| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arthur Scott (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Cody Crumb (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Christopher Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wesley Powell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Arthur Porterfield (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Mark Jenkins (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Barry Reed (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Wilcher (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andy McWhirter (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Darrell Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Christopher Boyd inbounds the ball | 19-36 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Cody Crumb misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-36 |
| 19:37 | Occidental | Darrell Johnson grabs the board | 19-36 |
| 19:17 | Occidental | Carl Wilcher clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Arthur Scott - foul #1 on Arthur Scott, team foul #1 | 19-36 |
| 19:17 | Occidental | Carl Wilcher misses the 1st free throw | 19-36 |
| 19:17 | Occidental | Carl Wilcher makes the 2nd free throw | 19-37 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Andy McWhirter picks off the pass by Arthur Porterfield | 19-37 |
| 18:40 | Occidental | Christopher Boyd steals it from Mark Jenkins | 19-37 |
| 18:22 | Illinois | Carl Wilcher denies the turnaround by Arthur Scott | 19-37 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Arthur Porterfield tips it back up and in | 21-37 |
| 18:00 | Occidental | Carl Wilcher hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 21-37 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Cody Crumb gets the rebound | 21-37 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | Christopher Boyd scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Cody Crumb and he's hacked by Barry Reed - foul #2 on Barry Reed, team foul #1 | 23-37 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | Christopher Boyd makes the free throw | 24-37 |
| 17:34 | Occidental | Carl Wilcher drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Jenkins | 24-40 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Wesley Powell banks in the layup set up by Cody Crumb | 26-40 |
| 16:48 | Occidental | Carl Wilcher misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 26-40 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Boyd | 26-40 |
| 16:41 | Illinois | Christopher Boyd drills a floater from the left block | 28-40 |
| 16:20 | Occidental | Mark Jenkins drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Andy McWhirter | 28-43 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Arthur Scott can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 28-43 |
| 16:06 | Occidental | Andy McWhirter gets the rebound | 28-43 |
| 16:01 | Occidental | Arthur Porterfield swats the short shot by Barry Reed | 28-43 |
| 15:59 | Occidental | Andy McWhirter grabs the offensive board | 28-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arthur Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Cody Crumb (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Christopher Boyd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wesley Powell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Porterfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Mark Jenkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Barry Reed (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Wilcher (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andy McWhirter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Darrell Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Occidental | Carl Wilcher lays it up and in | 28-45 |
| 15:34 | Illinois | Wesley Powell makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Cody Crumb | 30-45 |
| 15:16 | Occidental | Mark Jenkins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-45 |
| 15:15 | Occidental | Carl Wilcher tips it home | 30-47 |
| 15:04 | Illinois | Arthur Scott misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 30-47 |
| 15:03 | Occidental | Andy McWhirter pulls down the rebound | 30-47 |
| 14:45 | Occidental | Cody Crumb steps in front of the Darrell Johnson pass | 30-47 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | Arthur Scott can't finish the layup | 30-47 |
| 14:39 | Occidental | Mark Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 30-47 |
| 14:31 | Occidental | Barry Reed scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Andy McWhirter | 30-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Christopher Boyd hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Arthur Scott | 32-49 |
| 14:06 | Occidental | Mark Jenkins buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Barry Reed | 32-52 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Arthur Scott connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 34-52 |
| 13:32 | Occidental | Barry Reed is hacked by Cody Crumb - foul #2 on Cody Crumb, team foul #2 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonathan Lewis (PG), Derek Bertsch (SG), Maurice Aceves (SF), Jayson Sparks (PF), Thomas Butler (C) Arthur Scott, Cody Crumb, Christopher Boyd, Wesley Powell, Arthur Porterfield | |
| Subs | Occidental | Edward Brown (PG), Donald Michael (SG), Michael Kelly (SF), Frank Tracey (PF), George Valero (C) Mark Jenkins, Barry Reed, Carl Wilcher, Andy McWhirter, Darrell Johnson | |
| 13:19 | Occidental | Frank Tracey misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 34-52 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | Jayson Sparks pulls down the rebound | 34-52 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Maurice Aceves misses long on a jumper from the left side | 34-52 |
| 13:09 | Occidental | Frank Tracey grabs the board | 34-52 |
| 12:47 | Occidental | Michael Kelly makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-55 |
| 12:30 | Illinois | Frank Tracey is called for the reach on Jayson Sparks - foul #1 on Frank Tracey, team foul #2 | 34-55 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Jonathan Lewis hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Maurice Aceves | 36-55 |
| 12:07 | Occidental | Edward Brown loses the dribble to Maurice Aceves | 36-55 |
| 12:01 | Illinois | Thomas Butler's layup is rejected by George Valero | 36-55 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | Maurice Aceves grabs the offensive rebound | 36-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jonathan Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Derek Bertsch (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Maurice Aceves (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Jayson Sparks (fresh) 4 reb. C - Thomas Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Edward Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Michael (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Tracey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Valero (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Illinois | Jonathan Lewis can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 36-55 |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Jayson Sparks snags the offensive board | 36-55 |
| 11:26 | Illinois | Jonathan Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tim Gordon (PF) Jayson Sparks | |
| Subs | Occidental | | |
| 11:10 | Occidental | Donald Michael misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-55 |
| 11:08 | Occidental | George Valero snags the offensive board | 36-55 |
| 10:51 | Occidental | Edward Brown misses the lay-in | 36-55 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Tim Gordon snags the defensive board | 36-55 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Tim Gordon is fouled on the floor by Frank Tracey - foul #2 on Frank Tracey, team foul #3 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Boyd (SF), Cody Crumb (PF) Maurice Aceves, Thomas Butler | |
| Subs | Occidental | Barry Reed (PG), Ronald Parks (SF), Andy McWhirter (PF), Darrell Johnson (C) Edward Brown, Michael Kelly, Frank Tracey, George Valero | |
| 10:32 | Illinois | Christopher Boyd can't finish the layup | 36-55 |
| 10:30 | Occidental | Barry Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 36-55 |
| 10:04 | Occidental | Barry Reed knocks in the shot from the left side and he's fouled by Jonathan Lewis - foul #1 on Jonathan Lewis, team foul #3 | 36-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Howard Dupuis (PG), Jayson Sparks (C) Jonathan Lewis, Derek Bertsch | |
| Subs | Occidental | Mark Jenkins (PG) Donald Michael | |
| 10:04 | Occidental | Barry Reed makes the free throw | 36-58 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | Christopher Boyd clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-58 |
| 09:44 | Occidental | Andy McWhirter pulls down the rebound | 36-58 |
| 09:24 | Occidental | Barry Reed misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-58 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Christopher Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 36-58 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Jayson Sparks is hacked by Darrell Johnson - foul #2 on Darrell Johnson, team foul #4 | 36-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Scott (PG) Howard Dupuis | |
| Subs | Occidental | Carl Wilcher (SF), Michael Kelly (C) Ronald Parks, Darrell Johnson | |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Jayson Sparks loses the dribble to Michael Kelly | 36-58 |
| 08:52 | Occidental | Carl Wilcher misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 36-58 |
| 08:51 | Occidental | Michael Kelly pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-58 |
| 08:30 | Occidental | Barry Reed misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jayson Sparks - foul #3 on Jayson Sparks, team foul #4 | 36-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Derek Bertsch (SG), Wesley Powell (PF), Arthur Porterfield (C) Cody Crumb, Tim Gordon, Jayson Sparks | |
| Subs | Occidental | Edward Brown (PG), George Valero (C) Mark Jenkins, Andy McWhirter | |
| 08:30 | Occidental | Barry Reed makes the 1st free throw | 36-59 |
| 08:30 | Occidental | Barry Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 36-59 |
| 08:30 | Occidental | Michael Kelly pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-59 |
| 08:14 | Occidental | Michael Kelly can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-59 |
| 08:13 | Occidental | George Valero misses the tip | 36-59 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Arthur Porterfield | 36-59 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Arthur Porterfield misses long on a shot in the paint | 36-59 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Wesley Powell grabs the offensive board | 36-59 |
| 07:50 | Illinois | Christopher Boyd misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-59 |
| 07:48 | Occidental | George Valero snags the defensive board | 36-59 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arthur Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derek Bertsch (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Christopher Boyd (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wesley Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Porterfield (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Edward Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Barry Reed (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Wilcher (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - George Valero (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Occidental | Barry Reed comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-59 |
| 07:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Boyd | 36-59 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Arthur Porterfield is hacked by George Valero - foul #2 on George Valero, team foul #5 | 36-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Maurice Aceves (SF) Christopher Boyd | |
| Subs | Occidental | Donald Michael (SG), Andy McWhirter (PF) Barry Reed, George Valero | |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Derek Bertsch misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 36-59 |
| 07:08 | Occidental | Michael Kelly grabs the board | 36-59 |
| 06:49 | Occidental | Carl Wilcher misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 36-59 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Derek Bertsch grabs the board | 36-59 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Arthur Scott can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Donald Michael - foul #2 on Donald Michael, team foul #6 | 36-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonathan Lewis (SG), Cody Crumb (PF), Jayson Sparks (C) Derek Bertsch, Wesley Powell, Arthur Porterfield | |
| Subs | Occidental | Mark Jenkins (PG), Ronald Parks (SF), Darrell Johnson (C) Edward Brown, Carl Wilcher, Michael Kelly | |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Arthur Scott makes the 1st free throw | 37-59 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Arthur Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 38-59 |
| 06:19 | Occidental | Arthur Scott takes the ball from Darrell Johnson | 38-59 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | Arthur Scott banks in the layup | 40-59 |
| 06:06 | Occidental | Donald Michael scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Mark Jenkins | 40-62 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Jonathan Lewis's fadeaway is rejected by Darrell Johnson | 40-62 |
| 05:57 | Occidental | Andy McWhirter grabs the defensive rebound | 40-62 |
| 05:33 | Occidental | Andy McWhirter misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-62 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Cody Crumb gets the rebound | 40-62 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Arthur Scott lays it in set up by Jonathan Lewis and the foul's on Ronald Parks - foul #1 on Ronald Parks, team foul #7 | 42-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Occidental | Barry Reed (SG), Carl Wilcher (SF) Donald Michael, Ronald Parks | |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Arthur Scott makes the free throw | 43-62 |
| 05:12 | Occidental | Carl Wilcher can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 43-62 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jayson Sparks | 43-62 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Derek Bertsch (SG), Christopher Boyd (SF), Wesley Powell (PF), Arthur Porterfield (C) Arthur Scott, Maurice Aceves, Cody Crumb, Jayson Sparks | |
| Subs | Occidental | | |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Wesley Powell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Cody Crumb (SG), Maurice Aceves (SF), Jayson Sparks (PF), Thomas Butler (C) Derek Bertsch, Christopher Boyd, Wesley Powell, Arthur Porterfield | |
| Subs | Occidental | | |
| 04:38 | Occidental | Carl Wilcher is hacked by Jonathan Lewis - foul #2 on Jonathan Lewis, team foul #5 | 43-62 |
| 04:16 | Occidental | Carl Wilcher is hacked by Maurice Aceves - foul #1 on Maurice Aceves, team foul #6 | 43-62 |
| 04:04 | Occidental | Darrell Johnson hits a jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Thomas Butler - foul #3 on Thomas Butler, team foul #7 | 43-64 |
| 04:04 | Occidental | Darrell Johnson makes the free throw | 43-65 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Jonathan Lewis's fadeaway is rejected by Andy McWhirter | 43-65 |
| 03:46 | Occidental | Darrell Johnson snags the defensive board | 43-65 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jonathan Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cody Crumb (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Maurice Aceves (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Jayson Sparks (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Mark Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Barry Reed (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Wilcher (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andy McWhirter (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - Darrell Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Occidental | Barry Reed knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Andy McWhirter | 43-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Jayson Sparks misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-67 |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Cody Crumb tips it in | 45-67 |
| 03:10 | Occidental | Barry Reed comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-67 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Cody Crumb | 45-67 |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Jonathan Lewis connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Cody Crumb | 47-67 |
| 02:45 | Occidental | Carl Wilcher scores on a floater from the right block | 47-69 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Maurice Aceves's pass is intercepted by Darrell Johnson | 47-69 |
| 02:27 | Occidental | Barry Reed makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Carl Wilcher | 47-72 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Jonathan Lewis comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Andy McWhirter - foul #1 on Andy McWhirter, team foul #8 | 47-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | Howard Dupuis (PG), Tim Gordon (PF) Maurice Aceves, Thomas Butler | |
| Subs | Occidental | Edward Brown (PG), Donald Michael (SG), Michael Kelly (SF), Frank Tracey (PF), George Valero (C) Mark Jenkins, Barry Reed, Carl Wilcher, Andy McWhirter, Darrell Johnson | |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Jonathan Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 48-72 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Jonathan Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 49-72 |
| 02:01 | Occidental | Donald Michael clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-72 |
| 01:59 | Occidental | Frank Tracey snags the offensive board | 49-72 |
| 01:40 | Occidental | Frank Tracey misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 49-72 |
| 01:39 | Occidental | Michael Kelly snags the offensive board | 49-72 |
| 01:30 | Occidental | Frank Tracey buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Edward Brown and he's fouled by Jayson Sparks - foul #4 on Jayson Sparks, team foul #8 | 49-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | Maurice Aceves (SF), Thomas Butler (C) Howard Dupuis, Tim Gordon | |
| Subs | Occidental | Mark Jenkins (PG), Barry Reed (SG), Carl Wilcher (SF), Darrell Johnson (C) Edward Brown, Donald Michael, Michael Kelly, George Valero | |
| 01:30 | Occidental | Frank Tracey makes the free throw | 49-75 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Thomas Butler is whistled for traveling | 49-75 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Occidental | Andy McWhirter (PF) Frank Tracey | |
| 01:11 | Occidental | Andy McWhirter is hacked by Jayson Sparks - foul #5 on Jayson Sparks, team foul #9 | 49-75 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tim Gordon (PF) Jayson Sparks | |
| Subs | Occidental | | |
| 01:11 | Occidental | Andy McWhirter makes the 1st free throw | 49-76 |
| 01:11 | Occidental | Andy McWhirter makes the 2nd free throw | 49-77 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Thomas Butler misses the runner from close range but the foul's on Darrell Johnson - foul #3 on Darrell Johnson, team foul #9 | 49-77 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Thomas Butler misses the 1st free throw | 49-77 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Thomas Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 49-77 |
| 00:55 | Occidental | Darrell Johnson gets the rebound | 49-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Occidental | Carl Wilcher drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Darrell Johnson | 49-79 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Tim Gordon loses the dribble to Carl Wilcher | 49-79 |
| 00:22 | Occidental | Carl Wilcher misses the easy layup | 49-79 |
| 00:20 | Occidental | Carl Wilcher tips it back up and in | 49-81 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Tim Gordon clanks a jump hook from the right block | 49-81 |
| 00:12 | Occidental | Andy McWhirter gets the rebound | 49-81 |
| 00:00 | Occidental | Mark Jenkins runs out the clock | 49-81 |