| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Jeffery Bird (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 11 pts. SF - James Hunter (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gary Lazusky (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brian Yap (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Clyde Lanier (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Nicholas Wyman (fresh) PF - Stephen Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Wynne (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UCLA | James Hunter inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | UCLA | Nicholas Wyman picks off the pass by Robert Smith | 31-27 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-27 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Nicholas Wyman grabs the offensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | Michael Wynne hits a turnaround from the right block | 31-29 |
| 18:40 | UCLA | Jeffery Bird can't throw it down | 31-29 |
| 18:39 | UCLA | Gary Lazusky gets the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 18:23 | UCLA | Gary Lazusky scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Jeffery Bird | 33-29 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-29 |
| 17:49 | UCLA | Robert Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Stephen Smith pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Nicholas Wyman misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-29 |
| 17:29 | UCLA | Gary Lazusky grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 17:19 | UCLA | Stephen Smith swats the layup by Brian Yap | 33-29 |
| 17:18 | Illinois | Stephen Smith snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Michael Wynne comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 33-29 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Stephen Smith hits the follow up shot | 33-31 |
| 17:06 | UCLA | Jeffery Bird is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Wyman - foul #2 on Nicholas Wyman, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| 16:54 | UCLA | Gary Lazusky is whistled for a carry | 33-31 |
| Subs | UCLA | Daniel Coomes (SG), Clyde Robinson (PF) Jeffery Bird, Gary Lazusky | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:39 | Illinois | Clyde Robinson steals the ball from Michael Wynne | 33-31 |
| 16:13 | UCLA | James Hunter makes the floater from the free throw line and the foul's on James Wilson - foul #3 on James Wilson, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jeffery Bird (PG) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Overturf (SG), Richard Ingrassia (PF), Christopher Bryant (C) Clyde Lanier, Stephen Smith, Michael Wynne | |
| 16:13 | UCLA | James Hunter misses the free throw | 35-31 |
| 16:13 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant misses the dunk attempt | 35-31 |
| 15:49 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant grabs the offensive board | 35-31 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Jeffery Bird (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Coomes (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Hunter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clyde Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Yap (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Overturf (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Nicholas Wyman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Ingrassia (fresh) C - Christopher Bryant (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant connects on the floater in the lane and the foul's on Brian Yap - foul #3 on Brian Yap, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | UCLA | Gary Lazusky (PF), Robert Rolle (C) Clyde Robinson, Brian Yap | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant makes the free throw | 35-34 |
| 15:10 | UCLA | Jeffery Bird connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Gary Lazusky | 37-34 |
| 14:52 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant lays it in | 37-36 |
| 14:35 | UCLA | James Hunter buries a floater from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 39-36 |
| 14:09 | UCLA | James Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 14:03 | UCLA | Daniel Coomes can't connect on a floater from the right side | 39-36 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia is hacked by Gary Lazusky - foul #3 on Gary Lazusky, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Smith (PG) Jeffery Bird | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clyde Lanier (SG), Kenneth Herring (SF), Stephen Smith (PF), Michael Wynne (C) Samuel Overturf, Nicholas Wyman, Richard Ingrassia, Christopher Bryant | |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Stephen Smith travels with the ball | 39-36 |
| 13:02 | UCLA | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-36 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Clyde Lanier | 39-36 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Michael Wynne hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Coomes - foul #2 on Daniel Coomes, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| Subs | UCLA | Brian Yap (C) Robert Rolle | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Michael Wynne misses the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Michael Wynne makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 12:28 | UCLA | Kenneth Herring is called for the reach on Daniel Coomes - foul #2 on Kenneth Herring, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Rolle (PF) Gary Lazusky | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:15 | UCLA | Brian Yap banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Smith | 41-37 |
| 11:52 | Illinois | Stephen Smith misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 11:51 | UCLA | Daniel Coomes grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Coomes (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Hunter (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Rolle (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Yap (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wilson (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clyde Lanier (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kenneth Herring (fresh) PF - Stephen Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Michael Wynne (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 11:31 | UCLA | Brian Yap scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Smith | 43-37 |
| 11:14 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier jams it set up by James Wilson | 43-39 |
| 10:58 | UCLA | Brian Yap steps out of bounds on the baseline | 43-39 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jeffery Bird (PG), Gary Lazusky (PF) Daniel Coomes, Brian Yap | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Wyman (SF) Kenneth Herring | |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-39 |
| 10:33 | UCLA | Robert Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 10:28 | UCLA | Robert Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffery Bird | 46-39 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | Stephen Smith's floater is tipped away by Gary Lazusky | 46-39 |
| 09:58 | UCLA | James Hunter pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 09:47 | UCLA | Robert Smith misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Clyde Lanier - foul #3 on Clyde Lanier, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Overturf (SG), Richard Ingrassia (PF), Christopher Bryant (C) Clyde Lanier, Stephen Smith, Michael Wynne | |
| 09:47 | UCLA | Robert Smith misses the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 09:47 | UCLA | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Samuel Overturf connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 09:10 | UCLA | James Wilson takes the ball from James Hunter | 47-41 |
| 08:53 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Wilson | 47-43 |
| 08:37 | UCLA | Christopher Bryant blocks the short jumper by Jeffery Bird | 47-43 |
| 08:36 | UCLA | Robert Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 08:27 | UCLA | James Hunter hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-43 |
| 08:26 | UCLA | Robert Rolle tips it home | 49-43 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant's pass is intercepted by Gary Lazusky | 49-43 |
| 07:51 | UCLA | Jeffery Bird buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Robert Smith | 51-43 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Jeffery Bird (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Hunter (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Lazusky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Rolle (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wilson (tiring) 2 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Overturf (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Nicholas Wyman (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Richard Ingrassia (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:36 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Rolle - foul #4 on Robert Rolle, team foul #4 | 51-43 |
| Subs | UCLA | Daniel Coomes (SG), Raymond Reilly (SF), Clyde Robinson (PF), Brian Yap (C) Robert Smith, James Hunter, Gary Lazusky, Robert Rolle | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clyde Lanier (SG), Kenneth Herring (SF), Stephen Smith (PF) Samuel Overturf, Nicholas Wyman, Richard Ingrassia | |
| 07:36 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 07:36 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 07:36 | UCLA | Brian Yap gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 07:21 | UCLA | Raymond Reilly hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Wilson - foul #4 on James Wilson, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Wynne (C) Christopher Bryant | |
| 07:21 | UCLA | Raymond Reilly makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 07:21 | UCLA | Raymond Reilly makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Stephen Smith makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by Michael Wynne | 53-46 |
| 06:54 | UCLA | Brian Yap double dribbles | 53-46 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Michael Wynne is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Michael Wynne, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| 06:12 | UCLA | Kenneth Herring picks off the pass by Jeffery Bird | 53-46 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | James Wilson can't finish the layup | 53-46 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier hits the follow up shot | 53-48 |
| 05:42 | UCLA | Jeffery Bird misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-48 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier grabs the defensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | Michael Wynne misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 53-48 |
| 05:17 | UCLA | Clyde Robinson grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 05:02 | UCLA | Brian Yap's layup is rejected by Michael Wynne | 53-48 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Kenneth Herring snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | Stephen Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 53-48 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Stephen Smith hits the follow up shot | 53-50 |
| 04:32 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-50 |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Smith (PG), James Hunter (SF), Gary Lazusky (PF) Jeffery Bird, Raymond Reilly, Clyde Robinson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Wyman (SF) Kenneth Herring | |
| 04:20 | UCLA | Robert Smith scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Hunter | 56-50 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier misses the lay-in | 56-50 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Clyde Lanier | 56-50 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Michael Wynne knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Stephen Smith | 56-52 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Coomes (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Hunter (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gary Lazusky (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Yap (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wilson (tired) 2 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Clyde Lanier (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Wyman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stephen Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. C - Michael Wynne (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| 03:27 | UCLA | James Wilson is called for the reach on Brian Yap - foul #5 on James Wilson, team foul #7 | 56-52 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Overturf (PG) James Wilson | |
| 03:27 | UCLA | Brian Yap misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Stephen Smith gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Michael Wynne is hacked by James Hunter - foul #1 on James Hunter, team foul #5 | 56-52 |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Rolle (C) Brian Yap | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Michael Wynne scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-54 |
| 02:54 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-54 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jeffery Bird (PG), Brian Yap (C) Daniel Coomes, Robert Rolle | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:41 | UCLA | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-54 |
| 02:39 | UCLA | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Yap | 56-54 |
| 02:27 | UCLA | Gary Lazusky travels with the ball | 56-54 |
| 02:03 | Illinois | Robert Smith steps in front of the Samuel Overturf pass | 56-54 |
| 01:55 | UCLA | Jeffery Bird drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Smith | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier clanks a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #6 | 59-54 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 01:33 | UCLA | Stephen Smith is called for the reach on Robert Smith - foul #1 on Stephen Smith, team foul #8 | 59-55 |
| 01:33 | UCLA | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 01:33 | UCLA | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 00:48 | UCLA | Jeffery Bird connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Stephen Smith misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Gary Lazusky - foul #4 on Gary Lazusky, team foul #7 | 64-58 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia (PF) Samuel Overturf | |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Stephen Smith makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Stephen Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:42 | UCLA | Gary Lazusky gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:39 | UCLA | Gary Lazusky is hacked by Stephen Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Smith, team foul #9 | 64-59 |
| Subs | UCLA | Daniel Coomes (SG), Raymond Reilly (SF) Robert Smith, James Hunter | |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Overturf (PG) Richard Ingrassia | |
| 00:39 | UCLA | Gary Lazusky misses the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Stephen Smith | 64-59 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 64-59 |
| 00:32 | UCLA | Jeffery Bird grabs the defensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 00:32 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 64-59 |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Smith (SG), Robert Rolle (PF) Raymond Reilly, Gary Lazusky | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:30 | UCLA | Daniel Coomes is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Overturf - foul #1 on Samuel Overturf, team foul #10 | 64-59 |
| 00:30 | UCLA | Daniel Coomes makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:30 | UCLA | Daniel Coomes makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 66-59 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Nicholas Wyman pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Clyde Lanier loses the ball out of bounds | 66-59 |
| Subs | UCLA | Raymond Reilly (SF), Gary Lazusky (PF) Robert Smith, Robert Rolle | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:16 | UCLA | Jeffery Bird is hacked by Samuel Overturf in the backcourt - foul #2 on Samuel Overturf, team foul #11 | 66-59 |
| 00:16 | UCLA | Jeffery Bird makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:16 | UCLA | Jeffery Bird makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Samuel Overturf misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-59 |
| 00:09 | UCLA | Daniel Coomes gets the rebound | 68-59 |
| 00:09 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:06 | UCLA | Samuel Overturf is called for the reach on Jeffery Bird in the backcourt - foul #3 on Samuel Overturf, team foul #12 | 68-59 |
| 00:06 | UCLA | Jeffery Bird makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:06 | UCLA | Jeffery Bird makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Jeffery Bird takes the ball from Clyde Lanier | 70-59 |