| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tyler Gilmore (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Jent (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Howe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Rick Graham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Fifer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Shawn Krause (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Thomas Mobley (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Mike Bergevin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Drolet (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Kaiser (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Robert Howe inbounds the ball | 40-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois | George Jent clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Timothy Kaiser - foul #2 on Timothy Kaiser, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| 19:39 | Illinois | George Jent makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 19:39 | Illinois | George Jent misses the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 19:39 | UCLA | Timothy Kaiser gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 19:27 | UCLA | Mike Bergevin is hacked by Tony Fifer - foul #1 on Tony Fifer, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| 19:15 | UCLA | Shawn Krause makes the floater from the left side set up by Mike Bergevin | 41-35 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Tyler Gilmore is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Thomas Mobley - foul #2 on Thomas Mobley, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Tyler Gilmore misses the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Tyler Gilmore makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 18:37 | UCLA | Thomas Mobley clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-35 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Rick Graham gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Tony Fifer steps out of bounds on the sideline | 42-35 |
| 17:49 | UCLA | Paul Drolet connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Timothy Kaiser | 42-37 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Rick Graham hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 17:18 | UCLA | Thomas Mobley snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 17:14 | UCLA | Thomas Mobley misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-37 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Howe | 42-37 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Rick Graham misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-37 |
| 16:56 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Timothy Kaiser | 42-37 |
| 16:48 | UCLA | Paul Drolet can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-37 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Robert Howe grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | George Jent can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-37 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Rick Graham tips it in | 44-37 |
| 16:19 | UCLA | Thomas Mobley is hacked by George Jent - foul #3 on George Jent, team foul #2 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Barnes (SG) George Jent | |
| Subs | UCLA | Luka Stepnowski (PG), Raymond Young (SG), Andres Padilla (SF) Shawn Krause, Thomas Mobley, Mike Bergevin | |
| 15:58 | UCLA | Timothy Kaiser scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Paul Drolet | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tyler Gilmore (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Howe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Rick Graham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Tony Fifer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Luka Stepnowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Young (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andres Padilla (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Drolet (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Kaiser (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Tyler Gilmore works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Michael Barnes and he's fouled by Luka Stepnowski - foul #1 on Luka Stepnowski, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Jent (SG) Michael Barnes | |
| Subs | UCLA | Thomas Dever (C) Timothy Kaiser | |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Tyler Gilmore makes the free throw | 47-39 |
| 15:30 | UCLA | Robert Howe picks off the pass by Thomas Dever | 47-39 |
| 15:27 | Illinois | George Jent throws it down on a nice dish by Robert Howe | 49-39 |
| 15:10 | UCLA | Raymond Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-39 |
| 14:44 | Illinois | George Jent scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Tyler Gilmore | 51-39 |
| 14:29 | UCLA | Thomas Dever buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Luka Stepnowski | 51-42 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Rick Graham drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from George Jent | 53-42 |
| 13:57 | UCLA | Andres Padilla buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Tyler Gilmore shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Rick Graham grabs the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | George Jent misses short on a 3 from straight away | 53-45 |
| 13:18 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Paul Drolet | 53-45 |
| 13:11 | UCLA | Raymond Young is hacked by George Jent - foul #4 on George Jent, team foul #3 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Barnes (SG), William McTarnaghan (SF), John Iverson (PF), Thomas Matter (C) George Jent, Robert Howe, Rick Graham, Tony Fifer | |
| Subs | UCLA | Shawn Krause (PG), Thomas Mobley (SG), Mike Bergevin (SF) Luka Stepnowski, Raymond Young, Andres Padilla | |
| 12:52 | UCLA | Mike Bergevin makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Drolet | 53-48 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | John Iverson's floater is tipped away by Paul Drolet | 53-48 |
| 12:31 | UCLA | Paul Drolet grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 12:23 | UCLA | Paul Drolet lays it in on a nice dish by Shawn Krause | 53-50 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Tyler Gilmore can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-50 |
| 11:54 | UCLA | Thomas Mobley snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tyler Gilmore (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William McTarnaghan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Iverson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Matter (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Shawn Krause (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Mobley (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Mike Bergevin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Drolet (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Dever (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | UCLA | Thomas Mobley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Rick Graham (PF) Tyler Gilmore | |
| Subs | UCLA | Andres Padilla (PF), Timothy Kaiser (C) Paul Drolet, Thomas Dever | |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Rick Graham jams it set up by Michael Barnes | 55-50 |
| 10:58 | UCLA | Mike Bergevin double dribbles | 55-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Luka Stepnowski (PG), Raymond Young (SG) Shawn Krause, Thomas Mobley | |
| 10:41 | Illinois | John Iverson misses the easy layup | 55-50 |
| 10:40 | UCLA | Timothy Kaiser pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| 10:18 | UCLA | Timothy Kaiser's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Matter | 55-50 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Rick Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Rick Graham knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 09:41 | UCLA | Mike Bergevin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Michael Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | John Iverson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on John Iverson, team foul #4 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tyler Gilmore (PG), Robert Howe (SF), Tony Fifer (C) William McTarnaghan, Rick Graham, Thomas Matter | |
| Subs | UCLA | Shawn Krause (PG), Thomas Mobley (SG), Thomas Dever (PF) Luka Stepnowski, Mike Bergevin, Andres Padilla | |
| 09:10 | UCLA | Shawn Krause can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Michael Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Robert Howe is called for traveling | 57-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Mike Bergevin (SF), Paul Drolet (PF) Raymond Young, Timothy Kaiser | |
| 08:25 | UCLA | Shawn Krause connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Mobley | 57-53 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Michael Barnes buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Tyler Gilmore | 59-53 |
| 08:09 | UCLA | Shawn Krause is hacked by Tyler Gilmore - foul #2 on Tyler Gilmore, team foul #5 | 59-53 |
| 07:51 | UCLA | Paul Drolet makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Shawn Krause and the foul's on Tyler Gilmore - foul #3 on Tyler Gilmore, team foul #6 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Jent (SG), Thomas Matter (C) Tyler Gilmore, Tony Fifer | |
| Subs | UCLA | Luka Stepnowski (SG), Andres Padilla (SF) Thomas Mobley, Mike Bergevin | |
| 07:51 | UCLA | Paul Drolet makes the free throw | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Barnes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Jent (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Howe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Iverson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Matter (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Shawn Krause (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luka Stepnowski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Andres Padilla (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Drolet (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Dever (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Illinois | George Jent makes the floater in the paint set up by Michael Barnes and the foul's on Thomas Dever - foul #4 on Thomas Dever, team foul #4 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Raymond Young (SG) Shawn Krause | |
| 07:30 | Illinois | George Jent makes the free throw | 62-56 |
| 07:08 | UCLA | Raymond Young loses the dribble to George Jent | 62-56 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | George Jent lays it up and in | 64-56 |
| 06:51 | UCLA | Paul Drolet misses long on a jump hook from close range | 64-56 |
| 06:49 | UCLA | Thomas Dever pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 06:26 | UCLA | Paul Drolet misses the dunk attempt | 64-56 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Robert Howe snags the defensive board | 64-56 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Michael Barnes comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 64-56 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Robert Howe can't tip it in | 64-56 |
| 06:02 | UCLA | Thomas Dever snags the defensive board | 64-56 |
| 05:57 | UCLA | Raymond Young drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Luka Stepnowski | 64-59 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | John Iverson connects on the open shot from the left wing on a great pass from George Jent out of a doubleteam | 66-59 |
| 05:21 | UCLA | Raymond Young connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Luka Stepnowski | 66-61 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tyler Gilmore (PG), Rick Graham (PF), Tony Fifer (C) Michael Barnes, Robert Howe, Thomas Matter | |
| Subs | UCLA | Shawn Krause (PG), Thomas Mobley (SG), Mike Bergevin (SF), Timothy Kaiser (C) Luka Stepnowski, Raymond Young, Andres Padilla, Paul Drolet | |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Thomas Dever denies the turnaround by George Jent | 66-61 |
| 05:10 | UCLA | Shawn Krause grabs the board | 66-61 |
| 04:46 | UCLA | Shawn Krause misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 66-61 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | George Jent pulls down the rebound | 66-61 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Rick Graham misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 66-61 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | John Iverson pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | John Iverson makes the fadeaway from the right side | 68-61 |
| 03:38 | UCLA | Mike Bergevin scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Shawn Krause | 68-63 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tyler Gilmore (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Jent (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Iverson (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rick Graham (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Tony Fifer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Shawn Krause (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Mobley (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Mike Bergevin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Dever (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Timothy Kaiser (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Tyler Gilmore's pass is intercepted by Shawn Krause | 68-63 |
| 02:50 | UCLA | Thomas Dever is fouled on the floor by John Iverson - foul #3 on John Iverson, team foul #7 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Howe (SF) John Iverson | |
| Subs | UCLA | Luka Stepnowski (PG), Raymond Young (SG), Andres Padilla (SF), Paul Drolet (PF) Shawn Krause, Thomas Mobley, Mike Bergevin, Timothy Kaiser | |
| 02:50 | UCLA | Thomas Dever makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 02:50 | UCLA | Thomas Dever makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:34 | Illinois | George Jent is hacked by Raymond Young - foul #3 on Raymond Young, team foul #5 | 68-65 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Rick Graham can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Luka Stepnowski - foul #2 on Luka Stepnowski, team foul #6 | 68-65 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Rick Graham makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Rick Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:19 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Shawn Krause (PG), Thomas Mobley (SG), Mike Bergevin (SF), Timothy Kaiser (C) Luka Stepnowski, Raymond Young, Andres Padilla, Thomas Dever | |
| 02:08 | UCLA | Rick Graham is called for the reach on Paul Drolet - foul #1 on Rick Graham, team foul #8 | 70-65 |
| 02:08 | UCLA | Paul Drolet makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 02:08 | UCLA | Paul Drolet makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Robert Howe loses the dribble to Thomas Mobley | 70-67 |
| 01:39 | UCLA | Mike Bergevin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-67 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Rick Graham gets the rebound | 70-67 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Tyler Gilmore works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 70-67 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Rick Graham misses the tip | 70-67 |
| 01:15 | UCLA | Mike Bergevin snags the defensive board | 70-67 |
| 01:10 | UCLA | Shawn Krause can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-67 |
| 01:09 | UCLA | Paul Drolet tips it home | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Illinois | George Jent clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 70-69 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Robert Howe snags the offensive board | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Shawn Krause takes the ball from Tony Fifer | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:02 | UCLA | Paul Drolet hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Tony Fifer - foul #2 on Tony Fifer, team foul #9 | 70-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Thomas Dever (C) Timothy Kaiser | |
| 00:02 | UCLA | Paul Drolet makes the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:02 | UCLA | Paul Drolet misses the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Rick Graham grabs the board | 70-70 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Tyler Gilmore misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 70-70 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tyler Gilmore (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Jent (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Howe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Rick Graham (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. C - Tony Fifer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Shawn Krause (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Mobley (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Mike Bergevin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Drolet (fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. C - Thomas Dever (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Tony Fifer wins the tip | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Rick Graham blows the wide open dunk | 70-70 |
| 04:44 | UCLA | Thomas Mobley snags the defensive board | 70-70 |
| 04:28 | UCLA | Shawn Krause misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 70-70 |
| 04:27 | UCLA | Shawn Krause grabs the offensive board | 70-70 |
| 04:08 | UCLA | Thomas Dever is whistled for a charge - foul #5 on Thomas Dever, team foul #7 | 70-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Timothy Kaiser (C) Thomas Dever | |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Rick Graham buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by George Jent | 72-70 |
| 03:32 | UCLA | George Jent steps in front of the Shawn Krause pass | 72-70 |
| 03:29 | Illinois | George Jent blows the dunk | 72-70 |
| 03:27 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Timothy Kaiser | 72-70 |
| 03:21 | UCLA | Mike Bergevin is hacked by Robert Howe - foul #1 on Robert Howe, team foul #10 | 72-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Matter (C) Tony Fifer | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 03:21 | UCLA | Mike Bergevin makes the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 03:21 | UCLA | Mike Bergevin misses the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 03:21 | Illinois | Thomas Matter gets the rebound | 72-71 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Rick Graham blows the dunk | 72-71 |
| 02:54 | UCLA | Paul Drolet gets the rebound | 72-71 |
| 02:50 | UCLA | Thomas Matter is called for the reach on Shawn Krause - foul #4 on Thomas Matter, team foul #11 | 72-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Andres Padilla (SF) Mike Bergevin | |
| 02:50 | UCLA | Shawn Krause makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 02:50 | UCLA | Shawn Krause makes the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Shawn Krause is called for the reach on Tyler Gilmore - foul #2 on Shawn Krause, team foul #8 | 72-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Luka Stepnowski (PG), Raymond Young (SG) Shawn Krause, Thomas Mobley | |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Tyler Gilmore misses the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 02:35 | UCLA | Timothy Kaiser grabs the board | 72-73 |
| 02:35 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-73 |
| 02:17 | UCLA | Timothy Kaiser knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Young | 72-75 |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Robert Howe can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-75 |
| 01:54 | UCLA | Raymond Young grabs the defensive rebound | 72-75 |
| 01:54 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-75 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Fifer (C) Thomas Matter | |
| Subs | UCLA | Shawn Krause (PG), Thomas Mobley (SG), Mike Bergevin (SF) Luka Stepnowski, Raymond Young, Andres Padilla | |
| 01:34 | UCLA | Tony Fifer is called for the reach on Paul Drolet - foul #3 on Tony Fifer, team foul #12 | 72-75 |
| 01:34 | UCLA | Paul Drolet misses the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 01:34 | UCLA | Paul Drolet misses the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Rick Graham gets the rebound | 72-75 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Tyler Gilmore splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 72-75 |
| 01:16 | UCLA | Shawn Krause pulls down the rebound | 72-75 |
| 00:47 | UCLA | Shawn Krause can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-75 |
| 00:46 | UCLA | Shawn Krause gets the offensive rebound | 72-75 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tyler Gilmore (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Jent (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Robert Howe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Rick Graham (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 11 reb. C - Tony Fifer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Shawn Krause (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Mobley (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Mike Bergevin (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Drolet (fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. C - Timothy Kaiser (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | UCLA | Shawn Krause's pass is intercepted by Robert Howe | 72-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Tyler Gilmore splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Howe | 75-75 |
| 00:08 | UCLA | UCLA calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| 00:00 | UCLA | Shawn Krause can't finish the layup | 75-75 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tyler Gilmore (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Jent (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Robert Howe (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. PF - Rick Graham (fresh) 17 pts. 11 reb. C - Tony Fifer (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Shawn Krause (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Mobley (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Mike Bergevin (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Drolet (fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. C - Timothy Kaiser (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Tony Fifer wins the tip | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:36 | Illinois | George Jent can't finish the layup | 75-75 |
| 04:35 | UCLA | Mike Bergevin grabs the board | 75-75 |
| 04:13 | UCLA | Shawn Krause misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 75-75 |
| 04:11 | UCLA | Paul Drolet tips it back up and in | 75-77 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | George Jent hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left corner | 75-77 |
| 03:57 | UCLA | Paul Drolet grabs the board | 75-77 |
| 03:45 | UCLA | Mike Bergevin misses the 3 from the left wing | 75-77 |
| 03:44 | UCLA | Paul Drolet can't tip it in | 75-77 |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Tony Fifer grabs the defensive rebound | 75-77 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Tyler Gilmore splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Mobley - foul #3 on Thomas Mobley, team foul #9 | 75-77 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Tyler Gilmore makes the 1st free throw | 76-77 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Tyler Gilmore makes the 2nd free throw | 77-77 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Tyler Gilmore misses the 3rd free throw | 77-77 |
| 03:18 | UCLA | Timothy Kaiser grabs the defensive rebound | 77-77 |
| 03:02 | UCLA | Shawn Krause drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Mobley | 77-79 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Rick Graham scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from George Jent | 79-79 |
| 02:37 | UCLA | Tyler Gilmore steals the ball from Paul Drolet | 79-79 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Tyler Gilmore hits the finger roll | 81-79 |
| 02:26 | UCLA | Shawn Krause can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 81-79 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Tony Fifer | 81-79 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | George Jent is hacked by Thomas Mobley - foul #4 on Thomas Mobley, team foul #10 | 81-79 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Luka Stepnowski (PG), Raymond Young (SG), Andres Padilla (SF) Shawn Krause, Thomas Mobley, Mike Bergevin | |
| 02:02 | Illinois | George Jent makes the 1st free throw | 82-79 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | George Jent makes the 2nd free throw | 83-79 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:58 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 83-79 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Shawn Krause (PG), Thomas Mobley (SG), Mike Bergevin (SF) Luka Stepnowski, Raymond Young, Andres Padilla | |
| 01:47 | UCLA | Thomas Mobley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner but the foul's on Tony Fifer - foul #4 on Tony Fifer, team foul #13 | 83-79 |
| 01:47 | UCLA | Thomas Mobley misses the 1st free throw | 83-79 |
| 01:47 | UCLA | Thomas Mobley makes the 2nd free throw | 83-80 |
| 01:47 | UCLA | Thomas Mobley misses the 3rd free throw | 83-80 |
| 01:47 | UCLA | Paul Drolet snags the offensive board | 83-80 |
| 01:35 | UCLA | Rick Graham is called for the reach on Paul Drolet - foul #2 on Rick Graham, team foul #14 | 83-80 |
| 01:35 | UCLA | Paul Drolet makes the 1st free throw | 83-81 |
| 01:35 | UCLA | Paul Drolet makes the 2nd free throw | 83-82 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Tony Fifer is called for a charge - foul #5 on Tony Fifer, team foul #15 | 83-82 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Matter (C) Tony Fifer | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:59 | UCLA | Shawn Krause lays it up and in on a nice dish by Timothy Kaiser and he's fouled by Tyler Gilmore - foul #4 on Tyler Gilmore, team foul #16 | 83-84 |
| 00:59 | UCLA | Shawn Krause makes the free throw | 83-85 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tyler Gilmore (fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - George Jent (fresh) 17 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Robert Howe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. PF - Rick Graham (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 11 reb. C - Thomas Matter (fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Shawn Krause (fresh) 25 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Mobley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Mike Bergevin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Drolet (fresh) 22 pts. 13 reb. C - Timothy Kaiser (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Rick Graham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 83-85 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:12 | UCLA | Paul Drolet is whistled for a carry | 83-85 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Tyler Gilmore can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 83-85 |
| 00:05 | UCLA | Timothy Kaiser pulls down the rebound | 83-85 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:04 | UCLA | Timothy Kaiser is hacked by Tyler Gilmore in the backcourt - foul #5 on Tyler Gilmore, team foul #17 | 83-85 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Barnes (PG) Tyler Gilmore | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 00:04 | UCLA | Timothy Kaiser misses the 1st free throw | 83-85 |
| 00:04 | UCLA | Timothy Kaiser makes the 2nd free throw | 83-86 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (5 full remaining) | 83-86 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Michael Barnes clanks a halfcourt shot | 83-86 |