| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Casanova (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Mancilla (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jim Rivers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Evan Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Raymundo Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Maize (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Collis (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | UCLA | Thomas Maize inbounds the ball | 32-22 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:43 | UCLA | Raymundo Esposito misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on James Wilson - foul #2 on James Wilson, team foul #1 | 32-22 |
| 19:43 | UCLA | Raymundo Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 19:43 | UCLA | Raymundo Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Michael Baker loses the dribble to Raymundo Esposito | 32-24 |
| 19:03 | UCLA | Evan Johnson clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-24 |
| 19:02 | UCLA | Thomas Maize hits the follow up shot | 32-26 |
| 18:42 | Illinois | Michael Baker makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by William Hall - foul #2 on William Hall, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| 18:42 | Illinois | Michael Baker makes the free throw | 35-26 |
| 18:20 | UCLA | Raymundo Esposito scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Maize | 35-28 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Raymond Casanova misses short on a 3 from straight away | 35-28 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | James Wilson tips it home | 37-28 |
| 17:51 | UCLA | William Hall misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 37-28 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Jim Rivers grabs the board | 37-28 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Curtis Mancilla misses the 3 from the right corner | 37-28 |
| 17:29 | UCLA | William Hall grabs the board | 37-28 |
| 17:18 | UCLA | Raymundo Esposito misses the floater from the free throw line | 37-28 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Michael Baker snags the defensive board | 37-28 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | Curtis Mancilla connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Raymond Casanova | 40-28 |
| 16:28 | UCLA | Jim Rivers steals the ball from Carl Collis | 40-28 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | Raymond Casanova scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Curtis Mancilla | 43-28 |
| 16:08 | UCLA | Thomas Maize hits a 3 from the left wing | 43-31 |
| 15:48 | Illinois | James Wilson clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Maize - foul #1 on Thomas Maize, team foul #2 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Nichols (PG), Sylvester Jones (SG), Brandon Riddick (PF), Kesse Azimi (C) Raymond Casanova, Curtis Mancilla, Michael Baker, Jim Rivers | |
| Subs | UCLA | Wesley Garduno (PG), Michael Brewer (SG), Dean Brown (PF), Valentin Moretti (C) Evan Johnson, Raymundo Esposito, William Hall, Carl Collis | |
| 15:48 | Illinois | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 15:48 | Illinois | James Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 44-31 |
| 15:48 | UCLA | Dean Brown pulls down the rebound | 44-31 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sylvester Jones (fresh) SF - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brandon Riddick (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kesse Azimi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Wesley Garduno (fresh) SG - Michael Brewer (fresh) SF - Thomas Maize (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dean Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Valentin Moretti (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | UCLA | Wesley Garduno hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 44-31 |
| 15:33 | UCLA | Michael Brewer tips it back up and in | 44-33 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Dean Brown steals the ball from Sylvester Jones | 44-33 |
| 14:57 | UCLA | Thomas Maize misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-33 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Brandon Riddick gets the rebound | 44-33 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | James Wilson scores on a jumper from the baseline | 46-33 |
| 14:15 | UCLA | Dean Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Casanova (PG), Curtis Mancilla (SG), Michael Baker (PF), Jim Rivers (C) Sylvester Jones, James Wilson, Brandon Riddick, Kesse Azimi | |
| Subs | UCLA | Evan Johnson (PG), Raymundo Esposito (SG) Michael Brewer, Thomas Maize | |
| 13:55 | Illinois | William Nichols's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UCLA | William Hall (PF), Carl Collis (C) Wesley Garduno, Valentin Moretti | |
| 13:42 | UCLA | Carl Collis is fouled on the floor by Jim Rivers - foul #1 on Jim Rivers, team foul #2 | 46-33 |
| 13:28 | UCLA | Carl Collis misses the jumper from the right wing | 46-33 |
| 13:26 | UCLA | William Hall can't tip it in | 46-33 |
| 13:25 | Illinois | William Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 13:02 | Illinois | Evan Johnson steals the ball from Jim Rivers | 46-33 |
| 12:48 | UCLA | Evan Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-33 |
| 12:46 | UCLA | Raymundo Esposito snags the offensive board | 46-33 |
| 12:32 | UCLA | Dean Brown is hacked by Jim Rivers - foul #2 on Jim Rivers, team foul #3 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Paris (SF), Brandon Riddick (C) William Nichols, Jim Rivers | |
| Subs | UCLA | Thomas Maize (SF) Dean Brown | |
| 12:05 | UCLA | Raymundo Esposito misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Curtis Mancilla - foul #2 on Curtis Mancilla, team foul #4 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Dean Brown (C) Carl Collis | |
| 12:05 | UCLA | Raymundo Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 46-33 |
| 12:05 | UCLA | Raymundo Esposito misses the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Baker | 46-33 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Thomas Maize takes the ball from Michael Baker after a doubleteam | 46-33 |
| 11:46 | UCLA | Thomas Maize lays it in | 46-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Casanova (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Curtis Mancilla (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Paris (fresh) PF - Michael Baker (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Brandon Riddick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Evan Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Raymundo Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Maize (fresh) 12 pts. 3 stl. PF - William Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dean Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Illinois | William Hall is called for the reach on Curtis Mancilla - foul #3 on William Hall, team foul #3 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Nichols (PG), Jim Rivers (C) Raymond Casanova, Brandon Riddick | |
| Subs | UCLA | Wesley Garduno (SG), Valentin Moretti (C) Raymundo Esposito, William Hall | |
| 10:57 | Illinois | William Nichols drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Curtis Mancilla and he's hacked by Valentin Moretti - foul #2 on Valentin Moretti, team foul #4 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wilson (SF) Daniel Paris | |
| Subs | UCLA | Carl Collis (C) Valentin Moretti | |
| 10:57 | Illinois | William Nichols makes the free throw | 49-35 |
| 10:44 | UCLA | Michael Baker steps in front of the Carl Collis pass | 49-35 |
| 10:22 | Illinois | Jim Rivers is hacked by Carl Collis - foul #4 on Carl Collis, team foul #5 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sylvester Jones (SG), Brandon Riddick (C) Curtis Mancilla, Michael Baker | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 09:57 | Illinois | James Wilson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 49-35 |
| 09:56 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Wesley Garduno | 49-35 |
| 09:33 | UCLA | Dean Brown comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-35 |
| 09:32 | UCLA | Evan Johnson hits the follow up shot | 49-37 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Wesley Garduno steals it from Jim Rivers | 49-37 |
| 08:50 | UCLA | Carl Collis clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Brandon Riddick - foul #1 on Brandon Riddick, team foul #5 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Casanova (PG), Curtis Mancilla (SG), Daniel Paris (SF), Michael Baker (PF) William Nichols, Sylvester Jones, James Wilson, Jim Rivers | |
| Subs | UCLA | Raymundo Esposito (SG), William Hall (PF) Evan Johnson, Dean Brown | |
| 08:50 | UCLA | Carl Collis makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 08:50 | UCLA | Carl Collis misses the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Michael Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Raymond Casanova clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Brandon Riddick grabs the offensive board | 49-38 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | Curtis Mancilla loses the ball out of bounds | 49-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Dean Brown (SF), Valentin Moretti (C) Thomas Maize, Carl Collis | |
| 07:45 | UCLA | Dean Brown slams it home on a nice dish by Raymundo Esposito | 49-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Casanova (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Curtis Mancilla (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Daniel Paris (fresh) PF - Michael Baker (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Brandon Riddick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Wesley Garduno (fairly fresh) SG - Raymundo Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dean Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Valentin Moretti (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Michael Baker misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 49-40 |
| 07:21 | UCLA | Valentin Moretti gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| 07:13 | UCLA | Dean Brown double dribbles | 49-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wilson (SF), Jim Rivers (C) Daniel Paris, Brandon Riddick | |
| Subs | UCLA | Evan Johnson (PG), Thomas Maize (SF) Wesley Garduno, Valentin Moretti | |
| 06:45 | Illinois | James Wilson knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-40 |
| 06:30 | UCLA | Raymundo Esposito makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 51-42 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | Curtis Mancilla drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-42 |
| 06:02 | UCLA | Evan Johnson hits a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by Raymond Casanova - foul #2 on Raymond Casanova, team foul #6 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Carl Collis (C) Dean Brown | |
| 06:02 | UCLA | Evan Johnson makes the free throw | 54-45 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Curtis Mancilla misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-45 |
| 05:36 | UCLA | Carl Collis pulls down the rebound | 54-45 |
| 05:20 | UCLA | Raymundo Esposito lays it up and in | 54-47 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Raymond Casanova clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by William Hall - foul #4 on William Hall, team foul #6 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Nichols (SG), Daniel Paris (SF), Brandon Riddick (C) Curtis Mancilla, James Wilson, Michael Baker | |
| Subs | UCLA | Wesley Garduno (SG), Dean Brown (PF) Raymundo Esposito, William Hall | |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Raymond Casanova makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Raymond Casanova makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 04:39 | UCLA | Carl Collis buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Dean Brown | 56-49 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | William Nichols is hacked by Evan Johnson - foul #1 on Evan Johnson, team foul #7 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Curtis Mancilla (SG), Michael Baker (PF) Raymond Casanova, Jim Rivers | |
| Subs | UCLA | Valentin Moretti (PF) Thomas Maize | |
| 04:11 | Illinois | William Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | William Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 04:09 | UCLA | William Nichols steps in front of the Evan Johnson pass in the backcourt | 58-49 |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Brandon Riddick misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 03:53 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Dean Brown | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:39 | UCLA | Evan Johnson misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Michael Baker snags the defensive board | 58-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Nichols (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Mancilla (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Daniel Paris (fresh) PF - Michael Baker (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Brandon Riddick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Evan Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Wesley Garduno (fresh) SF - Dean Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Valentin Moretti (fresh) C - Carl Collis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Curtis Mancilla lays it up and in | 60-49 |
| 02:59 | UCLA | Carl Collis banks in the layup set up by Evan Johnson | 60-51 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Casanova (PG), James Wilson (SF), Jim Rivers (C) William Nichols, Daniel Paris, Brandon Riddick | |
| Subs | UCLA | Raymundo Esposito (SG), Thomas Maize (SF), William Hall (PF) Wesley Garduno, Dean Brown, Valentin Moretti | |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Raymond Casanova connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Wilson | 63-51 |
| 02:26 | UCLA | Thomas Maize misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-51 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Curtis Mancilla grabs the defensive rebound | 63-51 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Jim Rivers is fouled on the floor by Carl Collis - foul #5 on Carl Collis, team foul #8 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Dean Brown (C) Carl Collis | |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Jim Rivers misses the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 02:21 | UCLA | The rebound goes to William Hall | 63-51 |
| 02:17 | UCLA | Evan Johnson knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Maize | 63-53 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | James Wilson clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 63-53 |
| 01:46 | UCLA | Thomas Maize gets the rebound | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:39 | UCLA | Dean Brown misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 63-53 |
| 01:38 | UCLA | Dean Brown tips it home | 63-55 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Michael Baker hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Raymundo Esposito - foul #1 on Raymundo Esposito, team foul #9 | 63-55 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Michael Baker misses the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Michael Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 01:07 | UCLA | Raymundo Esposito connects on the shot from the right side | 64-57 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Raymond Casanova misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by William Hall - foul #5 on William Hall, team foul #10 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Valentin Moretti (C) William Hall | |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Raymond Casanova makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Raymond Casanova misses the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:52 | UCLA | Valentin Moretti gets the rebound | 65-57 |
| 00:52 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:45 | UCLA | Dean Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-57 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | James Wilson pulls down the rebound | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:41 | Illinois | James Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by Raymundo Esposito - foul #2 on Raymundo Esposito, team foul #11 | 65-57 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | James Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:34 | UCLA | Raymundo Esposito misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 67-57 |
| 00:33 | UCLA | Valentin Moretti tips it back up and in | 67-59 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Michael Baker is fouled in the backcourt by Evan Johnson - foul #2 on Evan Johnson, team foul #12 | 67-59 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Michael Baker makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Michael Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:24 | UCLA | Raymundo Esposito can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-59 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Jim Rivers snags the defensive board | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Raymond Casanova runs out the clock | 69-59 |