| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Obregon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Castle (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Teddy Legrand (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Francis Saylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. C - Emery Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - William Natal (fresh) 6 pts. 4 stl. SG - Joseph Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Larry Rhymes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Snyder (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Swider (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Larry Rhymes inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:49 | UC Riverside | William Swider scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from William Natal | 34-33 |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Albert Castle buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Brian Obregon and he's fouled by William Swider - foul #2 on William Swider, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Albert Castle misses the free throw | 36-33 |
| 19:35 | UC Riverside | Jeffrey Snyder gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 19:17 | UC Riverside | William Swider misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-33 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | Brian Obregon gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Albert Castle knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 18:42 | UC Riverside | Jeffrey Snyder misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-33 |
| 18:40 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Emery Thompson | 39-33 |
| 18:18 | Illinois | Emery Thompson can't finish the layup | 39-33 |
| 18:16 | UC Riverside | William Natal snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 18:06 | UC Riverside | William Natal clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Albert Castle scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Emery Thompson and the foul's on Larry Rhymes - foul #1 on Larry Rhymes, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Vroman (SF), Christopher Dowden (PF), Barry Redman (C) Teddy Legrand, Francis Saylor, Emery Thompson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Eric Sobers (PG), Paul Green (SG), Jason Pelkey (SF), Richard Mattes (PF), Shawn Jacobson (C) William Natal, Joseph Freeman, Larry Rhymes, Jeffrey Snyder, William Swider | |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Albert Castle makes the free throw | 42-33 |
| 17:46 | UC Riverside | Eric Sobers can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 42-33 |
| 17:45 | UC Riverside | Richard Mattes tips it but misses | 42-33 |
| 17:43 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Barry Redman | 42-33 |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Paul Green is called for the reach on Albert Castle in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Green, team foul #3 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joel Walsh (SF) Albert Castle | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Barry Redman hits the finger roll set up by Douglas Vroman | 44-33 |
| 17:13 | UC Riverside | Richard Mattes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-33 |
| 16:55 | Illinois | Douglas Vroman misses the lay-in | 44-33 |
| 16:53 | UC Riverside | Shawn Jacobson snags the defensive board | 44-33 |
| 16:35 | UC Riverside | Barry Redman blocks the short jumper by Shawn Jacobson | 44-33 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Brian Obregon | 44-33 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Barry Redman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Albert Castle (PG), Norman Simpson (SG), Teddy Legrand (SF), Francis Saylor (PF), Emery Thompson (C) Brian Obregon, Douglas Vroman, Joel Walsh, Christopher Dowden, Barry Redman | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Natal (PG), Joseph Freeman (SG), Larry Rhymes (SF), Jeffrey Snyder (PF), William Swider (C) Eric Sobers, Paul Green, Jason Pelkey, Richard Mattes, Shawn Jacobson | |
| 15:44 | UC Riverside | Larry Rhymes misses the fadeaway from the right block | 44-33 |
| 15:42 | UC Riverside | Joseph Freeman tips it in | 44-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Albert Castle (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Simpson (fresh) SF - Teddy Legrand (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Francis Saylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. C - Emery Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - William Natal (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Joseph Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Larry Rhymes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Snyder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - William Swider (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Freeman - foul #2 on Joseph Freeman, team foul #4 | 44-35 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand travels with the ball | 44-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Russell Clover (SG) Joseph Freeman | |
| 14:47 | UC Riverside | Russell Clover knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-38 |
| 14:33 | Illinois | Albert Castle buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 14:23 | UC Riverside | A charge is called on Russell Clover - foul #4 on Russell Clover, team foul #5 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Obregon (PG), Douglas Vroman (SG), Joel Walsh (SF), Barry Redman (PF) Albert Castle, Norman Simpson, Teddy Legrand, Francis Saylor | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Eric Sobers (PG), Paul Green (SG) William Natal, Russell Clover | |
| 14:04 | Illinois | Douglas Vroman buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Joel Walsh | 50-38 |
| 13:48 | UC Riverside | Larry Rhymes is whistled for a carry | 50-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Dowden (PF) Emery Thompson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joseph Freeman (SG), Richard Mattes (PF), Shawn Jacobson (C) Paul Green, Jeffrey Snyder, William Swider | |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Larry Rhymes is called for the reach on Brian Obregon - foul #2 on Larry Rhymes, team foul #6 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Natal (PG), Jason Pelkey (SF) Eric Sobers, Larry Rhymes | |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Douglas Vroman is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Brian Obregon | 52-38 |
| 13:01 | UC Riverside | Brian Obregon swats the short shot by Jason Pelkey | 52-38 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Douglas Vroman gets the rebound | 52-38 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Douglas Vroman is called for traveling in the backcourt | 52-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Norman Simpson (SG), Teddy Legrand (SF), Emery Thompson (C) Brian Obregon, Joel Walsh, Barry Redman | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Larry Rhymes (SF), Eric Sobers (C) Jason Pelkey, Richard Mattes | |
| 12:39 | UC Riverside | Shawn Jacobson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Albert Castle (PG), Francis Saylor (PF) Douglas Vroman, Christopher Dowden | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Paul Green (SG), Jeffrey Snyder (PF), William Swider (C) William Natal, Joseph Freeman, Shawn Jacobson | |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Albert Castle throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-38 |
| 12:24 | UC Riverside | Larry Rhymes misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Emery Thompson - foul #3 on Emery Thompson, team foul #1 | 52-38 |
| 12:24 | UC Riverside | Larry Rhymes misses the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 12:24 | UC Riverside | Larry Rhymes makes the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Snyder - foul #2 on Jeffrey Snyder, team foul #7 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Barry Redman (C) Emery Thompson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Emmitt Marshall (PG), Richard Mattes (PF) Eric Sobers, Jeffrey Snyder | |
| 11:59 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand misses the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 11:59 | UC Riverside | Richard Mattes pulls down the rebound | 52-39 |
| 11:54 | UC Riverside | Emmitt Marshall misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-39 |
| 11:52 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand pulls down the rebound | 52-39 |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Norman Simpson clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 52-39 |
| 11:28 | UC Riverside | William Swider grabs the defensive rebound | 52-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Albert Castle (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Simpson (fresh) SF - Teddy Legrand (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Francis Saylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. C - Barry Redman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Emmitt Marshall (fresh) SG - Paul Green (fairly fresh) SF - Larry Rhymes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Mattes (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - William Swider (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:04 | UC Riverside | William Swider makes the shot from the right side set up by Emmitt Marshall | 52-41 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | Albert Castle misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Emmitt Marshall - foul #1 on Emmitt Marshall, team foul #8 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Obregon (PG), Douglas Vroman (SF), Christopher Dowden (PF), Emery Thompson (C) Norman Simpson, Teddy Legrand, Francis Saylor, Barry Redman | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Natal (PG), Joseph Freeman (SG), Jason Pelkey (SF), Shawn Jacobson (PF), Eric Sobers (C) Emmitt Marshall, Paul Green, Larry Rhymes, Richard Mattes, William Swider | |
| 10:51 | Illinois | Albert Castle makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | Albert Castle makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 10:38 | UC Riverside | Joseph Freeman misses the turnaround from close range | 54-41 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Emery Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Albert Castle misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-41 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Brian Obregon tips it home | 56-41 |
| 10:01 | UC Riverside | Eric Sobers comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Douglas Vroman - foul #1 on Douglas Vroman, team foul #2 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joel Walsh (SF) Albert Castle | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 10:01 | UC Riverside | Eric Sobers makes the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 10:01 | UC Riverside | Eric Sobers makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Emery Thompson can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left wing | 56-43 |
| 09:35 | Illinois | Joel Walsh gets the offensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 09:18 | Illinois | Emery Thompson can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 56-43 |
| 09:16 | UC Riverside | Shawn Jacobson snags the defensive board | 56-43 |
| 09:10 | UC Riverside | Joseph Freeman is fouled on the floor by Joel Walsh - foul #1 on Joel Walsh, team foul #3 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Norman Simpson (SG), Teddy Legrand (SF), Francis Saylor (PF), Barry Redman (C) Douglas Vroman, Joel Walsh, Christopher Dowden, Emery Thompson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Emmitt Marshall (PG), Larry Rhymes (SF), Jeffrey Snyder (PF), William Swider (C) William Natal, Jason Pelkey, Shawn Jacobson, Eric Sobers | |
| 08:56 | UC Riverside | William Swider's fadeaway is rejected by Barry Redman | 56-43 |
| 08:55 | UC Riverside | William Swider tips it home | 56-45 |
| 08:53 | Illinois | Barry Redman is hacked by Larry Rhymes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Rhymes, team foul #9 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Richard Mattes (C) William Swider | |
| 08:53 | Illinois | Barry Redman misses the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 08:53 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Richard Mattes | 56-45 |
| 08:33 | UC Riverside | Richard Mattes is whistled for a carry | 56-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Paul Green (SG) Joseph Freeman | |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Norman Simpson scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Teddy Legrand | 58-45 |
| 08:02 | UC Riverside | Paul Green comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-45 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Brian Obregon grabs the defensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | Richard Mattes swats the layup by Barry Redman | 58-45 |
| 07:42 | UC Riverside | Jeffrey Snyder pulls down the rebound | 58-45 |
| 07:26 | UC Riverside | Jeffrey Snyder comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-45 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Brian Obregon grabs the board | 58-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Obregon (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Norman Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Teddy Legrand (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Francis Saylor (tiring) 4 pts. 3 stl. C - Barry Redman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Emmitt Marshall (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Green (fairly fresh) SF - Larry Rhymes (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Snyder (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Mattes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand is fouled in the backcourt by Emmitt Marshall - foul #2 on Emmitt Marshall, team foul #10 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Vroman (PG), Emery Thompson (C) Brian Obregon, Barry Redman | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Natal (PG), Eric Sobers (SG), Russell Clover (SF), Shawn Jacobson (PF), William Swider (C) Emmitt Marshall, Paul Green, Larry Rhymes, Jeffrey Snyder, Richard Mattes | |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand makes the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand misses the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 07:23 | UC Riverside | William Swider pulls down the rebound | 59-45 |
| 07:08 | UC Riverside | William Swider knocks in the jumper from the left block | 59-47 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Francis Saylor clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Shawn Jacobson - foul #2 on Shawn Jacobson, team foul #11 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Albert Castle (PG), Joel Walsh (SF), Christopher Dowden (C) Norman Simpson, Teddy Legrand, Emery Thompson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jason Pelkey (PF) William Swider | |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Francis Saylor misses the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Francis Saylor misses the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 06:44 | UC Riverside | Jason Pelkey pulls down the rebound | 59-47 |
| 06:33 | UC Riverside | Russell Clover misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-47 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Christopher Dowden gets the rebound | 59-47 |
| 06:09 | Illinois | Christopher Dowden drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Albert Castle | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:52 | UC Riverside | William Natal comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Christopher Dowden - foul #2 on Christopher Dowden, team foul #4 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Barry Redman (C) Francis Saylor | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joseph Freeman (SG), Larry Rhymes (SF), Jeffrey Snyder (PF), William Swider (C) Eric Sobers, Russell Clover, Jason Pelkey, Shawn Jacobson | |
| 05:52 | UC Riverside | William Natal makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 05:52 | UC Riverside | William Natal makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:24 | Illinois | Albert Castle clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-49 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Barry Redman grabs the offensive board | 61-49 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Douglas Vroman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-49 |
| 04:54 | UC Riverside | William Swider grabs the board | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:32 | UC Riverside | William Natal blows the layup but he's hacked by Christopher Dowden - foul #3 on Christopher Dowden, team foul #5 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Obregon (PG), Norman Simpson (SG), Teddy Legrand (SF), Emery Thompson (C) Albert Castle, Douglas Vroman, Joel Walsh, Christopher Dowden | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Eric Sobers (SG), Russell Clover (SF), Richard Mattes (PF) Joseph Freeman, Larry Rhymes, Jeffrey Snyder | |
| 04:32 | UC Riverside | William Natal makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 04:32 | UC Riverside | William Natal misses the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Barry Redman grabs the defensive rebound | 61-50 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Norman Simpson | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:04 | UC Riverside | Emery Thompson is called for the reach on William Swider - foul #4 on Emery Thompson, team foul #6 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Paul Green (SG), Jason Pelkey (PF) William Natal, William Swider | |
| 03:54 | UC Riverside | Richard Mattes misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Emery Thompson - foul #5 on Emery Thompson, team foul #7 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Francis Saylor (PF) Emery Thompson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 03:54 | UC Riverside | Richard Mattes makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 03:54 | UC Riverside | Richard Mattes makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Brian Obregon is hacked by Richard Mattes - foul #1 on Richard Mattes, team foul #12 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Emmitt Marshall (PG), Shawn Jacobson (C) Eric Sobers, Russell Clover | |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Brian Obregon misses the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Brian Obregon misses the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 03:35 | UC Riverside | Shawn Jacobson pulls down the rebound | 64-52 |
| 03:14 | UC Riverside | Paul Green is hacked by Brian Obregon - foul #1 on Brian Obregon, team foul #8 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Albert Castle (PG) Brian Obregon | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Larry Rhymes (SF), William Swider (C) Jason Pelkey, Richard Mattes | |
| 03:14 | UC Riverside | Paul Green makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 03:14 | UC Riverside | Paul Green makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Albert Castle (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Teddy Legrand (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Francis Saylor (tiring) 4 pts. 3 stl. C - Barry Redman (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Emmitt Marshall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Green (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Rhymes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Shawn Jacobson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - William Swider (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Francis Saylor connects on the open 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Albert Castle | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:39 | UC Riverside | Larry Rhymes buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 67-56 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Albert Castle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Obregon (PG), Douglas Vroman (SG), Joel Walsh (SF), Christopher Dowden (PF) Albert Castle, Norman Simpson, Teddy Legrand, Francis Saylor | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Eric Sobers (SG), Russell Clover (SF), Richard Mattes (PF) Paul Green, Larry Rhymes, William Swider | |
| 02:05 | UC Riverside | Russell Clover lays it up and in | 67-58 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Albert Castle (SG) Joel Walsh | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Natal (PG), Joseph Freeman (SG) Emmitt Marshall, Eric Sobers | |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Albert Castle scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by Brian Obregon | 69-58 |
| 01:19 | UC Riverside | Joseph Freeman misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 69-58 |
| 01:17 | UC Riverside | Shawn Jacobson grabs the offensive rebound | 69-58 |
| 01:05 | UC Riverside | Richard Mattes is fouled on the floor by Brian Obregon - foul #2 on Brian Obregon, team foul #9 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Teddy Legrand (SF), Francis Saylor (PF) Douglas Vroman, Christopher Dowden | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Eric Sobers (PG), Jason Pelkey (SF) William Natal, Joseph Freeman | |
| 01:05 | UC Riverside | Richard Mattes makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 01:05 | UC Riverside | Richard Mattes makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Albert Castle misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-60 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Francis Saylor tips it in | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:36 | UC Riverside | Eric Sobers misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 71-60 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Albert Castle grabs the board | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Brian Obregon and the foul's on Jason Pelkey - foul #2 on Jason Pelkey, team foul #13 | 73-60 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand makes the free throw | 74-60 |
| 00:01 | UC Riverside | Richard Mattes can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 74-60 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Francis Saylor gets the rebound | 74-60 |