| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew Lane (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kwabena Abdel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Bradley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Lawrence Marmon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Evan Durbin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Bradley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Peck (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Cody Hillard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel inbounds the ball | 40-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Illinois | Roger Maciel is hacked by Lawrence Marmon - foul #1 on Lawrence Marmon, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel is fouled on the floor by Evan Durbin - foul #2 on Evan Durbin, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Earl Peck swats the dunk try by Gary Bradley | 40-40 |
| 19:07 | San Jose State | Evan Durbin snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 18:50 | San Jose State | Evan Durbin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-40 |
| 18:49 | San Jose State | Cody Hillard hits the follow up shot | 40-42 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix loses the ball out of bounds | 40-42 |
| 18:16 | San Jose State | Lawrence Marmon clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Raymond Haddix | 40-42 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Roger Maciel scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Bradley | 43-42 |
| 17:54 | San Jose State | Chris Bradley double dribbles | 43-42 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Gary Bradley comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 43-42 |
| 17:34 | San Jose State | Earl Peck snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 17:17 | San Jose State | Cody Hillard misses the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Gary Bradley - foul #1 on Gary Bradley, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF), Johnny Boone (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Matthew Lane, Raymond Haddix, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Chris Becnel (PG), William Balducci (PF) Lawrence Marmon, Earl Peck | |
| 17:17 | San Jose State | Cody Hillard makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 17:17 | San Jose State | Cody Hillard makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 17:03 | Illinois | Richard Burns drills a jump hook near the basket | 45-44 |
| 16:51 | San Jose State | William Balducci's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG) Kwabena Abdel | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Gerry Prinz (SF), Darrell Edmondson (C) Chris Bradley, Cody Hillard | |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Evan Durbin steals it from Jeffrey Hall | 45-44 |
| 16:27 | San Jose State | Gerry Prinz slams it home on a nice dish by Evan Durbin | 45-46 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Matthew Lane makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Burns | 47-46 |
| 15:42 | San Jose State | Johnny Boone is called for the reach on William Balducci - foul #1 on Johnny Boone, team foul #2 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (PG), Edward Schrader (SG), Raymond Haddix (SF), Gary Bradley (PF) Roger Maciel, Matthew Lane, Richard Burns, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Lawrence Marmon (PG), Chris Bradley (SF), Earl Peck (PF) Evan Durbin, Gerry Prinz, Darrell Edmondson | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kwabena Abdel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Bradley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnny Boone (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Lawrence Marmon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chris Becnel (fresh) SF - Chris Bradley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Peck (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - William Balducci (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | San Jose State | Earl Peck misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-46 |
| 15:30 | San Jose State | Chris Becnel tips it in | 47-48 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Johnny Boone misses long on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Earl Peck - foul #1 on Earl Peck, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Cody Hillard (C) William Balducci | |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Johnny Boone misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Johnny Boone misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 15:12 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Cody Hillard | 47-48 |
| 14:57 | San Jose State | Gary Bradley swats the dunk try by Chris Bradley | 47-48 |
| 14:56 | San Jose State | Earl Peck tips it but misses | 47-48 |
| 14:54 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses the 3 from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 14:34 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel tips it home | 49-48 |
| 14:21 | San Jose State | Chris Becnel misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's fouled by Edward Schrader - foul #4 on Edward Schrader, team foul #3 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Richard Burns (SF) Edward Schrader, Johnny Boone | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Evan Durbin (SG) Lawrence Marmon | |
| 14:21 | San Jose State | Chris Becnel makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 14:21 | San Jose State | Chris Becnel makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 14:21 | San Jose State | Chris Becnel makes the 3rd free throw | 49-51 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-51 |
| 13:58 | Illinois | Gary Bradley hits the follow up shot | 51-51 |
| 13:38 | San Jose State | Earl Peck misses long on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Raymond Haddix - foul #2 on Raymond Haddix, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG), Jeffrey Hall (C) Kwabena Abdel, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Gerry Prinz (PG), Felix Gonzalez (SF), William Balducci (C) Chris Becnel, Chris Bradley, Cody Hillard | |
| 13:38 | San Jose State | Earl Peck makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 13:38 | San Jose State | Earl Peck makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Roger Maciel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Boone (PF) Raymond Haddix | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Lawrence Marmon (PG), Darrell Edmondson (C) Felix Gonzalez, Earl Peck | |
| 13:10 | San Jose State | Lawrence Marmon's pass is intercepted by Matthew Lane in the backcourt | 51-53 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses long on a jumper from close range | 51-53 |
| 12:47 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Gerry Prinz | 51-53 |
| 12:34 | San Jose State | Lawrence Marmon clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Roger Maciel - foul #2 on Roger Maciel, team foul #5 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (SF) Richard Burns | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 12:34 | San Jose State | Lawrence Marmon makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 12:34 | San Jose State | Lawrence Marmon misses the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Johnny Boone | 51-54 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall scores on a floater from the left block set up by Matthew Lane and he's hacked by Darrell Edmondson - foul #2 on Darrell Edmondson, team foul #4 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (SF), Gary Bradley (PF) Kwabena Abdel, Johnny Boone | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Chris Bradley (SF), Cody Hillard (C) Gerry Prinz, Darrell Edmondson | |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall makes the free throw | 54-54 |
| 11:55 | San Jose State | Chris Bradley's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Bradley | 54-54 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Gary Bradley snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Evan Durbin steals the ball from Roger Maciel | 54-54 |
| 11:41 | San Jose State | Chris Bradley lays it in on a nice dish by Evan Durbin | 54-56 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew Lane (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Bradley (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Lawrence Marmon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Evan Durbin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chris Bradley (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Balducci (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cody Hillard (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall misses the lay-in | 54-56 |
| 11:25 | San Jose State | William Balducci grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 11:10 | San Jose State | Chris Bradley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 54-56 |
| 11:09 | San Jose State | Chris Bradley tips it back up and in | 54-58 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | Matthew Lane is hacked by Cody Hillard - foul #2 on Cody Hillard, team foul #5 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (SF), Johnny Boone (C) Matthew Lane, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Chris Becnel (PG), Gerry Prinz (SG), Earl Peck (PF) Lawrence Marmon, Evan Durbin, William Balducci | |
| 10:35 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses short on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Earl Peck - foul #2 on Earl Peck, team foul #6 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF) Raymond Haddix | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Darrell Edmondson (C) Cody Hillard | |
| 10:35 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 10:35 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 10:35 | San Jose State | Darrell Edmondson snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 10:24 | San Jose State | Chris Bradley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-58 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gary Bradley | 55-58 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel hits the follow up shot | 57-58 |
| 10:02 | San Jose State | Gerry Prinz loses the ball out of bounds | 57-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (PF) Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Felix Gonzalez (SF) Chris Bradley | |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Gerry Prinz picks off the pass by Richard Burns | 57-58 |
| 09:44 | San Jose State | Gerry Prinz can't finish the layup | 57-58 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | Johnny Boone grabs the defensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Johnny Boone connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 59-58 |
| 09:11 | San Jose State | Felix Gonzalez misses the easy layup | 59-58 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Roger Maciel | 59-58 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Richard Burns blows the layup but he's fouled by Felix Gonzalez - foul #1 on Felix Gonzalez, team foul #7 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG), Jeffrey Hall (C) Roger Maciel, Raymond Haddix | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Evan Durbin (SG), Chris Bradley (SF), Cody Hillard (C) Gerry Prinz, Felix Gonzalez, Darrell Edmondson | |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 08:57 | San Jose State | Cody Hillard gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 08:46 | San Jose State | Earl Peck is denied on a layup by Jeffrey Hall | 59-58 |
| 08:45 | San Jose State | Cody Hillard tips it in | 59-60 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Chris Bradley steals it from Richard Burns | 59-60 |
| 08:04 | San Jose State | Chris Becnel is hacked by Kwabena Abdel - foul #1 on Kwabena Abdel, team foul #6 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Gary Bradley (PF) Richard Burns, Johnny Boone | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Lawrence Marmon (PG), William Balducci (PF) Chris Becnel, Earl Peck | |
| 07:50 | San Jose State | Chris Bradley hits a jumpshot from the right side | 59-62 |
| 07:28 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 59-62 |
| 07:27 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Lane | 59-62 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew Lane (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kwabena Abdel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Bradley (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Lawrence Marmon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Evan Durbin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chris Bradley (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Balducci (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cody Hillard (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Gary Bradley clanks a floater from the left side | 59-62 |
| 07:09 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Cody Hillard | 59-62 |
| 07:00 | San Jose State | Lawrence Marmon is whistled for a carry | 59-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Richard Burns (SF), Raymond Haddix (PF) Matthew Lane, Kwabena Abdel, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Gerry Prinz (SF), Darrell Edmondson (C) Chris Bradley, Cody Hillard | |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Roger Maciel clanks a shot from the right side | 59-62 |
| 06:33 | San Jose State | Gerry Prinz grabs the board | 59-62 |
| 06:16 | San Jose State | Gary Bradley is called for the reach on William Balducci - foul #2 on Gary Bradley, team foul #7 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Boone (C) Richard Burns | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Chris Becnel (SF), Earl Peck (PF) Gerry Prinz, Darrell Edmondson | |
| 06:16 | San Jose State | William Balducci makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 06:16 | San Jose State | William Balducci misses the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | Johnny Boone snags the defensive board | 59-63 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | Lawrence Marmon is called for the reach on Roger Maciel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Marmon, team foul #8 | 59-63 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | Roger Maciel makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | Roger Maciel makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 05:56 | San Jose State | Evan Durbin clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Edward Schrader - foul #5 on Edward Schrader, team foul #8 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Edward Schrader, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Chris Bradley (SF), Cody Hillard (C) Lawrence Marmon, William Balducci | |
| 05:56 | San Jose State | Evan Durbin makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 05:56 | San Jose State | Evan Durbin makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Roger Maciel clanks a 3 from the right wing | 61-65 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Johnny Boone pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-65 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-65 |
| 05:22 | San Jose State | Cody Hillard grabs the board | 61-65 |
| 05:11 | San Jose State | Evan Durbin connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Chris Becnel | 61-67 |
| 05:04 | Illinois | Johnny Boone loses the dribble to Evan Durbin | 61-67 |
| 05:01 | San Jose State | Chris Bradley blows the layup | 61-67 |
| 05:00 | San Jose State | Cody Hillard grabs the offensive board | 61-67 |
| 04:38 | San Jose State | Cody Hillard misses long on a shot from the right block | 61-67 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Roger Maciel pulls down the rebound | 61-67 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses the 3 from the right wing | 61-67 |
| 04:13 | San Jose State | Earl Peck grabs the board | 61-67 |
| 03:54 | San Jose State | Chris Bradley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (PG), Richard Burns (SF), Gary Bradley (C) Roger Maciel, Johnny Boone, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Lawrence Marmon (PG), Gerry Prinz (SG), Felix Gonzalez (SF), William Balducci (PF), Darrell Edmondson (C) Chris Becnel, Evan Durbin, Chris Bradley, Earl Peck, Cody Hillard | |
| 03:32 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel is whistled for traveling | 61-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:09 | San Jose State | William Balducci's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG) Matthew Lane | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kwabena Abdel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Haddix (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Lawrence Marmon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerry Prinz (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Felix Gonzalez (fresh) PF - William Balducci (fresh) 3 pts. C - Darrell Edmondson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Gary Bradley hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Raymond Haddix | 63-67 |
| 02:56 | San Jose State | San Jose State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Boone (C) Raymond Haddix | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Evan Durbin (SG), Chris Bradley (SF), Earl Peck (PF), Cody Hillard (C) Gerry Prinz, Felix Gonzalez, William Balducci, Darrell Edmondson | |
| 02:32 | San Jose State | Evan Durbin drills a shot from the right side | 63-69 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (SG) Richard Burns | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Earl Peck is called for the reach on Gary Bradley - foul #3 on Earl Peck, team foul #9 | 63-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG) Johnny Boone | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 02:20 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Earl Peck | 64-69 |
| 02:01 | San Jose State | Chris Bradley misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-69 |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix grabs the board | 64-69 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel misses the 3 from the left wing | 64-69 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Bradley | 64-69 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-69 |
| 01:28 | San Jose State | Earl Peck pulls down the rebound | 64-69 |
| 01:14 | San Jose State | Chris Bradley misses badly on a floater from close range | 64-69 |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel pulls down the rebound | 64-69 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 64-69 |
| 00:52 | San Jose State | Earl Peck pulls down the rebound | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:49 | San Jose State | Earl Peck is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Maciel - foul #3 on Roger Maciel, team foul #9 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Chris Becnel (PG), Darrell Edmondson (C) Lawrence Marmon, Cody Hillard | |
| 00:49 | San Jose State | Earl Peck makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:49 | San Jose State | Earl Peck makes the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Matthew Lane comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 64-71 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Gary Bradley grabs the offensive board | 64-71 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Gary Bradley is fouled on the floor by Earl Peck - foul #4 on Earl Peck, team foul #10 | 64-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Lawrence Marmon (PG), Cody Hillard (C) Chris Becnel, Darrell Edmondson | |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:35 | San Jose State | Evan Durbin is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Lane - foul #1 on Matthew Lane, team foul #10 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Chris Becnel (PG), Darrell Edmondson (PF) Lawrence Marmon, Earl Peck | |
| 00:35 | San Jose State | Evan Durbin misses the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:35 | San Jose State | Evan Durbin makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Matthew Lane | 69-72 |
| 00:29 | San Jose State | San Jose State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Earl Peck (PF) Darrell Edmondson | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:27 | San Jose State | Roger Maciel is called for the reach on Chris Becnel in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roger Maciel, team foul #11 | 69-72 |
| 00:27 | San Jose State | Chris Becnel makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:27 | San Jose State | Chris Becnel makes the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Chris Becnel steps in front of the Kwabena Abdel pass | 69-74 |
| 00:19 | San Jose State | Earl Peck banks in the layup set up by Chris Becnel | 69-76 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Roger Maciel | 72-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:10 | San Jose State | Chris Becnel is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Maciel - foul #5 on Roger Maciel, team foul #12 | 72-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Boone (C) Roger Maciel | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 00:10 | San Jose State | Chris Becnel makes the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:10 | San Jose State | Chris Becnel makes the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-78 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Lawrence Marmon (PG) Chris Becnel | |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix is whistled for traveling | 72-78 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Chris Becnel (PG), Darrell Edmondson (PF) Lawrence Marmon, Earl Peck | |
| 00:02 | San Jose State | Evan Durbin is hacked by Matthew Lane in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Lane, team foul #13 | 72-78 |
| 00:02 | San Jose State | Evan Durbin misses the 1st free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:02 | San Jose State | Evan Durbin makes the 2nd free throw | 72-79 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 72-79 |