| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Terry Desjardins (fresh) SG - Rick Blane (fresh) SF - Sean Gough (fresh) PF - Patrick Sobieski (fresh) C - John Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Saul Rodriguez (fresh) SG - Gilberto Garcia (fresh) SF - Jin Hong (fresh) PF - Bryan Gorby (fresh) C - Liang Tang (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | Liang Tang wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | San Diego State | Bryan Gorby banks in the wide open layup set up by Saul Rodriguez | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Liang Tang is called for the reach on Sean Gough - foul #1 on Liang Tang, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | San Diego State | Bryan Gorby grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | San Diego State | Bryan Gorby knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 0-4 |
| 18:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski loses the dribble to Liang Tang | 0-4 |
| 18:10 | San Diego State | Bryan Gorby can't finish the uncontested layup | 0-4 |
| 18:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 17:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Gough can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-4 |
| 17:54 | San Diego State | Bryan Gorby grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:46 | San Diego State | Gilberto Garcia is fouled on the floor by Rick Blane - foul #1 on Rick Blane, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 17:25 | San Diego State | Bryan Gorby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-4 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | John West (SG), Andres Mancini (PF) Gilberto Garcia, Bryan Gorby | |
| 17:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins is called for traveling | 0-4 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson (PG), Daniel Holliday (C) Terry Desjardins, John Brown | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Marko Zelmar (PG), Dikembe Abdalla (SF), Eduardo Martinez (C) Saul Rodriguez, Jin Hong, Liang Tang | |
| 16:50 | San Diego State | John West connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Marko Zelmar | 0-7 |
| 16:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Gough can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-7 |
| 16:27 | San Diego State | Andres Mancini grabs the board | 0-7 |
| 16:24 | San Diego State | Marko Zelmar throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-7 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Patrick (SG), Herman Vincent (SF), David Simmers (C) Rick Blane, Sean Gough, Patrick Sobieski | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 16:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 0-7 |
| 15:58 | San Diego State | Andres Mancini snags the defensive board | 0-7 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Clarence Henderson (fresh) SG - Herbert Patrick (fresh) SF - Herman Vincent (fresh) PF - Daniel Holliday (fresh) C - David Simmers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Marko Zelmar (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John West (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdalla (fresh) PF - Andres Mancini (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eduardo Martinez (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | San Diego State | John West is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence Henderson - foul #1 on Clarence Henderson, team foul #2 | 0-7 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown (C) David Simmers | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Saul Rodriguez (PG), Gilberto Garcia (SG), Jin Hong (SF), Bryan Gorby (PF), Liang Tang (C) Marko Zelmar, John West, Dikembe Abdalla, Andres Mancini, Eduardo Martinez | |
| 15:36 | San Diego State | Bryan Gorby comes up short on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on John Brown - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #3 | 0-7 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG), Rick Blane (SG) Clarence Henderson, Herbert Patrick | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 15:36 | San Diego State | Bryan Gorby misses the 1st free throw | 0-7 |
| 15:36 | San Diego State | Bryan Gorby makes the 2nd free throw | 0-8 |
| 15:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Bryan Gorby blocks the short jumper by Herman Vincent | 0-8 |
| 15:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Holliday grabs the offensive rebound | 0-8 |
| 15:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Holliday misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Bryan Gorby - foul #1 on Bryan Gorby, team foul #2 | 0-8 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Gough (SF) Herman Vincent | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 15:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Holliday misses the 1st free throw | 0-8 |
| 15:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Holliday makes the 2nd free throw | 1-8 |
| 14:51 | San Diego State | Bryan Gorby makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Jin Hong | 1-10 |
| 14:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Gough knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Terry Desjardins | 3-10 |
| 14:10 | San Diego State | Liang Tang is wide open and dunks the ball | 3-12 |
| 14:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Jin Hong steps in front of the John Brown pass | 3-12 |
| 14:04 | San Diego State | Sean Gough is called for the reach on Saul Rodriguez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sean Gough, team foul #4 | 3-12 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson (PG), Herbert Patrick (SG), Herman Vincent (SF), Patrick Sobieski (PF), David Simmers (C) Terry Desjardins, Rick Blane, Sean Gough, Daniel Holliday, John Brown | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Marko Zelmar (PG), John West (SG), Dikembe Abdalla (SF), Andres Mancini (PF), Eduardo Martinez (C) Saul Rodriguez, Gilberto Garcia, Jin Hong, Bryan Gorby, Liang Tang | |
| 13:52 | San Diego State | Andres Mancini can't throw it down | 3-12 |
| 13:50 | San Diego State | Eduardo Martinez gets the offensive rebound | 3-12 |
| 13:37 | San Diego State | David Simmers is called for the reach on Andres Mancini - foul #1 on David Simmers, team foul #5 | 3-12 |
| 13:28 | San Diego State | John West misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Herbert Patrick - foul #1 on Herbert Patrick, team foul #6 | 3-12 |
| 13:28 | San Diego State | John West makes the 1st free throw | 3-13 |
| 13:28 | San Diego State | John West makes the 2nd free throw | 3-14 |
| 13:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 3-14 |
| 13:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski grabs the offensive rebound | 3-14 |
| 13:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-14 |
| 13:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent tips it in | 5-14 |
| 12:53 | San Diego State | Eduardo Martinez is fouled on the floor by Herbert Patrick - foul #2 on Herbert Patrick, team foul #7 | 5-14 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane (SG), Sean Gough (SF) Herbert Patrick, Herman Vincent | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Saul Rodriguez (PG) Marko Zelmar | |
| 12:53 | San Diego State | Eduardo Martinez misses the 1st free throw | 5-14 |
| 12:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski grabs the defensive rebound | 5-14 |
| 12:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson lays it in on a nice dish by Rick Blane and he's fouled by Andres Mancini - foul #1 on Andres Mancini, team foul #3 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jin Hong (SF), Bryan Gorby (PF), Liang Tang (C) Dikembe Abdalla, Andres Mancini, Eduardo Martinez | |
| 12:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson misses the free throw | 7-14 |
| 12:34 | San Diego State | Bryan Gorby pulls down the rebound | 7-14 |
| 12:08 | San Diego State | Saul Rodriguez misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-14 |
| 12:06 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to David Simmers | 7-14 |
| 11:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane throws it down on a nice dish by Sean Gough | 9-14 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Clarence Henderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rick Blane (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Gough (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Sobieski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - David Simmers (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Saul Rodriguez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John West (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jin Hong (fresh) PF - Bryan Gorby (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Liang Tang (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:25 | San Diego State | Liang Tang comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Simmers - foul #2 on David Simmers, team foul #8 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG), Herman Vincent (SF), Daniel Holliday (PF), John Brown (C) Clarence Henderson, Sean Gough, Patrick Sobieski, David Simmers | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Marko Zelmar (PG), Gilberto Garcia (SG), Dikembe Abdalla (SF), Andres Mancini (PF) Saul Rodriguez, John West, Jin Hong, Bryan Gorby | |
| 11:25 | San Diego State | Liang Tang misses the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 11:25 | San Diego State | Liang Tang misses the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 11:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent grabs the board | 9-14 |
| 11:18 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown is hacked by Gilberto Garcia - foul #1 on Gilberto Garcia, team foul #4 | 9-14 |
| 11:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Liang Tang blocks the short jumper by John Brown | 9-14 |
| 11:06 | San Diego State | Liang Tang gets the rebound | 9-14 |
| 10:55 | San Diego State | Liang Tang is hacked by John Brown - foul #2 on John Brown, team foul #9 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski (PF) John Brown | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 10:55 | San Diego State | Liang Tang makes the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 10:55 | San Diego State | Liang Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 10:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-16 |
| 10:41 | San Diego State | Andres Mancini grabs the defensive rebound | 9-16 |
| 10:17 | San Diego State | Andres Mancini lays it up and in set up by Gilberto Garcia | 9-18 |
| 10:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Andres Mancini - foul #2 on Andres Mancini, team foul #5 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donovan McCartha (PG), Sean Gough (SF) Terry Desjardins, Daniel Holliday | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Saul Rodriguez (PG), Jin Hong (SF), Bryan Gorby (PF), Eduardo Martinez (C) Marko Zelmar, Dikembe Abdalla, Andres Mancini, Liang Tang | |
| 10:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski misses the 1st free throw | 9-18 |
| 10:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski makes the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| 10:00 | San Diego State | Sean Gough is called for the reach on Jin Hong in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sean Gough, team foul #10 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Holliday (C) Sean Gough | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 10:00 | San Diego State | Jin Hong misses the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 10:00 | San Diego State | Jin Hong makes the 2nd free throw | 10-19 |
| 09:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 10-19 |
| 09:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent tips it in | 12-19 |
| 09:36 | San Diego State | Jin Hong throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-19 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | John West (SG) Gilberto Garcia | |
| 09:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Holliday comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-19 |
| 09:17 | San Diego State | Bryan Gorby pulls down the rebound | 12-19 |
| 09:04 | San Diego State | Saul Rodriguez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-19 |
| 09:03 | San Diego State | Eduardo Martinez snags the offensive board | 12-19 |
| 08:52 | San Diego State | Saul Rodriguez misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Rick Blane - foul #2 on Rick Blane, team foul #11 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson (SG) Rick Blane | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Igor Hrapski (C) Bryan Gorby | |
| 08:52 | San Diego State | Saul Rodriguez misses the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 08:52 | San Diego State | Saul Rodriguez misses the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 08:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski grabs the board | 12-19 |
| 08:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 14-19 |
| 08:18 | San Diego State | Saul Rodriguez is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jin Hong | 14-22 |
| 07:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Donovan McCartha clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing but he's fouled by Saul Rodriguez - foul #1 on Saul Rodriguez, team foul #6 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Marko Zelmar (PG), Gilberto Garcia (SG), Dikembe Abdalla (SF), Liang Tang (C) Saul Rodriguez, John West, Jin Hong, Igor Hrapski | |
| 07:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Donovan McCartha makes the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 07:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Donovan McCartha makes the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 07:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Donovan McCartha misses the 3rd free throw | 16-22 |
| 07:52 | San Diego State | Eduardo Martinez grabs the defensive rebound | 16-22 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Donovan McCartha (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clarence Henderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Herman Vincent (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Sobieski (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Holliday (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Marko Zelmar (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gilberto Garcia (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdalla (fresh) PF - Eduardo Martinez (fresh) 3 reb. C - Liang Tang (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:31 | San Diego State | Liang Tang buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Eduardo Martinez | 16-24 |
| 07:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-24 |
| 06:59 | San Diego State | Gilberto Garcia can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-24 |
| 06:57 | San Diego State | Eduardo Martinez tips it back up and in | 19-26 |
| 06:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Donovan McCartha clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-26 |
| 06:38 | San Diego State | Eduardo Martinez grabs the board | 19-26 |
| 06:20 | San Diego State | Liang Tang's floater is tipped away by Herman Vincent | 19-26 |
| 06:19 | San Diego State | Gilberto Garcia tips it in | 19-28 |
| 06:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Gilberto Garcia - foul #2 on Gilberto Garcia, team foul #7 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG) Donovan McCartha | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Saul Rodriguez (PG), Jin Hong (SF), Bryan Gorby (PF), Igor Hrapski (C) Gilberto Garcia, Dikembe Abdalla, Eduardo Martinez, Liang Tang | |
| 06:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 06:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 05:55 | San Diego State | Saul Rodriguez drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Marko Zelmar | 21-31 |
| 05:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Sobieski | 24-31 |
| 05:16 | San Diego State | Saul Rodriguez comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-31 |
| 05:15 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Herman Vincent | 24-31 |
| 04:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski is denied on a layup by Igor Hrapski | 24-31 |
| 04:51 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Bryan Gorby | 24-31 |
| 04:49 | San Diego State | Daniel Holliday steps in front of the Saul Rodriguez pass in the backcourt | 24-31 |
| 04:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 24-31 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | John West (SG), Liang Tang (C) Marko Zelmar, Igor Hrapski | |
| 04:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Jin Hong takes the ball from Herman Vincent | 24-31 |
| 03:59 | San Diego State | Bryan Gorby misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 24-31 |
| 03:57 | San Diego State | Liang Tang tips it but misses | 24-31 |
| 03:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins snags the defensive board | 24-31 |
| 03:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-31 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Terry Desjardins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clarence Henderson (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Herman Vincent (tired) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Sobieski (tired) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Holliday (tired) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Saul Rodriguez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John West (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jin Hong (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bryan Gorby (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Liang Tang (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | San Diego State | John West is fouled on the floor by Clarence Henderson - foul #2 on Clarence Henderson, team foul #12 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Patrick (PG), Rick Blane (SG), Sean Gough (SF), David Simmers (PF), John Brown (C) Terry Desjardins, Clarence Henderson, Herman Vincent, Patrick Sobieski, Daniel Holliday | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Marko Zelmar (PG), Gilberto Garcia (SF), Andres Mancini (PF) Saul Rodriguez, Jin Hong, Bryan Gorby | |
| 03:21 | San Diego State | John West makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 03:21 | San Diego State | John West makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 02:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Gough clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Andres Mancini - foul #3 on Andres Mancini, team foul #8 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Dikembe Abdalla (SF), Eduardo Martinez (PF), Igor Hrapski (C) John West, Andres Mancini, Liang Tang | |
| 02:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Gough misses the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 02:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Gough makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 02:45 | San Diego State | Igor Hrapski is open and scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Marko Zelmar | 27-35 |
| 02:34 | Illinois-Chicago | David Simmers loses the ball out of bounds | 27-35 |
| 02:31 | San Diego State | Rick Blane is called for the reach on Gilberto Garcia in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rick Blane, team foul #13 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donovan McCartha (PG) Rick Blane | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Saul Rodriguez (PG) Marko Zelmar | |
| 02:31 | San Diego State | Gilberto Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 02:31 | San Diego State | Gilberto Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 02:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Gough travels with the ball | 27-37 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Bryan Gorby (PF) Igor Hrapski | |
| 01:54 | San Diego State | Bryan Gorby connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 27-39 |
| 01:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Patrick misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-39 |
| 01:44 | San Diego State | Eduardo Martinez pulls down the rebound | 27-39 |
| 01:41 | San Diego State | Saul Rodriguez is hacked by Sean Gough in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sean Gough, team foul #14 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent (SF), Patrick Sobieski (PF) Sean Gough, David Simmers | |
| Subs | San Diego State | John West (SG), Jin Hong (SF), Liang Tang (C) Gilberto Garcia, Dikembe Abdalla, Eduardo Martinez | |
| 01:41 | San Diego State | Saul Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 01:41 | San Diego State | Saul Rodriguez misses the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 01:41 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown gets the rebound | 27-40 |
| 01:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-40 |
| 01:16 | San Diego State | Bryan Gorby grabs the board | 27-40 |
| 00:52 | San Diego State | Saul Rodriguez clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-40 |
| 00:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski pulls down the rebound | 27-40 |
| 00:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Patrick is hacked by John West - foul #1 on John West, team foul #9 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG) Donovan McCartha | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Marko Zelmar (PG), Gilberto Garcia (SG), Eduardo Martinez (PF) Saul Rodriguez, John West, Bryan Gorby | |
| 00:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 00:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 00:29 | San Diego State | Liang Tang scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Marko Zelmar | 29-42 |
| 00:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins is fouled in the backcourt by Marko Zelmar - foul #1 on Marko Zelmar, team foul #10 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson (SG) Herbert Patrick | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Dikembe Abdalla (SF) Jin Hong | |
| 00:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 00:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins makes the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 00:04 | San Diego State | Dikembe Abdalla's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-42 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | David Simmers (PF) Patrick Sobieski | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Igor Hrapski (C) Liang Tang | |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 31-42 |