| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Christopher Bleich (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joshua Carroll (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lawrence York (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nick Doucette (fresh) 2 reb. C - Cornell Lyons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Hebert (fresh) C - Terry Bush (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Lawrence York inbounds the ball | 28-51 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:52 | UC Irvine | Lawrence York misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-51 |
| 19:51 | Illinois | Frederick Turner gets the rebound | 28-51 |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Cornell Lyons is called for the reach on Frederick Turner - foul #1 on Cornell Lyons, team foul #1 | 28-51 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Terry Bush blows the layup but he's hacked by Cornell Lyons - foul #2 on Cornell Lyons, team foul #2 | 28-51 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Terry Bush makes the 1st free throw | 28-52 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Terry Bush misses the 2nd free throw | 28-52 |
| 19:31 | UC Irvine | Nick Doucette gets the rebound | 28-52 |
| 19:14 | UC Irvine | Jerry Hebert is called for the reach on Lawrence York - foul #1 on Jerry Hebert, team foul #1 | 28-52 |
| 19:05 | UC Irvine | Lawrence York is open and scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Christopher Bleich | 30-52 |
| 18:41 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert is fouled on the floor by Nick Doucette - foul #3 on Nick Doucette, team foul #3 | 30-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Charles Ehlert (PF) Nick Doucette | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:23 | Illinois | Paul Weber clanks a 3 from the right wing | 30-52 |
| 18:21 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Cornell Lyons | 30-52 |
| 18:08 | UC Irvine | Joshua Carroll splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Bleich | 33-52 |
| 17:46 | Illinois | Terry Bush misses the jumper from the left block | 33-52 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar gets the offensive rebound | 33-52 |
| 17:31 | Illinois | Cornell Lyons steals it from Paul Weber | 33-52 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:12 | UC Irvine | Cornell Lyons's pass is intercepted by Frederick Turner | 33-52 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Paul Weber banks in the layup set up by Frederick Turner | 33-54 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:58 | UC Irvine | Lawrence York can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Paul Weber - foul #1 on Paul Weber, team foul #2 | 33-54 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Benjamin White (SG), John Rothman (C) Joshua Carroll, Cornell Lyons | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SG), Steve Collado (SF), Edward Scheiber (PF), Kurt Beard (C) Frederick Turner, Paul Weber, Jerry Hebert, Terry Bush | |
| 16:58 | UC Irvine | Lawrence York makes the 1st free throw | 34-54 |
| 16:58 | UC Irvine | Lawrence York makes the 2nd free throw | 35-54 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar is fouled on the floor by Benjamin White - foul #1 on Benjamin White, team foul #4 | 35-54 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William Livesay (PG), Rogelio Hernandez (SF) Christopher Bleich, Lawrence York | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber can't finish the layup | 35-54 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Kurt Beard tips it but misses | 35-54 |
| 16:33 | UC Irvine | Benjamin White snags the defensive board | 35-54 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:27 | UC Irvine | Charles Ehlert misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-54 |
| 16:25 | Illinois | John Boyd gets the rebound | 35-54 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | John Boyd misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 35-54 |
| 16:18 | UC Irvine | Rogelio Hernandez snags the defensive board | 35-54 |
| 16:13 | UC Irvine | William Livesay is fouled on the floor by Steve Collado - foul #1 on Steve Collado, team foul #3 | 35-54 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Phillip Gwinn (PF) Charles Ehlert | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SF) Lawrence Lamar | |
| 15:57 | UC Irvine | John Rothman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-54 |
| 15:56 | UC Irvine | Benjamin White grabs the offensive board | 35-54 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - William Livesay (fresh) SG - Benjamin White (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rogelio Hernandez (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Phillip Gwinn (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Rothman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Boyd (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Collado (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kurt Beard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:42 | UC Irvine | Benjamin White makes the jumper from the left wing set up by William Livesay | 37-54 |
| 15:29 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 37-54 |
| 15:27 | Illinois | John Boyd tips it back up and in | 37-56 |
| 15:13 | UC Irvine | Rogelio Hernandez can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Steve Collado - foul #2 on Steve Collado, team foul #4 | 37-56 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Bleich (PG), Joshua Carroll (SG), Nick Doucette (PF), Cornell Lyons (C) William Livesay, Benjamin White, Phillip Gwinn, John Rothman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Frederick Turner (SG) John Boyd, Steve Collado | |
| 15:13 | UC Irvine | Rogelio Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 38-56 |
| 15:13 | UC Irvine | Rogelio Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 39-56 |
| 15:09 | Illinois | Christopher Bleich picks off the pass by Lawrence Lamar in the backcourt | 39-56 |
| 15:07 | UC Irvine | Christopher Bleich lays it in | 41-56 |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Cornell Lyons - foul #3 on Cornell Lyons, team foul #5 | 41-56 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lawrence York (SF) Rogelio Hernandez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Hebert (PF), Terry Bush (C) Edward Scheiber, Kurt Beard | |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:37 | UC Irvine | Jerry Hebert steals it from Nick Doucette | 41-57 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Terry Bush | 41-59 |
| 13:56 | UC Irvine | Christopher Bleich misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-59 |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Terry Bush grabs the board | 41-59 |
| 13:48 | Illinois | Terry Bush drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Frederick Turner and he's fouled by Lawrence York - foul #3 on Lawrence York, team foul #6 | 41-61 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Rothman (C) Cornell Lyons | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SF), Edward Scheiber (C) Paul Weber, Jerry Hebert | |
| 13:48 | Illinois | Terry Bush makes the free throw | 41-62 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:34 | UC Irvine | Lawrence York clanks a 3 from the left wing | 41-62 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Scheiber | 41-62 |
| 13:05 | Illinois | Terry Bush is hacked by Lawrence York - foul #4 on Lawrence York, team foul #7 | 41-62 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Rogelio Hernandez (SF), Charles Ehlert (PF) Lawrence York, Nick Doucette | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Collado (SF) Lawrence Lamar | |
| 13:05 | Illinois | Terry Bush makes the 1st free throw | 41-63 |
| 13:05 | Illinois | Terry Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 41-64 |
| 12:57 | UC Irvine | Joshua Carroll misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-64 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Terry Bush snags the defensive board | 41-64 |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Frederick Turner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 41-64 |
| 12:40 | Illinois | Terry Bush tips it in | 41-66 |
| 12:18 | UC Irvine | Christopher Bleich clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-66 |
| 12:16 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Rogelio Hernandez | 41-66 |
| 11:56 | UC Irvine | Joshua Carroll's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Scheiber | 41-66 |
| 11:54 | UC Irvine | John Rothman gets the offensive rebound | 41-66 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Christopher Bleich (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Carroll (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rogelio Hernandez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Ehlert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Rothman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frederick Turner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Boyd (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Collado (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Bush (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:44 | UC Irvine | Charles Ehlert misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 41-66 |
| 11:43 | Illinois | Steve Collado grabs the defensive rebound | 41-66 |
| 11:17 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Frederick Turner | 41-68 |
| 11:02 | UC Irvine | Joshua Carroll is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-68 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Steve Collado snags the defensive board | 41-68 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | John Boyd is called for traveling | 41-68 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William Livesay (PG), Benjamin White (SG), Nick Doucette (PF), Cornell Lyons (C) Christopher Bleich, Joshua Carroll, Rogelio Hernandez, John Rothman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Paul Weber (SF), Jerry Hebert (PF), Kurt Beard (C) Frederick Turner, Steve Collado, Terry Bush, Edward Scheiber | |
| 10:30 | UC Irvine | William Livesay comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-68 |
| 10:29 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar grabs the board | 41-68 |
| 10:22 | Illinois | John Boyd's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Ehlert | 41-68 |
| 10:21 | UC Irvine | Cornell Lyons pulls down the rebound | 41-68 |
| 10:00 | UC Irvine | Cornell Lyons comes up short on the shot near the basket | 41-68 |
| 09:59 | UC Irvine | Nick Doucette tips it home | 43-68 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on William Livesay - foul #2 on William Livesay, team foul #8 | 43-68 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Collado (SG), Edward Scheiber (C) John Boyd, Kurt Beard | |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Paul Weber makes the 1st free throw | 43-69 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Paul Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 43-70 |
| 09:42 | UC Irvine | Paul Weber picks off the pass by Charles Ehlert | 43-70 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Paul Weber and the foul's on William Livesay - foul #3 on William Livesay, team foul #9 | 43-72 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Bleich (PG), Rogelio Hernandez (SF) William Livesay, Charles Ehlert | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the free throw | 43-73 |
| 09:10 | UC Irvine | Nick Doucette can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-73 |
| 09:09 | UC Irvine | Christopher Bleich snags the offensive board | 43-73 |
| 09:03 | UC Irvine | Rogelio Hernandez misses the dunk | 43-73 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert pulls down the rebound | 43-73 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | Paul Weber drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Lamar | 43-76 |
| 08:43 | UC Irvine | Christopher Bleich misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Edward Scheiber - foul #3 on Edward Scheiber, team foul #5 | 43-76 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joshua Carroll (SG), John Rothman (PF) Benjamin White, Nick Doucette | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SG), Kurt Beard (C) Steve Collado, Jerry Hebert | |
| 08:43 | UC Irvine | Christopher Bleich makes the 1st free throw | 44-76 |
| 08:43 | UC Irvine | Christopher Bleich makes the 2nd free throw | 45-76 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Kurt Beard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-76 |
| 08:12 | UC Irvine | Cornell Lyons's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Scheiber | 45-76 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber gets the rebound | 45-76 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Paul Weber connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Lawrence Lamar | 45-78 |
| 07:46 | UC Irvine | The short jumper by Rogelio Hernandez is denied by Kurt Beard | 45-78 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Kurt Beard gets the rebound | 45-78 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Christopher Bleich (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Carroll (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rogelio Hernandez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Rothman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Cornell Lyons (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 18 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Boyd (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Edward Scheiber (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Kurt Beard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Kurt Beard clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Cornell Lyons - foul #4 on Cornell Lyons, team foul #10 | 45-78 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William Livesay (PG), Benjamin White (SG), Charles Ehlert (SF), Phillip Gwinn (PF) Christopher Bleich, Joshua Carroll, Rogelio Hernandez, Cornell Lyons | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (PG), Steve Collado (SF), Jerry Hebert (PF) Lawrence Lamar, Paul Weber, Edward Scheiber | |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Kurt Beard misses the 1st free throw | 45-78 |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Kurt Beard makes the 2nd free throw | 45-79 |
| 07:21 | UC Irvine | John Rothman clanks a 3 from the left wing | 45-79 |
| 07:20 | Illinois | Steve Collado snags the defensive board | 45-79 |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Steve Collado knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Kurt Beard | 45-82 |
| 07:02 | UC Irvine | John Rothman misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Kurt Beard - foul #1 on Kurt Beard, team foul #6 | 45-82 |
| 07:02 | UC Irvine | John Rothman makes the 1st free throw | 46-82 |
| 07:02 | UC Irvine | John Rothman misses the 2nd free throw | 46-82 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Kurt Beard pulls down the rebound | 46-82 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Frederick Turner connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Steve Collado | 46-85 |
| 06:42 | UC Irvine | Phillip Gwinn hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Kurt Beard - foul #2 on Kurt Beard, team foul #7 | 46-85 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Terry Bush (C) Steve Collado, Kurt Beard | |
| 06:42 | UC Irvine | Phillip Gwinn makes the 1st free throw | 47-85 |
| 06:42 | UC Irvine | Phillip Gwinn makes the 2nd free throw | 48-85 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 48-85 |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar can't tip it in | 48-85 |
| 06:27 | UC Irvine | John Rothman gets the rebound | 48-85 |
| 06:18 | UC Irvine | William Livesay's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Lamar | 48-85 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | The short jumper by Frederick Turner is denied by Phillip Gwinn | 48-85 |
| 06:09 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar tips it back up and in | 48-87 |
| 05:49 | UC Irvine | Terry Bush steals the ball from John Rothman | 48-87 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Frederick Turner misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-87 |
| 05:33 | UC Irvine | Charles Ehlert grabs the board | 48-87 |
| 05:16 | UC Irvine | Benjamin White comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-87 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Terry Bush grabs the board | 48-87 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | William Livesay takes the ball from Terry Bush | 48-87 |
| 04:47 | UC Irvine | Terry Bush is called for the reach on Charles Ehlert - foul #2 on Terry Bush, team foul #8 | 48-87 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Rogelio Hernandez (SF) Phillip Gwinn | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Collado (SG), Paul Weber (SF), Edward Scheiber (PF), Kurt Beard (C) Frederick Turner, John Boyd, Jerry Hebert, Terry Bush | |
| 04:47 | UC Irvine | Charles Ehlert makes the 1st free throw | 49-87 |
| 04:47 | UC Irvine | Charles Ehlert misses the 2nd free throw | 49-87 |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber pulls down the rebound | 49-87 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Steve Collado | 49-89 |
| 04:22 | UC Irvine | Charles Ehlert buries a turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Kurt Beard - foul #3 on Kurt Beard, team foul #9 | 51-89 |
| 04:22 | UC Irvine | Charles Ehlert misses the free throw | 51-89 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber gets the rebound | 51-89 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar is fouled in the backcourt by William Livesay - foul #4 on William Livesay, team foul #11 | 51-89 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the 1st free throw | 51-90 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the 2nd free throw | 51-91 |
| 04:04 | UC Irvine | John Rothman misses the jumper in the paint | 51-91 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar grabs the defensive rebound | 51-91 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Charles Ehlert - foul #2 on Charles Ehlert, team foul #12 | 51-91 |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the 1st free throw | 51-92 |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses the 2nd free throw | 51-92 |
| 03:55 | UC Irvine | Charles Ehlert snags the defensive board | 51-92 |
| 03:47 | UC Irvine | John Rothman misses badly on a runner from close range | 51-92 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber gets the rebound | 51-92 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - William Livesay (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Benjamin White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rogelio Hernandez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Ehlert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Rothman (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Steve Collado (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Kurt Beard (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Rogelio Hernandez is called for the reach on Paul Weber - foul #1 on Rogelio Hernandez, team foul #13 | 51-92 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (PG), John Boyd (SG) Lawrence Lamar, Steve Collado | |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Paul Weber makes the 1st free throw | 51-93 |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Paul Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 51-94 |
| 03:17 | UC Irvine | William Livesay misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 51-94 |
| 03:15 | Illinois | John Boyd grabs the board | 51-94 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Kurt Beard is hacked by William Livesay - foul #5 on William Livesay, team foul #14 | 51-94 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Phillip Gwinn (PF) William Livesay | |
| Subs | Illinois | Terry Bush (PF) Edward Scheiber | |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Kurt Beard misses the 1st free throw | 51-94 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Kurt Beard misses the 2nd free throw | 51-94 |
| 02:51 | UC Irvine | Phillip Gwinn grabs the board | 51-94 |
| 02:38 | UC Irvine | John Boyd steals it from Phillip Gwinn | 51-94 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Frederick Turner buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by John Boyd | 51-96 |
| 02:10 | UC Irvine | John Rothman banks in the layup set up by Charles Ehlert | 53-96 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Kurt Beard misses the easy layup | 53-96 |
| 01:45 | UC Irvine | Phillip Gwinn gets the rebound | 53-96 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:35 | UC Irvine | Rogelio Hernandez hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-96 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Paul Weber clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-96 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | John Boyd grabs the offensive rebound | 56-96 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Frederick Turner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-96 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | John Boyd pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-96 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | John Boyd scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Frederick Turner and he's fouled by John Rothman - foul #1 on John Rothman, team foul #15 | 56-98 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Jerry Hebert (PF) Frederick Turner, Kurt Beard | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | John Boyd makes the free throw | 56-99 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:21 | UC Irvine | The jumper by John Rothman is denied by Terry Bush | 56-99 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert snags the defensive board | 56-99 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar runs out the clock | 56-99 |