| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Messer (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Adams (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Christopher Zets (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Patrick Felder (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jefferson Eckenrode (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Hans Pugh (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Klopp (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bill Ranney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Neil Celestine (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Christopher Zets inbounds the ball | 45-27 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-27 |
| 19:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Neil Celestine grabs the board | 45-27 |
| 19:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Hans Pugh drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-30 |
| 19:09 | UC Irvine | John Messer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-30 |
| 18:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Douglas Anderson buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Hans Pugh | 45-32 |
| 18:32 | UC Irvine | James Adams clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-32 |
| 18:31 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Zets | 45-32 |
| 18:07 | UC Irvine | Neil Celestine swats the layup by Patrick Felder | 45-32 |
| 18:05 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Neil Celestine | 45-32 |
| 17:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Douglas Anderson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-32 |
| 17:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Neil Celestine grabs the offensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 17:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Hans Pugh buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by John Klopp | 45-35 |
| 17:30 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-35 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Peter Singleton (PG), Patrick Stock (SG), Scott Johnson (SF), John South (PF), Thomas Burks (C) John Messer, James Adams, Christopher Zets, Patrick Felder, Jefferson Eckenrode | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Gregory Hagans (PG), Billy Earls (SF), Robert Rudy (PF), John Ballard (C) Hans Pugh, John Klopp, Bill Ranney, Neil Celestine | |
| 17:11 | Illinois-Chicago | 3 seconds is called on John Ballard | 45-35 |
| 17:04 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-35 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Monte Gilder (C) Douglas Anderson | |
| 16:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Monte Gilder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-35 |
| 16:38 | UC Irvine | Gregory Hagans is called for the reach on Scott Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Hagans, team foul #1 | 45-35 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Messer (PG) Peter Singleton | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 16:31 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson blows the wide open layup | 45-35 |
| 16:29 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks snags the offensive board | 45-35 |
| 16:12 | UC Irvine | John South connects on the open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Patrick Stock | 47-35 |
| 15:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Rudy misses badly on a shot from the left side | 47-35 |
| 15:51 | UC Irvine | John South grabs the defensive rebound | 47-35 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Messer (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Stock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John South (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Burks (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Gregory Hagans (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Rudy (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Billy Earls (fairly fresh) PF - John Ballard (fairly fresh) C - Monte Gilder (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | UC Irvine | John South scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Scott Johnson | 50-35 |
| 15:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Earls can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-35 |
| 15:24 | UC Irvine | John South grabs the board | 50-35 |
| 15:11 | UC Irvine | John South's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-35 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Peter Singleton (PG), James Adams (SG), Christopher Zets (SF), Patrick Felder (PF), Jefferson Eckenrode (C) John Messer, Patrick Stock, Scott Johnson, John South, Thomas Burks | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Hans Pugh (PG), Ryan Boyle (SG), John Klopp (SF), Bill Ranney (PF), James Lucas (C) Gregory Hagans, Robert Rudy, Billy Earls, John Ballard, Monte Gilder | |
| 14:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Singleton is called for the reach on Hans Pugh - foul #1 on Peter Singleton, team foul #1 | 50-35 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Neil Celestine (C) James Lucas | |
| 14:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Ryan Boyle makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Hans Pugh | 50-38 |
| 14:26 | UC Irvine | Hans Pugh steals the ball from Christopher Zets | 50-38 |
| 14:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Ryan Boyle can't finish the layup | 50-38 |
| 14:22 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| 14:11 | UC Irvine | Christopher Zets misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-38 |
| 14:09 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Bill Ranney | 50-38 |
| 13:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Ryan Boyle is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Ryan Boyle, team foul #2 | 50-38 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Messer (PG), John South (PF) Peter Singleton, Patrick Felder | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Douglas Anderson (SG), Robert Rudy (PF), James Lucas (C) Ryan Boyle, Bill Ranney, Neil Celestine | |
| 13:37 | UC Irvine | Christopher Zets is open but comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 13:36 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to John Klopp | 50-38 |
| 13:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Rudy knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Hans Pugh | 50-40 |
| 13:06 | UC Irvine | John Messer loses the ball out of bounds | 50-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Stock (SG), Joseph Messner (SF), Scott Johnson (C) James Adams, Christopher Zets, Jefferson Eckenrode | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Gregory Hagans (PG), John Ballard (C) Hans Pugh, James Lucas | |
| 12:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Stock is called for the reach on Douglas Anderson - foul #1 on Patrick Stock, team foul #2 | 50-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder (PF) Joseph Messner | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 12:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Gregory Hagans hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Douglas Anderson | 50-43 |
| 12:13 | UC Irvine | John Messer drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Patrick Stock and he's hacked by John Klopp - foul #1 on John Klopp, team foul #3 | 52-43 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner (SG), Thomas Burks (C) Patrick Stock, John South | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Earls (SF), Monte Gilder (PF), Neil Celestine (C) John Klopp, Robert Rudy, John Ballard | |
| 12:13 | UC Irvine | John Messer makes the free throw | 53-43 |
| 11:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Gregory Hagans is fouled on the floor by Thomas Burks - foul #1 on Thomas Burks, team foul #3 | 53-43 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Peter Singleton (PG), Christopher Zets (SF) John Messer, Scott Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Hans Pugh (PG) Gregory Hagans | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Peter Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Messner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Zets (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Patrick Felder (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Burks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Hans Pugh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Douglas Anderson (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Earls (fresh) PF - Monte Gilder (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Neil Celestine (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Earls makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Hans Pugh | 53-46 |
| 11:14 | UC Irvine | Christopher Zets's floater is knocked away by Monte Gilder | 53-46 |
| 11:12 | UC Irvine | Peter Singleton grabs the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 11:04 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 53-46 |
| 11:02 | UC Irvine | Peter Singleton tips it in | 55-46 |
| 10:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Zets steals it from Monte Gilder | 55-46 |
| 10:40 | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Anderson - foul #1 on Douglas Anderson, team foul #4 | 55-46 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Messer (PG), James Adams (SG), John South (PF), Jefferson Eckenrode (C) Peter Singleton, Christopher Zets, Patrick Felder, Thomas Burks | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Gregory Hagans (PG), Robert Rudy (SG), John Klopp (SF), Bill Ranney (PF), John Ballard (C) Hans Pugh, Douglas Anderson, Billy Earls, Monte Gilder, Neil Celestine | |
| 10:24 | UC Irvine | John Messer hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 10:22 | Illinois-Chicago | John Ballard gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| 10:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Rudy comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-46 |
| 09:58 | UC Irvine | John Messer gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| 09:45 | UC Irvine | John South misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-46 |
| 09:43 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to John Ballard | 55-46 |
| 09:20 | Illinois-Chicago | John Klopp misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 55-46 |
| 09:19 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Hagans | 55-46 |
| 09:13 | Illinois-Chicago | John Ballard is whistled for traveling | 55-46 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Zets (SF) Joseph Messner | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Hans Pugh (PG), James Lucas (C) Gregory Hagans, John Ballard | |
| 08:56 | UC Irvine | Robert Rudy is called for the reach on James Adams - foul #2 on Robert Rudy, team foul #5 | 55-46 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Stock (SG), Patrick Felder (PF), Scott Johnson (C) James Adams, John South, Jefferson Eckenrode | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Douglas Anderson (SG), Neil Celestine (C) Robert Rudy, James Lucas | |
| 08:47 | UC Irvine | Christopher Zets makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-46 |
| 08:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Douglas Anderson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-46 |
| 08:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Neil Celestine grabs the offensive board | 58-46 |
| 08:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Stock steals the ball from Neil Celestine | 58-46 |
| 08:01 | UC Irvine | Patrick Stock is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Anderson - foul #2 on Douglas Anderson, team foul #6 | 58-46 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Peter Singleton (PG), James Adams (SG), Thomas Burks (PF) John Messer, Patrick Stock, Patrick Felder | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Earls (SG), Robert Rudy (PF), John Ballard (C) Douglas Anderson, Bill Ranney, Neil Celestine | |
| 07:42 | UC Irvine | Peter Singleton makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Adams | 60-46 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Peter Singleton (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Adams (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Christopher Zets (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Burks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Hans Pugh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Billy Earls (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Klopp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Rudy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Ballard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Rudy buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Billy Earls | 60-48 |
| 07:11 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson misses the easy layup | 60-48 |
| 07:10 | Illinois-Chicago | John Ballard grabs the board | 60-48 |
| 06:47 | Illinois-Chicago | John Klopp lays it up and in set up by Hans Pugh | 60-50 |
| 06:37 | UC Irvine | Peter Singleton is called for 10 seconds | 60-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Messer (PG), Patrick Stock (SG), John South (SF), Patrick Felder (PF), Jefferson Eckenrode (C) Peter Singleton, James Adams, Christopher Zets, Thomas Burks, Scott Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Gregory Hagans (PG), Ryan Boyle (SG), Monte Gilder (SF), Bill Ranney (PF), Neil Celestine (C) Hans Pugh, Billy Earls, John Klopp, Robert Rudy, John Ballard | |
| 06:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Monte Gilder is hacked by John Messer - foul #2 on John Messer, team foul #4 | 60-50 |
| 06:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Neil Celestine hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-50 |
| 06:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Gregory Hagans tips it but misses | 60-50 |
| 05:58 | UC Irvine | Jefferson Eckenrode gets the rebound | 60-50 |
| 05:52 | UC Irvine | John Messer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-50 |
| 05:50 | UC Irvine | John South misses the tip | 60-50 |
| 05:49 | UC Irvine | Jefferson Eckenrode hits the follow up shot | 62-50 |
| 05:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Neil Celestine is fouled on the floor by Patrick Stock - foul #2 on Patrick Stock, team foul #5 | 62-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner (SF) Patrick Felder | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Klopp (SF), Robert Rudy (PF), James Lucas (C) Monte Gilder, Bill Ranney, Neil Celestine | |
| 05:11 | Illinois-Chicago | John Klopp misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-50 |
| 05:09 | Illinois-Chicago | John Klopp tips it home | 62-52 |
| 04:56 | UC Irvine | Gregory Hagans is called for the reach on Joseph Messner - foul #2 on Gregory Hagans, team foul #7 | 62-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Adams (SG) Patrick Stock | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Hans Pugh (PG), John Ballard (C) Gregory Hagans, James Lucas | |
| 04:56 | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 04:56 | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 04:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Rudy can't finish the layup | 64-52 |
| 04:37 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to John South | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:09 | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner misses the wide open floater from the right side | 64-52 |
| 04:08 | UC Irvine | John South grabs the offensive board | 64-52 |
| 03:48 | UC Irvine | James Adams buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:42 | Illinois-Chicago | John Klopp scores on a runner from close range | 67-54 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Messer (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Messner (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John South (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Jefferson Eckenrode (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Hans Pugh (tiring) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ryan Boyle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - John Klopp (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Rudy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Ballard (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:36 | UC Irvine | Jefferson Eckenrode is hacked by Hans Pugh in the backcourt - foul #3 on Hans Pugh, team foul #8 | 67-54 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Peter Singleton (PG), Patrick Stock (SG), Christopher Zets (SF), Patrick Felder (PF) John Messer, James Adams, Joseph Messner, John South | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Gregory Hagans (PG), Douglas Anderson (SG), Billy Earls (SF), Monte Gilder (PF), Neil Celestine (C) Hans Pugh, Ryan Boyle, John Klopp, Robert Rudy, John Ballard | |
| 03:36 | UC Irvine | Jefferson Eckenrode makes the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 03:36 | UC Irvine | Jefferson Eckenrode makes the 2nd free throw | 69-54 |
| 03:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Neil Celestine scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Douglas Anderson | 69-57 |
| 03:14 | UC Irvine | Jefferson Eckenrode is hacked by Neil Celestine in the backcourt - foul #3 on Neil Celestine, team foul #9 | 69-57 |
| 03:14 | UC Irvine | Jefferson Eckenrode makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 03:14 | UC Irvine | Jefferson Eckenrode makes the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 02:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Earls connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Monte Gilder | 71-59 |
| 02:50 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-59 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Messer (PG), James Adams (SG), Thomas Burks (C) Peter Singleton, Patrick Stock, Jefferson Eckenrode | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ryan Boyle (SG), Robert Rudy (SF), John Ballard (PF) Douglas Anderson, Billy Earls, Monte Gilder | |
| 02:29 | UC Irvine | Christopher Zets drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Patrick Felder | 73-59 |
| 02:15 | Illinois-Chicago | John Ballard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-59 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Peter Singleton (PG), Patrick Stock (SG), Scott Johnson (SF), John South (PF) John Messer, James Adams, Christopher Zets, Patrick Felder | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Earls (SF) Neil Celestine | |
| 01:55 | UC Irvine | John Ballard steals the ball from Patrick Stock | 73-59 |
| 01:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Gregory Hagans double dribbles | 73-59 |
| 01:17 | UC Irvine | John South misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Rudy - foul #3 on Robert Rudy, team foul #10 | 73-59 |
| 01:17 | UC Irvine | John South makes the 1st free throw | 74-59 |
| 01:17 | UC Irvine | John South makes the 2nd free throw | 75-59 |
| 01:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Ryan Boyle banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gregory Hagans and he's hacked by Thomas Burks - foul #2 on Thomas Burks, team foul #6 | 75-61 |
| 01:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Ryan Boyle makes the free throw | 75-62 |
| 00:49 | UC Irvine | John Ballard swats the layup by Thomas Burks | 75-62 |
| 00:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Rudy snags the defensive board | 75-62 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Rudy knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:17 | UC Irvine | Patrick Stock connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Peter Singleton | 77-65 |
| 00:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Rudy can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 77-65 |
| 00:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Rudy snags the offensive board | 77-65 |
| 00:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Rudy scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-68 |
| 00:04 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-68 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Messer (PG), James Adams (SG), Christopher Zets (SF), Patrick Felder (PF), Jefferson Eckenrode (C) Peter Singleton, Patrick Stock, Scott Johnson, John South, Thomas Burks | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Hans Pugh (PG), Douglas Anderson (SG), John Klopp (SF), Bill Ranney (PF), Neil Celestine (C) Gregory Hagans, Ryan Boyle, Billy Earls, Robert Rudy, John Ballard | |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | John Messer runs out the clock | 77-68 |