| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arnold Mueller (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vernon Williams (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Narvaez (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Gregory Titus (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gregory Whitehead (fresh) SF - Lawrence Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shane Thibault (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Mario Williamson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Joseph Foster inbounds the ball | 28-27 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-27 |
| 19:29 | UCLA | Lawrence Stewart grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 19:24 | UCLA | Lawrence Stewart misses long on a floater from the right block | 28-27 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez gets the rebound | 28-27 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-27 |
| 18:54 | UCLA | Arnold Mueller picks off the pass by Mario Williamson | 31-27 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Joseph Foster hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Lawrence Stewart - foul #1 on Lawrence Stewart, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Joseph Foster misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Joseph Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 18:25 | UCLA | Shane Thibault grabs the board | 31-27 |
| 18:16 | UCLA | Frank Narvaez blocks the short jumper by Mario Williamson | 31-27 |
| 18:15 | UCLA | Shane Thibault tips it back up and in | 31-29 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-29 |
| 17:58 | UCLA | Shane Thibault grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 17:52 | UCLA | Shane Thibault is whistled for a carry | 31-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Lenk (SF) Lawrence Stewart | |
| 17:34 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-29 |
| 17:23 | UCLA | Gregory Titus is hacked by Aaron Olsen - foul #2 on Aaron Olsen, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradly Carrion (SG), Michael Clark (PF) Aaron Olsen, Vernon Williams | |
| Subs | UCLA | Trey Masterson (SG) Gregory Whitehead | |
| 17:14 | UCLA | Michael Lenk lays it up and in set up by Gregory Titus | 33-31 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Joseph Foster can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-31 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Joseph Foster tips it but misses | 33-31 |
| 16:55 | UCLA | Michael Lenk gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 16:37 | UCLA | Mario Williamson loses the ball out of bounds | 33-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Laird (SF), Harry Thornton (C) Joseph Foster, Frank Narvaez | |
| Subs | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead (SG), Lawrence Stewart (SF), Gary Howard (C) Gregory Titus, Shane Thibault, Mario Williamson | |
| 16:13 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-31 |
| 16:12 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Gary Howard | 33-31 |
| 15:58 | UCLA | Michael Lenk hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 33-31 |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Harry Thornton gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Mueller (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bradly Carrion (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Laird (fresh) PF - Michael Clark (fresh) 3 reb. C - Harry Thornton (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Trey Masterson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gregory Whitehead (fresh) SF - Lawrence Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Lenk (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Howard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Illinois | Harry Thornton misses short on a runner from close range | 33-31 |
| 15:27 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Thornton | 33-31 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion can't connect on a shot from the right side | 33-31 |
| 15:11 | UCLA | Gary Howard pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 15:04 | UCLA | Michael Lenk knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Howard | 33-33 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | Michael Clark misses the jumper from the right block | 33-33 |
| 14:39 | UCLA | Michael Lenk grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 14:27 | UCLA | A charge is called on Michael Lenk - foul #2 on Michael Lenk, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Olsen (PG), Joseph Foster (SF), Vernon Williams (PF), Frank Narvaez (C) Arnold Mueller, Michael Laird, Michael Clark, Harry Thornton | |
| Subs | UCLA | Gregory Titus (PG), Gary Sheehan (SF), Shane Thibault (PF), Mario Williamson (C) Trey Masterson, Lawrence Stewart, Michael Lenk, Gary Howard | |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Gregory Whitehead - foul #2 on Gregory Whitehead, team foul #3 | 33-33 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 14:06 | UCLA | Gregory Titus's pass is intercepted by Aaron Olsen | 35-33 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-33 |
| 13:43 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Gregory Whitehead | 35-33 |
| 13:19 | UCLA | Gregory Titus is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Joseph Foster drills a jump hook in the lane | 37-33 |
| 12:39 | UCLA | Shane Thibault lays it in on a nice dish by Gregory Whitehead | 37-35 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Mueller (SG) Bradly Carrion | |
| Subs | UCLA | Lawrence Stewart (SG), Michael Lenk (SF) Gregory Whitehead, Gary Sheehan | |
| 11:54 | UCLA | Michael Lenk misses short on a jumper from the left side | 37-35 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Vernon Williams | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arnold Mueller (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vernon Williams (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Narvaez (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Gregory Titus (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Michael Lenk (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shane Thibault (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Mario Williamson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:30 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Aaron Olsen and he's fouled by Michael Lenk - foul #3 on Michael Lenk, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Clark (PF) Vernon Williams | |
| Subs | UCLA | Trey Masterson (SG), Gary Howard (C) Shane Thibault, Mario Williamson | |
| 11:30 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller makes the free throw | 40-35 |
| 11:22 | UCLA | Michael Lenk knocks in the jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Joseph Foster - foul #2 on Joseph Foster, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| 11:22 | UCLA | Michael Lenk misses the free throw | 40-37 |
| 11:22 | UCLA | Gary Howard gets the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 11:05 | UCLA | Gregory Titus is hacked by Frank Narvaez - foul #1 on Frank Narvaez, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Laird (SF), Harry Thornton (C) Joseph Foster, Frank Narvaez | |
| Subs | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead (SG) Gregory Titus | |
| 10:52 | UCLA | Michael Lenk is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Michael Lenk, team foul #5 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Gary Sheehan (PF) Lawrence Stewart | |
| 10:28 | Illinois | Michael Clark misses the easy layup | 40-37 |
| 10:26 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Gary Howard | 40-37 |
| 10:12 | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Michael Lenk | 40-40 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Michael Laird throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradly Carrion (SG), Joseph Foster (SF), Vernon Williams (PF), Frank Narvaez (C) Aaron Olsen, Michael Laird, Michael Clark, Harry Thornton | |
| Subs | UCLA | Gregory Titus (PG), Shane Thibault (PF), Mario Williamson (C) Gregory Whitehead, Michael Lenk, Gary Howard | |
| 09:31 | UCLA | Gregory Titus evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-40 |
| 09:30 | UCLA | Mario Williamson tips it back up and in | 40-42 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Vernon Williams connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Foster | 42-42 |
| 08:47 | UCLA | Gregory Titus is fouled on the floor by Bradly Carrion - foul #1 on Bradly Carrion, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Olsen (PG) Arnold Mueller | |
| Subs | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead (SG), Lawrence Stewart (SF) Trey Masterson, Gary Sheehan | |
| 08:38 | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead misses the jumper from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 08:36 | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead hits the follow up shot | 42-44 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Aaron Olsen | 45-44 |
| 08:00 | UCLA | Lawrence Stewart is hacked by Aaron Olsen - foul #3 on Aaron Olsen, team foul #5 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Mueller (PG) Aaron Olsen | |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Lenk (SF) Gregory Whitehead | |
| 07:55 | UCLA | Shane Thibault misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-44 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Joseph Foster snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Mueller (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bradly Carrion (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Vernon Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Narvaez (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Gregory Titus (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Michael Lenk (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Shane Thibault (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Mario Williamson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Joseph Foster blows the dunk | 45-44 |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller hits the follow up shot | 47-44 |
| 07:31 | UCLA | Gregory Titus's pass is intercepted by Arnold Mueller | 47-44 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-44 |
| 07:03 | UCLA | Gregory Titus gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 06:43 | UCLA | Lawrence Stewart misses the open dunk | 47-44 |
| 06:41 | UCLA | Michael Lenk tips it home | 47-46 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | Vernon Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Olsen (PG), Michael Laird (SF), Michael Clark (PF), Harry Thornton (C) Bradly Carrion, Joseph Foster, Vernon Williams, Frank Narvaez | |
| Subs | UCLA | Trey Masterson (PG), Gregory Whitehead (SG), Gary Sheehan (PF), Gary Howard (C) Gregory Titus, Lawrence Stewart, Shane Thibault, Mario Williamson | |
| 06:16 | UCLA | Gary Howard buries a shot from the baseline set up by Gregory Whitehead and the foul's on Harry Thornton - foul #4 on Harry Thornton, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| 06:16 | UCLA | Gary Howard misses the free throw | 47-48 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Clark | 47-48 |
| 05:49 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 47-48 |
| 05:47 | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 05:33 | UCLA | Gary Sheehan scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-50 |
| 05:04 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen is fouled on the floor by Gary Howard - foul #1 on Gary Howard, team foul #6 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradly Carrion (SG), Joseph Foster (SF), Frank Narvaez (C) Arnold Mueller, Michael Laird, Harry Thornton | |
| Subs | UCLA | Gregory Titus (PG), Shane Thibault (PF), Mario Williamson (C) Trey Masterson, Michael Lenk, Gary Howard | |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Joseph Foster misses short on a jumper in the paint | 47-50 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Joseph Foster misses the tip | 47-50 |
| 04:43 | UCLA | Gary Sheehan grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 04:35 | UCLA | Mario Williamson is fouled on the floor by Frank Narvaez - foul #2 on Frank Narvaez, team foul #7 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Vernon Williams (PF) Michael Clark | |
| Subs | UCLA | Lawrence Stewart (SF) Gary Sheehan | |
| 04:35 | UCLA | Mario Williamson misses the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Joseph Foster pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-50 |
| 04:12 | UCLA | Shane Thibault snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 03:50 | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead is fouled on the floor by Frank Narvaez - foul #3 on Frank Narvaez, team foul #8 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Mueller (PG) Aaron Olsen | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 03:50 | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead misses the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Vernon Williams gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Mueller (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bradly Carrion (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Vernon Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Narvaez (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Gregory Titus (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Whitehead (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shane Thibault (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Mario Williamson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:21 | Illinois | Joseph Foster connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Bradly Carrion | 49-50 |
| 03:10 | UCLA | Gregory Titus works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-53 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Stewart | 49-53 |
| 02:37 | UCLA | Lawrence Stewart lays it in | 49-55 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Frank Narvaez | 52-55 |
| 02:04 | UCLA | Gregory Titus shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller is hacked by Gregory Whitehead - foul #3 on Gregory Whitehead, team foul #7 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Olsen (PG) Bradly Carrion | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller misses the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 01:55 | UCLA | Shane Thibault gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| 01:45 | UCLA | Lawrence Stewart clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Joseph Foster - foul #3 on Joseph Foster, team foul #9 | 53-55 |
| 01:45 | UCLA | Lawrence Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 01:45 | UCLA | Lawrence Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 01:45 | UCLA | Shane Thibault gets the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 01:35 | UCLA | Shane Thibault clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Vernon Williams snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Aaron Olsen | 56-55 |
| 00:43 | UCLA | Lawrence Stewart's dunk attempt is rejected by Frank Narvaez | 56-55 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Joseph Foster gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Joseph Foster is whistled for a carry | 56-55 |
| 00:10 | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Gregory Whitehead, team foul #8 | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Vernon Williams is hacked by Gregory Titus in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregory Titus, team foul #9 | 56-55 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Vernon Williams makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Vernon Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:08 | UCLA | UCLA calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 58-55 |
| 00:04 | UCLA | Mario Williamson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Clark (C) Vernon Williams | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Joseph Foster is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Titus - foul #4 on Gregory Titus, team foul #10 | 58-55 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Joseph Foster makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Joseph Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead misses long on a halfcourt shot | 60-55 |