| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Phillip Cuellar (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Gordon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Henry Parkin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Earl Egan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Armas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - James Zenon (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Merlin Zahnen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Peters (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Calvin Reading (fresh) C - Matthew White (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | San Diego | Henry Parkin inbounds the ball | 42-33 |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | San Diego | Henry Parkin misses long on an open shot from just outside the lane | 42-33 |
| 19:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew White snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 19:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Peters hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 42-33 |
| 19:30 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Victor Armas | 42-33 |
| 19:25 | San Diego | Ronald Gordon misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-33 |
| 19:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Merlin Zahnen gets the rebound | 42-33 |
| 19:17 | Illinois-Chicago | James Zenon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-33 |
| 19:16 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Henry Parkin | 42-33 |
| 19:10 | San Diego | Henry Parkin scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Ronald Gordon | 44-33 |
| 19:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Merlin Zahnen is called for a charge - foul #1 on Merlin Zahnen, team foul #1 | 44-33 |
| 18:37 | San Diego | Ronald Gordon travels with the ball | 44-33 |
| Subs | San Diego | Earl Cashman (PG), John Jaworski (PF), Kenny Fujii (C) Phillip Cuellar, Earl Egan, Victor Armas | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey Savage (PG), Danny Debusk (SG), James Cassidy (SF), Franklin Johnson (PF), Robert Woodworth (C) James Zenon, Merlin Zahnen, Daniel Peters, Calvin Reading, Matthew White | |
| 18:19 | Illinois-Chicago | James Cassidy banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeffrey Savage | 44-35 |
| 18:14 | San Diego | Ronald Gordon buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Earl Cashman | 47-35 |
| 17:53 | Illinois-Chicago | James Cassidy misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 47-35 |
| 17:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Woodworth grabs the offensive board | 47-35 |
| 17:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey Savage's pass is intercepted by Kenny Fujii | 47-35 |
| 17:30 | San Diego | Earl Cashman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-35 |
| Subs | San Diego | Phillip Cuellar (PG), Earl Egan (PF) Ronald Gordon, Henry Parkin | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Zenon (PG), John Butts (SF), Calvin Reading (PF) Jeffrey Savage, Franklin Johnson, Robert Woodworth | |
| 17:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Debusk drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by James Zenon | 47-37 |
| 17:14 | San Diego | James Zenon is called for the reach on Phillip Cuellar in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Zenon, team foul #2 | 47-37 |
| Subs | San Diego | Victor Armas (C) John Jaworski | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Merlin Zahnen (SG), Daniel Peters (SF), Matthew White (C) Danny Debusk, John Butts, James Cassidy | |
| 16:52 | San Diego | Kenny Fujii misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 16:50 | San Diego | Earl Egan tips it back up and in | 49-37 |
| 16:25 | Illinois-Chicago | James Zenon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-37 |
| 16:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Calvin Reading snags the offensive board | 49-37 |
| 16:08 | Illinois-Chicago | James Zenon buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Calvin Reading | 49-39 |
| 15:40 | San Diego | Kenny Fujii misses the lay-in | 49-39 |
| 15:39 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Calvin Reading | 49-39 |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Phillip Cuellar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Cashman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenny Fujii (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Earl Egan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Armas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - James Zenon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Merlin Zahnen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Peters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Calvin Reading (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew White (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Illinois-Chicago | James Zenon drills a 3 from the left corner | 49-42 |
| 15:10 | San Diego | Daniel Peters takes the ball from Earl Egan | 49-42 |
| 15:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Peters lays it up and in | 49-44 |
| 15:01 | San Diego | Matthew White steps in front of the Phillip Cuellar pass in the backcourt | 49-44 |
| 14:35 | Illinois-Chicago | James Zenon clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 14:33 | San Diego | Earl Egan gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 14:15 | San Diego | Matthew White steals it from Earl Cashman | 49-44 |
| 13:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Merlin Zahnen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 13:56 | San Diego | Earl Egan gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 13:54 | San Diego | Merlin Zahnen steps in front of the Earl Cashman pass in the backcourt | 49-44 |
| 13:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew White makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Merlin Zahnen | 49-46 |
| 13:46 | San Diego | Phillip Cuellar loses the dribble to Daniel Peters in the backcourt | 49-46 |
| 13:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Peters misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-46 |
| 13:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Merlin Zahnen snags the offensive board | 49-46 |
| 13:20 | Illinois-Chicago | James Zenon lays it in and he's hacked by Phillip Cuellar - foul #3 on Phillip Cuellar, team foul #1 | 49-48 |
| Subs | San Diego | Isiah Hopp (PG), Ronald Gordon (SG), Henry Parkin (SF), John Jaworski (PF), Kenneth Million (C) Phillip Cuellar, Earl Cashman, Kenny Fujii, Earl Egan, Victor Armas | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Debusk (SG), James Cassidy (SF), Franklin Johnson (PF), Robert Woodworth (C) Merlin Zahnen, Daniel Peters, Calvin Reading, Matthew White | |
| 13:20 | Illinois-Chicago | James Zenon makes the free throw | 49-49 |
| 13:04 | San Diego | Henry Parkin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 13:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Woodworth grabs the board | 49-49 |
| 12:48 | Illinois-Chicago | James Cassidy makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from James Zenon | 49-51 |
| 12:34 | San Diego | Ronald Gordon clanks a 3 from the right corner | 49-51 |
| 12:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Woodworth gets the rebound | 49-51 |
| 12:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Franklin Johnson connects on the floater from the baseline | 49-53 |
| 12:12 | San Diego | John Jaworski's layup is rejected by Robert Woodworth | 49-53 |
| 12:10 | Illinois-Chicago | James Cassidy pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| 12:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Debusk hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 49-53 |
| 12:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Woodworth tips it in | 49-55 |
| 11:37 | San Diego | Kenneth Million is hacked by James Cassidy - foul #3 on James Cassidy, team foul #3 | 49-55 |
| Subs | San Diego | Phillip Cuellar (PG), Ethan Saltzman (PF), Victor Armas (C) Isiah Hopp, John Jaworski, Kenneth Million | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey Savage (PG), John Butts (SF), Thomas Adams (PF) James Zenon, Franklin Johnson, Robert Woodworth | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Phillip Cuellar (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Gordon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Henry Parkin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ethan Saltzman (fresh) C - Victor Armas (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Jeffrey Savage (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Debusk (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Butts (fresh) PF - Thomas Adams (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Cassidy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:19 | San Diego | Danny Debusk is called for the reach on Ronald Gordon - foul #2 on Danny Debusk, team foul #4 | 49-55 |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew White (C) James Cassidy | |
| 11:13 | San Diego | Victor Armas hits the finger roll | 51-55 |
| 10:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey Savage buries a shot from the left wing | 51-57 |
| 10:40 | San Diego | Ethan Saltzman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-57 |
| 10:39 | San Diego | Victor Armas pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 10:33 | San Diego | Ronald Gordon misses the shot from just outside the lane | 51-57 |
| 10:32 | San Diego | Victor Armas tips it home | 53-57 |
| 10:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey Savage clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ronald Gordon - foul #2 on Ronald Gordon, team foul #2 | 53-57 |
| Subs | San Diego | John Jaworski (PF), Kenneth Million (C) Ethan Saltzman, Victor Armas | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Merlin Zahnen (SG), Daniel Peters (SF), Calvin Reading (PF), James Cassidy (C) Danny Debusk, John Butts, Thomas Adams, Matthew White | |
| 10:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey Savage misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 10:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 09:58 | San Diego | Ronald Gordon misses the lay-in | 53-58 |
| 09:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Peters pulls down the rebound | 53-58 |
| 09:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Merlin Zahnen comes up short on the jumper from close range | 53-58 |
| 09:34 | San Diego | Ronald Gordon grabs the defensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 09:17 | San Diego | John Jaworski is fouled on the floor by Daniel Peters - foul #3 on Daniel Peters, team foul #5 | 53-58 |
| Subs | San Diego | Isiah Hopp (PG), Earl Egan (PF), Kenny Fujii (C) Phillip Cuellar, John Jaworski, Kenneth Million | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Woodworth (C) James Cassidy | |
| 09:10 | San Diego | The pull-up jumper by Henry Parkin is blocked by Calvin Reading | 53-58 |
| 09:08 | San Diego | Kenny Fujii grabs the offensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 08:52 | San Diego | Ronald Gordon is hacked by Jeffrey Savage - foul #1 on Jeffrey Savage, team foul #6 | 53-58 |
| Subs | San Diego | Ethan Saltzman (SG), Earl Cashman (SF) Ronald Gordon, Henry Parkin | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Butts (PG), Danny Debusk (SG), Thomas Adams (PF) Jeffrey Savage, Merlin Zahnen, Calvin Reading | |
| 08:31 | San Diego | Kenny Fujii clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-58 |
| 08:30 | San Diego | Kenny Fujii gets the offensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 08:14 | San Diego | Isiah Hopp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-58 |
| Subs | San Diego | Ronald Gordon (SG), John Jaworski (PF), Kenneth Million (C) Isiah Hopp, Earl Egan, Kenny Fujii | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Zenon (PG), Franklin Johnson (PF), Matthew White (C) Daniel Peters, Thomas Adams, Robert Woodworth | |
| 07:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Debusk slams it home on a great pass from John Butts | 53-60 |
| 07:41 | San Diego | John Jaworski drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Earl Cashman | 56-60 |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Earl Cashman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Gordon (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ethan Saltzman (fairly fresh) PF - John Jaworski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Million (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - James Zenon (tiring) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Danny Debusk (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Butts (fairly fresh) PF - Franklin Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew White (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Franklin Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-60 |
| Subs | San Diego | Henry Parkin (SF), Victor Armas (C) Ethan Saltzman, Kenneth Million | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Merlin Zahnen (SG), James Cassidy (SF), Calvin Reading (PF) Danny Debusk, John Butts, Franklin Johnson | |
| 07:03 | San Diego | Victor Armas is hacked by Matthew White - foul #1 on Matthew White, team foul #7 | 56-60 |
| Subs | San Diego | Earl Egan (PF) John Jaworski | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey Savage (PG), Thomas Adams (PF) James Zenon, Calvin Reading | |
| 07:03 | San Diego | Victor Armas makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 07:03 | San Diego | Victor Armas makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 06:43 | Illinois-Chicago | James Cassidy drills a floater in the lane set up by Thomas Adams | 58-62 |
| 06:33 | San Diego | Ronald Gordon misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-62 |
| 06:32 | Illinois-Chicago | James Cassidy grabs the defensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 06:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Henry Parkin swats the layup by Matthew White | 58-62 |
| 06:19 | Illinois-Chicago | James Cassidy tips it but misses | 58-62 |
| 06:18 | San Diego | Earl Egan grabs the board | 58-62 |
| 06:12 | San Diego | Ronald Gordon can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Merlin Zahnen - foul #2 on Merlin Zahnen, team foul #8 | 58-62 |
| Subs | San Diego | Isiah Hopp (PG), Kenneth Million (PF), Kenny Fujii (C) Earl Cashman, Earl Egan, Victor Armas | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Zenon (PG), Daniel Peters (SF), Calvin Reading (PF), Robert Woodworth (C) Jeffrey Savage, James Cassidy, Thomas Adams, Matthew White | |
| 06:12 | San Diego | Ronald Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 06:12 | San Diego | Ronald Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 05:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Calvin Reading misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-62 |
| 05:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Merlin Zahnen pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 05:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Henry Parkin takes the ball from Calvin Reading | 60-62 |
| 05:38 | San Diego | Kenneth Million comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-62 |
| 05:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Woodworth snags the defensive board | 60-62 |
| 05:21 | Illinois-Chicago | James Zenon clanks a jumper in the paint | 60-62 |
| 05:20 | San Diego | Henry Parkin grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 05:16 | San Diego | Ronald Gordon comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Merlin Zahnen - foul #3 on Merlin Zahnen, team foul #9 | 60-62 |
| Subs | San Diego | Phillip Cuellar (PG), John Jaworski (PF) Isiah Hopp, Kenneth Million | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey Savage (PG), Danny Debusk (SG), James Cassidy (SF), Franklin Johnson (C) James Zenon, Merlin Zahnen, Daniel Peters, Robert Woodworth | |
| 05:16 | San Diego | Ronald Gordon misses the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 05:16 | San Diego | Ronald Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 04:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Debusk connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Savage | 61-64 |
| 04:40 | San Diego | Kenny Fujii is called for traveling | 61-64 |
| Subs | San Diego | Ethan Saltzman (SG), Earl Cashman (SF), Victor Armas (C) Ronald Gordon, Henry Parkin, Kenny Fujii | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Butts (PG), Thomas Adams (PF) Jeffrey Savage, Calvin Reading | |
| 04:22 | Illinois-Chicago | John Jaworski denies the turnaround by James Cassidy | 61-64 |
| 04:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Debusk pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 04:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Debusk misses the shot in the paint but the foul's on Ethan Saltzman - foul #3 on Ethan Saltzman, team foul #3 | 61-64 |
| Subs | San Diego | Kenneth Million (C) Victor Armas | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Peters (SF), Matthew White (C) James Cassidy, Franklin Johnson | |
| 04:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Debusk makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 04:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Debusk misses the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 04:14 | San Diego | Kenneth Million grabs the defensive rebound | 61-65 |
| 04:12 | San Diego | Ethan Saltzman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-65 |
| 03:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew White blows the layup but he's fouled by Earl Cashman - foul #3 on Earl Cashman, team foul #4 | 61-65 |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Zenon (PG), Calvin Reading (PF) John Butts, Thomas Adams | |
| 03:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew White misses the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 03:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew White misses the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 03:58 | San Diego | Earl Cashman snags the defensive board | 61-65 |
| 03:53 | San Diego | Danny Debusk steps in front of the John Jaworski pass | 61-65 |
| 03:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Phillip Cuellar is called for the reach on Danny Debusk - foul #4 on Phillip Cuellar, team foul #5 | 61-65 |
| Subs | San Diego | Henry Parkin (SF), Earl Egan (PF) Ethan Saltzman, John Jaworski | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Phillip Cuellar (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Earl Cashman (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Henry Parkin (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Earl Egan (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Million (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - James Zenon (tiring) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Danny Debusk (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Peters (tiring) 6 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Calvin Reading (tiring) 2 reb. C - Matthew White (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew White lays it in set up by James Zenon | 61-67 |
| 03:20 | San Diego | Danny Debusk is called for the reach on Kenneth Million in the backcourt - foul #3 on Danny Debusk, team foul #10 | 61-67 |
| Subs | San Diego | Isiah Hopp (PG) Phillip Cuellar | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Merlin Zahnen (SG), James Cassidy (SF), Robert Woodworth (C) Danny Debusk, Daniel Peters, Matthew White | |
| 03:20 | San Diego | Kenneth Million makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 03:20 | San Diego | Kenneth Million makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 03:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Woodworth misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-67 |
| 03:00 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Henry Parkin | 63-67 |
| 02:46 | San Diego | Earl Cashman misses the floater in the lane | 63-67 |
| 02:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Woodworth pulls down the rebound | 63-67 |
| 02:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Merlin Zahnen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-67 |
| 02:25 | San Diego | Kenneth Million gets the rebound | 63-67 |
| 02:20 | San Diego | Earl Cashman misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 63-67 |
| 02:18 | Illinois-Chicago | James Cassidy grabs the defensive rebound | 63-67 |
| 02:01 | Illinois-Chicago | James Zenon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 63-67 |
| 01:59 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Earl Egan | 63-67 |
| 01:55 | San Diego | Isiah Hopp misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-67 |
| 01:54 | San Diego | Earl Egan tips it but misses | 63-67 |
| 01:53 | San Diego | Henry Parkin tips it in | 65-67 |
| 01:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| Subs | San Diego | Phillip Cuellar (PG), Ronald Gordon (SG), Victor Armas (C) Isiah Hopp, Earl Cashman, Kenneth Million | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Peters (SF), Matthew White (C) James Cassidy, Robert Woodworth | |
| 01:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Peters's fadeaway is rejected by Earl Egan | 65-67 |
| 01:26 | San Diego | Phillip Cuellar grabs the defensive rebound | 65-67 |
| 01:23 | San Diego | James Zenon is called for the reach on Phillip Cuellar in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Zenon, team foul #11 | 65-67 |
| 01:23 | San Diego | Phillip Cuellar makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 01:23 | San Diego | Phillip Cuellar makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 01:09 | Illinois-Chicago | James Zenon clanks a shot from the left wing | 67-67 |
| 01:08 | San Diego | Victor Armas grabs the defensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 01:03 | San Diego | Phillip Cuellar misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 67-67 |
| 01:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew White gets the rebound | 67-67 |
| 00:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Merlin Zahnen comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Ronald Gordon - foul #3 on Ronald Gordon, team foul #6 | 67-67 |
| 00:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| 00:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Merlin Zahnen makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Merlin Zahnen makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:26 | San Diego | Henry Parkin makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Ronald Gordon | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Merlin Zahnen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-69 |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Phillip Cuellar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ronald Gordon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Henry Parkin (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Earl Egan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Victor Armas (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - James Zenon (tiring) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Merlin Zahnen (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Peters (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Calvin Reading (tiring) 2 reb. C - Matthew White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Calvin Reading wins the tip | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:49 | Illinois-Chicago | James Zenon misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-69 |
| 04:48 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Earl Egan | 69-69 |
| 04:46 | San Diego | Ronald Gordon is fouled in the backcourt by Merlin Zahnen - foul #4 on Merlin Zahnen, team foul #12 | 69-69 |
| Subs | San Diego | Earl Cashman (PG), Kenny Fujii (SF), John Jaworski (PF) Phillip Cuellar, Henry Parkin, Earl Egan | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey Savage (PG), Danny Debusk (SG), James Cassidy (SF), Franklin Johnson (PF), Robert Woodworth (C) James Zenon, Merlin Zahnen, Daniel Peters, Calvin Reading, Matthew White | |
| 04:46 | San Diego | Ronald Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 04:46 | San Diego | Ronald Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 04:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey Savage is hacked by Kenny Fujii - foul #2 on Kenny Fujii, team foul #7 | 71-69 |
| Subs | San Diego | Isiah Hopp (PG), Ethan Saltzman (SF) Ronald Gordon, Victor Armas | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 04:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey Savage misses the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 04:29 | San Diego | Ethan Saltzman snags the defensive board | 71-69 |
| 04:20 | San Diego | Isiah Hopp's fadeaway is rejected by James Cassidy | 71-69 |
| 04:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Franklin Johnson grabs the board | 71-69 |
| 03:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Franklin Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-69 |
| 03:58 | San Diego | Kenny Fujii grabs the defensive rebound | 71-69 |
| 03:53 | San Diego | Ethan Saltzman is open and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Isiah Hopp | 74-69 |
| 03:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Debusk hits a jumper in the paint set up by Jeffrey Savage | 74-71 |
| 03:17 | San Diego | John Jaworski buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-71 |
| 03:01 | Illinois-Chicago | James Cassidy jams it | 77-73 |
| 02:59 | San Diego | Danny Debusk picks off the pass by Isiah Hopp in the backcourt | 77-73 |
| 02:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey Savage lays it up and in on a nice dish by Danny Debusk | 77-75 |
| 02:57 | San Diego | San Diego calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 77-75 |
| Subs | San Diego | Earl Egan (PF), Victor Armas (C) Isiah Hopp, John Jaworski | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Butts (SF), Thomas Adams (PF) Franklin Johnson, Robert Woodworth | |
| 02:41 | San Diego | Victor Armas hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Earl Cashman | 79-75 |
| 02:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-75 |
| Subs | San Diego | Phillip Cuellar (PG), Ronald Gordon (SG) Kenny Fujii, Ethan Saltzman | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Peters (SF), Matthew White (C) John Butts, Thomas Adams | |
| 02:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew White makes the floater from the left side | 79-77 |
| 02:20 | San Diego | Ronald Gordon is hacked by Jeffrey Savage in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Savage, team foul #13 | 79-77 |
| 02:20 | San Diego | Ronald Gordon misses the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 02:20 | San Diego | Ronald Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| 01:56 | Illinois-Chicago | James Cassidy comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 80-77 |
| 01:55 | San Diego | Victor Armas snags the defensive board | 80-77 |
| 01:51 | San Diego | Daniel Peters is called for the reach on Ronald Gordon - foul #4 on Daniel Peters, team foul #14 | 80-77 |
| Subs | San Diego | Henry Parkin (SF) Earl Cashman | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Zenon (PG), Merlin Zahnen (SG), Calvin Reading (PF) Jeffrey Savage, Danny Debusk, James Cassidy | |
| 01:51 | San Diego | Ronald Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 81-77 |
| 01:51 | San Diego | Ronald Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 82-77 |
| 01:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew White hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 82-77 |
| 01:34 | Illinois-Chicago | James Zenon tips it back up and in | 82-79 |
| 01:32 | San Diego | Merlin Zahnen steals the ball from Ronald Gordon in the backcourt | 82-79 |
| 01:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 82-79 |
| 01:00 | San Diego | Ronald Gordon scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Henry Parkin | 84-79 |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Phillip Cuellar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ronald Gordon (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Henry Parkin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Earl Egan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Victor Armas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - James Zenon (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Merlin Zahnen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Daniel Peters (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Calvin Reading (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Peters connects on the 3 from straight away | 84-82 |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:24 | San Diego | Ronald Gordon clanks a shot in the paint | 84-82 |
| 00:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Merlin Zahnen grabs the board | 84-82 |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew White comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 84-82 |
| 00:05 | San Diego | Earl Egan snags the defensive board | 84-82 |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:04 | San Diego | Earl Egan is hacked by Merlin Zahnen in the backcourt - foul #5 on Merlin Zahnen, team foul #15 | 84-82 |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Debusk (SG) Merlin Zahnen | |
| 00:04 | San Diego | Earl Egan makes the 1st free throw | 85-82 |
| 00:04 | San Diego | Earl Egan makes the 2nd free throw | 86-82 |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Debusk misses long on a halfcourt shot | 86-82 |