| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Jimmy Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Thaler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Antonio Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Young Ching (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Hebert (fresh) 3 pts. C - Terry Bush (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Oregon State | Russell Thaler inbounds the ball | 28-37 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Oregon State | Young Ching connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Antonio Brown | 30-37 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Antonio Brown - foul #2 on Antonio Brown, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 19:17 | Oregon State | Young Ching snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 18:51 | Oregon State | Jimmy Fox misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-38 |
| 18:50 | Oregon State | Russell Thaler tips it home | 32-38 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Terry Bush's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-38 |
| 18:05 | Oregon State | Antonio Brown misses short on a turnaround from close range | 32-38 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | Young Ching is called for the reach on Terry Bush - foul #1 on Young Ching, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Jerry Hebert, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Scheiber (PF), Kurt Beard (C) Jerry Hebert, Terry Bush | |
| 17:24 | Oregon State | Russell Thaler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber is whistled for a carry | 32-38 |
| Subs | Oregon State | William Jessop (PG), Joe Matkowski (PF) Jimmy Fox, Antonio Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SG) Frederick Turner | |
| 16:46 | Oregon State | Kurt Beard swats the dunk try by Russell Thaler | 32-38 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 16:25 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber clanks a shot from the baseline | 32-38 |
| 16:24 | Oregon State | Young Ching grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 16:19 | Oregon State | William Jessop throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-38 |
| Subs | Oregon State | John Dunn (SF), Frank Maudlin (C) Russell Thaler, Young Ching | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (PG), Steve Collado (SF), Jerry Hebert (PF), Terry Bush (C) Lawrence Lamar, Paul Weber, Edward Scheiber, Kurt Beard | |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Frederick Turner blows the layup but the foul's on Joe Matkowski - foul #2 on Joe Matkowski, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Jimmy Fox (PG) William Jessop | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 15:49 | Oregon State | Jimmy Fox drills a 3 from the left wing | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Jimmy Fox (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Ward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Dunn (fresh) PF - Joe Matkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Maudlin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Collado (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Hebert (fresh) 3 pts. C - Terry Bush (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Illinois | Terry Bush slams it home set up by Frederick Turner | 35-42 |
| 15:03 | Oregon State | Joe Matkowski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-42 |
| 15:02 | Oregon State | Frank Maudlin hits the follow up shot | 37-42 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Frederick Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-42 |
| 14:54 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to John Dunn | 37-42 |
| 14:37 | Oregon State | John Boyd takes the ball from Robert Ward | 37-42 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Robert Ward is called for the reach on Frederick Turner - foul #1 on Robert Ward, team foul #4 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Oregon State | William Jessop (PG), Russell Thaler (SF), Antonio Brown (PF), Young Ching (C) Jimmy Fox, John Dunn, Joe Matkowski, Frank Maudlin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Paul Weber (SF), Edward Scheiber (PF), Kurt Beard (C) Frederick Turner, Steve Collado, Jerry Hebert, Terry Bush | |
| 14:18 | Illinois | John Boyd misses the lay-in | 37-42 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | John Boyd tips it home | 37-44 |
| 13:59 | Oregon State | Antonio Brown is hacked by Edward Scheiber - foul #2 on Edward Scheiber, team foul #2 | 37-44 |
| 13:34 | Oregon State | Russell Thaler misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 37-44 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Kurt Beard grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Kurt Beard can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Antonio Brown - foul #3 on Antonio Brown, team foul #5 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Jimmy Fox (PG), Louis Rinehart (SG) William Jessop, Robert Ward | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG) John Boyd | |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Kurt Beard makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Kurt Beard misses the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 13:16 | Oregon State | Louis Rinehart snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 12:58 | Oregon State | Antonio Brown is called for traveling | 37-45 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Hebert (PF), Terry Bush (C) Edward Scheiber, Kurt Beard | |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Russell Thaler steals the ball from Terry Bush | 37-45 |
| 12:39 | Oregon State | Russell Thaler lays it up and in | 39-45 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Frederick Turner is whistled for traveling | 39-45 |
| 11:45 | Oregon State | Young Ching misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 39-45 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Terry Bush | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Jimmy Fox (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Louis Rinehart (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Russell Thaler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Antonio Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Young Ching (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Hebert (fresh) 3 pts. C - Terry Bush (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 11:38 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to Young Ching | 39-45 |
| 11:10 | Oregon State | Lawrence Lamar steals it from Jimmy Fox | 39-45 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Paul Weber scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Frederick Turner | 39-47 |
| 10:24 | Oregon State | Young Ching hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Jimmy Fox and he's hacked by Terry Bush - foul #1 on Terry Bush, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Oregon State | William Jessop (PG), Robert Ward (SG), John Dunn (SF), Joe Matkowski (PF) Jimmy Fox, Louis Rinehart, Russell Thaler, Antonio Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SG), Steve Collado (SF), Edward Scheiber (PF), Kurt Beard (C) Frederick Turner, Paul Weber, Jerry Hebert, Terry Bush | |
| 10:24 | Oregon State | Young Ching misses the free throw | 41-47 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Kurt Beard is hacked by Joe Matkowski - foul #3 on Joe Matkowski, team foul #6 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Frank Maudlin (C) Young Ching | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Steve Collado misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-47 |
| 10:03 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses the tip | 41-47 |
| 10:01 | Oregon State | Joe Matkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 09:41 | Oregon State | Joe Matkowski hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Kurt Beard - foul #1 on Kurt Beard, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| 09:41 | Oregon State | Joe Matkowski makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 09:41 | Oregon State | Joe Matkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 09:25 | Illinois | Kurt Beard makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Lawrence Lamar | 43-49 |
| 08:58 | Oregon State | Robert Ward hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by John Dunn | 46-49 |
| 08:53 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses short on a runner from the left block | 46-49 |
| 08:51 | Oregon State | Joe Matkowski gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 08:30 | Oregon State | Steve Collado steals the ball from Frank Maudlin | 46-49 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Steve Collado lays it up and in | 46-51 |
| 08:01 | Oregon State | Frank Maudlin misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Steve Collado - foul #1 on Steve Collado, team foul #5 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Jimmy Fox (PG), Russell Thaler (SF), Antonio Brown (PF) William Jessop, John Dunn, Joe Matkowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (PG), Paul Weber (SF), Jerry Hebert (PF), Terry Bush (C) Lawrence Lamar, Steve Collado, Edward Scheiber, Kurt Beard | |
| 08:01 | Oregon State | Frank Maudlin misses the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 08:01 | Oregon State | Frank Maudlin misses the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Terry Bush snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Frederick Turner misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-51 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Weber | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Jimmy Fox (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Ward (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Thaler (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Antonio Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Maudlin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jerry Hebert (fresh) 3 pts. C - Terry Bush (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Illinois | John Boyd dunks the ball on a nice dish by Frederick Turner and he's fouled by Robert Ward - foul #2 on Robert Ward, team foul #7 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Young Ching (C) Frank Maudlin | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:22 | Illinois | John Boyd makes the free throw | 46-54 |
| 06:58 | Oregon State | Jerry Hebert takes the ball from Young Ching | 46-54 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Paul Weber hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-54 |
| 06:49 | Oregon State | Young Ching grabs the defensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 06:26 | Oregon State | Russell Thaler comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 46-54 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | John Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Frederick Turner buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Boyd | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:56 | Oregon State | Young Ching misses short on a floater near the basket | 46-57 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Paul Weber pulls down the rebound | 46-57 |
| 05:49 | Illinois | John Boyd comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-57 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert tips it home | 46-59 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:25 | Oregon State | Antonio Brown misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-59 |
| 05:23 | Oregon State | Young Ching grabs the offensive board | 46-59 |
| 05:15 | Oregon State | Antonio Brown hits the finger roll set up by Young Ching and he's hacked by Terry Bush - foul #2 on Terry Bush, team foul #6 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Oregon State | William Jessop (PG), Louis Rinehart (SG), John Dunn (SF) Jimmy Fox, Robert Ward, Russell Thaler | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Steve Collado (SG), Edward Scheiber (PF), Kurt Beard (C) John Boyd, Frederick Turner, Jerry Hebert, Terry Bush | |
| 05:15 | Oregon State | Antonio Brown makes the free throw | 49-59 |
| 05:06 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Steve Collado and the foul's on William Jessop - foul #1 on William Jessop, team foul #8 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Joe Matkowski (PF) Antonio Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:06 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the free throw | 49-62 |
| 04:56 | Oregon State | Joe Matkowski drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Louis Rinehart | 51-62 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Paul Weber buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Steve Collado | 51-65 |
| 04:18 | Oregon State | Young Ching misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Kurt Beard - foul #2 on Kurt Beard, team foul #7 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Russell Thaler (SF) John Dunn | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG) Paul Weber | |
| 04:18 | Oregon State | Young Ching makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 04:18 | Oregon State | Young Ching makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | William Jessop steals it from Steve Collado | 53-65 |
| 03:46 | Oregon State | Young Ching can't finish the layup | 53-65 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar pulls down the rebound | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Frederick Turner connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Lawrence Lamar | 53-67 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - William Jessop (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Rinehart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Thaler (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joe Matkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Young Ching (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steve Collado (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Kurt Beard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:07 | Oregon State | Louis Rinehart is fouled on the floor by Frederick Turner - foul #3 on Frederick Turner, team foul #8 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Jimmy Fox (PG), Antonio Brown (PF), Frank Maudlin (C) William Jessop, Joe Matkowski, Young Ching | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SF), John Green (PF) Steve Collado, Kurt Beard | |
| 03:07 | Oregon State | Louis Rinehart misses the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 03:07 | Illinois | John Green snags the defensive board | 53-67 |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 53-67 |
| 02:36 | Oregon State | Frank Maudlin snags the defensive board | 53-67 |
| 02:31 | Oregon State | Russell Thaler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 53-67 |
| 02:30 | Oregon State | Frank Maudlin pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-67 |
| 02:25 | Oregon State | Russell Thaler is fouled on the floor by John Green - foul #1 on John Green, team foul #9 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Robert Ward (SG) Louis Rinehart | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SG), Jerry Hebert (PF), Terry Bush (C) Frederick Turner, John Green, Edward Scheiber | |
| 02:25 | Oregon State | Russell Thaler misses the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Terry Bush grabs the board | 53-67 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | John Boyd travels with the ball | 53-67 |
| Subs | Oregon State | John Dunn (SF) Russell Thaler | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:09 | Oregon State | Antonio Brown clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-67 |
| 02:07 | Oregon State | Frank Maudlin pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-67 |
| 02:02 | Oregon State | Jimmy Fox misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-67 |
| 02:00 | Oregon State | Robert Ward pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:52 | Oregon State | Jimmy Fox is whistled for traveling | 53-67 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Russell Thaler (SF), Young Ching (C) John Dunn, Frank Maudlin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG) John Boyd | |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Paul Weber comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 53-67 |
| 01:30 | Oregon State | Russell Thaler grabs the board | 53-67 |
| 01:23 | Oregon State | Young Ching jams it | 55-67 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Frederick Turner comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 55-67 |
| 00:52 | Oregon State | Antonio Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:44 | Oregon State | Frederick Turner is called for the reach on Antonio Brown - foul #4 on Frederick Turner, team foul #10 | 55-67 |
| 00:44 | Oregon State | Antonio Brown makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:44 | Oregon State | Antonio Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Frederick Turner is hacked by Robert Ward in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Ward, team foul #9 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SG), John Green (PF), Terrance Roberts (C) Lawrence Lamar, Jerry Hebert, Terry Bush | |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 00:40 | Oregon State | Frederick Turner is called for the reach on Jimmy Fox in the backcourt - foul #5 on Frederick Turner, team foul #11 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Jerry Hebert (PF), Terry Bush (C) Frederick Turner, John Green, Terrance Roberts | |
| 00:40 | Oregon State | Jimmy Fox misses the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 00:40 | Oregon State | Jimmy Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Ward - foul #4 on Robert Ward, team foul #10 | 58-69 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 00:13 | Oregon State | Antonio Brown gets the rebound | 58-70 |
| 00:06 | Oregon State | Antonio Brown misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 58-70 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | John Boyd snags the defensive board | 58-70 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar runs out the clock | 58-70 |