| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Robert Manley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Akuchie (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Marko Bogdanski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gilbert Carpenter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Drew Zambrana (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eddie May (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian Richard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harry Hopkins (fresh) C - Louis Zelek (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski inbounds the ball | 27-25 |
| 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 and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | UCLA | Joshua Smith picks off the pass by Gilbert Carpenter | 27-25 |
| 19:20 | Illinois | Brian Richard lays it up and in set up by Harry Hopkins | 27-27 |
| 18:55 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-27 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Drew Zambrana blocks the jumper by Harry Hopkins | 29-27 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Louis Zelek snags the offensive board | 29-27 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 29-27 |
| 18:27 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie gets the rebound | 29-27 |
| 18:11 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana misses the fadeaway from the left side | 29-27 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Brian Richard grabs the defensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | Eddie May misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-27 |
| 17:46 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana snags the defensive board | 29-27 |
| 17:19 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter double dribbles | 29-27 |
| Subs | UCLA | Russell Rhymer (C) Drew Zambrana | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Giancola (SF), Paul Wason (PF) Brian Richard, Harry Hopkins | |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Eddie May splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-27 |
| 17:11 | UCLA | Robert Manley pulls down the rebound | 29-27 |
| 16:43 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-27 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Louis Zelek snags the defensive board | 29-27 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Eddie May shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-27 |
| 16:25 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 16:21 | UCLA | Louis Zelek is called for the reach on Dikembe Akuchie - foul #3 on Louis Zelek, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| Subs | UCLA | John Boyes (PG), Devon Smedley (SG), Jose Orozco (PF) Robert Manley, Dikembe Akuchie, Gilbert Carpenter | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG), Daniel Garces (SG), Harry Hopkins (PF) Joshua Smith, Eddie May, Louis Zelek | |
| 16:06 | UCLA | John Boyes comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-27 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | Daniel Garces grabs the defensive rebound | 29-27 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - John Boyes (fresh) SG - Devon Smedley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marko Bogdanski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jose Orozco (fresh) C - Russell Rhymer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Garces (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Giancola (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harry Hopkins (fresh) C - Paul Wason (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins misses the runner in the paint | 29-27 |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins tips it home | 29-29 |
| 15:26 | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-29 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Giancola | 29-29 |
| 15:01 | Illinois | Daniel Garces misses the shot from the right side | 29-29 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | John Giancola gets the offensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Daniel Garces makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Bruce Hicks | 29-31 |
| 14:14 | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Giancola - foul #2 on John Giancola, team foul #2 | 29-31 |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Manley (PG), Dikembe Akuchie (SG), Gilbert Carpenter (PF), Drew Zambrana (C) John Boyes, Devon Smedley, Jose Orozco, Russell Rhymer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Smith (PG), Eddie May (SG), Brian Richard (SF), Charles Howland (PF), Louis Zelek (C) Bruce Hicks, Daniel Garces, John Giancola, Harry Hopkins, Paul Wason | |
| 14:14 | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 14:14 | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Eddie May splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-31 |
| 13:51 | Illinois | Brian Richard misses the tip | 31-31 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Brian Richard grabs the offensive board | 31-31 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Eddie May is whistled for traveling | 31-31 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jesus Souza (SF) Marko Bogdanski | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:08 | UCLA | Robert Manley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gilbert Carpenter and the foul's on Charles Howland - foul #1 on Charles Howland, team foul #3 | 33-31 |
| 13:08 | UCLA | Robert Manley makes the free throw | 34-31 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Louis Zelek hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Gilbert Carpenter - foul #3 on Gilbert Carpenter, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Hopkins (PF) Charles Howland | |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Louis Zelek makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Louis Zelek misses the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 12:48 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 12:22 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-32 |
| Subs | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski (SF) Jesus Souza | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Eddie May shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 12:07 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 11:49 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Dikembe Akuchie, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jose Orozco (PF) Gilbert Carpenter | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Robert Manley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Akuchie (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Marko Bogdanski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jose Orozco (fresh) C - Drew Zambrana (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Smith (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eddie May (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian Richard (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Harry Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Louis Zelek (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Brian Richard is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Brian Richard, team foul #4 | 34-32 |
| Subs | UCLA | Russell Rhymer (C) Drew Zambrana | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Giancola (SF) Brian Richard | |
| 11:11 | UCLA | Jose Orozco hits a floater from the free throw line and the foul's on Harry Hopkins - foul #2 on Harry Hopkins, team foul #5 | 36-32 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Wason (PF) Harry Hopkins | |
| 11:11 | UCLA | Jose Orozco makes the free throw | 37-32 |
| 10:53 | Illinois | Eddie May misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-32 |
| 10:52 | UCLA | Russell Rhymer grabs the board | 37-32 |
| 10:38 | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski is fouled on the floor by John Giancola - foul #3 on John Giancola, team foul #6 | 37-32 |
| Subs | UCLA | John Boyes (PG), Devon Smedley (SG), Gilbert Carpenter (PF) Robert Manley, Dikembe Akuchie, Jose Orozco | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG), Charles Howland (C) Joshua Smith, Louis Zelek | |
| 10:09 | UCLA | Devon Smedley hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 37-32 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | John Giancola gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 09:55 | Illinois | Paul Wason jams the wide open dunk on a great pass from Eddie May out of a doubleteam | 37-34 |
| 09:29 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Marko Bogdanski | 39-34 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Eddie May works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 09:08 | UCLA | John Boyes grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 08:50 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 39-34 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | John Giancola snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Paul Wason misses badly on the uncontested jumper in the paint | 39-34 |
| 08:40 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 08:11 | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski clanks a shot from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Paul Wason grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Eddie May shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-37 |
| 07:34 | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 41-37 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - John Boyes (fresh) SG - Devon Smedley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marko Bogdanski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gilbert Carpenter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Russell Rhymer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie May (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Giancola (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Wason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Howland (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Illinois | Eddie May drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Bruce Hicks | 41-40 |
| 07:06 | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski's layup is rejected by Paul Wason | 41-40 |
| 07:04 | UCLA | Russell Rhymer grabs the offensive board | 41-40 |
| 06:42 | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 41-40 |
| 06:40 | Illinois | Charles Howland snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Eddie May loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 41-40 |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Manley (PG), Dikembe Akuchie (SG), Jesus Souza (SF), Jose Orozco (PF), Drew Zambrana (C) John Boyes, Devon Smedley, Marko Bogdanski, Gilbert Carpenter, Russell Rhymer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Smith (PG), Daniel Garces (SG), Brian Richard (SF), Harry Hopkins (PF), Louis Zelek (C) Bruce Hicks, Eddie May, John Giancola, Paul Wason, Charles Howland | |
| 06:05 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana scores on a jump hook in the lane | 43-40 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Brian Richard lays it in despite the doubleteam set up by Louis Zelek | 43-42 |
| 05:17 | UCLA | Louis Zelek denies the turnaround by Robert Manley | 43-42 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Brian Richard pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Louis Zelek is fouled on the floor by Drew Zambrana - foul #1 on Drew Zambrana, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins banks in the layup set up by Daniel Garces and he's fouled by Jose Orozco - foul #3 on Jose Orozco, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski (SF) Jesus Souza | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins makes the free throw | 43-45 |
| 04:27 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Drew Zambrana, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dikembe Akuchie - foul #2 on Dikembe Akuchie, team foul #6 | 43-45 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie May (SG) Daniel Garces | |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 03:49 | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Manley | 45-47 |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Louis Zelek hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 45-47 |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Eddie May tips it in | 45-49 |
| 03:16 | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski knocks in the floater from the left side | 47-49 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Robert Manley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Akuchie (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Marko Bogdanski (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jose Orozco (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Drew Zambrana (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Smith (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eddie May (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Richard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Harry Hopkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Louis Zelek (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Joshua Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-49 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Smith | 47-49 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins is open and scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Eddie May | 47-52 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:35 | UCLA | The jump hook by Drew Zambrana is blocked by Harry Hopkins | 47-52 |
| 02:34 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie tips it home | 49-52 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Louis Zelek knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Eddie May | 49-54 |
| 02:11 | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-54 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Louis Zelek grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Eddie May works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Harry Hopkins | 49-57 |
| 01:30 | UCLA | Robert Manley is denied on a dunk by Louis Zelek | 49-57 |
| 01:28 | UCLA | Jose Orozco gets the offensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 01:06 | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski is whistled for traveling | 49-57 |
| Subs | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter (PF) Jose Orozco | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Robert Manley is called for the reach on Eddie May - foul #1 on Robert Manley, team foul #7 | 49-57 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Eddie May makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Eddie May makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:37 | UCLA | Harry Hopkins blocks the short jumper by Drew Zambrana | 49-59 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Louis Zelek snags the defensive board | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Harry Hopkins's pass is intercepted by Drew Zambrana | 49-59 |
| 00:05 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana is hacked by Harry Hopkins - foul #3 on Harry Hopkins, team foul #7 | 49-59 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG), Daniel Garces (SG), John Giancola (SF), Paul Wason (PF), Charles Howland (C) Joshua Smith, Eddie May, Brian Richard, Harry Hopkins, Louis Zelek | |
| 00:05 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:05 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana misses the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:05 | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski snags the offensive board | 50-59 |
| 00:02 | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski is whistled for a carry | 50-59 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Smith (PG), Eddie May (SG), Brian Richard (SF), Harry Hopkins (PF), Louis Zelek (C) Bruce Hicks, Daniel Garces, John Giancola, Paul Wason, Charles Howland | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Joshua Smith runs out the clock | 50-59 |