| Lineup | UCLA | PG - James Brinton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Strauser (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Boyes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Akuchie (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. C - Eugene Bartz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Custer (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nicolas McColgan (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Brian Richard (fresh) 4 reb. C - Harry Hopkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UCLA | John Boyes inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Brinton | 31-30 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 19:20 | UCLA | The rebound goes to James Brinton | 31-30 |
| 19:06 | UCLA | John Boyes hits a jumper in the lane | 33-30 |
| 18:41 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan misses long on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Eugene Bartz - foul #1 on Eugene Bartz, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| 18:41 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 18:41 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan misses the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 18:41 | UCLA | Eugene Bartz grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 18:16 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-31 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 18:06 | UCLA | James Brinton gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 17:49 | UCLA | James Brinton connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 35-31 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 35-31 |
| 17:19 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Eugene Bartz | 35-31 |
| 16:59 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 16:57 | UCLA | Gary Strauser pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 16:47 | UCLA | James Brinton connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Dikembe Akuchie | 37-31 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan hits the finger roll against a doubleteam | 37-33 |
| 16:02 | UCLA | Gary Strauser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-33 |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Manley (PG), Devon Smedley (SG), Marko Bogdanski (SF), Jesus Souza (PF), Jose Orozco (C) James Brinton, Gary Strauser, John Boyes, Dikembe Akuchie, Eugene Bartz | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie May (SG), Scott Cochran (SF), Louis Zelek (PF) Philip Custer, Nicolas McColgan, Brian Richard | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Robert Manley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Devon Smedley (fresh) SF - Marko Bogdanski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jesus Souza (fresh) C - Jose Orozco (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie May (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Scott Cochran (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Zelek (fresh) 3 reb. C - Harry Hopkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Marko Bogdanski is called for the reach on Joshua Smith - foul #2 on Marko Bogdanski, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Eddie May is hacked by Jose Orozco - foul #2 on Jose Orozco, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| 15:16 | Illinois | Eddie May clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 15:15 | UCLA | Robert Manley pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 14:59 | UCLA | Devon Smedley makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Eddie May blows the layup | 40-33 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Joshua Smith tips it home | 40-35 |
| 14:23 | UCLA | Jose Orozco makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Robert Manley | 42-35 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Eddie May shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-38 |
| 13:45 | UCLA | Jesus Souza knocks in the floater from the right block | 44-38 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | Eddie May blows the layup over the doubleteam but the foul's on Jesus Souza - foul #3 on Jesus Souza, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | UCLA | James Brinton (PG), Gary Strauser (SG), John Boyes (SF), Dikembe Akuchie (PF), Eugene Bartz (C) Robert Manley, Devon Smedley, Marko Bogdanski, Jesus Souza, Jose Orozco | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Custer (SG), Nicolas McColgan (SF), Brian Richard (PF) Joshua Smith, Scott Cochran, Harry Hopkins | |
| 13:20 | Illinois | Eddie May makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | Eddie May makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 13:00 | UCLA | James Brinton misses short on a shot from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Louis Zelek grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Eddie May clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 12:38 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 12:26 | UCLA | Eugene Bartz connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Brinton | 46-40 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Eddie May double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 46-40 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Cochran (PG), Harry Hopkins (C) Eddie May, Louis Zelek | |
| 11:49 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Harry Hopkins - foul #2 on Harry Hopkins, team foul #1 | 46-40 |
| 11:49 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 11:49 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie misses the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - James Brinton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Strauser (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Boyes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Akuchie (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. C - Eugene Bartz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Cochran (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Philip Custer (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nicolas McColgan (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Brian Richard (fresh) 4 reb. C - Harry Hopkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Harry Hopkins | 47-42 |
| 11:14 | UCLA | Scott Cochran steals the ball from Eugene Bartz | 47-42 |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan lays it up and in on a great pass from Scott Cochran | 47-44 |
| 10:48 | UCLA | Gary Strauser is hacked by Philip Custer - foul #2 on Philip Custer, team foul #2 | 47-44 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Smith (PG), Eddie May (SG) Philip Custer, Harry Hopkins | |
| 10:34 | UCLA | Gary Strauser buries a turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Eddie May - foul #1 on Eddie May, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Manley (PG) James Brinton | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:34 | UCLA | Gary Strauser makes the free throw | 50-44 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Eddie May is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 50-44 |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | Eddie May misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 50-44 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan hits the follow up shot | 50-46 |
| 09:36 | UCLA | Eugene Bartz blows the dunk but he's hacked by Scott Cochran - foul #2 on Scott Cochran, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| Subs | UCLA | Devon Smedley (SG), Marko Bogdanski (SF), Jesus Souza (PF) Gary Strauser, John Boyes, Dikembe Akuchie | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Custer (SG), Louis Zelek (C) Nicolas McColgan, Scott Cochran | |
| 09:36 | UCLA | Eugene Bartz makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 09:36 | UCLA | Eugene Bartz makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Eddie May is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 09:15 | Illinois | Louis Zelek pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Philip Custer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-46 |
| Subs | UCLA | James Brinton (PG), Jose Orozco (C) Robert Manley, Eugene Bartz | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:35 | UCLA | Philip Custer is called for the reach on Devon Smedley - foul #3 on Philip Custer, team foul #5 | 52-46 |
| Subs | UCLA | John Boyes (SF) Marko Bogdanski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan (SF), Harry Hopkins (C) Eddie May, Brian Richard | |
| 08:30 | UCLA | John Boyes's fadeaway is rejected by Harry Hopkins | 52-46 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Louis Zelek | 52-46 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 08:01 | UCLA | Jesus Souza snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 07:51 | UCLA | Jose Orozco throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-46 |
| Subs | UCLA | Gary Strauser (SG), Dikembe Akuchie (PF) Devon Smedley, Jesus Souza | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Cochran (SG), Brian Richard (PF) Philip Custer, Louis Zelek | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - James Brinton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Strauser (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Boyes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Akuchie (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. C - Jose Orozco (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Cochran (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Nicolas McColgan (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Richard (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Harry Hopkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Illinois | James Brinton steals it from Scott Cochran | 52-46 |
| 07:24 | UCLA | Gary Strauser misses the lay-in | 52-46 |
| 07:23 | UCLA | Jose Orozco can't tip it in | 52-46 |
| 07:22 | UCLA | The offensive rebound goes to Jose Orozco | 52-46 |
| 07:16 | UCLA | Gary Strauser's pass is intercepted by Joshua Smith | 52-46 |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Joshua Smith slams it home | 52-48 |
| 06:59 | UCLA | John Boyes misses short on a shot from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan is hacked by John Boyes - foul #2 on John Boyes, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| Subs | UCLA | Eugene Bartz (C) Jose Orozco | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie May (PG), Philip Custer (SG) Joshua Smith, Nicolas McColgan | |
| 06:26 | Illinois | James Brinton steps in front of the Scott Cochran pass | 52-48 |
| 06:21 | UCLA | James Brinton misses the lay-in | 52-48 |
| 06:19 | UCLA | Eugene Bartz tips it home | 54-48 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins clanks a floater from the right block but the foul's on Eugene Bartz - foul #2 on Eugene Bartz, team foul #6 | 54-48 |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Manley (PG), Marko Bogdanski (SF) James Brinton, John Boyes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan (SF), Louis Zelek (PF) Scott Cochran, Brian Richard | |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 05:38 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's fouled by Harry Hopkins - foul #3 on Harry Hopkins, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| 05:38 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 05:38 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 05:38 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie makes the 3rd free throw | 56-50 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eddie May | 56-52 |
| 05:10 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie is whistled for a carry | 56-52 |
| Subs | UCLA | Devon Smedley (SG), Jesus Souza (PF) Gary Strauser, Dikembe Akuchie | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Smith (PG), Brian Richard (PF) Philip Custer, Harry Hopkins | |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Brian Richard drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eddie May out of a doubleteam | 56-54 |
| 04:37 | UCLA | Devon Smedley misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Brian Richard - foul #2 on Brian Richard, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| Subs | UCLA | John Boyes (SF), Jose Orozco (C) Marko Bogdanski, Eugene Bartz | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Cochran (SF) Nicolas McColgan | |
| 04:37 | UCLA | Devon Smedley makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 04:37 | UCLA | Devon Smedley makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | Eddie May comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 04:07 | UCLA | Jesus Souza grabs the board | 58-54 |
| 04:02 | UCLA | John Boyes misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Joshua Smith snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Joshua Smith is hacked by John Boyes - foul #3 on John Boyes, team foul #7 | 58-54 |
| Subs | UCLA | James Brinton (PG), Gary Strauser (SG), Dikembe Akuchie (PF), Eugene Bartz (C) Robert Manley, Devon Smedley, Jesus Souza, Jose Orozco | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Custer (SG), Harry Hopkins (C) Eddie May, Brian Richard | |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Joshua Smith makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Joshua Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - James Brinton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gary Strauser (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Boyes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Akuchie (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. C - Eugene Bartz (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Custer (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Cochran (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Zelek (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Harry Hopkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | UCLA | James Brinton can't finish the layup | 58-56 |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Louis Zelek gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Philip Custer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Scott Cochran snags the offensive board | 58-56 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Philip Custer misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 58-56 |
| 02:40 | UCLA | Gary Strauser pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 02:30 | UCLA | Gary Strauser double dribbles | 58-56 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan (SF), Eddie May (PF) Scott Cochran, Louis Zelek | |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Philip Custer | 58-58 |
| 01:50 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie hits a runner from the baseline | 60-58 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Joshua Smith connects on the open floater from the right wing set up by Nicolas McColgan out of the doubleteam | 60-60 |
| 01:27 | UCLA | Gary Strauser hits a fadeaway from the left wing and he's hacked by Eddie May - foul #2 on Eddie May, team foul #8 | 62-60 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Richard (PF) Eddie May | |
| 01:27 | UCLA | Gary Strauser makes the free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan blows the layup over the doubleteam | 63-60 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Brian Richard tips it home | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:35 | UCLA | James Brinton buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by John Boyes and the foul's on Joshua Smith - foul #2 on Joshua Smith, team foul #9 | 65-62 |
| 00:35 | UCLA | James Brinton makes the free throw | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Dikembe Akuchie takes the ball from Philip Custer | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:27 | UCLA | Philip Custer is called for the reach on John Boyes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Philip Custer, team foul #10 | 66-62 |
| Subs | UCLA | Devon Smedley (PG) James Brinton | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:27 | UCLA | John Boyes makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:27 | UCLA | John Boyes makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Joshua Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-62 |
| 00:20 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Eugene Bartz | 68-62 |
| 00:18 | UCLA | Eugene Bartz is hacked by Joshua Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joshua Smith, team foul #11 | 68-62 |
| 00:18 | UCLA | Eugene Bartz misses the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:18 | UCLA | Eugene Bartz makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Joshua Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-62 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Nicolas McColgan grabs the offensive rebound | 69-62 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Joshua Smith drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Philip Custer | 69-65 |
| 00:04 | UCLA | Devon Smedley is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Smith - foul #4 on Joshua Smith, team foul #12 | 69-65 |
| 00:04 | UCLA | Devon Smedley makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:04 | UCLA | Devon Smedley makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Philip Custer can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 71-65 |