| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mo Ross (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Henry Massey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Albert Tittle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Reich (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Erik Hancock (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Finley (fresh) SF - Richard Salvato (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brandon Francis (fresh) 6 pts. C - Thomas Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Henry Massey inbounds the ball | 49-26 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Henry Massey can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-26 |
| 19:42 | Long Beach State | Erik Hancock grabs the defensive rebound | 49-26 |
| 19:30 | Long Beach State | Brandon Francis misses short on an open floater from the right wing | 49-26 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | David Reich grabs the board | 49-26 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Albert Tittle is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Salvato - foul #3 on Richard Salvato, team foul #1 | 49-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Peoples (SF) Richard Salvato | |
| 19:15 | Illinois | Mo Ross is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by David Reich | 52-26 |
| 19:11 | Long Beach State | Dikembe Agbayani picks off the pass by Erik Hancock | 52-26 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | David Reich can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-26 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | Albert Tittle pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-26 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Mo Ross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-26 |
| 18:46 | Long Beach State | Michael Finley buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-29 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Erik Hancock steps in front of the Henry Massey pass | 52-29 |
| 18:20 | Long Beach State | John Peoples loses the ball out of bounds | 52-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Rochelle (SG), Darrel Groesbeck (SF), Jacob Sharp (PF), Kurt Gardner (C) Mo Ross, Henry Massey, Albert Tittle, David Reich | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jason Laguna (SF), William Lawless (PF), David Wittmer (C) John Peoples, Brandon Francis, Thomas Morgan | |
| 18:11 | Illinois | Jason Laguna is called for the reach on James Rochelle - foul #2 on Jason Laguna, team foul #2 | 52-29 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | Erik Hancock picks off the pass by Kurt Gardner | 52-29 |
| 17:49 | Long Beach State | Michael Finley banks in the layup on a great pass from Erik Hancock | 52-31 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 52-31 |
| 17:36 | Long Beach State | William Lawless grabs the board | 52-31 |
| 17:29 | Long Beach State | Erik Hancock lays it in | 52-33 |
| 17:15 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 52-33 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck can't tip it in | 52-33 |
| 17:12 | Long Beach State | Michael Finley pulls down the rebound | 52-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 17:07 | Long Beach State | Erik Hancock is hacked by Dikembe Agbayani in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dikembe Agbayani, team foul #1 | 52-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Peoples (SG), Brandon Nelson (SF), Thomas Morgan (C) Michael Finley, Jason Laguna, David Wittmer | |
| 16:46 | Long Beach State | Darrel Groesbeck steals it from Brandon Nelson | 52-33 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-33 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jacob Sharp | 52-33 |
| 16:23 | Illinois | Thomas Morgan is called for the reach on Jacob Sharp - foul #3 on Thomas Morgan, team foul #3 | 52-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mo Ross (SG), Henry Massey (SF), Albert Tittle (PF), David Reich (C) James Rochelle, Darrel Groesbeck, Jacob Sharp, Kurt Gardner | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Finley (SG), Brandon Francis (PF) William Lawless, Thomas Morgan | |
| 16:13 | Illinois | David Reich is fouled on the floor by Brandon Francis - foul #3 on Brandon Francis, team foul #4 | 52-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Lawless (C) Brandon Francis | |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mo Ross | 55-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mo Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Henry Massey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Albert Tittle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Reich (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Erik Hancock (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Finley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Peoples (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brandon Nelson (fresh) C - William Lawless (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Long Beach State | Erik Hancock misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-33 |
| 15:53 | Illinois | Henry Massey gets the rebound | 55-33 |
| 15:49 | Illinois | Henry Massey travels in the backcourt | 55-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Harry Dietz (PG), Richard Salvato (SF), Brandon Francis (PF), David Wittmer (C) Erik Hancock, John Peoples, Brandon Nelson, William Lawless | |
| 15:40 | Long Beach State | Henry Massey steals the ball from Michael Finley | 55-33 |
| 15:37 | Illinois | Albert Tittle misses the lay-in | 55-33 |
| 15:35 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to David Wittmer | 55-33 |
| 15:29 | Long Beach State | Harry Dietz misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 55-33 |
| 15:27 | Long Beach State | David Wittmer can't tip it in | 55-33 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Henry Massey grabs the board | 55-33 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Mo Ross scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-33 |
| 15:06 | Long Beach State | Michael Finley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-33 |
| 15:04 | Long Beach State | Richard Salvato grabs the offensive rebound | 57-33 |
| 14:46 | Long Beach State | David Reich is called for the reach on Brandon Francis - foul #1 on David Reich, team foul #2 | 57-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck (SF), Kurt Gardner (C) Henry Massey, David Reich | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jason Laguna (SG), Thomas Morgan (C) Michael Finley, David Wittmer | |
| 14:26 | Long Beach State | Brandon Francis is denied on a layup by Kurt Gardner | 57-33 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Kurt Gardner gets the rebound | 57-33 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-33 |
| 14:18 | Long Beach State | Jason Laguna pulls down the rebound | 57-33 |
| 14:03 | Long Beach State | Thomas Morgan drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-35 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Jason Laguna is called for the reach on Mo Ross in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jason Laguna, team foul #5 | 57-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Rochelle (SG), Jacob Sharp (C) Dikembe Agbayani, Kurt Gardner | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Erik Hancock (PG), John Peoples (SG), Brandon Nelson (PF) Harry Dietz, Richard Salvato, Brandon Francis | |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Mo Ross hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Rochelle and the foul's on Brandon Nelson - foul #2 on Brandon Nelson, team foul #6 | 59-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Ridenhour (C) Albert Tittle | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Lawless (PF) Jason Laguna | |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Mo Ross misses the free throw | 59-35 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | David Ridenhour gets the offensive rebound | 59-35 |
| 13:38 | Illinois | David Ridenhour comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 59-35 |
| 13:37 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to William Lawless | 59-35 |
| 13:16 | Long Beach State | William Lawless hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-37 |
| 13:04 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 59-37 |
| 13:03 | Long Beach State | Brandon Nelson snags the defensive board | 59-37 |
| 12:49 | Long Beach State | Brandon Nelson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-37 |
| 12:47 | Long Beach State | Thomas Morgan tips it in | 59-39 |
| 12:31 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp's fadeaway is rejected by Brandon Nelson | 59-39 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp grabs the offensive board | 59-39 |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 59-39 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp tips it back up and in | 61-39 |
| 12:02 | Long Beach State | Thomas Morgan is whistled for traveling | 61-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (PG), Henry Massey (SF), David Reich (PF), Kurt Gardner (C) James Rochelle, Darrel Groesbeck, Jacob Sharp, David Ridenhour | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Harry Dietz (PG), Michael Finley (SG), Jason Laguna (SF), Brandon Francis (PF), David Wittmer (C) Erik Hancock, John Peoples, Brandon Nelson, William Lawless, Thomas Morgan | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mo Ross (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Henry Massey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Reich (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Kurt Gardner (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Harry Dietz (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Finley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jason Laguna (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brandon Francis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - David Wittmer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Michael Finley takes the ball from Kurt Gardner | 61-39 |
| 11:38 | Long Beach State | Jason Laguna lays it in set up by Michael Finley | 61-41 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Kurt Gardner connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Dikembe Agbayani and he's hacked by Michael Finley - foul #1 on Michael Finley, team foul #7 | 63-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck (SF) Mo Ross | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Salvato (SF) Jason Laguna | |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Kurt Gardner makes the free throw | 64-41 |
| 11:13 | Long Beach State | Richard Salvato throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-41 |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck is hacked by Harry Dietz in the backcourt - foul #4 on Harry Dietz, team foul #8 | 64-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Erik Hancock (PG) Harry Dietz | |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck makes the 1st free throw | 65-41 |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck misses the 2nd free throw | 65-41 |
| 11:11 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to David Reich | 65-41 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani is fouled on the floor by Erik Hancock - foul #2 on Erik Hancock, team foul #9 | 65-41 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani misses the 1st free throw | 65-41 |
| 10:58 | Long Beach State | Brandon Francis pulls down the rebound | 65-41 |
| 10:49 | Long Beach State | Brandon Francis buries a floater near the basket set up by Erik Hancock | 65-43 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-43 |
| 10:22 | Long Beach State | Brandon Francis loses the dribble to Kurt Gardner | 68-43 |
| 10:14 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani can't finish the layup but the foul's on Erik Hancock - foul #3 on Erik Hancock, team foul #10 | 68-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Rochelle (SG), Albert Tittle (PF), David Ridenhour (C) Darrel Groesbeck, David Reich, Kurt Gardner | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jason Laguna (SF), Thomas Morgan (C) Richard Salvato, David Wittmer | |
| 10:14 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani makes the 1st free throw | 69-43 |
| 10:14 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani makes the 2nd free throw | 70-43 |
| 10:01 | Long Beach State | Thomas Morgan travels with the ball | 70-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Lawless (PF) Brandon Francis | |
| 09:43 | Illinois | James Rochelle is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dikembe Agbayani | 72-43 |
| 09:32 | Long Beach State | Erik Hancock evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-46 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Henry Massey misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-46 |
| 09:19 | Long Beach State | William Lawless grabs the defensive rebound | 72-46 |
| 09:07 | Long Beach State | Erik Hancock drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-49 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Henry Massey scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Rochelle | 75-49 |
| 08:39 | Long Beach State | Thomas Morgan misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by David Ridenhour - foul #1 on David Ridenhour, team foul #3 | 75-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mo Ross (PG), Darrel Groesbeck (SG), David Reich (PF), Jacob Sharp (C) Dikembe Agbayani, James Rochelle, Albert Tittle, David Ridenhour | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Peoples (SG), Richard Salvato (SF), Brandon Nelson (PF) Michael Finley, Jason Laguna, William Lawless | |
| 08:39 | Long Beach State | Thomas Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 75-50 |
| 08:39 | Long Beach State | Thomas Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 75-51 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | David Reich connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Mo Ross and he's hacked by Thomas Morgan - foul #4 on Thomas Morgan, team foul #11 | 77-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brandon Francis (PF) Thomas Morgan | |
| 08:21 | Illinois | David Reich makes the free throw | 78-51 |
| 08:13 | Long Beach State | John Peoples lays it in and the foul's on Mo Ross - foul #2 on Mo Ross, team foul #4 | 78-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (PG) Henry Massey | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Wittmer (PG) Erik Hancock | |
| 08:13 | Long Beach State | John Peoples makes the free throw | 78-54 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | John Peoples is called for the reach on Darrel Groesbeck in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Peoples, team foul #12 | 78-54 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck makes the 1st free throw | 79-54 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck makes the 2nd free throw | 80-54 |
| 07:49 | Long Beach State | David Wittmer comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Mo Ross - foul #3 on Mo Ross, team foul #5 | 80-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kurt Gardner (C) David Reich | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Harry Dietz (PG) Brandon Francis | |
| 07:49 | Long Beach State | David Wittmer makes the 1st free throw | 80-55 |
| 07:49 | Long Beach State | David Wittmer misses the 2nd free throw | 80-55 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kurt Gardner | 80-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (tired) 18 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mo Ross (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Darrel Groesbeck (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. PF - Jacob Sharp (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Kurt Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Harry Dietz (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Peoples (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Salvato (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Wittmer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Nelson (fresh) | |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Mo Ross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 80-55 |
| 07:34 | Long Beach State | Richard Salvato works out of a doubleteam and scores on a runner from close range set up by Harry Dietz | 80-57 |
| 07:27 | Illinois | David Wittmer blocks the jumper by Dikembe Agbayani | 80-57 |
| 07:26 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Richard Salvato | 80-57 |
| 07:20 | Long Beach State | Brandon Nelson makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Richard Salvato out of the doubleteam | 80-60 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani steps out of bounds on the baseline | 80-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Henry Massey (SF), Albert Tittle (PF) Dikembe Agbayani, Jacob Sharp | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Finley (SG), Brandon Francis (PF), William Lawless (C) John Peoples, David Wittmer, Brandon Nelson | |
| 07:00 | Long Beach State | Richard Salvato's pass is intercepted by Albert Tittle | 80-60 |
| 06:56 | Illinois | Harry Dietz takes the ball from Kurt Gardner in the backcourt | 80-60 |
| 06:42 | Long Beach State | Brandon Francis misses the lay-in | 80-60 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Kurt Gardner snags the defensive board | 80-60 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | Brandon Francis swats the short shot by Kurt Gardner | 80-60 |
| 06:15 | Long Beach State | Brandon Francis grabs the board | 80-60 |
| 06:08 | Long Beach State | Harry Dietz misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 80-60 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Kurt Gardner snags the defensive board | 80-60 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Kurt Gardner hits a jumper from the baseline | 82-60 |
| 05:27 | Long Beach State | Brandon Francis misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 82-60 |
| 05:25 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck grabs the board | 82-60 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Henry Massey clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 82-60 |
| 05:13 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to William Lawless | 82-60 |
| 04:54 | Long Beach State | Darrel Groesbeck is called for the reach on Harry Dietz - foul #2 on Darrel Groesbeck, team foul #6 | 82-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (PG), James Rochelle (SG), David Reich (PF), Jacob Sharp (C) Mo Ross, Henry Massey, Albert Tittle, Kurt Gardner | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Wittmer (PG), John Peoples (SG), Jason Laguna (SF), Brandon Nelson (PF), Thomas Morgan (C) Harry Dietz, Michael Finley, Richard Salvato, Brandon Francis, William Lawless | |
| 04:42 | Long Beach State | Jason Laguna connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by John Peoples | 82-62 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jacob Sharp | 85-62 |
| 04:03 | Long Beach State | David Wittmer can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 85-62 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani pulls down the rebound | 85-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 85-62 |
| 03:32 | Illinois | David Reich tips it home | 87-62 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (tired) 21 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Rochelle (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Darrel Groesbeck (tiring) 16 pts. 4 ast. PF - David Reich (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jacob Sharp (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - David Wittmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - John Peoples (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Laguna (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brandon Nelson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Morgan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Long Beach State | Thomas Morgan is hacked by Darrel Groesbeck - foul #3 on Darrel Groesbeck, team foul #7 | 87-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Henry Massey (SF), David Ridenhour (C) Darrel Groesbeck, Jacob Sharp | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Harry Dietz (PG), William Lawless (PF) David Wittmer, Brandon Nelson | |
| 03:18 | Long Beach State | Thomas Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 87-62 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | James Rochelle snags the defensive board | 87-62 |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 87-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Wittmer (C) Thomas Morgan | |
| 03:10 | Long Beach State | Harry Dietz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 87-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Albert Tittle (PF) David Reich | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 02:48 | Illinois | David Ridenhour misses the easy open layup | 87-62 |
| 02:47 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to David Wittmer | 87-62 |
| 02:31 | Long Beach State | Harry Dietz comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 87-62 |
| 02:29 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to William Lawless | 87-62 |
| 02:20 | Long Beach State | The jump hook by David Wittmer is blocked by David Ridenhour | 87-62 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Albert Tittle pulls down the rebound | 87-62 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Henry Massey connects on the open 3 pointer from the left corner | 90-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:46 | Long Beach State | Harry Dietz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 90-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mo Ross (SG), David Reich (C) James Rochelle, David Ridenhour | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 01:29 | Illinois | The short jumper by Dikembe Agbayani is denied by William Lawless | 90-62 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | David Reich tips it home | 92-62 |
| 01:10 | Long Beach State | William Lawless misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 92-62 |
| 01:08 | Long Beach State | William Lawless tips it home | 92-64 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Mo Ross hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from David Reich | 95-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Long Beach State | John Peoples lays it up and in | 95-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Illinois | David Reich can't finish the layup | 95-66 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | David Reich can't tip it in | 95-66 |
| 00:17 | Long Beach State | Jason Laguna pulls down the rebound | 95-66 |
| 00:11 | Long Beach State | John Peoples drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Lawless | 95-68 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani runs out the clock | 95-68 |