| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Muller (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Pruitt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Allan Dale (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bill Runnels (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Weber (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - John Campbell (fresh) 7 pts. C - David Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Jerry Pruitt inbounds the ball | 21-27 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Cal | Allan Dale misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Campbell - foul #3 on John Campbell, team foul #1 | 21-27 |
| 19:44 | Cal | Allan Dale makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 19:44 | Cal | Allan Dale makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Jan Tarver clanks a floater from the left wing | 23-27 |
| 19:25 | Cal | Edward Muller pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| 19:09 | Cal | Bill Runnels knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Eric Carter and the foul's on David Williams - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #2 | 25-27 |
| 19:09 | Cal | Bill Runnels makes the free throw | 26-27 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | Edward Muller is called for the reach on Jan Tarver in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Muller, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Cal | Loren Fennell (SF) Edward Muller | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Paul Weber comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Eric Carter - foul #2 on Eric Carter, team foul #2 | 26-27 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Paul Weber makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 18:47 | Cal | Allan Dale pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| 18:29 | Cal | Allan Dale is hacked by David Williams - foul #2 on David Williams, team foul #3 | 26-28 |
| 18:01 | Cal | Bill Runnels can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from the right block | 26-28 |
| 18:00 | Illinois | Paul Weber gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | John Campbell comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Loren Fennell - foul #1 on Loren Fennell, team foul #3 | 26-28 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | John Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | John Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 17:19 | Cal | Eric Carter splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 26-30 |
| 17:18 | Illinois | John Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | John Campbell connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Paul Weber | 26-32 |
| 16:29 | Cal | Jerry Pruitt makes the 3 from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 16:03 | Illinois | Paul Weber drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 15:37 | Cal | David Williams denies the turnaround by Bill Runnels | 29-35 |
| 15:35 | Illinois | David Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Jerry Pruitt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Loren Fennell (fresh) PF - Allan Dale (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Bill Runnels (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Weber (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Lawrence Lamar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - John Campbell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:13 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-35 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | David Williams tips it home | 29-37 |
| 14:43 | Cal | Eric Carter knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | The jump hook by Lawrence Lamar is blocked by Allan Dale | 32-37 |
| 14:23 | Cal | Allan Dale snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 14:19 | Cal | Eric Carter is fouled on the floor by Paul Weber - foul #2 on Paul Weber, team foul #4 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Muller (PG) Jerry Pruitt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Collins (PG), Richard Deady (SG), Edward Scheiber (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Jan Tarver, Paul Weber, John Campbell, David Williams | |
| 14:00 | Cal | Allan Dale misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-37 |
| 13:58 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood's pass is intercepted by Edward Muller | 32-37 |
| 13:48 | Cal | Edward Muller lays it in | 34-37 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar is hacked by Edward Muller - foul #4 on Edward Muller, team foul #4 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht (PG) Edward Muller | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:15 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Lawrence Lamar | 34-39 |
| 13:01 | Cal | Allan Dale makes the contested driving attempt from the left block | 36-39 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber's floater is tipped away by Bill Runnels | 36-39 |
| 12:40 | Cal | Allan Dale grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 12:36 | Cal | Eric Carter splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 12:35 | Cal | Allan Dale can't tip it in | 36-39 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Lawrence Lamar | 36-39 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Michael Collins loses the dribble to Eric Carter | 36-39 |
| 11:44 | Cal | Allan Dale splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 11:43 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 11:22 | Cal | Eric Carter misses the 3 from the right corner | 36-39 |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Tom Engelbrecht (fresh) SG - Eric Carter (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Loren Fennell (fairly fresh) PF - Allan Dale (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Bill Runnels (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Collins (fresh) SG - Richard Deady (fresh) SF - Lawrence Lamar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. PF - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 10:59 | Illinois | Richard Deady is fouled on the floor by Tom Engelbrecht - foul #1 on Tom Engelbrecht, team foul #5 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Cal | Jerry Pruitt (PG), Patrick Wicklund (C) Eric Carter, Bill Runnels | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG), Paul Weber (SG), John Campbell (PF), David Williams (C) Michael Collins, Lawrence Lamar, Edward Scheiber, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| 10:32 | Illinois | Jan Tarver scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Weber | 36-42 |
| 10:20 | Cal | Patrick Wicklund misses the lay-in | 36-42 |
| 10:19 | Cal | Allan Dale hits the follow up shot | 38-42 |
| 10:13 | Illinois | John Campbell misses the easy layup | 38-42 |
| 10:11 | Cal | Patrick Wicklund snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 09:46 | Cal | Allan Dale misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-42 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | Paul Weber grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Jan Tarver misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-42 |
| 09:14 | Cal | The rebound goes to Allan Dale | 38-42 |
| 08:58 | Cal | Jerry Pruitt misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-42 |
| 08:56 | Cal | Patrick Wicklund can't tip it in | 38-42 |
| 08:55 | Cal | Loren Fennell grabs the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 08:33 | Cal | Allan Dale tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Allan Dale, team foul #6 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Carter (SG), Ted Bash (SF) Tom Engelbrecht, Loren Fennell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (SF), Edward Scheiber (PF) Richard Deady, John Campbell | |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | David Williams hits the follow up shot | 38-44 |
| 07:51 | Cal | Ted Bash throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-44 |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Muller (PG), Bill Runnels (C) Ted Bash, Patrick Wicklund | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Collins (PG) Paul Weber | |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Jan Tarver clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 07:32 | Cal | The rebound goes to Allan Dale | 38-44 |
| 07:15 | Cal | Allan Dale is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 38-44 |
| Subs | Cal | Loren Fennell (SG), Ted Bash (SF) Eric Carter, Jerry Pruitt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SG), Richard Deady (SF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Jan Tarver, Lawrence Lamar, David Williams | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Muller (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Loren Fennell (fairly fresh) SF - Ted Bash (fresh) PF - Allan Dale (tiring) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Bill Runnels (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Collins (fresh) SG - Paul Weber (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Richard Deady (fresh) PF - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 06:56 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber's fadeaway is rejected by Bill Runnels | 38-44 |
| 06:54 | Cal | Ted Bash grabs the board | 38-44 |
| 06:47 | Cal | Edward Muller misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-44 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber gets the rebound | 38-44 |
| 06:26 | Illinois | Richard Deady lays it in on a great pass from Michael Collins | 38-46 |
| 06:04 | Cal | Edward Muller scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Allan Dale | 40-46 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber scores on a turnaround from close range and he's fouled by Allan Dale - foul #4 on Allan Dale, team foul #7 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Carter (SG), Jerry Pruitt (SF), Patrick Wicklund (C) Loren Fennell, Ted Bash, Bill Runnels | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG), Lawrence Lamar (SG), John Campbell (SF), David Williams (C) Michael Collins, Paul Weber, Richard Deady, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the free throw | 40-49 |
| 05:24 | Cal | Edward Muller is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Carter | 43-49 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by John Campbell | 43-51 |
| 04:32 | Cal | Jerry Pruitt clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | John Campbell grabs the board | 43-51 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Jan Tarver buries a 3 from straight away | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:53 | Cal | Allan Dale misses long on a shot from the left wing | 43-54 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | David Williams gets the rebound | 43-54 |
| 03:33 | Illinois | John Campbell clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-54 |
| 03:32 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar gets the offensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | David Williams connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Lawrence Lamar | 43-56 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Muller (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Eric Carter (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jerry Pruitt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Allan Dale (tired) 10 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Patrick Wicklund (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Lamar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Campbell (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edward Scheiber (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:57 | Cal | Allan Dale evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right wing | 43-56 |
| 02:56 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Wicklund | 43-56 |
| 02:49 | Cal | Jerry Pruitt hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Edward Muller | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:33 | Illinois | John Campbell is fouled on the floor by Eric Carter - foul #3 on Eric Carter, team foul #8 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht (SG), Bill Runnels (C) Eric Carter, Patrick Wicklund | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SG), Richard Deady (SF) Lawrence Lamar, Edward Scheiber | |
| 02:33 | Illinois | John Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | John Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 02:23 | Cal | Edward Muller makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Tom Engelbrecht | 47-58 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Jan Tarver drills a 3 from straight away | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:54 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht misses long on an open jumpshot from the left side | 47-61 |
| 01:53 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Bill Runnels | 47-61 |
| 01:40 | Cal | John Campbell swats the short shot by Allan Dale | 47-61 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Paul Weber pulls down the rebound | 47-61 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | David Williams misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-61 |
| 01:11 | Cal | The rebound goes to Bill Runnels | 47-61 |
| 01:06 | Cal | Edward Muller is fouled on the floor by Jan Tarver - foul #1 on Jan Tarver, team foul #5 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Carter (SG) Tom Engelbrecht | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (SF) Richard Deady | |
| 01:00 | Cal | Jerry Pruitt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Paul Weber is denied on a layup by Allan Dale | 47-61 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Jan Tarver gets the offensive rebound | 47-61 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Jan Tarver can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 47-61 |
| 00:17 | Cal | The rebound goes to Edward Muller | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:11 | Cal | Allan Dale shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Eric Carter | 49-61 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Jan Tarver runs out the clock | 49-61 |