| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Bissonnette (fresh) SG - John Soliz (fresh) SF - Tyrone Brown (fresh) PF - James Hull (fresh) C - David Brister (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Sean Webber (fresh) SG - Jim Deming (fresh) SF - Tony Dicarlo (fresh) PF - Derek Keith (fresh) C - Raymond Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pepperdine | Raymond Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Pepperdine | James Hull swats the dunk try by Raymond Smith | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Brister | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown is hacked by Tony Dicarlo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tony Dicarlo, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown throws it down | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Pepperdine | Sean Webber misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | Michael Bissonnette is open and scores on a runner near the basket set up by John Soliz | 4-0 |
| 18:28 | Pepperdine | Tyrone Brown swats the short shot by Tony Dicarlo | 4-0 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | James Hull grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Tony Dicarlo - foul #2 on Tony Dicarlo, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | James Williams (SF) Tony Dicarlo | |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown misses the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:07 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Derek Keith | 4-0 |
| 17:43 | Pepperdine | Jim Deming misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Michael Bissonnette gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | John Soliz misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 4-0 |
| 17:36 | Pepperdine | Raymond Smith snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 17:15 | Pepperdine | Raymond Smith misses the jump hook from the right block | 4-0 |
| 17:13 | Pepperdine | Derek Keith gets the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 16:54 | Pepperdine | Raymond Smith buries a jumper from the left block set up by Sean Webber and he's hacked by David Brister - foul #1 on David Brister, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alfred Grant (SG), Brian Wilkinson (SF), Jamie Bellinger (PF), Dennis Murray (C) John Soliz, Tyrone Brown, James Hull, David Brister | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Patrick Burk (PG), Eric Wynn (SG), Steven Mendes (PF) Sean Webber, Jim Deming, Derek Keith | |
| 16:54 | Pepperdine | Raymond Smith makes the free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | Alfred Grant misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 4-3 |
| 16:29 | Pepperdine | Eric Wynn grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:13 | Pepperdine | Steven Mendes scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Patrick Burk | 4-5 |
| 16:09 | Illinois | Eric Wynn is called for the reach on Alfred Grant in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Wynn, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | James Arnold (SF), Bryon Nelson (C) James Williams, Raymond Smith | |
| 15:49 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson is fouled on the floor by James Arnold - foul #1 on James Arnold, team foul #4 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tyrone Brown (SF), James Hull (PF) Brian Wilkinson, Jamie Bellinger | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Bissonnette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alfred Grant (fresh) SF - Tyrone Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Hull (fresh) C - Dennis Murray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Patrick Burk (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Wynn (fresh) SF - James Arnold (fresh) PF - Steven Mendes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bryon Nelson (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Illinois | James Hull clanks a floater from the left block | 4-5 |
| 15:37 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Bryon Nelson | 4-5 |
| 15:15 | Pepperdine | Bryon Nelson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-5 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | James Hull snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Michael Bissonnette is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Soliz (PG), David Brister (C) Michael Bissonnette, Dennis Murray | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Sean Webber (PG), Jim Deming (SG), Derek Keith (PF) Patrick Burk, Eric Wynn, Steven Mendes | |
| 15:02 | Pepperdine | Derek Keith connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Sean Webber | 4-7 |
| 14:59 | Illinois | James Arnold steals it from Alfred Grant in the backcourt | 4-7 |
| 14:42 | Pepperdine | Derek Keith drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Bryon Nelson | 4-9 |
| 14:22 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown misses the easy open layup | 4-9 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | James Hull tips it home | 6-9 |
| 13:53 | Pepperdine | James Hull swats the layup by Derek Keith | 6-9 |
| 13:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Brister | 6-9 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | John Soliz hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 6-9 |
| 13:22 | Illinois | John Soliz tips it in | 8-9 |
| 13:00 | Pepperdine | Tyrone Brown steps in front of the Bryon Nelson pass | 8-9 |
| 12:31 | Illinois | James Hull makes the wide open shot near the basket on a nice dish by Alfred Grant | 10-9 |
| 12:09 | Pepperdine | Jim Deming buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Derek Keith | 10-12 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Alfred Grant knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by John Soliz | 12-12 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Soliz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfred Grant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyrone Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Hull (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Brister (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Sean Webber (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jim Deming (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Arnold (tiring) PF - Derek Keith (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryon Nelson (tiring) | |
| 11:30 | Pepperdine | Sean Webber comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Alfred Grant - foul #1 on Alfred Grant, team foul #2 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Bissonnette (PG), Brian Wilkinson (SF), Jamie Bellinger (PF), Dennis Murray (C) Alfred Grant, Tyrone Brown, James Hull, David Brister | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Patrick Burk (SG), James Williams (SF), Steven Mendes (PF), Raymond Smith (C) Jim Deming, James Arnold, Derek Keith, Bryon Nelson | |
| 11:30 | Pepperdine | Sean Webber makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 11:30 | Pepperdine | Sean Webber makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Dennis Murray's dunk attempt is rejected by Raymond Smith | 12-14 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Dennis Murray tips it back up and in | 14-14 |
| 10:41 | Pepperdine | Raymond Smith comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 14-14 |
| 10:39 | Pepperdine | Raymond Smith tips it home | 14-16 |
| 10:35 | Illinois | Sean Webber is called for the reach on Michael Bissonnette in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sean Webber, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Eric Wynn (SG) Sean Webber | |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Dennis Murray can't connect on an uncontested jump hook in the lane | 14-16 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Jamie Bellinger tips it in | 16-16 |
| 09:56 | Pepperdine | Raymond Smith double dribbles | 16-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Karl Kasky (SG) Steven Mendes | |
| 09:30 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson misses the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Eric Wynn - foul #2 on Eric Wynn, team foul #6 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Hull (PF) Dennis Murray | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jim Deming (SG), Derek Keith (PF) Patrick Burk, Eric Wynn | |
| 09:30 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson misses the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:30 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson misses the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:30 | Illinois | James Hull snags the offensive board | 16-16 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Michael Bissonnette is hacked by Karl Kasky - foul #1 on Karl Kasky, team foul #7 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alfred Grant (SG), Tyrone Brown (SF), David Brister (C) John Soliz, Brian Wilkinson, Jamie Bellinger | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Michael Bissonnette makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Michael Bissonnette misses the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:11 | Pepperdine | Raymond Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 08:50 | Pepperdine | Karl Kasky comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 17-16 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 08:45 | Illinois | Michael Bissonnette is hacked by Jim Deming in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jim Deming, team foul #8 | 17-16 |
| 08:45 | Illinois | Michael Bissonnette misses the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 08:45 | Pepperdine | Raymond Smith gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 08:23 | Pepperdine | Tyrone Brown picks off the pass by James Williams | 17-16 |
| 08:18 | Illinois | Michael Bissonnette misses the lay-in | 17-16 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | James Hull grabs the offensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | James Hull steps out of bounds on the sideline | 17-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson (SF), Jamie Bellinger (PF), Dennis Murray (C) Tyrone Brown, James Hull, David Brister | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Sean Webber (PG), Patrick Burk (SG), Steven Mendes (PF) Karl Kasky, Jim Deming, Derek Keith | |
| 07:39 | Pepperdine | Raymond Smith misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 17-16 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Bissonnette (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alfred Grant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Wilkinson (fresh) PF - Jamie Bellinger (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Murray (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Sean Webber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Burk (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Williams (fairly fresh) PF - Steven Mendes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James Williams - foul #1 on James Williams, team foul #9 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Soliz (SG) Alfred Grant | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson misses the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | The jumper by Michael Bissonnette is denied by James Williams | 18-16 |
| 06:55 | Pepperdine | James Williams grabs the board | 18-16 |
| 06:39 | Pepperdine | Raymond Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Brian Wilkinson - foul #1 on Brian Wilkinson, team foul #3 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tyrone Brown (SF) Jamie Bellinger | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jim Deming (SG), Derek Keith (PF) Patrick Burk, Steven Mendes | |
| 06:39 | Pepperdine | Raymond Smith makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 06:39 | Pepperdine | Raymond Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Dennis Murray knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Bissonnette and he's fouled by Raymond Smith - foul #1 on Raymond Smith, team foul #10 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Hull (PF) Brian Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Karl Kasky (PG) Sean Webber | |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Dennis Murray makes the free throw | 21-18 |
| 05:59 | Pepperdine | Jim Deming misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 21-18 |
| 05:58 | Pepperdine | Jim Deming tips it home | 21-20 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Dennis Murray hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Tyrone Brown | 23-20 |
| 05:19 | Pepperdine | Jim Deming hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 23-20 |
| 05:18 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown snags the defensive board | 23-20 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | James Hull makes the floater from close range on a great pass from John Soliz and he's fouled by Raymond Smith - foul #2 on Raymond Smith, team foul #11 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alfred Grant (SG), Brian Wilkinson (SF), Jamie Bellinger (C) John Soliz, Tyrone Brown, Dennis Murray | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Sean Webber (PG), Patrick Burk (SG), James Arnold (SF), Bryon Nelson (C) Karl Kasky, Jim Deming, James Williams, Raymond Smith | |
| 04:57 | Illinois | James Hull misses the free throw | 25-20 |
| 04:57 | Pepperdine | Bryon Nelson snags the defensive board | 25-20 |
| 04:51 | Pepperdine | Derek Keith is fouled on the floor by Brian Wilkinson - foul #2 on Brian Wilkinson, team foul #4 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Brister (C) James Hull | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 04:40 | Pepperdine | Sean Webber travels with the ball | 25-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Steven Mendes (PF) Derek Keith | |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Bryon Nelson steals it from Michael Bissonnette in the backcourt | 25-20 |
| 04:27 | Pepperdine | Patrick Burk misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Alfred Grant - foul #2 on Alfred Grant, team foul #5 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Soliz (SG) Alfred Grant | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 04:27 | Pepperdine | Patrick Burk misses the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 04:27 | Pepperdine | Patrick Burk makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from David Brister | 27-21 |
| 03:52 | Pepperdine | Patrick Burk comes up short on the runner in the lane | 27-21 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson snags the defensive board | 27-21 |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-21 |
| 03:26 | Pepperdine | Sean Webber grabs the board | 27-21 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Bissonnette (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Soliz (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jamie Bellinger (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Brister (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Sean Webber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Burk (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Arnold (fairly fresh) PF - Steven Mendes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Bryon Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Pepperdine | Steven Mendes misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-21 |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson gets the rebound | 27-21 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | David Brister is fouled on the floor by Bryon Nelson - foul #1 on Bryon Nelson, team foul #12 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alfred Grant (SG), Tyrone Brown (SF), James Hull (PF) John Soliz, Brian Wilkinson, Jamie Bellinger | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Eric Wynn (PG), Jim Deming (SG), Tony Dicarlo (SF), Derek Keith (PF), Raymond Smith (C) Sean Webber, Patrick Burk, James Arnold, Steven Mendes, Bryon Nelson | |
| 02:56 | Illinois | David Brister makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | David Brister makes the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| 02:40 | Pepperdine | Jim Deming knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Tyrone Brown - foul #1 on Tyrone Brown, team foul #6 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dennis Murray (C) David Brister | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 02:40 | Pepperdine | Jim Deming makes the free throw | 29-24 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown makes the wide open floater from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Bissonnette | 31-24 |
| 01:50 | Pepperdine | Derek Keith's fadeaway is rejected by Dennis Murray | 31-24 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | Dennis Murray pulls down the rebound | 31-24 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Michael Bissonnette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Sean Webber (PG) Eric Wynn | |
| 01:35 | Pepperdine | Raymond Smith clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 31-24 |
| 01:33 | Pepperdine | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Smith | 31-24 |
| 01:17 | Pepperdine | Tony Dicarlo misses the floater from close range but he's fouled by James Hull - foul #1 on James Hull, team foul #7 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson (SF), Jamie Bellinger (C) Tyrone Brown, Dennis Murray | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Patrick Burk (SG) Jim Deming | |
| 01:17 | Pepperdine | Tony Dicarlo misses the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 01:17 | Pepperdine | Tony Dicarlo misses the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Jamie Bellinger snags the defensive board | 31-24 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | James Hull's pass is intercepted by Raymond Smith | 31-24 |
| 00:37 | Pepperdine | Raymond Smith can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 31-24 |
| 00:35 | Pepperdine | Derek Keith misses the tip | 31-24 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Alfred Grant gets the rebound | 31-24 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Sean Webber steps in front of the James Hull pass in the backcourt | 31-24 |
| 00:00 | Pepperdine | Patrick Burk misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-24 |