| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Leon Leighton (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Pasillas (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ray Ore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert Sydow (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David McMillan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Sargent (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Douglas McKerlie (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Baltzell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lowell Moreland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Mathews (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Ray Ore inbounds the ball | 24-37 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Washington State | Albert Sydow can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-37 |
| 19:39 | Washington State | David McMillan snags the offensive board | 24-37 |
| 19:28 | Washington State | Ray Ore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-37 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Greg Mathews is fouled on the floor by David Pasillas - foul #2 on David Pasillas, team foul #1 | 24-37 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Ray Ore takes the ball from Scott Sargent | 24-37 |
| 18:42 | Washington State | Albert Sydow misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-37 |
| 18:40 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland pulls down the rebound | 24-37 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Scott Sargent | 24-40 |
| 18:08 | Washington State | David McMillan drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 26-40 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Sargent | 26-43 |
| 17:39 | Washington State | David Pasillas misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-43 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Greg Mathews snags the defensive board | 26-43 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie misses badly on a floater from the left side | 26-43 |
| 17:29 | Washington State | Albert Sydow grabs the defensive rebound | 26-43 |
| 17:24 | Washington State | Leon Leighton comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Greg Mathews - foul #3 on Greg Mathews, team foul #1 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Washington State | Seth Carwile (SF), Joshua Gustafson (PF) Ray Ore, Albert Sydow | |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Evans (SG), Joseph Cunniff (C) Douglas McKerlie, Greg Mathews | |
| 17:24 | Washington State | Leon Leighton makes the 1st free throw | 27-43 |
| 17:24 | Washington State | Leon Leighton makes the 2nd free throw | 28-43 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Scott Sargent knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Douglas Evans | 28-45 |
| 16:51 | Washington State | David McMillan makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-45 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell misses short on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on David Pasillas - foul #3 on David Pasillas, team foul #2 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Washington State | Stephen Everett (PG), Ken Porter (SG), Dale Greenlaw (C) Leon Leighton, David Pasillas, David McMillan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randolph Shelton (PG) Scott Sargent | |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell makes the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell misses the 2nd free throw | 31-46 |
| 16:31 | Washington State | Joshua Gustafson snags the defensive board | 31-46 |
| 16:12 | Washington State | Stephen Everett misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-46 |
| 16:11 | Washington State | Seth Carwile grabs the offensive board | 31-46 |
| 16:02 | Washington State | Randolph Shelton picks off the pass by Dale Greenlaw | 31-46 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Stephen Everett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ken Porter (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Seth Carwile (fresh) PF - Joshua Gustafson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dale Greenlaw (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randolph Shelton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Evans (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Baltzell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lowell Moreland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Cunniff (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Illinois | Randolph Shelton is hacked by Joshua Gustafson - foul #2 on Joshua Gustafson, team foul #3 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Washington State | Ray Ore (SF), Albert Sydow (PF) Stephen Everett, Joshua Gustafson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie (SG), Gregory Davis (SF), Greg Mathews (C) Douglas Evans, Robert Baltzell, Joseph Cunniff | |
| 15:30 | Illinois | Randolph Shelton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-46 |
| 15:28 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-46 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Randolph Shelton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-46 |
| 15:11 | Washington State | Albert Sydow gets the rebound | 31-46 |
| 15:02 | Washington State | Ray Ore hits the finger roll | 33-46 |
| 14:36 | Illinois | Randolph Shelton misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-46 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Greg Mathews snags the offensive board | 33-46 |
| 14:22 | Illinois | Gregory Davis is fouled on the floor by Ray Ore - foul #1 on Ray Ore, team foul #4 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Washington State | Leon Leighton (PG), David Pasillas (SG), David McMillan (C) Ken Porter, Seth Carwile, Dale Greenlaw | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Sargent (PG), Vernon Wertz (PF) Randolph Shelton, Lowell Moreland | |
| 14:04 | Illinois | Scott Sargent comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 33-46 |
| 14:03 | Washington State | David McMillan grabs the board | 33-46 |
| 13:56 | Washington State | Ray Ore buries a floater from the left block set up by Leon Leighton | 35-46 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Vernon Wertz hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Greg Mathews and he's hacked by Albert Sydow - foul #1 on Albert Sydow, team foul #5 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Baltzell (SF) Gregory Davis | |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Vernon Wertz makes the free throw | 35-49 |
| 13:31 | Washington State | David Pasillas clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-49 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell grabs the board | 35-49 |
| 13:22 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell banks in the layup on a great pass from Greg Mathews | 35-51 |
| 13:04 | Washington State | The jump hook by Leon Leighton is blocked by Vernon Wertz | 35-51 |
| 13:02 | Washington State | Albert Sydow hits the follow up shot | 37-51 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Vernon Wertz is fouled on the floor by David Pasillas - foul #4 on David Pasillas, team foul #6 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Washington State | Ken Porter (SG), Seth Carwile (SF), Joshua Gustafson (PF) David Pasillas, Ray Ore, Albert Sydow | |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Evans (SG), Lowell Moreland (PF) Douglas McKerlie, Vernon Wertz | |
| 12:26 | Illinois | Leon Leighton steps in front of the Greg Mathews pass | 37-51 |
| 12:22 | Washington State | Seth Carwile hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Leon Leighton | 39-51 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland clanks a 3 from the right corner | 39-51 |
| 11:57 | Illinois | Douglas Evans hits the follow up shot | 39-53 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Leon Leighton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ken Porter (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Seth Carwile (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Gustafson (fresh) 2 reb. C - David McMillan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Sargent (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Douglas Evans (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Baltzell (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lowell Moreland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Mathews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Washington State | David McMillan misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Greg Mathews - foul #4 on Greg Mathews, team foul #2 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randolph Shelton (PG), Gregory Davis (SF), Joseph Cunniff (C) Scott Sargent, Robert Baltzell, Greg Mathews | |
| 11:32 | Washington State | David McMillan misses the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 11:32 | Washington State | David McMillan makes the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Randolph Shelton buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-56 |
| 11:02 | Washington State | Ken Porter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-56 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Randolph Shelton snags the defensive board | 40-56 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Randolph Shelton misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-56 |
| 10:54 | Washington State | The rebound goes to David McMillan | 40-56 |
| 10:52 | Washington State | Leon Leighton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-56 |
| Subs | Washington State | Ray Ore (SF), Albert Sydow (PF), Dale Greenlaw (C) Leon Leighton, Joshua Gustafson, David McMillan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie (SG), Vernon Wertz (PF) Douglas Evans, Lowell Moreland | |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Vernon Wertz hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Randolph Shelton and the foul's on Dale Greenlaw - foul #1 on Dale Greenlaw, team foul #7 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Washington State | Stephen Everett (PG) Seth Carwile | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Vernon Wertz makes the free throw | 40-59 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:26 | Washington State | Albert Sydow clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-59 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Vernon Wertz grabs the defensive rebound | 40-59 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff is fouled on the floor by Albert Sydow - foul #2 on Albert Sydow, team foul #8 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Sargent (PG), Robert Baltzell (SF) Randolph Shelton, Gregory Davis | |
| 10:12 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff makes the 1st free throw | 40-60 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff makes the 2nd free throw | 40-61 |
| 09:51 | Washington State | Robert Baltzell is called for the reach on Ray Ore - foul #1 on Robert Baltzell, team foul #3 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Washington State | Leon Leighton (PG), David McMillan (C) Stephen Everett, Dale Greenlaw | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:40 | Washington State | Robert Baltzell steals it from Albert Sydow | 40-61 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell is fouled on the floor by David McMillan - foul #3 on David McMillan, team foul #9 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Washington State | Seth Carwile (SG) Ken Porter | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lowell Moreland (PF) Vernon Wertz | |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell makes the 1st free throw | 40-62 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell makes the 2nd free throw | 40-63 |
| 09:18 | Washington State | Leon Leighton can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-63 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Scott Sargent | 40-63 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Scott Sargent's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-63 |
| Subs | Washington State | Joshua Gustafson (PF) Albert Sydow | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:58 | Washington State | Leon Leighton drills a jumper from the left side | 42-63 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Scott Sargent is hacked by David McMillan - foul #4 on David McMillan, team foul #10 | 42-63 |
| Subs | Washington State | Stephen Everett (SG), Dale Greenlaw (C) Ray Ore, David McMillan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Evans (SG), Vernon Wertz (C) Douglas McKerlie, Joseph Cunniff | |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Scott Sargent misses the 1st free throw | 42-63 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Scott Sargent makes the 2nd free throw | 42-64 |
| 08:19 | Washington State | Joshua Gustafson hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-64 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell is called for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Baltzell, team foul #4 | 44-64 |
| Subs | Washington State | Ken Porter (PG), David Pasillas (SG), Albert Sydow (PF), David McMillan (C) Leon Leighton, Stephen Everett, Joshua Gustafson, Dale Greenlaw | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randolph Shelton (PG), Gregory Davis (SF), Greg Mathews (C) Scott Sargent, Robert Baltzell, Lowell Moreland | |
| 07:45 | Washington State | Seth Carwile clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-64 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | Vernon Wertz grabs the defensive rebound | 44-64 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Ken Porter (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Pasillas (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - Seth Carwile (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert Sydow (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - David McMillan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randolph Shelton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Evans (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Davis (fresh) PF - Vernon Wertz (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Greg Mathews (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Vernon Wertz knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Greg Mathews | 44-66 |
| 07:19 | Washington State | Seth Carwile makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Ken Porter | 46-66 |
| 06:58 | Illinois | Vernon Wertz connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Douglas Evans | 46-69 |
| 06:37 | Washington State | David Pasillas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-69 |
| Subs | Washington State | Leon Leighton (PG), Ray Ore (SF) Ken Porter, Seth Carwile | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Sargent (PG), Douglas McKerlie (SG), Robert Baltzell (SF), Lowell Moreland (PF) Randolph Shelton, Douglas Evans, Gregory Davis, Vernon Wertz | |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 46-69 |
| 06:20 | Washington State | Leon Leighton grabs the defensive rebound | 46-69 |
| 06:05 | Washington State | Ray Ore clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-69 |
| 06:04 | Washington State | David McMillan grabs the offensive rebound | 46-69 |
| 05:51 | Washington State | Ray Ore misses the runner from the baseline | 46-69 |
| 05:49 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell gets the rebound | 46-69 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Scott Sargent is hacked by David Pasillas - foul #5 on David Pasillas, team foul #11 | 46-69 |
| Subs | Washington State | Stephen Everett (PG), Ken Porter (SG), Bryon Lasley (SF), Joshua Gustafson (PF), Dale Greenlaw (C) Leon Leighton, David Pasillas, Ray Ore, Albert Sydow, David McMillan | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Scott Sargent makes the 1st free throw | 46-70 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Scott Sargent makes the 2nd free throw | 46-71 |
| 05:32 | Washington State | Ken Porter misses the shot from just outside the lane | 46-71 |
| 05:31 | Washington State | Stephen Everett grabs the offensive rebound | 46-71 |
| 05:14 | Washington State | Bryon Lasley hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Douglas McKerlie - foul #3 on Douglas McKerlie, team foul #5 | 48-71 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Vernon Wertz (PF) Lowell Moreland | |
| 05:14 | Washington State | Bryon Lasley makes the free throw | 49-71 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Vernon Wertz clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 49-71 |
| 04:56 | Washington State | Joshua Gustafson snags the defensive board | 49-71 |
| 04:46 | Washington State | Joshua Gustafson banks in the layup | 51-71 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Scott Sargent lays it in on a great pass from Greg Mathews and he's fouled by Stephen Everett - foul #2 on Stephen Everett, team foul #12 | 51-73 |
| Subs | Washington State | Seth Carwile (SF) Bryon Lasley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Davis (SF) Robert Baltzell | |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Scott Sargent misses the free throw | 51-73 |
| 04:31 | Washington State | Joshua Gustafson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-73 |
| 04:14 | Washington State | Ken Porter hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 51-73 |
| 04:13 | Washington State | Seth Carwile grabs the offensive rebound | 51-73 |
| 04:04 | Washington State | Dale Greenlaw misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 51-73 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Vernon Wertz grabs the board | 51-73 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Scott Sargent drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Douglas McKerlie | 51-75 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Stephen Everett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ken Porter (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Seth Carwile (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joshua Gustafson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dale Greenlaw (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Sargent (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Douglas McKerlie (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Davis (fresh) PF - Vernon Wertz (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Greg Mathews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Washington State | Stephen Everett clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-75 |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Greg Mathews grabs the board | 51-75 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Scott Sargent scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Douglas McKerlie | 51-77 |
| 02:50 | Washington State | Joshua Gustafson banks in the layup | 53-77 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Gregory Davis misses the shot near the basket | 53-77 |
| 02:23 | Illinois | Vernon Wertz tips it back up and in | 53-79 |
| 02:10 | Washington State | Vernon Wertz steals the ball from Seth Carwile | 53-79 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Vernon Wertz scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Gregory Davis | 53-82 |
| 01:36 | Washington State | Seth Carwile misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 53-82 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Vernon Wertz grabs the defensive rebound | 53-82 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Gregory Davis makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Vernon Wertz and he's hacked by Ken Porter - foul #1 on Ken Porter, team foul #13 | 53-84 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lowell Moreland (PF) Vernon Wertz | |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Gregory Davis makes the free throw | 53-85 |
| 00:57 | Washington State | Ken Porter misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-85 |
| 00:56 | Washington State | Joshua Gustafson tips it back up and in | 55-85 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Gregory Davis drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Scott Sargent | 55-87 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Washington State | Scott Sargent takes the ball from Ken Porter | 55-87 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Scott Sargent slams it home | 55-89 |
| 00:15 | Washington State | Joshua Gustafson comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 55-89 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Gregory Davis grabs the board | 55-89 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Scott Sargent runs out the clock | 55-89 |