| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Henry Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Tuttle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Whitley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Erik Pham (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Moon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leon Hall (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Blackwell (fresh) SF - Robert Moralez (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Stanley (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - David White (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Stanford | Eric Whitley inbounds the ball | 43-40 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Stanford | Earl Moon makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Henry Robinson | 45-40 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Leon Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 19:20 | Stanford | Eric Whitley snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 19:15 | Stanford | Eric Whitley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-40 |
| 19:14 | Stanford | Erik Pham tips it home | 47-40 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 47-40 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | Robert Moralez tips it but misses | 47-40 |
| 18:47 | Stanford | Erik Pham grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 18:22 | Stanford | Larry Stanley denies the turnaround by Henry Robinson | 47-40 |
| 18:21 | Stanford | Eric Whitley hits the follow up shot | 49-40 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | Leon Hall is hacked by Eric Whitley - foul #1 on Eric Whitley, team foul #1 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Stanford | Stanley Monroe (PG), Lorenzo Perez (SF), Philip Walker (PF), Anthony Doman (C) Henry Robinson, Eric Whitley, Erik Pham, Earl Moon | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Robert Moralez hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 49-40 |
| 17:40 | Stanford | Philip Walker gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| 17:19 | Stanford | Keith Tuttle connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Stanley Monroe | 52-40 |
| 17:02 | Illinois | David White clanks a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Anthony Doman - foul #2 on Anthony Doman, team foul #2 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Stanford | James Williams (SG) Keith Tuttle | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:02 | Illinois | David White misses the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 17:02 | Illinois | David White misses the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 17:02 | Stanford | Anthony Doman gets the rebound | 52-40 |
| 16:43 | Stanford | Lorenzo Perez misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by David White - foul #2 on David White, team foul #1 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Stanford | Erik Pham (PF) Anthony Doman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Schroeder (C) David White | |
| 16:43 | Stanford | Lorenzo Perez makes the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 16:43 | Stanford | Lorenzo Perez misses the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 16:43 | Illinois | Steve Schroeder snags the defensive board | 53-40 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Larry Stanley knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Moralez | 53-42 |
| 16:04 | Stanford | Erik Pham misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 53-42 |
| 16:03 | Stanford | Philip Walker gets the offensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 15:47 | Stanford | Erik Pham misses the lay-in | 53-42 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Robert Moralez grabs the defensive rebound | 53-42 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Stanley Monroe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lorenzo Perez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Erik Pham (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Philip Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leon Hall (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Blackwell (tiring) SF - Robert Moralez (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Stanley (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Schroeder (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Illinois | Robert Moralez clanks a runner from the baseline | 53-42 |
| 15:26 | Stanford | Philip Walker grabs the board | 53-42 |
| 15:21 | Stanford | Philip Walker comes up short on the shot from the left block | 53-42 |
| 15:20 | Illinois | Larry Stanley gets the rebound | 53-42 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Philip Walker picks off the pass by Scott Blackwell | 53-42 |
| 14:47 | Stanford | Stanley Monroe misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Leon Hall - foul #2 on Leon Hall, team foul #2 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Stanford | Keith Tuttle (SG), Eric Whitley (SF), Donald Takahashi (PF), Earl Moon (C) James Williams, Lorenzo Perez, Erik Pham, Philip Walker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Girard (PG), Robert Hrabovsky (SG), Phillip Dean (SF), Anthony Golden (PF), David White (C) Leon Hall, Scott Blackwell, Robert Moralez, Larry Stanley, Steve Schroeder | |
| 14:47 | Stanford | Stanley Monroe makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 14:47 | Stanford | Stanley Monroe makes the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Phillip Dean misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 55-42 |
| 14:29 | Illinois | Anthony Golden tips it but misses | 55-42 |
| 14:27 | Illinois | Phillip Dean snags the offensive board | 55-42 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Anthony Golden clanks a shot near the basket | 55-42 |
| 14:07 | Stanford | Earl Moon snags the defensive board | 55-42 |
| 14:05 | Stanford | Phillip Dean is called for the reach on Keith Tuttle in the backcourt - foul #2 on Phillip Dean, team foul #3 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Stanford | Henry Robinson (PG) Stanley Monroe | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:45 | Stanford | Eric Whitley misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-42 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Anthony Golden grabs the defensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 13:22 | Illinois | Eric Whitley picks off the pass by Michael Girard | 55-42 |
| 13:08 | Stanford | Earl Moon misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-42 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | Phillip Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Phillip Dean buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Robert Hrabovsky and he's hacked by Eric Whitley - foul #2 on Eric Whitley, team foul #3 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Stanford | Erik Pham (PF), Anthony Doman (C) Donald Takahashi, Earl Moon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG), Van Schreffler (SG), Robert Moralez (C) Michael Girard, Robert Hrabovsky, David White | |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Phillip Dean makes the free throw | 55-45 |
| 12:19 | Stanford | Erik Pham misses long on a shot from the right block | 55-45 |
| 12:18 | Stanford | Keith Tuttle tips it back up and in | 57-45 |
| 11:57 | Illinois | Robert Moralez misses the runner in the paint but the foul's on Anthony Doman - foul #3 on Anthony Doman, team foul #4 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Stanford | Tom Anderson (PG), James Williams (SG), Lorenzo Perez (SF), Philip Walker (C) Henry Robinson, Keith Tuttle, Eric Whitley, Anthony Doman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Stanley (PF) Anthony Golden | |
| 11:57 | Illinois | Robert Moralez makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 11:57 | Illinois | Robert Moralez misses the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 11:57 | Stanford | James Williams gets the rebound | 57-46 |
| 11:45 | Stanford | Philip Walker misses short on an open runner from the right block | 57-46 |
| 11:43 | Illinois | Phillip Dean grabs the board | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Tom Anderson (fresh) SG - James Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lorenzo Perez (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Erik Pham (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Philip Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leon Hall (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Van Schreffler (fresh) SF - Robert Moralez (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Stanley (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Phillip Dean (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Larry Stanley buries a turnaround from the right block | 57-48 |
| 11:05 | Stanford | Erik Pham blows the layup but he's fouled by Phillip Dean - foul #3 on Phillip Dean, team foul #4 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Stanford | Stanley Monroe (PG), Eric Whitley (SF) Tom Anderson, Lorenzo Perez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (SG), Brian Nicholas (SF), Steve Schroeder (C) Van Schreffler, Robert Moralez, Phillip Dean | |
| 11:05 | Stanford | Erik Pham makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 11:05 | Stanford | Erik Pham makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Larry Stanley hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Leon Hall | 59-50 |
| 10:20 | Stanford | Philip Walker hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Stanley Monroe | 61-50 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Eric Whitley steals it from Steve Schroeder | 61-50 |
| 09:43 | Stanford | Erik Pham hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-50 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Leon Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 61-50 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Leon Hall misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-50 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Larry Stanley tips it home | 61-52 |
| 09:12 | Stanford | Erik Pham is hacked by Leon Hall - foul #3 on Leon Hall, team foul #5 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Stanford | Henry Robinson (PG), Keith Tuttle (SG), Lorenzo Perez (SF), Donald Takahashi (PF), Earl Moon (C) Stanley Monroe, James Williams, Eric Whitley, Erik Pham, Philip Walker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Girard (PG), Robert Hrabovsky (SG), Robert Moralez (SF), Anthony Golden (PF), David White (C) Leon Hall, Scott Blackwell, Brian Nicholas, Larry Stanley, Steve Schroeder | |
| 08:56 | Stanford | Earl Moon loses the ball out of bounds | 61-52 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Robert Moralez makes the fadeaway from the right wing and the foul's on Lorenzo Perez - foul #2 on Lorenzo Perez, team foul #5 | 61-54 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Robert Moralez makes the free throw | 61-55 |
| 08:24 | Stanford | Keith Tuttle comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | David White gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | Robert Moralez buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 07:44 | Stanford | Keith Tuttle drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Henry Robinson | 64-57 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Henry Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Tuttle (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lorenzo Perez (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Takahashi (fresh) 3 pts. C - Earl Moon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Girard (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Hrabovsky (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Moralez (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Golden (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - David White (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Robert Moralez scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 64-59 |
| 07:18 | Stanford | Henry Robinson loses the dribble to Michael Girard in the backcourt | 64-59 |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Earl Moon steals the ball from Robert Moralez | 64-59 |
| 06:51 | Stanford | Lorenzo Perez is hacked by David White - foul #3 on David White, team foul #6 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Stanford | Tom Anderson (PG), Stanley Monroe (SG), Eric Whitley (SF), Erik Pham (PF), Anthony Doman (C) Henry Robinson, Keith Tuttle, Lorenzo Perez, Donald Takahashi, Earl Moon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG), Van Schreffler (SG), Phillip Dean (SF), Larry Stanley (PF) Michael Girard, Robert Hrabovsky, Robert Moralez, Anthony Golden | |
| 06:38 | Stanford | Scott Blackwell steals it from Anthony Doman | 64-59 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell is fouled on the floor by Tom Anderson - foul #1 on Tom Anderson, team foul #6 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Stanford | James Williams (SG), Philip Walker (PF) Tom Anderson, Erik Pham | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG) David White | |
| 06:01 | Illinois | Leon Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-59 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Phillip Dean tips it home | 64-61 |
| 05:58 | Stanford | Stanley Monroe is called for traveling in the backcourt | 64-61 |
| Subs | Stanford | Keith Tuttle (SG) James Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Schroeder (C) Van Schreffler | |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Phillip Dean is fouled on the floor by Eric Whitley - foul #3 on Eric Whitley, team foul #7 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Stanford | Earl Moon (C) Anthony Doman | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Phillip Dean makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Phillip Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 05:26 | Stanford | Keith Tuttle hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Stanley Monroe | 67-63 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Larry Stanley can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 67-63 |
| 05:06 | Stanford | Eric Whitley grabs the defensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 04:47 | Stanford | Eric Whitley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-63 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell snags the defensive board | 67-63 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | Earl Moon steps in front of the Larry Stanley pass | 67-63 |
| 04:03 | Stanford | Earl Moon blows the dunk but he's hacked by Steve Schroeder - foul #1 on Steve Schroeder, team foul #7 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Stanford | Henry Robinson (PG), James Williams (SG), Lorenzo Perez (SF), Erik Pham (PF) Stanley Monroe, Keith Tuttle, Eric Whitley, Philip Walker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Girard (PG), Van Schreffler (SG), Robert Moralez (SF), Anthony Golden (PF), David White (C) Leon Hall, Scott Blackwell, Phillip Dean, Larry Stanley, Steve Schroeder | |
| 04:03 | Stanford | Earl Moon makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 04:03 | Stanford | Earl Moon makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | David White is hacked by James Williams - foul #1 on James Williams, team foul #8 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Stanford | Anthony Doman (C) Earl Moon | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:35 | Illinois | David White misses the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 03:35 | Stanford | Anthony Doman snags the defensive board | 69-63 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Henry Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lorenzo Perez (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Erik Pham (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Doman (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Girard (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Van Schreffler (fresh) SF - Robert Moralez (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Golden (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - David White (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Stanford | Anthony Doman makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Erik Pham | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Erik Pham swats the short shot by Robert Moralez | 71-63 |
| 03:04 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Lorenzo Perez | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:44 | Stanford | James Williams is fouled on the floor by Van Schreffler - foul #1 on Van Schreffler, team foul #8 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Stanford | Earl Moon (C) Anthony Doman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Hrabovsky (SG) Van Schreffler | |
| 02:44 | Stanford | James Williams makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 02:44 | Stanford | James Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-63 |
| Subs | Stanford | Keith Tuttle (SG), Philip Walker (C) James Williams, Earl Moon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (SG), Larry Stanley (PF), Phillip Dean (C) Robert Hrabovsky, Anthony Golden, David White | |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Larry Stanley misses the lay-in | 73-63 |
| 02:26 | Stanford | Philip Walker pulls down the rebound | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 02:07 | Stanford | Erik Pham's pass is intercepted by Phillip Dean | 73-63 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-63 |
| Subs | Stanford | Earl Moon (C) Philip Walker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Schroeder (C) Phillip Dean | |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Larry Stanley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 73-63 |
| 01:37 | Stanford | Erik Pham snags the defensive board | 73-63 |
| 01:08 | Stanford | Erik Pham makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Earl Moon | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Robert Moralez misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 75-63 |
| 00:49 | Stanford | Earl Moon grabs the defensive rebound | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:47 | Stanford | Lorenzo Perez is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Moralez - foul #1 on Robert Moralez, team foul #9 | 75-63 |
| Subs | Stanford | Stanley Monroe (PG), James Williams (SG), Philip Walker (PF), Anthony Doman (C) Henry Robinson, Keith Tuttle, Erik Pham, Earl Moon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG), David White (C) Michael Girard, Steve Schroeder | |
| 00:47 | Stanford | Lorenzo Perez misses the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David White | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Robert Moralez's layup is rejected by Anthony Doman | 75-63 |
| 00:41 | Stanford | Philip Walker pulls down the rebound | 75-63 |
| 00:16 | Stanford | Stanley Monroe hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Williams | 78-63 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Larry Stanley buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Moralez | 78-65 |
| 00:00 | Stanford | Stanley Monroe runs out the clock | 78-65 |