| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Joseph Heyward (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dale Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Painter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Parks (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - David Schoolcraft (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Smith (fresh) SG - Sean Tobar (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Frank Steiner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy McDeavitt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Frank Steiner inbounds the ball | 36-14 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:51 | Illinois | Charles Banks can't throw it down | 36-14 |
| 19:50 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward grabs the board | 36-14 |
| 19:37 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 36-14 |
| 19:35 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Timothy McDeavitt | 36-14 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | The jump hook by Sean Tobar is blocked by John Painter | 36-14 |
| 19:21 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft pulls down the rebound | 36-14 |
| 19:04 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward travels with the ball | 36-14 |
| Subs | UCLA | Bryan Pavlosky (PG), Charles Thompson (SF), Robert Skomsky (PF) Joseph Heyward, John Painter, Jeffrey Parks | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:50 | Illinois | David Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-14 |
| 18:29 | UCLA | Robert Skomsky makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Bryan Pavlosky and he's fouled by Frank Steiner - foul #2 on Frank Steiner, team foul #1 | 38-14 |
| 18:29 | UCLA | Robert Skomsky makes the free throw | 39-14 |
| 18:19 | Illinois | Frank Steiner works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Sean Tobar and the foul's on Charles Thompson - foul #2 on Charles Thompson, team foul #1 | 39-16 |
| 18:19 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the free throw | 39-17 |
| 18:05 | UCLA | Dale Boyd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-17 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt pulls down the rebound | 39-17 |
| 17:53 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt lays it in set up by Frank Steiner | 39-19 |
| 17:41 | UCLA | David Smith steals the ball from Robert Skomsky | 39-19 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Sean Tobar hits the finger roll set up by David Smith | 39-21 |
| 17:15 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Bryan Pavlosky | 41-21 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Charles Banks's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Thompson | 41-21 |
| 16:56 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Dale Boyd | 41-21 |
| 16:41 | UCLA | Robert Skomsky is called for traveling | 41-21 |
| Subs | UCLA | Joseph Heyward (PG), John Painter (SF), Jeffrey Parks (PF), Robert Smith (C) Bryan Pavlosky, Charles Thompson, Robert Skomsky, David Schoolcraft | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Eldredge (PG), Stanford Fay (C) David Smith, Charles Banks | |
| 16:21 | Illinois | Jeffrey Parks is called for the reach on Frank Steiner - foul #1 on Jeffrey Parks, team foul #2 | 41-21 |
| Subs | UCLA | David Schoolcraft (C) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Barnett (SF) Frank Steiner | |
| 16:11 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 41-23 |
| 15:56 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft banks in the layup set up by Jeffrey Parks | 43-23 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Joseph Heyward (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dale Boyd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Painter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Parks (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - David Schoolcraft (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leon Eldredge (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Sean Tobar (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Barnett (fresh) PF - Timothy McDeavitt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Stanford Fay (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Joseph Heyward - foul #1 on Joseph Heyward, team foul #3 | 43-23 |
| Subs | UCLA | Bryan Pavlosky (PG), Robert Skomsky (SF), Robert Smith (C) Joseph Heyward, John Painter, David Schoolcraft | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Pierce (SG) Sean Tobar | |
| 15:48 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge makes the 1st free throw | 43-24 |
| 15:48 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge makes the 2nd free throw | 43-25 |
| 15:21 | UCLA | Bryan Pavlosky hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-25 |
| 15:19 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks gets the offensive rebound | 43-25 |
| 15:02 | UCLA | Robert Skomsky is fouled on the floor by Timothy McDeavitt - foul #4 on Timothy McDeavitt, team foul #2 | 43-25 |
| Subs | UCLA | Joseph Heyward (PG), John Painter (SF), David Schoolcraft (C) Bryan Pavlosky, Robert Skomsky, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Smith (PG), Sean Tobar (SG), Frank Steiner (SF), Charles Banks (C) Charles Pierce, James Barnett, Timothy McDeavitt, Stanford Fay | |
| 14:49 | UCLA | Leon Eldredge swats the layup by David Schoolcraft | 43-25 |
| 14:47 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks hits the follow up shot | 45-25 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Joseph Heyward steps in front of the Frank Steiner pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 45-25 |
| 14:12 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Charles Banks - foul #2 on Charles Banks, team foul #3 | 45-25 |
| Subs | UCLA | Charles Thompson (SF), Robert Skomsky (PF) John Painter, Jeffrey Parks | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:12 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft makes the 1st free throw | 46-25 |
| 14:12 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft makes the 2nd free throw | 47-25 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Sean Tobar evades the doubleteam and hits a runner from close range set up by Charles Banks | 47-27 |
| 13:48 | UCLA | Dale Boyd misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-27 |
| 13:46 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge grabs the board | 47-27 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Sean Tobar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-27 |
| Subs | UCLA | Bryan Pavlosky (PG), Jeffrey Parks (PF), Robert Smith (C) Joseph Heyward, Robert Skomsky, David Schoolcraft | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanford Fay (PF) Leon Eldredge | |
| 13:24 | UCLA | Frank Steiner steps in front of the Charles Thompson pass | 47-27 |
| 13:21 | Illinois | Frank Steiner banks in the layup | 47-29 |
| 13:01 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Dale Boyd and he's fouled by Stanford Fay - foul #2 on Stanford Fay, team foul #4 | 49-29 |
| Subs | UCLA | Joseph Heyward (PG), John Painter (SF), David Schoolcraft (C) Bryan Pavlosky, Charles Thompson, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt (PF) Charles Banks | |
| 13:01 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks misses the free throw | 49-29 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Stanford Fay snags the defensive board | 49-29 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | Frank Steiner splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right wing | 49-29 |
| 12:36 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft grabs the defensive rebound | 49-29 |
| 12:25 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 51-29 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Frank Steiner shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Timothy McDeavitt | 51-31 |
| 11:50 | UCLA | John Painter is hacked by Timothy McDeavitt - foul #5 on Timothy McDeavitt, team foul #5 | 51-31 |
| Subs | UCLA | Bryan Pavlosky (PG), Charles Thompson (SF), Robert Skomsky (PF), Robert Smith (C) Joseph Heyward, John Painter, Jeffrey Parks, David Schoolcraft | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Eldredge (PG), Charles Pierce (SG), James Barnett (SF), Charles Banks (C) David Smith, Sean Tobar, Frank Steiner, Timothy McDeavitt | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Bryan Pavlosky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dale Boyd (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Skomsky (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leon Eldredge (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. SG - Charles Pierce (fresh) SF - James Barnett (fresh) PF - Stanford Fay (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | UCLA | Leon Eldredge steals the ball from Bryan Pavlosky | 51-31 |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Charles Banks is called for traveling | 51-31 |
| Subs | UCLA | Joseph Heyward (PG), John Painter (SF) Bryan Pavlosky, Charles Thompson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:03 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-31 |
| 11:01 | UCLA | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Smith | 51-31 |
| 10:46 | UCLA | Robert Skomsky misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by James Barnett - foul #1 on James Barnett, team foul #6 | 51-31 |
| Subs | UCLA | Bryan Pavlosky (PG), Charles Thompson (SF), Jeffrey Parks (C) Joseph Heyward, John Painter, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sean Tobar (SG) Stanford Fay | |
| 10:46 | UCLA | Robert Skomsky makes the 1st free throw | 52-31 |
| 10:46 | UCLA | Robert Skomsky makes the 2nd free throw | 53-31 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 53-31 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Banks | 53-31 |
| 10:14 | Illinois | Sean Tobar scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Pierce | 53-33 |
| 09:58 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks clanks a floater from the right block | 53-33 |
| 09:57 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Pierce | 53-33 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Bryan Pavlosky is called for the reach on Sean Tobar - foul #1 on Bryan Pavlosky, team foul #4 | 53-33 |
| Subs | UCLA | Joseph Heyward (PG), John Painter (SF), David Schoolcraft (C) Bryan Pavlosky, Charles Thompson, Robert Skomsky | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Smith (PG), Frank Steiner (SF) Charles Pierce, Charles Banks | |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Frank Steiner buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Barnett | 53-35 |
| 09:00 | UCLA | Dale Boyd is whistled for traveling | 53-35 |
| Subs | UCLA | Mark Kellum (SG), Robert Skomsky (PF), Robert Smith (C) Dale Boyd, Jeffrey Parks, David Schoolcraft | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanford Fay (PF), Charles Banks (C) Leon Eldredge, James Barnett | |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Sean Tobar evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-35 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Sean Tobar can't tip it in | 53-35 |
| 08:33 | UCLA | Robert Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 53-35 |
| 08:28 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward is hacked by Stanford Fay - foul #3 on Stanford Fay, team foul #7 | 53-35 |
| Subs | UCLA | Dale Boyd (SG), Charles Thompson (SF), Jeffrey Parks (PF), David Schoolcraft (C) Mark Kellum, John Painter, Robert Skomsky, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Pierce (SG) Sean Tobar | |
| 08:28 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward makes the 1st free throw | 54-35 |
| 08:28 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward misses the 2nd free throw | 54-35 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Stanford Fay snags the defensive board | 54-35 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Charles Banks is hacked by Joseph Heyward - foul #2 on Joseph Heyward, team foul #5 | 54-35 |
| Subs | UCLA | John Painter (SF) Charles Thompson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:10 | Illinois | David Smith misses the floater from the free throw line | 54-35 |
| 08:08 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft gets the rebound | 54-35 |
| 07:47 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-35 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Banks | 54-35 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Joseph Heyward (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dale Boyd (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Painter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Parks (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - David Schoolcraft (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Pierce (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Steiner (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stanford Fay (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Banks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Charles Banks buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-37 |
| 07:22 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft lays it in set up by Jeffrey Parks | 56-37 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | David Smith is fouled on the floor by Joseph Heyward - foul #3 on Joseph Heyward, team foul #6 | 56-37 |
| Subs | UCLA | Bryan Pavlosky (PG), Mark Kellum (SG), Charles Thompson (SF), Robert Skomsky (PF), Robert Smith (C) Joseph Heyward, Dale Boyd, John Painter, Jeffrey Parks, David Schoolcraft | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sean Tobar (SG), Leon Eldredge (PF), James Barnett (C) Charles Pierce, Stanford Fay, Charles Banks | |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Robert Skomsky is called for the reach on Frank Steiner - foul #2 on Robert Skomsky, team foul #7 | 56-37 |
| Subs | UCLA | Joseph Heyward (PG), Dale Boyd (SG) Bryan Pavlosky, Mark Kellum | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Banks (C) David Smith | |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses the 1st free throw | 56-37 |
| 06:43 | UCLA | Dale Boyd gets the rebound | 56-37 |
| 06:33 | UCLA | Robert Smith hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-37 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Dale Boyd steals the ball from James Barnett | 58-37 |
| 06:10 | UCLA | Dale Boyd banks in the layup | 60-37 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 60-37 |
| 05:56 | UCLA | Robert Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 60-37 |
| 05:33 | UCLA | Dale Boyd hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 60-37 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Frank Steiner gets the rebound | 60-37 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | James Barnett lays it up and in set up by Frank Steiner | 60-39 |
| 04:50 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-39 |
| 04:48 | UCLA | Dale Boyd grabs the offensive board | 60-39 |
| 04:28 | UCLA | Dale Boyd scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-39 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Frank Steiner lays it in despite the doubleteam set up by James Barnett and he's hacked by Charles Thompson - foul #3 on Charles Thompson, team foul #8 | 63-41 |
| Subs | UCLA | Bryan Pavlosky (PG), Mark Kellum (SG), John Painter (SF), Jeffrey Parks (PF), David Schoolcraft (C) Joseph Heyward, Dale Boyd, Charles Thompson, Robert Skomsky, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Smith (PG), Stanford Fay (C) James Barnett, Charles Banks | |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the free throw | 63-42 |
| 04:09 | UCLA | Bryan Pavlosky clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 63-42 |
| 04:07 | Illinois | Frank Steiner grabs the board | 63-42 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Sean Tobar dunks the ball and the foul's on John Painter - foul #2 on John Painter, team foul #9 | 63-44 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Banks (C) Leon Eldredge | |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Sean Tobar makes the free throw | 63-45 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Bryan Pavlosky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Kellum (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Painter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Parks (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - David Schoolcraft (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sean Tobar (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Steiner (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stanford Fay (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Banks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:23 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks's floater is tipped away by Stanford Fay | 63-45 |
| 03:21 | Illinois | David Smith snags the defensive board | 63-45 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | David Smith buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Frank Steiner out of a doubleteam | 63-47 |
| 02:57 | UCLA | Frank Steiner steals the ball from Jeffrey Parks | 63-47 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | David Smith is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Sean Tobar | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:41 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks hits the finger roll and the foul's on Stanford Fay - foul #4 on Stanford Fay, team foul #8 | 65-50 |
| Subs | UCLA | Joseph Heyward (PG), Dale Boyd (SG) Bryan Pavlosky, Mark Kellum | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Pierce (SG), James Barnett (SF) Sean Tobar, Frank Steiner | |
| 02:41 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks misses the free throw | 65-50 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Charles Banks gets the rebound | 65-50 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Charles Banks hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by David Schoolcraft - foul #2 on David Schoolcraft, team foul #10 | 65-50 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Eldredge (SG) Charles Pierce | |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Charles Banks misses the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Charles Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 02:07 | UCLA | Dale Boyd comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-51 |
| 02:05 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft gets the offensive rebound | 65-51 |
| 01:43 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Heyward | 67-51 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Charles Banks drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Stanford Fay | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:00 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft is called for traveling | 67-53 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sean Tobar (SG), Frank Steiner (SF) James Barnett, Stanford Fay | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:55 | Illinois | David Smith buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Sean Tobar | 67-56 |
| 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 (-5) | |
| 00:34 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward's layup is rejected by Leon Eldredge | 67-56 |
| 00:32 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks misses the tip | 67-56 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | David Smith pulls down the rebound | 67-56 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Dale Boyd is called for the reach on David Smith - foul #3 on Dale Boyd, team foul #11 | 67-56 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | David Smith misses the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:00 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward runs out the clock | 67-57 |