| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Obregon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Vroman (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Teddy Legrand (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Luis Massey (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Barry Redman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Stanley Hale (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Belmont (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dan Kula (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Freeman Goodrow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Torrance (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Dan Kula inbounds the ball | 37-32 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Luis Massey takes the ball from Dan Kula | 37-32 |
| 19:27 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Brian Obregon | 40-32 |
| 19:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Stanley Hale clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-32 |
| 19:06 | Illinois | Luis Massey snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Barry Redman makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Brian Obregon | 42-32 |
| 18:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Luis Massey blocks the short jumper by Freeman Goodrow | 42-32 |
| 18:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Belmont tips it but misses | 42-32 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Luis Massey snags the defensive board | 42-32 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand is hacked by Dan Kula - foul #2 on Dan Kula, team foul #1 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner (PG), Albert Castle (SG), Norman Simpson (SF), Francis Saylor (PF), Mark Weaver (C) Brian Obregon, Douglas Vroman, Teddy Legrand, Luis Massey, Barry Redman | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Sledge (SG), John Bryan (SF), Adam King (PF), Gary Schlueter (C) Christopher Belmont, Dan Kula, Freeman Goodrow, Raymond Torrance | |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Albert Castle clanks a shot from the right side | 42-32 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Albert Castle tips it back up and in | 44-32 |
| 17:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Adam King's floater is tipped away by Mark Weaver | 44-32 |
| 17:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Adam King tips it back up and in | 44-34 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | Norman Simpson comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 17:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Adam King gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 17:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Schlueter knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Stanley Hale | 44-36 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-36 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Norman Simpson tips it back up and in | 46-36 |
| 16:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Weaver takes the ball from Stanley Hale | 46-36 |
| 16:43 | Illinois | Norman Simpson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 16:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Sledge clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-36 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner gets the rebound | 49-36 |
| 16:17 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Albert Castle | 52-36 |
| 16:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Stanley Hale can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-36 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Francis Saylor snags the defensive board | 52-36 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Francis Saylor loses the dribble to John Bryan | 52-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Johnny Faulkner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Albert Castle (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Simpson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Francis Saylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Mark Weaver (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Stanley Hale (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Russell Sledge (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - John Bryan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Adam King (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Schlueter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Adam King lays it in and he's hacked by Francis Saylor - foul #1 on Francis Saylor, team foul #1 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Obregon (PG), Douglas Vroman (SG), Teddy Legrand (SF), Luis Massey (PF), Barry Redman (C) Johnny Faulkner, Albert Castle, Norman Simpson, Francis Saylor, Mark Weaver | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Orville Smith (PG), Christopher Belmont (SG), Dan Kula (SF), Raymond Torrance (C) Stanley Hale, Russell Sledge, John Bryan, Gary Schlueter | |
| 15:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Adam King makes the free throw | 52-39 |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-39 |
| 15:20 | Illinois | Barry Redman tips it in | 54-39 |
| 15:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Raymond Torrance throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Freeman Goodrow (PF) Adam King | |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Barry Redman misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Raymond Torrance - foul #2 on Raymond Torrance, team foul #2 | 54-39 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Barry Redman misses the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Barry Redman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| 14:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Raymond Torrance misses the lay-in | 55-39 |
| 14:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Freeman Goodrow tips it in | 55-41 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | Dan Kula is called for the reach on Teddy Legrand in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dan Kula, team foul #3 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Baumgardner (PG) Orville Smith | |
| 14:11 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Brian Obregon | 57-41 |
| 13:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Dan Kula connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-44 |
| 13:46 | Illinois | Douglas Vroman buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Teddy Legrand | 59-44 |
| 13:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Belmont clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-44 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Luis Massey grabs the board | 59-44 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Luis Massey can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 59-44 |
| 13:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Freeman Goodrow gets the rebound | 59-44 |
| 12:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Dan Kula steps out of bounds on the sideline | 59-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner (PG), Albert Castle (SG), Norman Simpson (SF), Mark Weaver (C) Brian Obregon, Douglas Vroman, Teddy Legrand, Barry Redman | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Stanley Hale (PG), John Bryan (SG), Adam King (PF) Donald Baumgardner, Christopher Belmont, Freeman Goodrow | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 12:27 | Illinois | Norman Simpson is fouled on the floor by Dan Kula - foul #4 on Dan Kula, team foul #4 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Sledge (SG) Dan Kula | |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Norman Simpson scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Albert Castle and the foul's on Russell Sledge - foul #2 on Russell Sledge, team foul #5 | 61-44 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Norman Simpson makes the free throw | 62-44 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 12:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Adam King's floater is tipped away by Luis Massey | 62-44 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Albert Castle snags the defensive board | 62-44 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 11:36 | Illinois | The jumper by Johnny Faulkner is denied by Adam King | 62-44 |
| 11:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Stanley Hale grabs the board | 62-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Johnny Faulkner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Norman Simpson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Castle (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. PF - Luis Massey (tiring) 3 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Weaver (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Stanley Hale (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Russell Sledge (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - John Bryan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Adam King (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Torrance (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Sledge misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Norman Simpson - foul #3 on Norman Simpson, team foul #2 | 62-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Teddy Legrand (SF), Francis Saylor (PF), Thomas Duerr (C) Albert Castle, Luis Massey, Mark Weaver | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Orville Smith (PG), Freeman Goodrow (PF), Gary Schlueter (C) Stanley Hale, Adam King, Raymond Torrance | |
| 11:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Sledge misses the 1st free throw | 62-44 |
| 11:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Sledge misses the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| 11:30 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Thomas Duerr | 62-44 |
| 11:28 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Sledge - foul #3 on Russell Sledge, team foul #6 | 62-44 |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Thomas Duerr drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Norman Simpson | 64-44 |
| 10:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Orville Smith clanks a floater from the left side | 64-44 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Francis Saylor grabs the defensive rebound | 64-44 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | Orville Smith steals the ball from Johnny Faulkner in the backcourt | 64-44 |
| 10:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Schlueter blows the layup | 64-44 |
| 10:34 | UC Santa Barbara | John Bryan gets the offensive rebound | 64-44 |
| 10:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Freeman Goodrow can't throw it down | 64-44 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Francis Saylor gets the rebound | 64-44 |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Francis Saylor hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 64-44 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Duerr | 64-44 |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Francis Saylor misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Freeman Goodrow - foul #3 on Freeman Goodrow, team foul #7 | 64-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Obregon (PG), Douglas Vroman (SG), Albert Castle (SF), Mark Weaver (C) Johnny Faulkner, Norman Simpson, Teddy Legrand, Thomas Duerr | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Stanley Hale (PG), Christopher Belmont (SG), Adam King (SF), Raymond Torrance (C) Orville Smith, Russell Sledge, John Bryan, Gary Schlueter | |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Francis Saylor misses the 1st free throw | 64-44 |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Francis Saylor makes the 2nd free throw | 65-44 |
| 09:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Stanley Hale knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Belmont and he's fouled by Mark Weaver - foul #1 on Mark Weaver, team foul #3 | 65-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Luis Massey (PF) Francis Saylor | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 09:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Stanley Hale makes the free throw | 65-47 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Albert Castle is hacked by Raymond Torrance in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Torrance, team foul #8 | 65-47 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Albert Castle makes the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Albert Castle makes the 2nd free throw | 67-47 |
| 09:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Weaver is called for the reach on Raymond Torrance - foul #2 on Mark Weaver, team foul #4 | 67-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Barry Redman (C) Luis Massey | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 09:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Freeman Goodrow buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-50 |
| 08:46 | Illinois | Mark Weaver lays it in set up by Brian Obregon and he's hacked by Adam King - foul #2 on Adam King, team foul #9 | 69-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Schlueter (PF) Freeman Goodrow | |
| 08:46 | Illinois | Mark Weaver makes the free throw | 70-50 |
| 08:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Raymond Torrance's floater is tipped away by Mark Weaver | 70-50 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Barry Redman grabs the board | 70-50 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Raymond Torrance is called for the reach on Barry Redman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Raymond Torrance, team foul #10 | 70-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Teddy Legrand (SF) Albert Castle | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Sledge (SF) Raymond Torrance | |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Barry Redman makes the 1st free throw | 71-50 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Barry Redman makes the 2nd free throw | 72-50 |
| 08:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Sledge hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Stanley Hale | 72-53 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Mark Weaver scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 74-53 |
| 07:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Schlueter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-53 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand snags the defensive board | 74-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Obregon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Douglas Vroman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Teddy Legrand (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Mark Weaver (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Barry Redman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Stanley Hale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Belmont (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Russell Sledge (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Adam King (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Schlueter (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Illinois | Brian Obregon buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Mark Weaver and he's hacked by Christopher Belmont - foul #2 on Christopher Belmont, team foul #11 | 76-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Albert Castle (SG), Johnny Faulkner (SF), Luis Massey (PF), Thomas Duerr (C) Douglas Vroman, Teddy Legrand, Mark Weaver, Barry Redman | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Orville Smith (PG), John Bryan (SG), Dan Kula (SF), Raymond Torrance (C) Stanley Hale, Christopher Belmont, Russell Sledge, Gary Schlueter | |
| 07:20 | Illinois | Brian Obregon makes the free throw | 77-53 |
| 06:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Orville Smith clanks a 3 from straight away | 77-53 |
| 06:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Adam King pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-53 |
| 06:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Raymond Torrance knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Dan Kula and he's hacked by Brian Obregon - foul #1 on Brian Obregon, team foul #5 | 77-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Norman Simpson (SF) Brian Obregon | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 06:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Raymond Torrance makes the free throw | 77-56 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | Albert Castle is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Johnny Faulkner | 80-56 |
| 06:08 | UC Santa Barbara | John Bryan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 80-56 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Thomas Duerr | 80-56 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Albert Castle misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 80-56 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Norman Simpson pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-56 |
| 05:42 | Illinois | Luis Massey comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Raymond Torrance - foul #5 on Raymond Torrance, team foul #12 | 80-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Vroman (SG), Barry Redman (C) Albert Castle, Thomas Duerr | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Stanley Hale (PG), Russell Sledge (SG), Freeman Goodrow (PF), Gary Schlueter (C) Orville Smith, John Bryan, Adam King, Raymond Torrance | |
| 05:42 | Illinois | Luis Massey misses the 1st free throw | 80-56 |
| 05:42 | Illinois | Luis Massey makes the 2nd free throw | 81-56 |
| 05:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Schlueter misses badly on a shot near the basket | 81-56 |
| 05:25 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner grabs the defensive rebound | 81-56 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Russell Sledge steals the ball from Barry Redman in the backcourt | 81-56 |
| 05:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Dan Kula hits the finger roll set up by Russell Sledge | 81-58 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner buries a jumper from the left side | 83-58 |
| 04:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Dan Kula comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 83-58 |
| 04:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Schlueter snags the offensive board | 83-58 |
| 04:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Sledge misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 83-58 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | Douglas Vroman grabs the board | 83-58 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Barry Redman hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Johnny Faulkner | 85-58 |
| 03:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Dan Kula can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Norman Simpson - foul #4 on Norman Simpson, team foul #6 | 85-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Obregon (PG), Albert Castle (SG), Teddy Legrand (SF), Francis Saylor (PF), Mark Weaver (C) Johnny Faulkner, Douglas Vroman, Norman Simpson, Luis Massey, Barry Redman | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Orville Smith (PG), John Bryan (SG), Adam King (PF) Stanley Hale, Russell Sledge, Freeman Goodrow | |
| 03:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Dan Kula makes the 1st free throw | 85-59 |
| 03:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Dan Kula makes the 2nd free throw | 85-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Albert Castle makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Brian Obregon | 88-60 |
| 03:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Orville Smith drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Bryan and he's hacked by Brian Obregon - foul #2 on Brian Obregon, team foul #7 | 88-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Sledge (SG) Dan Kula | |
| 03:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Orville Smith makes the free throw | 88-63 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Obregon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Albert Castle (fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. SF - Teddy Legrand (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Francis Saylor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Weaver (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Orville Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SG - Russell Sledge (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - John Bryan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Adam King (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Schlueter (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Francis Saylor is open but comes up short on the runner in the paint | 88-63 |
| 03:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Schlueter grabs the board | 88-63 |
| 03:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Francis Saylor blocks the jumper by Orville Smith | 88-63 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Mark Weaver grabs the board | 88-63 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Brian Obregon | 91-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Sledge travels with the ball | 91-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Vroman (SG) Albert Castle | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Baumgardner (PG) Orville Smith | |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Francis Saylor is fouled in the backcourt by Adam King - foul #3 on Adam King, team foul #13 | 91-63 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Francis Saylor makes the 1st free throw | 92-63 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Francis Saylor makes the 2nd free throw | 93-63 |
| 02:28 | UC Santa Barbara | John Bryan's pass is intercepted by Douglas Vroman | 93-63 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Francis Saylor misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 93-63 |
| 02:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Sledge snags the defensive board | 93-63 |
| 01:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Baumgardner misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 93-63 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Douglas Vroman grabs the board | 93-63 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Douglas Vroman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 93-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Luis Massey (PF), Barry Redman (C) Francis Saylor, Mark Weaver | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Orville Smith (PG) Donald Baumgardner | |
| 01:29 | UC Santa Barbara | John Bryan misses the 3 from the right wing | 93-63 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Barry Redman | 93-63 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Barry Redman is hacked by Russell Sledge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Russell Sledge, team foul #14 | 93-63 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Barry Redman makes the 1st free throw | 94-63 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Barry Redman misses the 2nd free throw | 94-63 |
| 01:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Schlueter pulls down the rebound | 94-63 |
| 01:11 | UC Santa Barbara | John Bryan is hacked by Teddy Legrand - foul #2 on Teddy Legrand, team foul #8 | 94-63 |
| 01:11 | UC Santa Barbara | John Bryan makes the 1st free throw | 94-64 |
| 01:11 | UC Santa Barbara | John Bryan makes the 2nd free throw | 94-65 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Russell Sledge is called for the reach on Douglas Vroman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Russell Sledge, team foul #15 | 94-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Freeman Goodrow (PF) Russell Sledge | |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Douglas Vroman makes the 1st free throw | 95-65 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Douglas Vroman misses the 2nd free throw | 95-65 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Brian Obregon pulls down the offensive rebound | 95-65 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Luis Massey comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 95-65 |
| 00:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Freeman Goodrow pulls down the rebound | 95-65 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:40 | UC Santa Barbara | John Bryan misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 95-65 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Barry Redman | 95-65 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Douglas Vroman | 97-65 |
| 00:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Teddy Legrand picks off the pass by Freeman Goodrow | 97-65 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Brian Obregon runs out the clock | 97-65 |