard Howard pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 12:44 | Washington State | Harold Stanley scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Daryl Pair | 46-43 |
| 12:27 | Illinois | Zachery Baker misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-43 |
| 12:25 | Washington State | Leonard Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 12:08 | Washington State | Harold Stanley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 12:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Keith Zhanel | 46-43 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Keith Zhanel is fouled in the backcourt by Daryl Pair - foul #2 on Daryl Pair, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Washington State | Paul Waymire (SG), Joseph Ratkowski (SF), Vic Kohr (PF) Harold Stanley, Daryl Pair, Leonard Howard | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Houston (PG), Kevin Leonardo (C) Zachery Baker, Christopher Rossetti | |
| 11:42 | Illinois | William Houston is wide open but clanks a floater from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Robert Hale snags the offensive board | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - David Piercy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Paul Waymire (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Ratkowski (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Vic Kohr (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - George Dwight (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Houston (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Zhanel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hale (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Reid (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Leonardo (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Illinois | Keith Zhanel is wide open but clanks a floater from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 11:17 | Washington State | Joseph Ratkowski pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 11:08 | Washington State | David Piercy drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Joseph Ratkowski | 48-43 |
| 10:47 | Illinois | William Reid is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Houston | 48-45 |
| 10:39 | Washington State | Vic Kohr's layup is rejected by William Reid | 48-45 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | William Reid grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 10:35 | Illinois | William Houston loses the dribble to David Piercy in the backcourt | 48-45 |
| 10:30 | Washington State | Vic Kohr clanks a runner from the right block | 48-45 |
| 10:29 | Washington State | Vic Kohr can't tip it in | 48-45 |
| 10:27 | Washington State | Joseph Ratkowski gets the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 10:13 | Washington State | David Piercy clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 48-45 |
| 10:12 | Washington State | George Dwight grabs the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 10:07 | Washington State | Vic Kohr misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-45 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Robert Hale can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 48-45 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | William Reid misses the tip | 48-45 |
| 09:45 | Washington State | David Piercy pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 09:40 | Washington State | David Piercy drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Keith Zhanel is hacked by Paul Waymire in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Waymire, team foul #7 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Washington State | William Wilson (PG), Harold Stanley (SG), David Hughes (SF), Daryl Pair (PF), Earl Turner (C) David Piercy, Paul Waymire, Joseph Ratkowski, Vic Kohr, George Dwight | |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachery Baker (SG), Marlon Everhart (SF), Micheal Fortier (PF), Christopher Rossetti (C) William Houston, Robert Hale, William Reid, Kevin Leonardo | |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Keith Zhanel misses the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 09:36 | Washington State | David Hughes grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 09:30 | Washington State | Harold Stanley makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Hughes | 54-45 |
| 09:27 | Illinois | Zachery Baker is called for traveling in the backcourt | 54-45 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Houston (PG) Keith Zhanel | |
| 09:08 | Washington State | David Hughes blows the layup | 54-45 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | William Houston grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 08:46 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti is alone and drills a turnaround in the paint set up by William Houston | 54-47 |
| 08:30 | Washington State | The jump hook by Earl Turner is blocked by Christopher Rossetti | 54-47 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | William Wilson steals the ball from Zachery Baker in the backcourt | 54-47 |
| 08:22 | Washington State | Harold Stanley misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-47 |
| 08:20 | Washington State | Daryl Pair pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 08:08 | Washington State | Harold Stanley knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Daryl Pair | 56-47 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Zachery Baker misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-47 |
| 07:47 | Washington State | David Hughes grabs the board | 56-47 |
| 07:32 | Washington State | William Wilson is fouled on the floor by William Houston - foul #1 on William Houston, team foul #2 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Washington State | David Piercy (PG), Paul Waymire (SG), Joseph Ratkowski (SF), Leonard Howard (PF) William Wilson, Harold Stanley, David Hughes, Daryl Pair | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Zhanel (SG), Kevin Leonardo (C) William Houston, Christopher Rossetti | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - David Piercy (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Paul Waymire (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Ratkowski (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Leonard Howard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Earl Turner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Zachery Baker (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Zhanel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marlon Everhart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Micheal Fortier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Leonardo (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Washington State | Marlon Everhart steals the ball from Earl Turner | 56-47 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Keith Zhanel banks in the layup set up by Marlon Everhart | 56-49 |
| 06:53 | Washington State | Earl Turner scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from David Piercy out of a doubleteam and the foul's on Keith Zhanel - foul #2 on Keith Zhanel, team foul #3 | 58-49 |
| 06:53 | Washington State | Earl Turner makes the free throw | 59-49 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo is fouled on the floor by Earl Turner - foul #2 on Earl Turner, team foul #8 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Washington State | David Hughes (SF), George Dwight (C) David Piercy, Earl Turner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Hale (SF) Marlon Everhart | |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 06:11 | Washington State | The jumper by David Hughes is denied by Zachery Baker | 59-51 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Hale | 59-51 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Paul Waymire steals it from Zachery Baker | 59-51 |
| 05:40 | Washington State | Leonard Howard jams it | 61-51 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Keith Zhanel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-51 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Robert Hale can't tip it in | 61-51 |
| 05:12 | Washington State | The rebound goes to George Dwight | 61-51 |
| 05:07 | Washington State | David Hughes misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-51 |
| 05:06 | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Keith Zhanel travels with the ball | 61-51 |
| Subs | Washington State | David Piercy (PG), Harold Stanley (SG), Vic Kohr (PF), Earl Turner (C) Joseph Ratkowski, Paul Waymire, Leonard Howard, George Dwight | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Houston (PG), Marlon Everhart (SF), William Reid (PF), Christopher Rossetti (C) Zachery Baker, Robert Hale, Micheal Fortier, Kevin Leonardo | |
| 04:34 | Washington State | Vic Kohr misses the easy open layup | 61-51 |
| 04:33 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Rossetti | 61-51 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | William Reid's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-51 |
| 04:16 | Washington State | Harold Stanley makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by David Piercy and he's fouled by Christopher Rossetti - foul #3 on Christopher Rossetti, team foul #4 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Washington State | Daryl Pair (SF) David Hughes | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:16 | Washington State | Harold Stanley makes the free throw | 64-51 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from close range | 64-51 |
| 03:57 | Washington State | Vic Kohr snags the defensive board | 64-51 |
| 03:52 | Washington State | Harold Stanley loses the dribble to William Reid | 64-51 |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Keith Zhanel clanks a 3 from the left corner | 64-51 |
| 03:31 | Washington State | Vic Kohr pulls down the rebound | 64-51 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - David Piercy (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Harold Stanley (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Daryl Pair (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Vic Kohr (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Earl Turner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Houston (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Keith Zhanel (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marlon Everhart (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - William Reid (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Christopher Rossetti (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Washington State | David Piercy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-51 |
| 03:25 | Washington State | Earl Turner pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-51 |
| 03:18 | Washington State | Harold Stanley misses the 3 from straight away | 64-51 |
| 03:17 | Washington State | David Piercy tips it home | 66-51 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Keith Zhanel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-51 |
| Subs | Washington State | William Wilson (PG), Paul Waymire (SG), Joseph Ratkowski (SF) David Piercy, Harold Stanley, Daryl Pair | |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachery Baker (SG), Robert Hale (SF), Kevin Leonardo (C) Keith Zhanel, Marlon Everhart, Christopher Rossetti | |
| 02:50 | Washington State | Earl Turner misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 66-51 |
| 02:48 | Washington State | Paul Waymire gets the offensive rebound | 66-51 |
| 02:38 | Washington State | Earl Turner misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Reid - foul #3 on William Reid, team foul #5 | 66-51 |
| 02:38 | Washington State | Earl Turner makes the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 02:38 | Washington State | Earl Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Robert Hale comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Ratkowski - foul #1 on Joseph Ratkowski, team foul #9 | 68-51 |
| Subs | Washington State | George Dwight (C) Earl Turner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Micheal Fortier (PF) William Reid | |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Robert Hale makes the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Robert Hale misses the 2nd free throw | 68-52 |
| 02:13 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Vic Kohr | 68-52 |
| 01:52 | Washington State | William Wilson is hacked by Zachery Baker - foul #3 on Zachery Baker, team foul #6 | 68-52 |
| Subs | Washington State | David Piercy (PG), David Hughes (SF) William Wilson, Joseph Ratkowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Marlon Everhart (SF), Christopher Rossetti (C) Robert Hale, Kevin Leonardo | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:32 | Washington State | David Hughes makes the shot from the right wing set up by David Piercy | 70-52 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:24 | Illinois | William Houston is hacked by David Piercy - foul #5 on David Piercy, team foul #10 | 70-52 |
| Subs | Washington State | Harold Stanley (SG) David Piercy | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:24 | Illinois | William Houston makes the 1st free throw | 70-53 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | William Houston misses the 2nd free throw | 70-53 |
| 01:24 | Washington State | Vic Kohr grabs the defensive rebound | 70-53 |
| 00:55 | Washington State | Paul Waymire is fouled on the floor by William Houston - foul #2 on William Houston, team foul #7 | 70-53 |
| 00:55 | Washington State | Paul Waymire misses the 1st free throw | 70-53 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti pulls down the rebound | 70-53 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Paul Waymire picks off the pass by Christopher Rossetti in the backcourt | 70-53 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:30 | Washington State | David Hughes banks in the layup on a nice dish by Harold Stanley | 72-53 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | William Houston is whistled for traveling | 72-53 |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Paul Waymire runs out the clock | 72-53 |