| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Garces (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Giancola (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Charles Howland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Wason (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Robert Manley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dikembe Akuchie (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marko Bogdanski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gilbert Carpenter (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Drew Zambrana (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | John Giancola inbounds the ball | 20-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Daniel Garces clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dikembe Akuchie - foul #3 on Dikembe Akuchie, team foul #1 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Devon Smedley (SG) Dikembe Akuchie | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Daniel Garces misses the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Daniel Garces makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 19:22 | UCLA | Devon Smedley is hacked by Daniel Garces - foul #1 on Daniel Garces, team foul #1 | 21-30 |
| 18:55 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter misses the floater from the left wing | 21-30 |
| 18:53 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter tips it home | 21-32 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Paul Wason makes the driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Gilbert Carpenter - foul #1 on Gilbert Carpenter, team foul #2 | 23-32 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Paul Wason misses the free throw | 23-32 |
| 18:30 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana snags the defensive board | 23-32 |
| 18:01 | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski connects on the jump hook from the right block | 23-34 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | Paul Wason loses the ball out of bounds | 23-34 |
| 17:24 | UCLA | Robert Manley misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Giancola - foul #1 on John Giancola, team foul #2 | 23-34 |
| 17:24 | UCLA | Robert Manley makes the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 17:24 | UCLA | Robert Manley makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 17:05 | Illinois | Gilbert Carpenter blocks the short jumper by John Giancola | 23-36 |
| 17:04 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 23-36 |
| 16:35 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Manley | 23-38 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Charles Howland knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Bruce Hicks | 25-38 |
| 15:54 | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski is whistled for a carry | 25-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie May (PG), Philip Custer (SG), Joshua Smith (SF), Harry Hopkins (PF), Brian Richard (C) Bruce Hicks, Daniel Garces, John Giancola, Charles Howland, Paul Wason | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Boyes (PG), Dikembe Akuchie (SG), Jose Orozco (PF), Russell Rhymer (C) Robert Manley, Devon Smedley, Gilbert Carpenter, Drew Zambrana | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eddie May (fresh) SG - Philip Custer (fresh) SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Harry Hopkins (fresh) 5 pts. C - Brian Richard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - John Boyes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Akuchie (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marko Bogdanski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jose Orozco (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Rhymer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:29 | Illinois | Eddie May's pass is intercepted by Marko Bogdanski | 25-38 |
| 15:26 | UCLA | John Boyes banks in the layup on a great pass from Marko Bogdanski | 25-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Eddie May shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Joshua Smith | 28-40 |
| 14:53 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-40 |
| 14:52 | Illinois | Joshua Smith gets the rebound | 28-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-40 |
| 14:22 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie lays it up and in set up by John Boyes and he's fouled by Brian Richard - foul #2 on Brian Richard, team foul #3 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Garces (SG), John Giancola (SF) Eddie May, Philip Custer | |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Manley (PG), Jesus Souza (SF) John Boyes, Marko Bogdanski | |
| 14:22 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie misses the free throw | 30-42 |
| 14:22 | Illinois | Brian Richard snags the defensive board | 30-42 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-42 |
| 13:52 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Smith | 30-42 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Garces | 33-42 |
| 13:08 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Daniel Garces - foul #2 on Daniel Garces, team foul #4 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG), Charles Howland (PF), Paul Wason (C) Joshua Smith, Harry Hopkins, Brian Richard | |
| Subs | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski (SF), Gilbert Carpenter (PF), Drew Zambrana (C) Jesus Souza, Jose Orozco, Russell Rhymer | |
| 13:08 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 13:08 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | John Giancola loses the dribble to Marko Bogdanski | 33-44 |
| 12:44 | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski misses the lay-in | 33-44 |
| 12:43 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Howland | 33-44 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Paul Wason clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 33-44 |
| 12:22 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 12:02 | UCLA | John Giancola picks off the pass by Marko Bogdanski | 33-44 |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Paul Wason hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 33-44 |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Paul Wason tips it in | 35-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Garces (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Giancola (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Charles Howland (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Wason (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Robert Manley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Akuchie (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marko Bogdanski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gilbert Carpenter (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Drew Zambrana (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:11 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana misses long on a runner from the left block | 35-44 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Charles Howland grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Daniel Garces is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Daniel Garces, team foul #5 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie May (SG), Joshua Smith (SF), Harry Hopkins (C) Daniel Garces, John Giancola, Paul Wason | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Boyes (PG), Devon Smedley (SG), Russell Rhymer (C) Robert Manley, Dikembe Akuchie, Drew Zambrana | |
| 10:22 | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Boyes | 35-46 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 35-46 |
| 09:53 | UCLA | Devon Smedley snags the defensive board | 35-46 |
| 09:27 | UCLA | Russell Rhymer comes up short on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Harry Hopkins - foul #1 on Harry Hopkins, team foul #6 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Giancola (SF), Brian Richard (C) Bruce Hicks, Charles Howland | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jose Orozco (PF) Gilbert Carpenter | |
| 09:27 | UCLA | Russell Rhymer makes the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 09:27 | UCLA | Russell Rhymer makes the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Eddie May misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 35-48 |
| 08:58 | UCLA | Russell Rhymer gets the rebound | 35-48 |
| 08:30 | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski is called for 5 seconds | 35-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Garces (SG), Paul Wason (C) Eddie May, Brian Richard | |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Manley (PG), Dikembe Akuchie (SG), Jesus Souza (SF), Drew Zambrana (C) John Boyes, Devon Smedley, Marko Bogdanski, Russell Rhymer | |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins is hacked by Jose Orozco - foul #2 on Jose Orozco, team foul #3 | 35-48 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from close range | 35-48 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins snags the offensive board | 35-48 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 35-48 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | John Giancola grabs the offensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Daniel Garces clanks a 3 from straight away | 35-48 |
| 07:33 | UCLA | Jesus Souza grabs the defensive rebound | 35-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Garces (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Giancola (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Harry Hopkins (fresh) 10 pts. C - Paul Wason (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Robert Manley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Akuchie (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jesus Souza (fresh) PF - Jose Orozco (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Drew Zambrana (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:04 | UCLA | Jose Orozco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG), Charles Howland (PF) Joshua Smith, Harry Hopkins | |
| Subs | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski (SF), Gilbert Carpenter (PF) Jesus Souza, Jose Orozco | |
| 06:40 | Illinois | Charles Howland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie May (SF) John Giancola | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 06:18 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-48 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | Charles Howland snags the defensive board | 35-48 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Eddie May works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-48 |
| 05:58 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Gilbert Carpenter | 35-48 |
| 05:36 | UCLA | Daniel Garces picks off the pass by Drew Zambrana | 35-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:18 | Illinois | Eddie May works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-48 |
| 05:16 | UCLA | Robert Manley snags the defensive board | 35-48 |
| 04:57 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie lays it up and in set up by Robert Manley | 35-50 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Eddie May | 37-50 |
| 04:25 | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Eddie May - foul #1 on Eddie May, team foul #7 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Smith (SG), John Giancola (SF), Harry Hopkins (C) Daniel Garces, Eddie May, Paul Wason | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Boyes (PG), Devon Smedley (SG), Jose Orozco (PF), Russell Rhymer (C) Robert Manley, Dikembe Akuchie, Gilbert Carpenter, Drew Zambrana | |
| 04:25 | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski makes the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 04:25 | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski makes the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Devon Smedley picks off the pass by Bruce Hicks | 37-52 |
| 04:10 | UCLA | John Boyes can't finish the layup | 37-52 |
| 04:09 | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski misses the tip | 37-52 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | John Giancola pulls down the rebound | 37-52 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Charles Howland loses the dribble to Russell Rhymer | 37-52 |
| 03:45 | UCLA | Harry Hopkins is called for the reach on John Boyes - foul #2 on Harry Hopkins, team foul #8 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie May (SG), Brian Richard (C) Bruce Hicks, Charles Howland | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 03:45 | UCLA | John Boyes makes the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 03:45 | UCLA | John Boyes makes the 2nd free throw | 37-54 |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Eddie May connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joshua Smith and the foul's on Russell Rhymer - foul #4 on Russell Rhymer, team foul #4 | 39-54 |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Eddie May makes the free throw | 40-54 |
| 03:16 | UCLA | Devon Smedley hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Joshua Smith - foul #3 on Joshua Smith, team foul #9 | 40-56 |
| 03:16 | UCLA | Devon Smedley misses the free throw | 40-56 |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins grabs the defensive rebound | 40-56 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Smith (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eddie May (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Giancola (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Harry Hopkins (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Richard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - John Boyes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Devon Smedley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marko Bogdanski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jose Orozco (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Rhymer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Brian Richard misses short on an open turnaround from the baseline | 40-56 |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins gets the offensive rebound | 40-56 |
| 02:47 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins misses the easy layup | 40-56 |
| 02:46 | UCLA | John Boyes grabs the defensive rebound | 40-56 |
| 02:24 | UCLA | Russell Rhymer is fouled on the floor by Brian Richard - foul #3 on Brian Richard, team foul #10 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Garces (SG), Charles Howland (PF) Eddie May, Brian Richard | |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Manley (PG), Dikembe Akuchie (SG), Jesus Souza (SF), Gilbert Carpenter (PF) John Boyes, Devon Smedley, Marko Bogdanski, Jose Orozco | |
| 02:24 | UCLA | Russell Rhymer makes the 1st free throw | 40-57 |
| 02:24 | UCLA | Russell Rhymer makes the 2nd free throw | 40-58 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Gilbert Carpenter steals it from John Giancola | 40-58 |
| 01:52 | UCLA | Russell Rhymer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-58 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | John Giancola pulls down the rebound | 40-58 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Gilbert Carpenter swats the shot by Harry Hopkins | 40-58 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins tips it back up and in | 42-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:23 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Manley | 42-61 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG), Paul Wason (C) Joshua Smith, Harry Hopkins | |
| Subs | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski (SF), Drew Zambrana (C) Jesus Souza, Russell Rhymer | |
| 00:47 | UCLA | Bruce Hicks is called for the reach on Dikembe Akuchie - foul #1 on Bruce Hicks, team foul #11 | 42-61 |
| 00:47 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie makes the 1st free throw | 42-62 |
| 00:47 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie makes the 2nd free throw | 42-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Daniel Garces misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-63 |
| 00:40 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana pulls down the rebound | 42-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:15 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Gilbert Carpenter and he's hacked by Paul Wason - foul #2 on Paul Wason, team foul #12 | 42-65 |
| 00:15 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana misses the free throw | 42-65 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Giancola | 42-65 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks's pass is intercepted by Robert Manley | 42-65 |
| 00:00 | UCLA | Robert Manley runs out the clock | 42-65 |