| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ernest Gosser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Apel (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vule Zimmerman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jarrod Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - David Primmer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Peter Shipp (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Horace (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lee Waggoner (fresh) PF - Samuel Mealey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman inbounds the ball | 40-25 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Jarrod Hill connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Vule Zimmerman and the foul's on Peter Shipp - foul #2 on Peter Shipp, team foul #1 | 42-25 |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Jarrod Hill makes the free throw | 43-25 |
| 19:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Lee Waggoner shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-25 |
| 19:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Edwards grabs the offensive rebound | 43-25 |
| 19:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Samuel Mealey hits a floater from the baseline set up by Peter Shipp and the foul's on David Primmer - foul #1 on David Primmer, team foul #1 | 43-27 |
| 19:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Samuel Mealey makes the free throw | 43-28 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | David Primmer is alone and drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Jarrod Hill | 45-28 |
| 18:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Peter Shipp travels with the ball | 45-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Larry Williams (PG), John Daley (SG), James Carruth (PF) Peter Shipp, James Horace, Samuel Mealey | |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Jarrod Hill connects on the open runner in the paint on a nice dish by Jeffrey Apel | 47-28 |
| 17:57 | UC Santa Barbara | James Carruth misses badly on a floater in the paint | 47-28 |
| 17:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Lee Waggoner gets the offensive rebound | 47-28 |
| 17:33 | UC Santa Barbara | John Daley's pass is intercepted by David Primmer | 47-28 |
| 17:19 | Illinois | David Primmer comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Frank Edwards - foul #3 on Frank Edwards, team foul #2 | 47-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Joseph (PG), Matthew Bashir (SG), Ernie Carey (C) Ernest Gosser, Jeffrey Apel, Jarrod Hill | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Peter Shipp (PG), James Horace (SG), Samuel Mealey (PF), Douglas Cotter (C) Larry Williams, Lee Waggoner, James Carruth, Frank Edwards | |
| 17:19 | Illinois | David Primmer misses the 1st free throw | 47-28 |
| 17:19 | Illinois | David Primmer makes the 2nd free throw | 48-28 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 17:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Douglas Cotter clanks a runner in the lane | 48-28 |
| 17:02 | Illinois | Ernie Carey grabs the defensive rebound | 48-28 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | David Primmer can't connect on a floater in the lane | 48-28 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Matthew Bashir tips it back up and in | 50-28 |
| 16:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Samuel Mealey comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 50-28 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | James Joseph snags the defensive board | 50-28 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | David Primmer knocks in the shot from close range and he's hacked by Samuel Mealey - foul #1 on Samuel Mealey, team foul #3 | 52-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Gosser (PG) Vule Zimmerman | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Andrew Sabia (PG), Larry Williams (SG), Lee Waggoner (SF), David Gunter (PF), James Carruth (C) Peter Shipp, James Horace, John Daley, Samuel Mealey, Douglas Cotter | |
| 15:58 | Illinois | David Primmer makes the free throw | 53-28 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ernest Gosser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Bashir (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Joseph (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Primmer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernie Carey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Andrew Sabia (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Larry Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lee Waggoner (fresh) PF - David Gunter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - James Carruth (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:50 | UC Santa Barbara | James Carruth can't connect on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Ernest Gosser - foul #2 on Ernest Gosser, team foul #2 | 53-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Greg Bittle (C) David Primmer | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 15:50 | UC Santa Barbara | James Carruth misses the 1st free throw | 53-28 |
| 15:50 | UC Santa Barbara | James Carruth makes the 2nd free throw | 53-29 |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Ernest Gosser is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Ernie Carey | 56-29 |
| 15:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Lee Waggoner is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Matthew Bashir | 56-29 |
| 15:18 | Illinois | Ernest Gosser misses the lay-in | 56-29 |
| 15:16 | UC Santa Barbara | David Gunter snags the defensive board | 56-29 |
| 14:59 | UC Santa Barbara | David Gunter misses the lay-in | 56-29 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Ernest Gosser snags the defensive board | 56-29 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | James Joseph is called for traveling in the backcourt | 56-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel (SG), Vule Zimmerman (SF), Jarrod Hill (PF) Matthew Bashir, James Joseph, Ernie Carey | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Douglas Cotter (SF), Frank Edwards (C) Lee Waggoner, James Carruth | |
| 14:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Douglas Cotter misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-29 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Jarrod Hill snags the defensive board | 56-29 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Larry Williams steps in front of the Jarrod Hill pass | 56-29 |
| 14:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Edwards misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Greg Bittle - foul #2 on Greg Bittle, team foul #3 | 56-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kyle Slape (C) Greg Bittle | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | James Horace (SG), Samuel Mealey (PF) Larry Williams, David Gunter | |
| 14:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 56-30 |
| 14:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 56-30 |
| 14:27 | Illinois | Jarrod Hill snags the defensive board | 56-30 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Jarrod Hill is wide open but clanks a runner from close range | 56-30 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Ernest Gosser grabs the offensive rebound | 56-30 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Ernest Gosser misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-30 |
| 14:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Douglas Cotter snags the defensive board | 56-30 |
| 13:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Edwards scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Andrew Sabia | 56-32 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Jarrod Hill is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-32 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel tips it but misses | 56-32 |
| 13:28 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Douglas Cotter | 56-32 |
| 13:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Douglas Cotter is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Douglas Cotter, team foul #4 | 56-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Joseph (PG), Matthew Bashir (SF), Ernie Carey (C) Ernest Gosser, Vule Zimmerman, Kyle Slape | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Peter Shipp (PG), John Daley (SF), David Gunter (PF), James Carruth (C) Andrew Sabia, Douglas Cotter, Samuel Mealey, Frank Edwards | |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Joseph | 58-32 |
| 12:32 | UC Santa Barbara | James Carruth is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Carruth, team foul #5 | 58-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Primmer (PF) Jarrod Hill | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Larry Williams (SG), Lee Waggoner (SF) James Horace, John Daley | |
| 12:30 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-32 |
| 12:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Lee Waggoner is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-32 |
| 12:19 | UC Santa Barbara | James Carruth tips it home | 58-34 |
| 11:54 | Illinois | Ernie Carey can't finish the layup | 58-34 |
| 11:53 | UC Santa Barbara | David Gunter gets the rebound | 58-34 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Joseph (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Apel (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Matthew Bashir (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Primmer (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernie Carey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Peter Shipp (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Larry Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lee Waggoner (fresh) PF - David Gunter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Carruth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Peter Shipp connects on the 3 from the left wing | 58-37 |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-37 |
| 11:27 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to David Gunter | 58-37 |
| 11:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Larry Williams hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-40 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Ernie Carey drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Jeffrey Apel | 60-40 |
| 10:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Ernie Carey is called for the reach on Larry Williams - foul #1 on Ernie Carey, team foul #4 | 60-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Gosser (PG), Vule Zimmerman (SF), Jarrod Hill (PF), Greg Bittle (C) James Joseph, Matthew Bashir, David Primmer, Ernie Carey | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Andrew Sabia (PG), James Horace (SG), John Daley (SF), Douglas Cotter (PF), Frank Edwards (C) Peter Shipp, Larry Williams, Lee Waggoner, David Gunter, James Carruth | |
| 10:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Andrew Sabia loses the dribble to Ernest Gosser | 60-40 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman lays it in on a nice dish by Ernest Gosser | 62-40 |
| 10:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Greg Bittle takes the ball from James Horace | 62-40 |
| 10:16 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman throws it down | 64-40 |
| 10:03 | UC Santa Barbara | John Daley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-40 |
| 10:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Douglas Cotter gets the offensive rebound | 64-40 |
| 09:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Edwards can't throw it down but he's fouled by Jarrod Hill - foul #3 on Jarrod Hill, team foul #5 | 64-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Bashir (SG), David Primmer (PF) Jeffrey Apel, Jarrod Hill | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Samuel Mealey (PF) Douglas Cotter | |
| 09:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 64-41 |
| 09:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 64-42 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Matthew Bashir is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Mealey - foul #2 on Samuel Mealey, team foul #6 | 64-42 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | David Primmer blows the layup | 64-42 |
| 09:19 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to James Horace | 64-42 |
| 09:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Samuel Mealey is fouled on the floor by Matthew Bashir - foul #1 on Matthew Bashir, team foul #6 | 64-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jarrod Hill (PF) Greg Bittle | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Lee Waggoner (SF) John Daley | |
| 08:43 | UC Santa Barbara | James Horace buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 64-44 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman double dribbles in the backcourt | 64-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Joseph (PG), Ernie Carey (C) Ernest Gosser, Jarrod Hill | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Larry Williams (SG) James Horace | |
| 08:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Larry Williams's pass is intercepted by James Joseph | 64-44 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Ernie Carey misses the easy layup | 64-44 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Ernie Carey tips it but misses | 64-44 |
| 08:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Edwards pulls down the rebound | 64-44 |
| 07:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Bashir steps in front of the Lee Waggoner pass | 64-44 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | James Joseph dunks the ball set up by Matthew Bashir | 66-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Joseph (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Bashir (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Vule Zimmerman (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - David Primmer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernie Carey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Andrew Sabia (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lee Waggoner (fairly fresh) PF - Samuel Mealey (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Edwards (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Andrew Sabia hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-44 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Primmer | 66-44 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | David Primmer buries a turnaround from the left block set up by James Joseph | 68-44 |
| 07:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Andrew Sabia is fouled on the floor by James Joseph - foul #2 on James Joseph, team foul #7 | 68-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Gosser (PG), Jeffrey Apel (SG), Jarrod Hill (PF), Kyle Slape (C) James Joseph, Matthew Bashir, David Primmer, Ernie Carey | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Daley (SG), Douglas Cotter (SF), David Gunter (PF), James Carruth (C) Larry Williams, Lee Waggoner, Samuel Mealey, Frank Edwards | |
| 07:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Andrew Sabia misses the 1st free throw | 68-44 |
| 07:26 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kyle Slape | 68-44 |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Jarrod Hill misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 68-44 |
| 07:13 | UC Santa Barbara | John Daley gets the rebound | 68-44 |
| 07:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Andrew Sabia misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-44 |
| 06:58 | Illinois | Kyle Slape grabs the board | 68-44 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | James Carruth picks off the pass by Jeffrey Apel | 68-44 |
| 06:24 | UC Santa Barbara | James Carruth is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 68-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Joseph (SF), Greg Bittle (C) Vule Zimmerman, Kyle Slape | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Peter Shipp (PG), James Horace (SG), Frank Edwards (C) Andrew Sabia, John Daley, James Carruth | |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel connects on the open 3 from the left wing | 71-44 |
| 06:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Apel picks off the pass by Douglas Cotter | 71-44 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-44 |
| 05:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Edwards grabs the board | 71-44 |
| 05:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Edwards misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-44 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel gets the rebound | 71-44 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Ernest Gosser is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Ernest Gosser, team foul #8 | 71-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Bashir (SG), David Primmer (PF), Ernie Carey (C) Jeffrey Apel, Jarrod Hill, Greg Bittle | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Larry Williams (SG), John Daley (SF), James Carruth (C) James Horace, Douglas Cotter, Frank Edwards | |
| 05:09 | UC Santa Barbara | John Daley connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Peter Shipp | 71-46 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Larry Williams is called for the reach on Matthew Bashir - foul #2 on Larry Williams, team foul #7 | 71-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jarrod Hill (SF) James Joseph | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Matthew Bashir makes the 1st free throw | 72-46 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Matthew Bashir makes the 2nd free throw | 73-46 |
| 04:36 | UC Santa Barbara | John Daley drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-49 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Matthew Bashir is hacked by Peter Shipp - foul #3 on Peter Shipp, team foul #8 | 73-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman (SF) David Primmer | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Matthew Bashir makes the 1st free throw | 74-49 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Matthew Bashir misses the 2nd free throw | 74-49 |
| 04:14 | UC Santa Barbara | David Gunter snags the defensive board | 74-49 |
| 03:48 | UC Santa Barbara | James Carruth is called for traveling | 74-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Greg Bittle (C) Ernie Carey | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ernest Gosser (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Bashir (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Vule Zimmerman (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - Jarrod Hill (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Greg Bittle (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Peter Shipp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Daley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Gunter (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Carruth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:22 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 74-49 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Matthew Bashir gets the offensive rebound | 74-49 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Jarrod Hill hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Matthew Bashir | 76-49 |
| 02:34 | UC Santa Barbara | James Carruth misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-49 |
| 02:32 | UC Santa Barbara | David Gunter gets the offensive rebound | 76-49 |
| 02:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Larry Williams knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Carruth | 76-51 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Ernest Gosser is hacked by Peter Shipp in the backcourt - foul #4 on Peter Shipp, team foul #9 | 76-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel (SG), James Joseph (SF), David Primmer (PF), Ernie Carey (C) Matthew Bashir, Vule Zimmerman, Jarrod Hill, Greg Bittle | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Douglas Cotter (SF) John Daley | |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Ernest Gosser makes the 1st free throw | 77-51 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Ernest Gosser makes the 2nd free throw | 78-51 |
| 02:01 | UC Santa Barbara | David Gunter misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 78-51 |
| 02:00 | Illinois | David Primmer pulls down the rebound | 78-51 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | David Primmer can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 78-51 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | David Primmer pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-51 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | Ernie Carey makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Ernest Gosser and he's hacked by David Gunter - foul #4 on David Gunter, team foul #10 | 80-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman (SF), Jarrod Hill (PF) James Joseph, David Primmer | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Daley (SF) Douglas Cotter | |
| 01:19 | Illinois | Ernie Carey makes the free throw | 81-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:09 | UC Santa Barbara | John Daley misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 81-51 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Ernie Carey gets the rebound | 81-51 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Jarrod Hill misses long on an open jump hook from the baseline | 81-51 |
| 01:01 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to James Carruth | 81-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:54 | UC Santa Barbara | John Daley drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from David Gunter | 81-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Daley - foul #3 on John Daley, team foul #11 | 81-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Primmer (C) Ernie Carey | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel misses the 1st free throw | 81-53 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel misses the 2nd free throw | 81-53 |
| 00:31 | UC Santa Barbara | David Gunter gets the rebound | 81-53 |
| 00:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Peter Shipp is hacked by Ernest Gosser in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ernest Gosser, team foul #9 | 81-53 |
| 00:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Peter Shipp makes the 1st free throw | 81-54 |
| 00:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Peter Shipp misses the 2nd free throw | 81-54 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Jarrod Hill grabs the board | 81-54 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Ernest Gosser runs out the clock | 81-54 |