| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Charles Plaza (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Heyward (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marin Makowski (fresh) PF - John Painter (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Parks (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jamie Morris (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ricky Winter (fresh) C - John Leblanc (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | UCLA | Marin Makowski inbounds the ball | 38-34 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:48 | UCLA | Charles Plaza is fouled on the floor by Ricky Winter - foul #3 on Ricky Winter, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jerry Wimbush (SG) Joseph Heyward | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:36 | UCLA | Charles Plaza clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-34 |
| 19:34 | UCLA | John Painter tips it home | 40-34 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Frank Steiner is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 40-34 |
| Subs | UCLA | Joseph Heyward (SG) Jerry Wimbush | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:02 | UCLA | Marin Makowski scores on a runner in the paint set up by Charles Plaza | 42-34 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 42-34 |
| 18:37 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 18:24 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks loses the dribble to John Leblanc | 42-34 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Frank Steiner lays it up and in on a nice dish by Christopher Goncalves | 42-36 |
| 17:53 | UCLA | Marin Makowski misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-36 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | John Leblanc gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Frank Steiner comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 42-36 |
| 17:23 | UCLA | Charles Plaza pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 17:07 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Jamie Morris pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Frank Steiner can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 16:45 | Illinois | Ricky Winter tips it home | 42-38 |
| 16:25 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Frank Steiner - foul #1 on Frank Steiner, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | UCLA | Frank Adams (PG), Mark Kellum (SF), Tony Anderson (PF), David Schoolcraft (C) Charles Plaza, Marin Makowski, John Painter, Jeffrey Parks | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Zeno (PG), Dwain Landy (SG), Bryan Pavlosky (SF), Richard Nash (PF), Louis Cochran (C) Christopher Goncalves, Frank Steiner, Jamie Morris, Ricky Winter, John Leblanc | |
| 16:25 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward misses the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 16:25 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 16:03 | Illinois | Joshua Zeno connects on the shot from the left side | 43-40 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Frank Adams (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Joseph Heyward (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Kellum (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Tony Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Schoolcraft (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Zeno (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dwain Landy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Pavlosky (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Nash (fresh) C - Louis Cochran (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by Joseph Heyward and he's fouled by Louis Cochran - foul #3 on Louis Cochran, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | UCLA | Charles Plaza (PG), Jerry Wimbush (SG), Dale Boyd (SF) Frank Adams, Joseph Heyward, Mark Kellum | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:51 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft misses the free throw | 45-40 |
| 15:51 | UCLA | Jerry Wimbush grabs the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 15:46 | UCLA | Charles Plaza drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Jerry Wimbush | 48-40 |
| 15:20 | Illinois | Joshua Zeno misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 15:18 | UCLA | Dale Boyd pulls down the rebound | 48-40 |
| 15:00 | UCLA | Dale Boyd connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Charles Plaza | 51-40 |
| 14:33 | Illinois | Jerry Wimbush takes the ball from Bryan Pavlosky | 51-40 |
| 14:16 | UCLA | Tony Anderson makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dale Boyd | 53-40 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 13:47 | Illinois | David Schoolcraft blocks the short jumper by Bryan Pavlosky | 53-40 |
| 13:45 | UCLA | Tony Anderson gets the rebound | 53-40 |
| 13:37 | UCLA | Charles Plaza can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-40 |
| 13:36 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft gets the offensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 13:16 | UCLA | Dale Boyd is fouled on the floor by Louis Cochran - foul #4 on Louis Cochran, team foul #4 | 53-40 |
| Subs | UCLA | Frank Adams (PG), Joseph Heyward (SG), John Painter (PF), Jeffrey Parks (C) Charles Plaza, Jerry Wimbush, Tony Anderson, David Schoolcraft | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG), Frank Steiner (SG), Jamie Morris (SF), Ricky Winter (PF), John Leblanc (C) Joshua Zeno, Dwain Landy, Bryan Pavlosky, Richard Nash, Louis Cochran | |
| 12:59 | UCLA | John Leblanc swats the shot by Frank Adams | 53-40 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ricky Winter | 53-40 |
| 12:51 | Illinois | Joseph Heyward takes the ball from Ricky Winter | 53-40 |
| 12:47 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Adams | 55-40 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Frank Steiner's layup is rejected by Jeffrey Parks | 55-40 |
| 12:33 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Dale Boyd | 55-40 |
| 12:16 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Frank Adams | 57-40 |
| 12:03 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Goncalves | 57-42 |
| 11:50 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward's pass is intercepted by Frank Steiner | 57-42 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Frank Adams (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Heyward (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Boyd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Painter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Parks (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jamie Morris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ricky Winter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Leblanc (fairly fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Jamie Morris lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Frank Steiner out of a doubleteam | 57-44 |
| 11:33 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 57-44 |
| 11:31 | Illinois | John Leblanc grabs the defensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the contested fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Steiner | 57-46 |
| 11:02 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Adams | 60-46 |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Frank Steiner buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Ricky Winter and he's fouled by Frank Adams - foul #3 on Frank Adams, team foul #1 | 60-48 |
| Subs | UCLA | Charles Plaza (PG), Jerry Wimbush (SG) Frank Adams, Joseph Heyward | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Nash (PF), Louis Cochran (C) Ricky Winter, John Leblanc | |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the free throw | 60-49 |
| 10:25 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 60-49 |
| Subs | UCLA | Joseph Heyward (SG) Jerry Wimbush | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwain Landy (SG), Bryan Pavlosky (SF) Frank Steiner, Jamie Morris | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 10:07 | Illinois | Bryan Pavlosky is fouled on the floor by John Painter - foul #1 on John Painter, team foul #2 | 60-49 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jerry Wimbush (SG) Joseph Heyward | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:45 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 60-51 |
| 09:26 | UCLA | John Painter lays it up and in on a great pass from Jerry Wimbush | 62-51 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-51 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Cochran | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 08:45 | Illinois | Jerry Wimbush picks off the pass by Bryan Pavlosky | 62-51 |
| 08:35 | UCLA | Charles Plaza misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-51 |
| 08:33 | UCLA | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Boyd | 62-51 |
| 08:17 | UCLA | Charles Plaza hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-51 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Dwain Landy snags the defensive board | 62-51 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 62-51 |
| Subs | UCLA | Joseph Heyward (SG) Jerry Wimbush | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Zeno (PG), Frank Steiner (SG), Jamie Morris (SF), Ricky Winter (PF), John Leblanc (C) Christopher Goncalves, Dwain Landy, Bryan Pavlosky, Richard Nash, Louis Cochran | |
| 07:52 | UCLA | Charles Plaza makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Dale Boyd | 65-51 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Charles Plaza (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Heyward (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Boyd (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Painter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Parks (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Zeno (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jamie Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ricky Winter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Leblanc (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Ricky Winter misses long on a floater from the right block | 65-51 |
| 07:30 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks grabs the defensive rebound | 65-51 |
| 07:26 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Plaza | 68-51 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Frank Steiner is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-51 |
| Subs | UCLA | Mark Kellum (PG), Tony Anderson (PF), David Schoolcraft (C) Charles Plaza, John Painter, Jeffrey Parks | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:03 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft misses the jumper near the basket | 68-51 |
| 07:02 | UCLA | Mark Kellum grabs the offensive board | 68-51 |
| 06:53 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft loses the ball out of bounds | 68-51 |
| Subs | UCLA | Charles Plaza (PG), John Painter (PF), Jeffrey Parks (C) Mark Kellum, Tony Anderson, David Schoolcraft | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwain Landy (PG) Joshua Zeno | |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Frank Steiner buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ricky Winter | 68-53 |
| 06:18 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joseph Heyward | 70-53 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Frank Steiner is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Jeffrey Parks - foul #2 on Jeffrey Parks, team foul #3 | 70-53 |
| Subs | UCLA | Frank Adams (PG), Tony Anderson (PF), David Schoolcraft (C) Charles Plaza, John Painter, Jeffrey Parks | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG) John Leblanc | |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses the 1st free throw | 70-53 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses the 2nd free throw | 70-53 |
| 06:04 | UCLA | The rebound goes to David Schoolcraft | 70-53 |
| 05:56 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Heyward and he's fouled by Ricky Winter - foul #4 on Ricky Winter, team foul #5 | 72-53 |
| Subs | UCLA | John Painter (PF) Tony Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:56 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft misses the free throw | 72-53 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | Ricky Winter pulls down the rebound | 72-53 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Frank Steiner shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Goncalves | 72-55 |
| 05:30 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft can't throw it down | 72-55 |
| 05:28 | Illinois | Jamie Morris snags the defensive board | 72-55 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | David Schoolcraft swats the shot by Frank Steiner | 72-55 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves tips it home | 72-57 |
| 05:02 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Frank Adams | 74-57 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jamie Morris | 74-59 |
| 04:36 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-59 |
| 04:34 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-59 |
| 04:26 | UCLA | Frank Adams comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Dwain Landy - foul #1 on Dwain Landy, team foul #6 | 74-59 |
| Subs | UCLA | Tony Anderson (PF), Jeffrey Parks (C) John Painter, David Schoolcraft | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Pavlosky (SG), Richard Williams (SF), Richard Nash (PF), Louis Cochran (C) Frank Steiner, Jamie Morris, Ricky Winter, Dwain Landy | |
| 04:26 | UCLA | Frank Adams misses the 1st free throw | 74-59 |
| 04:26 | UCLA | Frank Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 74-59 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Louis Cochran gets the rebound | 74-59 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | Richard Nash is whistled for a carry | 74-59 |
| Subs | UCLA | Charles Plaza (PG) Frank Adams | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:03 | UCLA | Charles Plaza knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-59 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right block | 77-59 |
| 03:49 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward gets the rebound | 77-59 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Charles Plaza (fresh) 20 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Heyward (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dale Boyd (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Tony Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Parks (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bryan Pavlosky (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Nash (fresh) C - Louis Cochran (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:32 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward can't finish the layup | 77-59 |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Louis Cochran snags the defensive board | 77-59 |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 77-59 |
| 03:25 | UCLA | Tony Anderson snags the defensive board | 77-59 |
| 02:59 | UCLA | Dale Boyd comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 77-59 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves pulls down the rebound | 77-59 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Dale Boyd is called for the reach on Christopher Goncalves - foul #4 on Dale Boyd, team foul #4 | 77-59 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jerry Wimbush (SG), John Painter (PF) Joseph Heyward, Tony Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Zeno (PG), Frank Steiner (SG), Jamie Morris (SF), John Leblanc (C) Christopher Goncalves, Bryan Pavlosky, Richard Williams, Louis Cochran | |
| 02:28 | Illinois | Jamie Morris misses short on a 3 from straight away | 77-59 |
| 02:27 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks snags the defensive board | 77-59 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:58 | UCLA | Dale Boyd can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 77-59 |
| 01:56 | UCLA | Jerry Wimbush pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-59 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:34 | UCLA | Charles Plaza buries a floater from the left side | 79-59 |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Joshua Zeno hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 79-59 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Frank Steiner tips it back up and in | 79-61 |
| 00:44 | UCLA | Jerry Wimbush hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Charles Plaza and he's fouled by Richard Nash - foul #1 on Richard Nash, team foul #7 | 81-61 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG), Ricky Winter (PF) Joshua Zeno, Richard Nash | |
| 00:44 | UCLA | Jerry Wimbush makes the free throw | 82-61 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Jamie Morris | 82-63 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:14 | UCLA | The short jumper by Jeffrey Parks is denied by Ricky Winter | 82-63 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Ricky Winter pulls down the rebound | 82-63 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Charles Plaza - foul #2 on Charles Plaza, team foul #5 | 82-63 |
| Subs | UCLA | Joseph Heyward (SG) Jerry Wimbush | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves misses the 1st free throw | 82-63 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves misses the 2nd free throw | 82-63 |
| 00:05 | UCLA | The rebound goes to John Painter | 82-63 |
| 00:00 | UCLA | Charles Plaza runs out the clock | 82-63 |