| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Marijan Belkowski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Christopher Burditt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Khang (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Hector Gamez (fresh) 3 pts. C - Walter Zych (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Hadley (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) SF - Charles Turner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dusty Beeler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Frederick Dicus (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Charles Turner inbounds the ball | 23-37 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Turner and he's fouled by William Khang - foul #1 on William Khang, team foul #1 | 23-39 |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus makes the free throw | 23-40 |
| 19:20 | Gonzaga | Hector Gamez clanks a jumper from the left wing | 23-40 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler pulls down the rebound | 23-40 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Charles Turner misses the dunk | 23-40 |
| 18:54 | Gonzaga | Hector Gamez snags the defensive board | 23-40 |
| 18:28 | Gonzaga | Christopher Burditt clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-40 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Frank Steiner grabs the defensive rebound | 23-40 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | Walter Zych steals it from Frank Steiner | 23-40 |
| 17:58 | Gonzaga | William Khang is hacked by Charles Turner - foul #1 on Charles Turner, team foul #1 | 23-40 |
| 17:49 | Gonzaga | William Khang connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Walter Zych and he's hacked by Frederick Dicus - foul #3 on Frederick Dicus, team foul #2 | 25-40 |
| 17:49 | Gonzaga | William Khang makes the free throw | 26-40 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Christopher Burditt is called for the reach on Frank Steiner - foul #2 on Christopher Burditt, team foul #2 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Wendell Seay (C) Walter Zych | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (SG) Frank Steiner | |
| 17:01 | Illinois | Donald Hadley hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Christopher Goncalves | 26-42 |
| 16:44 | Gonzaga | William Khang hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 26-42 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus grabs the defensive rebound | 26-42 |
| 16:23 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Burditt - foul #3 on Christopher Burditt, team foul #3 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jessie Stewart (SG), Lindsey Stiles (SF), Walter Zych (C) Christopher Burditt, William Khang, Hector Gamez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SG), Reuben Thompson (SF), Ricky Winter (C) Donald Hadley, Charles Turner, Frederick Dicus | |
| 16:23 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler makes the 1st free throw | 26-43 |
| 16:23 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler makes the 2nd free throw | 26-44 |
| 16:08 | Gonzaga | Jessie Stewart misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-44 |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves grabs the board | 26-44 |
| 15:37 | Illinois | Lindsey Stiles steals it from Frank Steiner | 26-44 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Marijan Belkowski (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jessie Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lindsey Stiles (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Wendell Seay (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Zych (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Reuben Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dusty Beeler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricky Winter (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Gonzaga | Marijan Belkowski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-44 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | William Khang (SF) Lindsey Stiles | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Dicus (C) Dusty Beeler | |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Marijan Belkowski steals the ball from Reuben Thompson | 26-44 |
| 15:10 | Gonzaga | Marijan Belkowski hits the finger roll | 28-44 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Goncalves | 28-46 |
| 14:32 | Gonzaga | Jessie Stewart is whistled for a carry | 28-46 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Christopher Burditt (SG), Hector Gamez (PF), Lyle Hinton (C) Jessie Stewart, Wendell Seay, Walter Zych | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Hadley (PG), Charles Turner (SF) Frank Steiner, Ricky Winter | |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson scores on a jumper from the right side | 28-48 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:03 | Gonzaga | Hector Gamez drills a shot from the left wing | 30-48 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Turner | 30-51 |
| 13:27 | Gonzaga | Hector Gamez clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Christopher Goncalves - foul #1 on Christopher Goncalves, team foul #3 | 30-51 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jessie Stewart (PG), Wendell Seay (C) Marijan Belkowski, Lyle Hinton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Jenson (SG), Dusty Beeler (PF) Christopher Goncalves, Frederick Dicus | |
| 13:27 | Gonzaga | Hector Gamez misses the 1st free throw | 30-51 |
| 13:27 | Gonzaga | Hector Gamez makes the 2nd free throw | 31-51 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Charles Turner knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 31-53 |
| 12:44 | Gonzaga | Jessie Stewart misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-53 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Donald Hadley | 31-53 |
| 12:24 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Christopher Burditt - foul #4 on Christopher Burditt, team foul #4 | 31-53 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Marijan Belkowski (PG), Lindsey Stiles (SF), Walter Zych (C) Christopher Burditt, William Khang, Wendell Seay | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SG) Michael Jenson | |
| 12:24 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 31-54 |
| 12:24 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-55 |
| 12:04 | Gonzaga | Hector Gamez is called for a backcourt violation | 31-55 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Dicus (C) Reuben Thompson | |
| 11:38 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus is called for traveling | 31-55 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Wendell Seay (PF) Hector Gamez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (SF) Charles Turner | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Marijan Belkowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jessie Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lindsey Stiles (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Wendell Seay (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Zych (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Hadley (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Dusty Beeler (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Frederick Dicus (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Gonzaga | Wendell Seay misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-55 |
| 11:26 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dusty Beeler | 31-55 |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Donald Hadley | 31-57 |
| 10:49 | Gonzaga | Marijan Belkowski is whistled for traveling | 31-57 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Keith Korman (SG), William Khang (SF) Marijan Belkowski, Lindsey Stiles | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Winter (SF) Donald Hadley | |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler misses the fadeaway from the left side | 31-57 |
| 10:24 | Gonzaga | Wendell Seay pulls down the rebound | 31-57 |
| 10:15 | Gonzaga | Keith Korman misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-57 |
| 10:14 | Gonzaga | Walter Zych pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-57 |
| 10:04 | Gonzaga | Keith Korman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-57 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves grabs the defensive rebound | 31-57 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus hits the finger roll | 31-59 |
| 09:27 | Gonzaga | Keith Korman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-59 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Marijan Belkowski (PG), Hector Gamez (PF), Lyle Hinton (C) Jessie Stewart, Wendell Seay, Walter Zych | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Hadley (PG), Charles Turner (SF), Reuben Thompson (PF) Frank Steiner, Dusty Beeler, Frederick Dicus | |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Donald Hadley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-59 |
| 09:09 | Gonzaga | Lyle Hinton snags the defensive board | 31-59 |
| 09:01 | Gonzaga | Keith Korman misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 31-59 |
| 08:59 | Gonzaga | Lyle Hinton grabs the offensive board | 31-59 |
| 08:52 | Gonzaga | Hector Gamez buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Keith Korman | 33-59 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Marijan Belkowski is called for the reach on Christopher Goncalves - foul #2 on Marijan Belkowski, team foul #5 | 33-59 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Jenson (SG), Dusty Beeler (PF) Christopher Goncalves, Ricky Winter | |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Donald Hadley is fouled on the floor by Marijan Belkowski - foul #3 on Marijan Belkowski, team foul #6 | 33-59 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jessie Stewart (PG), Lindsey Stiles (SF), Wendell Seay (PF) Marijan Belkowski, William Khang, Hector Gamez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SG) Michael Jenson | |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Charles Turner throws it down on a nice dish by Donald Hadley | 33-61 |
| 07:37 | Illinois | The refs have stopped play. Donald Hadley is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 33-61 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Dicus (C) Donald Hadley | |
| 07:26 | Gonzaga | Keith Korman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-61 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Charles Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 33-61 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jessie Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Korman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lindsey Stiles (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Wendell Seay (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Lyle Hinton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Reuben Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Charles Turner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dusty Beeler (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Frederick Dicus (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Charles Turner connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Frank Steiner | 33-63 |
| 06:47 | Gonzaga | Wendell Seay knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Keith Korman | 36-63 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Charles Turner can't finish the layup | 36-63 |
| 06:34 | Gonzaga | Wendell Seay grabs the defensive rebound | 36-63 |
| 06:22 | Gonzaga | Lindsey Stiles misses short on a shot from the right side | 36-63 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler snags the defensive board | 36-63 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Lindsey Stiles is called for the reach on Charles Turner - foul #3 on Lindsey Stiles, team foul #7 | 36-63 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG), Michael Jenson (SG), Ricky Winter (PF) Reuben Thompson, Frank Steiner, Dusty Beeler | |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Charles Turner makes the 1st free throw | 36-64 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Charles Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 36-64 |
| 05:59 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Wendell Seay | 36-64 |
| 05:41 | Gonzaga | Wendell Seay double dribbles | 36-64 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jessie Stewart - foul #1 on Jessie Stewart, team foul #8 | 36-64 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the 1st free throw | 36-65 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves misses the 2nd free throw | 36-65 |
| 05:17 | Gonzaga | Lyle Hinton grabs the board | 36-65 |
| 05:06 | Gonzaga | Wendell Seay's fadeaway is rejected by Ricky Winter | 36-65 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Charles Turner gets the rebound | 36-65 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Wendell Seay takes the ball from Christopher Goncalves | 36-65 |
| 04:50 | Gonzaga | Lindsey Stiles travels with the ball | 36-65 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reuben Thompson (SF) Charles Turner | |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves is hacked by Lyle Hinton - foul #3 on Lyle Hinton, team foul #9 | 36-65 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SG), Dusty Beeler (PF) Michael Jenson, Frederick Dicus | |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the 1st free throw | 36-66 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves misses the 2nd free throw | 36-66 |
| 04:21 | Gonzaga | Wendell Seay gets the rebound | 36-66 |
| 04:04 | Gonzaga | Keith Korman drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jessie Stewart | 39-66 |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Frank Steiner | 39-68 |
| 03:30 | Gonzaga | Wendell Seay knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-68 |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson misses short on a jumper near the basket | 42-68 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler misses the tip | 42-68 |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves snags the offensive board | 42-68 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jessie Stewart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Korman (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lindsey Stiles (fairly fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Lyle Hinton (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Wendell Seay (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Reuben Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dusty Beeler (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Ricky Winter (fairly fresh) | |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Goncalves | 42-70 |
| 02:41 | Gonzaga | Wendell Seay misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-70 |
| 02:39 | Gonzaga | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Korman | 42-70 |
| 02:29 | Gonzaga | Lyle Hinton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-70 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Hadley (PG), Michael Jenson (SG), Charles Turner (SF), Frederick Dicus (C) Christopher Goncalves, Frank Steiner, Reuben Thompson, Ricky Winter | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Keith Korman is called for the reach on Michael Jenson - foul #1 on Keith Korman, team foul #10 | 42-70 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Michael Jenson makes the 1st free throw | 42-71 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Michael Jenson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-71 |
| 02:04 | Gonzaga | Lyle Hinton grabs the defensive rebound | 42-71 |
| 01:48 | Gonzaga | Lyle Hinton can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Frederick Dicus - foul #4 on Frederick Dicus, team foul #4 | 42-71 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SG) Michael Jenson | |
| 01:48 | Gonzaga | Lyle Hinton misses the 1st free throw | 42-71 |
| 01:48 | Gonzaga | Lyle Hinton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-71 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Dusty Beeler and the foul's on Wendell Seay - foul #1 on Wendell Seay, team foul #11 | 43-73 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus makes the free throw | 43-74 |
| 01:15 | Gonzaga | Keith Korman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-74 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Donald Hadley grabs the board | 43-74 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Charles Turner scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Donald Hadley and he's hacked by Lindsey Stiles - foul #4 on Lindsey Stiles, team foul #12 | 43-76 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Charles Turner makes the free throw | 43-77 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:44 | Gonzaga | Lindsey Stiles clanks a shot from the right side | 43-77 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Frank Steiner snags the defensive board | 43-77 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler slams it home on a nice dish by Charles Turner | 43-79 |
| 00:08 | Gonzaga | Frederick Dicus steals it from Wendell Seay | 43-79 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Donald Hadley runs out the clock | 43-79 |