| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) SF - James Aguon (fresh) PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola Marymount | PG - Porfirio Russo (fresh) SG - Allen Paz (fresh) SF - Alvaro Sanchez (fresh) PF - Warren Swayne (fresh) C - Joseph Hoskins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Marymount | Loyola Marymount is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Loyola Marymount | Joseph Hoskins snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Loyola Marymount | Alvaro Sanchez is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Alvaro Sanchez, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde misses long on a shot in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio tips it in | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Loyola Marymount | Joseph Hoskins misses badly on a floater from the right side | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Loyola Marymount | Alvaro Sanchez hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Illinois | Austin Coward hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Porfirio Russo - foul #1 on Porfirio Russo, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Illinois | Austin Coward misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:19 | Loyola Marymount | Joseph Hoskins is called for traveling | 3-2 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde throws it down and he's fouled by Warren Swayne - foul #1 on Warren Swayne, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Boyer (SG), Edward Fox (SF), Robert Fisher (C) Boris Zellous, James Aguon, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | | |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde makes the free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:37 | Loyola Marymount | Joseph Hoskins hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Warren Swayne | 6-4 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer is fouled on the floor by Allen Paz - foul #1 on Allen Paz, team foul #4 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Andrew Bailey (PF) Austin Coward, Tomas Wilde | |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | | |
| 17:01 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 6-4 |
| 16:59 | Loyola Marymount | Joseph Hoskins grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:37 | Loyola Marymount | Warren Swayne misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 6-4 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Robert Fisher gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Robert Fisher knocks in the jumper near the basket and the foul's on Warren Swayne - foul #2 on Warren Swayne, team foul #5 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Boris Zellous (SG), James Aguon (SF) Wayne Foster, Nelson Boyer, Edward Fox | |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | David Hays (SF), Boris Dembinski (PF), Harold Harris (C) Alvaro Sanchez, Warren Swayne, Joseph Hoskins | |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses the free throw | 8-4 |
| 16:16 | Loyola Marymount | Harold Harris gets the rebound | 8-4 |
| 15:48 | Loyola Marymount | Allen Paz misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-4 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | James Aguon gets the rebound | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) SF - James Aguon (fresh) PF - Andrew Bailey (fresh) C - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Marymount | PG - Porfirio Russo (fairly fresh) SG - Allen Paz (fresh) SF - David Hays (fresh) PF - Boris Dembinski (fresh) C - Harold Harris (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Boris Zellous clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-4 |
| 15:40 | Loyola Marymount | Harold Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 15:18 | Loyola Marymount | Robert Fisher denies the turnaround by David Hays | 8-4 |
| 15:17 | Illinois | Robert Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-4 |
| 15:10 | Loyola Marymount | Porfirio Russo gets the rebound | 8-4 |
| 14:50 | Loyola Marymount | Harold Harris hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Austin Coward - foul #1 on Austin Coward, team foul #1 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tomas Wilde (PF), Terrance Riccio (C) Andrew Bailey, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | | |
| 14:50 | Loyola Marymount | Harold Harris makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 14:50 | Loyola Marymount | Harold Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Austin Coward misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Boris Dembinski - foul #1 on Boris Dembinski, team foul #6 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Boyer (SG), Edward Fox (SF) Boris Zellous, James Aguon | |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Alvaro Sanchez (SF), Joseph Hoskins (C) David Hays, Harold Harris | |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Austin Coward misses the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:32 | Loyola Marymount | Joseph Hoskins grabs the board | 9-6 |
| 14:14 | Loyola Marymount | Porfirio Russo misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-6 |
| 14:12 | Loyola Marymount | Allen Paz tips it back up and in | 9-8 |
| 13:58 | Illinois | Austin Coward hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Nelson Boyer | 11-8 |
| 13:38 | Loyola Marymount | Boris Dembinski makes the shot from the right side | 11-10 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Edward Fox clanks a shot from the free throw line | 11-10 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio tips it but misses | 11-10 |
| 13:06 | Loyola Marymount | The rebound goes to Boris Dembinski | 11-10 |
| 12:49 | Loyola Marymount | Joseph Hoskins dunks the ball | 11-12 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 12:31 | Loyola Marymount | Joseph Hoskins gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 12:05 | Loyola Marymount | Porfirio Russo makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-15 |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer is whistled for traveling | 11-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Boris Zellous (SG), James Aguon (SF), Andrew Bailey (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Austin Coward, Nelson Boyer, Edward Fox, Tomas Wilde, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Carlo Zamora (PG), David Hays (SF), Harold Harris (PF) Porfirio Russo, Alvaro Sanchez, Boris Dembinski | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) SF - James Aguon (fresh) PF - Andrew Bailey (fresh) C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Marymount | PG - Carlo Zamora (fresh) SG - Allen Paz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Hays (fresh) PF - Harold Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Hoskins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Loyola Marymount | Harold Harris misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 11-15 |
| 11:22 | Loyola Marymount | Carlo Zamora snags the offensive board | 11-15 |
| 10:56 | Loyola Marymount | Harold Harris drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Carlo Zamora | 11-18 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey clanks a runner from the left block | 11-18 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Robert Fisher gets the offensive rebound | 11-18 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | James Aguon is fouled on the floor by Allen Paz - foul #2 on Allen Paz, team foul #7 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tomas Wilde (PF) Andrew Bailey | |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Porfirio Russo (PG), Anton Gerow (SF) Allen Paz, Joseph Hoskins | |
| 10:17 | Illinois | James Aguon misses the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 10:17 | Loyola Marymount | David Hays gets the rebound | 11-18 |
| 10:00 | Loyola Marymount | Porfirio Russo is whistled for traveling | 11-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Terrance Riccio (C) Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | | |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde connects on the jumper in the paint | 13-18 |
| 09:24 | Loyola Marymount | Anton Gerow misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 13-18 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio grabs the defensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-18 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio tips it in | 15-18 |
| 08:44 | Loyola Marymount | Carlo Zamora misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-18 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | James Aguon snags the defensive board | 15-18 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde travels with the ball | 15-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Nelson Boyer (SG), Edward Fox (SF), Robert Fisher (C) Wayne Foster, Boris Zellous, James Aguon, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Brian Peterkin (SG), Alvaro Sanchez (SF), Boris Dembinski (PF), Joseph Hoskins (C) Carlo Zamora, Anton Gerow, David Hays, Harold Harris | |
| 08:20 | Loyola Marymount | Porfirio Russo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-18 |
| 08:18 | Illinois | Edward Fox pulls down the rebound | 15-18 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | The short jumper by Tomas Wilde is denied by Joseph Hoskins | 15-18 |
| 07:54 | Loyola Marymount | Boris Dembinski grabs the defensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 07:32 | Loyola Marymount | Alvaro Sanchez makes the floater in the lane and he's hacked by Edward Fox - foul #1 on Edward Fox, team foul #2 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Bailey (PF), Terrance Riccio (C) Tomas Wilde, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Carlo Zamora (SG) Porfirio Russo | |
| 07:32 | Loyola Marymount | Alvaro Sanchez misses the free throw | 15-20 |
| 07:32 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer grabs the defensive rebound | 15-20 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Fox (fresh) PF - Andrew Bailey (fresh) C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Marymount | PG - Brian Peterkin (fresh) SG - Carlo Zamora (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alvaro Sanchez (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Boris Dembinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Hoskins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Austin Coward double dribbles | 15-20 |
| 06:47 | Loyola Marymount | Joseph Hoskins misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 15-20 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Edward Fox grabs the board | 15-20 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer misses the 3 pointer from the left corner but he's hacked by Carlo Zamora - foul #1 on Carlo Zamora, team foul #8 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (SF), Tomas Wilde (PF) Edward Fox, Andrew Bailey | |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Porfirio Russo (PG), Harold Harris (C) Brian Peterkin, Joseph Hoskins | |
| 06:23 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer misses the 3rd free throw | 17-20 |
| 06:23 | Loyola Marymount | Alvaro Sanchez grabs the board | 17-20 |
| 05:54 | Loyola Marymount | Porfirio Russo buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Alvaro Sanchez | 17-23 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Austin Coward misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-23 |
| 05:43 | Loyola Marymount | Alvaro Sanchez gets the rebound | 17-23 |
| 05:24 | Loyola Marymount | Alvaro Sanchez can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by James Aguon - foul #1 on James Aguon, team foul #3 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG), Robert Fisher (C) Nelson Boyer, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Brian Peterkin (SG), David Hays (PF), Joseph Hoskins (C) Carlo Zamora, Boris Dembinski, Harold Harris | |
| 05:24 | Loyola Marymount | Alvaro Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 05:24 | Loyola Marymount | Alvaro Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Alvaro Sanchez is called for the reach on Austin Coward - foul #2 on Alvaro Sanchez, team foul #9 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Harold Harris (PF) Alvaro Sanchez | |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Austin Coward misses the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 05:10 | Loyola Marymount | Joseph Hoskins gets the rebound | 17-25 |
| 04:50 | Loyola Marymount | Joseph Hoskins hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Fisher - foul #1 on Robert Fisher, team foul #4 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG) Austin Coward | |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | | |
| 04:50 | Loyola Marymount | Joseph Hoskins makes the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 04:50 | Loyola Marymount | Joseph Hoskins makes the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde is fouled on the floor by Harold Harris - foul #1 on Harold Harris, team foul #10 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (SF) James Aguon | |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | | |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde misses the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde makes the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 04:08 | Loyola Marymount | David Hays can't connect on a runner near the basket | 18-27 |
| 04:07 | Loyola Marymount | Joseph Hoskins tips it in | 18-29 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Robert Fisher buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Boris Zellous | 20-29 |
| 03:25 | Loyola Marymount | Joseph Hoskins is hacked by Edward Fox - foul #2 on Edward Fox, team foul #5 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Andrew Bailey (PF), Terrance Riccio (C) Wayne Foster, Tomas Wilde, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Carlo Zamora (PG), Allen Paz (SG), Warren Swayne (PF) Porfirio Russo, Brian Peterkin, Joseph Hoskins | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Fox (fresh) PF - Andrew Bailey (fresh) C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Marymount | PG - Carlo Zamora (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Allen Paz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Hays (fresh) PF - Warren Swayne (fresh) C - Harold Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Loyola Marymount | Harold Harris is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Harold Harris, team foul #11 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (SF) Edward Fox | |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Alvaro Sanchez (SF) David Hays | |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Austin Coward knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Terrance Riccio | 23-29 |
| 02:28 | Loyola Marymount | Warren Swayne scores on a jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by Andrew Bailey - foul #1 on Andrew Bailey, team foul #6 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Boyer (SG) Boris Zellous | |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Joseph Hoskins (C) Harold Harris | |
| 02:28 | Loyola Marymount | Warren Swayne makes the free throw | 23-32 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Carlo Zamora is called for the reach on Nelson Boyer - foul #2 on Carlo Zamora, team foul #12 | 23-32 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 01:52 | Loyola Marymount | The short jumper by Joseph Hoskins is denied by Nelson Boyer | 25-32 |
| 01:51 | Loyola Marymount | Alvaro Sanchez tips it back up and in | 25-34 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Austin Coward misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-34 |
| 01:32 | Loyola Marymount | Allen Paz pulls down the rebound | 25-34 |
| 01:03 | Loyola Marymount | Joseph Hoskins loses the ball out of bounds | 25-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (SF), Tomas Wilde (PF), Robert Fisher (C) James Aguon, Andrew Bailey, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Porfirio Russo (PG), David Hays (SF), Boris Dembinski (PF), Harold Harris (C) Carlo Zamora, Alvaro Sanchez, Warren Swayne, Joseph Hoskins | |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 27-34 |
| 00:45 | Loyola Marymount | Tomas Wilde swats the dunk try by Boris Dembinski | 27-34 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Austin Coward grabs the board | 27-34 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Austin Coward is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 27-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG) Nelson Boyer | |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | | |
| 00:25 | Loyola Marymount | Robert Fisher denies the turnaround by Harold Harris | 27-34 |
| 00:24 | Loyola Marymount | David Hays can't tip it in | 27-34 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde snags the defensive board | 27-34 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Austin Coward scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Tomas Wilde | 30-34 |
| 00:00 | Loyola Marymount | Porfirio Russo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-34 |