| Lineup | Loyola Marymount | PG - Robert Chon (fresh) SG - Dennis Thomas (fresh) SF - Allen Paz (fresh) PF - Alvaro Sanchez (fresh) C - Joseph Hoskins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fresh) SG - Wayne Foster (fresh) SF - Nelson Boyer (fresh) PF - Robert Fisher (fresh) C - Andrew Bailey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Marymount | Loyola Marymount is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Nelson Boyer, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Loyola Marymount | Dennis Thomas buries a 3 from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | Wayne Foster is hacked by Joseph Hoskins - foul #1 on Joseph Hoskins, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips can't throw it down | 3-0 |
| 18:42 | Loyola Marymount | Alvaro Sanchez grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:40 | Loyola Marymount | Robert Chon is hacked by Nathaniel Phillips in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nathaniel Phillips, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:18 | Loyola Marymount | Dennis Thomas can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 17:31 | Loyola Marymount | Allen Paz is fouled on the floor by Robert Fisher - foul #1 on Robert Fisher, team foul #3 | 3-0 |
| 17:09 | Loyola Marymount | Joseph Hoskins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-0 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Terrance Riccio (C) Andrew Bailey | |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Robert Fisher is wide open but clanks a jump hook from the left block | 3-0 |
| 16:49 | Loyola Marymount | The rebound goes to Robert Chon | 3-0 |
| 16:43 | Loyola Marymount | Nelson Boyer swats the shot by Dennis Thomas | 3-0 |
| 16:42 | Loyola Marymount | Allen Paz grabs the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 16:21 | Loyola Marymount | Joseph Hoskins blows the dunk | 3-0 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Robert Fisher gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 3-0 |
| 15:59 | Loyola Marymount | Dennis Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| Lineup | Loyola Marymount | PG - Robert Chon (fresh) SG - Dennis Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Allen Paz (fresh) PF - Alvaro Sanchez (fresh) C - Joseph Hoskins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fresh) SG - Wayne Foster (fairly fresh) SF - Nelson Boyer (fresh) PF - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Loyola Marymount | Allen Paz comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 15:54 | Illinois | Robert Fisher snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 15:42 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Nathaniel Phillips | 3-3 |
| 15:26 | Loyola Marymount | Robert Chon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 15:19 | Loyola Marymount | Allen Paz pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 14:51 | Loyola Marymount | Allen Paz misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 14:49 | Loyola Marymount | Alvaro Sanchez snags the offensive board | 3-3 |
| 14:41 | Loyola Marymount | Dennis Thomas misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 14:40 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Fisher | 3-3 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Nelson Boyer | 3-6 |
| 13:55 | Loyola Marymount | Nelson Boyer steals it from Allen Paz | 3-6 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Robert Fisher is fouled on the floor by Alvaro Sanchez - foul #1 on Alvaro Sanchez, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Porfirio Russo (PG), Carlo Zamora (SG), Warren Swayne (SF), Boris Dembinski (PF), Harold Harris (C) Robert Chon, Dennis Thomas, Allen Paz, Alvaro Sanchez, Joseph Hoskins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Edward Fox (SG), Sam Long (SF), Andrew Bailey (C) Nathaniel Phillips, Wayne Foster, Nelson Boyer, Terrance Riccio | |
| 13:22 | Illinois | Austin Coward clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-6 |
| 13:21 | Illinois | Robert Fisher snags the offensive board | 3-6 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Sam Long hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Austin Coward | 3-8 |
| 12:32 | Loyola Marymount | Porfirio Russo buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-8 |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey buries a floater from just outside the lane | 6-10 |
| 12:08 | Loyola Marymount | Austin Coward takes the ball from Porfirio Russo in the backcourt | 6-10 |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Edward Fox | 6-12 |
| Lineup | Loyola Marymount | PG - Porfirio Russo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Carlo Zamora (fresh) SF - Warren Swayne (fresh) PF - Boris Dembinski (fresh) C - Harold Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Fox (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sam Long (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Fisher (tiring) 4 reb. C - Andrew Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Loyola Marymount | Carlo Zamora is whistled for a carry | 6-12 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Robert Chon (PG), Dennis Thomas (SG), Allen Paz (SF), Joseph Hoskins (C) Porfirio Russo, Carlo Zamora, Warren Swayne, Harold Harris | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG), Nelson Boyer (SF), Tomas Wilde (PF) Austin Coward, Sam Long, Robert Fisher | |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips misses long on a floater from the left side | 6-12 |
| 11:14 | Loyola Marymount | Dennis Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 10:48 | Loyola Marymount | Joseph Hoskins drills a runner from close range | 8-12 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Nathaniel Phillips | 8-14 |
| 10:15 | Loyola Marymount | Allen Paz is fouled on the floor by Nelson Boyer - foul #2 on Nelson Boyer, team foul #4 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Alvaro Sanchez (PF) Boris Dembinski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (SG), Sam Long (SF), Terrance Riccio (C) Edward Fox, Nelson Boyer, Andrew Bailey | |
| 10:01 | Loyola Marymount | Joseph Hoskins misses long on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Nathaniel Phillips - foul #2 on Nathaniel Phillips, team foul #5 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG) Nathaniel Phillips | |
| 10:01 | Loyola Marymount | Joseph Hoskins misses the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 10:01 | Loyola Marymount | Joseph Hoskins misses the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio pulls down the rebound | 8-14 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Wayne Foster loses the ball out of bounds | 8-14 |
| 09:11 | Loyola Marymount | Dennis Thomas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-14 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Sam Long gets the rebound | 8-14 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 8-14 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Austin Coward pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Wayne Foster connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Austin Coward | 8-16 |
| 08:21 | Loyola Marymount | Tomas Wilde steps in front of the Dennis Thomas pass | 8-16 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | Sam Long misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 8-16 |
| 08:06 | Loyola Marymount | Joseph Hoskins gets the rebound | 8-16 |
| 07:59 | Loyola Marymount | Allen Paz knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Dennis Thomas | 11-16 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | Austin Coward misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 11-16 |
| 07:42 | Loyola Marymount | The rebound goes to Alvaro Sanchez | 11-16 |
| Lineup | Loyola Marymount | PG - Robert Chon (fairly fresh) SG - Dennis Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Paz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alvaro Sanchez (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Hoskins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sam Long (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tomas Wilde (fairly fresh) C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Loyola Marymount | Alvaro Sanchez clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 11-16 |
| 07:21 | Loyola Marymount | Joseph Hoskins hits the follow up shot | 13-16 |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Austin Coward misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Alvaro Sanchez - foul #2 on Alvaro Sanchez, team foul #3 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Porfirio Russo (PG), Carlo Zamora (SG), Warren Swayne (SF), Boris Dembinski (PF), Harold Harris (C) Robert Chon, Dennis Thomas, Allen Paz, Alvaro Sanchez, Joseph Hoskins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (SF), Robert Fisher (PF), Andrew Bailey (C) Sam Long, Tomas Wilde, Terrance Riccio | |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 06:55 | Loyola Marymount | Porfirio Russo scores on a 3 from the right corner | 16-18 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Austin Coward is hacked by Harold Harris - foul #1 on Harold Harris, team foul #4 | 16-18 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Carlo Zamora is called for the reach on Wayne Foster - foul #1 on Carlo Zamora, team foul #5 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sam Long (SF) Wayne Foster | |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Sam Long is whistled for a carry | 16-18 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Allen Paz (SG) Carlo Zamora | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:47 | Loyola Marymount | Allen Paz misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-18 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey pulls down the rebound | 16-18 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Austin Coward drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Sam Long | 16-20 |
| 05:05 | Loyola Marymount | Andrew Bailey steals the ball from Harold Harris | 16-20 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Sam Long is fouled on the floor by Harold Harris - foul #2 on Harold Harris, team foul #6 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Robert Chon (PG), Dennis Thomas (SG), Joseph Hoskins (C) Porfirio Russo, Warren Swayne, Harold Harris | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (SG), Terrance Riccio (C) Sam Long, Andrew Bailey | |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Austin Coward clanks a 3 from the left corner but he's hacked by Dennis Thomas - foul #1 on Dennis Thomas, team foul #7 | 16-20 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 3rd free throw | 16-23 |
| 04:01 | Loyola Marymount | Joseph Hoskins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-23 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sam Long (SF), Tomas Wilde (PF) Edward Fox, Robert Fisher | |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Sam Long comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-23 |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-23 |
| Lineup | Loyola Marymount | PG - Robert Chon (fresh) SG - Dennis Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Paz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Boris Dembinski (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Hoskins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sam Long (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Austin Coward misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 16-23 |
| 03:19 | Loyola Marymount | Dennis Thomas snags the defensive board | 16-23 |
| 03:00 | Loyola Marymount | Austin Coward steals the ball from Boris Dembinski | 16-23 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Wayne Foster lays it in on a nice dish by Austin Coward | 16-25 |
| 02:34 | Loyola Marymount | Allen Paz drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Dennis Thomas | 19-25 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Allen Paz - foul #1 on Allen Paz, team foul #8 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Carlo Zamora (SG), Warren Swayne (SF), Alvaro Sanchez (PF) Dennis Thomas, Allen Paz, Boris Dembinski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG), Edward Fox (SG), Nelson Boyer (SF), Robert Fisher (PF) Austin Coward, Wayne Foster, Sam Long, Tomas Wilde | |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 02:20 | Loyola Marymount | Alvaro Sanchez snags the defensive board | 19-25 |
| 02:05 | Loyola Marymount | Alvaro Sanchez misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Terrance Riccio - foul #1 on Terrance Riccio, team foul #6 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Bailey (C) Terrance Riccio | |
| 02:05 | Loyola Marymount | Alvaro Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 02:05 | Loyola Marymount | Alvaro Sanchez misses the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Robert Fisher gets the rebound | 20-25 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-25 |
| 01:46 | Loyola Marymount | Robert Chon misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Fisher - foul #2 on Robert Fisher, team foul #7 | 20-25 |
| 01:46 | Loyola Marymount | Robert Chon misses the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 01:46 | Loyola Marymount | Robert Chon makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-25 |
| 01:24 | Loyola Marymount | Alvaro Sanchez pulls down the rebound | 21-25 |
| 01:01 | Loyola Marymount | Carlo Zamora buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-25 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey can't finish the layup but the foul's on Joseph Hoskins - foul #2 on Joseph Hoskins, team foul #9 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Porfirio Russo (PG), Dennis Thomas (SG), Allen Paz (SF), Harold Harris (C) Robert Chon, Carlo Zamora, Warren Swayne, Joseph Hoskins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (SG) Edward Fox | |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 00:38 | Loyola Marymount | Alvaro Sanchez grabs the defensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 00:19 | Loyola Marymount | Dennis Thomas buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Allen Paz | 27-25 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Wayne Foster | 27-28 |
| 00:01 | Loyola Marymount | Dennis Thomas drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-28 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 30-28 |