| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Smallwood (fresh) SG - Sylvester Botelho (fresh) SF - Mark Lago (fresh) PF - Timothy Hatch (fresh) C - Joe Richardson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | California Lutheran | PG - Richard Cannon (fresh) SG - Curtis Lind (fresh) SF - Michael Cosgrove (fresh) PF - Carl Evans (fresh) C - Ralph Stearns (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | California Lutheran | Carl Evans wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | California Lutheran | California Lutheran is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | California Lutheran | Richard Cannon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Joe Richardson gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Donald Smallwood hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Sylvester Botelho and he's hacked by Richard Cannon - foul #1 on Richard Cannon, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Donald Smallwood misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:38 | California Lutheran | Carl Evans grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | California Lutheran | Michael Cosgrove hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Carl Evans swats the layup by Donald Smallwood | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | California Lutheran | Ralph Stearns grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | California Lutheran | Ralph Stearns misses the 3 from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | California Lutheran | Carl Evans grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | California Lutheran | Richard Cannon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Sylvester Botelho | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Mark Lago is hacked by Michael Cosgrove - foul #1 on Michael Cosgrove, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | Joe Richardson is hacked by Ralph Stearns - foul #1 on Ralph Stearns, team foul #3 | 2-0 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 2-0 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | Joe Richardson gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | Richard Cannon steals it from Sylvester Botelho | 2-0 |
| 17:24 | California Lutheran | Richard Cannon can't finish the layup | 2-0 |
| 17:22 | Illinois | Joe Richardson pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:15 | Illinois | Joe Richardson misses the jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Mark Lago snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 17:02 | Illinois | Mark Lago's fadeaway is rejected by Carl Evans | 2-0 |
| 17:00 | California Lutheran | The rebound goes to Ralph Stearns | 2-0 |
| 16:55 | California Lutheran | Carl Evans loses the ball out of bounds | 2-0 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jimmie Pike (PF), Lane Hudson (C) Timothy Hatch, Joe Richardson | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Brady Cottrell (PG), Keith Hanson (SG), Tony Davis (SF), Stephen Hess (PF), Brian Noyes (C) Richard Cannon, Curtis Lind, Michael Cosgrove, Carl Evans, Ralph Stearns | |
| 16:39 | Illinois | Lane Hudson makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Donald Smallwood | 4-0 |
| 16:19 | California Lutheran | Tony Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 4-0 |
| 16:17 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jimmie Pike | 4-0 |
| 16:11 | Illinois | Brady Cottrell takes the ball from Mark Lago | 4-0 |
| 15:46 | California Lutheran | Tony Davis is hacked by Mark Lago - foul #1 on Mark Lago, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Chaisson (PG), Mike Parrish (SG), Joseph Phillips (SF) Donald Smallwood, Sylvester Botelho, Mark Lago | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Chaisson (fresh) SG - Mike Parrish (fresh) SF - Joseph Phillips (fresh) PF - Jimmie Pike (fresh) C - Lane Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | California Lutheran | PG - Brady Cottrell (fresh) SG - Keith Hanson (fresh) SF - Tony Davis (fresh) PF - Stephen Hess (fresh) C - Brian Noyes (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | California Lutheran | Tony Davis scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Keith Hanson | 4-2 |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Donald Chaisson is whistled for a carry | 4-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Richardson (C) Lane Hudson | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | | |
| 15:04 | California Lutheran | Tony Davis buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Hess | 4-5 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Donald Chaisson misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 4-5 |
| 14:44 | California Lutheran | Stephen Hess grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 14:29 | California Lutheran | Brian Noyes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 14:27 | California Lutheran | Stephen Hess gets the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 14:17 | California Lutheran | Tony Davis comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jimmie Pike - foul #1 on Jimmie Pike, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Smallwood (PG), Sylvester Botelho (SG), Mark Lago (SF), Timothy Hatch (PF) Donald Chaisson, Mike Parrish, Joseph Phillips, Jimmie Pike | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Richard Cannon (PG), Curtis Lind (SG), Carl Evans (PF), Ralph Stearns (C) Brady Cottrell, Keith Hanson, Stephen Hess, Brian Noyes | |
| 14:17 | California Lutheran | Tony Davis misses the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 14:17 | California Lutheran | Tony Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Joe Richardson pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 14:15 | Illinois | Donald Smallwood is hacked by Richard Cannon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Cannon, team foul #4 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Michael Cosgrove (SF) Richard Cannon | |
| 14:05 | Illinois | Donald Smallwood knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Sylvester Botelho | 7-5 |
| 13:46 | California Lutheran | Donald Smallwood steals the ball from Carl Evans | 7-5 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Mark Lago misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 13:16 | California Lutheran | The rebound goes to Tony Davis | 7-5 |
| 13:06 | California Lutheran | Carl Evans's fadeaway is rejected by Joe Richardson | 7-5 |
| 13:05 | California Lutheran | Carl Evans grabs the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 12:43 | California Lutheran | Tony Davis can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Timothy Hatch knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Mark Lago | 9-5 |
| 12:17 | California Lutheran | Tony Davis's pass is intercepted by Sylvester Botelho | 9-5 |
| 11:58 | Illinois | Carl Evans denies the turnaround by Donald Smallwood | 9-5 |
| 11:57 | California Lutheran | Michael Cosgrove grabs the defensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 11:41 | California Lutheran | Donald Smallwood is called for the reach on Carl Evans - foul #1 on Donald Smallwood, team foul #3 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Chaisson (PG), Mike Parrish (SG), Joseph Phillips (SF), Jimmie Pike (PF), Lane Hudson (C) Donald Smallwood, Sylvester Botelho, Mark Lago, Timothy Hatch, Joe Richardson | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Brady Cottrell (PG), Keith Hanson (SG), Robert Britton (SF), Stephen Hess (PF), Brian Noyes (C) Tony Davis, Curtis Lind, Michael Cosgrove, Carl Evans, Ralph Stearns | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Chaisson (fresh) SG - Mike Parrish (fresh) SF - Joseph Phillips (fresh) PF - Jimmie Pike (fresh) C - Lane Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | California Lutheran | PG - Brady Cottrell (fresh) SG - Keith Hanson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Britton (fresh) PF - Stephen Hess (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Noyes (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | California Lutheran | Keith Hanson hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 9-5 |
| 11:23 | California Lutheran | Brian Noyes tips it in | 9-7 |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Joseph Phillips clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Britton - foul #1 on Robert Britton, team foul #5 | 9-7 |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Joseph Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Joseph Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 11:01 | California Lutheran | Stephen Hess buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brian Noyes and he's fouled by Jimmie Pike - foul #2 on Jimmie Pike, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Jerry (C) Jimmie Pike | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | | |
| 11:01 | California Lutheran | Stephen Hess makes the free throw | 11-10 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Mike Parrish knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Joseph Phillips | 13-10 |
| 10:17 | California Lutheran | Keith Hanson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-10 |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Joseph Phillips pulls down the rebound | 13-10 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Mike Parrish comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-10 |
| 10:09 | California Lutheran | The rebound goes to Stephen Hess | 13-10 |
| 10:04 | California Lutheran | Brady Cottrell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 13-10 |
| 10:03 | Illinois | Mike Parrish snags the defensive board | 13-10 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Brady Cottrell is called for the reach on Mike Parrish - foul #1 on Brady Cottrell, team foul #6 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Smallwood (PG), Sylvester Botelho (SG), Mark Lago (SF), Timothy Hatch (PF) Donald Chaisson, Mike Parrish, Joseph Phillips, Steven Jerry | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Carl Evans (PF), Ralph Stearns (C) Stephen Hess, Brian Noyes | |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Timothy Hatch clanks a shot near the basket but the foul's on Keith Hanson - foul #1 on Keith Hanson, team foul #7 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Curtis Lind (SG), Tony Davis (SF) Keith Hanson, Robert Britton | |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Timothy Hatch makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Timothy Hatch makes the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 09:28 | California Lutheran | Carl Evans lays it in and he's fouled by Lane Hudson - foul #1 on Lane Hudson, team foul #5 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Jerry (C) Lane Hudson | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Michael Cosgrove (SF) Tony Davis | |
| 09:28 | California Lutheran | Carl Evans makes the free throw | 15-13 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Donald Smallwood is hacked by Brady Cottrell - foul #2 on Brady Cottrell, team foul #8 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Keith Hanson (PG) Brady Cottrell | |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Donald Smallwood makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Donald Smallwood makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 08:44 | California Lutheran | Keith Hanson clanks a floater from the left side | 17-13 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Mark Lago pulls down the rebound | 17-13 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Donald Smallwood loses the dribble to Carl Evans | 17-13 |
| 08:21 | California Lutheran | Michael Cosgrove buries a shot from the left side | 17-15 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | Donald Smallwood clanks a 3 from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 08:06 | California Lutheran | Ralph Stearns grabs the defensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 07:57 | California Lutheran | Michael Cosgrove misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Donald Smallwood - foul #2 on Donald Smallwood, team foul #6 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mike Parrish (PG), Lane Hudson (PF), Joe Richardson (C) Donald Smallwood, Timothy Hatch, Steven Jerry | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Tony Davis (SG), Stephen Hess (PF), Brian Noyes (C) Curtis Lind, Carl Evans, Ralph Stearns | |
| 07:57 | California Lutheran | Michael Cosgrove makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 07:57 | California Lutheran | Michael Cosgrove misses the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Lane Hudson snags the defensive board | 17-16 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Brian Noyes steals the ball from Mike Parrish | 17-16 |
| 07:29 | California Lutheran | Keith Hanson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Chaisson (PG), Joseph Phillips (SF) Sylvester Botelho, Mark Lago | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Robert Britton (SF) Michael Cosgrove | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Chaisson (fresh) SG - Mike Parrish (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lane Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joe Richardson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | California Lutheran | PG - Keith Hanson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tony Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Britton (fresh) PF - Stephen Hess (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Noyes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Joe Richardson connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Chaisson | 19-16 |
| 06:37 | California Lutheran | Tony Davis is hacked by Mike Parrish - foul #1 on Mike Parrish, team foul #7 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Curtis Lind (SG) Keith Hanson | |
| 06:37 | California Lutheran | Tony Davis makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 06:37 | California Lutheran | Tony Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 06:26 | Illinois | Joseph Phillips makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Mike Parrish and he's hacked by Robert Britton - foul #2 on Robert Britton, team foul #9 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho (SG) Donald Chaisson | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Christopher Todd (SF), Carl Evans (PF) Robert Britton, Brian Noyes | |
| 06:26 | Illinois | Joseph Phillips misses the free throw | 21-18 |
| 06:26 | California Lutheran | Carl Evans pulls down the rebound | 21-18 |
| 06:11 | California Lutheran | Carl Evans travels with the ball | 21-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark Lago (SF), Steven Jerry (PF) Joseph Phillips, Lane Hudson | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Ralph Stearns (C) Stephen Hess | |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Mark Lago misses short on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Christopher Todd - foul #1 on Christopher Todd, team foul #10 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Hatch (PF) Joe Richardson | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | | |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Mark Lago makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Mark Lago makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 05:26 | California Lutheran | Tony Davis drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Curtis Lind | 23-20 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Mark Lago hits the finger roll set up by Mike Parrish | 25-20 |
| 04:42 | California Lutheran | Carl Evans misses the easy layup | 25-20 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Timothy Hatch snags the defensive board | 25-20 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Mark Lago drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Steven Jerry | 27-20 |
| 04:14 | California Lutheran | Christopher Todd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Chaisson (PG), Joseph Phillips (SG), Lane Hudson (PF), Joe Richardson (C) Mike Parrish, Sylvester Botelho, Timothy Hatch, Steven Jerry | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Keith Hanson (PG), Michael Cosgrove (SF), Stephen Hess (PF), Brian Noyes (C) Tony Davis, Christopher Todd, Carl Evans, Ralph Stearns | |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Lane Hudson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Stephen Hess - foul #1 on Stephen Hess, team foul #11 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Smallwood (PG), Jimmie Pike (SF) Donald Chaisson, Mark Lago | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Richard Cannon (PG) Curtis Lind | |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Lane Hudson misses the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Lane Hudson misses the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 03:56 | California Lutheran | Stephen Hess pulls down the rebound | 27-20 |
| 03:50 | California Lutheran | Stephen Hess's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Edelen (SG) Lane Hudson | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | | |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Donald Smallwood misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-20 |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Joe Richardson snags the offensive board | 27-20 |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Joseph Phillips connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Smallwood | 29-20 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Smallwood (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Edelen (fresh) SF - Joseph Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jimmie Pike (fresh) C - Joe Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | California Lutheran | PG - Richard Cannon (fresh) SG - Keith Hanson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Cosgrove (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Hess (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Noyes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:06 | California Lutheran | Michael Cosgrove connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Richard Cannon | 29-23 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Stephen Hess is called for the reach on Joe Richardson - foul #2 on Stephen Hess, team foul #12 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho (SG), Mark Lago (SF), Timothy Hatch (PF) David Edelen, Joseph Phillips, Jimmie Pike | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | | |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Joe Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Joe Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 02:26 | California Lutheran | Keith Hanson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 31-23 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Timothy Hatch grabs the defensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Mark Lago hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-23 |
| 02:16 | California Lutheran | The rebound goes to Keith Hanson | 31-23 |
| 02:10 | California Lutheran | Stephen Hess misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-23 |
| 02:08 | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho snags the defensive board | 31-23 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Mark Lago hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Sylvester Botelho and he's hacked by Michael Cosgrove - foul #2 on Michael Cosgrove, team foul #13 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lane Hudson (C) Joe Richardson | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Tony Davis (SF), Carl Evans (PF), Ralph Stearns (C) Michael Cosgrove, Stephen Hess, Brian Noyes | |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Mark Lago makes the free throw | 34-23 |
| 01:40 | California Lutheran | Richard Cannon is hacked by Lane Hudson - foul #2 on Lane Hudson, team foul #8 | 34-23 |
| 01:40 | California Lutheran | Richard Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 01:40 | California Lutheran | Richard Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-25 |
| 01:15 | California Lutheran | Richard Cannon is whistled for a carry | 37-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mike Parrish (PG), Jimmie Pike (PF) Donald Smallwood, Timothy Hatch | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Brady Cottrell (PG), Robert Britton (SF) Richard Cannon, Keith Hanson | |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Lane Hudson | 39-25 |
| 00:35 | California Lutheran | Carl Evans hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 39-25 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Mark Lago grabs the defensive rebound | 39-25 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Mike Parrish misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 39-25 |
| 00:28 | California Lutheran | Carl Evans grabs the board | 39-25 |
| 00:04 | California Lutheran | Brady Cottrell loses the dribble to Jimmie Pike | 39-25 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Jimmie Pike misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 39-25 |